The Second Book of Samuel 15: 13-14, 30, 16: 5-13
15:13 Then a messenger went to David, saying, “With their whole heart, all of Israel is following Absalom.”
15:14 And David said to his servants, who were with him in Jerusalem: “Rise up, let us flee! For otherwise there will be no escape for us from the face of Absalom. Hurry to depart, lest perhaps, upon arriving, he may seize us, and force ruin upon us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.”
15:30 But David ascended to the Mount of Olives, climbing and weeping, advancing with bare feet and with his head covered. Moreover, all the people who were with him ascended, weeping with their heads covered.
16:5 Then king David went as far as Bahurim. And behold, a man from the kindred of the house of Saul, named Shimei, the son of Gera, went out from there. And going out, he continued on, and he was cursing,
16:6 and throwing stones against David and against all the servants of king David. And all the people and all the warriors were traveling to the right and to the left sides of the king.
16:7 And so, as he was cursing the king, Shimei said: “Go away, go away, you man of blood, and you man of Belial!
16:8 The Lord has repaid you for all the blood of the house of Saul. For you have usurped the kingdom in place of him. And so, the Lord has given the kingdom into the hand of Absalom, your son. And behold, your evils press close upon you, because you are a man of blood.”
16:9 Then Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, said to the king: “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go and cut off his head.”
16:10 And the king said: “What is it to me and to all of you, O sons of Zeruiah? Permit him, so that he may curse. For the Lord has commanded him to curse David. And who is the one who would dare to say, ‘Why has he done so?’ ”
16:11 And the king said to Abishai and to all his servants: “Behold, my son, who went forth from my loins, is seeking my life. How much more does a son of Benjamin do so now? Permit him, so that he may curse, in accord with the command of the Lord.
16:12 Perhaps the Lord may look with favor upon my affliction, and the Lord may repay me good, in place of the cursing of this day.”
16:13 And so, David continued walking along the way, and his associates with him. But Shimei was advancing along the ridge of the mountain on the side opposite him, cursing and throwing stones at him, and scattering dirt.
The Holy Gospel According to Mark 5: 1-20
| 5:1 | And they went across the strait of the sea into the region of the Gerasenes. |
| 5:2 | And as he was departing from the boat, he was immediately met, from among the tombs, by a man with an unclean spirit, |
| 5:3 | who had his dwelling place with the tombs; neither had anyone been able to bind him, even with chains. |
| 5:4 | For having been bound often with shackles and chains, he had broken the chains and smashed the shackles; and no one had been able to tame him. |
| 5:5 | And he was always, day and night, among the tombs, or in the mountains, crying out and cutting himself with stones. |
| 5:6 | And seeing Jesus from afar, he ran and adored him. |
| 5:7 | And crying out with a loud voice, he said: “What am I to you, Jesus, the Son of the Most High God? I beseech you by God, that you not torment me.” |
| 5:8 | For he said to him, “Depart from the man, you unclean spirit.” |
| 5:9 | And he questioned him: “What is your name?” And he said to him, “My name is Legion, for we are many.” |
| 5:10 | And he entreated him greatly, so that he would not expel him from the region. |
| 5:11 | And in that place, near the mountain, there was a great herd of swine, feeding. |
| 5:12 | And the spirits entreated him, saying: “Send us into the swine, so that we may enter into them.” |
| 5:13 | And Jesus promptly gave them permission. And the unclean spirits, departing, entered into the swine. And the herd of about two thousand rushed down with great force into the sea, and they were drowned in the sea. |
| 5:14 | Then those who pastured them fled, and they reported it in the city and in the countryside. And they all went out to see what was happening. |
| 5:15 | And they came to Jesus. And they saw the man who had been troubled by the demon, sitting, clothed and with a sane mind, and they were afraid. |
| 5:16 | And those who had seen it explained to them how he had dealt with the man who had the demon, and about the swine. |
| 5:17 | And they began to petition him, so that he would withdraw from their borders. |
| 5:18 | And as he was climbing into the boat, the man who had been troubled by the demons began to beg him, so that he might be with him. |
| 5:19 | And he did not permit him, but he said to him, “Go to your own people, in your own house, and announce to them how great are the things that Lord has done for you, and how he has taken pity on you.” |
| 5:20 | And he went away and began to preach in the Ten Cities, how great were the things that Jesus had done for him. And everyone wondered. |