Mattityahu 15
15
1Then Perushim and Sofrim (rabbonim) from Yerushalayim approach Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, saying,
2Why do your talmidim transgress the Masoret HaZekenim (the Tradition of the Elders)? For they do not do the netilat yadayim before meals.
3But Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, in reply to them, said, Why [do] also you transgress the mitzvat Hashem for the sake of your own masoros?
4For Hashem has said, KABED ES AVICHA VES IMMECHA#15:4 Ex 20:12; Dt 5:16 (honor your father and your mother), and MKALEL AVIV VIMMO MOT YUMAT#15:4 Ex 21:17; Lv 20:9 (the one cursing his father and mother, to die he must die).
5But you say, Whoever says to his abba or his em, whatever support you might have had from me, [it is] a gift.#15:5 i.e., korban, dedicated to G-d
6By no means does [anyone who says this] honor his abba or em. And you nullify the Dvar Hashem on account of your masoros.
7You tzevuim, well did Yeshayah give a dvar hanevuah concerning you, saying,
8YAAN KI NIGASH HAAM HAZEH BEFIV UVISHFATAV KI-BDUNI VLIBO RICHAK MIMENI, (This people with their lips honor me, but their heart is far away from me),
9VATEHI YIRATAM OTI MITZVAT ANASHIM MELUMADAH#15:9 Isa 29:13 (and in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the mitzvot of [mere] men).
10And having summoned the multitude, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to them, Listen and understand!
11It is not the thing entering into the mouth that makes the man tameh (unclean), but the thing going out from the mouth, this makes the man tameh.
12Then Moshiachʼs talmidim approached and say to him, Do you know that the Perushim took offense when they heard [this] dvar?
13But Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, in reply, said, Every plant which Avi shbaShomayim did not plant will be uprooted.
14Leave them. They are blind morei derech (guides, teachers) of [the] blind. And if the ivver (blind man) leads the ivrim (blind), both will fall into a pit.
15And Kefa said in reply to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, Explain to us the mashal.
16And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said, Are you still devoid of binah (understanding)?
17Do you not have daas that everything which enters into the mouth goes into the stomach and passes into a latrine?
18But the things coming out from the mouth come out from the lev (heart), which makes tameh.
19For out of the lev comes evil machshavot (thoughts): retzichot (murders), niufim (adulteries), zenunim (fornications), genevot (thefts), eduyot sheker (false testimonies), giddufim (revilements).
20These are the things making the man tameh, but eating with hands lacking the netilat yadayim (ritual of the washing of the hands),#15:20 See Mt 27:24 this does not make the man tameh.
21And having gone from that place, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach withdrew into the districts of Tzor and Tzidon.
22And a woman from Kena'an came out from those regions, and was shouting, Have mercy on me, Adoni, Ben Dovid! My bat is in torment possessed by shedim.
23But Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach did not answer her a word. And Moshiachʼs talmidim having approached, were asking him, saying, Send her away; she shouts after us.
24But, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said in reply, I was not sent except to the Seh Oveid Beis Yisroel (the Lost Sheep of the House of Israel).
25But she came and fell down before him, saying, Adoni, azreini (L-rd, help me).
26But, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said in reply, It is not good to take the lechem of the Banim and throw it to the kelevim (dogs).
27But she said, Ken, Adoni, but even the kelevim eat the crumbs falling from the tish (table) of their masters.
28Then, in reply, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to her, O woman, great [is] your emunah. Let it be done for you as you wish. And the bat (daughter) of her was given refuah (healing) at that very hour.
29And having passed over from that place, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach came beside Lake Kinneret, and having gone up the mountain, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was sitting there.
30And great multitudes approached Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, having with them pisechim (lame), ivrim (blind), the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they laid them at Moshiachʼs feet, and Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach gave the cholim (sick persons) refuah (healing).
31The result was that the multitude was astounded, witnessing mute people speaking, cripples made whole, the pisechim (lame) walking, and the ivrim (blind people) seeing, and they gave kavod to Elohei Yisroel.
32And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, having summoned his talmidim, said, I have rachmei shomayim for the multitudes, for already shloshah yamim (three days) they remain with me and they do not have anything they may eat, and I do not want to send them away famished, lest they might faint on the way.
