Matthew 6
1 "But beware of doing your good actions in the sight of men, in order to attract their gaze; if you do, there is no reward for you with your Father who is in Heaven.
sāvadhānā bhavata, manujān darśayituṁ tēṣāṁ gōcarē dharmmakarmma mā kuruta, tathā kr̥tē yuṣmākaṁ svargasthapituḥ sakāśāt kiñcana phalaṁ na prāpsyatha|
2 'When you give in charity, never blow a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and streets in order that their praises may be sung by men. I solemnly tell you that they already have their reward.
tvaṁ yadā dadāsi tadā kapaṭinō janā yathā manujēbhyaḥ praśaṁsāṁ prāptuṁ bhajanabhavanē rājamārgē ca tūrīṁ vādayanti, tathā mā kuri, ahaṁ tubhyaṁ yathārthaṁ kathayāmi, tē svakāyaṁ phalam alabhanta|
3 But when you are giving in charity, let not your left hand perceive what your right hand is doing,
kintu tvaṁ yadā dadāsi, tadā nijadakṣiṇakarō yat karōti, tad vāmakaraṁ mā jñāpaya|
4 that your charities may be in secret; and then your Father--He who sees in secret--will recompense you.
tēna tava dānaṁ guptaṁ bhaviṣyati yastu tava pitā guptadarśī, sa prakāśya tubhyaṁ phalaṁ dāsyati|
5 "And when praying, you must not be like the hypocrites. They are fond of standing and praying in the synagogues or at the corners of the wider streets, in order that men may see them. I solemnly tell you that they already have their reward.
aparaṁ yadā prārthayasē, tadā kapaṭina̮iva mā kuru, yasmāt tē bhajanabhavanē rājamārgasya kōṇē tiṣṭhantō lōkān darśayantaḥ prārthayituṁ prīyantē; ahaṁ yuṣmān tathyaṁ vadāmi, tē svakīyaphalaṁ prāpnuvan|
6 But you, whenever you pray, go into your own room and shut the door: then pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father--He who sees in secret--will recompense you.
tasmāt prārthanākālē antarāgāraṁ praviśya dvāraṁ rudvvā guptaṁ paśyatastava pituḥ samīpē prārthayasva; tēna tava yaḥ pitā guptadarśī, sa prakāśya tubhyaṁ phalaṁ dāsyati
7 "And when praying, do not use needless repetitions as the Gentiles do, for they expect to be listened to because of their multitude of words.
aparaṁ prārthanākālē dēvapūjakāiva mudhā punaruktiṁ mā kuru, yasmāt tē bōdhantē, bahuvāraṁ kathāyāṁ kathitāyāṁ tēṣāṁ prārthanā grāhiṣyatē|
8 Do not, however, imitate them; for your Father knows what things you need before ever you ask Him.
yūyaṁ tēṣāmiva mā kuruta, yasmāt yuṣmākaṁ yad yat prayōjanaṁ yācanātaḥ prāgēva yuṣmākaṁ pitā tat jānāti|
9 "In this manner therefore pray: 'Our Father who art in Heaven, may Thy name be kept holy;
ataēva yūyama īdr̥k prārthayadhvaṁ, hē asmākaṁ svargasthapitaḥ, tava nāma pūjyaṁ bhavatu|
10 let Thy kingdom come; let Thy will be done, as in Heaven so on earth;
tava rājatvaṁ bhavatu; tavēcchā svargē yathā tathaiva mēdinyāmapi saphalā bhavatu|
11 give us to-day our bread for the day;
asmākaṁ prayōjanīyam āhāram adya dēhi|
12 and forgive us our shortcomings, as we also have forgiven those who have failed in their duty towards us;
vayaṁ yathā nijāparādhinaḥ kṣamāmahē, tathaivāsmākam aparādhān kṣamasva|
13 and bring us not into temptation, but rescue us from the Evil one.'
asmān parīkṣāṁ mānaya, kintu pāpātmanō rakṣa; rājatvaṁ gauravaṁ parākramaḥ ētē sarvvē sarvvadā tava; tathāstu|
14 "For if you forgive others their offences, your Heavenly Father will forgive you also;
yadi yūyam anyēṣām aparādhān kṣamadhvē tarhi yuṣmākaṁ svargasthapitāpi yuṣmān kṣamiṣyatē;
15 but if you do not forgive others their offences, neither will your Father forgive yours.
kintu yadi yūyam anyēṣām aparādhān na kṣamadhvē, tarhi yuṣmākaṁ janakōpi yuṣmākam aparādhān na kṣamiṣyatē|
16 "When any of you fast, never assume gloomy looks as the hypocrites do; for they disfigure their faces in order that it may be evident to men that they are fasting. I solemnly tell you that they already have their reward.
aparam upavāsakālē kapaṭinō janā mānuṣān upavāsaṁ jñāpayituṁ svēṣāṁ vadanāni mlānāni kurvvanti, yūyaṁ ta̮iva viṣaṇavadanā mā bhavata; ahaṁ yuṣmān tathyaṁ vadāmi tē svakīyaphalam alabhanta|
17 But, whenever you fast, pour perfume on your hair and wash your face,
yadā tvam upavasasi, tadā yathā lōkaistvaṁ upavāsīva na dr̥śyasē, kintu tava yō'gōcaraḥ pitā tēnaiva dr̥śyasē, tatkr̥tē nijaśirasi tailaṁ marddaya vadanañca prakṣālaya;
18 that it may not be apparent to men that you are fasting, but to your Father who is in secret; and your Father--He who sees in secret--will recompense you.
