1 ح ِينَئِذٍ جاءَ بَعضُ الفِرِّيسِيِّينَ وَمُعَلِّمُو الشَّرِيعَةِ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ القُدسِ إلَى يَسُوعَ، وَسَألُوهُ:

¶ Then certain scribes and Pharisees of Jerusalem came unto Jesus, saying,

2 « لِماذا يَكسِرُ تَلامِيذُكَ التَّقالِيدَ الَّتِي أخَذْناها عَنْ أجدادِنا؟ فَهُمْ لا يَغسِلُونَ أيدِيَهُمْ قَبلَ تَناوُلِ الطَّعامِ.»

Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.

3 ف َأجابَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «وَلِماذا تَكسِرُونَ أنتُمْ وَصِيَّةَ اللهِ بِسَبَبِ تَقالِيدِكُمْ؟

But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

4 ف َاللهُ أوصَىْ وَقالَ: ‹أكرِمْ أباكَ وَأُمَّكَ،› وَقالَ: ‹مَنْ يَشْتُمُ أباهُ أوْ أُمَّهُ يُقتَلُ.›

For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother, and, He that curses father or mother, let him die without recourse.

5 ل َكِنَّكُمْ تَقُولُونَ: ‹مَنْ قالَ لِأبِيهِ أوْ أُمِّهِ: لا أستَطِيعُ مُساعَدَتَكُما، لِأنَّ كُلَّ ما أمتَلِكُهُ قَدْ قَدَّمْتُهُ لِلرَّبِّ. فَهُوَ غَيرُ مُلزَمٍ بِإكرامِ أبِيهِ أوْ أُمِّهِ.›

But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, Whatever I might have helped thee with is already my offering unto God,

6 و َبِهَذا تَجاهَلْتُمْ وَصِيَّةَ اللهِ بِسَبَبِ تَقالِيدِكُمْ.

and now has no need to honour his father or his mother with succour. Thus ye have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.

7 أ يُّها المُنافِقُونَ، صَدَقَ إشَعْياءُ حِينَ تَنَبَّأ عَنكُمْ فَقالَ:

Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

8 ‹ هَذا الشَّعبُ يُمَجِّدُنِي بِشَفَتَيهِ، وَأمّا قَلْبُهُ فَبَعِيدٌ عَنِّي.

This people draws nigh unto me with their mouth and honours me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

9 ع ِبادَتُهُمْ بِلا فائِدَةٍ، لِأنَّهُمْ يُعَلِّمُونَ تَعالِيماً هِيَ لَيسَتْ سِوَى وَصايا بَشَرِيَّةٍ.›»

But in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines and commandments of men.

10 و َدَعا يَسُوعُ النّاسَ إلَيهِ وَقالَ لَهُمْ: «استَمِعُوا لِي وَافهَمُوا ما أقُولُ:

¶ And calling the multitude unto him, he said unto them, Hear and understand:

11 ل َيسَ ما يَدخُلُ فَمَ الإنسانِ يُنَجِّسُهُ، بَلْ ما يَخرُجُ مِنْ فَمِهِ، فَهَذا يُنَجِّسُهُ.»

not that which goes into the mouth defiles the man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles the man.

12 ح ِينَئِذٍ جاءَ إلَيهِ التَّلامِيذُ وَقالُوا: «أتَعلَمُ أنَّ الفِرِّيسِيِّينَ انزَعَجوا عِندَما سَمِعوا كَلامَكَ؟»

Then his disciples came and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this word?

13 ف َأجابَ يَسُوعُ: «كُلُّ نَبتَةٍ لَمْ يَزرَعْها أبِي سَتُقلَعُ مِنْ جُذُورِها.

But he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father has not planted shall be rooted up.

14 ا ترُكُوهُمْ، فَهُمْ عُمْيٌ يَقُودُونَ عُمْياً. وَإنْ قادَ أعمَىً آخَرَ أعمَىً، فَإنَّ كِلَيهِما سَيَقَعانِ فِي الحُفرَةِ.»

Let them alone; they are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into a pit.

15 ف َأجابَ بُطرُسُ: «اشرَحْ لَنا مَعنَى هَذا التَّشبِيهِ.»

