Matthew 5
1 When he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and when he had seated himself, his disciples came to him,
But, seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain, —and, when he had taken a seat, his disciples came unto him;
2 and opening his lips he began to teach them, saying.
and, opening his mouth, he began teaching them, saying: —
3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.
Happy, the destitute, in spirit; for, theirs, is the kingdom of the heavens;
4 "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Happy, they who mourn; for, they, shall be comforted:
5 "Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth."
Happy, the meek; for, they, shall inherit the earth:
6 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for the righteousness, for they shall be completely satisfied.
Happy, they who hunger and thirst for righteousness; for, they, shall be filled:
7 "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
Happy, the merciful; for, they, shall receive mercy:
8 "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Happy, the pure, in heart; for, they, shall, see God:
9 "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
Happy, the peacemakers; for, they, shall be, called sons of God:
10 "Blessed are those who have been persecuted in the cause of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Happy, they who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake; for, theirs, is the kingdom of the heavens.
11 "Blessed are you when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my name’s sake.
Happy, are ye, whensoever they may reproach you and persecute you, and say every evil thing against you, falsely, for my sake:
12 "Rejoice and exult in it, because your reward was great in the heavens; for so did they persecute the prophets before you.
Rejoice and exult, because, your reward, is great in the heavens; for, so, persecuted they the prophets who were before you.
13 "You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt lose its savor, in what way shall it be salted? It is henceforth good for nothing but to be thrown out and trodden under foot of men.
Ye, are the salt of the earth; but, if the salt become tasteless, wherewith shall it be salted? it is good, for nothing, any more, save, being cast out, to be trampled on by men.
14 "You are the light of the world. A city built on a hilltop cannot be hid;
Ye, are the light of the world: it is impossible for a city to be hid, on the top of a mountain, lying.
15 "nor do men light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the lamp-stand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
Neither light they a lamp, and place it under the measure; but upon the lampstand, and it giveth light to all that are in the house.
16 "So let your light shine before men that they may see good you do, and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
In like manner, let your light shine before men, —that they may see your good works, —and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.
17 "Do not suppose that I am come to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I am come not to destroy, but to fulfil.
Do not think, that I came to pull down the law, or the prophets, —I came not to pull down, but to fulfil.
18 "In solemn truth I tell you that until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a comma, will pass from the Law until all has taken place.
For, verily, I say unto you, until the heaven and the earth shall pass away, one least letter, or one point, may in nowise pass away from the law, till all be accomplished.
19 "So whoever breaks one of these least commandments, and teaches others to break them, will be least in the kingdom of heaven. But he who keeps them and teaches them, he will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Whosoever, therefore, shall relax one of these commandments, the least, and teach men so, shall be called, least, in the kingdom of the heavens; but, whosoever shall do and teach, the same, shall be called, great, in the kingdom of the heavens.
20 "For I assure you that unless your righteousness exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not find entrance into the kingdom of heaven.
For I say unto you, that, unless your righteousness exceed that of the Scribes and Pharisees, in nowise, may ye enter into the kingdom of the heavens.
21 "You have heard that it was said to the ancients, "Thou shall not commit murder, and "he who commits murder shall be liable to condemnation by the court;
Ye have heard, that it was said, to them of olden time, —Thou shalt not commit murder, and, whosoever shall commit murder, shall be, liable, to judgment.
22 but I say to you that he who becomes angry with his brother shall be liable to condemnation by the court; and he who says to his brother’Raca,’ shall be liable to condemnation by the Sanhedrin, while he who curses his brother shall be liable to the Gehenna of Fire. (Geenna g1067)
But, I, say unto you, that, every one who is angry with his brother, shall be, liable, to judgment, —and, whosoever shall say to his brother, Worthless one!, shall be, liable, to the high council; and, whosoever shall say, Rebel!, shall be, liable, unto the fiery gehenna. (Geenna g1067)
23 "If therefore when you are offering your gift upon the altar, and there remember that your brother has a grievance against you,
If, therefore, thou be bearing thy gift towards the altar, and, there, shouldst remember that, thy brother, hath aught against thee,
24 "leave there your gift before the altar, and go and make friends with your brother, first of all; then come and offer your gift.
leave, there, thy gift before the altar, and withdraw, —first, be reconciled unto thy brother, and, then, coming, be offering thy gift.
