1 Siis tulid mõned variserid ja kirjatundjad Jeruusalemmast Jeesuse juurde ning küsisid: 2 „Miks sinu jüngrid astuvad üle esivanemate pärimusest? Nad ei pese enne sööki käsi."

3 Jeesus vastas neile: „Miks te ise astute üle Jumala käsust oma pärimuse pärast? 4 Jumal on ju öelnud: „Austa oma isa ja ema!" ning „Kes oma isa või ema neab, peab surema." 5 Kuid teie ütlete, et kui keegi ütleb oma isale või emale: „Selle toetuse, mis sa pidid minu käest saama, ma annan ohvrianniks Jumalale," 6 siis ta ei pea oma isa austama. Te olete teinud Jumala sõna tühjaks oma pärimusega! 7 Te silmakirjatsejad, eks ole prohvet Jesaja õigesti kuulutanud teie kohta:

8 „See rahvas austab mind oma huultega,

nende süda on aga minust kaugel.

9 Ilmaaegu nad teenivad mind,

õpetades õpetusi, mis on vaid inimeste reeglid." "

10 Ja Jeesus kutsus rahva enda juurde ning ütles: „Kuulge ja mõistke! 11 Inimest ei rüveta mitte see, mis suust sisse läheb, vaid see, mis suust välja tuleb – see rüvetab inimest."

12 Siis jüngrid tulid tema juurde ja ütlesid:

„Kas sa tead, et variserid vihastasid, kui nad seda kuulsid?"

13 Jeesus aga vastas neile: „Iga taim, mida minu taevane Isa pole istutanud, juuritakse välja. 14 Laske neil olla! Nad on pimedate pimedad teejuhid. Kui pime juhib pimedat, kukuvad mõlemad auku."

15 „Seleta meile seda tähendamissõna!" palus Peetrus.

16 „Kas ka teie veel ei mõista?" küsis Jeesus. 17 „Kas te ei saa aru, et kõik, mis suust sisse läheb, liigub edasi kõhtu ja heidetakse taas välja? 18 Aga mis suust väljub, tuleb südamest ja see rüvetab inimest. 19 Sest südamest lähtub kurje mõtteid – mõrva, abielurikkumist, hoorust, vargust, valetunnistusi ja laimu. 20 Need rüvetavad inimest, aga pesemata kätega söömine ei rüveta."

21 Ja Jeesus lahkus sealt ning läks Tüürose ja Siidoni aladele. 22 Üks neist paigust pärit Kaanani naine tuli ja hüüdis: „Issand, Taaveti Poeg, halasta minu peale! Mu tütar vaevleb rängalt kurja vaimu käes!"

23 Kuid Jeesus ei vastanud sõnagi. Siis jüngrid astusid tema juurde ja palusid teda: „Saada ta minema, sest ta karjub meie kannul!"

24 Jeesus vastas: „Mind on läkitatud üksnes Iisraeli rahva kadunud lammaste juurde." 25 Ent naine tuli ja põlvitas Jeesuse ette, öeldes: „Issand, aita mind!"

26 „Ei sobi võtta laste leiba ja visata koertele," kostis Jeesus.

27 „Jah, Issand," ütles naine, „ometi söövad koerad raasukesi, mis nende isandate laualt pudenevad."

28 „Naine, sinu usk on suur!" vastas Jeesus, „Sündigu sulle, nagu sa soovid!" Ja tema tütar sai terveks samal tunnil.

29 Jeesus lahkus sealt ja jõudis Galilea mere äärde. Ta läks üles mäele ja istus maha. 30 Tema juurde tuli palju rahvast, tuues kaasa halvatuid, pimedaid, vigaseid, tummi ja palju teisi. Nad panid haiged Jeesuse jalge ette ja ta tegi nad terveks, 31 nõnda et inimesed imestasid, nähes tummi rääkimas, vigaseid tervena, halvatuid kõndimas ja pimedaid nägemas. Ning nad ülistasid Iisraeli Jumalat.

32 Jeesus aga kutsus oma jüngrid enese juurde ja ütles: „Mul on rahvast kahju. Nad on juba kolm päeva minu juures olnud ja neil pole midagi süüa. Ma ei taha neid näljastena ära saata, muidu võivad nad teel nõrkeda."

33 „Kust me saaksime siin inimtühjas kohas leiba nii suure rahvahulga toitmiseks?" küsisid jüngrid.

34 „Mitu leiba teil on?" küsis Jeesus neilt.

„Seitse. Ja mõned kalakesed ka," vastasid nad.

35 Siis käskis Jeesus rahval maha istuda, 36 võttis seitse leiba ja kalad, tänas, murdis need ja ulatas jüngritele, jüngrid andsid aga rahvale. 37 Kõik sõid ja said söönuks ning ülejäänud palukesi koguti kokku seitse korvitäit. 38 Sööjaid oli seal neli tuhat meest, arvestamata naisi ja lapsi. 39 Ja kui Jeesus oli rahva minema saatnud, astus ta paati ja suundus Magdala alale.

1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, 2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. 3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? 4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. 5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; 6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. 7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, 8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. 9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: 11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. 12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? 13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. 14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. 15 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable. 16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding? 17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? 18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. 19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: 20 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.

21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. 23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. 24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. 26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs. 27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table. 28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour. 29 And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there. 30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus’ feet; and he healed them: 31 Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.

32 Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way. 33 And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? 34 And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes. 35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. 36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. 37 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full. 38 And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children. 39 And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.