Matthew 12
1 About the same time Jesus walked through the corn-fields one Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and began to pick some ears of wheat and eat them.
In illo tempore abiit Iesus per sata sabbato: discipuli autem eius esurientes coeperunt vellere spicas, et manducare.
2 But, when the Pharisees saw this, they said: “Look! your disciples are doing what it is not allowable to do on a Sabbath!”
Pharisaei autem videntes, dixerunt ei: Ecce discipuli tui faciunt quod non licet eis facere sabbatis.
3 “Have not you read,” replied Jesus, “what David did, when he and his companions were hungry —
At ille dixit eis: Non legistis quid fecerit David, quando esuriit, et qui cum eo erant?
4 how he went into the House of God, and how they ate the consecrated bread, through it was not allowable for him or his companions to eat it, but only for the priests?
quomodo intravit in domum Dei, et panes propositionis comedit, quos non licebat ei edere, neque his, qui cum eo erant, nisi solis sacerdotibus?
5 And have not you read in the law that, on the Sabbath, the priest in the Temple break the Sabbath and yet are not guilty?
Aut non legistis in lege quia sabbatis sacerdotes in templo sabbatum violant, et sine crimine sunt?
6 Here, however, I tell you, there is something greater than the Temple!
Dico autem vobis, quia templo maior est hic.
7 And had you learned the meaning of the words — ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned those who are not guilty.
Si autem sciretis, quid est: Misericordiam volo, et non sacrificium: numquam condemnassetis innocentes:
8 For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”
Dominus enim est filius hominis etiam sabbati.
9 Passing on, Jesus went into their Synagogue,
Et cum inde transisset, venit in synagogam eorum.
10 and there he saw a man with a withered hand. Some people asked Jesus whether it was allowable to work a cure on the Sabbath — so that they might have a charge to bring against him.
Et ecce homo manum habens aridam, et interrogabant eum, dicentes: Si licet sabbatis curare? ut accusarent eum.
11 But Jesus said to them: “Which of you, if he had only one sheep, and that sheep fell into a pit on the Sabbath, would not lay hold of it and pull it out?
Ipse autem dixit illis: Quis erit ex vobis homo, qui habeat ovem unam, et si ceciderit haec sabbatis in foveam, nonne tenebit, et levabit eam?
12 And how much more precious a man is than a sheep! Therefore it is allowable to do good on the Sabbath.”
Quanto magis melior est homo ove? Itaque licet sabbatis benefacere.
13 Then he said to the man. “Stretch out your hand.” The man stretched it out; and it had become as sound as the other.
Tunc ait homini: Extende manum tuam. Et extendit, et restituta est sanitati sicut altera.
14 On coming out, the Pharisees plotted against Jesus, to put him to death.
Exeuntes autem Pharisaei, consilium faciebant adversus eum, quo modo perderent eum.
15 Jesus, however, became aware of it, and went away from that place. A number of people followed him, and he cured them all;
Iesus autem sciens recessit inde: et secuti sunt eum multi, et curavit eos omnes:
16 but he warned them not to make him known,
et praecepit eis ne manifestum eum facerent.
17 in fulfilment of these words in the Prophet Isaiah —
Ut adimpleretur quod dictum est per Isaiam prophetam, dicentem:
18 ‘Behold! the Servant of my Choice, My Beloved, in whom my heart delights! I will breathe my spirit upon him, and he shall announce a time of judgment to the Gentiles.
Ecce puer meus, quem elegi, dilectus meus, in quo bene complacuit animae meae. Ponam spiritum meum super eum, et iudicium gentibus nunciabit.
19 He shall not contend, nor cry aloud, Neither shall any one hear his voice in the streets;
Non contendet, neque clamabit, neque audiet aliquis in plateis vocem eius:
20 a bruised reed he will not break, and a smouldering wick he will not quench, Till he has brought the judgment to a victorious issue,
arundinem quassatam non confringet, et linum fumigans non extinguet, donec eiiciat ad victoriam iudicium:
21 and on his name shall the Gentiles rest their hopes.”
et in nomine eius Gentes sperabunt.
22 Then some people brought to Jesus a possessed man, who was blind and dumb; and he cured him, so that the man who had been dumb both talked and saw.
Tunc oblatus est ei daemonium habens, caecus, et mutus, et curavit eum ita ut loqueretur, et videret.
23 At this all the people were astounded. “Is it possible that this is the son of David?” they exclaimed.
Et stupebant omnes turbae, et dicebant: Numquid hic est filius David?
24 But the Pharisees heard of it and said: “He drives out demons only by the help of Baal-zebub the chief of the demons.”
Pharisaei autem audientes, dixerunt: Hic non eiicit daemones nisi in Beelzebub principe daemoniorum.
25 Jesus, however, was aware of what was passing in their minds, and said to them: “Any kingdom divided against itself becomes a desolation, and any town or household divided against itself will not last.
Iesus autem sciens cogitationes eorum, dixit eis: Omne regnum divisum contra se, desolabitur: et omnis civitas, vel domus divisa contra se, non stabit.
26 So, if Satan drives Satan out, he must be divided against himself; and how, then, can his kingdom last?
Et si satanas satanam eiicit, adversus se divisus est: quomodo ergo stabit regnum eius?
27 And, if it is by Baal-zebub’s help that I drive out demons, by whose help is it that your own sons drive them out? Therefore they shall themselves be your judges.
