Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, 15

1. Tunc accedunt ad Iesum ab Hierosolymis pharisaei et scribae dicentes:

1. Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,

2. “Quare discipuli tui transgrediuntur traditionem seniorum? Non enim lavant manus suas, cum panem manducant”.

2. "Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat."

3. Ipse autem respondens ait illis: “Quare et vos transgredimini mandatum Dei propter traditionem vestram?

3. He answered them, "And why do you transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?

4. Nam Deus dixit: "Honora patrem tuum et matrem" et: "Qui maledixerit patri vel matri, morte moriatur".

4. For God commanded, `Honor your father and your mother,' and, `He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him surely die.'

5. Vos autem dicitis: “Quicumque dixerit patri vel matri: Munus est, quodcumque ex me profuerit,

5. But you say, `If any one tells his father or his mother, What you would have gained from me is given to God, he need not honor his father.'

6. non honorificabit patrem suum”; et irritum fecistis verbum Dei propter traditionem vestram.

6. So, for the sake of your tradition, you have made void the word of God.

7. Hypocritae! Bene prophetavit de vobis Isaias dicens:

7. You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said:

8. "Populus hic labiis me honorat, cor autem eorum longe est a me;

8. `This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me;

9. sine causa autem colunt me docentes doctrinas mandata homi num"”.

9. in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.'"

10. Et convocata ad se turba, dixit eis: “Audite et intellegite:

10. And he called the people to him and said to them, "Hear and understand:

11. Non quod intrat in os, coinquinat hominem; sed quod procedit ex ore, hoc coinquinat hominem!”.

11. not what goes into the mouth defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man."

12. Tunc accedentes discipuli dicunt ei: “Scis quia pharisaei, audito verbo, scandalizati sunt?”.

12. Then the disciples came and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?"

13. At ille respondens ait: “Omnis plantatio, quam non plantavit Pater meus caelestis, eradicabitur.

13. He answered, "Every plant which my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.

14. Sinite illos: caeci sunt, duces caecorum. Caecus autem si caeco ducatum praestet, ambo in foveam cadent”.

14. Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit."

15. Respondens autem Petrus dixit ei: “Edissere nobis parabolam istam”.

15. But Peter said to him, "Explain the parable to us."

16. At ille dixit: “Adhuc et vos sine intellectu estis?

16. And he said, "Are you also still without understanding?

17. Non intellegitis quia omne quod in os intrat, in ventrem vadit et in secessum emittitur?

17. Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and so passes on?

18. Quae autem procedunt de ore, de corde exeunt, et ea coinquinant hominem.

18. But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a man.

19. De corde enim exeunt cogitationes malae, homicidia, adulteria, fornicationes, furta, falsa testimonia, blasphemiae.

19. For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false witness, slander.

20. Haec sunt, quae coinquinant hominem; non lotis autem manibus manducare non coinquinat hominem”.

20. These are what defile a man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man."

21. Et egressus inde Iesus, secessit in partes Tyri et Sidonis.

21. And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.

22. Et ecce mulier Chananaea a finibus illis egressa clamavit dicens: “Miserere mei, Domine, fili David! Filia mea male a daemonio vexatur”.

22. And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and cried, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely possessed by a demon."

23. Qui non respondit ei verbum. Et accedentes discipuli eius rogabant eum dicentes: “Dimitte eam, quia clamat post nos”.

23. But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, "Send her away, for she is crying after us."

24. Ipse autem respondens ait: “Non sum missus nisi ad oves, quae perierunt domus Israel”.

24. He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

25. At illa venit et adoravit eum dicens: “Domine, adiuva me!”.

25. But she came and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, help me."

26. Qui respondens ait: “Non est bonum sumere panem filiorum et mittere catellis”.

26. And he answered, "It is not fair to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

27. At illa dixit: “Etiam, Domine, nam et catelli edunt de micis, quae cadunt de mensa dominorum suorum”.

27. She said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table."

28. Tunc respondens Iesus ait illi: “O mulier, magna est fides tua! Fiat tibi, sicut vis”. Et sanata est filia illius ex illa hora.

28. Then Jesus answered her, "O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire." And her daughter was healed instantly.

29. Et cum transisset inde, Iesus venit secus mare Galilaeae et ascendens in montem sedebat ibi.

29. And Jesus went on from there and passed along the Sea of Galilee. And he went up on the mountain, and sat down there.

30. Et accesserunt ad eum turbae multae habentes secum claudos, caecos, debiles, mutos et alios multos et proiecerunt eos ad pedes eius, et curavit eos,

30. And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the maimed, the blind, the dumb, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them,

31. ita ut turba miraretur videntes mutos loquentes, debiles sanos et claudos ambulantes et caecos videntes. Et magnificabant Deum Israel.

31. so that the throng wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.

32. Iesus autem convocatis discipulis suis dixit: “Misereor turbae, quia triduo iam perseverant mecum et non habent, quod manducent; et dimittere eos ieiunos nolo, ne forte deficiant in via”.

32. Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat; and I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way."

33. Et dicunt ei discipuli: “Unde nobis in deserto panes tantos, ut saturemus turbam tantam?”.

33. And the disciples said to him, "Where are we to get bread enough in the desert to feed so great a crowd?"

34. Et ait illis Iesus: “Quot panes habetis?”. At illi dixerunt: “Septem et paucos pisciculos”.

34. And Jesus said to them, "How many loaves have you?" They said, "Seven, and a few small fish."

35. Et praecepit turbae, ut discumberet super terram;

35. And commanding the crowd to sit down on the ground,

36. et accipiens septem panes et pisces et gratias agens fregit et dedit discipulis, discipuli autem turbis.

36. he took the seven loaves and the fish, and having given thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

37. Et comederunt omnes et saturati sunt; et, quod superfuit de fragmentis, tulerunt septem sportas plenas.

37. And they all ate and were satisfied; and they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over.

38. Erant autem, qui manducaverant, quattuor milia hominum extra mulieres et parvulos.

38. Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

39. Et dimissis turbis, ascendit in naviculam et venit in fines Magadan.

39. And sending away the crowds, he got into the boat and went to the region of Mag'adan.