¹Et iterum cœpit docere ad mare:And again, he began to teach by the sea.et congregata est ad eum turba multa,And a great crowd was gathered to him, so much so that,ita ut navim ascendens sederet in mari,climbing into a boat, he was seated on the sea.et omnis turba circa mare super terram erat:And the entire crowd was on the land along the sea.

¹Et iterum cœpit docere ad mare:And again, he began to teach by the sea.et congregata est ad eum turba multa,And a great crowd was gathered to him, so much so that,ita ut navim ascendens sederet in mari,climbing into a boat, he was seated on the sea.et omnis turba circa mare super terram erat:And the entire crowd was on the land along the sea.

²et docebat eos in parabolis multa,And he taught them many things in parables,et dicebat illis in doctrina sua:and he said to them, in his doctrine:

²et docebat eos in parabolis multa,And he taught them many things in parables,et dicebat illis in doctrina sua:and he said to them, in his doctrine:

³Audite:“Listen.ecce exiit seminans ad seminandum.Behold, the sower went out to sow.

³Audite:“Listen.ecce exiit seminans ad seminandum.Behold, the sower went out to sow.

⁴Et dum seminat,And while he was sowing,aliud cecidit circa viam,some fell along the way,et venerunt volucres cæli,and the birds of the air cameet comederunt illud.and ate it.

⁴Et dum seminat,And while he was sowing,aliud cecidit circa viam,some fell along the way,et venerunt volucres cæli,and the birds of the air cameet comederunt illud.and ate it.

⁵Aliud vero cecidit super petrosa,Yet truly, others fell upon stony ground,ubi non habuit terram multam:where it did not have much soil.et statim exortum est,And it rose up quickly,quoniam non habebat altitudinem terræ:because it had no depth of soil.

⁵Aliud vero cecidit super petrosa,Yet truly, others fell upon stony ground,ubi non habuit terram multam:where it did not have much soil.et statim exortum est,And it rose up quickly,quoniam non habebat altitudinem terræ:because it had no depth of soil.

⁶et quando exortus est sol,And when the sun was risen,exæstuavit:it was scorched.et eo quod non habebat radicem,And because it had no root,exaruit.it withered away.

⁶et quando exortus est sol,And when the sun was risen,exæstuavit:it was scorched.et eo quod non habebat radicem,And because it had no root,exaruit.it withered away.

⁷Et aliud cecidit in spinas:And some fell among thorns.et ascenderunt spinæ,And the thorns grew upet suffocaverunt illud,and suffocated it,et fructum non dedit.and it did not produce fruit.

⁷Et aliud cecidit in spinas:And some fell among thorns.et ascenderunt spinæ,And the thorns grew upet suffocaverunt illud,and suffocated it,et fructum non dedit.and it did not produce fruit.

⁸Et aliud cecidit in terram bonam:And some fell on good soil.et dabat fructum ascendentem et crescentem,And it brought forth fruit that grew up, and increased,et afferebat unum triginta,and yielded: some thirty,unum sexaginta, et unum centum.some sixty, and some one hundred.”

⁸Et aliud cecidit in terram bonam:And some fell on good soil.et dabat fructum ascendentem et crescentem,And it brought forth fruit that grew up, and increased,et afferebat unum triginta,and yielded: some thirty,unum sexaginta, et unum centum.some sixty, and some one hundred.”

⁹Et dicebat:And he said,Qui habet aures audiendi,“Whoever has ears to hear,audiat.let him hear.”

⁹Et dicebat:And he said,Qui habet aures audiendi,“Whoever has ears to hear,audiat.let him hear.”

¹⁰Et cum esset singularis,And when he was alone, the twelve,interrogaverunt eum hi qui cum eo erant duodecim, parabolam.who were with him, questioned him about the parable.

¹⁰Et cum esset singularis,And when he was alone, the twelve,interrogaverunt eum hi qui cum eo erant duodecim, parabolam.who were with him, questioned him about the parable.

