Matthew 15

1 Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,

1 有几个法利赛人和律法教师从耶路撒冷来质问耶稣：

2 “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”

2 “为什么你的门徒吃饭前不行洗手礼，破坏祖先的传统呢？”

3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?

3 耶稣回答说：“为什么你们因拘守传统而违背上帝的诫命呢？

4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’

4 上帝说，‘要孝敬父母’ ，又说，‘咒骂父母的，必被处死。’

5 But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’

5 你们却说，‘人如果宣布把供养父母的钱奉献给上帝，

6 he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

6 他就不必孝敬父母了。’你们这是用传统来废掉上帝的诫命。

7 You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:

7 你们这些伪君子，以赛亚针对你们说的预言一点没错，

8 ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.

8 “‘这些人嘴上尊崇我， 心却远离我，

9 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”

9 他们的教导无非是人的规条， 他们敬拜我也是枉然。’”

10 Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.

10 耶稣召集了众人，对他们说：“你们要听，也要明白。

11 A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”

11 入口的东西不会使人污秽，从口中出来的才会使人污秽。”

12 Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”

12 门徒上前对祂说：“你知道吗？法利赛人听见你的话很反感。”

13 But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.

13 耶稣回答说：“凡不是我天父栽种的都要被连根拔起来。

14 Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”

14 随便他们吧！他们是瞎眼的向导。瞎眼的给瞎眼的领路，二人都会掉进坑里。”

15 Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”

15 彼得对耶稣说：“请给我们解释一下这个比喻。”

16 “Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked.

16 耶稣说：“你们也还是这样糊涂吗？

17 “Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?

17 岂不知入口的东西都是进到肚子里，然后排进厕所吗？

18 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.

18 可是，从口中出来的乃是发自内心，会使人污秽。

19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.

19 因为从心里出来的有恶念、谋杀、通奸、淫乱、偷盗、假见证和毁谤，

20 These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”

20 这些东西才使人污秽。不洗手吃饭并不会使人污秽。”

21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.

21 耶稣从那里退到泰尔和西顿境内。

22 And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”

22 那地方有个迦南的妇人前来大声恳求耶稣：“主啊！大卫的后裔啊！可怜我吧！我的女儿被鬼附身，受尽折磨！”

23 But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”

23 耶稣却一言不答。门徒上前求祂说：“请让她走吧！她老是在我们后面喊叫。”

24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

24 耶稣说：“我奉差遣只是来寻找以色列家迷失的羊。”

25 The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.

25 那妇人上前跪下，说：“主啊！求你帮帮我吧！”

26 But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

26 耶稣答道：“把儿女的食物丢给狗吃，不合适。”

27 “Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”

27 妇人说：“主啊，不错，可是狗也吃主人饭桌上掉下来的碎渣呀！”

28 “O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

28 耶稣说：“妇人，你的信心真大！我答应你的要求。”就在那一刻，她女儿痊愈了。

29 Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.

29 耶稣离开那里，来到加利利湖边，上了山，在那里坐下。

30 Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.

30 大群的人把瘸腿的、瞎眼的、残疾的、哑巴及许多别的病人带来，放在祂脚前，祂就医治了他们。

31 The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.

31 众人看见哑巴说话，残疾的复原，瘸腿的走路，瞎眼的看见，都很惊奇，就赞美以色列的上帝。

32 Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”

32 耶稣把门徒召集过来，对他们说：“我怜悯这些人，他们跟我在一起已经三天，没有任何吃的。我不愿让他们饿着肚子回去，以免他们在路上体力不支。”

33 The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”

33 门徒说：“在这荒郊野外，我们到哪里找足够的食物给这么多人吃呢？”

34 “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”

34 耶稣问：“你们有多少饼？” 门徒答道：“七个，还有几条小鱼。”

35 And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.

35 耶稣便吩咐众人坐在地上。

36 Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.

36 祂拿着那七个饼和几条鱼祝谢后，掰开，递给门徒，门徒再分给众人。

37 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

37 大家都吃了，并且吃饱了，剩下的零碎装满了七个筐子。

38 A total of four thousand men were fed, besides women and children.

38 当时吃饭的，除了妇女和小孩，共有四千男人。

39 After Jesus had dismissed the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.

39 耶稣遣散众人以后，就坐船去了马加丹地区。