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].
Als er die Scharen sah, ging er auf einen Berg. Dort setzte er sich nieder, und seine Jünger traten zu ihm.
2 Then he began to teach them by saying,
Dann tat er seinen Mund auf, lehrte sie und sprach:
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.
"Selig die Armen im Geiste; denn ihrer ist das Himmelreich.
4 [God] is pleased with people who mourn [because they have sinned; ] they will be encouraged {he will encourage them.}
Selig die Trauernden; denn sie werden getröstet werden.
5 [God] is pleased with people who are meek; they will inherit the earth [that God will recreate].
Selig die Sanftmütigen; denn sie werden das Land erhalten.
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].
Selig, die hungern und dürsten nach der Gerechtigkeit; denn sie werden gesättigt werden.
7 [God] is pleased with people who act mercifully; he will act mercifully to them.
Selig die Barmherzigen; denn sie werden Barmherzigkeit erlangen.
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.
Selig, die reinen Herzens sind; denn sie werden Gott schauen.
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].
Selig die Friedensstifter; denn sie werden Söhne Gottes heißen.
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.
Selig, die Verfolgung leiden der Gerechtigkeit zulieb; denn ihrer ist das Himmelreich.
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.
Selig seid ihr, wenn man euch schmäht und verfolgt und alles Schlechte in lügenhafter Weise wider euch aussagt um meinetwillen.
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.
Dann freuet euch und jubelt; denn groß ist euer Lohn in den Himmeln! So hat man schon vor euch die Propheten verfolgt
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].
Ihr seid das Salz der Erde. Wenn aber das Salz fade wird, womit soll man es salzen? Es ist zu nichts mehr zu gebrauchen; man wirft es eben weg, und es wird von den Leuten zertreten.
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].
Ihr seid das Licht der Welt: Eine Stadt, die oben auf dem Berge liegt, kann nicht verborgen bleiben.
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.
Auch zündet man kein Licht an und stellt es unter den Scheffel, sondern auf den Leuchter. Dann leuchtet es allen im Hause.
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.”
So leuchte euer Licht vor den Menschen, damit sie eure guten Werke sehen und euern Vater preisen, der in den Himmeln ist.
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].
Denkt nicht, ich sei gekommen, das Gesetz oder die Propheten abzuschaffen. Ich komme nicht abzuschaffen, vielmehr zu vollenden.
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.
Wahrlich, ich sage euch: Eher werden Himmel und Erde untergehen, als daß auch nur ein Jota oder Strichlein vom Gesetz vergeht, bevor nicht alles geschehen ist.
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.
Jedoch, wenn einer eines dieser kleineren Gebote nicht beachtet und so die Menschen lehrt, der wird als der Geringste im Himmelreich gelten. Nur wer sie hält und halten lehrt, der wird als Großer im Himmelreich gelten.
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.”
Nein, ich sage euch: Wenn eure Gerechtigkeit nicht weitaus besser ist als die der Schriftgelehrten und Pharisäer, so kommt ihr überhaupt nicht in das Himmelreich hinein.
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]}.
Ihr habt gehört, daß zu den Alten gesprochen ward: 'Du sollst nicht töten'; wer aber tötet, wird dem Gerichte verfallen.
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)
Ich aber sage euch: Wer seinem Bruder zürnt, wird dem Gerichte verfallen. Wer seinen Bruder 'Raka' schimpft, der wird dem Hohen Rate verfallen. Und wer ihn 'gottlos' heißt, verfällt der Feuerhölle. (Geenna g1067)
23 So, when you take your gift [for God] to the altar, if you remember that you have offended someone,
Wenn du zum Beispiel deine Gabe zum Altare bringst, und dort fällt es dir ein, daß dein Bruder etwas gegen dich habe,
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].
dann laß deine Gabe dort vor dem Altare liegen, geh hin, versöhne dich zuvor mit deinem Bruder, und dann erst magst du deine Gabe opfern.
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.