tēna tava yaḥ pitā guptadarśī sa prakāśya tubhyaṁ phalaṁ dāsyati|
19 "Do not lay up stores of wealth for yourselves on earth, where the moth and wear-and-tear destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
aparaṁ yatra sthānē kīṭāḥ kalaṅkāśca kṣayaṁ nayanti, caurāśca sandhiṁ karttayitvā cōrayituṁ śaknuvanti, tādr̥śyāṁ mēdinyāṁ svārthaṁ dhanaṁ mā saṁcinuta|
20 But amass wealth for yourselves in Heaven, where neither the moth nor wear-and-tear destroys, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
kintu yatra sthānē kīṭāḥ kalaṅkāśca kṣayaṁ na nayanti, caurāśca sandhiṁ karttayitvā cōrayituṁ na śaknuvanti, tādr̥śē svargē dhanaṁ sañcinuta|
21 For where your wealth is, there also will your heart be.
yasmāt yatra sthānē yuṣmāṁka dhanaṁ tatraiva khānē yuṣmākaṁ manāṁsi|
22 "The eye is the lamp of the body. If then your eyesight is good, your whole body will be well lighted;
lōcanaṁ dēhasya pradīpakaṁ, tasmāt yadi tava lōcanaṁ prasannaṁ bhavati, tarhi tava kr̥tsnaṁ vapu rdīptiyuktaṁ bhaviṣyati|
23 but if your eyesight is bad, your whole body will be dark. If however the very light within you is darkness, how dense must the darkness be!
kintu lōcanē'prasannē tava kr̥tsnaṁ vapuḥ tamisrayuktaṁ bhaviṣyati| ataēva yā dīptistvayi vidyatē, sā yadi tamisrayuktā bhavati, tarhi tat tamisraṁ kiyan mahat|
24 "No man can be the bondservant of two masters; for either he will dislike one and like the other, or he will attach himself to one and think slightingly of the other. You cannot be the bondservants both of God and of gold.
kōpi manujō dvau prabhū sēvituṁ na śaknōti, yasmād ēkaṁ saṁmanya tadanyaṁ na sammanyatē, yadvā ēkatra manō nidhāya tadanyam avamanyatē; tathā yūyamapīśvaraṁ lakṣmīñcētyubhē sēvituṁ na śaknutha|
25 For this reason I charge you not to be over-anxious about your lives, inquiring what you are to eat or what you are to drink, nor yet about your bodies, inquiring what clothes you are to put on. Is not the life more precious than its food, and the body than its clothing?
aparam ahaṁ yuṣmabhyaṁ tathyaṁ kathayāmi, kiṁ bhakṣiṣyāmaḥ? kiṁ pāsyāmaḥ? iti prāṇadhāraṇāya mā cintayata; kiṁ paridhāsyāmaḥ? iti kāyarakṣaṇāya na cintayata; bhakṣyāt prāṇā vasanāñca vapūṁṣi kiṁ śrēṣṭhāṇi na hi?
26 Look at the birds which fly in the air: they do not sow or reap or store up in barns, but your Heavenly Father feeds them: are not you of much greater value than they?
vihāyasō vihaṅgamān vilōkayata; tai rnōpyatē na kr̥tyatē bhāṇḍāgārē na sañcīyatē'pi; tathāpi yuṣmākaṁ svargasthaḥ pitā tēbhya āhāraṁ vitarati|
27 Which of you by being over-anxious can add a single foot to his height?
yūyaṁ tēbhyaḥ kiṁ śrēṣṭhā na bhavatha? yuṣmākaṁ kaścit manujaḥ cintayan nijāyuṣaḥ kṣaṇamapi varddhayituṁ śaknōti?
28 And why be anxious about clothing? Learn a lesson from the wild lilies. Watch their growth. They neither toil nor spin,
aparaṁ vasanāya kutaścintayata? kṣētrōtpannāni puṣpāṇi kathaṁ varddhantē tadālōcayata| tāni tantūn nōtpādayanti kimapi kāryyaṁ na kurvvanti;
29 and yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his magnificence could array himself like one of these.
tathāpyahaṁ yuṣmān vadāmi, sulēmān tādr̥g aiśvaryyavānapi tatpuṣpamiva vibhūṣitō nāsīt|
30 And if God so clothes the wild herbage which to-day flourishes and to-morrow is thrown into the oven, is it not much more certain that He will clothe you, you men of little faith?
tasmāt kṣadya vidyamānaṁ ścaḥ cullyāṁ nikṣēpsyatē tādr̥śaṁ yat kṣētrasthitaṁ kusumaṁ tat yadīścara itthaṁ bibhūṣayati, tarhi hē stōkapratyayinō yuṣmān kiṁ na paridhāpayiṣyati?
31 Do not be over-anxious, therefore, asking 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'
tasmāt asmābhiḥ kimatsyatē? kiñca pāyiṣyatē? kiṁ vā paridhāyiṣyatē, iti na cintayata|
32 For all these are questions that Gentiles are always asking; but your Heavenly Father knows that you need these things--all of them.
yasmāt dēvārccakā apīti cēṣṭantē; ētēṣu dravyēṣu prayōjanamastīti yuṣmākaṁ svargasthaḥ pitā jānāti|
33 But make His Kingdom and righteousness your chief aim, and then these things shall all be given you in addition.
ataēva prathamata īśvarīyarājyaṁ dharmmañca cēṣṭadhvaṁ, tata ētāni vastūni yuṣmabhyaṁ pradāyiṣyantē|
34 Do not be over-anxious, therefore, about to-morrow, for to-morrow will bring its own cares. Enough for each day are its own troubles.
śvaḥ kr̥tē mā cintayata, śvaēva svayaṁ svamuddiśya cintayiṣyati; adyatanī yā cintā sādyakr̥tē pracuratarā|
