1 T hen came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.

وَاجتَمَعَ حَولَهُ بَعضُ الفِرِّيسِيِّينَ وَمُعَلِّمِي الشَّرِيعَةِ الَّذِينَ جاءُوا مِنَ القُدسِ.

2 A nd when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.

فَرَأَوْا بَعضَ تَلامِيذِهِ يَأكُلُونَ بِأيدٍ نَجِسَةٍ، أي غَيرِ مَغسُولَةٍ.

3 F or the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.

فَقَدْ كانَ الفِرِّيسِيُّونَ وَجَمِيعُ اليَهُودِ لا يَأكُلُونَ حَتَّى يَغسِلُوا أيدِيَهُمْ وَفْقاً لِلتَّقاليدِ.

4 A nd when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.

وَإذا عادُوا مِنَ السُّوقِ، لَمْ يَكُونواَ يَأكُلُونَ شَيئاً حَتَّى يَغسِلُوهُ جَيِّداً. وَلَهُمْ عاداتٌ أُخْرَى يَتبَعُونَها مِثلَ غَسلِ الكُؤُوسِ وَالأبارِيقِ وَالأوعِيَةِ النُّحاسِيَّةِ وَالصُّحُونِ.

5 T hen the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?

فَسَألَهُ الفِرِّيسِيُّونَ وَمُعَلِّمُوا الشَّرِيعَةِ: «لِماذا لا يَقتَدِي تَلامِيذُكَ بَتَقالِيدِ القُدَماءِ؟ لِماذا يَأكُلُونَ بِأيدٍ نَجِسَةٍ؟»

6 H e answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

فَأجابَهُمْ: «صَدَقَ إشَعْياءُ حِينَ تَنَبَّأ عَنكُمْ أنتُمُ المُنافِقُينَ، فَقالَ: ‹هَذا الشَّعبُ يُمَجِّدُنِي بِشَفَتَيهِ، وَأمّا قَلْبُهُ فَبَعِيدٌ عَنِّي.

7 H owbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

عِبادَتُهُمْ بِلا فائِدَةٍ، لِأنَّهُمْ يُعَلِّمُونَ تَعالِيماً هِيَ لَيسَتْ سِوَى وَصايا بَشَرِيَّةٍ.›

8 F or laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.

لَقَدْ أهمَلْتُمْ وَصايا اللهِ، وَتَتبَعُونَ الآنَ تَقالِيدَ البَشَر!»

9 A nd he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

ثُمَّ قالَ لَهُمْ: «أنتُمْ تُجِيدُونَ رَفْضَ وَصايا اللهِ لِتُحافِظُوا عَلَى تَقالِيدِكُمْ!

10 F or Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:

فَقَدْ قالَ مُوسَى: ‹أكرِمْ أباكَ وَأُمَّكَ،› وَقالَ: ‹مَنْ يَشْتُمُ أباهُ أوْ أُمَّهُ يُقتَلُ.›

11 B ut ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.

لَكِنَّكُمْ تَسْمَحونَ بِأنْ يَقولَ شَخْصٌ لأبيهِ أوْ لِأُمِّهِ: ‹لا أستَطِيعُ مُساعَدَتَكُما، لِأنَّ كُلَّ ما أمتَلِكُهُ هُوَ قُربانٌ لِلرَّبِّ!›

12 A nd ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;

فَتُشَجِّعونَهُ عَلَى عَدَمِ مُساعَدَةِ أبِيهِ وَأُمِّهِ.

13 m aking the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.

وَتَتَجاهَلُونَ كَلِمَةَ اللهِ لِأجلِ تَقاليدِكُمُ الَّتِي تَتَّبِعُونَها. وَتَفعَلُونَ أُمَوراً كَثِيرَةً مِثلَ هَذَهِ.»

14 A nd when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:

وَدَعا يَسُوعُ الجُمُوعَ إلَيهِ ثانِيَةً وَقالَ لَهُمْ: «اسْتَمِعُوا إلَيَّ جَمِيعُكُمْ وَافهَمُوا.

15 T here is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.

ما يَدخُلُ مَعِدَةَ الإنسانِ مِنَ الخارِجِ لا يَقْدِرُ أنْ يُنَجِسَّ الإنْسانَ، أمّا ما يَأتِي مِنْ داخِلِ الإنسانِ فَهُوَ ما يُنَجِّسُهُ.

16 I f any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

مَنْ لَهُ أُذُنانِ، فَلْيَسمَعْ.»

17 A nd when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.

وَلَمّا تَرَكَ النّاسَ وَدَخَلَ إلَى البَيتِ، سَألَهُ تَلامِيذُهُ عَنْ مَعنَى هَذا التَشبيهِ.

18 A nd he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;

فَقالَ لَهُمْ: «أأنتُمْ أيضاً لَمْ تَفهَمُوا؟ ألَمْ تَفهَمُوا إنَّهُ لا شَيءَ يَدخُلُ الإنسانَ مِنَ الخارِجِ يَقْدِرُ أنْ يُنَجِّسَهُ؟

19 b ecause it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

لِأنَّهُ لا يَدخُلُ إلَى قَلبِهِ، بَلْ إلَى مَعِدَتِهِ، ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ خارِجاً.» فَبَيَّنَ يَسُوعُ بِهَذا الكَلامِ أنَّ جَمِيعَ الأطعِمَةِ طاهِرَةٌ.

