Matthew 23
1 Then Jesus said to the crowd and to us his disciples,
Nu sprak Jesus tot het volk en tot zijn leerlingen:
2 “Moses was the [renowned] teacher who taught [the people the laws that God gave him] [MTY]. Now, the Pharisees and the men who teach our [Jewish] laws have made themselves the ones who interpret those laws [IDM].
Op de zetel van Moses zitten de schriftgeleerden en farizeën.
3 Consequently, you should do whatever they tell you that you must do. But do not do what they do, because they themselves do not do what they tell [you that you must do].
Onderhoudt en doet dus alles, wat ze u zeggen; maar handelt niet naar hun werken. Want ze zeggen het wel, maar ze doen het niet.
4 They [require you to obey many rules that are difficult to obey]. But they themselves [do not help anyone obey those rules. It is] as if they are tying up loads that are hard to carry and putting them on your shoulders [MET] [for you to carry. But they] themselves [do not desire to help anyone obey those laws. They are like] people who do not want to lift [even the slightest load] that they [could lift] [MET]
Ze binden zware en ondragelijke lasten bijeen, en leggen die op de schouders der mensen; maar zelf willen ze die met hun vinger niet aanraken.
5 [with] one finger. Whatever they do, they do it to be seen by other people {so that other people will see them doing that}. [For example], they make extra wide the tiny boxes containing portions of Scripture that they wear on their arms. They enlarge the tassels on their robes, [to make others think that they are pious].
Al hun werken verrichten ze om door de mensen opgemerkt te worden; ze maken hun gebedsriemen breed, en hun mantelkwasten groot.
6 [They want people to honor them. For example], at dinner parties they sit in the seats where the most important people sit. In the places of worship [they want to sit] in the seats where the most honored people sit.
Ze zijn op de eerste plaatsen bij feestmalen belust, op de eerste zetels in de synagogen,
7 Also, [they want people to] greet them [respectfully] in the marketplaces and to honor them by calling them ‘Teacher’.
en op de begroetingen op de markt, en willen door de mensen rabbi worden genoemd.
8 But you [who are my disciples] should not allow people to address you [honorably] as ‘Rabbi’, [which means ‘teacher]’. I [am the] only one who is [really] your teacher, which means that you are all [equal, like] brothers and sisters, [and none of you should act superior to another, as the Pharisees do].
Neen, laat u geen rabbi noemen; want één is uw Meester, en allen zijt ge broeders.
9 Do not [honor anyone] on earth [by] addressing him as ‘Father’, because God, your Father in heaven, is the only [spiritual] father of all of you.
Noemt ook niemand op aarde uw vader; want één is uw Vader, die in de hemelen is.
10 Do not [allow people to] call you ‘Instructors’, because I, the Messiah, am the one instructor who [teaches all of] you.
Laat u ook niet leraars noemen; want één is uw Leraar, de Christus.
11 In contrast, everyone among you who wants [God to consider them] to be important must serve others as servants do.
De grootste onder u moet uw dienaar zijn.
12 [God] will humble those who exalt themselves. And [he] will exalt those who humble themselves.”
Maar wie zich verheft, zal worden vernederd; wie zich vernedert, zal worden verheven.
13 [Then Jesus said to the religious leaders], “You men who teach the [Jewish] laws and you Pharisees are hypocrites! There will be terrible punishment for [you, because by teaching what is false], you [prevent people] [MTY/HYP] [who are thinking about letting] God rule their lives [from doing that] [MET]. [What you are doing is like] closing a gate [MET] [so that people who] are wanting to enter [a city cannot go in]. As for you, [you do not let] God [rule your lives. Neither do you allow] other people [to let God rule their lives. What you do is like] not going into a [house] yourselves, and not allowing others to enter it [either] [MET].”
Wee u, schriftgeleerden en farizeën; gij huichelaars, die het rijk der hemelen sluit voor de mensen. Want gij gaat er zelf niet in; en hen die er in willen, laat gij niet binnengaan.
Wee u, schriftgeleerden en farizeën; gij huichelaars, die het goed der weduwen verslindt onder het vertoon van lange gebeden. Daarom zult gij zo streng worden geoordeeld.