Then Peter answered and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.

16 ف َقالَ يَسُوعُ: «ألَمْ تَفهَمُوا بَعدُ؟»

And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?

17 أ لا تَفهَمُونَ أنَّ كُلَّ ما يَدخُلُ فَمَ الإنسانِ يَدخُلُ المَعِدَةَ، وَمِنْ ثُمَّ يَخرُجُ إلَى الخارِجِ؟

Do not ye yet understand that whatever enters in at the mouth goes into the belly and is cast out into the draught?

18 ل َكِنْ ما يَخرُجُ مِنْ فَمِ الإنسانِ، يَصْدُرُ عَنِ القَلْبِ. وَهَذا ما يُنَجَّسُ الإنسانَ.

But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart, and they defile the man.

19 ل ِأنَّهُ مِنَ القَلْبِ، تَأتِي الأفكارُ الشِّرِّيرَةُ، وَالقَتلُ، وَالفِسْقُ، وَالزِّنَى، وَالسَّرِقَةُ، وَشَهادَةُ الزُّورِ، وَالإهانَةُ.

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

20 ه َذِهِ هِيَ الأشياءُ الَّتِي تُنَجِّسُ الإنسانَ، أمّا الأكلُ بِأيدٍ غَيرِ مَغسُولَةٍ فَلا يَجعَلُ الإنسانَ نَجِساً.» يَسُوعُ يُساعِدُ امْرأةً غَريبَةً

these are the things which defile the man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.

21 و َتَرَكَ يَسُوعُ ذَلِكَ المَكانَ وَذَهَبَ إلَى مِنْطَقَةِ صُورَ وَصَيدا.

¶ Then Jesus left there and departed into the parts of Tyre and Sidon.

22 و َجاءَتْ إلَيهِ امْرأةٌ كَنعانِيَّةٌ كانَتْ تَعِيشُ فِي تِلكَ المِنطَقَةِ، وَبَدَأتْ تَصرُخُ: «ارحَمْنِي يا رَبُّ، يا ابْنَ داوُدَ. فَابنَتِي مَسكُونَةٌ بِرُوحٍ شِرِّيرٍ، وَهِيَ تَتَألَّمُ جِدّاً.»

And, behold, a woman of Canaan having come out of the same borders cried unto him, saying, Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me; my daughter is sick, possessed by a demon.

23 ف َلَمْ يُجِبْها يَسُوعُ بِأيَّةِ كَلِمَةٍ. فَجاءَ إلَيهِ تَلامِيذُهُ وَطَلَبُوا مِنهُ وَقالُوا: «اطرُدْها مِنْ هُنا، لِأنَّها تَتبَعُنا وَتَصرُخُ.»

But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away, for she cries out after us.

24 ف َقالَ: «لَمْ أُرسَلْ إلّا إلَى خِرافِ بَني إسْرائِيلَ الضّائِعَةِ.»

But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

25 ل َكِنَّ المَرأةَ اقتَرَبَتْ إلَيهِ وَسَجَدَتْ أمامَهُ وَقالَتْ: «يا رَبُّ، ساعِدنِي.»

Then she came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.

26 ف َأجابَها يَسُوعُ: «لَيسَ جَيِّداً أنْ ناخُذَ طَعامَ الأبناءِ، وَنُلقِيهِ لِلكِلابِ.»

But he answered and said, It is not good to take the children’s bread and to cast it to the little dogs.

27 ف َقالَتْ: «صَحِيحٌ يا سَيِّدُ، وَلَكِنْ حَتَّى الكِلابُ تَأكُلُ مِمّا يَسقُطُ مِنْ مائِدَةِ أصحابِها.»

And she said, Yes, Lord, yet the little dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.

28 ح ِينَئِذٍ أجابَها يَسُوعُ: «يا امْرأةُ، إيمانُكِ عَظِيمٌ جِدّاً. لِيَكُنْ لَكِ ما تُرِيدِينَهُ.» وَفِي تِلكَ اللَّحظَةِ، شُفِيَتِ ابنَتُها. يَسُوعُ يَشفِي كَثِيرِين

Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith; be it unto thee even as thou desire. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

29 و َتَرَكَ يَسُوعُ ذَلِكَ المَكانَ وَذَهَبَ إلَى مِنْطَقَةٍ قُربَ بُحَيرَةِ الجَلِيلِ. وَصَعِدَ إلَى تَلَّةٍ وَجَلَسَ هُناكَ.