20 A nd he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.

ثُمَّ قالَ: «إنَّ ما يَخرُجُ مِنْ داخِلِ الإنسانِ هُوَ ما يُنَجِّسُهُ.

21 F or from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

لِأنَّهُ مِنَ الدّاخِلِ، مِنْ قَلْبِ الإنسانِ، تَأتِي الأفكارُ الشِّرِّيرَةُ، وَالفِسْقُ، وَالسَّرِقَةُ، وَالقَتلُ،

22 t hefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

وَالزِّنَى، وَالجَشَعُ، وَالخُبْثُ، وَالخِداعُ، وَالعَهارَةُ، وَالحَسَدُ، وَالإهانَةُ، وَالكِبْرِياءُ، وَالحَماقَةُ.

23 a ll these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

هَذِهِ الأفعالُ الشِّرِّيرَةُ جَمِيعُها تَأتِي مِنْ داخِلِ الإنسانِ، وَهِيَ ما يُنَجِّسُهُ.» يَسُوعُ يُساعِدُ امْرأةً غَريبَةً

24 A nd from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.

ثُمَّ غادَرَ يَسُوعُ تِلْكَ المِنطَقَةَ، وَاتَّجَهَ إلَى المَناطِقِ المُحِيطَةِ بِصُورَ. وَهُناكَ دَخَلَ بَيتاً، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يُرِيدُ لِأحَدٍ أنْ يَعرِفَ أنَّهُ هُناكَ. لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَستَطِعْ أنْ يُخْفي نَفْسَهُ،

25 F or a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:

إذْ إنَّ امْرأةً لَدَيها ابْنَةٌ فِيها رُوحٌ نَجِسٌ، سَمِعَتْ بِوُصُولِهِ، فَجاءَتْ عَلَىْ الفَورِ وَارْتَمَتْ عِندَ قَدَمَيهِ.

26 t he woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.

لَمْ تَكُن المَرْاَةُ يَهودِيَّةً، بَلْ فينِيقِيَّةً مِنْ سُورِيّا. وَتَوَسَّلَتْ إلَيهِ لِيُخرِجَ الرُّوحَ الشِّرِّيرَ مِنَ ابْنَتِها.

27 B ut Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.

فَقالَ لَها يَسُوعُ: «مِنَ الأولَى أنْ يَشبَعَ أبْناءُ البَيتِ أوَّلاً. فَلَيسَ جَيِّداً أنْ نَأخُذَ طَعامَهُم وَنُلقِيَهُ لِلكِلابِ.»

28 A nd she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs.

فَأجابَتْهُ: «صَحِيحٌ يا سَيِّدِي، وَلَكِنْ حَتَّى الكِلابُ الَّتيْ تَحتَ المائِدَةِ، تَأكُلُ فُتاتَ الطَعامِ الَّذي يُسْقِطُهُ الأبْناءُ.»

29 A nd he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.

فَقالَ لَها: «مِنْ أجلِ كَلامِكِ هَذا، اذهَبِي إلَى بَيتِكِ، لِأنَّ الرُّوحَ الشِّرِّيرَ قَدْ خَرَجَ مِنَ ابْنَتِكِ.»

30 A nd when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.

فَرَجِعَتْ إلَى بَيتِها، وَوَجَدَتِ ابْنَتَها مُستَلقِيَةً عَلَى السَّرِيرِ، وَقَدْ خَرَجَ مِنْها الرُّوحُ الشِّرِّيرُ. يَسُوعُ يَشفِي أصَمَّ أخْرَس

31 A nd again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.

ثُمَّ تَرَكَ يَسُوعُ مِنْطَقَةَ صُورَ، وَعَبَرَ صَيداءَ باتِّجاهِ بُحَيرَةِ الجَلِيلِ، مُرُوراً بِالمُدُنِ العَشْرِ.

32 A nd they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.

وَبَينَما هُوَ هُناكَ، أحضَرُوا إلَيهِ رَجُلاً أصَمَّ وَأخْرَسَ، وَتَوَسَّلُوا إلَيهِ أنْ يَضَعَ يَدَيهِ عَلَيهِ.

33 A nd he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;

أمّا يَسُوعُ فَأخَذَهُ جانِباً، بَعِيداً عَنِ الجَمْعِ، وَوَضَعَ أصابِعَهُ فِي أُذُنَيهِ ثُمَّ تَفَلَ وَلَمَسَ لِسانَهُ.

34 a nd looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

وَنَظَرَ يَسُوعُ إلَى السَّماءِ وَتَنَهَّدَ بِعُمْقٍ وَقالَ: «إفْثا.» أيْ «انْفَتِحي.»

35 A nd straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.

فَانفَتَحَتْ أُذُناهُ، وَانْحَلَّ لِسانُهُ، وَابْتَدَأ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِوُضُوحٍ.

36 A nd he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it;

وَأوصاهُمْ يَسُوعُ بِأنْ لا يُخبِرُوا أحَداً. لَكِنَّهُمْ كانُوا يُخْبِرونَ أكثَرَ كُلَّما أوصاهُمْ بِذَلِكَ أكثَرَ.

37 a nd were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.

وَانْدَهَشَ النّاسُ تَماماً وَقالُوا: «قَدْ فَعَلَ كُلَّ شَيءٍ بِشَكلٍ رائِعٍ، حَتَّى إنَّهُ جَعَلَ الصُّمَّ يَسمَعُونَ، وَالخُرْسَ يَتَكَلَّمُونَ.»