Matthew 5
1 Seeing the multitude of people, Jesus went up the Hill. There He seated Himself, and when His disciples came to Him,
But, seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain, —and, when he had taken a seat, his disciples came unto him;
2 He proceeded to teach them, and said:
and, opening his mouth, he began teaching them, saying: —
3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for to them belongs the Kingdom of the Heavens.
Happy, the destitute, in spirit; for, theirs, is the kingdom of the heavens;
4 "Blessed are the mourners, for they shall be comforted.
Happy, they who mourn; for, they, shall be comforted:
5 "Blessed are the meek, for they as heirs shall obtain possession of the earth.
Happy, the meek; for, they, shall inherit the earth:
6 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be completely satisfied.
Happy, they who hunger and thirst for righteousness; for, they, shall be filled:
7 "Blessed are the compassionate, for they shall receive compassion.
Happy, the merciful; for, they, shall receive mercy:
8 "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Happy, the pure, in heart; for, they, shall, see God:
9 "Blessed are the peacemakers, for it is they who will be recognized as sons of God.
Happy, the peacemakers; for, they, shall be, called sons of God:
10 "Blessed are those who have borne persecution in the cause of Righteousness, for to them belongs the Kingdom of the Heavens.
Happy, they who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake; for, theirs, is the kingdom of the heavens.
11 "Blessed are you when they have insulted and persecuted you, and have said every cruel thing about you falsely for my sake.
Happy, are ye, whensoever they may reproach you and persecute you, and say every evil thing against you, falsely, for my sake:
12 Be joyful and triumphant, because your reward is great in the Heavens; for so were the Prophets before you persecuted.
Rejoice and exult, because, your reward, is great in the heavens; for, so, persecuted they the prophets who were before you.
13 "You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has become tasteless, in what way can it regain its saltness? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown away and trodden on by the passers by.
Ye, are the salt of the earth; but, if the salt become tasteless, wherewith shall it be salted? it is good, for nothing, any more, save, being cast out, to be trampled on by men.
14 You are the light of the world; a town cannot be hid if built on a hill-top.
Ye, are the light of the world: it is impossible for a city to be hid, on the top of a mountain, lying.
15 Nor is a lamp lighted to be put under a bushel, but on the lampstand; and then it gives light to all in the house.
Neither light they a lamp, and place it under the measure; but upon the lampstand, and it giveth light to all that are in the house.
16 Just so let your light shine before all men, in order that they may see your holy lives and may give glory to your Father who is in Heaven.
In like manner, let your light shine before men, —that they may see your good works, —and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.
17 "Do not for a moment suppose that I have come to abrogate the Law or the Prophets: I have not come to abrogate them but to give them their completion.
Do not think, that I came to pull down the law, or the prophets, —I came not to pull down, but to fulfil.
18 Solemnly I tell you that until Heaven and earth pass away, not one iota or smallest detail will pass away from the Law until all has taken place.
For, verily, I say unto you, until the heaven and the earth shall pass away, one least letter, or one point, may in nowise pass away from the law, till all be accomplished.
19 Whoever therefore breaks one of these least commandments and teaches others to break them, will be called the least in the Kingdom of the Heavens; but whoever practises them and teaches them, he will be acknowledged as great in the Kingdom of the Heavens.
Whosoever, therefore, shall relax one of these commandments, the least, and teach men so, shall be called, least, in the kingdom of the heavens; but, whosoever shall do and teach, the same, shall be called, great, in the kingdom of the heavens.
20 For I assure you that unless your righteousness greatly surpasses that of the Scribes and the Pharisees, you will certainly not find entrance into the Kingdom of the Heavens.
For I say unto you, that, unless your righteousness exceed that of the Scribes and Pharisees, in nowise, may ye enter into the kingdom of the heavens.
21 "You have heard that it was said to the ancients, 'Thou shalt not commit murder', and whoever commits murder will be answerable to the magistrate.
Ye have heard, that it was said, to them of olden time, —Thou shalt not commit murder, and, whosoever shall commit murder, shall be, liable, to judgment.
22 But I say to you that every one who becomes angry with his brother shall be answerable to the magistrate; that whoever says to his brother 'Raca,' shall be answerable to the Sanhedrin; and that whoever says, 'You fool!' shall be liable to the Gehenna of Fire. (Geenna g1067)
But, I, say unto you, that, every one who is angry with his brother, shall be, liable, to judgment, —and, whosoever shall say to his brother, Worthless one!, shall be, liable, to the high council; and, whosoever shall say, Rebel!, shall be, liable, unto the fiery gehenna. (Geenna g1067)
23 If therefore when you are offering your gift upon the altar, you remember that your brother has a grievance against you,
If, therefore, thou be bearing thy gift towards the altar, and, there, shouldst remember that, thy brother, hath aught against thee,
24 leave your gift there before the altar, and go and make friends with your brother first, and then return and proceed to offer your gift.
leave, there, thy gift before the altar, and withdraw, —first, be reconciled unto thy brother, and, then, coming, be offering thy gift.
