Matthew 5
1 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a hillside. He sat down [in order to teach] his disciples. They came near to him [to listen to him].
Tua mihonpi te Jesus in a mu ciang in mualtung ah kato hi: a tosuk zawkciang, a nungzui te a kung ah hongpai uh hi:
2 Then he began to teach them by saying,
Taciang a kam hong in, amate thuhil a,
3 [God] is pleased with people who recognize that they have a spiritual [need]; he will allow them to be the people whose lives he rules over.
Thaa thu ah a zawngkhal te thuphatoai a hihi: banghangziam cile vantung ki ukna sia amate a, a hihi.
4 [God] is pleased with people who mourn [because they have sinned; ] they will be encouraged {he will encourage them.}
Thum le tau in a kap te thuphatoai a hihi: banghangziam cile amate in henepna nga tu hi.
5 [God] is pleased with people who are meek; they will inherit the earth [that God will recreate].
Mi nunneam te thuphatoai a hihi: banghangziam cile amate in leitung ngamh lua tu uh hi.
6 [God] is pleased with people who sincerely [desire to live] righteously [just like they] desire to eat and drink [MET]; they will be enabled {he will enable them} to do all that he desires [MET].
Thutang suana an du tui du bang in a du te thuphatoai a hihi: banghangziam cile amate a ngilva kik tu hi.
7 [God] is pleased with people who act mercifully; he will act mercifully to them.
Hesuakna neite thuphatoai a hihi: banghangziam cile amate hesuakna ma sangkik tu hi.
8 [God] is pleased with people who think only about that which pleases him; [some day] they will [be where] God is and will see him.
Thinsung thiangtho te thuphatoai a hihi: banghangziam cile amate in Pathian mu tu hi.
9 [God] is pleased with people who help other people to live peacefully; they will be considered to be {he will consider that they are} his children [MET].
Kilemna a vawt te thuphatoai a hihi: banghangziam cile amate Pathian tate kici tu hi.
10 [God is pleased with] people to whom evil things are done {to whom [other people] do evil things} because they [conducted themselves] righteously; he will allow them to be where he rules over people.
Thutang suana hang in vawtsiatna a thuak te thuphatoai a hihi: banghangziam cile vantung ngam sia amate a, a hihi.
11 [God is pleased with] you when [other] people insult you, when [other people] do evil things to you and when [other people] say falsely [that] you are evil because [you believe in] me.
Keima hang in ngual in mawsiatna taw hong vawtsia a, leilot thu a tatuam a son ciang in, thuphatoai na hi uh hi.
12 [When that happens], rejoice and be glad [DOU], because [God will give] you a great reward in heaven. [God will think highly of you], just like [he thought highly of] the prophets whom your [ancestors persecuted] long ago.
Lungdam vun a, angtang vun, banghangziam cile vantung ah na thaman uh lian mama hi: banghangziam cile note mai ah kamsang te zong tabang ma in vawtsia ngei uh hi.
13 “You are [able to influence] evil [people] [MTY] [and improve the way they live in order that they do not become more evil, just like] salt [is able to improve the flavor of food and to preserve it] [MET] [from spoiling]. Salt that no longer tastes salty cannot become salty again [RHQ]. As a result, that salt becomes useless. It is rejected by people, thrown on the ground, and walked on {People reject it, throw it on the ground and walk on it} [MET]. [Similarly, if the way you live no longer influences people to live in a godly manner, God will reject you].
Note sia leitung i ci na hi uh hi: ahihang ci sia a al na a om nawn bale, bangbang in al kik thei tu ziam? doipua ah vawk in peangtaw sikcil tu simngawl bangma phatuam ngawl hi.
14 You [enable] evil [people] [MTY] [to perceive God’s truth as] a light [enables people to perceive what is around them. Just like] everyone can see [LIT] [the lights of] a city on a hill [MET], [other people can see what you do].
Note sia leitung i khuavak na hi uh hi. Mualdawn ah a kisa khuapi sia kilia thei ngeingawl hi.
15 After people light a lamp, they never put it under a basket. Instead, [they put it] on a lampstand in their houses in order that it can shine on everyone there.
Kuama in khuaimei a det ciang khum taw khup ngei ngawl hi, meidetna munsang na ah suan in de hi; taciang tua meivang in innsung theampo tangsak hi.
