When Jesus entered the synagogue leader’s house, he saw the noisy crowd and people playing flutes.

耶稣到了管会堂的家里，看见有吹手，又有许多人乱嚷，

耶稣到了会堂主管的家里，看见吹鼓手和乱哄哄的一群人，

耶稣到了会堂主管的家里，看见吹鼓手和乱哄哄的一群人，

耶稣来到管理会堂之人的家，看见殡葬的吹乐手和乱嚷嚷的人群，

耶稣进了那主管的家，看见有吹笛的人和喧哗的群众，

耶稣来到那会堂主管的家，看见吹笛的人和慌乱的人群，

耶穌到了管會堂的家裏，看見有吹手，又有許多人亂嚷，

耶穌到了會堂主管的家裏，看見吹鼓手和亂哄哄的一羣人，

耶穌到了會堂主管的家裏，看見吹鼓手和亂哄哄的一羣人，

耶穌來到管理會堂之人的家，看見殯葬的吹樂手和亂嚷嚷的人群，

耶穌進了那主管的家，看見有吹笛的人和喧嘩的群眾，

耶穌到了那管事家裏，看見吹簫笛的和成羣的人鬧亂嘈嗷，

耶穌來到那會堂主管的家，看見吹笛的人和慌亂的人群，

耶穌入宰者之家、見吹籥者、及眾號咷、

耶穌入宰者之家、見吹籥者、及眾號咷、

耶穌入有司之家、見吹籥者、及眾號咷、

耶穌既抵會董家、見吹籥者已至、人聲嘈雜、狀至紊亂；乃諭之曰：

When Jesus entered the synagogue leader’s house and saw the noisy crowd and people playing pipes,

And when Jesus came to the ruler’s house and saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion,

When Jesus arrived at the official’s home, he saw the noisy crowd and heard the funeral music.

When Jesus came to the leader’s house, he saw the flute players and a crowd lamenting loudly.

When Jesus came into the official’s house and saw the flute players and the crowd in noisy disorder,

When Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the flute players and the noisy crowd wailing,

And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the flute- players, and the crowd making a tumult,

When Jesus came to the leader’s house, He saw the flute players and a crowd lamenting loudly.

And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,

When Jesus entered the ruler’s house and saw the flute players and the disorderly crowd,

When Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the flute players, and the crowd in noisy disorder,

Jeremiah wrote songs of sadness about Josiah. To this day all the male and female singers remember Josiah by singing those songs. That became a practice in Israel. The songs are written down in the Book of the Songs of Sadness.

While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus. He was the synagogue leader.“ Your daughter is dead,” they said.“ Why bother the teacher anymore?”Jesus heard what they were saying. He told the synagogue leader,“ Don’t be afraid. Just believe.”He let only Peter, James, and John, the brother of James, follow him.They came to the home of the synagogue leader. There Jesus saw a lot of confusion. People were crying and sobbing loudly.He went inside. Then he said to them,“ Why all this confusion and sobbing? The child is not dead. She is only sleeping.”But they laughed at him. He made them all go outside. He took only the child’s father and mother and the disciples who were with him. And he went in where the child was.

While Jesus was still speaking, someone came from the house of Jairus. Jairus was the synagogue leader.“ Your daughter is dead,” the messenger said.“ Don’t bother the teacher anymore.”Hearing this, Jesus said to Jairus,“ Don’t be afraid. Just believe. She will be healed.”When he arrived at the house of Jairus, he did not let everyone go in with him. He took only Peter, John and James, and the child’s father and mother.

While Jesus was saying this, a synagogue leader came. He got down on his knees in front of Jesus. He said,“ My daughter has just died. But come and place your hand on her. Then she will live again.”Jesus got up and went with him. So did his disciples.

They are like children sitting in the market and calling out to each other. They say,“‘ We played the flute for you. But you didn’t dance. We sang a funeral song. But you didn’t cry.’

“‘ We played the flute for you. But you didn’t dance. We sang a funeral song. But you didn’t become sad.’

Peter went with them. When he arrived, he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows stood around him crying. They showed him the robes and other clothes Dorcas had made before she died.

The Lord rules over all. He says,“ Here is something I want you to think about. Send for the women who mourn for the dead. Send for the most skilled among them.”Let them come quickly and weep for us. Let them cry until tears flow from our eyes. Let them weep until water pours out of our eyes.People are heard weeping in Zion. They are saying,“ We are destroyed! We are filled with shame! We must leave our land. Our houses have been torn down.”You women, hear the Lord’ s message. Listen to what he’s saying. Teach your daughters how to mourn for the dead. Teach one another a song of sadness.