OrthJBC - Mark - 1

1:1  [The] beginning of the Besuras HaGeulah (the Good News of Redemption) of Yehoshua, Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach [the] Ben HaElohim. YOCHANAN OF THE TEVILAH OF TESHUVA COMES AS MOSHIACH'S MAGGID IN THE MIDBAR (MT. 3:1-12; MK 1:2-8; LK 3:3-18)

1:2  Just as it has been written in Yeshayah HaNavi, HINNENI SHOLEIACH MALACHI ("Behold, I send my messenger") before your face, UPINNAH DERECH LEFANAI ("and he will prepare the way before me," [SHEMOT 23:20; MALACHI 3:1]), he will prepare your way.

1:3  KOL KOREY BAMIDBAR ("A voice of one shouting in the wilderness," TARGUM HASHIVIM YESHAYAH 40:3): `Prepare the Derech Hashem (the way of the L-rd). Make his paths yashar (straight)!'"

1:4  Yochanan came with a mikveh mayim in the midbar (wilderness), preaching a tevilah of teshuva for the selichat avon (forgiveness/pardon of sins).

1:5  And all Yehudah and all Yerushalayim were going out to him, and they were submitted to a tevilah using the Yarden River as a mikveh mayim, making vidduy (confession) [to Hashem] of their averos (sins).

1:6  And Yochanan had camel-hair clothing and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was arbe (locusts) and devash (wild honey). [Melachim Bais 1:8; Vayikra 11:22]

1:7  And he was preaching, crying out as a maggid (preacher) [for the Moshiach], saying, "Hu Habah (He who Comes, i.e. Moshiach) after me is more powerful than me. I am not worthy to stoop down and remove his sandals.

1:8  I give you a tevilah in a mikveh mayim, but he (Moshiach) will give you a tevilah in the Ruach Hakodesh." [Yeshayah 44:3; Yoel 2:28] MOSHIACH'S TEVILAH IN THE MIKVEH MAYIM OF THE YARDEN RIVER (MT.3:13-17; MK 1:9-11; LK 3:21-23)

1:9  And it was during that period that Yehoshua from Natzeret of the Galil came and submitted to Yochanan's tevilah in the mikveh mayim of the Yarden.

1:10  And ofen ort (immediately) Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach came up out of the mikveh mayim, and Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach saw the Shomayim being torn open and the Ruach Hakodesh of Hashem descending like a yonah (dove) upon him.

1:11  And there was a bat kol out of Shomayim, ATAH BNI AHUVI ASHER B'CHA CHAFATSTI ("You are my Son, the beloved, with whom I am well pleased"). [Bereshis 22:2; Tehillim 2:7; Yeshayah 42:1] HASATAN STANDS UP AGAINST MOSHIACH: THE TEMPTATION (MT.4:1-11; MK1:12-13; LK 4:1-13)

1:12  Then the Ruach Hakodesh ofen ort (immediately) thrusts Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach out into the midbar.

1:13  And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was in the midbar arba'im yom v'arba'im lailah, undergoing temptation by Hasatan; and Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was with the chayyat hassadeh (wild beasts, IYOV 5:23), and the malachim were the meshartei Hashem ministering to Moshiach (YOEL 1:9; TEHILLIM 91:11). [Shemot 24:18; Melachim Alef 19:8] MOSHIACH RETURNS TO THE GALIL (MT.4:12; MK 1:14; LK 4:14; JO 4:43-45)

1:14  Now after Yochanan was arrested, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach came to the Galil, proclaiming the Besuras HaGeulah of Hashem, MOSHIACH THE MAGGID OF TESHUVAH (MT.4:17; MK 1:15; LK 4:15)

1:15  and saying, "The appointed time has been fulfilled and the Malchut Hashem has come near. Make teshuva, and have emunah in the Besuras HaGeulah." MOSHIACH'S KEHILLAH BEGINS TO FORM IN THE GALIL, WITH ITS ROSH HAEDAT AND MANHIG, REBBE, MELECH HAMOSHIACH, SURROUNDED BY MOSHIACH'S SHLUCHIM FISHING THE OLAM HAZEH: MOSHIACH SUMMONS THE DAIYAGIM (MT.4:18-22; MK 1:16-20; LK 5:1-11)

1:16  And passing along beside Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee), Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach saw Shimon and Andrew, the brother of Shimon, casting a net into the sea, for they were daiyagim (fishermen).

1:17  And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to them, "Come, follow me [as my talmidim], and I will make you to become daiyagei adam (fishers of men)."

1:18  And ofen ort (immediately), leaving their nets, they followed Moshiach.

1:19  And going on a little, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach saw Ya`akov Ben-Zavdai and Yochanan his brother, who were also in the sirah (boat) repairing the nets.