15 “You are hypocrites, you men who teach the [Jewish] laws and you Pharisees! Your punishment will be terrible, because you exert yourselves very much to get [even] one person to believe what you teach. For instance, you travel across seas and lands [to distant places] in order to do that. And [as a result], when one person [believes what you teach], you make that person much more deserving to go to hell than you yourselves [deserve to].” (Geenna g1067)
Wee u, schriftgeleerden en farizeën; gij huichelaars, die land en zee doorkruist, om één enkelen bekeerling te maken; maar als hij het geworden is, maakt gij hem tot een kind der hel, tweemaal erger dan gijzelf. (Geenna g1067)
16 “You [Jewish leaders], your punishment will be terrible! You are [like people who are] blind [MET] who are trying to lead others. You say, ‘[In the case of] those who promise to [do] something and then ask the Temple [to affirm what they have promised], it means nothing [if they do not do what] they have promised. But if they ask the gold that is in the Temple [to affirm what they have promised], they must do what they promised.’
Wee u, blinde leiders, die zegt: Heeft iemand gezworen bij de tempel, dan is het niets; maar die zweert bij het goud van de tempel, is gebonden.
17 You are fools, and you are [like people who are] blind [MET]! The gold [that is in the Temple] is important, but [the Temple] is even more important [RHQ], because it is the Temple that the gold is in that sets the gold apart for a special use for God.
Dwazen en verblinden! Wat toch is meer, het goud of de tempel, waardoor het goud wordt geheiligd?
18 Also [you say], ‘In the case of those who promise to [do] something and then ask [the altar to affirm what they have promised], it means nothing [if they do not do what they have promised]. But if they ask the gift [that] they have put on the altar [to support what they have promised], they must do [what they promised].’
En: zweert men bij het altaar, dan is het niets; maar zweert men bij de offergave, die er op ligt, dan is men gebonden.
19 [You are like people who are] blind [MET]. The gift [that is offered] on the altar is important, but the altar is even more important [RHQ] because it is the altar on which the offering is offered that sets it apart for a special use for God.
Verblinden! Wat toch is meer: de offergave of het altaar, waardoor de offergave wordt geheiligd?
20 So, those who promise to do something, and then ask the altar [to affirm what they have promised] are asking everything on the altar [to support what they promised].
Wie dus zweert bij het altaar, zweert bij dit en bij al wat er op ligt.
21 Those who promise to do something, and then ask the Temple [to affirm what they promised], are asking that [God], to whom the Temple belongs, [will affirm what they have promised].
En wie zweert bij de tempel, zweert bij deze en bij Hem, die er in woont.
22 Those who promise to do something and then ask heaven [to affirm what they promised] are asking the throne of God and [God], who sits on that throne, [to affirm what they promised].”
En wie zweert bij de hemel, zweert bij Gods troon, en bij Hem, die erop is gezeten.
23 “You men who teach the [Jewish] laws and you Pharisees, your punishment will be terrible! You are hypocrites because, [even though] you give [to God] a tenth of [the herbs you produce, such as] mint, dill, and cummin, you do not [obey God’s] laws that are more important. [For example, you do not act] justly toward others, you do not act mercifully toward people, and you are not trustworthy. It is good to [give a tenth of your herbs] to God, but you should also [obey] these other [more important laws].
Wee u, schriftgeleerden en farizeën; gij huichelaars, die tienden betaalt van muntkruid, anijs en komijn; maar die nalatig zijt in het voornaamste deel van de wet: rechtvaardigheid, barmhartigheid en goede trouw. Dit moet men doen, en het andere niet laten.
24 You [leaders are like] blind people [who are trying to lead others. According to your laws you say that touching gnats and camels makes you unacceptable to God. What you are doing is like] straining a gnat [out of a jar of water so that you do not swallow it and thereby become unacceptable to God], and [at the same time] swallowing a camel [with the water] [MET]!”
Blinde leidslieden, die de mug uitzeeft, maar de kameel doorslokt.
25 “You men who teach people the [Jewish] laws and you Pharisees, your punishment will be terrible! You are hypocrites! You are greedy and selfish, but you [make yourselves appear holy. You are like] cups and plates that have been cleaned on the outside, but on the inside [they are very filthy].
Wee u, schriftgeleerden en farizeën; gij huichelaars, die de beker en de schotel van buiten reinigt, terwijl ze van binnen vol schraapzucht en onmatigheid zijn.
26 You blind Pharisees! First you must [stop being greedy and selfish]. [Then you will be able to do what] is [righteous. That will be like] cleaning the inside of a cup first. Then when you clean [MET] the outside [of the cup], [the cup will truly be clean].”
Blinde farizeën; reinigt eerst de beker en de schotel van binnen, opdat ook de buitenkant rein moge worden.
