Matthew 7
1 “Do not talk about how sinfully others have acted, in order that God will not say how sinfully you have acted.
Не судїть, щоб вас не суджено.
2 If you condemn [other people], [God] will condemn you. To the same extent that you condemn others, you will be condemned {[God] will condemn you}.
Бо яким судом судите, вас судити муть; і якою мірою міряєте, вам одміряєть ся.
3 (None of you should be concerned [about someone else’s small faults] [MET]!/Why should any of you be concerned [about someone else’s small faults]?) [MET, RHQ] [That would be like noticing] a speck in that person’s eye. But you should [be concerned about your own big faults. They are like] [MET] planks in your own eye, which you do not notice.
Чого ж дивиш ся на порошину в оцї брата твого, у своєму ж оцї полїна не чуєш?
4 (You should not say to other people [about their minor faults], ‘Let me remove the specks from your eyes!’/Why do you say to other people [about their minor faults], ‘Let me remove the specks from your eyes?’) [RHQ] [You should not say that] if a plank is still in your own eye [MET].
Або, як скажеш ти братові твоєму: Дай я вийму порошину тобі з ока, а он у тебе самого полїно в оцї?
5 You hypocrite, [stop committing your own sins! That will be like] removing the plank from your own eye [MET]. Then, as a result, you will be able to perceive things spiritually so that you can help other people get rid of the [faults] [MET] [that are like] specks in their eyes.”
Лицеміре, перш вийми в себе самого з ока ломаку; тодї добре бачити меш, як вийняти братові твоєму з ока порошину.
6 “You do not give holy things to dogs [that would ignore those things] and attack you [CHI]. You do not throw pearls in front of hogs, [because they would just ignore them] and trample them. [Similarly], do not give [precious spiritual truth to people you know will not value it but instead will do evil things to you].”
Не давайте сьвятого собакам, і не кидайте ваших перед свинями, щоб не потоптали їх ногами своїми й, обернувшись, не порвали вас.
7 “Keep asking [God for what you need]. If you do that, [he] will give it to you. Confidently keep [expecting God to give you the things that you need, and he will give them to you. It will be like] [MET] looking for what you need and finding it. Keep on [praying persistently to God. Then God will answer you. It will be like] [MET] knocking [on a door in order to enter a room]. And the way will be opened {[God] will open the way} for you [to get what you pray for].
Просїть, то й дасть ся вам; шукайте, то й знайдете; стукайте, то й відчинить ся вам:
8 Remember that [God] will give things to everyone who continues to ask [him for them]. [He] will give things to whoever confidently keeps asking. [He] will open [the way] for people [to get the things that they keep persistently praying for].
кожен бо, хто просить, одержує і хто шукає, знаходить; і хто стукає, тому відчиняють.
9 (No man among you would give a stone to his son if his son were to ask for bread./Would anyone among you give a stone to his son if his son were to ask for bread?) [RHQ]
Або, чи в між вами така людина, що в неї син попросить хлїба, а вона подала б йому каменя?
10 Likewise, (no man would give a [poisonous] snake to his son if his son would ask for a fish./would anyone give a [poisonous] snake to his son if his son would ask for a fish?) [RHQ]
або коли попросить риби, а вона подала б йому гадюку?
11 You, who are evil, know how to give good things to your children. So [God], your Father who is in heaven, will certainly give good things to the people who ask him.”
Коли ж ви, бувши лихими, умієте давати добрі дари дїтям вашим, то чи не більше ж давати ме все добре Отець ваш, що на небі, тим, хто просить у Него?
12 “So in whatever way you want others to act toward you [(pl)], that is the way you [(pl)] should act toward them, because that [sums up what Moses wrote in] the laws [that God gave him] and [also what] the prophets [wrote long ago].”
Оце ж, усе, що бажаєте, щоб робили вам люде, так і ви робить їм; се бо єсть закон і пророки.
13 “[Going to] where people live eternally [with God in heaven] is difficult. [It is like] going along a narrow road [PRS, MET] that leads to a narrow gate. Not many people find that way. [The way] that most [people take] is easy, [but it results in their being punished] {[God punishing them]} [in hell. That way is like a] wide road that people walk on [PRS, MET] until they reach the wide gate, but that road and that gate lead to where [they] will be destroyed {[God] will destroy them}. Many people enter that gate. So I [am telling you to leave the wide road and] enter the narrow gate [to heaven].” (questioned)
Увіходьте вузкими дверима, бо широкі ті двері й розлога та дорога, що веде до погибелі, й багацько таких, що ними входять:
вузкі бо ті двері, й тїсна та дорога, що веде до життя, і мало таких, що їх знаходять.
