Mark 7
1 And there came together to him the Pharisees and certain of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem,
Baadhi ya Mafarisayo na walimu wa Sheria waliokuwa wametoka Yerusalemu walikusanyika mbele ya Yesu.
2 And had seen that some of his disciples took their bread with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands.
Waliona kwamba baadhi ya wanafunzi wake walikula mikate kwa mikono najisi, yaani bila kunawa.
3 Now the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not take food without washing their hands with care, keeping the old rule which has been handed down to them:
Maana Mafarisayo na Wayahudi wengine wote huzingatia mapokeo ya wazee wao: hawali kitu kabla ya kunawa mikono ipasavyo.
4 And when they come from the market-place, they take no food till their hands are washed; and a number of other orders there are, which have been handed down to them to keep — washings of cups and pots and brass vessels.
Tena hawali kitu chochote kutoka sokoni mpaka wamekiosha kwanza. Kuna pia desturi nyingine walizopokea kama vile namna ya kuosha vikombe, sufuria na vyombo vya shaba.
5 And the Pharisees and the scribes put the question to him, Why do your disciples not keep the rules of the fathers, but take their bread with unwashed hands?
Basi, Mafarisayo na walimu wa Sheria wakamwuliza Yesu, “Mbona wanafunzi wako hawayajali mapokeo tuliyopokea kwa wazee wetu, bali hula chakula kwa mikono najisi?”
6 And he said, Well did Isaiah say of you, you false ones: These people give me honour with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
Yesu akawajibu, “Wanafiki ninyi! Nabii Isaya alitabiri ukweli juu yenu alipoandika: Watu hawa, asema Mungu, huniheshimu kwa maneno matupu, lakini mioyoni mwao wako mbali nami.
7 But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.
Kuniabudu kwao hakufai, maana mambo wanayofundisha ni maagizo ya kibinadamu tu.
8 For, turning away from the law of God, you keep the rules of men.
Ninyi mnaiacha amri ya Mungu na kushikilia maagizo ya watu.”
9 And he said to them, Truly you put on one side the law of God, so that you may keep the rules which have been handed down to you.
Yesu akaendelea kusema, “Ninyi mnajua kuepa kwa ujanja sheria ya Mungu kwa ajili ya kufuata mapokeo yenu.
10 For Moses said, Give honour to your father and mother, and, He who says evil of father or mother, let him have the punishment of death:
Maana Mose aliamuru: Waheshimu baba yako na mama yako, na, Anayemlaani baba au mama, lazima afe.
11 But you say, If a man says to his father or his mother, That by which you might have had profit from me is Corban, that is to say, Given to God,
Lakini ninyi mwafundisha, Kama mtu anacho kitu ambacho angeweza kuwasaidia nacho baba au mama yake, lakini akasema kwamba kitu hicho ni Korbani (yaani ni zawadi kwa Mungu),
12 You no longer let him do anything for his father or his mother;
basi, halazimiki tena kuwasaidia wazazi wake.
13 Making the word of God of no effect by your rule, which you have given: and a number of other such things you do.
Hivyo ndivyo mnavyodharau neno la Mungu kwa ajili ya mafundisho mnayopokezana. Tena mnafanya mambo mengi ya namna hiyo.”
14 And turning to the people again, he said to them, Give ear to me all of you, and let my words be clear to you:
Yesu aliuita tena ule umati wa watu, akawaambia, “Nisikilizeni nyote, mkaelewe.
15 There is nothing outside the man which, going into him, is able to make him unclean: but the things which come out of the man are those which make the man unclean.
Hakuna kitu kinachoingia ndani ya mtu toka nje ambacho chaweza kumtia mtu najisi. Lakini kinachotoka ndani ya mtu ndicho kinachomtia mtu najisi.”
Mwenye masikio na asikie!
17 And when he had gone into the house away from all the people, his disciples put questions to him about the saying.
Alipouacha umati wa watu na kuingia nyumbani, wanafunzi wake walimwuliza maana ya huo mfano.
18 And he said to them, Have even you so little wisdom? Do you not see that whatever goes into a man from outside is not able to make him unclean,
Naye akawaambia, “Je, hata ninyi hamwelewi? Je, hamwelewi kwamba kitu kinachomwingia mtu toka nje hakiwezi kumtia unajisi,
19 Because it goes not into the heart but into the stomach, and goes out with the waste? He said this, making all food clean.
kwa maana hakimwingii moyoni, ila tumboni, na baadaye hutolewa nje chooni?” (Kwa kusema hivyo, Yesu alivihalalisha vyakula vyote.)