¹¹Et dicebat eis:And he said to them:Vobis datum est nosse mysterium regni Dei:“To you,illis autem,it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God.qui foris sunt,But to those who are outside,in parabolis omnia fiunt:everything is presented in parables:

¹¹Et dicebat eis:And he said to them:Vobis datum est nosse mysterium regni Dei:“To you,illis autem,it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God.qui foris sunt,But to those who are outside,in parabolis omnia fiunt:everything is presented in parables:

¹²ut videntes videant,‘so that, seeing, they may see,et non videant:and not perceive;et audientes audiant,and hearing, they may hear,et non intelligant: nequando convertantur,and not understand; lest at any time they may be converted,et dimittantur eis peccata.and their sins would be forgiven them.’”

¹²ut videntes videant,‘so that, seeing, they may see,et non videant:and not perceive;et audientes audiant,and hearing, they may hear,et non intelligant: nequando convertantur,and not understand; lest at any time they may be converted,et dimittantur eis peccata.and their sins would be forgiven them.’”

¹³Et ait illis:And he said to them:Nescitis parabolam hanc?“Do you not understand this parable?Et quomodo omnes parabolas cognoscetis?And so, how will you understand all the parables?

¹³Et ait illis:And he said to them:Nescitis parabolam hanc?“Do you not understand this parable?Et quomodo omnes parabolas cognoscetis?And so, how will you understand all the parables?

¹⁴Qui seminat,He who sows,verbum seminat.sows the word.

¹⁴Qui seminat,He who sows,verbum seminat.sows the word.

¹⁵Hi autem sunt, qui circa viam,Now there are those who are along the way,ubi seminatur verbum,where the word is sown.et cum audierint,And when they have heard it,confestim venit Satanas, et aufert verbum,Satan quickly comes and takes away the word,quod seminatum est in cordibus eorum.which was sown in their hearts.

¹⁵Hi autem sunt, qui circa viam,Now there are those who are along the way,ubi seminatur verbum,where the word is sown.et cum audierint,And when they have heard it,confestim venit Satanas, et aufert verbum,Satan quickly comes and takes away the word,quod seminatum est in cordibus eorum.which was sown in their hearts.

¹⁶Et hi sunt similiter, qui super petrosa seminantur:And similarly, there are those who were sown upon stony ground.qui cum audierint verbum,These, when they have heard the word,statim cum gaudio accipiunt illud:immediately accept it with gladness.

¹⁶Et hi sunt similiter, qui super petrosa seminantur:And similarly, there are those who were sown upon stony ground.qui cum audierint verbum,These, when they have heard the word,statim cum gaudio accipiunt illud:immediately accept it with gladness.

¹⁷et non habent radicem in se,But they have no root in themselves,sed temporales sunt:and so they are for a limited time.deinde orta tribulatione et persecutione propter verbum,And when next tribulation and persecution arises because of the word,confestim scandalizantur.they quickly fall away.

¹⁷et non habent radicem in se,But they have no root in themselves,sed temporales sunt:and so they are for a limited time.deinde orta tribulatione et persecutione propter verbum,And when next tribulation and persecution arises because of the word,confestim scandalizantur.they quickly fall away.

¹⁸Et alii sunt qui in spinas seminantur:And there are others who are sown among thorns.hi sunt qui verbum audiunt,These are those who hear the word,

¹⁸Et alii sunt qui in spinas seminantur:And there are others who are sown among thorns.hi sunt qui verbum audiunt,These are those who hear the word,

¹⁹et ærumnæ sæculi,but worldly tasks,et deceptio divitiarum,and the deception of riches,et circa reliqua concupiscentiæ introëuntes suffocant verbum,and desires about other things enter in and suffocate the word,et sine fructu efficitur.and it is effectively without fruit.

¹⁹et ærumnæ sæculi,but worldly tasks,et deceptio divitiarum,and the deception of riches,et circa reliqua concupiscentiæ introëuntes suffocant verbum,and desires about other things enter in and suffocate the word,et sine fructu efficitur.and it is effectively without fruit.

²⁰Et hi sunt qui super terram bonam seminati sunt,And there are those who are sown upon good soil,qui audiunt verbum,who hear the wordet suscipiunt,and accept it;et fructificant,and these bear fruit:unum triginta,some thirty,unum sexaginta,some sixty,et unum centum.and some one hundred.”

²⁰Et hi sunt qui super terram bonam seminati sunt,And there are those who are sown upon good soil,qui audiunt verbum,who hear the wordet suscipiunt,and accept it;et fructificant,and these bear fruit:unum triginta,some thirty,unum sexaginta,some sixty,et unum centum.and some one hundred.”

