Κατα Ματθαιον 12
1 Ἐν ἐκείνῳ τῷ καιρῷ, ἐπορεύθη ὁ ˚Ἰησοῦς τοῖς Σάββασιν διὰ τῶν σπορίμων· οἱ δὲ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἐπείνασαν, καὶ ἤρξαντο τίλλειν στάχυας καὶ ἐσθίειν.
At that time, Jesus went on the Sabbath day through the grain fields. His disciples were hungry and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat.
2 Οἱ δὲ Φαρισαῖοι ἰδόντες, εἶπαν αὐτῷ, “Ἰδοὺ, οἱ μαθηταί σου ποιοῦσιν ὃ οὐκ ἔξεστιν ποιεῖν ἐν Σαββάτῳ.”
But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, "Look, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath."
3 Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, “Οὐκ ἀνέγνωτε τί ἐποίησεν Δαυὶδ, ὅτε ἐπείνασεν καὶ οἱ μετʼ αὐτοῦ;
But he said to them, "Have you not read what David did, when he and his companions were hungry;
4 Πῶς εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, καὶ τοὺς ἄρτους τῆς Προθέσεως ἔφαγον, ὃ οὐκ ἐξὸν ἦν αὐτῷ φαγεῖν, οὐδὲ τοῖς μετʼ αὐτοῦ, εἰ μὴ τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν μόνοις;
how he entered into the house of God, and they ate the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for those who were with him, but only for the priests?
5 Ἢ οὐκ ἀνέγνωτε ἐν τῷ νόμῳ ὅτι τοῖς Σάββασιν οἱ ἱερεῖς ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ τὸ Σάββατον βεβηλοῦσιν, καὶ ἀναίτιοί εἰσιν;
Or have you not read in the Law, that on the Sabbath day the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are blameless?
6 Λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν ὅτι τοῦ ἱεροῦ μεῖζόν ἐστιν ὧδε.
But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.
7 Εἰ δὲ ἐγνώκειτε τί ἐστιν: ‘Ἔλεος θέλω καὶ οὐ θυσίαν’, οὐκ ἂν κατεδικάσατε τοὺς ἀναιτίους.
But if you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the innocent.
8 ˚Κύριος γάρ ἐστιν τοῦ Σαββάτου ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου.”
For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."
9 Καὶ μεταβὰς ἐκεῖθεν, ἦλθεν εἰς τὴν συναγωγὴν αὐτῶν.
And he departed from there and went into their synagogue.
10 Καὶ ἰδοὺ, ἄνθρωπος χεῖρα ἔχων ξηράν. Καὶ ἐπηρώτησαν αὐτὸν λέγοντες, “Εἰ ἔξεστιν τοῖς Σάββασιν θεραπεύειν;” Ἵνα κατηγορήσωσιν αὐτοῦ.
And look, there was a man with a withered hand. They asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day?" that they might accuse him.
11 Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, “Τίς ἔσται ἐξ ὑμῶν ἄνθρωπος, ὃς ἕξει πρόβατον ἕν, καὶ ἐὰν ἐμπέσῃ τοῦτο τοῖς Σάββασιν εἰς βόθυνον, οὐχὶ κρατήσει αὐτὸ καὶ ἐγερεῖ;
And he said to them, "Which one of you who has one sheep, if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out?
12 Πόσῳ οὖν διαφέρει ἄνθρωπος προβάτου; Ὥστε ἔξεστιν τοῖς Σάββασιν καλῶς ποιεῖν.”
Of how much more value then is a person than a sheep. Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."
13 Τότε λέγει τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ, “Ἔκτεινόν σου τὴν χεῖρα.” Καὶ ἐξέτεινεν, καὶ ἀπεκατεστάθη, ὑγιὴς ὡς ἡ ἄλλη.
Then he told the man, "Stretch out your hand." And he stretched it out, and it was restored whole, just like the other.
14 Ἐξελθόντες δὲ, οἱ Φαρισαῖοι συμβούλιον ἔλαβον κατʼ αὐτοῦ, ὅπως αὐτὸν ἀπολέσωσιν.
But the Pharisees went out, and conspired against him, how they might destroy him.
15 Ὁ δὲ ˚Ἰησοῦς γνοὺς, ἀνεχώρησεν ἐκεῖθεν. Καὶ ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ πολλοί, καὶ ἐθεράπευσεν αὐτοὺς πάντας,
But Jesus, perceiving that, withdrew from there. Large crowds followed him, and he healed them all,
16 καὶ ἐπετίμησεν αὐτοῖς ἵνα μὴ φανερὸν αὐτὸν ποιήσωσιν.
and commanded them that they should not make him known.
17 Ἵνα πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ Ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος,
This was to fulfill what had been spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
18 “Ἰδοὺ, ὁ παῖς μου ὃν ᾑρέτισα, ὁ ἀγαπητός μου ὃν εὐδόκησεν ἡ ψυχή μου. Θήσω τὸ ˚Πνεῦμά μου ἐπʼ αὐτόν, καὶ κρίσιν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἀπαγγελεῖ.
