1 L os fariseos y algunos de los escribas, que habían venido de Jerusalén, se acercaron a Jesús

Now there gathered together to the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem,

2 y vieron que algunos de sus discípulos comían pan con manos impuras, es decir, sin habérselas lavado.

For they had seen that some of His disciples ate with common hands, that is, unwashed '> ceremonial washing]—

3 ( Los fariseos, y todos los judíos, viven aferrados a la tradición de los ancianos, de modo que, si no se lavan las manos muchas veces, no comen.

For the Pharisees and all of the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands '> up to the elbow] with clenched fist, adhering to the tradition of their forefathers.

4 C uando vuelven del mercado, no comen si antes no se lavan. Y conservan también muchas otras tradiciones, como el lavar los vasos en que beben, los jarros, los utensilios de metal, y las camas.)

And from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they purify themselves; and there are many other traditions, the washing of cups and wooden pitchers and widemouthed jugs and utensils of copper and beds—

5 E ntonces los fariseos y los escribas le preguntaron a Jesús: «¿Por qué tus discípulos no siguen la tradición de los ancianos, sino que comen pan con manos impuras?»

And the Pharisees and scribes kept asking, Why do Your disciples not order their way of living according to the tradition handed down by the forefathers, but eat with hands unwashed and ceremonially not purified?

6 J esús les respondió: «¡Hipócritas! Bien profetizó de ustedes Isaías, cuando escribió: »“Este pueblo me honra con los labios, pero su corazón está lejos de mí.

But He said to them, Excellently and truly '> so that there will be no room for blame] did Isaiah prophesy of you, the pretenders and hypocrites, as it stands written: These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts hold off and are far distant from Me.

7 N o tiene sentido que me honren, si sus enseñanzas son mandamientos humanos.”

In vain (fruitlessly and without profit) do they worship Me, ordering and teaching as doctrines the commandments and precepts of men.

8 P orque ustedes dejan de lado el mandamiento de Dios, y se aferran a la tradición de los hombres.»

You disregard and give up and ask to depart from you the commandment of God and cling to the tradition of men.

9 T ambién les dijo: «¡Qué bien invalidan ustedes el mandamiento de Dios, para mantener su propia tradición!

And He said to them, You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition (your own human regulations)!

10 P orque Moisés dijo: “Honra a tu padre y a tu madre”, y también: “El que maldiga al padre o a la madre, morirá irremisiblemente.”

For Moses said, Honor (revere with tenderness of feeling and deference) your father and your mother, and, He who curses or reviles or speaks evil of or abuses or treats improperly his father or mother, let him surely die.

11 P ero ustedes dicen: “Basta que alguien diga al padre o a la madre: ‘Todo aquello con que podría ayudarte es Corbán’ (es decir, mi ofrenda a Dios)”,

But you say, A man is exempt if he tells father or mother, What you would otherwise have gained from me is Corban, that is, is a gift,

12 y con eso ustedes ya no permiten que nadie ayude más a su padre o a su madre.

Then you no longer are permitting him to do anything for father or mother.

13 E s así como ustedes invalidan la palabra de Dios con la tradición que se han transmitido, además de que hacen muchas otras cosas parecidas.»

Thus you are nullifying and making void and of no effect the Word of God through your tradition, which you hand on. And many things of this kind you are doing.

14 J esús volvió a llamar a toda la gente, y les dijo: «Escúchenme todos, y entiendan:

And He called the people to again and said to them, Listen to Me, all of you, and understand.

15 N ada que venga de afuera puede contaminar a nadie. Lo que contamina a la persona es lo que sale de ella.»

There is not one thing outside a man which by going into him can pollute and defile him; but the things which come out of a man are what defile him and make him unhallowed and unclean.

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If any man has ears to hear, let him be listening '> perceive and comprehend by hearing].

17 C uando entró en la casa, luego de alejarse de la multitud, sus discípulos le preguntaron acerca de la parábola.

And when He had left the crowd and had gone into the house, His disciples began asking Him about the parable.

18 J esús les dijo: «¿Tampoco ustedes pueden entender esto? ¿Acaso no entienden que nada que venga de afuera y entre en alguien puede contaminarlo?

And He said to them, Then are you also unintelligent and dull and without understanding? Do you not discern and see that whatever goes into a man from the outside cannot make him unhallowed or unclean,

19 P orque eso no entra en su corazón, sino en su vientre, y al final va a parar en la letrina.» Con esto Jesús estaba diciendo que todos los alimentos son limpios,

Since it does not reach and enter his heart but digestive tract, and so passes on ? Thus He was making and declaring all foods clean '> abolishing the ceremonial distinctions of the Levitical Law].