25 Come to terms without delay with your opponent while you are yet with him on the way to the court; for fear he should obtain judgement from the magistrate against you, and the magistrate should give you in custody to the officer and you be thrown into prison.
Be making agreement with thine adversary, quickly, while thou art with him, in the way, —lest once thine adversary deliver thee up unto the judge, and the judge, unto the officer, and, into prison, thou be cast.
26 I solemnly tell you that you will certainly not be released till you have paid the very last farthing.
Verily, I say unto thee, In nowise, mayest thou come out from thence, until thou pay the last halfpenny.
27 "You have heard that it was said, 'Thou shalt not commit adultery.'
Ye have heard, that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
28 But I tell you that whoever looks at a woman and cherishes lustful thoughts has already in his heart become guilty with regard to her.
But, I, say unto you, that, Every one who looketh on a woman so as to covet her, already, hath committed adultery with her, in his heart.
29 If therefore your eye, even the right eye, is a snare to you, tear it out and away with it; it is better for you that one member should be destroyed rather than that your whole body should be thrown into Gehenna. (Geenna g1067)
And, if, thy right eye, is causing thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee, —for it profiteth thee, that, one of thy members, should perish, and not, thy whole body, be cast into gehenna. (Geenna g1067)
30 And if your right hand is a snare to you, cut it off and away with it; it is better for you that one member should be destroyed rather than that your whole body should go into Gehenna. (Geenna g1067)
And, if, thy right hand, is causing thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee, —for it profiteth thee, that, one of thy members, should perish, and not, thy whole body, into gehenna, depart. (Geenna g1067)
31 "It was also said, 'If any man puts away his wife, let him give her a written notice of divorce.'
It was said, moreover, Whosoever shall divorce his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement;
32 But I tell you that every man who puts away his wife except on the ground of unfaithfulness causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries her when so divorced commits adultery.
But, I, say unto you, that, Everyone who divorceth his wife—saving for unfaithfulness, causeth her to be made an adulteress, —[and, whosoever shall marry a divorced woman, committeth adultery].
33 "Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, 'Thou shalt not swear falsely, but shalt perform thy vows to the Lord.'
Again, ye have heard that it was said, to them of olden time, Thou shalt not swear falsely, —but shalt render unto the Lord, thine oaths.
34 But I tell you not to swear at all; neither by Heaven, for it is God's throne;
But, I, tell you—not to swear, at all: Neither by heaven, because it is the, throne of God, —
35 nor by the earth, for it is the footstool under His feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the City of the Great King.
Nor by the earth, because it is his, footstool; nor by Jerusalem, because, it is the, city, of the Great King;
36 And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black.
Nor, by thine own head, mayest thou swear, because thou art not able to make, one hair, white or black.
37 But let your language be, 'Yes, yes,' or 'No, no.' Anything in excess of this comes from the Evil one.
But let your word be, Yea, yea, —Nay, nay; and, what goeth beyond these, is, of evil.
38 "You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, tooth for tooth.'
Ye have heard, that it was said, —Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.
39 But I tell you not to resist a wicked man, but if any one strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.
But, I, tell you, not to resist evil, —Nay, whoever is smiting thee on the right cheek, turn to him, the other also;
40 If any one wishes to go to law with you and to deprive you of your under garment, let him take your outer one also.
And, him who is desiring thee to be judged, and to take, thy tunic, let him have, thy mantle also.
41 And whoever shall compel you to convey his goods one mile, go with him two.
And, whoever shall impress thee one mile, go with him two:
42 To him who asks, give: from him who would borrow, turn not away.
To him who is asking thee, give; and, him who is desiring from thee to borrow, do not thou turn away.
43 "You have heard that it was said, 'Thou shalt love thy neighbour and hate thine enemy.'
Ye have heard, that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
44 But I command you all, love your enemies, and pray for your persecutors;
But, I, say unto you, Be loving your enemies, and praying for them who are persecuting you:
45 that so you may become true sons of your Father in Heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the wicked as well as the good, and sends rain upon those who do right and those who do wrong.
That ye may become sons of your Father who is in the heavens: because, his sun, he maketh arise on evil and good, and sendeth rain, on just and unjust.
46 For if you love only those who love you, what reward have you earned? Do not even the tax-gatherers do that?
For, if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye? are not, even the tax-collectors, the same thing, doing?
47 And if you salute only your near relatives, what praise is due to you? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?
And, if ye salute your brethren only, what, more than common, are ye doing? are not, even the nations, the same thing, doing?
48 You however are to be complete in goodness, as your Heavenly Father is complete.
Ye, therefore, shall become, perfect: as, your heavenly Father, is perfect.
