Toldot Gospel

MattithYahu 13-14
Mat 13:1 And on that day יהושע went out of the house and sat by the sea.
Mat 13:2 And large crowds were gathered together to Him, so that He went into a boat and sat down. And all the crowd stood on the beach.
Mat 13:3 And He spoke to them much in parables, saying, “See, the sower went out to sow.
Mat 13:4 “And as he sowed, some indeed fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured them.
Mat 13:5 “And others fell on rocky places, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of soil.
Mat 13:6 “But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered.
Mat 13:7 “And others fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them.
Mat 13:8 “And others fell on good soil and yielded a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
Mat 13:9 “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
Mat 13:10 And the talmidim came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
Mat 13:11 And He answering, said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the secrets of the reign of the heavens, but to them it has not been given.
Mat 13:12 “For whoever possesses, to him more shall be given, and he shall have overflowingly; but whoever does not possess, even what he possesses shall be taken away from him.
Mat 13:13 “Because of this I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.
Mat 13:14 “And in them the prophecy of Yesha’Yahu is completely filled, which says, ‘Hearing you shall hear and by no means understand, and seeing you shall see and by no means perceive,
Mat 13:15 for the heart of this people has become thickened, and their ears are hard of hearing, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, lest they should understand with their heart, and turn back, and I heal them.’
Mat 13:16 “And blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear,
Mat 13:17 for truly I say to you, that many Nevi’im and Tzadikim longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.
Mat 13:18 “You, then, hear the parable of the sower:
Mat 13:19 “When anyone hears the word of the reign, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is that sown by the wayside.
Mat 13:20 “And that sown on rocky places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,
Mat 13:21 yet he has no root in himself, but is short-lived, and when pressure or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.
Mat 13:22 “And that sown among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the worry of this age and the deceit of riches choke the word, and it becomes fruitless.1 Footnote: 1Lk. 21:34, 2 Tim. 3:4.
Mat 13:23 “And that sown on the good soil is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields – some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”
Mat 13:24 Another parable He put before them, saying, “The reign of the heavens has become like a man who sowed good seed in his field,
Mat 13:25 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel among the wheat and went away.
Mat 13:26 “And when the blade sprouted and bore fruit, then the darnel also appeared.
Mat 13:27 “And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? From where then does it have the darnel?’
Mat 13:28 “And he said to them, ‘A man, an enemy did this.’ And the servants said to him, ‘Do you wish then, that we go and gather them up?’
Mat 13:29 “But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the darnel you also uproot the wheat with them.
Mat 13:30 ‘Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I shall say to the reapers, “First gather the darnel and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my granary.” ’ ”
Mat 13:31 Another parable He put before them, saying, “The reign of the heavens is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field,
Mat 13:32 which indeed is less than all the seeds, but when it is grown it is greater than the plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and dwell in its branches.”
Mat 13:33 Another parable He spoke to them, “The reign of the heavens is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until all was leavened.”
Mat 13:34 יהושע said all this to the crowds in parables, and He did not speak to them without a parable,
Mat 13:35 so that what was spoken by the prophet might be filled, saying, “I shall open My mouth in parables, I shall pour forth what has been hidden from the foundation of the world.”
Mat 13:36 Then, having sent the crowds away, יהושע went into the house. And His talmidim came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the darnel of the field.”
Mat 13:37 And He answering, said to them, “He who is sowing the good seed is the Son of Aḏam,
Mat 13:38 and the field is the world. And the good seed, these are the sons of the reign, but the darnel are the sons of the wicked one,
Mat 13:39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. And the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the messengers.
Mat 13:40 “As the darnel, then, is gathered and burned in the fire, so it shall be at the end of this age.
Mat 13:41 “The Son of Aḏam shall send out His messengers, and they shall gather out of His reign all the stumbling-blocks, and those doing Torahlessness,
Mat 13:42 and shall throw them into the furnace of fire – there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Mat 13:43 “Then the Tzadikim1 shall shine forth as the sun in the reign of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear! Footnote: 1Ps. 37:29, Ps. 72:7, Ps. 75:10, Ps. 118:19-20, Ps. 146:8, Mal. 3:18, Rev. 22:11.
Mat 13:44 “Again, the reign of the heavens is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man having found it, hid, and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
Mat 13:45 “Again, the reign of the heavens is like a man, a merchant, seeking fine pearls,
Mat 13:46 who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
Mat 13:47 “Again, the reign of the heavens is like a dragnet that was thrown into the sea and gathered some of every kind,
Mat 13:48 which, when it was filled, they drew to shore. And they sat down and gathered the good into containers, but threw the rotten away.
