¹不可因傳統廢棄　神的誡命（太15:1~20）有法利賽人和幾個經學家從耶路撒冷來，聚集到耶穌那裡。

¹Then the Pharisees, and some of the scribes gathered together to him, having come from Jerusalem.

²他們看見他的門徒有人用不潔的手，就是沒有洗過的手吃飯，

²Now when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is, unwashed, hands, they found fault.

³（原來法利賽人和所有的猶太人都拘守古人的傳統，如果不認真洗手，就不吃東西；

³(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, don’t eat unless they wash their hands and forearms, holding to the tradition of the elders.

⁴從街市回來，不先洗手，也不吃東西，還有許多別的傳統，他們都沿襲拘守，例如洗杯、洗罐、洗銅器等等。）

⁴They don’t eat when they come from the marketplace, unless they bathe themselves, and there are many other things, which they have received to hold to: washings of cups, pitchers, bronze vessels, and couches.)

⁵法利賽人和經學家問耶穌：“你的門徒為甚麼不遵行古人的傳統，用不潔的手吃飯呢？”

⁵The Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why don’t your disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unwashed hands?”

⁶耶穌對他們說：“以賽亞指著你們這班偽君子所說的預言是對的，經上記著：‘這人民用嘴唇尊敬我，心卻遠離我；

⁶He answered them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

⁷他們把人的規條當作道理去教導人，所以拜我也是徒然。’

⁷ But in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ Isaiah 29:13

⁸你們拘守著人的傳統，卻離棄了　神的誡命。”

⁸ “For you set aside the commandment of God, and hold tightly to the tradition of men—the washing of pitchers and cups, and you do many other such things.”

⁹耶穌又對他們說：“你們為了堅守自己的傳統，而巧妙地把　神的誡命拒絕了。

⁹He said to them, “Full well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.

¹⁰因為摩西說：‘當孝敬父母’，又說：‘咒罵父母的，必被處死。’

¹⁰ For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother;’ Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16 and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’ Exodus 21:17; Leviticus 20:9

¹¹你們倒說：‘人對父母說，我應該給你的供奉，已經作了各耳板’（各耳板意思是奉給　神的供物），

¹¹ But you say, ‘If a man tells his father or his mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban Corban is a Hebrew word for an offering devoted to God. , that is to say, given to God”;’

¹²你們就不讓那人再為父母作甚麼。

¹² then you no longer allow him to do anything for his father or his mother,

¹³這樣，你們藉著所領受的傳統，把　神的話廢棄了。你們還作了許多這一類的事。”

¹³ making void the word of God by your tradition, which you have handed down. You do many things like this.”

¹⁴於是耶穌又把群眾叫過來，對他們說：“你們大家都要聽我說，也要明白：

¹⁴He called all the multitude to himself, and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand.

¹⁵從外面進去的，不能使人污穢，從裡面出來的，才能使人污穢。”

¹⁵ There is nothing from outside of the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man.

¹⁶（有些抄本有第16節：“有耳可聽的，就應該聽。”）

¹⁶ If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”

¹⁷耶穌離開群眾，進了屋子，門徒就來問他這比喻的意思。

¹⁷When he had entered into a house away from the multitude, his disciples asked him about the parable.

¹⁸他對他們說：“連你們也是這樣不明白嗎？難道不知道從外面進去的，不能使人污穢嗎？

¹⁸He said to them, “Are you thus without understanding also? Don’t you perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside can’t defile him,

¹⁹因為不是進到他的心，而是進到他的肚腹，再排泄到外面去。”（他這樣說是表示各樣食物都是潔淨的。）

¹⁹ because it doesn’t go into his heart, but into his stomach, then into the latrine, thus purifying all foods or, making all foods clean ?”

²⁰接著他又說：“從人裡面出來的，才會使人污穢。

²⁰He said, “That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man.

²¹因為從裡面，就是從人的心裡，發出惡念、淫亂、偷盜、兇殺、

²¹ For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,

²²姦淫、貪心、邪惡、詭詐、放蕩、嫉妒、毀謗、驕傲、愚妄；

²² covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.

²³這一切惡事，是從人裡面出來的，都能使人污穢。”

²³ All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.”

²⁴敘利亞婦人的信心（太15:21~28）耶穌從那裡動身到推羅（有些抄本在此有“和西頓”）境內去。進了一所房子，本來不想讓人知道，卻隱藏不住。

²⁴From there he arose, and went away into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. He entered into a house, and didn’t want anyone to know it, but he couldn’t escape notice.

²⁵有一個女人，她的小女兒被污靈附著，她聽見了耶穌的事，就來俯伏在他腳前。

²⁵For a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet.

²⁶這女人是外族人，屬於敘利亞的腓尼基族。她求耶穌把鬼從她女兒身上趕出去。

²⁶Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. She begged him that he would cast the demon out of her daughter.

²⁷耶穌對她說：“應該先讓兒女吃飽。拿兒女的餅去丟給小狗吃是不好的。”

²⁷But Jesus said to her, “Let the children be filled first, for it is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”

²⁸那女人回答他：“主啊，是的，不過小狗在桌子底下，也可以吃孩子們掉下來的碎渣。”

²⁸But she answered him, “Yes, Lord. Yet even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”

²⁹耶穌對她說：“就憑這句話，你回去吧，鬼已經從你女兒身上出去了。”

²⁹He said to her, “For this saying, go your way. The demon has gone out of your daughter.”

³⁰她回到家裡，看見小孩子躺在床上，鬼已經出去了。

³⁰She went away to her house, and found the child having been laid on the bed, with the demon gone out.

³¹治好又聾又啞的人（太15:29~31）耶穌從推羅境內出去，經過西頓，回到低加波利地區的加利利海。

³¹Again he departed from the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and came to the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the region of Decapolis.

³²有人帶著一個又聾又啞的人到他那裡，求耶穌按手在他身上。

³²They brought to him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech. They begged him to lay his hand on him.

³³耶穌把他從人群中帶到一邊，用指頭探他的耳朵，吐唾沫抹他的舌頭，

³³He took him aside from the multitude, privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue.

³⁴然後望著天，長長地歎了一口氣，對他說：“以法大！”意思是“開了吧”。

³⁴Looking up to heaven, he sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!”

³⁵那人的耳朵就開了，舌頭也鬆了，說話也準確了。

³⁵Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was released, and he spoke clearly.

³⁶耶穌囑咐他們不要告訴人。但他越是囑咐，他們卻越發傳揚。

³⁶He commanded them that they should tell no one, but the more he commanded them, so much the more widely they proclaimed it.

³⁷眾人非常驚訝說：“他所作的一切事都好極了；他竟然使聾子聽見，又使啞巴說話。”

³⁷They were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes even the deaf hear, and the mute speak!”