1 וַיִּקָּהֲלוּ אֵלָיו הַפְּרוּשִׁים וּמִן־הַסּוֹפְרִים אֲשֶׁר בָּאוּ מִירוּשָׁלָיִם | 1 And there assembled together unto him the Pharisees and some of the scribes, coming from Jerusalem. |
2 וַיְהִי כִּרְאוֹתָם מִתַּלְמִידָיו אֹכְלִים לֶחֶם בְּטֻמְאַת יְדֵיהֶם בְּלֹא נְטִילָה וַיּוֹכִיחוּ אֹתָם | 2 And when they had seen some of his disciples eat bread with common, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault. |
3 כִּי הַפְּרוּשִׁים וְכָל־הַיְּהוּדִים לֹא יֹאכְלוּ בִּלְתִּי אִם־רָחֲצוּ אֶת־יְדֵיהֶם עַד־הַפֶּרֶק בִּזְהִירוּת בְּאָחֳזָם בְּקַבָּלַת הַזְּקֵנִים | 3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews eat not without often washing their hands, holding the tradition of the ancients: |
4 וְאֶת־אֲשֶׁר מִן־הַשּׁוּק אֵינָם אֹכְלִים בְּלֹא טְבִילָה וְעוֹד דְּבָרִים אֲחֵרִים רַבִּים אֲשֶׁר קִבְּלוּ לִשְׁמֹר כְּמוֹ טְבִילַת כֹּסוֹת וְכַדִּים וְיוֹרוֹת וּמִטּוֹת | 4 And when they come from the market, unless they be washed, they eat not: and many other things there are that have been delivered to them to observe, the washings of cups and of pots, and of brazen vessels, and of beds. |
5 וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ אוֹתוֹ הַפְּרוּשִׁים וְהַסּוֹפְרִים מַדּוּעַ תַּלְמִידֶיךָ אֵינָם נֹהֲגִים עַל־פִּי קַבָּלַת הַזְּקֵנִים כִּי־אֹכְלִים לֶחֶם בְּלֹא נְטִילַת יָדָיִם | 5 And the Pharisees and scribes asked him: Why do not thy disciples walk according to the tradition of the ancients, but they eat bread with common hands? |
6 וַיַּעַן וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם הֵיטֵב נִבָּא יְשַׁעְיָהוּ עֲלֵיכֶם הַחֲנֵפִים כַּכָּתוּב הָעָם הַזֶּה בִּשְׂפָתָיו כִּבְּדוּנִי וְלִבּוֹ רִחַק מִמֶּנִּי | 6 But he answering, said to them: Well did Isaias prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. |
7 וְתֹהוּ יִרְאָתָם אֹתִי מִצְוֺת אֲנָשִׁים מְלַמְּדִים | 7 And in vain to they worship me, teaching doctrines and precepts of men. |
8 כִּי עֲזַבְתֶּם אֶת־מִצְוַת אֱלֹהִים לֶאֱחֹז בְּקַבָּלַת בְּנֵי־אָדָם טְבִילוֹת כַּדִּים וְכֹסוֹת וְכָאֵלֶּה רַבּוֹת אַתֶּם עֹשִׂים | 8 For leaving the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men, the washing of pots and of cups: and many other things you do like to these. |
9 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם מַה־יָּפֶה עֲשִׂיתֶם אֲשֶׁר בִּטַּלְתֶּם אֶת־מִצְוַת הָאֱלֹהִים כְּדֵי שֶׁתִּשְׁמְרוּ אֶת־קַבָּלַתְכֶם | 9 And he said to them: Well do you make void the commandment of God, that you may keep your own tradition. |
10 כִּי־משֶׁה אָמַר כַּבֵּד אֶת־אָבִיךָ וְאֶת־אִמֶּךָ וּמְקַלֵּל אָבִיו וְאִמּוֹ מוֹת יוּמָת | 10 For Moses said: Honor thy father and thy mother; and He that shall curse father or mother, dying let him die. |
11 וְאַתֶּם אֹמְרִים אִישׁ כִּי־יֹאמַר לְאָבִיו וּלְאִמּוֹ קָרְבָּן פֵּרוּשׁוֹ מַתָּנָה לֵאלֹהִים כָּל־מַה־שֶּׁאַתָּה נֶהֱנֶה מִמֶּנִּי | 11 But you say: If a man shall say to his father or mother, Corban, (which is a gift,) whatsoever is from me, shall profit thee. |