"Look, my servant whom I have chosen; my beloved in whom my soul delights. I will put my Spirit on him; and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
19 Οὐκ ἐρίσει, οὐδὲ κραυγάσει, οὐδὲ ἀκούσει τις ἐν ταῖς πλατείαις τὴν φωνὴν αὐτοῦ.
He will not quarrel, nor shout; nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
20 Κάλαμον συντετριμμένον οὐ κατεάξει, καὶ λίνον τυφόμενον οὐ σβέσει, ἕως ἂν ἐκβάλῃ εἰς νῖκος τὴν κρίσιν.
He won't break a bruised reed. And he won't put out a smoldering wick, until he leads justice to victory.
21 Καὶ τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ ἔθνη ἐλπιοῦσιν.”
And in his name the coastlands will hope."
22 Τότε προσηνέχθη αὐτῷ δαιμονιζόμενος, τυφλὸς καὶ κωφός, καὶ ἐθεράπευσεν αὐτόν, ὥστε τὸν κωφὸν λαλεῖν καὶ βλέπειν.
Then one possessed by a demon, blind and mute, was brought to him and he healed him, so that the mute man spoke and saw.
23 Καὶ ἐξίσταντο πάντες οἱ ὄχλοι καὶ ἔλεγον, “Μήτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς Δαυίδ;”
And all the crowds were amazed, and said, "Can this be the son of David?"
24 Οἱ δὲ Φαρισαῖοι ἀκούσαντες εἶπον, “Οὗτος οὐκ ἐκβάλλει τὰ δαιμόνια, εἰ μὴ ἐν τῷ Βεεζεβοὺλ, ἄρχοντι τῶν δαιμονίων.”
But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, "This man does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons."
25 Εἰδὼς δὲ τὰς ἐνθυμήσεις αὐτῶν, εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, “Πᾶσα βασιλεία μερισθεῖσα καθʼ ἑαυτῆς ἐρημοῦται, καὶ πᾶσα πόλις ἢ οἰκία μερισθεῖσα καθʼ ἑαυτῆς οὐ σταθήσεται.
And knowing their thoughts, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
26 Καὶ εἰ ὁ Σατανᾶς τὸν Σατανᾶν ἐκβάλλει, ἐφʼ ἑαυτὸν ἐμερίσθη. Πῶς οὖν σταθήσεται ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ;
And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?
27 Καὶ εἰ ἐγὼ ἐν Βεεζεβοὺλ ἐκβάλλω τὰ δαιμόνια, οἱ υἱοὶ ὑμῶν ἐν τίνι ἐκβάλλουσιν; Διὰ τοῦτο, αὐτοὶ κριταὶ ἔσονται ὑμῶν.
If I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
28 Εἰ δὲ ἐν ˚Πνεύματι ˚Θεοῦ ἐγὼ ἐκβάλλω τὰ δαιμόνια, ἄρα ἔφθασεν ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς ἡ Βασιλεία τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ.
But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then the Kingdom of God has come upon you.
29 Ἢ πῶς δύναταί τις εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν τοῦ ἰσχυροῦ καὶ τὰ σκεύη αὐτοῦ ἁρπάσαι, ἐὰν μὴ πρῶτον δήσῃ τὸν ἰσχυρόν; Καὶ τότε τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ διαρπάσει.
Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man, and carry off his possessions, unless he first bind the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.
30 Ὁ μὴ ὢν μετʼ ἐμοῦ κατʼ ἐμοῦ ἐστιν, καὶ ὁ μὴ συνάγων μετʼ ἐμοῦ σκορπίζει.
"He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me, scatters.
31 Διὰ τοῦτο λέγω ὑμῖν, πᾶσα ἁμαρτία καὶ βλασφημία ἀφεθήσεται τοῖς ἀνθρώποις, ἡ δὲ τοῦ ˚Πνεύματος βλασφημία οὐκ ἀφεθήσεται.
Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
32 Καὶ ὃς ἐὰν εἴπῃ λόγον κατὰ τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου, ἀφεθήσεται αὐτῷ· ὃς δʼ ἂν εἴπῃ κατὰ τοῦ ˚Πνεύματος τοῦ Ἁγίου, οὐκ ἀφεθήσεται αὐτῷ, οὔτε ἐν τούτῳ τῷ αἰῶνι οὔτε ἐν τῷ μέλλοντι. (aiōn g165)
And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in that which is to come. (aiōn g165)
33 Ἢ ποιήσατε τὸ δένδρον καλὸν καὶ τὸν καρπὸν αὐτοῦ καλόν, ἢ ποιήσατε τὸ δένδρον σαπρὸν καὶ τὸν καρπὸν αὐτοῦ σαπρόν· ἐκ γὰρ τοῦ καρποῦ, τὸ δένδρον γινώσκεται.
"Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit.
34 Γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν, πῶς δύνασθε ἀγαθὰ λαλεῖν, πονηροὶ ὄντες; Ἐκ γὰρ τοῦ περισσεύματος τῆς καρδίας, τὸ στόμα λαλεῖ.
You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.
35 Ὁ ἀγαθὸς ἄνθρωπος ἐκ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ θησαυροῦ ἐκβάλλει ἀγαθά, καὶ ὁ πονηρὸς ἄνθρωπος ἐκ τοῦ πονηροῦ θησαυροῦ ἐκβάλλει πονηρά.
