005:012 So they besought Jesus. "Send us to the swine," they said,
"so that we may enter into them."
005:013 He gave them leave; and the foul spirits came out and entered
into the swine, and the herd--about 2,000 in number--
rushed headlong down the cliff into the Lake and were drowned
in the Lake.
005:014 The swineherds fled, and spread the news in town and country.
So the people came to see what it was that had happened;
005:015 and when they came to Jesus, they beheld the demoniac quietly seated,
clothed and of sane mind--the man who had had the legion;
and they were awe-stricken.
005:016 And those who had seen it told them the particulars of what had
happened to the demoniac, and all about the swine.
005:017 Then they began entreating Him to depart from their district.
005:018 As He was embarking, the man who had been possessed asked
permission to accompany Him.
005:019 But He would not allow it. "Go home to your family," He said,
"and report to them all that the Lord has done for you,
and the mercy He has shown you."
005:020 So the man departed, and related publicly everywhere in the Ten Towns
all that Jesus had done for him; and all were astonished.
005:021 When Jesus had re-crossed in the boat to the other side,
a vast multitude came crowding to Him; and He was on the shore
of the Lake,
005:022 when there came one of the Wardens of the Synagogue--
he was called Jair--who, on beholding Him, threw himself
at His feet,
005:023 and besought Him with many entreaties. "My little daughter,"
he said, "is at the point of death: I pray you come and lay
your hands upon her, that she may recover and live."