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Yna yr ymgasglodd ato y Phariseaid, a rhai o’r ysgrifenyddion a ddaethai o Jerwsalem. A phan welsant rai o’i ddisgyblion ef â dwylo cyffredin (hynny ydyw, heb olchi,) yn bwyta bwyd, hwy a argyhoeddasant. Canys y Phariseaid, a’r holl Iddewon, oni bydd iddynt olchi eu dwylo yn fynych, ni fwytânt; gan ddal traddodiad yr hynafiaid. A phan ddelont o’r farchnad, oni bydd iddynt ymolchi, ni fwytânt. A llawer o bethau eraill y sydd, y rhai a gymerasant i’w cadw; megis golchi cwpanau, ac ystenau, ac efyddynnau, a byrddau. Yna y gofynnodd y Phariseaid a’r ysgrifenyddion iddo, Paham nad yw dy ddisgyblion di yn rhodio yn ôl traddodiad yr hynafiaid, ond bwyta eu bwyd â dwylo heb olchi? Ond efe a atebodd ac a ddywedodd wrthynt, Da y proffwydodd Eseias amdanoch chwi, ragrithwyr, fel y mae yn ysgrifenedig, Y mae’r bobl hyn yn fy anrhydeddu i â’u gwefusau, ond eu calon sydd bell oddi wrthyf. Eithr ofer y maent yn fy addoli, gan ddysgu yn lle dysgeidiaeth, orchmynion dynion. Canys, gan adael heibio orchymyn Duw, yr ydych yn dal traddodiad dynion; sef golchiadau ystenau a chwpanau: a llawer eraill o’r cyffelyb bethau yr ydych yn eu gwneuthur. Ac efe a ddywedodd wrthynt, Gwych yr ydych yn rhoi heibio orchymyn Duw, fel y cadwoch eich traddodiad eich hunain. 10 Canys Moses a ddywedodd, Anrhydedda dy dad a’th fam: a’r hwn a felltithio dad neu fam, bydded farw’r farwolaeth. 11 Ac meddwch chwithau, Os dywed dyn wrth ei dad neu ei fam, Corban, hynny yw, Rhodd, trwy ba beth bynnag y ceit les oddi wrthyf fi; difai fydd. 12 Ac nid ydych mwyach yn gadael iddo wneuthur dim i’w dad neu i’w fam; 13 Gan ddirymu gair Duw â’ch traddodiad eich hunain, yr hwn a draddodasoch chwi: a llawer o gyffelyb bethau â hynny yr ydych yn eu gwneuthur.

14 A chwedi galw ato yr holl dyrfa, efe a ddywedodd wrthynt, Gwrandewch chwi oll arnaf, a deellwch. 15 Nid oes dim allan o ddyn yn myned i mewn iddo, a ddichon ei halogi ef: eithr y pethau sydd yn dyfod allan ohono, y rhai hynny yw’r pethau sydd yn halogi dyn. 16 Od oes gan neb glustiau i wrando, gwrandawed. 17 A phan ddaeth efe i mewn i’r tŷ oddi wrth y bobl, ei ddisgyblion a ofynasant iddo am y ddameg. 18 Yntau a ddywedodd wrthynt, Ydych chwithau hefyd mor ddiddeall? Oni wyddoch am bob peth oddi allan a êl i mewn i ddyn, na all hynny ei halogi ef? 19 Oblegid nid yw yn myned i’w galon ef, ond i’r bol; ac yn myned allan i’r geudy, gan garthu’r holl fwydydd? 20 Ac efe a ddywedodd, Yr hyn sydd yn dyfod allan o ddyn, hynny sydd yn halogi dyn. 21 Canys oddi mewn, allan o galon dynion, y daw drwg feddyliau, torpriodasau, puteindra, llofruddiaeth, 22 Lladradau, cybydd‐dod, drygioni, twyll, anlladrwydd, drwg lygad, cabledd, balchder, ynfydrwydd: 23 Yr holl ddrwg bethau hyn sydd yn dyfod oddi mewn, ac yn halogi dyn.

