Mattityahu 9
9
1And, having embarked into a sirah (boat), Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach crossed over#9:1 to the other side of the lake and came into his own shtetl.
2And hinei! They brought to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach a paralytic lying upon a mat. Having seen their emunah, he said to the paralytic, Chazak! (Be strong!) Selicha (forgiveness) is granted on your averos (sins)!
3And hinei! Some of the Sofrim said to themselves, This one commits Chillul Hashem!#9:3 Lv 22:32
4And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, reading their minds, said, Why are you thinking ra'ah (evil) in your levavot (hearts)?
5For which is easier to say, Selicha is granted on your averos! Or…Arise and walk!?
6But in order that you may have da'as that the Bar Enosh#9:6 Moshiach has samchut (authority) on earth to pronounce selicha (forgiveness) on chattaim (sins) Moshiach then declared to the paralytic, Arise, take up your mat and go to your bais (house).
7And arising, he went away to his bais.
8And having witnessed this, the multitudes experienced yirat Shomayim and gave kavod to Hashem, who had given such samchut to men.
9And going away from there, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach saw a man called Mattityahu sitting in the tax office. And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says to him, Follow me. And Mattityahu arose and followed him.
10And it came about that while Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was sitting bimesibba (reclining) at tish (table) in the bais, hinei! Many mochesim (tax collectors) and chote'im (sinners) came and were sitting bimesibba (reclining) at tish (table) with Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach and his talmidim.
11When the Perushim saw this, they were saying to Moshiachʼs talmidim, Why does your Rebbe eat with the mochesim and the chote'im?
12But when Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach heard this, he said, It is not the bariim (healthy ones) who have need of a rofeh (physician), but the cholim.
13Go and learn what this means: CHESED CHAFATZTI VLO ZEVACH#9:13 Hos 6:6 (I desire loving kindness and not sacrifice), for I have not come to call the tzaddikim but the chote'im (sinners).#9:13 to teshuva
14Then Yochananʼs talmidim approached Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, saying, Why do we and the Perushim often undergo tzomot (fasts), but your talmidim do not undergo tzomot?
15And Moshiach said to them, Surely the Bnei HaChuppah (wedding invitees) are not able to act as avelim (mourners) as long as the Choson (Bridegroom),#9:15 i.e., Moshiach is with them. But the days will come when the Choson is taken away from them, and then they will undergo tzomot.
16No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch pulls away from the garment, and a worse tear results.
17Neither do men put yayin chadash (new wine) into old wineskins; otherwise, the wineskins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But they pour yayin chadash into new wineskins, and both are preserved.
18While Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was speaking these things to them one of the nichbadim (dignitaries)#9:18 of the shul came and fell down before Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, saying, The bat (daughter) of me has just become niftar (passed away), but come lay your hand upon her and she will live.
19And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach got up and, with his talmidim, followed him.
20And hinei! An isha (woman) hemorrhaging twelve years approached him from behind and touched the garment of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiachʼs tzitzit.
21For she was saying to herself, If only I might touch his garment, I will receive refuah (healing).
22Turning and seeing her, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said, Chazak, bat (daughter) of me! Your emunah has brought you refuah. And the isha was healed from that hour.
23And having come into the bais (house) of the nichbad (dignitary), and having seen the flute players and the unruly crowd,
24Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was saying, Go away! For the yaldah is not among the mesim — she sleeps! And they were making leitzonus (mockery, fun) of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach.
25But when the crowd had been put outside, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach went in and took the yaldah by the hand and the yaldah was made to stand up alive.
26And this report went out into all that region.
27And as Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach went on from there, two ivrim (blind men) followed him, shouting loudly, Chaneinu, Ben Dovid!
28And when Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach#9:28 Ben Dovid entered the bais (house), the ivrim (blind men) approached him, and he says to them, Do you have emunah that I am able to do this? They say to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, Ken, Adoneinu.
29Then Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach touched their eyes, saying, According to your emunah, let it be done for you.
30And their eyes were opened. Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach sternly warned them, saying, See to it that no one knows!
31But having gone out, they made him known in that entire district.
32After they had departed, the people brought to him a mute man who was possessed by shedim.
33And when the shedim had been cast out by Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, the mute man spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying, Never was anything like this seen in Eretz Yisroel!
34But the Perushim said, It was by the Sar HaShedim (the Prince of Demons) that this man casts out shedim!
35And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach went about all the shtetlach and villages exercising the ministry of moreh (teacher) in their shuls and of darshan (preacher) of the Besuras HaGeulah of the Malchut Hashem and bringing refuah to all the cholim, every machla (disease) and every illness.
