Matthew 15
1 Tua zawkciang Jerusalem pan in, Pharisee te le thukhamhil te Jesus kung ah hongpai uh a,
Then some Scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying,
2 Banghangin na nungzui te in ka pu le pa ngeina te paltan ziam? Banghangziam cile amate in an a neak tu uh ciang a khut uh sil ngawl hi, ci hi.
"Why do your disciples keep transgressing the tradition of the elders by not washing their hands before eating?"
3 Ahihang Jesus in, Banghang in Pathian thupiak te sia na pu le pa ngeina taw paltan nu ziam?
"And why do you also keep transgressing the command of God by your tradition?" he asked.
4 Banghangziam cile, Pathian in thupia a, na nu le na pa zakta in: a nu le a pa a taisan peuma ki that tu hi, ci hi.
"For God said, Honor your father and mother, and, Let him who reviles father or mother be put to death;
5 Ahihang note in, khatpo in a nu a hibale a pa a piak tu khatpo sia, Pathian atu a kipia sa hi, ci a hi po le,
but you say that whoever tells his father or mother, ‘Whatever of mine might have been of service to you is dedicated to God,’
6 A nu a hibale a pa sia upat kul nawn ngawl, peng thei hi, ci nu hi. Tabang in note in na pu le pa ngeina zang in Pathian thupiak sia mannei ngawl sua nu hi.
is in no way bound to honor his father. Thus do you make void the word of God by your tradition!
7 No a ki hitheamsak te, kamsang Isaiah in noma thu a mantak in a sonkhol na ah,
Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, saying.
8 Hi mite in a kam bek uh taw kei hong neak a, a muk bek taw kei hong upat uh hi; ahihang a thinsung uh sia kei taw ki khuala hi, ci hi.
This is a people that honors me with their lips, But their heart is far from me.
9 Ahihang mihing te thupiakna bang in pomdan te hil a, keima hong biak sia luithathong bek hi, ci in zo kik hi.
In vain do they worship me, While they teach doctrines that are the commands of men."
10 Taciang Jesus in mihonpi te sam a, Ngai vun a, he tavun.
Then Jesus called the people to him and said.
11 Kamsung pan a tum te in mihing ninsak ngawl a, kam sung pan a a pusuak te in mihing ninsak zaw hi, ci hi.
"Listen, and pay attention. It is not what goes into a man’s mouth that defiles him, but what comes out of it, that defiles the man."
12 Tasiaciang a nungzui te a kung ah hongpai a, na thuson te in Pharisee te thin-uksak hi, ci na he ziam? ci uh hi.
Then his disciples came to him and said, "Do you know that the Pharisees were scandalized when they heard that saying?" He replied.
13 Jesus in, Vantung a om Ka Pa i suan ngawl peuma ki bot siat tu hi.
"Any plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted.
14 Koi lel vun: amate sia mittaw te lamlak mittaw te hi. Mittaw in mittaw lamlak le a ni in luamsung ah tak tu hi, ci in zo kik hi.
"Let them alone. They are blind men leading the blind; and if one blind man leads another, both of them will fall into a ditch."
15 Peter in tua thu sontena hong son thiang tan, ci ngen hi.
Then Peter said to Jesus, "Explain the parable to us."
16 Jesus in, Note zong tu dong telthiam ngawl lai nu ziam?
He answered. "Are even you still without understanding?
17 Kamsung a tumsuk te theampo sia ngilpi sung ah theng a, taciang dumsung ah vawk hi, ci tu dong tel thei ngawl lai nu ziam?
"Do you not know how all that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is afterward evacuated;
18 Ahihang kamsung pan a pusuakte sia thinsung pan pusuak ahikom; tua te in mihing sia ninsak hi.
while what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart - and that is what defiles a man.
19 Banghangziam cile, ngaisutna pha ngawl, tual that, palngul mawna, paktat na, nguta, a man ngawl tetti, sonsiatna te theampo sia thinsung pan in a pusuak a hihi:
For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murder, adultery, unchastity, theft, perjury, slander.
20 Hite in mihing ninsak hi: hi kale khut sil ngawl anneakna in mihing ninsak ngawl hi, ci hi.
These are the things that defile a man; to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man."
21 Jesus tua mun pan pai a, Tyre le Sidon khua kiim teng ah pai hi.
Jesus then left that place, and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon.
22 Tua khua kiim ah a teang Canaan numei khat a kung ah hongpai a, Maw Topa, nang David Tapa awng, hong hesuak ka po in, ka tanu sia doai in nasiatak in vawtsia hi, ci in au hi.
