< Matthew 5 >

1 But, seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain, —and, when he had taken a seat, his disciples came unto him;
On seeing the crowds of People, Jesus went up the hill; and, when he had taken his seat, his disciples came up to him;
2 and, opening his mouth, he began teaching them, saying: —
and he began to teach them as follows:
3 Happy, the destitute, in spirit; for, theirs, is the kingdom of the heavens;
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
4 Happy, they who mourn; for, they, shall be comforted:
Blessed are the mourners, for they shall be comforted.
5 Happy, the meek; for, they, shall inherit the earth:
Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.
6 Happy, they who hunger and thirst for righteousness; for, they, shall be filled:
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
7 Happy, the merciful; for, they, shall receive mercy:
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall find mercy.
8 Happy, the pure, in heart; for, they, shall, see God:
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
9 Happy, the peacemakers; for, they, shall be, called sons of God:
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called Sons of God.
10 Happy, they who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake; for, theirs, is the kingdom of the heavens.
Blessed are those who have been persecuted in the cause of righteousness, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
11 Happy, are ye, whensoever they may reproach you and persecute you, and say every evil thing against you, falsely, for my sake:
Blessed are you when people taunt you, and persecute you, and say everything evil about you — untruly, and on my account.
12 Rejoice and exult, because, your reward, is great in the heavens; for, so, persecuted they the prophets who were before you.
Be glad and rejoice, because your reward in Heaven will be great; for so men persecuted the Prophets who lived before you.
13 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.
It is you who are the salt of the earth; but, if the salt should lose its strength, what will you use to restore its saltiness? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown away, and trampled underfoot.
14 Ye, are the light of the world: it is impossible for a city to be hid, on the top of a mountain, lying.
It is you who are the Light of the world. A town that stands on a hill cannot be hidden.
15 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.
Men do not light a lamp and put it under the corn-measure, but on the lamp-stand, where it gives light to every one in the house.
16 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.
Let your light so shine before the eyes of your fellow men, that, seeing your good actions, they may praise your Father who is in Heaven.
17 Do not think, that I came to pull down the law, or the prophets, —I came not to pull down, but to fulfil.
Do not think that I have come to do away with the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to do away with them, but to complete them.
18 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.
For I tell you, until the heavens and the earth disappear, not even the smallest letter, nor one stroke of a letter, shall disappear from the Law until all is done.
19 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.
Whoever, therefore, breaks one of these commandments, even the least of them, and teaches others to do so, will be the least-esteemed in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whoever keeps them, and teaches others to do so, will be esteemed great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
20 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.
Indeed I tell you that, unless your religion is above that of the Teachers of the Law, and Pharisees, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
21 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.
You have heard that to our ancestors it was said — ‘Thou shalt not commit murder,’ and ‘Whoever commits murder shall be liable to answer for it to the Court.’
22 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)
I, however, say to you that any one who cherishes anger against his brother shall be liable to answer for it to the Court; and whoever pours contempt upon his brother shall be liable to answer for it to the High Council, while whoever calls down curses upon him shall be liable to answer for it in the fiery Pit. (Geenna g1067)
23 If, therefore, thou be bearing thy gift towards the altar, and, there, shouldst remember that, thy brother, hath aught against thee,
Therefore, when presenting your gift at the altar, if even there you remember that your brother has some grievance against you,
24 leave, there, thy gift before the altar, and withdraw, —first, be reconciled unto thy brother, and, then, coming, be offering thy gift.
leave your gift there, before the altar, go and be reconciled to your brother, first, then come and present your gift.
25 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.
Be ready to make friends with your opponent, even when you meet him on your way to the court; for fear that he should hand you over to the judge, and the judge to his officer, and you should be thrown into prison.
26 Verily, I say unto thee, In nowise, mayest thou come out from thence, until thou pay the last halfpenny.
I tell you, you will not come out until you have paid the last penny.
27 Ye have heard, that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
You have heard that it was said — ‘Thou shalt not commit adultery.’
28 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.
I, however, say to you that any one who looks at a woman with an impure intention has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
29 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)
If your right eye is a snare to you, take it out and throw it away. It would be best for you to lose one part of your body, and not to have the whole of it thrown into the Pit. (Geenna g1067)
30 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)
And, if your right hand is a snare to you, cut it off and throw it away. It would be best for you to lose one part of your body, and not to have the whole of it go down to the Pit. (Geenna g1067)
31 It was said, moreover, Whosoever shall divorce his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement;
It was also said — ‘Let any one who divorces his wife serve her with a notice of separation.’
32 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].
I, however, say to you that any one who divorces his wife, except on the ground of her unchastity, leads to her committing adultery; while any one who marries her after her divorce is guilty of adultery.
33 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.
Again, you have heard that to our ancestors it was said — ‘Thou shalt not break an oath, but thou shall keep thine oaths as a debt due to the Lord.’
34 But, I, tell you—not to swear, at all: Neither by heaven, because it is the, throne of God, —
I, however, say to you that you must not swear at all, either by Heaven, since that is God’s throne,
35 Nor by the earth, because it is his, footstool; nor by Jerusalem, because, it is the, city, of the Great King;
or by the earth, since that is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, since that is the city of the Great King.
36 Nor, by thine own head, mayest thou swear, because thou art not able to make, one hair, white or black.
Nor should you swear by your head, since you cannot make a single hair either white or black.
37 But let your word be, Yea, yea, —Nay, nay; and, what goeth beyond these, is, of evil.
Let your words be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from what is wrong.
38 Ye have heard, that it was said, —Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.
You have heard that it was said — ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’
39 But, I, tell you, not to resist evil, —Nay, whoever is smiting thee on the right cheek, turn to him, the other also;
I, however, say to you that you must not resist wrong; but, if any one strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him also;
40 And, him who is desiring thee to be judged, and to take, thy tunic, let him have, thy mantle also.
and, when any one wants to go to law with you, to take your coat, let him have your cloak as well;
41 And, whoever shall impress thee one mile, go with him two:
and, if any one compels you to go one mile, go two miles with him.
42 To him who is asking thee, give; and, him who is desiring from thee to borrow, do not thou turn away.
Give to him who asks of you; and, from him who wants to borrow from you, do not turn away.
43 Ye have heard, that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
You have heard that it was said — ‘Thou shalt love thy neighbour and hate thy enemy.’
44 But, I, say unto you, Be loving your enemies, and praying for them who are persecuting you:
I, however, say to you — Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you,
45 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.
that you may become Sons of your Father who is in Heaven; for he causes his sun to rise upon bad and good alike, and sends rain upon the righteous and upon the unrighteous.
46 For, if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye? are not, even the tax-collectors, the same thing, doing?
For, if you love only those who love you, what reward will you have? Even the tax-gatherers do this!
47 And, if ye salute your brethren only, what, more than common, are ye doing? are not, even the nations, the same thing, doing?
And, if you show courtesy to your brothers only, what are you doing more than others? Even the Gentiles do this!
48 Ye, therefore, shall become, perfect: as, your heavenly Father, is perfect.
You, then, must become perfect — as your heavenly Father is perfect.

< Matthew 5 >