Orthodox Jewish Bible

Mattityahu 9:29-38 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

29. Then Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach touched their eyes, saying, According to your emunah, let it be done for you.

30. And their eyes were opened. Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach sternly warned them, saying, See to it that no one knows!

31. But having gone out, they made him known in that entire district.

32. After they had departed, the people brought to him a mute man who was possessed by shedim.

33. And when the shedim had been cast out by Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, the mute man spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying, Never was anything like this seen in Eretz Yisroel!

34. But the Perushim said, It was by the Sar HaShedim (the Prince of Demons) that this man casts out shedim!

35. And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach went about all the shtetlach and villages exercising the ministry of moreh (teacher) in their shuls and of darshan (preacher) of the Besuras HaGeulah of the Malchut Hashem and bringing refuah to all the cholim, every machla (disease) and every illness.

36. And looking out on the multitudes, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach felt rachmei Shomayim (heavenly compassion and mercy) for his people, for they were distressed and weary KATZON ASHER EIN LAHEM ROEH (like sheep without a shepherd BAMIDBAR 27:17).

37. Then Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says to his talmidim, The katzir (harvest) is indeed great but the kotzerim (harvesters) are few.

38. Therefore, offer tefillos to the Adon HaKatzir (the L-rd of the Harvest) that He may send out Kotzerim into His Katzir.