²¹Et dicebat illis:And he said to them:Numquid venit lucerna ut sub modio ponatur,“Would someone enter with a lamp in order to place it under a basketaut sub lecto?or under a bed?nonne ut super candelabrum ponatur?Would it not be placed upon a lampstand?

²¹Et dicebat illis:And he said to them:Numquid venit lucerna ut sub modio ponatur,“Would someone enter with a lamp in order to place it under a basketaut sub lecto?or under a bed?nonne ut super candelabrum ponatur?Would it not be placed upon a lampstand?

²²Non est enim aliquid absconditum, quod non manifestetur:For there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed.nec factum est occultum,Neither was anything done in secret,sed ut in palam veniat.except that it may be made public.

²²Non est enim aliquid absconditum, quod non manifestetur:For there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed.nec factum est occultum,Neither was anything done in secret,sed ut in palam veniat.except that it may be made public.

²³Si quis habet aures audiendi,If anyone has ears to hear,audiat.let him hear.”

²³Si quis habet aures audiendi,If anyone has ears to hear,audiat.let him hear.”

²⁴Et dicebat illis:And he said to them:Videte quid audiatis.“Consider what you hear.In qua mensura mensi fueritis,With whatever measure you have measured out,remetietur vobis,it shall be measured back to you,et adjicietur vobis.and more shall be added to you.

²⁴Et dicebat illis:And he said to them:Videte quid audiatis.“Consider what you hear.In qua mensura mensi fueritis,With whatever measure you have measured out,remetietur vobis,it shall be measured back to you,et adjicietur vobis.and more shall be added to you.

²⁵Qui enim habet,For whoever has,dabitur illi:to him it shall be given.et qui non habet,And whoever has not,etiam quod habet auferetur ab eo.from him even what he has shall be taken away.”

²⁵Qui enim habet,For whoever has,dabitur illi:to him it shall be given.et qui non habet,And whoever has not,etiam quod habet auferetur ab eo.from him even what he has shall be taken away.”

²⁶Et dicebat:And he said:Sic est regnum Dei,“The kingdom of God is like this:quemadmodum si homo jaciat sementem in terram,it is as if a man were to cast seed on the land.

²⁶Et dicebat:And he said:Sic est regnum Dei,“The kingdom of God is like this:quemadmodum si homo jaciat sementem in terram,it is as if a man were to cast seed on the land.

²⁷et dormiat,And he sleeps and he arises,et exsurgat nocte et die,night and day.et semen germinet,And the seed germinates and grows,et increscat dum nescit ille.though he does not know it.

²⁷et dormiat,And he sleeps and he arises,et exsurgat nocte et die,night and day.et semen germinet,And the seed germinates and grows,et increscat dum nescit ille.though he does not know it.

²⁸Ultro enim terra fructificat,For the earth bears fruit readily:primum herbam,first the plant,deinde spicam,then the ear,deinde plenum frumentum in spica.next the full grain in the ear.

²⁸Ultro enim terra fructificat,For the earth bears fruit readily:primum herbam,first the plant,deinde spicam,then the ear,deinde plenum frumentum in spica.next the full grain in the ear.

²⁹Et cum produxerit fructus,And when the fruit has been produced,statim mittit falcem,immediately he sends out the sickle,quoniam adest messis.because the harvest has arrived.”

²⁹Et cum produxerit fructus,And when the fruit has been produced,statim mittit falcem,immediately he sends out the sickle,quoniam adest messis.because the harvest has arrived.”

³⁰Et dicebat:And he said:Cui assimilabimus regnum Dei?“To what should we compare the kingdom of God?aut cui parabolæ comparabimus illud?Or to what parable should we compare it?

³⁰Et dicebat:And he said:Cui assimilabimus regnum Dei?“To what should we compare the kingdom of God?aut cui parabolæ comparabimus illud?Or to what parable should we compare it?

³¹Sicut granum sinapis, quod cum seminatum fuerit in terra,It is like a grain of mustard seed which, when it has been sown in the earth,minus est omnibus seminibus, quæ sunt in terra:is less than all the seeds which are in the earth.

³¹Sicut granum sinapis, quod cum seminatum fuerit in terra,It is like a grain of mustard seed which, when it has been sown in the earth,minus est omnibus seminibus, quæ sunt in terra:is less than all the seeds which are in the earth.

