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 mit dem Gericht, mit dem ihr richtet, werdet ihr gerichtet werden, und mit dem Maß, mit dem ihr messet, wird euch gemessen 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 aber den Splitter im Auge deines Bruders, den Balken aber in deinem Auge bemerkst 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 willst du zu deinem Bruder sagen: laß mich den Splitter aus deinem Auge nehmen, und siehe, du hast den Balken in deinem Auge?
(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 Heuchler, nimm zuerst den Balken aus deinem Auge, und alsdann magst du sehen, den Splitter aus deines Bruders Auge zu nehmen.
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 Gebet das Heilige nicht den Hunden, und werfet eure Perlen nicht den Schweinen vor, damit sie nicht einmal dieselben zertreten mit ihren Füßen, und sich umkehren 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 so wird euch gegeben werden; suchet, so werdet ihr finden; klopfet an, so wird euch aufgethan werden.
“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 wer da bittet, der empfängt; und wer da suchet, der findet; und wer da anklopft, dem wird aufgethan werden.
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 wo ist ein Mensch unter euch, der seinem Sohn, wenn er ihn um Brot bittet, einen Stein gäbe?
(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 er um einen Fisch bittet, ihm eine Schlange gäbe?
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, verstehet euren Kindern gute Gaben zu geben, wie viel mehr wird euer Vater in den Himmeln Gutes geben denen, 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 Leute thun, so thut auch ihr ihnen; denn dies 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 Gehet ein durch die enge Pforte; denn weit ist die Pforte und breit der Weg, der zum Verderben führt, und viele sind, die da 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 aber eng ist die Pforte und schmal der Weg, der zum Leben führt, und wenige sind, die ihn finden.
15 Nehmet euch in Acht vor den Lügenpropheten, die da kommen zu euch in Schafskleidern, inwendig aber sind sie räuberische 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 sollt ihr sie erkennen. Sammelt man etwa Trauben von Dornbüschen oder Feigen von 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 bringt immer der gute Baum gute Früchte, der faule Baum aber bringt böse Früchte.
[Here is another example]: All good fruit trees produce good fruit, but all unhealthy trees produce worthless fruit.
18 Ein guter Baum kann nicht böse Früchte bringen, noch kann ein fauler Baum gute 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 nicht gute Frucht bringt, wird abgehauen 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 So sollt ihr sie denn an ihren Früchten 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 eingehen, sondern der den Willen meines Vaters in den Himmeln thut.
“[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 zu mir sagen an jenem Tage: Herr, Herr, haben wir nicht mit deinem Namen geweissagt, und mit deinem Namen Dämonen ausgetrieben, und mit deinem Namen viele Wunder gethan?
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 Und hierauf werde ich ihnen bekennen: ich habe euch nie gekannt; weichet von mir, ihr, die ihr den Frevel vollbringt.
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 Wer nun überall diese meine Worte hört und darnach thut, wird sein wie ein kluger Mann, der sein Haus auf den Felsen gebaut.
“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 Da goß der Regen, es kamen die Ströme, es wehten die Winde und stießen auf das Haus, und das Haus fiel nicht; denn es war auf den Felsen gegründet.
[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 Und wer überall diese meine Worte hört und thut nicht darnach, wird sein wie ein thörichter Mann, der sein Haus auf den 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 Und es goß der Regen, es kamen die Ströme, es wehten die Winde und schlugen an das Haus, und es fiel; und sein Fall war groß.
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 Und es geschah, als Jesus diese Reden beendete, da waren die Massen betroffen über seine Lehre;
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 denn er lehrte sie wie einer, der Vollmacht hat, und nicht wie ihre Schriftgelehrten.
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].