36And looking out on the multitudes, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach felt rachmei Shomayim (heavenly compassion and mercy) for his people, for they were distressed and weary KATZON ASHER EIN LAHEM ROEH#9:36 Num 27:17 (like sheep without a shepherd).
37Then Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says to his talmidim, The katzir (harvest) is indeed great but the kotzerim (harvesters) are few.
38Therefore, offer tefillos to the Adon HaKatzir (the L-rd of the Harvest) that He may send out Kotzerim into His Katzir.
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THE ORTHODOX JEWISH BIBLE
FOURTH EDITION © Artists For Israel Intl Inc., 2002-2011, 2021.
Matthew 9
9
The Healing of a Paralytic
Mk 2:1–12; Lk 5:17–26
1#Mt 4:13; Mk 5:21He entered a boat, crossed over, and came into His own city. 2#Mt 9:22; 4:24; 8:10They brought to Him a man sick with paralysis, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer. Your sins are forgiven you.”
3#Mt 26:65Then certain scribes said within themselves, “This Man blasphemes.”
4#Mt 12:25; Lk 6:8Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? 5For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you’ or to say, ‘Arise and walk’? 6But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—then He said to the paralytic, “Arise, pick up your bed, and go into your house.” 7And he rose and departed to his house. 8#Mt 15:31; Lk 7:16; 17:15But when the crowds saw it, they were amazed and glorified God who had given such authority to men.
The Calling of Matthew
Mk 2:13–17; Lk 5:27–32
9As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s station. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” And he rose and followed Him.
10While Jesus sat at supper in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples. 11#Mt 11:19; Lk 5:30When the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
12#Mk 2:17; Lk 5:31But when Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well do not need a physician, but those who are sick. 13#Hos 6:6; Mt 12:7But go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’#Hos 6:6. For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
The Question About Fasting
Mk 2:18–22; Lk 5:33–39
14#Mt 11:2; Jn 3:25Then the disciples of John came to Him, asking, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?”
15#Jn 3:29; Ac 14:23Jesus answered, “Can the guests of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast.
16“No one sews a piece of new cloth into an old garment, for that which is sewn in to fill it up pulls on the garment, and the tear is made worse. 17#Jos 9:4Neither do men put new wine into old wineskins. Or else the wineskins burst, the wine runs out, and the wineskins perish. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”
The Ruler’s Daughter and a Woman Healed
Mk 5:21–43; Lk 8:40–56
18#Mt 8:2; Mk 5:22–43While He was speaking these things to them, a certain ruler came and worshipped Him, saying, “My daughter is even now dead. But come and lay Your hand on her, and she will live.” 19Jesus rose and followed him, and so did His disciples.
20#Mt 14:36; Dt 22:12Then a woman, who was ill with a flow of blood for twelve years, came behind Him and touched the hem of His garment. 21For she said within herself, “If I may just touch His garment, I shall be healed.”
22#Lk 7:50; Mt 9:2; Mk 10:52But Jesus turned around, and when He saw her, He said, “Daughter, be of good comfort. Your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well instantly.
23#2Ch 35:25When Jesus came to the ruler’s house and saw the musicians and the mourners making a noise, 24#Ac 20:10; Jn 11:4He said to them, “Depart. The girl is not dead, but is sleeping.” And they laughed Him to scorn. 25#Mk 9:27; Ac 9:40–41But when the people were put outside, He went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose. 26#Mt 4:24; Mk 1:45The news of this went out into all that land.
The Healing of Two Blind Men
27#Mt 15:22; 20:30–31As Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, “Son of David, have mercy on us!”
28When He entered the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?”
They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”
29#Mt 8:13Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith, let it be done for you.” 30#Mt 8:4And their eyes were opened, and Jesus strictly commanded them, saying, “See that no one knows of it.” 31#Mk 7:36But when they had departed, they spread His fame in all that region.
The Healing of a Mute Man
32#Mt 4:24; 12:22–24As they went out, they brought to Him a mute man possessed with a demon. 33And when the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke, and the crowds were amazed, saying, “This has never been seen in Israel.”
34#Lk 11:15; Mk 3:22But the Pharisees said, “He casts out demons through the ruler of the demons.”
The Compassion of Jesus
35#Mt 4:23–24Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. 36#Mk 6:34; Nu 27:17; Mt 14:14But when He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they fainted and were scattered, like sheep without a shepherd. 37#Lk 10:2Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. 38#2Th 3:1Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest, that He will send out laborers into His harvest.”
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