25 "Come to terms with your opponent quickly, while you are yet with him on the way to the court, to prevent your opponent from handing you over to the judge, and the judge to the jailer, and so you be thrown into prison.
Be making agreement with thine adversary, quickly, while thou art with him, in the way, —lest once thine adversary deliver thee up unto the judge, and the judge, unto the officer, and, into prison, thou be cast.
26 "I tell you truly that you would certainly not get out from there until you had paid back the last cent.
Verily, I say unto thee, In nowise, mayest thou come out from thence, until thou pay the last halfpenny.
27 "You have heard that it was said, "Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Ye have heard, that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
28 But I say to you that whoever looks with lust at a woman has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
But, I, say unto you, that, Every one who looketh on a woman so as to covet her, already, hath committed adultery with her, in his heart.
29 And if your eye, your right eye, entices you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to lose one of your bodily organs, than to have your whole body go down into the pit. (Geenna g1067)
And, if, thy right eye, is causing thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee, —for it profiteth thee, that, one of thy members, should perish, and not, thy whole body, be cast into gehenna. (Geenna g1067)
30 And if your right hand entices you into sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of your bodily organs, than to have your whole body go down into the pit. (Geenna g1067)
And, if, thy right hand, is causing thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee, —for it profiteth thee, that, one of thy members, should perish, and not, thy whole body, into gehenna, depart. (Geenna g1067)
31 "It was also said, "Whoever divorces his wife must give her a bill of separation.
It was said, moreover, Whosoever shall divorce his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement;
32 But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of unchastity, makes her an adulteress, and whoever marries her when so divorced, commits adultery.
But, I, say unto you, that, Everyone who divorceth his wife—saving for unfaithfulness, causeth her to be made an adulteress, —[and, whosoever shall marry a divorced woman, committeth adultery].
33 "Again you have heard that it was said to the men of old, "You must not forswear yourselves, but must perform your vows to the Lord.
Again, ye have heard that it was said, to them of olden time, Thou shalt not swear falsely, —but shalt render unto the Lord, thine oaths.
34 "But I say to you, swear not at all; neither by the sky, for it is God’s throne;
But, I, tell you—not to swear, at all: Neither by heaven, because it is the, throne of God, —
35 "nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.
Nor by the earth, because it is his, footstool; nor by Jerusalem, because, it is the, city, of the Great King;
36 "Nor must you swear by your head, since you cannot make one hair white or black.
Nor, by thine own head, mayest thou swear, because thou art not able to make, one hair, white or black.
37 "But let your word be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the Evil One.
But let your word be, Yea, yea, —Nay, nay; and, what goeth beyond these, is, of evil.
38 "You have heard that it was said, "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
Ye have heard, that it was said, —Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.
39 "But I tell you not to retaliate the injury; but whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him also;
But, I, tell you, not to resist evil, —Nay, whoever is smiting thee on the right cheek, turn to him, the other also;
40 "and if any one wants to go to law with you and takes away your coat, let him take your cloak also.
And, him who is desiring thee to be judged, and to take, thy tunic, let him have, thy mantle also.
41 "Whoever impresses you to go one mile, go two miles with him.
And, whoever shall impress thee one mile, go with him two:
42 "Give to him who asks, and from him who wants to borrow from you, do not turn away.
To him who is asking thee, give; and, him who is desiring from thee to borrow, do not thou turn away.
43 "You have heard that it was said, "You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy."
Ye have heard, that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
44 "But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you.
But, I, say unto you, Be loving your enemies, and praying for them who are persecuting you:
45 "So you will become sons of your heavenly Father; for he makes his sun to rise upon sinners as well as saints, and sends rain upon the unjust and the just.
That ye may become sons of your Father who is in the heavens: because, his sun, he maketh arise on evil and good, and sendeth rain, on just and unjust.
46 "For if you love only those who love you, what reward have you?
For, if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye? are not, even the tax-collectors, the same thing, doing?
47 "Even the tax-gatherers do that, do they not? And if you show courtesy to your brother only, what are you doing more than others? Even the Gentiles do that, do they not?
And, if ye salute your brethren only, what, more than common, are ye doing? are not, even the nations, the same thing, doing?
48 "You then must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect."
Ye, therefore, shall become, perfect: as, your heavenly Father, is perfect.