16 [Similarly], you need to do [what is right] [MET] in such a manner that other people can see the good deeds that you do, and as a result they will praise your Father [who is] in heaven.”
Na khuavak uh midang te muna ah tang tahen, tabang in amate in a pha na vawt te mu tu a, van ah a om na Pa pokna pia tu uh hi.
17 “I came to earth, not to annul the laws [that God gave Moses] or [what] the prophets [MTY] [wrote]. Instead, I [came] to cause to happen [what the authors of those books predicted would happen]. So do not think any longer that I have come [to earth] in order that I might annul [what they wrote].
Keima sia thukham le kamsang te thu siatsua tu in hongpai hi, ci in ngaisun heak vun: siatsua tu in hongpai ngawl khi hi, a kicingsak tu in hongpai zaw khi hi.
18 Keep this in mind: [Every] point of those laws, [including those points that seem] least important, and even the smallest details of the laws [MTY] will surely be in effect [HYP, LIT] until the heavens and the earth disappear and until all [that God told their authors to write] happens.
Amantak kong son hi, van le lei a bo zong thukham sung pan a nobel bawkno khat zong khuangkhim ngawl in bo thong ngawl tu hi.
19 Since [all God’s laws are important], if anyone disobeys any of those commandments, [even if it would be] one of the least [important ones], and if that person teaches people [to disobey any of those commandments], it will be said {[God] will say} that that person is the least [important] of those in the place where [EUP] God rules. But those who obey [those commandments] and teach [other people to obey them, it will be said] {[God] will say} that they are very important among those that God rules.
Tua ahikom, a kuamapo in, thupiak te sung pan a nobel khat pealkhial in, ngualdang thu a hil le, vantung kumpingam sung ah a nobel hi kici tu hi: ahizong in a kuamapo in thupiakte seam a, ngualdang zong a hil le, vantung kumpingam sung ah lian hi, kici tu hi.
20 Keep this in mind: [You assume that] the Pharisees and the men who teach our laws [faithfully obey] what God commands. But if you do not obey those laws better than they obey them, you will by no means enter the place where God rules.”
Banghangziam cile, thukhamhil te le Pharisee te na dem zo bua u le, vantung kumpingam sung ah tum thei ngawl tu nu hi, ci in kong son hi.
21 “You have heard [your religious teachers say] that it was said {that [Moses] said} to your ancestors, ‘Do not murder [anyone.’ This implied that] if someone murders [another person], the judge will condemn that person [and] sentence him to be [executed] {[say that someone must execute him]}.
Nidanglai in, tualthat heak in; tualthat te thukhenna thuak tu kilawm hi, ci thu na zazo uh hi.
22 But what I say to you is this: [If you are] angry with someone, [God] will judge you. If you say to someone, ‘[You are worthless],’ the Jewish Council will judge you. If you [hate someone], and say to them 'You fool!' you. yourself, will be in danger of being thrown into the fires in hell. (Geenna g1067)
Ahihang keima in hibang in kong ci hi, a kuamapo matlap nei ngawl in a suapui te tung ah a thin-uk peuma, thukhenna thuak tu hi: taciang a kuamapo in, a suapui a zawngsak sia zong thukhen upa te kung puak tu kilawm hi: a kuamapo in, a suapuipa mi ngoai a ci peuma, hell sung a theng tu kilawm hi. (Geenna g1067)
23 So, when you take your gift [for God] to the altar, if you remember that you have offended someone,
Tua ahikom biaktau tung ah piak tu na ken ciang in, na suapui khatpo i hong mawsiatna khatpo na phawk le,
24 leave your gift by the altar, and first go [to the person you have offended]. Tell that person that you are sorry for what you have done, and ask that person to forgive you. Then go back and offer your gift [to God].
Na piaktu sia biaktau mai ah nusia phot in a, na suapuipa kung ah pai masa in; kilemna na vawt zawkciang, biakpiakna pia kik pheang in.
25 [Also], when a fellow citizen [takes you to court in order to] accuse you, settle accounts with that person quickly while you are walking with that person [to court]. Do that [while there still is time to do so] in order that he will not take you to the judge, [because if] the judge [favors the person who is accusing you, he will declare that you are guilty and send you] to the prison guard, and the prison guard will put you in prison.
