Matthew 15

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

1 وَتَقَدَّمَ إِلَى يَسُوعَ بَعْضُ الْكَتَبَةِ وَالْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ مِنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَسَأَلُوهُ:

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

2 «لِمَاذَا يُخَالِفُ تَلامِيذُكَ تَقَالِيدَ الشُّيُوخِ، فَلا يَغْسِلُونَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَأْكُلُوا؟»

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

3 فَأَجَابَهُمْ «وَلِمَاذَا تُخَالِفُونَ أَنْتُمْ وَصِيَّةَ اللهِ مِنْ أَجْلِ الْمُحَافَظَةِ عَلَى تَقَالِيدِكُمْ؟

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

4 فَقَدْ أَوْصَى اللهُ قَائِلاً: أَكْرِمْ أَبَاكَ وَأُمَّكَ. وَمَنْ أَهَانَ أَبَاهُ أَوْ أُمَّهُ، فَلْيَكُنِ الْمَوْتُ عِقَاباً لَهُ.

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 وَلَكِنَّكُمْ أَنْتُمْ تَقُولُونَ: مَنْ قَالَ لأَبِيهِ أَوْ أُمِّهِ: إِنَّ مَا أَعُولُكَ بِهِ قَدْ قَدَّمْتُهُ قُرْبَاناً لِلْهَيْكَلِ،

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 فَهُوَ فِي حِلٍّ مِنْ إِكْرَامِ أَبِيهِ وَأُمِّهِ. وَأَنْتُمْ، بِهَذَا، تُلْغُونَ مَا أَوْصَى بِهِ اللهُ، مُحَافَظَةً عَلَى تَقَالِيدِكُمْ.

7 You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:

7 أَيُّهَا الْمُنَافِقُونَ! أَحْسَنَ إِشَعْيَاءُ إِذْ تَنَبَّأَ عَنْكُمْ فَقَالَ:

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

8 هَذَا الشَّعْبُ يُكْرِمُنِي بِشَفَتَيْهِ، أَمَّا قَلْبُهُ فَبَعِيدٌ عَنِّي جِدّاً!

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

9 إِنَّمَا بَاطِلاً يَعْبُدُونَنِي وَهُمْ يُعَلِّمُونَ تَعَالِيمَ لَيْسَتْ إِلّا وَصَايَا النَّاسِ».

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

10 ثُمَّ دَعَا الْجَمْعَ إِلَيْهِ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «اِسْمَعُوا وَافْهَمُوا:

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

11 لَيْسَ مَا يَدْخُلُ الْفَمَ يُنَجِّسُ الإِنْسَانَ، بَلْ مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْفَمِ هُوَ الَّذِي يُنَجِّسُ الإِنْسَانَ».

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

12 فَتَقَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِ تَلامِيذُهُ وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «أَتَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْقَوْلَ قَدْ أَثَارَ غَيْظَ الْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ؟»

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

13 فَأَجَابَهُمْ: «كُلُّ نَبَاتٍ لَمْ يَزْرَعْهُ أَبِي السَّمَاوِيُّ، لابُدَّ أَنْ يُقْلَعَ.

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

14 دَعُوهُمْ وَشَأْنَهُمْ، فَهُمْ عُمْيَانٌ يَقُودُونَ عُمْيَاناً. وَإذَا كَانَ الأَعْمَى يَقُودُ أَعْمَى، يَسْقُطَانِ مَعاً فِي حُفْرَةٍ».

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

15 وَقَالَ لَهُ بُطْرُسُ: «فَسِّرْ لَنَا ذَاكَ الْمَثَلَ!»

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

16 فَأَجَابَ: «وَهَلْ أَنْتُمْ أَيْضاً بِلا فَهْمٍ؟

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

17 أَلا تُدْرِكُونَ بَعْدُ أَنَّ الطَّعَامَ الَّذِي يَدْخُلُ الْفَمَ يَنْزِلُ إِلَى الْبَطْنِ، ثُمَّ يُطْرَحُ إِلَى الْخَلاءِ؟

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

18 أَمَّا مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْفَمِ، فَإِنَّهُ مِنَ الْقَلْبِ يَصْدُرُ، وَهُوَ الَّذِي يُنَجِّسُ الإِنْسَانَ.

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

19 فَمِنَ الْقَلْبِ تَنْبُعُ الأَفْكَارُ الشِّرِّيرَةُ، الْقَتْلُ، الزِّنَى، الْفِسْقُ، السَّرِقَةُ، شَهَادَةُ الزُّورِ، الازْدِرَاءُ.

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

20 هَذِهِ هِيَ الأُمُورُ الَّتِي تُنَجِّسُ الإِنْسَانَ. وَأَمَّا تَنَاوُلُ الطَّعَامِ بِأَيْدٍ غَيْرِ مَغْسُولَةٍ، فَلا يُنَجِّسُ الإِنْسَانَ!»

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

21 ثُمَّ غَادَرَ يَسُوعُ تِلْكَ الْمِنْطَقَةَ، وَذَهَبَ إِلَى نَوَاحِي صُورَ وَصَيْدَا.