20 And he said, That which comes out of the man, that makes the man unclean.
Akaendelea kusema, “Kinachotoka ndani ya mtu ndicho kinachomtia najisi.
21 Because from inside, from the heart of men, come evil thoughts and unclean pleasures,
Kwa maana kutoka ndani, katika moyo wa mtu, hutoka mawazo mabaya, uasherati, wizi, uuaji,
22 The taking of goods and of life, broken faith between husband and wife, the desire of wealth, wrongdoing, deceit, sins of the flesh, an evil eye, angry words, pride, foolish acts:
uzinzi, uchoyo, uovu, udanganyifu, ufisadi, wivu, kashfa, kiburi na upumbavu.
23 All these evil things come from inside, and make the man unclean.
Maovu hayo yote yatoka ndani ya mtu, nayo humtia mtu najisi.”
24 And he went away from there to the country of Tyre and Sidon. And he went into a house, desiring that no man might have knowledge of it: and he was not able to keep it secret.
Yesu aliondoka hapo, akaenda hadi wilaya ya Tiro. Huko aliingia katika nyumba moja na hakutaka mtu ajue; lakini hakuweza kujificha.
25 But a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having had news of him, came straight away and went down at his feet.
Mwanamke mmoja ambaye binti yake alikuwa na pepo, alisikia habari za Yesu. Basi, akaja akajitupa chini mbele ya miguu yake.
26 Now the woman was a Greek, a Syro-phoenician by birth: and she made a request to him that he would send the evil spirit out of her daughter.
Mama huyo alikuwa Mgiriki, mwenyeji wa Sirofoinike. Basi, akamwomba Yesu amtoe binti yake pepo mchafu.
27 And he said to her, Let the children first have their food: for it is not right to take the children's bread and give it to the dogs.
Yesu akamwambia, “Kwanza watoto washibe; kwa maana si vizuri kuchukua chakula cha watoto na kuwatupia mbwa.”
28 But she said to him in answer, Yes, Lord: even the dogs under the table take the bits dropped by the children.
Lakini huyo mama akasema, “Sawa, Bwana, lakini hata mbwa walio chini ya meza hula makombo ya watoto.”
29 And he said to her, For this saying go your way; the evil spirit has gone out of your daughter.
Yesu akamwambia, “Kwa sababu ya neno hilo, nenda. Pepo amemtoka binti yako!”
30 And she went away to her house, and saw the child on the bed, and the evil spirit gone out.
Basi, akaenda nyumbani kwake, akamkuta mtoto amelala kitandani, na pepo amekwisha mtoka.
31 And again he went out from Tyre, and came through Sidon to the sea of Galilee, through the country of Decapolis.
Kisha Yesu aliondoka wilayani Tiro, akapitia Sidoni, akafika ziwa Galilaya kwa kupitia nchi ya Dekapoli.
32 And they came to him with one who had no power of hearing and had trouble in talking; and they made a request to him to put his hands on him.
Basi, wakamletea bubu-kiziwi, wakamwomba amwekee mikono.
33 And he took him on one side from the people privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he put water from his mouth on the man's tongue with his finger;
Yesu akamtenga na umati wa watu, akamtia vidole masikioni, akatema mate na kumgusa ulimi.
34 And looking up to heaven, he took a deep breath, and said to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be open.
Kisha akatazama juu mbinguni, akapiga kite, akamwambia, “Efatha,” maana yake, “Funguka.”
35 And his ears became open, and the band of his tongue was made loose, and his words became clear.
Mara masikio yake yakafunguka na ulimi wake ukafunguliwa, akaanza kusema sawasawa.
36 And he gave them orders not to give news of it to anyone; but the more he made this request, so much the more they made it public.
Yesu akawaamuru wasimwambie mtu juu ya jambo hilo. Lakini kadiri alivyowakataza, ndivyo walivyozidi kutangaza habari hiyo.
37 And they were overcome with wonder, saying, He has done all things well: he even gives back the power of hearing and the power of talking to those who have been without them.
Watu walishangaa sana, wakasema, “Amefanya yote vyema: amewajalia viziwi kusikia, na bubu kusema!”