1:20  And ofen ort (immediately) Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach summoned them; and, leaving Zavdai their father in the sirah (boat) with the sachirim (hired workers), they went away to follow Moshiach [as his talmidim]. SHABBOS IN K'FAR-NACHUM (MT 8:14-17; MK 1:21-34; LK 4:32-41)

1:21  And they enter into K'far-Nachum, and ofen ort (immediately) on Shabbatot, entering into the shul, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach exercised the ministry of moreh (teacher).

1:22  And they were astounded at Moshiach's torah (teaching), for he was teaching them as one having samchut (authority), and not as the Sofrim (Scribes/torah teachers, rabbonim). THE REFUAH SHELEMAH (COMPLETE HEALING) REBBE, MELECH HAMOSHIACH BRINGS--THE BEGINNING OF MOSHIACH'S MA'ASIM TOVIM (GOOD DEEDS) AND NISSIM (MIRACLES)

1:23  And, ofen ort (immediately), there was in their shul a man with a ruach hatameh (unclean spirit, shed/demon/evil spirit), and he shouted,

1:24  saying, "Yehoshua of Natzeret, mah lanu v'lach?" ("What to us and to you?" Melachim Alef 17:18) Have you come to bring us churban (destruction)? I have da'as [of the raz, secret/mystery of] who you are, HaKadosh of Hashem (the Holy One of G-d, YESHAYAH 49:7)!" [Shofetim 13:5, Yeshayah 41:14,16,20]

1:25  But Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach rebuked the shed, saying, "Shekit! Geitzich! And come out of him."

1:26  And, the ruach hatameh, throwing him into convulsions, let out a shrai (scream) and came out of him.

1:27  And all were astounded so that they began to discuss with each other, saying, "What is this? Torah Chadasha with samchut? He gives orders to the shedim and they obey him?"

1:28  And the besuroh (news) of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach ofen ort (immediately) went forth everywhere into the surrounding region of the Galil.

1:29  And ofen ort (immediately), coming out of shul, they went into the bais (house) of Shimon and Andrew with Ya'akov and Yochanan.

1:30  And the chamot (mother-in-law, shviger) of Shimon was bedridden and fever-stricken, and ofen ort (immediately) they tell Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach about her.

1:31  And approaching, holding her hand, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach lifted her up, and the kaddachat (fever, DEVARIM 28:22) left her, and she then began functioning as their mesharetet (servant, keli kodesh, minister), waiting on them.

1:32  When erev came, with the setting of the shemesh, they brought to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach all the cholim and all those possessed by shedim.

1:33  And the whole shtetl gathered together at the delet.

1:34  And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach administered refu'ah to many cholim suffering from various machalot, and he cast out many shedim. And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach did not permit the shedim to give utterance, for the shedim knew the raz of his identity, that he was the Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach. REBBE, MELECH HAMOSHIACH MAKES HIS FIRST ITINERARY THROUGH THE GALIL (MT 4:23-25; MK 1:35-39; LK 4:42-44)

1:35  And very early, while it was still dark, having got up, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach went out and away to a desolate place, and was davening shacharis there.

1:36  And Shimon and those with him searched for Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach.

1:37  And they found him and they say to him, "Everyone is seeking you" [Shir HaShirim 1:4; Chaggai 2:7].

1:38  And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says to them, "Let us go elsewhere into the neighboring shtetlach, so that also there I may preach. For it was for this [purpose] I came. [Yeshayah 61:1]

1:39  And he came preaching in their shuls (synagogues) and casting out shedim in [the] whole [region of] the Galil. REBBE, MELECH HAMOSHIACH'S REFU'AH OF THE ISH METZORAH (MT 8:2-4; MK 1:40-45; LK 5:12-16)

1:40  And an ish metzorah (leper) comes to him begging him and kneeling down and saying, "If you are willing, you are able to make me tahor (clean)."

1:41  And being filled with rachmei Shomayim [and] stretching out his hand, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach touched [the man] and says to him, "I am willing. Be made tahor (cleansed)."

1:42  And ofen ort (immediately) the ish metzorah (leper) went away from him and he was made tahor.

1:43  And having sternly warned him, ofen ort (immediately) Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach sent him away.

1:44  And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says to him, "See [that] you say nothing to anyone, but rather go show yourself to the kohen and offer [the korban] for the tohorah of you which Moshe (Rabbeinu) gave mitzva, for an edut (testimony) to them."[Vayikra 13:49, 14:1-32]

1:45  But the one having gone out began to preach many things and to spread the dvar, so that no longer was Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach able to openly enter into [the] shtetl, but he was outside in desolate places. And they were coming to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach from every direction.