Matye 15
1 Lè sa a, kèk farizyen ak dirèktè lalwa soti Jerizalèm, yo vin bò kot Jezi. Yo di li:
Then some Pharisees and teachers of the Law came to Jesus, and said,
2 Poukisa disip ou yo pa swiv koutim granmoun lontan yo? Gade. Yo pa lave men yo anvan yo manje.
‘How is it that your disciples break the traditions of our ancestors? For they do not wash their hands when they eat food.’
3 Li reponn yo: Nou menm k'ap pale a, poukisa n'ap plede dezobeyi kòmandman Bondye yo pou nou swiv koutim pa nou yo?
His reply was, ‘How is it that you on your side break God’s commandments out of respect for your own traditions?
4 Tande byen. Bondye di nou konsa: Respekte papa ou ak manman ou. Li di ankò: Si yon moun pale papa l' osinon manman l' mal, se pou yo touye l'.
For God said – “Honour your father and mother,” and “Anyone who abuses his father or mother shall suffer death,”
5 Men nou menm, nou di: Si yon moun di papa l' osinon manman l': Sa m' ta gen pou m' ba ou a, m' ofri l' bay Bondye,
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 moun sa a pa bezwen fè anyen pou papa l' osinon pou manman l'. Se konsa, avèk koutim nou yo, nou fè pawòl Bondye a pase pou anyen menm.
he is in no way bound to honour his father.” In this way you have nullified the words of God for the sake of your traditions.
7 Bann ipokrit! Ezayi te gen rezon lè l' t'ap pale sou nou, jan sa ekri a:
Hypocrites! It was well said by Isaiah when he prophesied about you –
8 Se nan bouch pèp sa a respekte mwen. Men, kè yo byen lwen mwen.
“This is a people that honour me with their lips, While their hearts are far removed from me;
9 Se tan yo y'ap pèdi, lè y'ap fè sèvis pou mwen. Paske, nan sa y'ap di, se pawòl lèzòm y'ap moutre moun.
but vainly do they worship me, For they teach but human precepts.”’
10 Apre sa, li rele foul moun yo, li di yo: Koute byen sa m'ap di nou la a, manyè konprann sa:
Then Jesus called the people to him, and said, ‘Listen, and mark my words.
11 Se pa bagay ki antre nan bouch yon moun ki ka mete l' nan kondisyon pou l' pa ka sèvi Bondye. Men se sak soti nan bouch li ki ka mete l' nan kondisyon sa a.
It is not what enters a person’s mouth that defiles them, but what comes out from their mouth – that does defile them!’
12 Lè sa a, disip li yo pwoche bò kote l', yo di l' konsa: Ou konnen farizyen yo ofiske poutèt sa ou sot di la a.
His disciples came up to him, and said, ‘Do you know that the Pharisees were shocked on hearing what you said?’
13 Jezi reponn yo: Si se pa Papa m' nan syèl la ki plante yon plant, yo gen pou yo derasinen li.
‘Every plant,’ Jesus replied, ‘that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.
14 Pa okipe yo! Se yon bann avèg k'ap mennen avèg parèy yo. Si yon avèg ap mennen yon lòt avèg, tou de gen pou tonbe nan menm twou a.
Leave them be; they are but blind guides; and, if one blind person guides another, both of them will fall into a ditch.’
15 Pyè pran lapawòl, li di Jezi konsa: Esplike nou parabòl sa a non.
Peter spoke up, ‘Explain this saying to us.’
16 Jezi di: Nou menm tou, nou san konprann toujou!
‘What, do even you understand nothing yet?’ Jesus exclaimed.
17 Nou pa konprann pawòl sa a: Tout bagay ki antre nan bouch yon moun, sa pase nan vant li. Apre sa, li soti deyò.
‘Don’t you see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is afterwards expelled?
18 Men, bagay ki soti nan bouch yon moun, se nan kè l' sa soti. Se bagay konsa ki mete yon moun nan kondisyon pou l' pa ka sèvi Bondye.
But the things that come out of the mouth proceed from the heart, and it is these that defile a person;
19 Se nan kè l' tout move lide soti, lide touye moun, lide fè adiltè ak tout lòt bagay ki pa dakò ak volonte Bondye tankou lide vòlò, lide fè manti sou moun, lide bay manti.
for out of the heart proceed evil thoughts – murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, perjury, slander.
