The Teaching of the Ancestors
(Matthew 15.1-9)1 Some Pharisees and several teachers of the Law of Moses from Jerusalem came and gathered around Jesus. 2 They noticed that some of his disciples ate without first washing their hands.
3 The Pharisees and many others obey the teachings of their ancestors. They always wash their hands in the proper way before eating. 4 None of them will eat anything they buy in the market until it is washed. They also follow a lot of other teachings, such as washing cups, pitchers, and bowls.
5 The Pharisees and teachers asked Jesus, “Why don't your disciples obey what our ancestors taught us to do? Why do they eat without washing their hands?”
6 Jesus replied:
You are nothing but show-offs! The prophet Isaiah was right when he wrote that God had said,
“All of you praise me
with your words,
but you never really
think about me.
7 It is useless for you
to worship me,
when you teach rules
made up by humans.”
8 You disobey God's commands in order to obey what humans have taught. 9 You are good at rejecting God's commands so that you can follow your own teachings! 10 Didn't Moses command you to respect your father and mother? Didn't he tell you to put to death all who curse their parents? 11 But you let people get by without helping their parents when they should. You let them say that what they own has been offered to God. 12 You won't let those people help their parents. 13 And you ignore God's commands in order to follow your own teaching. You do a lot of other things just as bad.
What Really Makes People Unclean
(Matthew 15.10-20)14 Jesus called the crowd together again and said, “Pay attention and try to understand what I mean. 15-16 The food that you put into your mouth doesn't make you unclean and unfit to worship God. The bad words that come out of your mouth are what make you unclean.”
17 After Jesus and his disciples had left the crowd and gone into the house, they asked him what these sayings meant. 18 He answered, “Don't you know what I am talking about by now? You surely know that the food you put into your mouth cannot make you unclean. 19 It doesn't go into your heart, but into your stomach, and then out of your body.” By saying this, Jesus meant that all foods were fit to eat.
20 Then Jesus said:
What comes from your heart is what makes you unclean. 21 Out of your heart come evil thoughts, vulgar deeds, stealing, murder, 22 unfaithfulness in marriage, greed, meanness, deceit, indecency, envy, insults, pride, and foolishness. 23 All of these come from your heart, and they are what make you unfit to worship God.
A Woman's Faith
(Matthew 15.21-28)24 Jesus left and went to the region near the town of Tyre, where he stayed in someone's home. He did not want people to know he was there, but they found out anyway. 25 A woman whose daughter had an evil spirit in her heard where Jesus was. And at once she came and knelt down at his feet. 26 The woman was Greek and had been born in the part of Syria known as Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to force the demon out of her daughter. 27 But Jesus said, “The children must first be fed! It isn't right to take away their food and feed it to dogs.”
28 The woman replied, “Lord, even puppies eat the crumbs that children drop from the table.”
29 Jesus answered, “That's true! You may go now. The demon has left your daughter.” 30 When the woman got back home, she found her child lying on the bed. The demon had gone.
Jesus Heals a Man Who Was Deaf and Could Hardly Talk
31 Jesus left the region around Tyre and went by way of Sidon toward Lake Galilee. He went through the land near the ten cities known as Decapolis. 32 Some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk. They begged Jesus just to touch him.
33 After Jesus had taken him aside from the crowd, he stuck his fingers in the man's ears. Then he spit and put it on the man's tongue. 34 Jesus looked up toward heaven, and with a groan he said, “Effatha!” which means “Open up!” 35 At once the man could hear, and he had no more trouble talking clearly.
36 Jesus told the people not to say anything about what he had done. But the more he told them, the more they talked about it. 37 They were completely amazed and said, “Everything he does is good! He even heals people who cannot hear or talk.”
1 Un pie viņa sapulcējās farizēji un kādi no rakstu mācītājiem, kas bija no Jeruzālemes atnākuši.
2 Un redzēdami kādus no viņa mācekļiem netīrām, tas ir nemazgātām, rokām maizi ēdam, —
3 Jo farizēji, un visi jūdi, neēd, ja tie rokas nav mazgājuši, vecaju likumus turēdami;
4 Un no tirgus nākot, tie neēd, ja tie nav mazgājušies, un vēl ir daudz, ko tie uzņēmušies turēt, dzenamu kannu un krūžu un vara trauku mazgāšanu, —
5 Tad farizēji un rakstu mācītāji viņam vaicā: „Kāpēc tavi mācekļi nedzīvo pēc vecaju likumiem, bet maizi ēd nemazgātām rokām?“
6 Bet viņš uz tiem sacīja: „Pareizi Jesaja par jums liekuļiem ir sludinājis, kā ir rakstīts: Šī tauta godā ar lūpām mani, bet viņu sirds ir tālu no manis.
