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].
Toen Jesus de menigte zag, besteeg Hij de berg; en nadat Hij Zich had neergezet, naderden zijn leerlingen tot Hem.
2 Then he began to teach them by saying,
En Hij opende de mond, om hen te onderrichten, en sprak:
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.
Zalig de armen van geest; want hun behoort het rijk der hemelen.
4 [God] is pleased with people who mourn [because they have sinned; ] they will be encouraged {he will encourage them.}
Zalig de zachtmoedigen; want ze zullen het Land bezitten.
5 [God] is pleased with people who are meek; they will inherit the earth [that God will recreate].
Zalig, die wenen; want ze zullen worden getroost.
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].
Zalig, die hongeren en dorsten naar de gerechtigheid; want ze zullen worden verzadigd.
7 [God] is pleased with people who act mercifully; he will act mercifully to them.
Zalig de barmhartigen; want ze zullen barmhartigheid ondervinden.
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.
Zalig de zuiveren van hart; want ze zullen God zien.
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].
Zalig de vreedzamen; want ze zullen kinderen Gods worden genoemd.
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.
Zalig, die vervolging lijden om de gerechtigheid; want hun behoort het rijk der hemelen.
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.
Zalig zijt gij, als men u om Mijnentwil beschimpt en vervolgt, en vals beschuldigt van allerlei kwaad.
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.
Verheugt en verblijdt u, want groot is uw loon in de hemel; zo toch heeft men de profeten vervolgd, die vóór u zijn geweest.
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].
Gij zijt het zout der aarde. Maar als het zout smakeloos wordt, waarmee zal men het zouten? Het is nergens meer goed voor, dan om weggegooid te worden, en door de mensen te worden vertrapt.
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].
Gij zijt het licht der wereld. Een stad, die boven op de berg is gelegen, kan niet verborgen blijven.
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.
Ook steekt men geen licht aan, om het onder de korenmaat te zetten; maar op de kandelaar, om het te laten schijnen voor allen, die in huis zijn.
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.”
Zo moet ook uw licht voor de mensen schijnen, opdat ze uw goede werken mogen zien, en uw Vader verheerlijken, die in de hemel is.
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].
Meent niet, dat Ik gekomen ben, om de Wet of de Profeten op te heffen. Ik ben niet komen opheffen, maar volmaken.
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.
Voorwaar, Ik zeg u: Eer hemel en aarde vergaan, zal er geen jota of stip van de Wet vergaan, totdat alles is volbracht.
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.
Wie dus een van die kleinste geboden opheft en dit aan de mensen leert, zal de minste worden genoemd in het rijk der hemelen; maar wie ze onderhoudt en ze leert, hij zal groot worden genoemd in het rijk der hemelen.
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.”
Ik zeg u: Zo uw gerechtigheid niet groter is dan die van schriftgeleerden en farizeën, dan zult gij het rijk der hemelen niet binnengaan.
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]}.
Gij hebt gehoord, dat tot de ouden gezegd is: Gij zult niet doden; en wie doodslag begaat, zal schuldig zijn voor het gerecht.
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)
Maar Ik zeg u: Wie vertoornd is op zijn broeder, zal schuldig zijn voor het gerecht. Wie tot zijn broeder zegt: Raka, zal schuldig zijn voor de Hoge Raad. En wie zegt: Dwaas, zal strafbaar zijn met het helse vuur. (Geenna g1067)
23 So, when you take your gift [for God] to the altar, if you remember that you have offended someone,
Als ge dus uw offergave brengt naar het altaar, en u daar herinnert, dat uw broeder iets tegen u heeft,
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].
laat dan uw offer voor het altaar, en ga u eerst met uw broeder verzoenen; kom dan terug, en draag uw offer op.
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.
Versta u spoedig met uw tegenpartij, terwijl ge nog met hem onderweg zijt; anders zal uw tegenpartij u misschien overleveren aan den rechter, en de rechter u overleveren aan den gerechtsdienaar, en zult ge in de gevangenis worden geworpen.
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].”
Voorwaar, Ik zeg u: Ge zult daar niet uitkomen, voordat ge de laatste penning hebt betaald.
27 “You have heard [God’s] commandment, ‘Do not commit adultery.’
Gij hebt gehoord, dat er gezegd is: Gij zult geen overspel doen.
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.
Maar Ik zeg u: Wie met begeerte naar een vrouw ziet, heeft reeds overspel met haar gepleegd in zijn hart.
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)
Als uw rechteroog u ergert, ruk het dan uit en werp het van u weg; want beter is het voor u, dat één uwer ledematen verloren gaat, dan dat heel uw lichaam in de hel wordt geworpen. (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)
En zo uw rechterhand u ergert, houw ze af, en werp ze van u weg; want beter is het voor u, dat één uwer ledematen verloren gaat, dan dat heel uw lichaam in de hel wordt geworpen. (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.’
Er is gezegd: Wie zijn vrouw verstoot, moet haar een scheidingsbrief geven.
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.”
Maar Ik zeg u: Wie zijn vrouw verstoot, behalve in geval van overspel, is oorzaak, dat ze overspel bedrijft; en wie een verstoten vrouw huwt, pleegt echtbreuk.
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]
Gij hebt ook gehoord, dat tot de ouden gezegd is: Gij zult geen meineed doen, maar den Heer uw eden houden.
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].
Maar Ik zeg u, in het geheel niet te zweren: noch bij de hemel, want hij is Gods troon;
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].
noch bij de aarde, want ze is zijn voetbank; noch bij Jerusalem, want ze is de stad van den groten Koning.
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.
Ook bij uw hoofd zult ge niet zweren; want ge kunt nog niet eens één enkel haar wit of zwart maken.
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.”
Maar uw woord zij: ja, ja; neen, neen; wat daar bijkomt, is uit den boze.
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.’
Gij hebt gehoord, dat gezegd is: Oog voor oog, tand voor tand.
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].
Maar Ik zeg u, geen weerstand te bieden aan het onrecht. Als iemand u op de rechterwang slaat, keer hem ook de andere toe.
40 If someone wants to sue you and take your (inner garment/shirt), give him your (outer garment/coat) also.
Wil iemand u voor het gerecht dagen, en u het onderkleed nemen, laat hem ook de mantel.
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].
Dwingt iemand u duizend schreden te gaan, leg er met hem tweeduizend af.
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].”
Geef aan wie u iets vraagt; en wend u niet af van hem, die bij u lenen wil.
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.’
Gij hebt gehoord, dat er gezegd is: Uw naaste zult ge beminnen, en uw vijand zult ge haten.
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.
Maar Ik zeg u: Bemint uw vijanden, en bidt voor wie u lasteren en vervolgen;
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].
opdat gij kinderen moogt zijn van uw Vader in de hemel, die zijn zon doet opgaan over slechten en goeden, en het regenen laat over rechtvaardigen en onrechtvaardigen.
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]
Want zo gij bemint, die u liefhebben, welk loon zult gij dan ontvangen? Doen dat ook de tollenaars niet?
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].
En zo gij alleen uw broeders groet, wat bijzonders doet gij dan wel? Doen dat ook de heidenen niet?
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.”
Weest dus volmaakt, zoals uw hemelse Vader volmaakt is.