27 “You men who teach the [Jewish] laws and you Pharisees, your punishment will be terrible! You are hypocrites! You are like tombs [SIM] that are painted white [so that people can see them and avoid touching them]. The outside surfaces are beautiful, but inside they are full of dead people’s bones and filth.
Wee u, schriftgeleerden en farizeën; gij huichelaars. Want gij zijt gelijk aan witgepleisterde graven, die van buiten wel mooi zijn, maar van binnen vol doodsbeenderen en allerlei vuil.
28 You are [like those tombs]. When people look at you, they think that you are righteous, but in your (inner beings/hearts) you are hypocrites and you disobey [God’s] commands.”
Zo schijnt ook gij van buiten rechtvaardig voor het oog van de mensen, maar van binnen zijt gij vol huichelarij en ongerechtigheid.
29 “You men who teach the [Jewish] laws and you Pharisees are hypocrites! Your punishment will be terrible! You rebuild the tombs of the [prophets whom others killed long ago]. You decorate the monuments [that honor] righteous [people].
Wee u, schriftgeleerden en farizeën; gij huichelaars, die grafsteden bouwt voor de profeten, de gedenktekens der rechtvaardigen versiert,
30 You say, ‘If we had [lived] when our ancestors [MET] [lived], we would not have helped [MET] those who killed [MTY] the prophets.’
en zegt: Zo wij hadden geleefd in de dagen onzer vaderen, dan zouden wij met hen geen deel hebben gehad aan de moord der profeten.
31 Thus [you recognize that you should honor the prophets, but you disregard the word of God that other men whom God has sent teach you. In that way] you testify against yourselves that you are descendants and disciples [MET] of those who killed the prophets.
Gij getuigt dus tegen uzelf, dat gij zonen zijt van de moordenaars der profeten.
32 You are as ready to murder people as [MET] your ancestors were!
Welnu dan, maakt de maat uwer vaderen maar vol.
33 [You people are so wicked] You are [as dangerous as poisonous] snakes [DOU, MET]! (You [foolishly] think that you will escape being punished in hell!/Do you [foolishly] think that you will escape when [God] punishes [wicked people] in hell?) [RHQ] (Geenna g1067)
Slangen, adderenbroed, hoe zult gij de helse verdoemenis ontkomen? (Geenna g1067)
34 Take note that this is why I will send prophets, wise men, and other men who will teach you [my message]. You will kill some of them by nailing them to crosses, and you will kill some in other ways. You will whip some of them in the places where you worship, and [you will] chase them from city to city.
Ziet, daarom zend Ik tot u profeten en wijzen en schriftgeleerden. Sommigen van hen zult gij doden en kruisigen, anderen geselen in uw synagogen, en van stad tot stad achtervolgen,
35 As a result, God will consider that you are guilty for killing [SYN] all the righteous [people], including killing [MTY] [Adam’s son] Abel, who was a righteous man [SYN], and Zechariah, the son of Barachiah, whom you [are guilty of] killing [in the holy place] between the Temple and the altar, and for killing [all the prophets] who lived between [the times that those two men lived].
opdat al het onschuldige bloed, dat op aarde is vergoten, over u moge komen: van het bloed van den rechtvaardigen Abel af, tot het bloed van Zakarias, den zoon van Barakias, dien gij gedood hebt tussen de tempel en het altaar.
36 Think about this: You people who have observed my ministry, it is you whom [God] will punish [for killing all] those [prophets]!”
Voorwaar, Ik zeg u: neerkomen zal dit alles op dit geslacht.
37 “O [people of] Jerusalem [MTY, APO], you killed the prophets [who lived long ago], and you killed others whom [God] sent to you. You killed them by throwing stones at them [DOU]! Many times I wanted to gather you together [to protect you], like a hen gathers her young chicks under her wings [MET]. But you did not want [me to do that].
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, dat de profeten doodt, dat stenigt, die tot u zijn gezonden: hoe dikwijls heb Ik uw kinderen willen vergaderen, zoals een hen haar kuikens onder haar vleugels verzamelt; maar gij hebt niet gewild.
38 So listen to this: Your city [SYN] will [soon] become an uninhabited place.
Zie, uw huis zal in puin blijven liggen.
39 Keep this in mind: You will see me again only when I [return], and you say [about me], ‘[God] is truly pleased with this man who comes with God’s authority [MTY].’”
En Ik zeg u: Van nu af zult gij Mij niet meer zien, totdat gij roept: Gezegend Hij, die komt in de naam des Heren.