¶ And Jesus left there and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee and went up into the mountain and sat down there.

30 ف َجاءَتْ إلَيهِ جُمُوعٌ كَبِيرَةٌ، وَكانَ مَعَهُمْ عُرجٌ وَعُمْيٌ وَمَشلُولُونَ وَصُمٌّ بُكْمٌ وَمَرضَى آخَرُونَ كَثِيرُونَ. فَوَضَعُوهُمْ عِندَ أقدامِ يَسُوعَ، فَشَفاهُمْ.

And many people came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many other sick and cast them down at Jesus’ feet; and he healed them,

31 ف َاندَهَشَتْ جُمُوعُ النّاسِ عِندَما رَأَوْا الصُّمَّ البُكْمَ يَتَكَلُّمُونَ، وَالعُرْجَ يَصِحُّونَ، وَالمَشلُولِينَ يَمشُونَ، وَالعُمْيَ يُبصِرُونَ، فَمَجَّدُوا إلَهَ إسْرائِيلَ. يَسُوعُ يُطعِمُ أكثَرَ مِنْ أربَعَةِ آلاف

insomuch that the multitude wondered when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see, and they glorified the God of Israel.

32 ف َاسْتَدْعَى يَسُوعُ تَلامِيذَهُ وَقالَ: «إنَّنِي أُشفِقُ عَلَى هَؤُلاءِ النّاسِ، فَهُمْ مَعِي مُنذُ ثَلاثَةِ أيّامٍ وَلا شَيءَ مَعَهُمْ لِيَأكُلُوا. وَلا أُريدُ أنْ أصرِفَهُمْ جَوْعَى، لِئَلّا يُغْمَىْ عَلَيهِمْ فِي الطَّرِيقِ.»

Then Jesus called his disciples unto him and said, I have mercy on the multitude because they persevere with me now three days and have nothing to eat, and I desire not to send them away fasting lest they faint in the way.

33 ف َقالَ لَهُ تَلامِيذُهُ: «مِنْ أينَ سَنَحصُلُ عَلَى خُبْزٍ يَكفِي لِهَذا الجَمعِ فِي مِثلِ هَذا المَكانِ المَعزُولِ؟»

Then his disciples say unto him, From where do we have so much bread in the wilderness as to satisfy so great a multitude?

34 ف َقالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «كَمْ رَغِيفاً لَدَيكُمْ؟» فَقالُوا لَهُ: «سَبعَةُ أرغِفَةٍ وَبَعضُ السَّمَكِ الصَّغِيرِ.»

And Jesus said unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven and a few little fishes.

35 ف َأمَرَ يَسُوعُ النّاسَ بِالجُلُوسِ عَلَى الأرْضِ.

And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.

36 و َأخَذَ الأرغِفَةَ السَّبعَةَ وَالسَّمَكَ، وَشَكَرَ، وَقَسَّمَ الأرغِفَةَ وَأعطاها لِلتَّلاميذِ الَّذينَ وَزَّعُوها عَلَى الجَمِيعِ.

And he took the seven loaves and the fishes and gave thanks and broke them and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

37 ف َأكَلَ الجَمِيعُ وَشَبِعُوا. ثُمَّ جَمَعُوا ما زادَ مِنَ الكِسَرِ، فَكانَتْ سَبعَ سِلالٍ مُمتَلِئَةً.

And they all ate and were filled, and they took up of the broken food that was left seven baskets full.

38 و َكانَ عَدَدُ الآكِلِينَ أربَعَةَ آلافِ رَجُلٍ، عَدا النِّساءِ وَالأطفالِ.

And those that ate were four thousand men besides women and children.

39 و َعِندَما صَرَفَ يَسُوعُ جُمُوعَ النّاسِ، صَعِدَ إلَى قارِبٍ وَذَهَبَ إلَى مِنْطَقَةِ مَجدَلَ.

And he sent away the multitude and took ship and came into the borders of Magdala.