Matthew 15
1 Then, there come unto Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and Scribes, saying—
Then came to Jesus Pharisees and Scribes that were from Jerusalem, and said:
2 Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands, when they eat bread!
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders, and wash not their hands when they eat bread?
3 But, he, answering, said unto them—Wherefore do, ye also, transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
Jesus replied and said to them: Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God, on account of your tradition?
4 For, God, said—Honour thy father and thy mother, and—He that revileth father or mother, let him, surely die!
For God hath said: Honor thy father, and thy mother; and he that revileth his father or his mother, shall be put to death.
5 But, ye, say—Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother—A gift! Whatsoever, out of me, thou mightest be profited,
But ye say: Whosoever shall say to a father or to a mother, Be that my offering, by which ye get profit from me: then he must not honor his father or his mother.
6 in nowise, shall honour his father or his mother—and so ye have cancelled, the word of God, for the sake of your, tradition.
And thus ye make void the word of God, for the sake of your tradition.
7 Hypocrites! well prophesied concerning you, Isaiah, saying—
Ye hypocrites, well did the prophet Isaiah prophesy of you, and say:
8 This people, with the lips, do, honour, me, while, their heart, far off, holdeth from me;
This people honoreth me with the lips, but their heart is far from me.
9 But, in vain, do they pay devotions unto me, teaching, for teachings, the commandments of men.
And in vain they pay me homage, while they teach doctrines that are the precepts of men.
10 And, calling near the multitude, he said to them—Hear and understand!
And he called the multitudes, and said to them, Hear and understand.
11 Not that which entereth into the mouth, defileth the man, but, that which proceedeth out of the mouth, the same, defileth the man,
Not that which entereth the mouth, defileth a man; but that which proceedeth from the mouth, that defileth a man.
12 Then, coming near, his disciples say unto him—Knowest thou, that the Pharisees, hearing the word, were caused to stumble?
Then came his disciples, and said to him: Knowest thou, that the Pharisees were offended when they heard that speech?
13 And, he, answering, said—Every plant which my heavenly Father hath not planted, will be uprooted:
And he replied, and said to them: Every plant, which my Father who is in heaven hath not planted, shall be eradicated.
14 Let them alone! they are, blind leaders; and, if the, blind, lead the, blind, both, into a ditch, will fall.
Let them alone: they are blind leaders of the blind. And if a blind man leadeth one blind, they will both fall into the ditch.
15 And Peter, answering, said unto him, Declare to us the parable.
And Simon Cephas answered and said to him: My Lord, explain to us this similitude.
16 And, he, said, To this moment, are, ye also, without discernment?
And he said to them: Are ye also, up to this time, without understanding?
17 Perceive ye not that, every thing which entereth into the mouth, into the stomach, findeth way, and, into the draught, is passed;
Know ye not, that whatever entereth the mouth, passeth into the belly, and from there is ejected by purgation?
18 while, the things which proceed out of the mouth, out of the heart, come forth, and, they, defile the man.
But that which proceedeth from the mouth, cometh from the heart: and that is what defileth a man.
19 For, out of the heart, come forth wicked designs, —murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, profane speakings:
For, from the heart proceed evil thoughts, adultery, murder, whoredom, theft, false testimony, reviling.
20 these, are the things which defile the man, but, the eating with unwashed hands, doth not defile the man.
These are the things that defile a man. But if a man eat while his hands are unwashed, he is not defiled.
21 And, going forth from thence, Jesus retired into the parts of Tyre and Zidon.
And Jesus departed from there, and went to the confines of Tyre and Sidon.
22 And lo! a Canaanite woman, from those bounds, coming forth, began crying out, saying, Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter, is miserably demonized.
And lo, a woman, a Canaanitess from those confines, came forth, calling out and saying: Compassionate me, my Lord, thou son of David: my daughter is grievously distressed by a demon.
23 But, he, answered her no a word. And his disciples, coming forward began requesting him, saying—Dismiss her, because she is crying out after us.
But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and requested of him, and said: Send her away, for she crieth after us.
24 But, he, answering, said, I was not sent forth, save unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
But he answered and said to them: I am not sent, except to the sheep that have strayed from the house of Israel.
25 And, she, coming, began bowing down to him, saying, Lord! help me.
And she came, and worshipped him, and said: Help me, my Lord.
26 But, he, answering, said, It is, not seemly, to take the loaf of, the children, and cast, to the little dogs.
Jesus said to her: It is not proper, to take the bread of the children and throw it to the dogs.
27 And, she, said, True, Lord! [for], even the little dogs, eat of the crumbs which are falling from the table of, their masters.
And she said: Even so, my Lord; yet the dogs eat of the fragments that fall from the tables of their masters, and live.
28 Then, answering, Jesus said to her—O woman! great, is, thy faith! Be it, done, for thee, as thou desirest. And her daughter was healed, from that hour.
Then Jesus said to her: O woman, great is thy faith: be it to thee, as thou desirest. And her daughter was cured from that hour.
29 And, passing on from thence, Jesus came near the sea of Galilee, and, going up into the mountain, was sitting there.
And Jesus departed from there, and came to the side of the sea of Galilee: and he ascended a mountain, and sat there.
30 And there came unto him large multitudes, having with themselves the lame, the maimed, the blind, the dumb, and many others, —and they cast them near his feet, and he cured them;
And great multitudes came to him; and with them were the lame, and the blind, and the dumb, and the maimed, and many others: and they laid them at the feet of Jesus, and he healed them.
31 so that the multitude marvelled, seeing the dumb speaking, the lame walking, and the blind seeing, —and they glorified the God of Israel.
So that the multitudes were amazed, when they saw the dumb speaking, and the maimed made whole, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing: and they praised the God of Israel.
32 But, Jesus, calling near his disciples, said—My compassions are moved towards the multitude, because [even now], three days, abide they with me, and they have nothing to eat, —and, to dismiss them fasting, I am not willing, lest by any means they faint in the way.
Then Jesus called his disciples, and said to them: I pity this multitude; for lo, these three days they have continued with me, and they have nothing to eat: and I am unwilling to send them away fasting, lest they faint by the way.
33 And his disciples say unto him—Whence, to us, in a wilderness, loaves in such numbers as to fill a multitude, so great?
His disciples say to him: Whence can we get bread in the wilderness, to satisfy all this multitude?
34 And Jesus saith unto them—How many, loaves have ye? And, they, said, —Seven, and a few small fishes.
Jesus said to them, How many loaves have ye? They said to him, Seven, and a few little fishes.
35 And, sending word to the multitude to recline upon the ground,
And he commanded the multitudes to recline on the ground.
36 he took the seven loaves, and the fishes, and, giving thanks, brake, —and began giving to his disciples, and, the disciples, to the multitudes.
And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes.
37 And they all did eat and were filled, —and, the remainder of the broken pieces, took they up, seven hampers, full.
And they all ate, and were satisfied. And they took up the remains of fragments, seven full baskets.
38 And, they who did eat, were four thousand men, besides women and children.
And they that had eaten were four thousand men, besides women and children.
39 And, dismissing the multitudes, he went up into the boat, —and came into the bounds of Magadan.
And when he had sent away the multitudes, he took ship, and came to the coasts of Magdala.
