1 و َاجتَمَعَ حَولَهُ بَعضُ الفِرِّيسِيِّينَ وَمُعَلِّمِي الشَّرِيعَةِ الَّذِينَ جاءُوا مِنَ القُدسِ.

Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.

2 ف َرَأَوْا بَعضَ تَلامِيذِهِ يَأكُلُونَ بِأيدٍ نَجِسَةٍ، أي غَيرِ مَغسُولَةٍ.

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

3 ف َقَدْ كانَ الفِرِّيسِيُّونَ وَجَمِيعُ اليَهُودِ لا يَأكُلُونَ حَتَّى يَغسِلُوا أيدِيَهُمْ وَفْقاً لِلتَّقاليدِ.

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

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

And 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.

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

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

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

He 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.

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

Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

8 ل َقَدْ أهمَلْتُمْ وَصايا اللهِ، وَتَتبَعُونَ الآنَ تَقالِيدَ البَشَر!»

For 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.

9 ث ُمَّ قالَ لَهُمْ: «أنتُمْ تُجِيدُونَ رَفْضَ وَصايا اللهِ لِتُحافِظُوا عَلَى تَقالِيدِكُمْ!

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

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

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

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

But 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.

12 ف َتُشَجِّعونَهُ عَلَى عَدَمِ مُساعَدَةِ أبِيهِ وَأُمِّهِ.

And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;

13 و َتَتَجاهَلُونَ كَلِمَةَ اللهِ لِأجلِ تَقاليدِكُمُ الَّتِي تَتَّبِعُونَها. وَتَفعَلُونَ أُمَوراً كَثِيرَةً مِثلَ هَذَهِ.»

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

14 و َدَعا يَسُوعُ الجُمُوعَ إلَيهِ ثانِيَةً وَقالَ لَهُمْ: «اسْتَمِعُوا إلَيَّ جَمِيعُكُمْ وَافهَمُوا.

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

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

There 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.

16 م َنْ لَهُ أُذُنانِ، فَلْيَسمَعْ.»

If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

17 و َلَمّا تَرَكَ النّاسَ وَدَخَلَ إلَى البَيتِ، سَألَهُ تَلامِيذُهُ عَنْ مَعنَى هَذا التَشبيهِ.

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

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

And 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;

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

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

20 ث ُمَّ قالَ: «إنَّ ما يَخرُجُ مِنْ داخِلِ الإنسانِ هُوَ ما يُنَجِّسُهُ.

And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.

21 ل ِأنَّهُ مِنَ الدّاخِلِ، مِنْ قَلْبِ الإنسانِ، تَأتِي الأفكارُ الشِّرِّيرَةُ، وَالفِسْقُ، وَالسَّرِقَةُ، وَالقَتلُ،

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

22 و َالزِّنَى، وَالجَشَعُ، وَالخُبْثُ، وَالخِداعُ، وَالعَهارَةُ، وَالحَسَدُ، وَالإهانَةُ، وَالكِبْرِياءُ، وَالحَماقَةُ.

thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

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

all these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

24 ث ُمَّ 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،

And 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.

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

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

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

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

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

But 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

31 ث ُمَّ تَرَكَ يَسُوعُ مِنْطَقَةَ صُورَ، وَعَبَرَ صَيداءَ باتِّجاهِ بُحَيرَةِ الجَلِيلِ، مُرُوراً بِالمُدُنِ العَشْرِ.

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

32 و َبَينَما هُوَ هُناكَ، أحضَرُوا إلَيهِ رَجُلاً أصَمَّ وَأخْرَسَ، وَتَوَسَّلُوا إلَيهِ أنْ يَضَعَ يَدَيهِ عَلَيهِ.

And 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.

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

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

34 و َنَظَرَ يَسُوعُ إلَى السَّماءِ وَتَنَهَّدَ بِعُمْقٍ وَقالَ: «إفْثا.» أيْ «انْفَتِحي.»

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

35 ف َانفَتَحَتْ أُذُناهُ، وَانْحَلَّ لِسانُهُ، وَابْتَدَأ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِوُضُوحٍ.

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

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

And 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;

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

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