Vangelo secondo Matteo - Matthew 15

GREEK BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Τοτε προσερχονται προς τον Ιησουν οι απο Ιεροσολυμων γραμματεις και Φαρισαιοι, λεγοντες?	1 Then Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem came to Jesus and said,
2 Δια τι οι μαθηται σου παραβαινουσιν την παραδοσιν των πρεσβυτερων; διοτι δεν νιπτονται τας χειρας αυτων οταν τρωγωσιν αρτον.	2 'Why do your disciples break away from the tradition of the elders? They eat without washing theirhands.'
3 Ο δε αποκριθεις ειπε προς αυτους? Δια τι και σεις παραβαινετε την εντολην του Θεου δια την παραδοσιν σας;	3 He answered, 'And why do you break away from the commandment of God for the sake of yourtradition?
4 Διοτι ο Θεος προσεταξε, λεγων? Τιμα τον πατερα σου και την μητερα? και, Ο κακολογων πατερα η μητερα εξαπαντος να θανατονηται?	4 For God said, "Honour your father and your mother" and "Anyone who curses his father or mother wilbe put to death."
5 σεις ομως λεγετε? Οστις ειπη προς τον πατερα η προς την μητερα, Δωρον ειναι ο, τι ηθελες ωφεληθη εξ εμου, αρκει, και δυναται να μη τιμηση τον πατερα αυτου η την μητερα αυτου?	5 But you say, "If anyone says to his father or mother: Anything I might have used to help you isdedicated to God,
6 και ηκυρωσατε την εντολην του Θεου δια την παραδοσιν σας.	6 he is rid of his duty to father or mother." In this way you have made God's word ineffective by means ofyour tradition.
7 Υποκριται, καλως προεφητευσε περι υμων ο Ησαιας, λεγων?	7 Hypocrites! How rightly Isaiah prophesied about you when he said:
8 Ο λαος ουτος με πλησιαζει με το στομα αυτων και με τα χειλη με τιμα, η δε καρδια αυτων μακραν απεχει απ' εμου.	8 This people honours me only with lip-service, while their hearts are far from me.
9 Εις ματην δε με σεβονται, διδασκοντες διδασκαλιας, ενταλματα ανθρωπων.	9 Their reverence of me is worthless; the lessons they teach are nothing but human commandments.'
10 Και προσκαλεσας τον οχλον, ειπε προς αυτους? Ακουετε και νοειτε.	10 He called the people to him and said, 'Listen, and understand.
11 Δεν μολυνει τον ανθρωπον το εισερχομενον εις το στομα, αλλα το εξερχομενον εκ του στοματος τουτο μολυνει τον ανθρωπον.	11 What goes into the mouth does not make anyone unclean; it is what comes out of the mouth thatmakes someone unclean.'
12 Τοτε προσελθοντες οι μαθηται αυτου, ειπον προς αυτον? Εξευρεις οτι οι Φαρισαιοι ακουσαντες τον λογον τουτον εσκανδαλισθησαν;	12 Then the disciples came to him and said, 'Do you know that the Pharisees were shocked when theyheard what you said?'
13 Ο δε αποκριθεις ειπε? Πασα φυτεια, την οποιαν δεν εφυτευσεν ο Πατηρ μου ο ουρανιος, θελει εκριζωθη.	13 He replied, 'Any plant my heavenly Father has not planted wil be pul ed up by the roots.
14 Αφησατε αυτους? ειναι οδηγοι τυφλοι τυφλων? τυφλος δε τυφλον εαν οδηγη, αμφοτεροι εις βοθρον θελουσι πεσει.	14 Leave them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind; and if one blind person leads another, both wilfal into a pit.'
15 Αποκριθεις δε ο Πετρος ειπε προς αυτον? Εξηγησον εις ημας την παραβολην ταυτην.	15 At this, Peter said to him, 'Explain the parable for us.'
16 Και ο Ιησους ειπεν? Ετι και σεις ασυνετοι εισθε;	16 Jesus replied, 'Even you -- don't you yet understand?
17 Δεν εννοειτε ετι οτι παν το εισερχομενον εις το στομα καταβαινει εις την κοιλιαν και εκβαλλεται εις αφεδρωνα;	17 Can't you see that whatever goes into the mouth passes through the stomach and is discharged intothe sewer?
18 Τα δε εξερχομενα εκ του στοματος εκ της καρδιας εξερχονται, και εκεινα μολυνουσι τον ανθρωπον.	18 But whatever comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and it is this that makes someoneunclean.
19 Διοτι εκ της καρδιας εξερχονται διαλογισμοι πονηροι, φονοι, μοιχειαι, πορνειαι, κλοπαι, ψευδομαρτυριαι, βλασφημιαι.	19 For from the heart come evil intentions: murder, adultery, fornication, theft, perjury, slander.
20 Ταυτα ειναι τα μολυνοντα τον ανθρωπον? το δε να φαγη τις με ανιπτους χειρας δεν μολυνει τον ανθρωπον.	20 These are the things that make a person unclean. But eating with unwashed hands does not makeanyone unclean.'
21 Και εξελθων εκειθεν ο Ιησους ανεχωρησεν εις τα μερη Τυρου και Σιδωνος.	21 Jesus left that place and withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
22 Και ιδου, γυνη Χαναναια, εξελθουσα απο των οριων εκεινων, εκραυγασε προς αυτον λεγουσα? Ελεησον με, Κυριε, υιε του Δαβιδ? η θυγατηρ μου κακως δαιμονιζεται.	22 And suddenly out came a Canaanite woman from that district and started shouting, 'Lord, Son ofDavid, take pity on me. My daughter is tormented by a devil.'