Et si ego in Beelzebub eiicio daemones, filii vestri in quo eiiciunt? Ideo ipsi iudices vestri erunt.
28 But, if it is by the help of the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the Kingdom of God must already be upon you.
Si autem ego in spiritu Dei eiicio daemones, igitur pervenit in vos regnum Dei.
29 How, again, can any one get into a strong man’s house and carry off his goods, without first securing him? And not till then will he plunder his house.
aut quomodo potest quisquam intrare in domum fortis, et vasa eius diripere, nisi prius alligaverit fortem? Et tunc domum illius diripiet.
30 He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not help me to gather is scattering.
Qui non est mecum, contra me est: et qui non congregat mihi, spargit.
31 Therefore, I tell you, men will be forgiven every sin and slander; but slander against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
Ideo dico vobis: Omne peccatum, et blasphemia remittetur hominibus, spiritus autem blasphemiae non remittetur.
32 Whoever speaks against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in the present age, or in the age to come. (aiōn g165)
Et quicumque dixerit verbum contra filium hominis, remittetur ei: qui autem dixerit contra Spiritum sanctum, non remittetur ei neque in hoc saeculo, neque in futuro. (aiōn g165)
33 You must assume either that both tree and fruit are good, or that both tree and fruit are worthless; since it is by its fruits that a tree is known.
Aut facite arborem bonam, et fructum eius bonum: aut facite arborem malam, et fructum eius malum: siquidem ex fructu arbor agnoscitur.
34 You brood of vipers! how can you, evil as you are, say anything good? For what fills the heart will rise to the lips.
Progenies viperarum, quomodo potestis bona loqui, cum sitis mali? ex abundantia enim cordis os loquitur.
35 A good man, from his good stores, produces good things; while an evil man, from his evil stores, produces evil things.
Bonus homo de bono thesauro profert bona: et malus homo de malo thesauro profert mala.
36 I tell you that for every careless thing that men say, they must answer on the ‘Day of Judgment.’
Dico autem vobis quoniam omne verbum otiosum, quod locuti fuerint homines, reddent rationem de eo in die iudicii.
37 For it is by your words that you will be acquitted, and by your words that you will be condemned.”
Ex verbis enim tuis iustificaberis, et ex verbis tuis condemnaberis.
38 At this point, some Teachers of the Law and Pharisees interposed. “Teacher,” they said, “we want to see some sign from you.”
Tunc responderunt ei quidam de Scribis et Pharisaeis, dicentes: Magister, volumus a te signum videre.
39 “It is a wicked and unfaithful generation,” answered Jesus, “that is asking for a sign, and no sign shall be given it except the sign of the Prophet Jonah.
Qui respondens ait illis: Generatio mala, et adultera signum quaerit: et signum non dabitur ei, nisi signum Ionae prophetae.
40 For, just as ‘Jonah was inside the sea-monster three days and three nights,’ so shall the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Sicut enim fuit Ionas in ventre ceti tribus diebus, et tribus noctibus; sic erit Filius hominis in corde terrae tribus diebus, et tribus noctibus.
41 At the Judgment, the men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation, and will condemn it, because they repented at Jonah’s proclamation; and here is more than a Jonah!
Viri Ninivitae surgent in iudicio cum generatione ista, et condemnabunt eam: quia poenitentiam egerunt in praedicatione Ionae. Et ecce plus quam Ionas hic.
42 At the Judgment the Queen of the South will rise up with the present generation, and will condemn it, because she came from the very ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon; and here is more than a Solomon!
Regina austri surget in iudicio cum generatione ista, et condemnabit eam: quia venit a finibus terrae audire sapientiam Salomonis, et ecce plus quam Salomon hic.
43 No sooner does a foul spirit leave a man, than it passes through places where there is no water, in search of rest, and does not find it.
Cum autem immundus spiritus exierit ab homine, ambulat per loca arida, quaerens requiem, et non invenit.
44 Then it says ‘I will go back to the home which I left’; but, on coming there, it finds it unoccupied, and swept, and put in order.
Tunc dicit: Revertar in domum meam, unde exivi. Et veniens invenit eam vacantem, scopis mundatam, et ornatam.
45 Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in, and make their home there; and the last state of that man proves to be worse than the first. So, too, will it be with this wicked generation.”
Tunc vadit, et assumit septem alios spiritus secum nequiores se, et intrantes habitant ibi: et fiunt novissima hominis illius peiora prioribus. Sic erit et generationi huic pessimae.
46 While he was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers were standing outside, asking to speak to him.
Adhuc eo loquente ad turbas, ecce mater eius, et fratres stabant foris, quaerentes loqui ei.
47 Someone told him this, and Jesus replied:
Dixit autem ei quidam: Ecce mater tua, et fratres tui foris stant quaerentes te.
48 “Who is my mother? and who are my brothers?”
At ipse respondens dicenti sibi, ait: Quae est mater mea, et qui sunt fratres mei?
49 Then, stretching out his hands towards his disciples, he said: “Here are my mother and my brothers!
Et extendens manum in discipulos suos, dixit: Ecce mater mea, et fratres mei.
50 For any one who does the will of my Father who is in Heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”
Quicumque enim fecerit voluntatem Patris mei, qui in caelis est: ipse meus frater, et soror, et mater est.