Behold, there came to him a Canaanite woman of those parts. She wailed loudly, saying. "Pity me, Lord, thou Son of David! My daughter is possessed of an evil spirit."
23 Ahihang Jesus in kamkhat zong zo kik ngawl hi. A nungzui te hongpai in, hi numei sia not in, banghangziam cile i nung pan in au top hi, ci ngen hi.
But he answered her not a word. Then the disciples came up and kept beseeching him. "Send her away," they said, "because she wails after us."
24 Ahihang Jesus in, Israel minam sung pan tuu pai te kung simngawl hong ki sawl ngawl hi, ci in zo kik hi.
In reply he said, "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
25 Tasiaciang tua nu hongpai in, Jesus bia a, Topa awng, hong hu tan, ci hi.
But the woman came and knelt to him and said, "Lord, do help me."
26 Jesus in ama zo kik a, Tate i anneak laksak in ui piak tu sia ngeina om ngawl hi, ci hi.
He answered, "It is not seemly to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs."
27 Numei nu in, man hi, Topa awng: hima kale, to te i sabuai pan anneng tak te buang ui in ne hi, ci hi.
"True, Lord," she said, "but even the little dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table."
28 Tasiazawkciang Jesus in zo kik a, Maw numei nu, na upna lian mama hi: na deina bang in hi tahen, ci hi. Tua hun lian in a tanu damthiang hi.
Then Jesus answered her. "O woman, great is your faith. It shall be for you even as you desire." And from that hour her daughter was healed.
29 Jesus tua mun nusia in, Galilee tuili hui ah pai in; mualtung ah kato hi.
On leaving that place Jesus went along the shore of the Sea of Galilee; and after climbing a hill, took his seat there.
30 Mihon tampi te a kung ah hongpai a, amate taw peangbai, mittaw, pau thei ngawl, pumpi cing ngawl le a dang tampi te hong paipui a, Jesus peang ah koi tek uh hi; Jesus in amate damsak hi:
Great crowds came to him, bringing the crippled, the blind, the maimed, the dumb, and many others. They laid them at his feet and he healed them;
31 A pau thei ngawl te pau thei, pumpi kim ngawl te dam, peangbai te lampai, mittaw te in khuamu ci mihonpi in a mu uh ciang in lamdangsa tek mama a: Israel te Pathian pok uh hi.
so that the crowd wondered when they saw the dumb speaking, the cripples walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.
32 Jesus in a nungzui te sam a, Hi mihonpi te tung ah hesuakna nei khi hi, banghangziam cile ka kung ah nithum sung a kipe in om zo uh a, neak tu bangma nei ngawl hi: amate lamkal ah puk-hong in a tha bo tu ahiciang, an ngawl in ciasak ngawl tu khi hi, ci hi.
But Jesus called his disciples to him and said. "My heart yearns over the crowd, for they have been with me now three days, and they have nothing to eat. I am not willing to send them away hungry, for fear they faint on the road."
33 Nungzui te in, mihon tampi te a kham in vak natu an tampi hi duisung ah koisung pan om tu ziam? ci uh hi.
"In a lonely place like this," asked the disciple. "where can we get bread enough to satisfy such a crowd?"
34 Jesus in, Anluum bangza nei nu ziam? ci in dong hi. Amate in anluum sali le ngasa nosi tawm, ci uh hi.
"How many loaves have you?" answered Jesus. They replied, "Seven, and a few small fish.
35 Tasiaciang Jesus in mihonpi te lei ah to tu in thupia hi.
So when he had summoned the crowd, and seated them upon the ground,
36 Anluum sali le ngasa tawm teng la in, lungdam a ko zawkciang khen in a nungzui te kung ah pia hi, a nungzui te in mihonpi te pia hi.
he took the seven loaves and the fish, and gave thanks, then he broke them and gave them to his disciples, and the disciples to the crowd.
37 A vekpi a khamteak in ne tek uh hi: tuazawkciang a bal nen sa a val teng a top uh ciang bawm sali dim hi.
And all ate and were satisfied, and of the fragments that remained they gathered seven large basketfuls.
38 A nete sia numei le patang ki simngawl pasal tul li pha hi.
And those who ate numbered four thousand, besides the women and children.
39 Jesus in mihonpi te ciasak a, ama sia ngunkuang sung ah to in Magdala khua kiim ah theng hi.
When he had sent the crowds away, he got into the boat and came into the region of Magadan.