23 Ο δε δεν απεκριθη προς αυτην λογον. Και προσελθοντες οι μαθηται αυτου, παρεκαλουν αυτον, λεγοντες? Απολυσον αυτην, διοτι κραζει οπισθεν ημων.	23 But he said not a word in answer to her. And his disciples went and pleaded with him, saying, 'Giveher what she wants, because she keeps shouting after us.'
24 Ο δε αποκριθεις ειπε? Δεν απεσταλην ειμη εις τα προβατα τα απολωλοτα του οικου Ισραηλ.	24 He said in reply, 'I was sent only to the lost sheep of the House of Israel.'
25 Η δε ελθουσα προσεκυνει αυτον, λεγουσα? Κυριε, βοηθει μοι.	25 But the woman had come up and was bowing low before him. 'Lord,' she said, 'help me.'
26 Ο δε αποκριθεις ειπε? Δεν ειναι καλον να λαβη τις τον αρτον των τεκνων και να ριψη εις τα κυναρια.	26 He replied, 'It is not fair to take the children's food and throw it to little dogs.'
27 Η δε ειπε? Ναι, Κυριε? αλλα και τα κυναρια τρωγουσιν απο των ψιχιων των πιπτοντων απο της τραπεζης των κυριων αυτων.	27 She retorted, 'Ah yes, Lord; but even little dogs eat the scraps that fal from their masters' table.'
28 Τοτε αποκριθεις ο Ιησους ειπε προς αυτην? Ω γυναι, μεγαλη σου η πιστις? ας γεινη εις σε ως θελεις. Και ιατρευθη η θυγατηρ αυτης απο της ωρας εκεινης.	28 Then Jesus answered her, 'Woman, you have great faith. Let your desire be granted.' And from thatmoment her daughter was wel again.
29 Και μεταβας εκειθεν ο Ιησους, ηλθε παρα την θαλασσαν της Γαλιλαιας, και αναβας εις το ορος εκαθητο εκει.	29 Jesus went on from there and reached the shores of the Lake of Galilee, and he went up onto themountain. He took his seat,
30 Και ηλθον προς αυτον οχλοι πολλοι εχοντες μεθ' εαυτων χωλους, τυφλους, κωφους, κουλλους και αλλους πολλους? και ερριψαν αυτους εις τους ποδας του Ιησου, και εθεραπευσεν αυτους?	30 and large crowds came to him bringing the lame, the crippled, the blind, the dumb and many others;these they put down at his feet, and he cured them.
31 ωστε οι οχλοι εθαυμασαν βλεποντες κωφους λαλουντας, κουλλους υγιεις, χωλους περιπατουντας και τυφλους βλεποντας? και εδοξασαν τον Θεον του Ισραηλ.	31 The crowds were astonished to see the dumb speaking, the cripples whole again, the lame walkingand the blind with their sight, and they praised the God of Israel.
32 Ο δε Ιησους, προσκαλεσας τους μαθητας αυτου, ειπε? Σπλαγχνιζομαι δια τον οχλον, διοτι τρεις ηδη ημερας μενουσι πλησιον μου και δεν εχουσι τι να φαγωσι? και να απολυσω αυτους νηστεις δεν θελω, μηποτε αποκαμωσι καθ' οδον.	32 But Jesus cal ed his disciples to him and said, 'I feel sorry for al these people; they have been withme for three days now and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them off hungry, or they might col apse onthe way.'
33 Και λεγουσι προς αυτον οι μαθηται αυτου? Ποθεν εις ημας εν τη ερημια αρτοι τοσοι, ωστε να χορτασωμεν τοσον οχλον;	33 The disciples said to him, 'Where in a deserted place could we get sufficient bread for such a largecrowd to have enough to eat?'
34 Και λεγει προς αυτους ο Ιησους? Ποσους αρτους εχετε; οι δε ειπον? Επτα, και ολιγα οψαρακια.	34 Jesus said to them, 'How many loaves have you?' They said, 'Seven, and a few smal fish.'
35 Και προσεταξε τους οχλους να καθησωσιν επι την γην.	35 Then he instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground,
36 Και λαβων τους επτα αρτους και τα οψαρια, αφου ευχαριστησεν, εκοψε και εδωκεν εις τους μαθητας αυτου, οι δε μαθηται εις τον οχλον.	36 and he took the seven loaves and the fish, and after giving thanks he broke them and began handingthem to the disciples, who gave them to the crowds.
37 Και εφαγον παντες και εχορτασθησαν, και εσηκωσαν το περισσευμα των κλασματων επτα σπυριδας πληρεις?	37 They al ate as much as they wanted, and they col ected what was left of the scraps, seven basketsful .
38 οι δε τρωγοντες ησαν τετρακισχιλιοι ανδρες εκτος γυναικων και παιδιων.	38 Now four thousand men had eaten, to say nothing of women and children.
39 Αφου δε απελυσε τους οχλους, εισηλθεν εις το πλοιον και ηλθεν εις τα ορια Μαγδαλα.	39 And when he had sent the crowds away he got into the boat and went to the territory of Magadan.