20 Se bagay sa yo ki mete yon moun nan kondisyon pou l' pa ka sèvi Bondye. Men, keksyon manje san lave men, jan yo di l' la, sa pa ka mete yon moun nan kondisyon pou l' pa ka sèvi Bondye.
These are the things that defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile a person.’
21 Jezi kite kote l' te ye a, li ale nan zòn lavil Tir ak lavil Sidon.
On going away from that place, Jesus went to the country round Tyre and Sidon.
22 Se konsa, yon fanm, moun peyi Kanaran ki t'ap viv nan zòn lan, vin jwenn li. Li pran rele: Mèt, pitit wa David la, pitye pou mwen. Pitit fi m' lan gen yon move lespri sou li k'ap fatige l' anpil.
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 Men, Jezi pa okipe li menm. Disip li yo pwoche bò kote l', yo di l' konsa: Fè l' ale non. Paske, l'ap mache dèyè nou, l'ap plede rele nan zòrèy nou.
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 Jezi reponn: Se sèlman pou moun ki pèdi nan ras Izrayèl la yo voye mwen.
‘I was not sent,’ replied Jesus, ‘to anyone except the lost sheep of Israel.’
25 Men, fanm lan vini, li lage kò l' nan pye Jezi, li di li konsa: Mèt, fè kichòy pou mwen non.
But the woman came, and, bowing to the ground before him, said, ‘Master, help me.’
26 Jezi reponn li: Sa pa bon pou m' wete pen nan bouch timoun yo pou m' jete l' bay chen.
‘It is not fair,’ replied Jesus, ‘to take the children’s food and throw it to dogs.’
27 Lè sa a fanm lan di li: Se vre wi, Mèt. Men, chen manje ti kal pen ki tonbe anba tab mèt li.
‘Yes, Master,’ she said, ‘for even dogs do feed on the scraps that fall from their owners’ table.’
28 Lè sa a, Jezi di li: Madanm. Ou gen konfyans anpil. Tout bagay ap pase pou ou jan ou vle l' la. Menm lè a, pitit fi l' la geri.
‘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 Jezi kite kote l' te ye a, li mache sou bò lanmè Galile a. Li moute sou yon ti mòn, li chita la.
On leaving that place, Jesus went to the shore of the Sea of Galilee; and then went up the hill, and sat down.
30 Yon bann moun vin jwenn li. Yo mennen moun k'ap bwete, moun ki avèg, bèbè, enfim ansanm ak anpil lòt moun malad ankò. Yo mete yo nan pye Jezi. Jezi geri yo.
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 Foul moun yo te sezi anpil lè yo wè sa: bèbè yo pale, enfim yo geri, moun k'ap bwete yo mache dwat, avèg yo wè. Lè sa a, yo pran fè lwanj Bondye pèp Izrayèl la.
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 Jezi rele disip li yo, li di: Kè m' fè m' mal pou moun sa yo. Sa fè twa jou depi yo la avè m', yo pa gen anyen pou yo manje ankò. Mwen pa vle voye yo ale konsa san manje. Yo ka tonbe feblès nan chemen an.
Afterwards 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 Disip yo mande li: Nan dezè sa a, ki bò pou nou jwenn pen pou bay tout moun sa yo manje?
‘Where can we,’ his disciples asked, ‘in a lonely place find enough bread for such a crowd as this?’
34 Jezi mande yo: Konbe pen nou gen konsa? Yo reponn li: Nou gen sèt pen ak kèk ti pwason.
‘How many loaves have you?’ said Jesus. ‘Seven,’ they answered, ‘and a few small fish.’
35 Lè sa a, Jezi fè foul moun yo chita atè.
Telling the crowd to sit down on the ground,
36 Li pran sèt pen yo ak pwason yo, li di Bondye mèsi, li kase yo an moso, li renmèt yo bay disip li yo. Disip yo menm mache bay tout moun.
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 Tout moun te manje plen vant yo. Disip yo plen sèt panyen pote ale ak moso ki te rete yo.
Everyone had sufficient to eat, and they picked up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left.
38 Te gen antou katmil (4.000) gason ki te jwenn manje pou yo manje, san konte fanm ak timoun.
The men who ate were four thousand in number without counting women and children.
39 Apre sa, Jezi voye foul moun yo ale, li menm li moute nan kannòt la, li ale nan yon peyi yo rele Magadan.
Then, after dismissing the crowds, Jesus got into the boat, and went to the region of Magadan.