20 a unque también decía que lo que contamina es lo que sale de la persona.

And He said, What comes out of a man is what makes a man unclean and renders unhallowed.

21 P orque de adentro del corazón humano salen los malos pensamientos, la inmoralidad sexual, los robos, los homicidios,

For from within, out of the hearts of men, come base and wicked thoughts, sexual immorality, stealing, murder, adultery,

22 l os adulterios, las avaricias, las maldades, el engaño, la lujuria, la envidia, la calumnia, la soberbia y la insensatez.

Coveting (a greedy desire to have more wealth), dangerous and destructive wickedness, deceit; unrestrained (indecent) conduct; an evil eye (envy), slander (evil speaking, malicious misrepresentation, abusiveness), pride ( the sin of an uplifted heart against God and man), foolishness (folly, lack of sense, recklessness, thoughtlessness).

23 T odos estos males vienen de adentro y contaminan a la persona. La fe de la mujer sirofenicia

All these evil come from within, and they make the man unclean and render him unhallowed.

24 D e allí Jesús se fue a la región de Tiro y de Sidón. Llegó a una casa y trató de que nadie lo supiera, pero no pudo esconderse

And Jesus arose and went away from there to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And He went into a house and did not want anyone to know; but it was not possible for Him to be hidden.

25 p orque, tan pronto como una mujer, cuya hija tenía un espíritu impuro, supo que él había llegado, fue a su encuentro y se arrojó a sus pies.

Instead, at once, a woman whose little daughter had (was under the control of) an unclean spirit heard about Him and came and flung herself down at His feet.

26 E sa mujer era griega, de nacionalidad sirofenicia, y le rogaba que expulsara de su hija al demonio;

Now the woman was a Greek (Gentile), a Syrophoenician by nationality. And she kept begging Him to drive the demon out of her little daughter.

27 p ero Jesús le dijo: «Primero deja que los hijos queden satisfechos, porque no está bien quitarles a los hijos su pan y echárselo a los perritos.»

And He said to her, First let the children be fed, for it is not becoming or proper or right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.

28 L a mujer le respondió: «Es verdad, Señor. Pero hasta los perritos comen debajo de la mesa las migajas que dejan caer los hijos.»

But she answered Him, Yes, Lord, yet even the small pups under the table eat the little children’s scraps of food.

29 E ntonces Jesús le dijo: «Por esto que has dicho, puedes irte tranquila; el demonio ya ha salido de tu hija.»

And He said to her, Because of this saying, you may go your way; the demon has gone out of your daughter.

30 C uando la mujer llegó a su casa, encontró a su hija acostada en la cama, y el demonio ya había salido de ella. Jesús sana a un sordo

And she went home and found the child thrown on the couch, and the demon departed.

31 J esús volvió a salir de la región de Tiro, y fue por Sidón al lago de Galilea, pasando por la región de Decápolis.

Soon after this, Jesus, coming back from the region of Tyre, passed through Sidon on to the Sea of Galilee, through the region of Decapolis.

32 L e llevaron allí a un sordo y tartamudo, y le rogaban que pusiera la mano sobre él.

And they brought to Him a man who was deaf and had difficulty in speaking, and they begged Jesus to place His hand upon him.

33 J esús lo apartó de la gente, le metió los dedos en las orejas y, con su saliva, le tocó la lengua;

And taking him aside from the crowd, He thrust His fingers into the man’s ears and spat and touched his tongue;

34 l uego levantó los ojos al cielo, y lanzando un suspiro le dijo: «¡Efata!», es decir, «¡Ábrete!»

And looking up to heaven, He sighed as He said, Ephphatha, which means, Be opened!

35 A l instante se le abrieron los oídos y se le destrabó la lengua, de modo que comenzó a hablar bien.

And his ears were opened, his tongue was loosed, and he began to speak distinctly and as he should.

36 J esús les mandó que no contaran esto a nadie, pero mientras más se lo prohibía, ellos más y más lo divulgaban.

And Jesus '> in His own interest] admonished and ordered them sternly and expressly to tell no one; but the more He commanded them, the more zealously they proclaimed it.

37 L a gente estaba muy asombrada, y decía: «Todo lo hace bien. Hasta puede hacer que los sordos oigan y que los mudos hablen.»

And they were overwhelmingly astonished, saying, He has done everything excellently (commendably and nobly)! He even makes the deaf to hear and the dumb to speak!