Matthew 15 (CTH)

1Hatnavah, Jerusalem e Farasinaw hoi cakathutkungnaw teh Jisuh koe a tho awh.Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,

2Ayan e kacuenaw e phung hah bangkongmaw na hnukkâbangnaw ni a tapoe awh. Ahnimouh ni kut kamsin laipalah bu a ca awh, telah atipouh awh navah,“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”

3Nangmouh ni ayan e phung hah kâuep laihoi bangkongmaw Cathut e kâpoelawk hah na tapoe van awh.Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?

4Cathut e kâpoelawk teh na manu hoi na pa bari awh. Apihai manu hoi na pa hawihoehnae ka dei e teh due totouh thei lah awmseh telah a ti.For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’

5Hatei, nangmouh ni na cangkhai awh e teh apipatet ni hai a manu na ou, a na pa na ou a poe hane hno hah, het hateh Cathut koe ka poe e doeh toe tet pawiteh,But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’

6a manu nakunghai, a na pa nakunghai bari ngai hoeh toe na ti awh. Hottelah patuen patuen na tawm awh e phung hoiyah Cathut e kâpoelawk na eknae doeh.he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

7A lai kathout e taminaw, Isaiah ni nangmouh noe lahoi,You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:

8hete miphunnaw teh apâhni hoi na hnai awh teh apâhni hoi na bari a ei a lungthin teh kai hoi ahla.‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.

9Tami e kâpoelawk hoiyah a kâpâtu awh teh, ayawmyin lah na bawk awh toe telah sut a dei e hah a tang tangngak atipouh.They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”

10Hattoteh ka kamkhuengnaw hah ama koe a kaw teh, thai awh nateh panuek awh haw.Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.

11Thung lah ka kâen e ni tami heh khin sak hoeh. Thung lahoi ka tâcawt e hno ni doeh na khin sak awh, atipouh.A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”

12A hnukkâbangnaw ni a hnai awh teh atu na dei e lawk heh Farasinaw ni a thai awh navah a lung apout awh tie na panue maw atipouh awh.Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”

13Jisuh ni kalvanlae Apa ni a patûe hoeh e a kung kaawm e pueng hah ka phawk han.But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.

14La awm awh nah yawkaw seh. Ahnimouh teh mitdawnnaw kahrawikung mitdawnnaw doeh. A mit ka dawn reira kâhrawi pawiteh kahni touh hoi tangkom dawk ka bawt roi han doeh atipouh.Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”

15Piter ni Cathut e bangnuenae hah kaimouh koevah pâpho haw atipouh navah,Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”

16Jisuh ni nangmouh teh atu sittouh lungang laipalah maw na o a rah.“Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked.

17Thung lah kâen e pueng teh von dawk ka cet ni teh alawilah a tâcawt tie heh na panuek awh hoeh rah maw.“Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?

18Thung lahoi ka tâcawt e hno teh lung dawk hoi ka tâcawt e a tho dawkvah tami hah kakhin sak e hno doeh.But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.

19Kahawi hoeh e pouknae, tami theinae, kamsoumhoehe napui tongpa yonnae, napui kahlout hoi yonnae, ayâ e hno parunae, kamsoumhoehe kapanuekkhaikung lah kangduenae, ayâ minhmai mathoe saknae teh lungthung hoi a tâco dawkvah,For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.

20Tami kakhin sak e hnonaw doeh. Kamsin laipalah rawca canae ni tami khinsak hoeh atipouh.These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”

21Hathnukkhu Jisuh teh hote hmuen koehoi a kamthaw teh, Taire hoi Sidon kholah a cei.Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.

22Kanaan napui buet touh teh a tâco teh, Devit Capa kai hah na pahren haw. Ka canu teh kahrai ni puenghoi a rek atipouh eiteh kam touh hai pathung hoeh.And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”

23A hnukkâbangnaw ni a hrawi awh teh, hote napui bout ban sak leih. Maimouh hnuk a kâbang teh a hram atipouh awh.But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”

24Jisuh ni Isarel miphun kahmat e tunaw hloilah alouke miphunnaw onae koe kai hah na patoun hoeh atipouh.He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

25Hote napui ni tabo laihoi Bawipa na rungngang ei bout atipouh.The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.

26Hat toteh, Bawipa ni capa e rawca hah ui poe phung nahoeh bout atipouh.But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

27Napui ni hai oe, Bawipa, uinaw tie teh kabawt e burameinaw hah ouk a luep phung nahoehmaw bout atipouh toteh,“Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”

28Oe! napui nang teh na yuemnae a len tangngak. Na ngainae patetlah nang dawk awmseh atipouh navah, a canu teh hmawi a dam.“O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

29Jisuh ni hote hmuen koehoi a cei teh, Galilee tui koe a pha toteh, monsom a luen teh a tahung.Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.

30Tami moikapap ni khokkhem, mitdawn, lawka, kamkhuen e hoi alouke patawnae ka tawn e naw hah a thokhai awh teh a khok koevah a ta awh.Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.

31A patawnae pueng hah a dam sak dawkvah, lawkanaw ni lawk a dei thai, kamkhuennaw ni a dam awh, khokkhemnaw ni lam a cei awh, mitdawnnaw ni a hmu awh e hah ka kamkhuengnaw ni a hmu awh navah Isarelnaw e Cathut hah a pholen awh.The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.

32Hattoteh Jisuh ni a hnukkâbangnaw hah a kaw teh, hete taminaw hah ka pahren poung. Hnin thum touh thung canei tawn laipalah kai koe ao awh toe. Lam vah tawn a langvaih, ka ti dawkvah, rawca cat laipalah ceisak hane ka ngainae awm hoeh atipouh.Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”

33A hnukkâbangnaw ni, het yit touh e tami kapap e naw ni kaboumlah a ca awh hane rawca hah hi kahrawngum vah kaimouh ni bangtelamaw ka hmu thai awh han atipouh awh.The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”

34Jisuh ni nangmouh koe vaiyei na yit touh maw kaawm atipouh. Ahnimouh ni vaiyei sari touh hoi tanga youn touh ao bout atipouh awh.“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”

35Hattoteh tami kamkhuengnaw hah talai dawk tahung sak hanelah kâ a poe.And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.

36Vaiyei sari touh hoi tanganaw hah a la teh lunghawinae lawk a dei hnukkhu, vaiyei hoi tanga hah a raen teh a hnukkâbangnaw hah patuen a poe.Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.

37Rangpui ni a boum awh toteh, ka cawi e hah a racawng awh navah tangthung sari touh akawi.They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

38Ka cat e naw abuemlah napuinaw hoi camonaw e dei laipalah 4,000 touh a pha.A total of four thousand men were fed, besides women and children.

39Hote taminaw hah a ceisak hnukkhu Magadan kho lah long hoi a cei.After Jesus had dismissed the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.

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