Matthew 15 (TBX)

1Woyom xel Parisi valu me xel putoung wei petieing eno lam anghei Yerusalem me lam wou Yesu me teling,Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,

2“Nambei nya wa xe xel betiyeing mi pyalek petieing wei buyeiw xe kwa wei takwei yo? Xel se mi sekweyexe memend atax ekom mi ya xend yaeing!”“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”

3Yesu neil elox bei, “De nambei nya xam ghe pyalek qayeeng petieing wei Anutu xe yo en xam bumim venaxow xe kwa yon?Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?

4En Anutu neil, ‘Wa mi gwevek mam aluw tam xe qayeeng’ me ‘Xel tiwei embei neil vyalek ma luw ta eno xel nyeis e mey.’For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’

5Ekom xam ghe mi neimbei wangwei tambiy ti e neil wou ma luw ta, ‘Vati wei ambei devind muw eno a beyal wou Anutu takwei nei,’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,’

6tambiy moxo tyek se gwevek ma no. Lek kwa tiyon xam ghe mi toung demimim wou Anutu dom ghe mi sanghoxe lul wei xam bumimyeiw o.he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

7Xam wei myamim yuw o! Poropet Yesaya neil zonghek gyeik moxo neil en xam xe kwa yo.You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:

8“‘Xomaxoneing ti beimambei ne mi pamilexe ay en myend, ekom xel laleind on toundei dingta en ay.‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.

9Xel mi wong lalo wou ay bandaing, en xel xe teyoxeing ekom xel xe petieing yon lam wou xomaxoneing.’”They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”

10Yesu taxe xel qendu yon lam wou e me neil, “Xam a ngo me ghe boulek.Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.

11Vati wei mi la eivek eti yeiw myend eno se mi wong e wo nilaxes, qe vati wei lam myayaing veil e mya, eno mi wong e wo nilaxes.”A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”

12Woyom xel betiyeing lam wou e me teling, “Beip wa seng woulek bei xel Parisiyeiw laleind wo myavanei gyeik xel ngo qayeeng tine yo?”Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”

13Moxo neil elox bei, “Lul dalus wei Mang wei toundei eivek tyoung gheyapu nei se ev eno tyek xel a puw is luselis.But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.

14Wong xel toukale. Xel on mend tuzeyi. Wangwei tambiy wei matekeing o natax en moux wei matekeing, luw xouing tyek deteina eivek leiveeng.”Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”

15Petele neil, “Neil qayeeng pakeing tine qes wou xa.”Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”

16Yesu teling wou xel, “Beip xam se ghei woulek no?“Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked.

17Xam seng wei bei vati wei mi la eivek xomaxoneing myend me la eivek e xeita de woyom lam myayaing veil e me la eivek leiveeng?“Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?

18Ekom vati wei lam myayaing veil wa myam inyon lam anghei wa laleim nei, me ti beimambei ne mi wong xomaxoneing mi wo nilaxes.But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.

19Inyon woueing nalei nilul, leiseing xel, kwa nilul wei iingama, kwa nilul wei kwapesiv o, panaxeing, qayeeng tyonyeing me lukyak lek xel nge eno lam myayaing veil xe laleind.For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.

20Lulti beimambei ne ingwei mi wong xomaxoneing mi wo nilaxes, ekom yaeing is memend laxes eno se mi wong e wo nilaxes.”These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”

21Yesu la veil beyeeng tiyon me la tembuing danghei wei Taia me Saidon nei.Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.

22Kenan vex ti lam wou e, me di eng niseikeing, “Tambiy Ngandoung, Dawit Neu Moux, pyanaleim en ay! A neung vex toundei eivek nimaying ngandoung en memo wo nilul wou e.”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.”

23Yesu se neil qayeeng ti lox. Om e xe xel betiyeing lam wou e me neil, “Wong vex on la, en vexo di eng xounaxoun me lam yus en xey.”But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”

24Moxo lewexe, “Anutu wong a lam en xel sipsip wei Israel o venaxow wei lati yo.”He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

25Vex on lam me ev vaxakatu eivek atax wou e de neil, “Tambiy Ngandoung, vind ay!”The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.

26Yesu neil elox bei, “Inye se nimza bei qoueing yakyak xe belet me banex e na wou xel naw.”But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

27Vexo neil, “Ee, Tambiy Ngandoung, ekom xel naw mi ya myapapu wei mi teila eivek xel xe teiv xe lelek xeinghembi yo.”“Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”

28Woyom Yesu lewexe, “Vex, wa xe wongeingis on ngandoung! Wa xe telinyeing on embo neing lek nambei wa laleim vind o.” Om neu vex on wo nimzalek seivma kayon bombek.“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.

29Yesu la veil beyeeng tiyon dom la lounyeing Galili. Woyom moxo lek la lukendu nenya me dei tembuing.Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.

30Xel qendu ngandoung on lam wou e, xel qou xel bezombeing, me matekeing, vaxa nol, me myatueing me xel valu beti is me toung xel wou Yesu vaxa, de e wong xel wo nimzalek.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.

31Xel xomaxoneing on etek en ingwei xel yei tambiy wei myatu eno luk no, me xel bezombeing wo nimzalek, me vaxa nol la me ingwei matekeing eno yeila. Me xel sanghoxe Anutu wei Israel o.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.

32Yesu taxe e xe xel betiyeing la wou e me neil, “A laleing pyaxow en xel xomaxoneing ti beimambei ne, en xel lam toundei inye is ay teyei lek bouk yayal de xel se ya lulti. Ambei se bong xel na maxep, enok xel mend bivek me pewilexe wou sakwaing.”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.”

33E xe xel betiyeing lewexe, “Tyek xa qou belet anghei inya me na bong wou xel ngenong ne eivek beyeeng bandaing ne?”The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”

34Yesu teling, “Xam ghe di qou belet vamva?” Xel neil elox bei, “Lim yuw, de woing nayak matika is.”“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”

35Moxo neil wou xel qendu yon bei xel mendei lek tembuing.And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.

36Woyom qou belet lim yuw on is woing, de wong dange wou woy, om dembu me wong wou xel betiyeing, me xel la wong wou xel xomaxoneing on.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.

37Xel on dalus ya me enden xel. Dekalekom xel betiyeing qekuwou myapapu wei wo pupuv o me sei ela eivek pasik lim yuw me e pup.They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

38Xel wei ya yaeing on teyei lek 4,000. De xel se pyaw memend wou vex alis neuyeiw.A total of four thousand men were fed, besides women and children.

39Ka Yesu wong xel on la, moxo la eivek bot me la beyeeng wei Magadan nei.After Jesus had dismissed the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.

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