12 וְלֹא תַנִּיחוּ לוֹ לַעֲשׂוֹת עוֹד מְאוּמָה לְאָבִיו וּלְאִמּוֹ | 12 And further you suffer him not to do any thing for his father or mother, |
13 וַתָּפֵרוּ אֶת־דְּבַר הָאֱלֹהִים עַל־יְדֵי קַבָּלַתְכֶם אֲשֶׁר קִבַּלְתֶּם וְהַרְבֵּה כָאֵלֶּה אַתֶּם עֹשִׂים | 13 Making void the word of God by your own tradition, which you have given forth. And many other such like things you do. |
14 וַיִּקְרָא אֶל־כָּל־הָעָם וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם שִׁמְעוּ אֵלַי כֻּלְּכֶם וְהָבִינוּ | 14 And calling again the multitude unto him, he said to them: Hear ye me all, and understand. |
15 אֵין דָּבָר מִחוּץ לָאָדָם אֲשֶׁר יוּכַל לְטַמֵּא אוֹתוֹ בְּבֹאוֹ אֶל־קִרְבּוֹ כִּי אִם־הַדְּבָרִים הַיּוֹצְאִים מִמֶּנּוּ הֵמָּה יְטַמְּאוּ אֶת־הָאָדָם | 15 There is nothing from without a man that entering into him, can defile him. But the things which come from a man, those are they that defile a man. |
16 כָּל־אֲשֶׁר אָזְנַיִם לוֹ לִשְׁמֹעַ יִשְׁמָע | 16 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. |
17 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁב הַבַּיְתָה מִן־הֶהָמוֹן וַיִּשְׁאָלֻהוּ תַלְמִידָיו עַל־דְּבַר הַמָּשָׁל | 17 And when he was come into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked him the parable. |
18 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם הַאַף אַתֶּם חַסְרֵי בִינָה הֲלֹא תַשְׂכִּילוּ כִּי כָל־הַבָּא אֶל־תּוֹךְ הָאָדָם מִחוּצָה לּוֹ לֹא יְטַמְּאֶנּוּ | 18 And he saith to them: So are you also without knowledge? understand you not that every thing from without, entering into a man cannot defile him: |
19 כִּי לֹא־יָבוֹא אֶל־לִבּוֹ כִּי אִם־אֶל־כְּרֵשׂוֹ וְיֵצֵא לְמוֹצָאוֹת לְהָבֵר כָּל־אֹכֶל | 19 Because it entereth not into his heart, but goeth into the belly, and goeth out into the privy, purging all meats? |
20 וַיֹּאמַר הַיֹּצֵא מִן־הָאָדָם הוּא מְטַמֵּא אֶת־הָאָדָם | 20 But he said that the things which come out from a man, they defile a man. |
21 כִּי מִתּוֹךְ לֵב הָאָדָם יֹצְאוֹת הַמַּחֲשָׁבוֹת הָרָעוֹת נָאֹף וְזָנֹה וְרָצוֹחַ | 21 For from within out of the heart of men proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, |
22 וְגָנוֹב וְאַהֲבַת בֶּצַע וְרִשְׁעָה וּרְמִיָּה וְזוֹלְלוּת וְצָרוּת עַיִן וְגִדּוּף וְזָדוֹן וְסִכְלוּת | 22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. |
23 כָּל־הָרָעוֹת הָאֵלֶּה מִקֶּרֶב הָאָדָם הֵן יוֹצְאוֹת וּמְטַמְּאוֹת אֹתוֹ | 23 All these evil things come from within, and defile a man. |
24 וַיָּקָם מִשָּׁם וַיֵּלֶךְ לוֹ אֶל־גְּבוּלוֹת צוֹר וְצִידוֹן וּבְבוֹאוֹ הַבַּיְתָה לֹא אָבָה כִּי־יִוָּדַע לְאִישׁ וְלֹא יָכֹל לְהִסָּתֵר | 24 And rising from thence he went into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon: and entering into a house, he would that no man should know it, and he could not be hid. |
25 כִּי אִשָּׁה אֲשֶׁר רוּחַ טֻמְאָה נִכְנְסָה בְּבִתָּהּ הַקְּטַנָּה שָׁמְעָה אֶת־שָׁמְעוֹ וַתָּבֹא וַתִּפֹּל לְרַגְלָיו | 25 For a woman as soon as she heard of him, whose daughter had an unclean spirit, came in and fell down at his feet. |
