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

The proud religious law-keepers and some of the teachers of the Law had come from Jerusalem. They gathered around Jesus.

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

They had seen some of His followers eat bread without washing their hands.

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

The proud religious law-keepers and all the Jews never eat until they wash their hands. They keep the teaching that was given to them by their early fathers.

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 stores, they never eat until they wash. There are many other teachings they keep. Some are the washing of cups and pots and pans in a special way.

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

Then the proud religious law-keepers and the teachers of the Law asked Jesus, “Why do Your followers not obey the teaching given to them by their early fathers? They eat bread without washing their hands.”

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

He said to them, “Isaiah told about you who pretend to be someone you are not. Isaiah wrote, ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.

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

Their worship of Me is worth nothing. They teach what men say must be done.’

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

You put away the Laws of God and obey the laws made by men.”

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

Jesus said to them, “You put away the Laws of God but keep your own teaching.

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

Moses said, ‘Respect your father and mother.’ ‘He who curses his father and mother will 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 that it is right if a man does not help his father and mother because he says he has given to God what he could have given to them.

12 ف َتُشَجِّعونَهُ عَلَى عَدَمِ مُساعَدَةِ أبِيهِ وَأُمِّهِ.

You are not making him do anything for his father and mother.

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

You are putting away the Word of God to keep your own teaching. You are doing many other things like this.”

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

Jesus called the people to Him again. He said, “Listen to Me, all of you, and understand this.

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

It is not what goes into a man’s mouth from the outside that makes his mind and heart sinful. It is what comes out from the inside that makes him sinful.

16 م َنْ لَهُ أُذُنانِ، فَلْيَسمَعْ.»

You have ears, then listen!”

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

He went into the house away from all the people. His followers began to ask about the picture-story.

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

He said to them, “Do you not understand yet? Do you not understand that whatever goes into a man cannot make him sinful?

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

It does not go into his heart, but into his stomach and then on out of his body.” In this way, He was saying that all food is clean.

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

He said, “Whatever comes out of a man is what makes the man sinful.

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

From the inside, out of the heart of men come bad thoughts, sex sins of a married person, sex sins of a person not married, killing other people,

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

stealing, wanting something that belongs to someone else, doing wrong, lying, having a desire for sex sins, having a mind that is always looking for sin, speaking against God, thinking you are better than you are and doing foolish things.

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

All these bad things come from the inside and make the man sinful.” Jesus Puts a Demon out of a Girl

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،

Jesus went from their towns and cities to the cities of Tyre and Sidon. He went into a house and wanted to stay there without people knowing where He was. But He could not hide Himself.

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

A woman who had a daughter with a demon heard of Him. She came and got down at His feet.

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

The woman was not a Jew. She was from the country of Syrophenicia. She asked Jesus if He would put 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.»

Jesus said to her, “Let the children have what they want first. It is wrong to take children’s food and throw it to the dogs.”

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

She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the pieces that fall from the children’s table.”

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

He said to her, “Because of what you have said, go your way. The demon is gone out of your daughter.”

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

So she went to her house and found the demon was gone and her daughter was lying on the bed. Jesus Heals the Man Who Could Not Hear or Speak Well

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

Then Jesus left the cities of Tyre and Sidon. He came back to the Sea of Galilee by way of the land of Decapolis.

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

They took a man to Him who could not hear or speak well. They asked Jesus to put His hand on him.

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

Jesus took him away from the other people. He put His fingers into the man’s ears. He spit and put His finger on the man’s tongue.

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

Then Jesus looked up to heaven and breathed deep within. He said to the man, “Be opened!”

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

At once his ears were opened. His tongue was made loose and he spoke as other people.

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

Then Jesus told them they should tell no one. The more He told them this, the more they told what He had done.

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

They were very much surprised and wondered about it. They said, “He has done all things well. He makes those who could not hear so they can hear. He makes those who could not speak so they can speak.”