Mat 13:49 “Thus shall it be at the end of the age: the messengers shall come forth, and separate the wicked out of the midst of the Tzadikim,
Mat 13:50 and shall throw them into the furnace of fire – there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”
Mat 13:51 יהושע said to them, “Have you understood all this?” They said to Him, “Yea, Master.”
Mat 13:52 And He said to them, “Therefore every scholar of Scripture taught in the reign of the heavens is like a householder who brings out of his treasure matters, renewed, and old.”1 Footnote: 1Old truths contained in the Scriptures, since the beginning.
Mat 13:53 And it came to be, when יהושע had ended these parables, that He left there.
Mat 13:54 And when He had come to His own country, He taught them in their congregation, so that they were astonished and said, “Where did this One get this wisdom and miracles?
Mat 13:55 “Is this not the son of the carpenter? Is not His mother called Miryam? And His brothers Ya`akov̱ and Yosĕph and Shimʽon and Yehuḏah?
Mat 13:56 “And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this One get all this?”
Mat 13:57 And they stumbled at Him. But יהושע said to them, “A prophet is not unappreciated except in his own country and in his own house.”
Mat 13:58 And He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.
Mat 14:1 At that time Herodes the district ruler heard the report about יהושע,
Mat 14:2 and said to his servants, “This is Yochanan the Immerser. He has risen from the dead, and that is why these mighty powers are at work in him.”
Mat 14:3 For Herodes had arrested Yochanan, bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
Mat 14:4 for Yochanan had said to him, “It is not right for you to have her.”
Mat 14:5 And wishing to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they held him as a Navi.
Mat 14:6 But as Herodes’ birthday was being held, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herodes,
Mat 14:7 so he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.
Mat 14:8 And she, being urged on by her mother, said, “Give me here the head of Yochanan the Immerser on a dish.”
Mat 14:9 And the sovereign was sad, but because of the oaths and the guests he commanded it to be given,
Mat 14:10 and sent and beheaded Yochanan in prison.
Mat 14:11 And his head was brought on a dish and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.
Mat 14:12 And his talmidim came and took away the body and buried it, and went and reported to יהושע.
Mat 14:13 Now when יהושע heard it, He withdrew from there by boat to a deserted place, by Himself. And when the crowds heard it, they followed Him on foot from the cities.
Mat 14:14 And when יהושע came out, He saw a large crowd and was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick.
Mat 14:15 And when evening came, His talmidim came to Him, saying, “This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds, so that they might go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”
Mat 14:16 But יהושע said to them, “They do not need to go away, give them to eat yourselves.”
Mat 14:17 And they said to Him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.”
Mat 14:18 And He said, “Bring them here to Me.”
Mat 14:19 And commanding the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to the heaven, He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the taught ones. And the taught ones gave to the crowds,
Mat 14:20 and all ate and were satisfied. And they picked up the pieces left over – twelve baskets, filled.
Mat 14:21 And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
Mat 14:22 And immediately יהושע made His taught ones enter into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.
Mat 14:23 And having dismissed the crowds, He went up to the mountain by Himself to pray. And when evening had come, He was alone there.
Mat 14:24 But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, agitated by the waves, for the wind was against it.
Mat 14:25 And in the fourth watch of the night יהושע went to them, walking on the sea.
Mat 14:26 And when the talmidim saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a phantom!” And from fear they cried.
Mat 14:27 But immediately יהושע spoke to them, saying, “Take courage, it is I, do not be afraid.”
Mat 14:28 And Kĕpha answered Him and said, “Master, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.”
Mat 14:29 And He said, “Come.” And when Kĕpha had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to יהושע.
Mat 14:30 But when he saw that the wind was strong, he was afraid. And beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, “Master, save me!”
Mat 14:31 And immediately יהושע stretched out His hand and took hold of him, and said to him, “O you of little belief, why did you doubt?”
Mat 14:32 And when they came into the boat, the wind ceased.
Mat 14:33 And those in the boat came and did bow to Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of Elohim.”
Mat 14:34 And having passed over, they came to the land of Gennĕsar.
Mat 14:35 And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent out into all that surrounding country, and brought to Him all who were sick,
Mat 14:36 and begged Him to let them only touch the tzitzit1 of His garment. And as many as touched it were completely healed. Footnote: 1See Explanatory notes - Tzitzit.