Κατα Ματθαιον 15
1 τοτε προσερχονται τω ιησου οι απο ιεροσολυμων γραμματεισ και φαρισαιοι λεγοντεσ
Then some Pharisees and teachers of the Law came to Jesus, and said,
2 δια τι οι μαθηται σου παραβαινουσιν την παραδοσιν των πρεσβυτερων ου γαρ νιπτονται τασ χειρασ αυτων οταν αρτον εσθιωσιν
“How is it that your disciples break the traditions of our ancestors? For they do not wash their hands when they eat food.”
3 ο δε αποκριθεισ ειπεν αυτοισ δια τι και υμεισ παραβαινετε την εντολην του θεου δια την παραδοσιν υμων
His reply was, “How is it that you on your side break God’s commandments out of respect for your own traditions?
4 ο γαρ θεοσ ενετειλατο λεγων τιμα τον πατερα και την μητερα και ο κακολογων πατερα η μητερα θανατω τελευτατω
For God said – ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Anyone who abuses his father or mother shall suffer death,’
5 υμεισ δε λεγετε οσ αν ειπη τω πατρι η τη μητρι δωρον ο εαν εξ εμου ωφεληθησ και ου μη τιμηση τον πατερα αυτου η την μητερα αυτου
but you say ‘Whenever anyone says to his father or mother “Whatever of mine might have been of service to you is set apart for God,”
6 και ηκυρωσατε την εντολην του θεου δια την παραδοσιν υμων
he is in no way bound to honor his father.’ In this way you have nullified the words of God for the sake of your traditions.
7 υποκριται καλωσ προεφητευσεν περι υμων ησαιασ λεγων
Hypocrites! It was well said by Isaiah when he prophesied about you –
8 εγγιζει μοι ο λαοσ ουτοσ τω στοματι αυτων και τοισ χειλεσιν με τιμα η δε καρδια αυτων πορρω απεχει απ εμου
‘This is a people that honor me with their lips, While their hearts are far removed from me;
9 ματην δε σεβονται με διδασκοντεσ διδασκαλιασ ενταλματα ανθρωπων
but vainly do they worship me, For they teach but human precepts.’”
10 και προσκαλεσαμενοσ τον οχλον ειπεν αυτοισ ακουετε και συνιετε
Then Jesus called the people to him, and said, “Listen, and mark my words.
11 ου το εισερχομενον εισ το στομα κοινοι τον ανθρωπον αλλα το εκπορευομενον εκ του στοματοσ τουτο κοινοι τον ανθρωπον
It is not what enters a person’s mouth that defiles them, but what comes out from their mouth – that does defile them!”
12 τοτε προσελθοντεσ οι μαθηται αυτου ειπον αυτω οιδασ οτι οι φαρισαιοι ακουσαντεσ τον λογον εσκανδαλισθησαν
His disciples came up to him, and said, “Do you know that the Pharisees were shocked on hearing what you said?”
13 ο δε αποκριθεισ ειπεν πασα φυτεια ην ουκ εφυτευσεν ο πατηρ μου ο ουρανιοσ εκριζωθησεται
“Every plant,” Jesus replied, “that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.
14 αφετε αυτουσ οδηγοι εισιν τυφλοι τυφλων τυφλοσ δε τυφλον εαν οδηγη αμφοτεροι εισ βοθυνον πεσουνται
Leave them be; they are but blind guides; and, if one blind person guides another, both of them will fall into a ditch.”
15 αποκριθεισ δε ο πετροσ ειπεν αυτω φρασον ημιν την παραβολην ταυτην
Peter spoke up, “Explain this saying to us.”
16 ο δε ιησουσ ειπεν ακμην και υμεισ ασυνετοι εστε
“What, do even you understand nothing yet?” Jesus exclaimed.
17 ουπω νοειτε οτι παν το εισπορευομενον εισ το στομα εισ την κοιλιαν χωρει και εισ αφεδρωνα εκβαλλεται
“Don’t you see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is afterward expelled?
18 τα δε εκπορευομενα εκ του στοματοσ εκ τησ καρδιασ εξερχεται κακεινα κοινοι τον ανθρωπον
But the things that come out of the mouth proceed from the heart, and it is these that defile a person;
19 εκ γαρ τησ καρδιασ εξερχονται διαλογισμοι πονηροι φονοι μοιχειαι πορνειαι κλοπαι ψευδομαρτυριαι βλασφημιαι
for out of the heart proceed evil thoughts – murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, perjury, slander.
20 ταυτα εστιν τα κοινουντα τον ανθρωπον το δε ανιπτοισ χερσιν φαγειν ου κοινοι τον ανθρωπον
These are the things that defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile a person.”
21 και εξελθων εκειθεν ο ιησουσ ανεχωρησεν εισ τα μερη τυρου και σιδωνοσ
On going away from that place, Jesus went to the country around Tyre and Sidon.
22 και ιδου γυνη χαναναια απο των οριων εκεινων εξελθουσα εκραυγασεν αυτω λεγουσα ελεησον με κυριε υιε δαυιδ η θυγατηρ μου κακωσ δαιμονιζεται
There, a Canaanite woman of that district came out and began calling to Jesus, “Take pity on me, Master, Son of David; my daughter is grievously possessed by a demon.”
