Mathai 15
1 To naah Jerusalem vangpui hoiah Farasinawk hoi thoemto ca tarik kaminawk Jesu khaeah angzoh o moe,
Then some Pharisees and teachers of the Law came to Jesus, and said,
2 tipongah nang hnukbang kaminawk mah kacoehtanawk ih lok to aek o loe? Nihcae loe buhcaak naah ban amsae o ai, tiah a naa o.
“How is it that your disciples break the traditions of our ancestors? For they do not wash their hands when they eat food.”
3 Jesu mah nihcae khaeah, To tiah nahaeloe tipongah nangcae mah doeh nangmacae ih khosakhaih dan hoiah Sithaw ih kaalok to na aek o toeng loe?
His reply was, “How is it that you on your side break God’s commandments out of respect for your own traditions?
4 Sithaw mah paek ih lok mah loe, Nam no hoi nam pa saiqat ah: ampa maw, to tih ai boeh loe amno maw loksae bah kami loe, dueh nasoe, tiah thuih.
For God said – ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Anyone who abuses his father or mother shall suffer death,’
5 Toe nangcae mah loe, Mi kawbaktih doeh ampa maw, to tih ai boeh loe amno khaeah maw, Kai khae hoi na hak han koi abomhaih boih loe, Sithaw ih tangqum ah ni oh boeh, tiah thui nahaeloe,
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 anih mah ampa hoi amno saiqat han angai ai boeh, tiah na thuih o, to tiah nangmacae ih atawk pongah Sithaw ih lok to tidoeh avang ai ah na suek o.
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 Angsah thaih kaminawk, Isaiah mah,
Hypocrites! It was well said by Isaiah when he prophesied about you –
8 hae kaminawk loe pakha hoiah kai khaeah anghnaih o moe, pahni hoiah kai ang pakoeh o; toe palung loe kai khae hoiah angthla o, tiah nangcae kawng thuih coek ih lok to oh boeh.
‘This is a people that honor me with their lips, While their hearts are far removed from me;
9 Nihcae loe azom pui ah ni kai ang bok o, kaminawk mah thuih ih lok ni patuk o lat, tiah thuih ih lok loe amsoem tangak, tiah a naa.
but vainly do they worship me, For they teach but human precepts.’”
10 Anih mah paroeai kaminawk to kawk moe, Tahngai oh loe, thaih kop oh:
Then Jesus called the people to him, and said, “Listen, and mark my words.
11 pakha thungah akun hmuen mah kami amhnongsak ai; pakha thung hoi tacawt hmuen mah ni, kami to amhnongsak, tiah a naa.
It is not what enters a person’s mouth that defiles them, but what comes out from their mouth – that does defile them!”
12 To pacoengah a hnukbang kaminawk angzoh o moe, anih khaeah, Farasinawk mah hae lok thaih o naah palung hoih o ai, tito na panoek maw? tiah a naa o.
His disciples came up to him, and said, “Do you know that the Pharisees were shocked on hearing what you said?”
13 Toe anih mah, Van ih ampa mah thling ai ih thingkung loe, aphong boih tih.
“Every plant,” Jesus replied, “that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.
14 Nihcae to om o taak duem ah: nihcae loe mikmaeng zaehoikung mikmaeng ah ni oh o. Mikmaeng mah mikmaeng to zaehoi nahaeloe, tangqom thungah krah hoi hmaek tih, tiah a naa.
Leave them be; they are but blind guides; and, if one blind person guides another, both of them will fall into a ditch.”
15 Piter mah anih khaeah, Hae patahhaih lok hae kaicae khaeah kamtuengah na thui ah, tiah a naa.
Peter spoke up, “Explain this saying to us.”
16 Jesu mah, Nangcae doeh vaihi khoek to na panoek o thai ai vop maw?
“What, do even you understand nothing yet?” Jesus exclaimed.
17 Pakha thungah akun hmuen loe zokthungah caeh boih moe, aek ah tacawt boih, tito na panoek o ai maw?
“Don’t you see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is afterward expelled?
18 Toe pakha thung hoi tacawt hmuen loe palung thung hoiah ni tacawt; to hmuennawk mah loe kami to amhnongsak.
But the things that come out of the mouth proceed from the heart, and it is these that defile a person;
19 Poeksethaih, kami humhaih, zu sava laep ah zaehaih, daan ai ah zae sakhaih, paqukhaih, kahoih ai hnukung ah angdoethaih, Sithaw kasae thuihaihnawk loe palung thung hoiah ni tacawt.
for out of the heart proceed evil thoughts – murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, perjury, slander.
20 Hae hmuennawk mah ni kami to amhnongsak: toe ban amsae ai ah buhcaakhaih mah kami amhnongsak ai, tiah a naa.
These are the things that defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile a person.”
