Matteus 15
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Guds bud och människors regler
(Mark 7:1-23)
15 Sedan kom några fariseer och en del skriftlärda från Jerusalem till Jesus och frågade:
2 ”Varför bryter dina lärjungar mot förfädernas tradition? De tvättar ju inte händerna innan de äter.” 3 Han svarade: ”Varför bryter ni själva mot Guds bud genom att följa er tradition? 4 Gud sa: ’Visa respekt för dina föräldrar’, och: ’Den som talar illa om sina föräldrar ska dömas till döden.’[a] 5 Men ni menar att om någon säger till sin far eller mor: ’Det du kunde ha fått av mig ger jag som tempelgåva’, 6 då behöver han inte respektera sina föräldrar. Så ogiltigförklarar ni Guds ord genom era egna traditioner. 7 Ni hycklare! Profeten Jesaja profeterade rätt om er:
8 ’Det här folket ärar mig med sina ord,
men deras hjärtan är långt ifrån mig.
9 Deras tillbedjan är värdelös,
för de lär bara ut människobud.[b]’ ”
10 Sedan kallade Jesus till sig folket och sa: ”Hör på och försök att förstå: 11 Människan blir inte oren av det som kommer in i munnen. Det är det som går ut ur munnen, som gör människan oren.”
12 Då gick hans lärjungar fram till honom och sa: ”Vet du att du retade upp fariseerna genom det du sa?”
13 Jesus svarade: ”Varje planta, som inte har planterats av min Fader i himlen, ska ryckas upp med roten, 14 så bry er inte om fariseerna. De är blinda ledare som leder andra blinda, och om en blind leder en blind, så faller båda i gropen.”
15 Då bad Petrus att Jesus skulle förklara liknelsen för dem.
16 ”Förstår inte ni heller?” frågade han. 17 ”Inser ni inte att det som kommer in i en människa bara passerar genom magen och kommer ut på avträdet? 18 Men det som går ut ur munnen kommer från hjärtat, och det är det som gör människan oren. 19 Ifrån hjärtat kommer ju onda tankar, mord, otrohet i äktenskapet, sexuell omoral, stöld, lögn och förtal, 20 och det är sådant som gör människan oren. Men ingen blir oren av att äta utan att först ha tvättat händerna.”
En icke-judisk kvinnas tro
(Mark 7:24-30)
21 Jesus lämnade sedan Galileen och drog sig undan till området kring Tyros och Sidon.[c]
22 En kanaaneisk kvinna från trakten kom då till honom och ropade: ”Herre, Davids Son, förbarma dig över mig! Min dotter är besatt av en ond ande och den plågar henne ständigt.” 23 Men Jesus gav henne inte ett ord till svar. Hans lärjungar kom därför till honom och sa: ”Skicka iväg henne, hon förföljer oss ju med sina rop.” 24 Han sa då till kvinnan: ”Jag har sänts bara till Israels förlorade får.”[d] 25 Men kvinnan kom närmare och föll ner för honom och sa: ”Herre, hjälp mig!” 26 Jesus svarade: ”Det är inte rätt att ta brödet från barnen och kasta det åt hundarna.” 27 ”Det är sant, Herre”, sa hon, ”men till och med hundarna äter de smulor som faller från deras herrars bord.” 28 ”Kvinna”, sa Jesus till henne, ”din tro är stark. Du ska få det du ber om.” Och i samma stund blev hennes dotter botad.
Jesus botar många sjuka
(Mark 7:31-37)
29 Jesus återvände nu till Galileiska sjön och gick upp på ett berg och satte sig där. 30 Snart hade det samlats en stor folkmassa omkring honom, och de hade med sig rörelsehindrade, blinda, missbildade, stumma och många andra. Man lade dem framför Jesus, och han botade dem. 31 Folk var alldeles häpna, för de stumma började tala, de missbildade blev friska, de rörelsehindrade gick, och de blinda kunde se. Och alla hyllade Israels Gud.
Jesus ger mat åt mer än 4 000 personer
(Mark 8:1-10)
32 Sedan kallade Jesus på sina lärjungar och sa: ”Jag känner stort medlidande med dessa människor. De har varit hos mig i tre dagar och har inget att äta. Jag vill inte skicka iväg dem hungriga, för då kanske de svimmar av utmattning längs vägen.”