26 וְהָאִשָּׁה יְוָנִית וְאֶרֶץ מוֹלַדְתָּהּ כְּנַעַן אֲשֶׁר לְסוּרְיָא וַתְּבַקֵּשׁ מִמֶּנּוּ לְגָרֵשׁ אֶת־הַשֵּׁד מִבִּתָּהּ | 26 For the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophenician born. And she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. |
27 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ יֵשׁוּעַ הַנִּיחִי לִשְׂבֹּעַ בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה הַבָּנִים כִּי לֹא־טוֹב לָקַחַת לֶחֶם הַבָּנִים וּלְהַשְׁלִיכוֹ לִצְעִירֵי הַכְּלָבִים | 27 Who said to her: Suffer first the children to be filled: for it is not good to take the bread of the children, and cast it to the dogs. |
28 וַתַּעַן וַתֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו כֵּן אֲדֹנִי אֲבָל גַּם־צְעִירֵי הַכְּלָבִים יֹאכְלוּ תַּחַת הַשֻּׁלְחָן מִפֵּרוּרֵי לֶחֶם הַבָּנִים | 28 But she answered and said to him: Yea, Lord; for the whelps also eat under the table of the crumbs of the children. |
29 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ בִּגְלַל דְּבָרֵךְ זֶה לְכִי־לָךְ יָצָא הַשֵּׁד מִבִּתֵּךְ | 29 And he said to her: For this saying go thy way, the devil is gone out of thy daughter. |
30 וַתָּבֹא אֶל־בֵּיתָהּ וַתִּמְצָא אֶת־הַיַּלְדָּה מֻשְׁכֶּבֶת עַל־הַמִּטָּה וְהַשֵּׁד יָצָא מִמֶּנָּה | 30 And when she was come into her house, she found the girl lying upon the bed, and that the devil was gone out. |
31 וַיָּשָׁב וַיֵּצֵא מִגְּבוּל צוֹר וְצִידוֹן וַיָּבֹא אֶל־יַם הַגָּלִיל בְּתוֹךְ גְּבוּל עֶשֶׂר הֶעָרִים | 31 And again going out of the coasts of Tyre, he came by Sidon to the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. |
32 וַיָּבִיאוּ אֵלָיו אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר הָיָה חֵרֵשׁ וְאִלֵּם וַיִּתְחַנְנוּ לוֹ לָשֹוּם עָלָיו אֶת־יָדוֹ | 32 And they bring to him one deaf and dumb; and they besought him that he would lay his hand upon him. |
33 וַיִּקַּח אֹתוֹ לְבַדּוֹ מִקֶּרֶב הֶהָמוֹן וַיָּשֶׂם אֶת־אֶצְבְּעוֹתָיו בְּאָזְנָיו וַיָּרָק וַיִּגַּע בִּלְשׁוֹנוֹ | 33 And taking him from the multitude apart, he put his fingers into his ears, and spitting, he touched his tongue: |
34 וַיַּבֵּט הַשָּׁמַיְמָה וַיֵּאָנַח וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אִפַּתַּח וּפֵרוּשׁוֹ הִפָּתֵחַ | 34 And looking up to heaven, he groaned, and said to him: Ephpheta, which is, Be thou opened. |
35 וּבְרֶגַע נִפְתְּחוּ אָזְנָיו וַיֻּתַּר קֶשֶׁר לְשׁוֹנוֹ וַיְדַבֵּר בְּשָׂפָה בְרוּרָה | 35 And immediately his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke right. |
36 וַיַּזְהֵר אוֹתָם כִּי לֹא־יְסַפְּרוּ לְאִישׁ וְכַאֲשֶׁר יַזְהִירֵם כֵּן יַרְבּוּ לְהַכְרִיז | 36 And he charged them that they should tell no man. But the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal did they publish it. |
37 וַיִּשְׁתּוֹמְמוּ עַד־מְאֹד וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶת־הַכֹּל עָשָׂה יָפֶה גַּם־הַחֵרְשִׁים הוּא עֹשֶׂה לְשֹׁמְעִים גַּם־הָאִלְּמִים לִמְדַבְּרִים | 37 And so much the more did they wonder, saying: He hath done all things well; he hath made both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak. |