Matthew 15
1 Then came to Jesus Pharisees and Scribes that were from Jerusalem, and said:
Then come to Jesus Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem, saying,
2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders, and wash not their hands when they eat bread?
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
3 Jesus replied and said to them: Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God, on account of your tradition?
But he answered and said to them, Why do ye too transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
4 For God hath said: Honor thy father, and thy mother; and he that revileth his father or his mother, shall be put to death.
For God commanded, saying, “Honor thy father and thy mother;” and, “He that curseth father or mother, let him surely die.”
5 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.
But ye say, Whoever shall say to his father or his mother, Whatever thou mightst receive in aid from me is a gift [[to God]],
6 And thus ye make void the word of God, for the sake of your tradition.
he shall not honor his father or his mother. Thus have ye made void the law of God for the sake of your tradition.
7 Ye hypocrites, well did the prophet Isaiah prophesy of you, and say:
Hypocrites! well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, saying,
8 This people honoreth me with the lips, but their heart is far from me.
“This people honoreth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
9 And in vain they pay me homage, while they teach doctrines that are the precepts of men.
But in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.”
10 And he called the multitudes, and said to them, Hear and understand.
And calling the multitude, he said to them, Hear, and understand.
11 Not that which entereth the mouth, defileth a man; but that which proceedeth from the mouth, that defileth a man.
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
12 Then came his disciples, and said to him: Knowest thou, that the Pharisees were offended when they heard that speech?
Then come the disciples, and say to him, Dost thou know that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard that saying?
13 And he replied, and said to them: Every plant, which my Father who is in heaven hath not planted, shall be eradicated.
But he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father did not plant will be rooted up.
14 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.
Let them alone; they are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a ditch.
15 And Simon Cephas answered and said to him: My Lord, explain to us this similitude.
And Peter answering said to him, Explain to us that dark saying.
16 And he said to them: Are ye also, up to this time, without understanding?
And he said, Are ye too still without discernment?
17 Know ye not, that whatever entereth the mouth, passeth into the belly, and from there is ejected by purgation?
Do ye not understand, that whatever entereth the mouth goeth into the stomach, and is cast out into the drain?
18 But that which proceedeth from the mouth, cometh from the heart: and that is what defileth a man.
But the things which proceed from the mouth come out of the heart; and these defile a man.
19 For, from the heart proceed evil thoughts, adultery, murder, whoredom, theft, false testimony, reviling.
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimony, blasphemies.
20 These are the things that defile a man. But if a man eat while his hands are unwashed, he is not defiled.
These are the things which defile a man; but to eat with unwashed hands defileth not a man.
21 And Jesus departed from there, and went to the confines of Tyre and Sidon.
And Jesus, going from thence, withdrew to the parts of Tyre and Sidon.
22 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.
And, lo! a woman of Canaan came out from those borders, and cried out, saying, Have compassion on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is grievously afflicted with a demon.
23 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.
But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying Send her away, for she is crying out after us.
24 But he answered and said to them: I am not sent, except to the sheep that have strayed from the house of Israel.
But he answered and said, I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
25 And she came, and worshipped him, and said: Help me, my Lord.
Then she came and fell down before him, saying, Lord, help me!
26 Jesus said to her: It is not proper, to take the bread of the children and throw it to the dogs.
But he answering said, It is not allowable to take the children's bread, and throw it to the little dogs.
27 And she said: Even so, my Lord; yet the dogs eat of the fragments that fall from the tables of their masters, and live.
And she said, Yea, Lord; for the little dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters.
28 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.
Then Jesus answering said to her, O woman, great is thy faith; be it done to thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was cured from that hour.
29 And Jesus departed from there, and came to the side of the sea of Galilee: and he ascended a mountain, and sat there.
And departing thence, Jesus came near the lake of Galilee; and going up the mountain, he sat down there.
30 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.
And great multitudes came to him, having with them those who were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at his feet, and he healed them;
31 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.
so that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed sound, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they gave glory to the God of Israel.
32 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.
And Jesus having called his disciples to him, said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they have remained with me now three days, and have nothing to eat; and I am not willing to send them away fasting, lest they faint on the road.
33 His disciples say to him: Whence can we get bread in the wilderness, to satisfy all this multitude?
And the disciples say to him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
34 Jesus said to them, How many loaves have ye? They said to him, Seven, and a few little fishes.
And Jesus saith to them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few small fishes.
35 And he commanded the multitudes to recline on the ground.
And bidding the multitude to lie down on the ground,
36 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.
he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and broke, and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.
37 And they all ate, and were satisfied. And they took up the remains of fragments, seven full baskets.
And they all ate, and were filled; and they took up of the fragments that remained, seven baskets full.
38 And they that had eaten were four thousand men, besides women and children.
And they who ate were four thousand men, besides children and women.
39 And when he had sent away the multitudes, he took ship, and came to the coasts of Magdala.
Then he sent away the multitudes, and went on board the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan.