33 Men hans lärjungar svarade: ”Var ska vi få tag på tillräckligt med mat åt dem alla här i ödemarken?” 34 Jesus frågade dem: ”Hur många bröd har ni?” ”Sju bröd och några små fiskar”, svarade de. 35 Då bad Jesus folket att slå sig ner på marken. 36 Och han tog de sju bröden och fiskarna och tackade Gud för dem och bröt dem i bitar. Sedan gav han bitarna till sina lärjungar, som i sin tur delade ut dem till folket. 37 Alla åt och blev mätta, och när man samlade ihop det som var över, blev det sju fulla korgar. 38 Det var 4 000 män som hade ätit, förutom kvinnor och barn.
39 Sedan sa Jesus åt människorna att gå hem, men själv steg han i en båt och åkte över sjön till trakten kring Magadan[e].
Footnotes
- 15:4 Se 2 Mos 20:12; 21:17 (det hebreiska ordet liknar mer förbanna än grekiskans tala illa om) och 5 Mos 5:16.
- 15:9 Se Jes 29:13.
- 15:21 Tyros och Sidon låg i Fenikien, cirka åtta mil från Kafarnaum.
- 15:24 Jesus verkade främst bland judarna, som efter hans död och uppståndelse skulle sprida budskapet om honom till alla jordens folk. Men då och då gjorde Jesus ett undantag. Jfr 8:5-13, där han botar tjänaren till en romersk officer.
- 15:39 Magadan, eller Magdala, låg strax söder om Kafarnaum.
Matthew 15
New American Standard Bible
Tradition and Commandment
15 (A)Then some Pharisees and scribes *came to Jesus (B)from Jerusalem and said, 2 “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they (C)do not wash their hands when they eat bread.” 3 And He answered and said to them, “Why do you yourselves also break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? 4 For God said, ‘(D)Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘(E)The one who speaks evil of father or mother is to [a]be put to death.’ 5 But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever I have that would help you has been [b]given to God,” 6 he is not to [c]honor his father or mother.’ And by this you have invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition. 7 You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy about you, by saying:
8 ‘(F)This people honors Me with their lips,
But their heart is far away from Me.
9 And in vain do they worship Me,
Teaching as (G)doctrines the commandments of men.’”
10 After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, “Hear and understand! 11 (H)It is not what enters the mouth that defiles the person, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles the person.”
12 Then the disciples came and *said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were [d]offended when they heard this statement?” 13 But He answered and said, “(I)Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted. 14 Leave them alone; (J)they are blind guides [e]of blind people. And (K)if a person who is blind guides another who is blind, both will fall into a pit.”
The Heart of Mankind
15 Peter [f]said to Him, “(L)Explain the parable to us.” 16 [g]Jesus said, “Are you also still lacking in understanding? 17 Do you not understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is [h]eliminated? 18 But (M)the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and those things defile the person. 19 (N)For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, acts of adultery, other immoral sexual acts, thefts, false testimonies, and [i]slanderous statements. 20 These are the things that defile the person; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the person.”
The Faith of a Canaanite Woman
21 (O)Jesus went away from there, and withdrew into the region of (P)Tyre and (Q)Sidon. 22 And a Canaanite woman from that region came out and began to cry out, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, (R)Son of David; my daughter is severely (S)demon-possessed.” 23 But He did not answer her with even a word. And His disciples came up and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, because she keeps shouting [j]at us!” 24 But He answered and said, “I was sent only to (T)the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” 25 But she came and (U)began [k]to bow down before Him, saying, “Lord, help me!” 26 Yet He answered and said, “It is not [l]good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” 27 And she said, “Yes, Lord; but please help, for even the dogs feed on the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” 28 Then Jesus said to her, “O woman, (V)your faith is great; it shall be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed [m]at once.
Healing Crowds
29 (W)Departing from there, Jesus went along (X)the Sea of Galilee, and after going up on the mountain, He was sitting there. 30 And [n]large crowds came to Him bringing with them those who were limping, had impaired limbs, were blind, or were unable to speak, and many others, and they laid them down at His feet; and (Y)He healed them. 31 So the crowd was astonished as they saw those who were unable to speak talking, those with impaired limbs [o]restored, those who were limping walking around, and those who were blind seeing; and they (Z)glorified the God of Israel.