7 Bet tie mani velti cienī, mācīdami tādas mācības, kas ir cilvēku pavēles.
8 Jo Dieva bausli atmetuši, jūs turat cilvēku likumus.“
9 Un viņš tiem sacīja: „Tā jūs atmetat Dieva bausli, lai turētu savu likumu.
10 Jo Mozus ir sacījis: Godā savu tēvu un savu māti; un kas ļaunu runā pret tēvu vai māti, tam būs mirt.
11 Bet jūs sakāt: Ja cilvēks uz tēvu vai māti saka: korban, tas ir: lai tas ir par upuri, kas tev no manis varētu nākt par labu,
12 Tad jūs viņam atļaujat nenieka vairs nedarīt tēvam vai mātei par labu,
13 Iznīcinādami Dieva vārdu ar sa-viem likumiem, ko jūs esat iecēluši. Un daudz tādu lietu jūs darāt.“
14 Un ļaudis atkal pieaicinājis, viņš tiem sacīja: „Klausait mani visi un saprotiet.
15 Nekas cilvēku nevar apgānīt, kas no ārienes tanī ieiet, bet, kas no cilvēka iziet, tas apgāna cilvēku.“
[16 Kam ausis ir dzirdēt, tas lai dzird.]
17 Un kad viņš aizgāja no ļaudīm namā, viņa mācekli vaicāja pēc šās līdzības.
18 Un viņš tiem saka: „Vai ir jūs esat tādi nesaprašas? Vai jūs nesaprotat, ka nekas, kas no ārpuses ieiet cilvēkā, viņu nevar apgānīt?
19 Jo tas neiet viņa sirdi, bet vēderā, un iziet laukā.“ Tā viņš atzina par šķīstu katru barību.
20 Bet viņš sacīia: „Kas no cilvēka iziet, tas apgāna cilvēku.
21 Jo no iekšienes, no cilvēka sirds, iziet ļaunas domas, nešķīstības, zādzības, slepkavības, laulības pārkāpšana,
22 Mantkārība, blēdības, viltība, ienaidība, skaudība, Dieva zaimošana, lepnība, vieglprātība.
23 Viss tāds ļaunums iziet no iekšienes un apgāna cilvēku.“
24 Un no turienes cēlies, viņš nogāja uz Tiras robežām. Un kādā namā iegājis, viņš gribēja, lai neviens to nema-nītu; bet nevarēja palikt apslēpts.
25 Bet kāda sieva, kutas meitiņai bija nešķīsts gars, par viņu dzirdējusi, tūliņ nāca un nometās pie viņa kājām.
26 Bet šī sieva bija grieķiete, no dzimuma siro-foiniķiete, un lūdza Jēzu, lai viņš izdzītu ļauno garu no viņas meitas.
27 Un viņš tai sacīja: „Lai papriekš bērni top paēdināti, jo neklājas maizi atņemt bērniem un sunīšiem mest priekšā.“
28 Bet viņa atbildēja un uz to sacīja: „Tā gan ir, Kungs; bet tomēr sunīši ēd apakš galda no bērnu druskām.“
29 Un viņš uz to sacīja: „Šī vārda dēļ ej! Ļaunais gars ir izgājis no tavas meitas.“
30 Un nogājusi savās mājās, viņa atrada meitiņu gultā guļam, un ļaunais gars bija izgājis.
31 Un atkal izgājis no Tīras robežām, viņš nāca caur Sidonu pie Galilejas jūtas desmit pilsētu robežās.
32 Un pie viņa atveda kādu kurlmēmu un viņu lūdza, lai viņš tam uzliktu roku.
33 Un viņš to ņēma no ļaudīm savrup un lika savus pirkstus viņa ausīs, spļāva un aizkāra viņa mēli,
34 Un skatījās uz debesīm, nopūtās un sacīja uz to: „Efata,“ tas ir: „Atveries.“
35 Un viņa ausis atvērās, un tūdaļ atraisījās viņa mēles saite, un viņš pareizi runāja.
36 Un viņš tiem pavēlēja to nevienam nesacīt; bet, jo vairāk to aizliedza, jo vairāk tie to izpauda
37 Un brīnījās ļoti par to un sacīja: „Viņš visas lietas ir labi darījis; viņš dara, ka pat kurlie dzird un mēmie runā.“