Khat po in thu hong vawt a hile, zumkong na thetma in, lamkallak ah manlang in ama taw thukimna vawt pak in; tabang a hibale, thukhen te kung hong ap tu a, thukhen te in palik te hong ap in, palik te in thonginn ah hong khia tu hi.
26 Keep this in mind: [If you go to prison], you will never get out [because you will never be able to] pay all that the judge says that you owe [MET]. [And remember also that] you [ought to settle accounts with God before you die, too].”
A mantak kong ci ciang, liausum na piak siat mateng thonginn sung pan na suakta thei batu hi.
27 “You have heard [God’s] commandment, ‘Do not commit adultery.’
Nidang in palngul mawna vawtheak in, ci sia na zaksa uh a hihi:
28 But what I say to you is this: If a man only looks at a woman desiring to have sex with her, [God considers that] his doing that [MET] is sin.
Ahizong tu in, khatpo in numei khat khialpui nopna thin taw a en a hile, a thinsung pan tua nu taw khial zo hi.
29 If because of what you see [MTY] you [are tempted to] sin, [stop looking at those things! Even if you have to] gouge out one of your eyes and throw it away [HYP] [to avoid sinning, do it!] It is good [that you not sin and] as a result [go to heaven, even though while you are still here on earth] you lack one [or both of] your eyes. But it is not good [that you continue to have two eyes and sin and, as a result, God] sends your whole body to hell. (Geenna g1067)
Na ziatsang mit in hong khialsak a hile, khelkeak in vawk in: na pumpi vekpi taw hell sung ah na ki khiak tu sang in pumpi khen khat na sup tu phazaw hi. (Geenna g1067)
30 If you are [tempted to] use one of your hands to sin [MTY], [stop using your hand. Even if you have to] cut your hand off and throw it away [to avoid sinning, do it] [HYP]! It is good [that you do not sin and as a result you go to heaven, even though while you are still here on earth] you lack one [or both] of your [hands]. But it is not good [that you sin and, as a result, God] sends your whole body to hell.” (Geenna g1067)
Na ziatsang khut in hong khialsak le, tan in vawk in: na pumpi vekpi taw hell sung ah na ki khiak tu sang in pumpi khen khat na sup tu phazaw hi. (Geenna g1067)
31 “It is written {[Moses] wrote}, ‘If a man is divorcing his wife, he should write a document [on which he states that he is] divorcing her.’
Khat po in a zi a khul nuam a hile, khulna lai pia tahen, kici hi:
32 But [now listen to what] I say to you: [A man] may [divorce his wife] only if she has committed adultery, [and not for any other reason]. If a man divorces his wife [for any other reason, and he has sex with another woman], he makes his wife become one against whom he has committed adultery, [because in God’s estimation she still is his wife]. Also, if a man marries a woman who is divorced {whose husband has divorced her}, [God considers] him [guilty of] committing adultery.”
Ahihang keima in, khatpo in paktatna thu simngawl a zi a khul le, a zi sia palngul mawna vawt suaksak hi, taciang tua a ki khul numei a tenpui kik pa zong, palngul mawna vawt ma hi veve hi.
33 “You have also heard [your religious teachers say] that it was written {that [Moses] wrote} to your ancestors, ‘Make sure that you do what you promised the Lord that you would do!’ [DOU]
Nidang in, kamciam pia heak in, ahihang Topa kung ah na kiciamna te tangtun in, ci thu na zazo uh hi:
34 But [now listen to what] I say to you: Never promise to do anything and then ask a superior being to affirm [that what you are saying will happen. For example, do] not [promise that you will give something and then ask spiritual beings in] heaven [MTY] [to affirm that you will do it], because heaven is where God [sits] on his throne [MTY] [to rule over people].
Ahihang kei ka hile hibang kong ci hi, kiciamna vawt lilim heak in; van sam in kiciam heak in; banghangziam cile Pathian kumpi tokhum a hihi:
35 [Also, do] not [promise that you will give something and then ask spiritual beings] on earth [MTY] [to affirm that you will do it], because the earth is where God rests his feet [MET]. [Also, do] not [promise that you will do something and ask religious authorities] in Jerusalem [to affirm that you will do it], because Jerusalem is the city where [God], the great King [rules].
Lei sam in kiciam heak in; banghangziam cile Pathian i peang ngak na mun hi: Jerusalem sam zong kiciam heak in; banghangziam cile a lian kumpipa omna mun khuapi a hihi.