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 فَإِذَا امْرَأَةٌ كَنْعَانِيَّةٌ مِنْ تِلْكَ النَّوَاحِي، قَدْ تَقَدَّمَتْ إِلَيْهِ صَارِخَةً: «ارْحَمْنِي يَا سَيِّدُ، يَا ابْنَ دَاوُدَ! اِبْنَتِي مُعَذَّبَةٌ جِدّاً، يَسْكُنُهَا شَيْطَانٌ».

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 لكِنَّهُ لَمْ يُجِبْهَا بِكَلِمَةٍ. فَجَاءَ تَلامِيذُهُ يُلِحُّونَ عَلَيْهِ قَائِلِينَ: «اصْرِفْهَا عَنَّا. فَهِيَ تَصْرُخُ وَرَاءنَا!»

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

24 فَأَجَابَ: «مَا أُرْسِلْتُ إِلّا إِلَى الْخِرَافِ الضَّالَّةِ، إِلَى بَيْتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ!»

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

25 وَلكِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ اقْتَرَبَتْ إِلَيْهِ، وَسَجَدَتْ لَهُ، وَقَالَتْ: «أَعِنِّي يَا سَيِّدُ!»

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

26 فَأَجَابَ: «لَيْسَ مِنَ الصَّوَابِ أَنْ يُؤْخَذَ خُبْزُ الْبَنِينَ وَيُطْرَحَ لِلْكِلابِ!»

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

27 فَقَالَتْ: «صَحِيحٌ يَا سَيِّدُ؛ وَلكِنَّ جِرَاءَ الْكِلابِ تَأْكُلُ مِنَ الْفُتَاتِ الَّذِي يَسْقُطُ مِنْ مَوَائِدِ أَصْحَابِهَا!»

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 فَأَجَابَهَا يَسُوعُ: «أَيَّتُهَا الْمَرْأَةُ، عَظِيمٌ إِيمَانُكِ! فَلْيَكُنْ لَكِ مَا تَطْلُبِينَ!» فَشُفِيَتِ ابْنَتُهَا مِنْ تِلْكَ السَّاعَةِ.

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

29 ثُمَّ انْتَقَلَ يَسُوعُ مِنْ تِلْكَ الْمِنْطَقَةِ، مُتَّجِهاً إِلَى بُحَيْرَةِ الْجَلِيلِ. فَصَعِدَ إِلَى الْجَبَلِ وَجَلَسَ هُنَاكَ.

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 فَجَاءتْ إِلَيْهِ جُمُوعٌ كَثِيرَةٌ وَمَعَهُمْ عُرْجٌ وَمَشْلُولُونَ وَعُمْيٌ وَخُرْسٌ وَغَيْرُهُمْ كَثِيرُونَ، وَطَرَحُوهُمْ عِنْدَ قَدَمَيْهِ، فَشَفَاهُمْ.

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 فَدُهِشَتِ الْجُمُوعُ إِذْ رَأَوْا الْخُرْسَ يَنْطِقُونَ، وَالْمَشْلُولِينَ أَصِحَّاءَ، وَالْعُرْجَ يَمْشُونَ، وَالْعُمْيَ يُبْصِرُونَ؛ وَمَجَّدُوا إِلهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

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 وَلكِنَّ يَسُوعَ دَعَا تَلامِيذَهُ إِلَيْهِ وَقَالَ: «إِنِّي أُشْفِقُ عَلَى الْجَمْعِ لأَنَّهُمْ مَازَالُوا مَعِي مُنْذُ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ وَلَيْسَ عِنْدَهُمْ مَا يَأْكُلُونَهُ. وَلا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَصْرِفَهُمْ صَائِمِينَ لِئَلّا يُصِيبُهُمْ الإعْيَاءُ فِي الطَّرِيقِ».

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

33 فَقَالَ التَّلامِيذُ: «مِنْ أَيْنَ لَنَا فِي هَذِهِ الْبَرِّيَّةِ خُبْزٌ كَثِيرٌ حَتَّى يَكْفِيَ هَذَا الْجَمْعَ الْكَثِيرَ؟»

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

34 فَسَأَلَهُمْ: «كَمْ رَغِيفاً عِنْدَكُمْ؟» أَجَابُوا: «سَبْعَةٌ وَبَعْضُ سَمَكَاتٍ صِغَارٍ!»

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

35 فَأَمَرَ الْجَمْعَ أَنْ يَجْلِسُوا عَلَى الأَرْضِ،

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 ثُمَّ أَخَذَ الأَرْغِفَةَ السَّبْعَةَ وَالسَّمَكَاتِ، وَشَكَرَ وَكَسَّرَ، وَأَعْطَى التَّلامِيذَ، فَوَزَّعُوهَا عَلَى الْجُمُوعِ.

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

37 فَأَكَلَ الْجَمِيعُ حَتَّى شَبِعُوا. ثُمَّ رَفَعَ التَّلامِيذُ سَبْعَةَ سِلالٍ مَلأُوهَا بِمَا فَضَلَ مِنَ الْكِسَرِ.

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

38 وَكَانَ عَدَدُ الآكِلِينَ أَرْبَعَةَ آلافِ رَجُلٍ، مَاعَدَا النِّسَاءَ وَالأَوْلادَ.

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

39 ثُمَّ صَرَفَ يَسُوعُ الْجُمُوعَ، وَرَكِبَ الْقَارِبَ، وَجَاءَ إِلَى نَوَاحِي مَجَدَانَ.