21 Jesu loe to ahmuen hoiah tacawt moe, Tura hoi Sidon vangpui bangah caeh.
On going away from that place, Jesus went to the country around Tyre and Sidon.
22 Khenah, Kanaan nongpata maeto loe angmah prae hoiah angzoh moe, anih khaeah, Angraeng, David capa, ka nuiah palungnathaih tawn raeh; ka canu loe taqawk mah naeh moe, patangkhang parai boeh, tiah a naa.
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 Toe anih mah lok pakha to doeh pathim pae ai. To pongah a hnukbang kaminawk loe anih khaeah caeh o moe, nongpata to kalah bangah caehsak ving ah; anih loe aicae hnukah hangh khing, tiah a naa o.
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 Anih mah, Kai loe kalah kaminawk khaeah patoeh ai, tuu kanghmaa kanghmaa Israel imthung khae khue ah ni patoeh, tiah a naa.
“I was not sent,” replied Jesus, “to anyone except the lost sheep of Israel.”
25 To naah nongpata to angzoh moe, a hmaa ah cangkrawn hoiah Angraeng, na bom ah, tiah a naa.
But the woman came, and, bowing to the ground before him, said, “Master, help me.”
26 Anih mah, Nawktanawk ih takaw to lak moe, uinawk khaeah vah pae han hoih ai, tiah a naa.
“It is not fair,” replied Jesus, “to take the children’s food and throw it to dogs.”
27 To nongpata mah, Loktang ni, Angraeng: toe uinawk mah doeh angraeng ih caboi nui hoi kakrah caaknoi to caak o toeng bae, tiah a naa.
“Yes, Master,” she said, “for even dogs do feed on the scraps that fall from their owners’ table.”
28 Jesu mah anih khaeah, Nongpata, na tanghaih loe thuk parai! Na koehhaih baktiah nang khaeah om nasoe, tiah a naa. To na atue thuem hoiah a canu to ngantui roep.
“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 Jesu loe to ahmuen hoiah caeh moe, Kalili tuipui taengah angzoh; mae nuiah a dawh tahang moe, to ah anghnut.
On leaving that place, Jesus went to the shore of the Sea of Galilee; and then went up the hill, and sat down.
30 Pop parai kaminawk anih khaeah angzoh o, khokkhaem, mikmaeng, lokaa, khok ban akoep ai kaminawk hoi kalah pop parai kaminawk to anih khokkung ah angzoh o haih, anih mah to kaminawk to ngantuisak boih:
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 lokaa doeh lok apaeh moe, khok ban akoep ai kaminawk doeh ngantui o, khokkhaem kaminawk lam a caeh o thaih, mikmaeng doeh mik amtueng: pop parai kaminawk mah to baktih hmuennawk to hnuk o naah dawnrai o moe, Israel Sithaw to saphaw o.
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 To pacoengah Jesu mah a hnukbang kaminawk angmah khaeah kawk moe, Hae kaminawk nuiah tahmenhaih ka tawnh, nihcae loe tidoeh caa ai ah, kai khaeah ni thumto thung oh o boeh; zok kamthlam ah caehsak han ka koeh ai, to tih ai nahaeloe loklam ah thazok o moeng tih, tiah a naa.
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 A hnukbang kaminawk mah anih khaeah, Kami hae zetto zok amhah hanah praezaek ah naa ih takaw maw ka hnu o tih? tiah a naa o.
“Where can we,” his disciples asked, “in a lonely place find enough bread for such a crowd as this?”
34 Jesu mah nihcae khaeah, Takaw nazet to maw na tawnh o? tiah a naa. Nihcae mah takaw kae sarihto hoi tanga zetta oh, tiah a naa o.
“How many loaves have you?” said Jesus. “Seven,” they answered, “and a few small fish.”
35 To naah anih mah to ah kaom pop parai kaminawk long ah anghnut o hanah lok a paek.
Telling the crowd to sit down on the ground,
36 Takaw kae sarihto hoi tanga to a lak moe, anghoehaih lawk a thuih, a aeh pacoengah, a hnukbang kaminawk khaeah a paek, a hnukbang kaminawk mah pop parai kaminawk khaeah pazet o.
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 Nihcae loe caak o moe, zok amhah o boih: nihcae mah caaknoi to phromh o naah, benthang sarihto koi.
Everyone had sufficient to eat, and they picked up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left.
38 To ah buhcaa kaminawk boih loe nawkta hoi nongpata thui ai ah, nongpa ngai sang palito oh o.
The men who ate were four thousand in number without counting women and children.
39 Pop parai kaminawk caehsak pacoengah, palong thungah akun moe, Magdala avang taengah a caeh.
Then, after dismissing the crowds, Jesus got into the boat, and went to the region of Magadan.