³²et cum seminatum fuerit,And when it is sown,ascendit,it grows upet fit majus omnibus oleribus,and becomes greater than all the plants,et facit ramos magnos,and it produces great branches,ita ut possint sub umbra ejus aves cæli habitare.so much so that the birds of the air are able to live under its shadow.”

³²et cum seminatum fuerit,And when it is sown,ascendit,it grows upet fit majus omnibus oleribus,and becomes greater than all the plants,et facit ramos magnos,and it produces great branches,ita ut possint sub umbra ejus aves cæli habitare.so much so that the birds of the air are able to live under its shadow.”

³³Et talibus multis parabolis loquebatur eis verbum,And with many such parables he spoke the word to them,prout poterant audire:as much as they were able to hear.

³³Et talibus multis parabolis loquebatur eis verbum,And with many such parables he spoke the word to them,prout poterant audire:as much as they were able to hear.

³⁴sine parabola autem non loquebatur eis:But he did not speak to them without a parable.seorsum autem discipulis suis disserebat omnia.Yet separately, he explained all things to his disciples.

³⁴sine parabola autem non loquebatur eis:But he did not speak to them without a parable.seorsum autem discipulis suis disserebat omnia.Yet separately, he explained all things to his disciples.

³⁵Et ait illis in illa die,And on that day, when evening had arrived,cum sero esset factum:he said to them,Transeamus contra.“Let us cross over.”

³⁵Et ait illis in illa die,And on that day, when evening had arrived,cum sero esset factum:he said to them,Transeamus contra.“Let us cross over.”

³⁶Et dimittentes turbam,And dismissing the crowd,assumunt eum ita ut erat in navi:they brought him, so that he was in one boat,et aliæ naves erant cum illo.and other boats were with him.

³⁶Et dimittentes turbam,And dismissing the crowd,assumunt eum ita ut erat in navi:they brought him, so that he was in one boat,et aliæ naves erant cum illo.and other boats were with him.

³⁷Et facta est procella magna venti,And a great wind storm occurred,et fluctus mittebat in navim,and the waves broke over the boat,ita ut impleretur navis.so that the boat was being filled.

³⁷Et facta est procella magna venti,And a great wind storm occurred,et fluctus mittebat in navim,and the waves broke over the boat,ita ut impleretur navis.so that the boat was being filled.

³⁸Et erat ipse in puppi super cervical dormiens:And he was in the stern of the boat,et excitant eum,sleeping on a pillow.et dicunt illi:And they woke himMagister,and said to him,non ad te pertinet,“Teacher,quia perimus?does it not concern you that we are perishing?”

³⁸Et erat ipse in puppi super cervical dormiens:And he was in the stern of the boat,et excitant eum,sleeping on a pillow.et dicunt illi:And they woke himMagister,and said to him,non ad te pertinet,“Teacher,quia perimus?does it not concern you that we are perishing?”

³⁹Et exsurgens comminatus est vento,And rising up, he rebuked the wind,et dixit mari: Tace,and he said to the sea: “Silence.obmutesce.Be stilled.”Et cessavit ventus:And the wind ceased.et facta est tranquillitas magna.And a great tranquility occurred.

³⁹Et exsurgens comminatus est vento,And rising up, he rebuked the wind,et dixit mari: Tace,and he said to the sea: “Silence.obmutesce.Be stilled.”Et cessavit ventus:And the wind ceased.et facta est tranquillitas magna.And a great tranquility occurred.

⁴⁰Et ait illis:And he said to them:Quid timidi estis?“Why are you afraid?necdum habetis fidem?Do you still lack faith?”et timuerunt timore magno,And they were struck with a great fear.et dicebant ad alterutrum:And they said to one another,Quis, putas, est iste,“Who do you think this is,quia et ventus et mare obediunt ei?that both wind and sea obey him?”

⁴⁰Et ait illis:And he said to them:Quid timidi estis?“Why are you afraid?necdum habetis fidem?Do you still lack faith?”et timuerunt timore magno,And they were struck with a great fear.et dicebant ad alterutrum:And they said to one another,Quis, putas, est iste,“Who do you think this is,quia et ventus et mare obediunt ei?that both wind and sea obey him?”