23 ο δε ουκ απεκριθη αυτη λογον και προσελθοντεσ οι μαθηται αυτου ηρωτων αυτον λεγοντεσ απολυσον αυτην οτι κραζει οπισθεν ημων
But Jesus did not answer her a word; and his disciples came up and begged him to send her away. “She keeps calling out after us,” they said.
24 ο δε αποκριθεισ ειπεν ουκ απεσταλην ει μη εισ τα προβατα τα απολωλοτα οικου ισραηλ
“I was not sent,” replied Jesus, “to anyone except the lost sheep of Israel.”
25 η δε ελθουσα προσεκυνησεν αυτω λεγουσα κυριε βοηθει μοι
But the woman came, and, bowing to the ground before him, said, “Master, help me.”
26 ο δε αποκριθεισ ειπεν ουκ εστιν καλον λαβειν τον αρτον των τεκνων και βαλειν τοισ κυναριοισ
“It is not fair,” replied Jesus, “to take the children’s food and throw it to dogs.”
27 η δε ειπεν ναι κυριε και γαρ τα κυναρια εσθιει απο των ψιχιων των πιπτοντων απο τησ τραπεζησ των κυριων αυτων
“Yes, Master,” she said, “for even dogs do feed on the scraps that fall from their owners’ table.”
28 τοτε αποκριθεισ ο ιησουσ ειπεν αυτη ω γυναι μεγαλη σου η πιστισ γενηθητω σοι ωσ θελεισ και ιαθη η θυγατηρ αυτησ απο τησ ωρασ εκεινησ
“Your faith is great,” was his reply to the woman, “it will be as you wish!” And her daughter was cured that very hour.
29 και μεταβασ εκειθεν ο ιησουσ ηλθεν παρα την θαλασσαν τησ γαλιλαιασ και αναβασ εισ το οροσ εκαθητο εκει
On leaving that place, Jesus went to the shore of the Sea of Galilee; and then went up the hill, and sat down.
30 και προσηλθον αυτω οχλοι πολλοι εχοντεσ μεθ εαυτων χωλουσ τυφλουσ κωφουσ κυλλουσ και ετερουσ πολλουσ και ερριψαν αυτουσ παρα τουσ ποδασ του ιησου και εθεραπευσεν αυτουσ
Great crowds of people came to him, bringing with them those who were lame, crippled, blind, or dumb, and many others. They put them down at his feet, and he cured them;
31 ωστε τουσ οχλουσ θαυμασαι βλεποντασ κωφουσ λαλουντασ κυλλουσ υγιεισ χωλουσ περιπατουντασ και τυφλουσ βλεποντασ και εδοξασαν τον θεον ισραηλ
and the crowds were astonished, when they saw the dumb talking, the cripples made sound, the lame walking about, and the blind with their sight restored; and they praised the God of Israel.
32 ο δε ιησουσ προσκαλεσαμενοσ τουσ μαθητασ αυτου ειπεν σπλαγχνιζομαι επι τον οχλον οτι ηδη ημεραι τρεισ προσμενουσιν μοι και ουκ εχουσιν τι φαγωσιν και απολυσαι αυτουσ νηστεισ ου θελω μηποτε εκλυθωσιν εν τη οδω
Afterward Jesus called his disciples to him, and said, “My heart is moved at the sight of all these people, for they have already been with me three days and they have nothing to eat; and I am unwilling to send them away hungry; they might faint on the way home.”
33 και λεγουσιν αυτω οι μαθηται αυτου ποθεν ημιν εν ερημια αρτοι τοσουτοι ωστε χορτασαι οχλον τοσουτον
“Where can we,” his disciples asked, “in a lonely place find enough bread for such a crowd as this?”
34 και λεγει αυτοισ ο ιησουσ ποσουσ αρτουσ εχετε οι δε ειπον επτα και ολιγα ιχθυδια
“How many loaves have you?” said Jesus. “Seven,” they answered, “and a few small fish.”
35 και εκελευσεν τοισ οχλοισ αναπεσειν επι την γην
Telling the crowd to sit down on the ground,
36 και λαβων τουσ επτα αρτουσ και τουσ ιχθυασ ευχαριστησασ εκλασεν και εδωκεν τοισ μαθηταισ αυτου οι δε μαθηται τω οχλω
Jesus took the seven loaves and the fish, and, after saying the thanksgiving, broke them, and gave them to the disciples; and the disciples gave them to the crowds.
37 και εφαγον παντεσ και εχορτασθησαν και ηραν το περισσευον των κλασματων επτα σπυριδασ πληρεισ
Everyone had sufficient to eat, and they picked up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left.
38 οι δε εσθιοντεσ ησαν τετρακισχιλιοι ανδρεσ χωρισ γυναικων και παιδιων
The men who ate were four thousand in number without counting women and children.
39 και απολυσασ τουσ οχλουσ ενεβη εισ το πλοιον και ηλθεν εισ τα ορια μαγδαλα
Then, after dismissing the crowds, Jesus got into the boat, and went to the region of Magadan.
