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Ciisaa Ka Jawaabay Eedayntii Ku Saabsanayd Xeerka(A)

Kolkaasaa waxaa u soo urureen Farrisiintii iyo qaar culimmo ah oo Yeruusaalem ka yimid. Goortaasay arkeen xertiisii qaarkooda oo kibis ku cunaya gacmo nijaasaysan, waxa weeye gacmo aan dhaqnayn. Waayo, Farrisiinta iyo Yuhuudda oo dhammu waxba ma cunaan haddayan gacmahooda aad u dhaqin, si ay u xajiyaan xeerkii waayeellada. Oo goortay suuqa ka yimaadaan waxba ma cunaan, inay maydhaan maahee. Waxyaalo badan oo kale ayaa jira oo ay heleen inay xajiyaan sida dhaqidda koobab, iyo dheriyo, iyo weelal naxaas ah, iyo miisas. Markaasaa Farrisiintii iyo culimmadii weyddiiyeen oo waxay ku yidhaahdeen, Xertaadii maxay ugu socon waayeen xeerkii waayeellada, waxayse wax ku cunaan gacmo nijaasaysan? Markaasuu wuxuu ku yidhi, Isayos aad buu wax idiinka sii sheegay, labawejiilayaalow, siday u qoran tahay,

Dadkanu bushimahooda ayay igu maamuusaan,
Laakiin qalbigoodu waa iga fog yahay.
Si aan micne lahayn ayay ii caabudaan,
Iyagoo dadka wax ku baraya amarrada dadka.

Idinku qaynuunkii Ilaah waad ka tagtaan, oo waxaad xajisaan xeerka dadka, sida dhaqidda dheriyada iyo koobabka, oo wax kale oo badan oo kuwaas la mid ah ayaad samaysaan.

Markaasuu ku yidhi, Qaynuunkii Ilaah aad baad u diiddaan inaad xeerkiinna xajisaan. 10 Waayo, Muuse wuxuu yidhi, Aabbahaa iyo hooyadaa maamuus; oo kan aabbihii iyo hooyadii caayaa, dhimasho ha ku dhammaado. 11 Laakiin waxaad leedihiin, Haddii nin aabbihii iyo hooyadii ku yidhaahdo, Wixii aan idiin tari lahaa oo dhan waa Qurbaan, waxa weeye, Waa sadaqad aan Ilaah siiyey; 12 idinku uma daysaan mar dambe inuu aabbihii iyo hooyadii wax u sameeyo. 13 Ereygii Ilaah ayaad ku buriseen xeerkiinna aad bixiseen, oo wax badan oo kuwan oo kale ah ayaad samaysaan.

14 Markaasuu dadkii badnaa haddana u yeedhay oo ku yidhi, I maqla kulligiin oo garta. 15 Ma jiraan wax dibadda jooga oo intay ninka galaan nijaasayn karaa, laakiin waxa isaga ka soo baxa kuwaasaa waxa ninka nijaaseeya. 16 Haddii nin dhego wax lagu maqlo leeyahay ha maqlo.

17 Markuu dadka ka tegey oo guri galay ayaa xertiisii masaalladii wax ka weyddiisay. 18 Wuxuu iyaga ku yidhi, Idinkuna ma sidaasaad garashola'aan u tihiin? Miyaydnaan garanaynin in waxa dibadda joogaa oo dadka galaa ayan nijaasayn karin? 19 Waayo, qalbigiisa ma galaan, laakiin calooshiisay galaan, oo waxay ku dhacaan meesha lagu saxaroodo. Sidaasuu cuntada oo dhan ku nadiifiyey. 20 Wuxuuna ku yidhi, Waxa ninka ka soo baxa, kuwaas weeye waxa ninka nijaaseeyaa. 21 Waayo, waxan weeye waxa qalbiga dadka gudihiisa ka soo baxa fikirrada shar leh, iyo galmada xaaraanta ah, iyo tuuganimada, iyo dilidda, 22 iyo damacnimada, iyo sharka, iyo khiyaanada, iyo camal xumaanta, iyo il xun, iyo cayda, iyo kibirka, iyo nacasnimada. 23 Waxyaalahan shar leh oo dhammu gudahay ka soo baxaan oo ninka nijaaseeyaan.

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That Which Defiles(A)

The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus and saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were defiled,(B) that is, unwashed. (The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, holding to the tradition of the elders.(C) When they come from the marketplace they do not eat unless they wash. And they observe many other traditions, such as the washing of cups, pitchers and kettles.[a])(D)

So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, “Why don’t your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders(E) instead of eating their food with defiled hands?”

He replied, “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written:

“‘These people honor me with their lips,
    but their hearts are far from me.
They worship me in vain;
    their teachings are merely human rules.’[b](F)

You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.”(G)

And he continued, “You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe[c] your own traditions!(H) 10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’[d](I) and, ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’[e](J) 11 But you say(K) that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is Corban (that is, devoted to God)— 12 then you no longer let them do anything for their father or mother. 13 Thus you nullify the word of God(L) by your tradition(M) that you have handed down. And you do many things like that.”

14 Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. 15 Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them.” [16] [f]

17 After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him(N) about this parable. 18 “Are you so dull?” he asked. “Don’t you see that nothing that enters a person from the outside can defile them? 19 For it doesn’t go into their heart but into their stomach, and then out of the body.” (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods(O) clean.)(P)

20 He went on: “What comes out of a person is what defiles them. 21 For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder, 22 adultery, greed,(Q) malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. 23 All these evils come from inside and defile a person.”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 7:4 Some early manuscripts pitchers, kettles and dining couches
  2. Mark 7:7 Isaiah 29:13
  3. Mark 7:9 Some manuscripts set up
  4. Mark 7:10 Exodus 20:12; Deut. 5:16
  5. Mark 7:10 Exodus 21:17; Lev. 20:9
  6. Mark 7:16 Some manuscripts include here the words of 4:23.