36 [Also, do not promise that you will do something and then say that] your head [should be cut off] {[someone should cut off] your head} [if you do not do it]. You are not [even] able to [change the color of the hair of your head by] making one [black] hair white or one [white] hair black.
Na lu sam in zong kiciam heak in, banghangziam cile na samzamno khat vomsak le kangsak thei ngawl ni hi.
37 [If you talk about doing something], just say ‘Yes, I [will do it],’ or ‘No, I [will not do it].’ [If you say] anything more than that, it is from [Satan], the Evil One.”
Ahihang, ngualdang taw na ki paupui ciang in, A “hi” te ‘hi'; a “hi ngawl” te “hi ngawl” ma ci vun: banghangziam cile hi teng zawkciang sia pha nawn ngawl hi.
38 “You have heard [your religious teachers say] that [it is written] {[Moses wrote]}, ‘[Retaliate like this]: [If someone damages] one of your eyes, [someone should damage] one of that person’s eyes. [If someone damages] one of your teeth, [someone should damage] one of that person’s teeth.’
Mittang khat luang in mit tang khat, hatang khat luang in ha tang khat, ci thu na zaksa uh a hihi:
39 But [now listen to what] I say to you: Do not take revenge for evil [deeds done] {[that other people do]} [to you]. Instead, if someone [insults you by] striking you on one cheek, turn your other cheek toward that person [in order that he can strike it also].
Ahihang kei hibang in kong ci hi, siatna te na khak heak vun: khatpo in na ziatsang biang hong beang le, na veisang biang zong daw vet lai in.
40 If someone wants to sue you and take your (inner garment/shirt), give him your (outer garment/coat) also.
Khatpo in na puansil dei in thu hong vawt le, na tungsil zong pia vet in.
41 If a [military authority] compels you to go with him one mile [and carry his gear], go with him two miles [and carry his gear].
Nang hong zawthawkvawt khatpo in tai khat hongpaisak le, tai ni dong paipui vet in.
42 Also, if someone asks you for [something], give [him what he is asking for]. If someone requests you to lend him [something], do not refuse [to lend it to him].”
Van hong ngen te pia in, ciang hong pu nuam te zong nial heak in.
43 “You have heard [your religious teachers say that it is written that Moses wrote], ‘Love the citizens of your country and hate your enemies.’
Na innpam it in, na ngal te ensan in, ci thu na zaksa uh a hihi.
44 But [now listen to what] I say to you: Love your enemies [as well as your friends], and pray for those who cause you to suffer.
Ahihang kei kong cina pan, na ngal te uh it vun a, no hong hamsiat te thupha pia vun, no hong ensan te atu thungetsak vun;
45 Do that in order to imitate what [God], your Father [who is] in heaven, does. He desires that you [MET] do [like he does]. [He acts kindly to all people. For example, he causes] the sun to shine [equally] on wicked [people] and on good [people], and [he sends] rain [both] on righteous [people] and on unrighteous [people].
Tabang in vantung a om na Pa uh i tate na hi tu uh hi: banghangziam cile Ama in misia le mipha te tung ah ni suaksak a, thuman le thuman ngawl te tung ah ngua zusak hi.
46 If you love [only] the people who love you, ([do not expect God to] reward you [in heaven]!/will [God] reward you [in heaven]?) [RHQ] [This is based on the fact that everyone], even the tax collectors, [who you think are very great sinners], love [RHQ] those who love them. [If you act like them], ([you are not any different from tax collectors!/in what way are you different from tax collectors]?) [RHQ]
Banghangziam cile no hong it te bek na it uh le, bang thaman a om ziam? siadong te nangawn zong in tabangma seam hi ngawl ziam?
47 If you want [God] to bless only your friends, (you are not acting any better than other people!/are you acting any better than other people?) [RHQ] Even the non-Jews, [who you think sin very much] (OR, [you think are unacceptable to God]), want God to bless their friends [RHQ], [but God does not reward them for that].
Na suapui te bek na paupui uh le, ngualdang taw bang ki lamdang nu ziam? siadong te zong tabangma vawt hi ngawl ziam?
48 [You need to love those who do not love you], and in that way become perfect as [God] your Father, [who is] in heaven, is perfect.”
Vantung a na Pa uh cialcing ahi bangma in, no zong na cialcing uh kul hi, ci hi.
