لَمَّا عَادَ يَسُوع، ٱسْتَقْبَلَهُ الجَمْع، لأَنَّهُم جَميعَهُم كَانُوا يَنْتَظِرُونَهُ. وَإِذَا بِرَجُلٍ ٱسْمُهُ يَائِيرُس، وكَانَ رَئِيسَ المَجْمَع، جَاءَ فٱرْتَمَى عَلَى قَدَمَي يَسُوع، وَأَخَذَ يَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بَيْتَهُ، لأَنَّ لَهُ ٱبْنَةً وَحِيدَة، عُمْرُها نُحْوُ ٱثْنَتَي عَشْرَةَ سَنَة، قَدْ أَشْرَفَتْ عَلَى المَوْت. وفِيمَا هُوَ ذَاهِب، كانَ الجُمُوعُ يَزْحَمُونَهُ. وَكانَتِ ٱمْرَأَةٌ مُصَابَةٌ بِنَزْفِ دَمٍ مُنْذُ ٱثْنَتَي عَشْرَةَ سَنَة، وَلَمْ يَقْدِرْ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يَشْفِيَهَا. دَنَتْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ يَسُوع، وَلَمَسَتْ طَرَفَ رِدَائِهِ، وَفَجأَةً وَقَفَ نَزْفُ دَمِهَا. فَقَالَ يَسُوع: «مَنْ لَمَسَنِي؟». وَأَنْكَرَ الجَمِيع. فَقَالَ بُطْرُسُ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ: «يا مُعَلِّم، إِنَّ الجُمُوعَ يَزْحَمُونَكَ وَيُضَايِقُونَكَ!». فَقَالَ يَسُوع: «إِنَّ واحِدًا قَدْ لَمَسَنِي! فَإنِّي عَرَفْتُ أَنَّ قُوَّةً قَدْ خَرَجَتْ مِنِّي!». وَرَأَتِ ٱلمَرْأَةُ أَنَّ أَمْرَها لَمْ يَخْفَ عَلَيه، فَدَنَتْ مُرْتَعِدَةً وٱرْتَمَتْ عَلَى قَدَمَيه، وَأَعْلَنَتْ أَمَامَ الشَّعْبِ كُلِّهِ لِماذَا لَمَسَتْهُ، وَكَيْفَ شُفِيَتْ لِلْحَال. فَقَالَ لَهَا يَسُوع: «يا ٱبْنَتِي، إِيْمَانُكِ خَلَّصَكِ! إِذْهَبِي بِسَلام!». وَفيمَا هُوَ يَتَكَلَّم، وَصَلَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْ دَارِ رَئِيسِ المَجْمَعِ يَقُول: «مَاتَتِ ٱبْنَتُكَ! فَلا تُزْعِجِ المُعَلِّم!». وَسَمِعَ يَسوعُ فَأَجَابَهُ: «لا تَخَفْ! يَكْفي أَنْ تُؤْمِنَ فَتَحْيا ٱبْنَتُكَ!». وَلَمَّا وَصَلَ إِلى البَيْت، لَمْ يَدَعْ أَحَدًا يَدْخُلُ مَعَهُ سِوَى بُطْرُسَ وَيُوحَنَّا وَيَعْقُوبَ وَأَبي الصَّبِيَّةِ وأُمِّهَا. وكَانَ الجَمِيعُ يَبْكُونَ عَلَيْها وَيَقْرَعُونَ صُدُورَهُم. فَقَال: «لا تَبْكُوا! إِنَّهَا لَمْ تَمُتْ. لكِنَّهَا نَائِمَة!». فَأَخَذُوا يَضْحَكُونَ مِنْهُ لِعِلْمِهِم بِأَنَّها مَاتَتْ. أَمَّا هُوَ فَأَمْسَكَ بِيَدِها وَنَادَى قاَئِلاً: «أَيَّتُهَا الصَّبِيَّة، قُومِي!». فَعَادَتْ رُوحُهَا إِلَيْهَا، وَفَجْأَةً نَهَضَتْ. ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِأَنْ يُطْعِمُوهَا. فَدَهِشَ أَبَوَاها، وَأَوْصَاهُمَا يَسُوعُ أَلاَّ يُخْبِرَا أَحَدًا بِمَا حَدَث.

When Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him. Just then there came a man named Jairus, a leader of the synagogue. He fell at Jesus’ feet and begged him to come to his house, for he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, who was dying. As he went, the crowds pressed in on him. Now there was a woman who had been suffering from haemorrhages for twelve years; and though she had spent all she had on physicians, no one could cure her. She came up behind him and touched the fringe of his clothes, and immediately her haemorrhage stopped. Then Jesus asked, ‘Who touched me?’ When all denied it, Peter said, ‘Master, the crowds surround you and press in on you.’ But Jesus said, ‘Someone touched me; for I noticed that power had gone out from me.’ When the woman saw that she could not remain hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before him, she declared in the presence of all the people why she had touched him, and how she had been immediately healed. He said to her, ‘Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.’ While he was still speaking, someone came from the leader’s house to say, ‘Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the teacher any longer.’ When Jesus heard this, he replied, ‘Do not fear. Only believe, and she will be saved.’ When he came to the house, he did not allow anyone to enter with him, except Peter, John, and James, and the child’s father and mother. They were all weeping and wailing for her; but he said, ‘Do not weep; for she is not dead but sleeping.’ And they laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. But he took her by the hand and called out, ‘Child, get up!’ Her spirit returned, and she got up at once. Then he directed them to give her something to eat. Her parents were astounded; but he ordered them to tell no one what had happened.