Sei bereit, dich schnell mit deinem Gegner zu versöhnen, solange du mit ihm noch auf dem Wege bist. Es könnte sonst dein Gegner dich dem Richter übergeben, der Richter dem Kerkermeister, und du könntest in den Kerker geworfen werden.
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].”
Wahrlich, ich sage dir: Du kämest sicher nicht von da heraus, bevor du nicht den letzten Pfennig bezahlt hast.
27 “You have heard [God’s] commandment, ‘Do not commit adultery.’
Ihr habt gehört, es ward gesagt: 'Du sollst nicht ehebrechen!'
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.
Ich aber sage euch: Jeder, der ein Weib auch nur begehrlich ansieht, hat in seinem Herzen schon Ehebruch mit ihr begangen.
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)
Gibt dir dein rechtes Auge zur Sünde Anlaß, so reiß es aus und wirf es weg. Denn besser ist's für dich, eines deiner Glieder gehe zugrunde, als daß dein ganzer Leib in die Hölle geworfen werde. (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)
Gibt dir deine rechte Hand zur Sünde Anlaß, so haue sie ab und wirf sie weg. Denn besser ist's für dich, eines deiner Glieder gehe zugrunde, als daß dein ganzer Leib zur Hölle fahre. (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.’
Und weiter ward gesagt: 'Wer sein Weib entlassen will, der gebe ihr einen Scheidebrief!'
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.”
Ich aber sage euch: Jeder, der sein Weib entläßt -auch nicht im Falle des Ehebruchs- ist schuld, daß sie die Ehe bricht, und wer eine Entlassene heiratet, bricht die Ehe.
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]
Und wieder habt ihr gehört, daß zu den Alten gesprochen ward: 'Du sollst keinen Meineid schwören'; 'Du sollst dem Herrn halten, was du geschworen hast.'
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].
Ich aber sage euch: Ihr sollt überhaupt nicht schwören, nicht bei dem Himmel; denn er ist der Thron Gottes,
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].
Nicht bei der Erde; denn sie ist der Schemel seiner Füße, nicht bei Jerusalem; denn es ist die Stadt des großen Königs.
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.
Auch bei deinem Haupte sollst du nicht schwören; du kannst ja kein einziges Härchen weiß oder schwarz machen.
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.”
Ein einfaches Ja, ein einfaches Nein sei eure Rede. Was darüber ist, stammt vom Bösen.
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.’
Ihr habt gehört, es ward gesagt: 'Aug` um Aug` und Zahn um Zahn.'
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].
Ich aber sage euch: Leistet dem Bösen keinen Widerstand; vielmehr schlägt dich einer auf die rechte Wange, so halte ihm auch die andere hin.
40 If someone wants to sue you and take your (inner garment/shirt), give him your (outer garment/coat) also.
Und wer dir vor Gericht den Rock abstreiten will, dem laß auch noch den 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].
Wer dich zu einer Meile zwingt, mit dem geh zwei.
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].”
Dem, der dich bittet, gib; wenn einer von dir borgen will, weise ihn nicht ab.
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.’
Ihr habt gehört, es ward gesagt: 'Du sollst deinen Nächsten lieben'; doch hassen magst du deinen Feind.
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.
Ich aber sage euch: Liebet eure Feinde tut Gutes denen, die euch hassen und betet für die, die euch verfolgen und verleumden,
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].
auf daß ihr Kinder eures Vaters werdet, der in den Himmeln ist. Er läßt ja seine Sonne aufgehen über Böse und Gute und läßt regnen über Gerechte und Ungerechte.
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]
Denn wolltet ihr nur jene lieben, die euch lieben, auf welchen Lohn könnt ihr dann Anspruch machen? Handeln denn nicht auch die Zöllner ebenso?
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].
Und wolltet ihr nur eure Brüder grüßen, was tut ihr da besonderes? Handeln denn nicht auch die Heiden ebenso?
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.”
Ihr aber sollt vollkommen sein, wie euer himmlischer Vater vollkommen ist."
