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

And the Pharisees and some of the scribes, coming from Jerusalem, are gathered together to him,

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

and seeing some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, unwashed, hands,

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

(for the Pharisees and all the Jews, unless they wash their hands diligently, do not eat, holding what has been delivered by the ancients;

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 from the market-place, unless they are washed, they do not eat; and there are many other things which they have received to hold, the washing of cups and vessels, and brazen utensils, and couches),

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

then the Pharisees and the scribes ask him, Why do thy disciples not walk according to what has been delivered by the ancients, but eat the bread with defiled hands?

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

But he answering said to them, Well did Esaias prophesy concerning you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honour me with their lips, but their heart is far away from me.

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

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

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

leaving the commandment of God, ye hold what is delivered by men —washings of vessels 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 to them, Well do ye set aside the commandment of God, that ye may observe what is delivered by yourselves.

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, he who speaks ill of father or mother, let him surely die.

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 say to his father or his mother, corban (that is, gift), whatsoever thou mightest have profit from me by …

12 ف َتُشَجِّعونَهُ عَلَى عَدَمِ مُساعَدَةِ أبِيهِ وَأُمِّهِ.

And ye no longer suffer him to do anything for his father or his mother;

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

making void the word of God by your traditional teaching which ye have delivered; and many such like things ye do.

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

And having called again the crowd, he said to them, Hear me, all, 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 outside a man entering into him which can defile him; but the things which go out from him, those it is which defile the man.

16 م َنْ لَهُ أُذُنانِ، فَلْيَسمَعْ.»

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

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

And when he went indoors from the crowd, 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 says to them, Are ye also thus unintelligent? Do ye not perceive that all that is outside entering into the man 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 does not enter into his heart but into his belly, and goes 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 goes forth out of the man, that defiles 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, go forth evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

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

thefts, covetousness, wickednesses, deceit, licentiousness, a wicked eye, injurious language, haughtiness, folly;

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

all these wicked things go forth 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 he rose up and went away thence into the borders of Tyre and Sidon; and having entered into a house he would not have any one know, and he could not be hid.

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

But immediately a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell at his feet

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

(and the woman was a Greek, Syrophenician by race), and asked him that he would cast the demon out of her daughter.

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

But said to her, Suffer the children to be first filled; for it is not right to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.

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

But she answered and says to him, Yea, Lord; for even 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 to her, Because of this word, go thy way, the demon 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 having gone away to her house she found the demon gone out, and her daughter lying on the bed.

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

And again having left the borders of Tyre and Sidon, he came to 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 to him a deaf who could not speak right, and they beseech him that he might lay his hand on him.

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

And having taken him away from the crowd apart, he put his fingers to his ears; and having spit, he touched his tongue;

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

and looking up to heaven he groaned, and says to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

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

And immediately his ears were opened, and the band of his tongue was loosed and he spoke right.

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

And he charged them that they should speak to no one. But so much the more he charged them, so much the more abundantly they proclaimed it;

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

and they were astonished above measure, saying, He does all things well; he makes both the deaf to hear, and the speechless to speak.