Maatosa 5
1 Daro derey shiiqidaysa beyida wode Yesusay pude zuma bolla kezidi utides, iza kaalizaytika izakko yida.
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].
2 Izikka ista hizigidi tamarso oykides.
Then he began to teach them by saying,
3 ayanan bena kawushizayti anjetidayta ays gikko salo kawothi istasa.
[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.
4 qadhetizayti anjetidayta ays gikko isti ministana.
[God] is pleased with people who mourn [because they have sinned; ] they will be encouraged {he will encourage them.}
5 ashketi anjetidayta ays gikko isti biitta latana.
[God] is pleased with people who are meek; they will inherit the earth [that God will recreate].
6 xiloteth gafetizaytine saamotizayti anjetidayta ays gikko isti kalana.
[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].
7 asas lo7o othizayti anjetidayta ays gikko istikka lo7oy othistana??
[God] is pleased with people who act mercifully; he will act mercifully to them.
8 wozana xilloti anjtidayta ays gikko isti Xoos beyana.
[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.
9 saroteth oothizayti anjetidayta ays gikko isti xoosa nayta geeteti xeygistana.
[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].
10 xillotetha gish goodetizayti anjetidayta ays gikko salo kawotethi istasa.
[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.
11 Ta gedon asay intena cayikko, goodikonne iita yo wordora inte bolla haasa7ikko inte anjetidayta.
[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.
12 Inte salon demana waagay keehi gita gidida gish ufaysan guppitte. Ays gikko intefe kase nabetakka hessaththo gooddida.
[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.
13 inte ha biita asas maxine mala. Maxiney ba mal7otetha yediza gidiko zaridi demanas danda7ize? gede kare yegetidi yedheteespe atin.
“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].
14 Inte deres po7o. Zuma bola diza katamaya qotistanas danda7uku.
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].
15 Asi xoomppe oythidi kethan diza asa wursos po7ana mala dhoqason wothetes atin gema son wothi eretena.
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.
16 Hesathokka asay inte lo7o otho beydi inte salon diza inte aawa bonchana mala inte po7oy asa sinthan po7o.
[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.”
17 Tani Musse wogane nabeta qaala sharana yida intes milatopo; polanas yadis atin sharanas yabeykke.
“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].
18 Ta intess tumu gays, saloyne bitay adhana gakanas Musse wogay wuri polistana atin wogappe isi pidaleykka woykko issi qerinakka shaaretuku.
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.
19 Hessa gish onikka ha azazoyntafe guxizaro gidikokka othonta yegi adhikko, hankoytakka yedhi adhana mala tamarsikko salo kawotethan he uray guth geteti xeygistana. Gido atin hayta azazota othi polishe hankoyta polana mala tamarsikko izi salo kawotethan gta getistana.
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.
20 Ta intes gays, inte xillotethi Parsawistapene Musse woga tamarsizayta xillotethafe aadhonta agikko salo kawoteth gelana danda7ekista.
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.”
21 Kasse asatas wodhopa, wodhida ura bolla pirdistana getetidaysa inte siydista.
“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]}.
22 Ta qasse intes gizay ba isha bolla wogay baynda hanqetiza ura bolla pirdistana, onikka ba isha napay gizadey dere dulata sinthan oychistana, eya giza ura ganame tama pirday naages. (Geenna g1067)
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)
23 Hessa gish neni yarsho shishizason Xoossas yarshana gishin ne ishay ne bolla michetidazi nes qofetikko,
So, when you take your gift [for God] to the altar, if you remember that you have offended someone,
24 ne yarshizaysa hen yarshoson aga gada koyro bada ne ishara giga, hessafe guye simada ne yarshoza Xoossas shisha.
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].
25 nena kasasida ne morkey ne bolla pirdsonta mala pirdiza danay qachizaysas nena athi imonta mala qasho kethan ne wodhontamala buro ogge bolla dashe ne morkke urara elela giga gida.
[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.
26 Ta nes tumu gays izi pirdisi wursida gidikko wusetha isi santimiyo qanxana gakans qashoppe birshistakka.
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].”
27 laymatoppa gizaysa inte siydista
“You have heard [God’s] commandment, ‘Do not commit adultery.’
28 Tani gidikko intena hiz gays macasha amo ayferra xelida uray wuri ba wozinan izira laymatadess.
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.
29 Nagara othans ne oshacha ayfey nes gaso gidiko neppe kessa wora yega, ne asatethay kumeth gede ganame taman yegistanape ne asatethafe isay pacikko lo7o. (Geenna g1067)
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)
30 Ne oshacha kushey nagara othos gaso gidiko neppe qanxa diga ne asatethay kumeth ganamen yegistanaysafe ne asatethafe issi bilitey ness pace gidiko lo7o. (Geenna g1067)
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)
31 machcho anjizadey anjida firma waraqata izis imana beses getetidees.
“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.’
32 Tani qasse intena hizgays hara urara laymatishin beyonta dishe ba maco anjizadey wuri iza laymatana mala othes. Hesathokka anjetizaro ekizadeykka laymatida mala qodetes.
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.”
33 kasse asatas wordo caqofa; Xoossa sinthan ne caqidaysa naga getetidaysa inte siyidista.
“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]
34 Ta qass intena aykkokka caqofite gays saloy Xoossa wonbara gidida gish salon caqofite.
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].
35 Bitay Xoossa soy shempizaso gidida gish bitankka caqopite woga kawo katama gidida gish Yerusalamenkka caqopite.
[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].
36 Inte hu7enikka caqopite inte hu7e iskistappe issineyokka bothu woykko kareth histanas danda7ekista.
[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.
37 hessa gish inte inte garsan hasa7etishin inte hasa7ay E ganaz E gite akkay ganas akkay gite, hessappe kare gididay wuri ita urappe yizaza.
[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.”
38 Ayfe gishas ayfe acha gishas acha getetidaysa inte siyidista
“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.’
39 Ta kass intes gizay ita othida urara eqetofite gido attin nes oshacha shagala baqizades hankoysakka yusha bessa.
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].
40 Issi uray ne garsara maydaysa neppe ekkanas nena motikko bolara maydaysakka gujada izas imma
If someone wants to sue you and take your (inner garment/shirt), give him your (outer garment/coat) also.
41 Issi ass nena issi sate ooge ne bana mala wolqathikko issippe nam7u dakko gidana ogge iza bays.
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].
42 Nena wosizades imma, neppe tal7e ekkanas koyzades zokko zaroppa.
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].”
43 Ne lagge siqa, ne morke siqa getetidaysa siyidista
“You have heard [your religious teachers say that it is written that Moses wrote], ‘Love the citizens of your country and hate your enemies.’
44 Ta qass intena inte morketa dosite, intena godizaytas wosite gays.
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.
45 Inte hessaththo othikko inte salo awas nayta gidana. Izi awa arshe itatasine lo7otas issi bola omo imess irakka xilotasine nagaranchatas issi bola bukises.
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].
46 Intena dosizayta xalala inte dosikko intes aza wagay dize? Qaraxa ekizayti hessaththo othetene?
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]
47 Inte ishata xala inte sarothikko hankoytappe azan lo7eti? amnontaytikka hessaththo othetes.
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].
48 hessa gish inte salo away wothoy bayndade gidida mala intekka wothoy bayndade gidite.
[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.”
