Matthew 15
1 Thanne the scribis and the Farisees camen to hym fro Jerusalem, and seiden,
Then the scribes and Pharisees, who are from Jerusalem, come to Jesus, saying,
2 Whi breken thi disciplis the tradiciouns of eldere men? for thei waisschen not her hondis, whanne thei eten breed.
Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the traditions of the elders? for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.
3 He answeride, and seide to hem, Whi breken ye the maundement of God for youre tradicioun?
And responding He said to them; Wherefore do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?
4 For God seide, Honoure thi fadir and thi modir, and he that cursith fadir or modir, die bi deeth.
For God commanded saying, Honor thy father and mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die with death.
5 But ye seien, Who euer seith to fadir or modir, What euere yifte is of me, it schal profite to thee;
But you say, Whosoever may say to father or mother, It is a gift, whatsoever you may be profited by me; and he shall no longer honor his father or his mother.
6 and he hath not worschipid his fadir or his modir; and ye han maad the maundement of God voide for youre tradicioun.
You made void the commandment of God by your tradition.
7 Ypocritis, Isaie, the prophete, prophesiede wel of you,
Ye hypocrites, beautifully did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, saying,
8 and seide, This puple honourith me with lippis, but her herte is fer fro me;
This people honor me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
9 and thei worschipen me `with outen cause, techynge the doctrines and maundementis of men.
But in vain they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.
10 And whanne the puple weren clepid to gidere to hym, he seide to hem, Here ye, and `vndurstonde ye.
And calling the multitude to Him, He said to them, Hear and understand:
11 That thing that entrith in to the mouth, defoulith not a man; but that thing that cometh out of the mouth, defoulith a man.
That if which cometh into the mouth does not defile the man; but that which cometh out from the mouth, that defiles the man.
12 Thanne hise disciplis camen, and seiden to hym, Thou knowist, that, if this word be herd, the Farisees ben sclaundrid?
Then His disciples having come to Him say, Do you not know that the Pharisees hearing your word, were offended?
13 And he answeride, and seide, Eueri plauntyng, that my fadir of heuene hath not plauntid, shal be drawun vp by the roote.
And He responding said, Every plant which my heavenly Father did not plant, shall be rooted up.
14 Suffre ye hem; thei ben blynde, and leederis of blynde men. And if a blynd man lede a blynd man, bothe fallen doun in to the diche.
Let them alone: the blind are leaders of the blind: if the blind may lead the blind, both will fall into the ditch.
15 Petre answeride, and seide to hym, Expowne to vs this parable.
Peter responding said to Him, Explain unto us the parable.
16 And he seide, Yit `ye ben also with oute vndurstondyng?
And Jesus said, Are you indeed still without understanding?
17 Vndurstonden ye not, that al thing that entrith in to the mouth, goith in to the wombe, and is sent out in to the goyng awei?
Do you know that everything entering into the mouth goes into the stomach, and is cast out into excrement?
18 But tho thingis that comen forth fro the mouth, goon out of the herte, and tho thingis defoulen a man.
But those things going out from the mouth come forth from the heart; and these pollute the man.
19 For of the herte goon out yuele thouytis, mansleyngis, auowtries, fornycaciouns, theftis, fals witnessyngis, blasfemyes.
For out of the heart proceed evil reasonings, murders, fornications, adulteries, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.
20 Thes thingis it ben that defoulen a man; but to ete with hondis not waischun, defoulith not a man.
These are the things which defile the man: but to eat bread with unwashed hands does not defile the man.
21 And Jhesus yede out fro thennus, and wente in to the coostis of Tire and Sidon.
And Jesus having come out thence, departed into the regions of Tyre and Sidon.
22 And lo! a womman of Canane yede out of tho coostis, and criede, and seide to him, Lord, the sone of Dauid, haue merci on me; my douyter is yuel traueilid of a feend.
And behold, a Canaanitish woman having come out from those coasts, cried unto Him saying, Have mercy on me, Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is terribly demonized.
23 And he answeride not to hir a word. And hise disciplis camen, and preieden hym, and seiden, Leue thou hir, for she crieth aftir vs.
And He responded to her not a word; and His disciples, having come to Him, asked Him, saying, Send her away; because she cries after us.
24 He answeride, and seide, Y am not sent, but to the scheep of the hous of Israel that perischiden.
And He responding said, I am not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
25 And she cam, and worschipide hym, and seide, Lord, helpe me.
And having come she continued to worship Him, saying, Lord, assist me.
26 Which answeride, and seide, It is not good to take the breed of children, and caste to houndis.
He responding said, It is not good to take the children's bread and cast it to the little dogs.
27 And she seide, Yhis, Lord; for whelpis eten of the crummes, that fallen doun fro the bord of her lordis.
And she said, Yea, Lord: for the little dogs eat of the crumbs falling from their master's table.
28 Thanne Jhesus answeride, and seide to hir, A! womman, thi feith is greet; be it doon to thee, as thou wolt. And hir douytir was helid fro that hour.
Then Jesus responding said to her, O woman, great is thy faith; let it be done unto thee as thou dost wish. And her daughter was healed from that hour.
29 And whanne Jhesus hadde passed fro thennus, he cam bisidis the see of Galilee. And he yede vp in to an hil, and sat there.
And Jesus having departed thence, came to the Sea of Galilee; and having gone up into the mountain, He was sitting there.
30 And myche puple cam to hym, and hadden with hem doumbe men and crokid, feble and blynde, and many other; and thei castiden doun hem at hise feet. And he helide hem,
And many multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, the blind, the deaf, the maimed, and many others, and laid them down at the feet of Jesus; and He healed them:
31 so that the puple wondriden seynge doumbe men spekynge, and crokid goynge, blynde men seynge; and thei magnyfieden God of Israel.
so that the multitudes were astonished, seeing the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, the lame walking about, and the blind seeing: and they glorified the God of Israel.
32 And Jhesus, whanne hise disciplis weren clepid to gidere, seide to hem, Y haue reuthe of the puple, for thei han abiden now thre daies with me, and han no thing to ete; and Y wole not leeue hem fastynge, lest thei failen in the weie.
And Jesus calling His disciples to Him, said, I sympathize with the multitude, because already three days abide unto me, and they have nothing which they may eat; I do not wish to send them away fasting, lest they may faint on the road.
33 And the disciplis seien to him, Wherof thanne so many looues among vs in desert, to fulfille so greet a puple?
And His disciples say to Him, Whence is there to us so much bread in the wilderness, as to feed so great a multitude?
34 And Jhesus seide to hem, Hou many looues han ye? And thei seiden, Seuene, and a fewe smale fisshis.
And Jesus says to them; How much bread have ye? And they said, Seven loaves and a few fishes.
35 And he comaundide to the puple, to sitte to mete on the erthe.
He having commanded the multitudes to sit down upon the ground,
36 And he took seuene looues and fyue fischis, and dide thankyngis, and brak, and yaf to hise disciplis; and the disciplis yauen to the puple.
He took the seven loaves and the fishes; having given thanks, He broke them, and gave to His disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
37 And alle eten, and weren fulfillid, and thei token that that was left of relifes, seuene lepis fulle.
And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up the residue of fragments, seven baskets full.
38 And thei that eten weren foure thousynde of men, with outen litle children and wymmen.
And those eating were about tour thousand men, besides women and children.
39 And whanne he hadde left the puple, he wente vp in to a boot, and cam in to the coostis of Magedan.
And having sent away the multitudes, He went into a ship and came into the coasts of Magdala.
