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

Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes came together to Him, having come from Jerusalem.

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

Now when they saw some of His disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, with unwashed 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 do not eat unless they wash their hands in a special way, 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.

When they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other things which they have received and hold, like the washing of cups, pitchers, copper vessels, and couches.

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

Then the Pharisees and scribes asked Him, “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands?”

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

He answered and said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘This people honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me.

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

And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

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

For laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men —the washing of pitchers and cups, and many other such things you do.”

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

He said to them, “ All too well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.

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

For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’

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

But you say, ‘If a man says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban”—’ (that is, a gift to God ),

12 ف َتُشَجِّعونَهُ عَلَى عَدَمِ مُساعَدَةِ أبِيهِ وَأُمِّهِ.

then you no longer let him do anything 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 no effect through your tradition which you have handed down. And many such things you do.”

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

When He had called all the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear Me, everyone, 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 that enters a man from outside which can defile him; but the things which come out of him, those are the things that defile a man.

16 م َنْ لَهُ أُذُنانِ، فَلْيَسمَعْ.»

If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”

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

When He had entered a house away 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؟

So He said to them, “Are you thus without understanding also? Do you not perceive that whatever enters a man from outside 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 his heart but his stomach, and is eliminated, thus purifying all foods?”

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

And He said, “What comes out of a man, that defiles a 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, lewdness, 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 a man.” A Gentile Shows Her Faith

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،

From there He arose and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And He entered a house and wanted no one to know it, but He could not be hidden.

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

For a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit heard about Him, and she 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 Syro-Phoenician by birth, and she kept asking Him to 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 Jesus said to her, “Let the children be filled first, for it is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.”

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

And she answered and said to Him, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs under the table eat from the children’s crumbs.”

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

Then He said to her, “For this saying go your way; the demon has gone out of your daughter.”

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

And when she had come to her house, she found the demon gone out, and her daughter lying on the bed. Jesus Heals a Deaf-Mute

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

Again, departing from the region of Tyre and Sidon, He came through the midst of the region of Decapolis to the Sea of Galilee.

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

Then they brought to Him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech, and they begged Him to put His hand on 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 in his ears, and He spat and touched his tongue.

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

Then, looking up to heaven, He sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.”

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

Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly.

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

Then He commanded them that they should tell no one; but the more He commanded them, the more widely 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 beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”