15 “Beware of people who come to you and say falsely that they are telling you [what God has said]. [They seem to be harmless, but they are extremely harmful. They are like] wolves that have covered themselves with sheepskins [to make people believe that they are sheep] [MET], but they actually are wolves that attack people [MET].
Остерегайтесь лжепророків, що приходять до вас ув одежі овечій, а в серединї вони вовки хижі.
16 [So how will you know that they are false?] Well, by seeing what plants produce, you know [what kind of plants] they are [MET]. [For example, thornbushes cannot produce grapes], so (no one can pick grapes from thornbushes./can anyone pick grapes from thornbushes?) [RHQ] And [thistles cannot produce figs], so (no one can pick figs from thistles./can anyone pick figs from thistles?) [RHQ]
Познаєте їх по овощам їх. Чи збирають виноград із тернини, або фиґи з бодяків?
17 [Here is another example]: All good fruit trees produce good fruit, but all unhealthy trees produce worthless fruit.
Так усяке добре дерево родить овощ добрий, а пусте дерево родить овощ лихий.
18 No good fruit tree is able to produce worthless fruit, and no unhealthy tree is able to produce good fruit.
Не може добре дерево родити лихого овощу, анї пусте дерево родити овощу доброго.
19 [And] all the trees that do not produce good fruit are chopped down and burned in a fire {people chop them down and burn them in a fire} [to get rid of them]. [Similarly], those who falsely claim to be prophets [will be thrown] {[God will throw false prophets]} [into the fires of hell]. (questioned)
Усяке дерево, що не родить доброго овощу, рубають і кидають ув огонь.
20 By seeing [what plants] produce, you know [what kind of plants] they are. [Similarly, when you see what the people who come to you do], [you will know if they are false prophets].”
Оце ж по овощам їх познаєте їх.
21 “[Even though many] people [habitually] call me ‘Lord’, [pretending that they have my authority], some of them will not go to heaven where God rules, [because they do not do what he desires]. [Only] those people who do what my Father, who is in heaven, desires [will go there].
Не кожен, хто говорить до мене: Господи, Господи! увійде в царство небесне, а той, хто чинить волю Отця мого, що на небі.
22 On the day [MTY] [that God judges everyone], many [people, trying to tell me that they deserve to go to heaven], will say to me, ‘Lord, we(exc) spoke God’s message as your representatives [MTY, RHQ]! As your representatives we(exc) expelled demons from [people] [RHQ]! And as your representatives, many times we(exc) performed miracles [RHQ]!’
Многі казати муть до мене того дня: Господи, Господи, чи не в твоє ж імя ми пророкували? й не твоїм імям біси виганяли? й не твоїм імям великі чудеса робили?
23 Then I will declare to them, ‘I have never said that you belonged to me. Go away from me, you who do what is evil!’”
І промовлю тодї до них: Нїколи я вас не знав; ійдїть од мене, ви, що чините беззаконнє.
24 “So then, anyone who hears what I say and does what I command, will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.
Оттим же, всякий, хто слухав сї слова мої й чинить їх, того уподоблю я чоловікові мудрому, що вбудував свій будинок на камені;
25 [Even though] the rain came down and the river flooded, and the winds blew and beat against that house, it did not fall down because it had been built {he built it} on a solid foundation.
і полили дощі, й надійшла повідь і забуяли вітри, й наперли на той будинок; та й не впав він; бо основано його на каменї.
26 On the other hand, anyone who hears what I say but does not obey what I say will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
А всякий, хто слухав сї слова мої, та й не чинить їх, уподобить ся чоловікові необачному, що вбудував свій будинок на піску;
27 When the rain fell and the rivers flooded, and the winds blew and beat against that house, it crashed down and broke completely apart, [because it was built on the sand. So it is important for you to obey what I teach you].”
і полили дощі, й надійшла повідь, і забуяли вітри, й наперли на той будинок; і впав він, і велика була руїна його.
28 When Jesus finished saying all those things, the [who had been listening to him were] amazed at the [new] teaching that he had taught them.
І сталось, як скінчив Ісус оцї слова, дивувавсь народ наукою Його:
29 The reason they were amazed was that he was teaching as a person does who has authority. He was not teaching like the men who taught the [Jewish] laws, [who just repeated what other people had taught them].
бо Він їх навчав, яко маючий власть, а не як письменники.