The good person out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.
36 Λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν ὅτι πᾶν ῥῆμα ἀργὸν ὃ λαλήσουσιν οἱ ἄνθρωποι, ἀποδώσουσιν περὶ αὐτοῦ λόγον ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως.
But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.
37 Ἐκ γὰρ τῶν λόγων σου δικαιωθήσῃ, καὶ ἐκ τῶν λόγων σου καταδικασθήσῃ.”
For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."
38 Τότε ἀπεκρίθησαν αὐτῷ τινες τῶν γραμματέων καὶ Φαρισαίων λέγοντες, “Διδάσκαλε, θέλομεν ἀπὸ σοῦ σημεῖον ἰδεῖν.”
Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from you."
39 Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, “Γενεὰ πονηρὰ καὶ μοιχαλὶς σημεῖον ἐπιζητεῖ, καὶ σημεῖον οὐ δοθήσεται αὐτῇ, εἰ μὴ τὸ σημεῖον Ἰωνᾶ τοῦ προφήτου.
But he answered and said to them, "An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, but no sign will be given it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.
40 Ὥσπερ γὰρ ‘ἦν Ἰωνᾶς ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ τοῦ κήτους τρεῖς ἡμέρας καὶ τρεῖς νύκτας’, οὕτως ἔσται ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ τῆς γῆς τρεῖς ἡμέρας καὶ τρεῖς νύκτας.
For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
41 Ἄνδρες Νινευῖται ἀναστήσονται ἐν τῇ κρίσει μετὰ τῆς γενεᾶς ταύτης, καὶ κατακρινοῦσιν αὐτήν· ὅτι μετενόησαν εἰς τὸ κήρυγμα Ἰωνᾶ, καὶ ἰδοὺ, πλεῖον Ἰωνᾶ ὧδε.
The people of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and look, something greater than Jonah is here.
42 Βασίλισσα νότου ἐγερθήσεται ἐν τῇ κρίσει μετὰ τῆς γενεᾶς ταύτης, καὶ κατακρινεῖ αὐτήν· ὅτι ἦλθεν ἐκ τῶν περάτων τῆς γῆς ἀκοῦσαι τὴν σοφίαν Σολομῶνος, καὶ ἰδοὺ, πλεῖον Σολομῶνος ὧδε.
The queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for she came from a distant land to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and look, someone greater than Solomon is here.
43 Ὅταν δὲ τὸ ἀκάθαρτον πνεῦμα ἐξέλθῃ ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, διέρχεται διʼ ἀνύδρων τόπων ζητοῦν ἀνάπαυσιν καὶ οὐχ εὑρίσκει.
But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the person, passes through waterless places, seeking rest, and does not find it.
44 Τότε λέγει, ‘Εἰς τὸν οἶκόν μου ἐπιστρέψω ὅθεν ἐξῆλθον.’ Καὶ ἐλθὸν, εὑρίσκει σχολάζοντα σεσαρωμένον καὶ κεκοσμημένον.
Then he says, 'I will return into my house from which I came out,' and when he has come back, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.
45 Τότε πορεύεται καὶ παραλαμβάνει μεθʼ ἑαυτοῦ ἑπτὰ ἕτερα πνεύματα πονηρότερα ἑαυτοῦ, καὶ εἰσελθόντα κατοικεῖ ἐκεῖ· καὶ γίνεται τὰ ἔσχατα τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐκείνου χείρονα τῶν πρώτων. Οὕτως ἔσται καὶ τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ τῇ πονηρᾷ.”
Then he goes, and takes with himself seven other spirits more evil than he is, and they enter in and dwell there. The last state of that person becomes worse than the first. Even so will it be also to this evil generation."
46 Ἔτι αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος τοῖς ὄχλοις, ἰδοὺ, ἡ μήτηρ καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ εἱστήκεισαν ἔξω, ζητοῦντες αὐτῷ λαλῆσαι.
While he was yet speaking to the crowds, look, his mother and his brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him.
47 Εἶπεν δέ τις αὐτῷ, “Ἰδοὺ, ἡ μήτηρ σου καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοί σου ἔξω ἑστήκασιν ζητοῦντές σοι λαλῆσαι.”
Then one said to him, "Look, your mother and your brothers stand outside, seeking to speak to you."
48 Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν τῷ λέγοντι αὐτῷ, “Τίς ἐστιν ἡ μήτηρ μου καὶ τίνες εἰσὶν οἱ ἀδελφοί μου;”
But he answered him who spoke to him, "Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?"
49 Καὶ ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ εἶπεν, “Ἰδοὺ, ἡ μήτηρ μου καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοί μου.
And he stretched out his hand towards his disciples, and said, "Look, my mother and my brothers.
50 Ὅστις γὰρ ἂν ποιήσῃ τὸ θέλημα τοῦ Πατρός μου τοῦ ἐν οὐρανοῖς, αὐτός μου ἀδελφὸς, καὶ ἀδελφὴ, καὶ μήτηρ ἐστίν.”
For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother."
