Mark 7

7 ¹Di Pharisee dem and some of di scribe dem wey comot from Jerusalem gather round Jesus, ²and dem see say some of im disciple dem dey chop bread with hand wey no clean—wey be say dem no wash am. ³(Because di Pharisee dem and all di Jew dem no dey chop unless dem wash dem hand well-well as di custom be, dey keep di tradition of di elder dem. ⁴Wen dem comot from market, dem no dey chop if dem never wash. Dem still dey hold plenty oda tradition wey dem receive—how dem dey wash cup, jug, and copper pot.). ⁵Den di Pharisee dem and di scribe dem ask am, “Why your disciple dem no dey follow di tradition of di elder dem, but dey chop bread with hand wey no clean?”

⁶E answer say, “Isaiah prophesy true-true about una wey be hypocrite, as dem write am say: ‘Dis people dey honor me with dem mouth, but dem heart dey far from me.’ ⁷‘Dem dey worship me for nothing, dey teach di law of man as if na doctrine.’

⁸Una don comot from di commandment of our Papa, and una dey hold di tradition of man.” ⁹E tell dem say, “Una sabi push comot di commandment of our Papa well-well, so dat una fit keep una own tradition!” ¹⁰Because Moses talk say, ‘Honor your papa and your mama,’ and ‘Anybody wey curse im papa or mama, make dem kill am.’ ¹¹“But una dey talk say: if person tell im papa or mama, ‘Whatever wey you for don gain from me na Corban’ (na gift wey dem don dedicate give our Papa), ^a a v11 Corban na promise wey person take dedicate money or property give di temple, wey mean say dem no fit use am for anything else again — even to take care of im own papa and mama. ¹²den una no dey allow am do anything for im papa or mama again. ¹³So una dey cancel di word of our Papa with di tradition wey dem hand down give una. Una dey do plenty things like dis.”

¹⁴E call di crowd again and tell dem say, “Una all, hear me, and understand: ¹⁵Nothing wey dey outside person wey enter am fit make am no clean; instead, na wetin comot from person na im dey make am no clean.” ^b b v15 Di oldest manuscript dem no get verse 16 for here; copy wey come later add am say: “If anybody get ear to hear, make e hear.”

¹⁷Wen e don leave di crowd and enter di house, im disciple dem ask am about di parable.

¹⁸E tell dem say, “Una self dey dull like dis? Una no understand say nothing wey enter person from outside fit make am no clean, ¹⁹because e no dey enter im heart but im belle, and den e dey comot go for toilet?” (As e talk dis, e make am clear say all food clean.). ²⁰E talk say, “Na wetin dey comot from person—na im dey make am no clean. ²¹Because from inside, from di heart of man, na im bad thought dey comot—sexual sin, tiff, killing of person, ²²adultery, greedy eye, bad mind, deceit, follow-follow of dirty desire, envy, bad-mouth, pride, and foolishness. ²³All dis bad things dey comot from inside and dey make person no clean.”

One Gentile Woman Faith Wey No Gree Give Up

²⁴Jesus comot from there go di area of Tyre. E enter one house, e no want make anybody know, but e no fit hide. ²⁵Instead, one woman wey im small pikin-girl get unclean spirit hear about am sharp-sharp, come, and fall for im leg. ²⁶Di woman na Greek, na Syrophoenicia dem born am. E dey beg am well-well make e drive di demon comot from im pikin-girl.

²⁷E tell am say, “Make di children chop first, because e no correct to take dem bread throw give dog.”

²⁸But e answer am say, “Oga, even di dog dem wey dey under table dey chop di crumbs wey di children drop.”

²⁹E tell am say, “Because of dis answer, go—di demon don comot from your pikin-girl.”

³⁰And e go house, e find di pikin dey lie down for bed, and di demon don comot.

Jesus Open Ear Wey Deaf

³¹Den Jesus comot from di territory of Tyre, pass through Sidon go di Sea of Galilee, enter di area of Decapolis. ^c c v31 Decapolis na area of ten Greek city wey dey for east and south of di Sea of Galilee. ³²Dem bring one deaf man wey no fit talk well come give am, dey beg am make e put im hand on am. ³³Jesus carry am go one side, away from di crowd, put im finger for di man ear, spit, and touch im tongue.

³⁴Den, as e look up go heaven, e breathe deep and tell am say, “Ephphatha!” (wey mean say, “Make you open!”).

³⁵And sharp-sharp im ear open, im tongue loose, and e start to talk clear. ³⁶Jesus warn dem make dem no tell anybody; but di more e warn, na di more dem dey talk am. ³⁷Wonder catch dem well-well: “E don do everything well—e dey make deaf person hear and person wey no fit talk dey talk.”