7. and they motioned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they were sinking.
8. And when Shim‛on Kĕpha saw it, he fell down at the knees of יהושע, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a man, a sinner, O Master!”
9. For astonishment had seized him and all those with him, at the catch of fish which they took,
10. so too were Ya‛aqoḇ and Yoḥanan, the sons of Zaḇdai, who were partners with Shim‛on. Then יהושע said to Shim‛on, “Do not fear, from now on you shall catch men.”
11. And having brought the boats to land, they left all and followed Him.
12. And it came to be when He was in a certain city, that see, a man covered with leprosy saw יהושע. And he fell on his face and begged Him, saying, “Master, if You desire, You are able to cleanse me.”
13. And He stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, “I desire it. Be cleansed.” And immediately the leprosy left him.
14. And He ordered him to say it to no one, “But go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing, as a witness to them, as Mosheh commanded.”
15. And the news about Him was spreading even more. And large crowds were coming together to hear, and to be healed by Him of their sicknesses.
16. But He was often withdrawing Himself to lonely places and praying.
17. And on a certain day it came to be, as He was teaching, that there were Pharisees and teachers of the Torah sitting by, who had come out of every village of Galil, Yehuḏah, and Yerushalayim. And the power of יהוה was there to heal them.
18. And see, men brought on a bed a man who was paralysed. And they were seeking to bring him in and lay him before Him.
19. But having found no way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the house-top and let him down with his bed through the tiles into the midst before יהושע.
20. And having seen their belief, He said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”
21. And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins except Elohim alone?”
22. And יהושע, knowing their thoughts, answering, said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts?
23. “Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Rise up and walk’?
24. “But in order for you to know that the Son of Aḏam possesses authority on earth to forgive sins...” He said to the man who was paralysed, “I say to you, rise, take up your bed, and go to your house.”