Matthaeus 7
1 "Richtet nicht, damit ihr nicht gerichtet werdet.
“Do not talk about how sinfully others have acted, in order that God will not say how sinfully you have acted.
2 Denn wie ihr richtet, so werdet ihr gerichtet werden. Und mit dem Maße, womit ihr messet, wird euch zugemessen werden.
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}.
3 Was siehst du zwar den Splitter im Auge deines Bruders; den Balken aber in deinem eigenen Auge siehst du nicht?
(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.
4 Oder, wie kannst du zu deinem Bruder sagen: 'Laß mich den Splitter dir aus dem Auge ziehen', und sieh, in deinem Auge steckt ein Balken!
(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].
5 Du Heuchler! Entferne zuerst den Balken aus deinem Auge, und dann erst magst du sehen, wie du den Splitter aus dem Auge deines Bruders ziehst.
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.”
6 Gebt das Heilige nicht den Hunden, und werfet eure Perlen nicht den Schweinen vor. Sie würden sie ja nur mit den Füßen zertreten, sich umwenden und euch zerreißen.
“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].”
7 Bittet und es wird euch gegeben werden; sucht und ihr werdet finden; klopft an und es wird euch aufgetan.
“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].
8 Denn jeder, der bittet, empfängt; wer sucht, der findet; wer anklopft, dem wird aufgetan.
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].
9 Oder ist etwa einer unter euch, der seinem Kinde, wenn es ihn um Brot bittet, einen Stein darreichen würde?
(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]
10 Oder, wenn es um einen Fisch bittet, ihm eine Schlange geben würde?
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]
11 Wenn nun ihr, die ihr böse seid, euern Kindern doch gute Gaben zu geben wisset, um wieviel mehr wird euer Vater, der in den Himmeln ist, denen Gutes geben, die ihn bitten.
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.”
12 Alles nun, was ihr wollt, daß euch die Menschen tun, das sollt auch ihr ihnen tun. Denn das ist das Gesetz und die Propheten.
“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].”
13 Tretet ein durch die enge Pforte. Weit ist ja die Pforte und breit der Weg, der ins Verderben führt, und viele sind's, die auf ihm hineingehen.
“[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)
14 Wie eng ist die Pforte, wie schmal der Weg, der zum Leben führt, und wenige sind es, die ihn finden.
15 Hütet euch vor den falschen Propheten. Sie kommen zu euch in Schafskleidern; inwendig aber sind sie reißende Wölfe.
“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].
16 An ihren Früchten könnt ihr sie erkennen: Erntet man denn Trauben von den Dornen oder Feigen von den Disteln?
[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]
17 So trägt jeder gute Baum gute Früchte, der schlechte Baum aber trägt schlechte Früchte.
[Here is another example]: All good fruit trees produce good fruit, but all unhealthy trees produce worthless fruit.
18 Ein guter Baum kann keine schlechten Früchte tragen, ein schlechter Baum wird keine guten Früchte bringen.
No good fruit tree is able to produce worthless fruit, and no unhealthy tree is able to produce good fruit.
19 Jeder Baum, der keine gute Frucht trägt, wird umgehauen und ins Feuer geworfen.
[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)
20 Also, an ihren Früchten werdet ihr sie erkennen.
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].”
21 Nicht jeder, der zu mir sagt: 'Herr, Herr!' wird in das Reich der Himmel kommen, vielmehr wer den Willen meines Vaters tut, der in den Himmeln ist, wird ins Himmelreich eingehen.
“[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].
22 Viele werden an jenem Tage zu mir sprechen: 'Herr, Herr, haben wir denn nicht in deinem Namen prophezeit, in deinem Namen Dämonen ausgetrieben, in deinem Namen viele Wunderzeichen gewirkt?'
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]!’
23 Ich werde ihnen aber dann versichern: 'Ich habe euch niemals gekannt: hinweg von mir, ihr Übeltäter.'
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!’”
24 Jeder also, der diese meine Worte hört und nach ihnen handelt, ist einem klugen Manne gleich: Er hat sein Haus auf einen Felsen aufgebaut.
“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.
25 Platzregen strömte nieder, die Fluten kamen, die Stürme brausten und tobten gegen jenes Haus, doch es fiel nicht ein; denn festgegründet stand es auf dem Felsen.
[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.
26 Jeder aber, der diese meine Worte hört und nicht nach ihnen handelt, ist einem törichten Manne gleich: Er hat sein Haus auf Sand gebaut.
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.
27 Platzregen strömte nieder, die Fluten kamen, die Stürme brausten und tobten gegen jenes Haus; es fiel ein und stürzte ganz zusammen."
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].”
28 Als Jesus mit diesen Reden fertig war, da war die ganze Menge von seiner Rede hingerissen.
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.
29 Er lehrte sie wie einer, der Vollmacht hat, und nicht wie ihre Schriftgelehrten und Pharisäer.
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].