24 Ac efe a gyfododd oddi yno, ac a aeth i gyffiniau Tyrus a Sidon; ac a aeth i mewn i dŷ, ac ni fynasai i neb wybod: eithr ni allai efe fod yn guddiedig. 25 Canys pan glybu gwraig, yr hon yr oedd ei merch fechan ag ysbryd aflan ynddi, sôn amdano, hi a ddaeth ac a syrthiodd wrth ei draed ef: 26 (A Groeges oedd y wraig, Syroffeniciad o genedl.) A hi a atolygodd iddo fwrw’r cythraul allan o’i merch. 27 A’r Iesu a ddywedodd wrthi, Gad yn gyntaf i’r plant gael eu digoni: canys nid cymwys yw cymryd bara’r plant, a’i daflu i’r cenawon cŵn. 28 Hithau a atebodd ac a ddywedodd wrtho, Gwir, O Arglwydd: ac eto y mae’r cenawon dan y bwrdd yn bwyta o friwsion y plant. 29 Ac efe a ddywedodd wrthi, Am y gair hwnnw dos ymaith: aeth y cythraul allan o’th ferch. 30 Ac wedi iddi fyned i’w thŷ, hi a gafodd fyned o’r cythraul allan, a’i merch wedi ei bwrw ar y gwely. 31 Ac efe a aeth drachefn ymaith o dueddau Tyrus a Sidon, ac a ddaeth hyd fôr Galilea, trwy ganol terfynau Decapolis. 32 A hwy a ddygasant ato un byddar, ag atal dywedyd arno; ac a atolygasant iddo ddodi ei law arno ef. 33 Ac wedi iddo ei gymryd ef o’r neilltu allan o’r dyrfa, efe a estynnodd ei fysedd yn ei glustiau ef; ac wedi iddo boeri, efe a gyffyrddodd â’i dafod ef; 34 A chan edrych tua’r nef, efe a ochneidiodd, ac a ddywedodd wrtho, Effatha, hynny yw, Ymagor. 35 Ac yn ebrwydd ei glustiau ef a agorwyd, a rhwym ei dafod a ddatodwyd; ac efe a lefarodd yn eglur. 36 Ac efe a waharddodd iddynt ddywedyd i neb: ond po mwyaf y gwaharddodd efe iddynt, mwy o lawer y cyhoeddasant. 37 A synnu a wnaethant yn anfeidrol, gan ddywedyd, Da y gwnaeth efe bob peth: y mae efe yn gwneuthur i’r byddariaid glywed, ac i’r mudion ddywedyd.

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.”

Jesus Honors a Syrophoenician Woman’s Faith(R)

24 Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre.[g](S) He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret. 25 In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an impure spirit(T) came and fell at his feet. 26 The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.

27 “First let the children eat all they want,” he told her, “for it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

28 “Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”

29 Then he told her, “For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter.”

30 She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.

Jesus Heals a Deaf and Mute Man(U)

31 Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre(V) and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee(W) and into the region of the Decapolis.[h](X) 32 There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk,(Y) and they begged Jesus to place his hand on(Z) him.

33 After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then he spit(AA) and touched the man’s tongue. 34 He looked up to heaven(AB) and with a deep sigh(AC) said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means “Be opened!”). 35 At this, the man’s ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly.(AD)

36 Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone.(AE) But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it. 37 People were overwhelmed with amazement. “He has done everything well,” they said. “He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”

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.
  7. Mark 7:24 Many early manuscripts Tyre and Sidon
  8. Mark 7:31 That is, the Ten Cities

Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.

And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.

For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.

And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.

Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?

He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.

And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:

11 But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.

12 And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;

13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.

14 And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:

15 There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.

16 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

17 And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.

18 And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;

19 Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.

21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

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

24 And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.

25 For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:

26 The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.

27 But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.

28 And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.

29 And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.

30 And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.

31 And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.

32 And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.

33 And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;

34 And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

35 And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.

36 And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it;

37 And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.