33And Moshiachʼs talmidim say to him, From where bamidbar (in the wilderness) is there enough lechem for us to feed such a vast multitude?
34And he says to them, How much lechem, how many loaves do you have? And they said, Sheva, and a few dagim.
35And when Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach gave the command for the multitude to recline on the ground,
36Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach took the loaves numbering sheva and the dagim, and, making a bracha, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach offered the betziat halechem (the breaking of the bread) and served them to the talmidim, and Moshiachʼs talmidim served them to the multitudes.
37And everyone ate and they were satisfied, and the Rebbeʼs farbrengen shirayim were numbering sheva baskets full.
38And the ones eating were arbaat elafim (four thousand) men, not counting nashim and yeladim.
39And having sent away the multitudes, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach embarked in the sirah (boat), and came to the region of Magadan.
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THE ORTHODOX JEWISH BIBLE
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Matthew 15
15
Jesus Challenges the Pharisees’ Traditions
(Mark 7:1–23)
1Then some Pharisees and experts in Moses’ Teachings came from Jerusalem to Jesus. They asked, 2“Why do your disciples break the traditions of our ancestors? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
3He answered them, “Why do you break the commandment of God because of your traditions? 4For example, God said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Whoever curses father or mother must be put to death.’ 5But you say that whoever tells his father or mother, ‘I have given to God whatever support you might have received from me,’ 6does not have to honor his father. Because of your traditions you have destroyed the authority of God’s word. 7You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:
8‘These people honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
9Their worship of me is pointless,
because their teachings are rules made by humans.’ ”
10Then he called the crowd and said to them, “Listen and try to understand! 11What goes into a person’s mouth doesn’t make him unclean.#15:11 “Unclean” refers to anything that Moses’ Teachings say is not presentable to God. It’s what comes out of the mouth that makes a person unclean.”
12Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you realize that when the Pharisees heard your statement they were offended?”
13He answered, “Any plant that my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted. 14Leave them alone! They are blind leaders. When one blind person leads another, both will fall into the same pit.”
15Peter said to him, “Explain this illustration to us.”
16Jesus said, “Don’t you understand yet? 17Don’t you know that whatever goes into the mouth goes into the stomach and then into a toilet? 18But whatever goes out of the mouth comes from within, and that’s what makes a person unclean. 19Evil thoughts, murder, adultery, ⌞other⌟ sexual sins, stealing, lying, and cursing come from within. 20These are the things that make a person unclean. But eating without washing one’s hands doesn’t make a person unclean.”
The Faith of a Canaanite Woman
(Mark 7:24–30)
21Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
22A Canaanite woman from that territory came ⌞to him⌟ and began to shout, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is tormented by a demon.”
23But he did not answer her at all. Then his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away. She keeps shouting behind us.”
24Jesus responded, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the nation of Israel.”
25She came to him, bowed down, and said, “Lord, help me!”
26Jesus replied, “It’s not right to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.”
27She said, “You’re right, Lord. But even the dogs eat scraps that fall from their masters’ tables.”
28Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, you have strong faith! What you wanted will be done for you.” At that moment her daughter was cured.
29Jesus moved on from there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a mountain and sat there.
30A large crowd came to him, bringing with them the lame, blind, disabled, those unable to talk, and many others. They laid them at his feet, and he cured them. 31The crowd was amazed to see mute people talking, the disabled cured, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. So they praised the God of Israel.
Jesus Feeds More Than Four Thousand
(Mark 8:1–10)
32Jesus called his disciples and said, “I feel sorry for the people. They have been with me three days now and have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry, or they may become exhausted on their way home.”
33His disciples asked him, “Where could we get enough bread to feed such a crowd in this place where no one lives?”
34Jesus asked them, “How many loaves of bread do you have?”
They answered, “Seven, and a few small fish.”
35He ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground. 36He took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks to God. Then he broke the bread and gave it to the disciples, and they gave the bread and fish to the people.
37All of them ate as much as they wanted. The disciples picked up the leftover pieces and filled seven large baskets. 38Four thousand men had eaten. (This number does not include the women and children who had eaten.)
39After he sent the people on their way, Jesus stepped into the boat and came to the territory of Magadan.
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