Four Thousand Men Fed
32 (AA)Now Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “(AB)I feel compassion for the [p]people, because they [q]have remained with Me now for three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way.” 33 The disciples *said to Him, “Where would we get so many loaves in this desolate place to satisfy such a large crowd?” 34 And Jesus *said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven, and a few small fish.” 35 And He directed the [r]people to [s]sit down on the ground; 36 and He took the seven loaves and the fish; and after (AC)giving thanks, He broke them and started giving them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. 37 And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven large (AD)baskets full. 38 And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
39 And sending away the crowds, Jesus got into (AE)the boat and came to the region of (AF)Magadan.
Footnotes
- Matthew 15:4 Lit die the death
- Matthew 15:5 Lit a gift; i.e., an offering
- Matthew 15:6 I.e., by supporting them with it
- Matthew 15:12 Lit caused to stumble
- Matthew 15:14 Later mss add of blind people
- Matthew 15:15 Lit answering, said
- Matthew 15:16 Lit and He
- Matthew 15:17 Lit thrown out into the latrine
- Matthew 15:19 Or abusive speech
- Matthew 15:23 Lit behind us
- Matthew 15:25 Or worshiped
- Matthew 15:26 Or proper
- Matthew 15:28 Lit from that hour
- Matthew 15:30 Lit many
- Matthew 15:31 Or healthy
- Matthew 15:32 Lit crowd
- Matthew 15:32 Lit are remaining
- Matthew 15:35 Lit crowd
- Matthew 15:35 Lit recline
Matthew 15
English Standard Version
Traditions and Commandments
15 (A)Then Pharisees and (B)scribes came to Jesus (C)from Jerusalem and said, 2 (D)“Why do your disciples break (E)the tradition of the elders? (F)For they do not wash their hands when they eat.” 3 He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? 4 For God commanded, (G)‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, (H)‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’ 5 But you say, ‘If anyone tells his father or his mother, “What you would have gained from me is given to God,”[a] 6 he need not honor his father.’ So for the sake of your tradition you have (I)made void the word[b] of God. 7 (J)You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said:
8 (K)“‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me;
9 in vain do they worship me,
teaching as (L)doctrines the commandments of men.’”
What Defiles a Person
10 And he called the people to him and said to them, (M)“Hear and understand: 11 (N)it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.” 12 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were (O)offended when they heard this saying?” 13 He answered, (P)“Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted (Q)will be rooted up. 14 Let them alone; (R)they are blind guides.[c] And (S)if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.” 15 But Peter said to him, (T)“Explain the parable to us.” 16 And he said, (U)“Are you also still without understanding? 17 Do you not see that (V)whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled?[d] 18 But (W)what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. 19 For out of the heart come (X)evil thoughts, (Y)murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, (Z)slander. 20 (AA)These are what defile a person. But (AB)to eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone.”
The Faith of a Canaanite Woman
21 (AC)And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And behold, (AD)a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, (AE)“Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon.” 23 But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, (AF)“Send her away, for she is crying out after us.” 24 He answered, (AG)“I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” 25 But she came and (AH)knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.” 26 And he answered, “It is not right to take the children's bread and (AI)throw it to the dogs.” 27 She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat (AJ)the crumbs that fall from their masters' table.” 28 Then Jesus answered her, “O woman, (AK)great is your faith! (AL)Let it be done for you as you desire.” (AM)And her daughter was (AN)healed instantly.[e]
Jesus Heals Many
29 (AO)Jesus went on from there and walked (AP)beside the Sea of Galilee. And he (AQ)went up on the mountain and sat down there. 30 And great crowds came to him, bringing with them (AR)the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them, 31 (AS)so that the crowd wondered, when they saw the mute speaking, (AT)the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And (AU)they glorified (AV)the God of Israel.
Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand
32 (AW)Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, (AX)“I have compassion on the crowd because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.” 33 And the disciples said to him, “Where are we to get enough bread in such a desolate place to feed so great a crowd?” 34 And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, (AY)“Seven, and a few small fish.” 35 And directing the crowd to sit down on the ground, 36 he took the seven loaves and the fish, and (AZ)having given thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. 37 And (BA)they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over. 38 Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. 39 And after sending away the crowds, he got into the boat and went to the region of (BB)Magadan.
Footnotes
- Matthew 15:5 Or is an offering
- Matthew 15:6 Some manuscripts law
- Matthew 15:14 Some manuscripts add of the blind
- Matthew 15:17 Greek is expelled into the latrine
- Matthew 15:28 Greek from that hour
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