Mattheum 12
1 In illo tempore abiit Iesus per sata sabbato: discipuli autem eius esurientes coeperunt vellere spicas, et manducare.
At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the Sabbath. But His disciples became hungry and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat.
2 Pharisaei autem videntes, dixerunt ei: Ecce discipuli tui faciunt quod non licet eis facere sabbatis.
And upon seeing it the Pharisees said to Him, “Hey, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on a Sabbath!”
3 At ille dixit eis: Non legistis quid fecerit David, quando esuriit, et qui cum eo erant?
But He said to them: “Have you not read what David did when he became hungry, he and those who were with him,
4 quomodo intravit in domum Dei, et panes propositionis comedit, quos non licebat ei edere, neque his, qui cum eo erant, nisi solis sacerdotibus?
how he entered the house of God and ate the loaves of presentation, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those with him, but only for the priests?
5 Aut non legistis in lege quia sabbatis sacerdotes in templo sabbatum violant, et sine crimine sunt?
Or have you not read in the Law that on the Sabbaths the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are guiltless?
6 Dico autem vobis, quia templo maior est hic.
Yet I say to you that a greater than the temple is here.
7 Si autem sciretis, quid est: Misericordiam volo, et non sacrificium: numquam condemnassetis innocentes:
If you had but known what this means, ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.
8 Dominus enim est filius hominis etiam sabbati.
Furthermore, the Son of the Man is Lord of the Sabbath!”
9 Et cum inde transisset, venit in synagogam eorum.
Now moving on from there He went into their synagogue.
10 Et ecce homo manum habens aridam, et interrogabant eum, dicentes: Si licet sabbatis curare? ut accusarent eum.
And there was a man with a withered hand! And they asked Him saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—so that they might accuse Him.
11 Ipse autem dixit illis: Quis erit ex vobis homo, qui habeat ovem unam, et si ceciderit haec sabbatis in foveam, nonne tenebit, et levabit eam?
So He said to them: “What man will there be among you who has one sheep, and should this one fall into a ditch on the Sabbath, will he not lay hold of it and lift it out?
12 Quanto magis melior est homo ove? Itaque licet sabbatis benefacere.
Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
13 Tunc ait homini: Extende manum tuam. Et extendit, et restituta est sanitati sicut altera.
Then He says to the man, “Stretch out your hand!” And he stretched it out, and it was restored whole like the other.
14 Exeuntes autem Pharisaei, consilium faciebant adversus eum, quo modo perderent eum.
But going out the Pharisees plotted against Him, how they might destroy Him.
15 Iesus autem sciens recessit inde: et secuti sunt eum multi, et curavit eos omnes:
So being aware, Jesus withdrew from there. And large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all.
16 et praecepit eis ne manifestum eum facerent.
Yet He warned them not to make Him known,
17 Ut adimpleretur quod dictum est per Isaiam prophetam, dicentem:
so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, namely:
18 Ecce puer meus, quem elegi, dilectus meus, in quo bene complacuit animae meae. Ponam spiritum meum super eum, et iudicium gentibus nunciabit.
“Behold my Servant whom I chose, my Beloved in whom my soul is well pleased! I will put my Spirit upon Him, and He will declare justice to the nations.
19 Non contendet, neque clamabit, neque audiet aliquis in plateis vocem eius:
He will not quarrel nor cry-out, nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets.
20 arundinem quassatam non confringet, et linum fumigans non extinguet, donec eiiciat ad victoriam iudicium:
A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not quench, until He sends justice forth to victory.
21 et in nomine eius Gentes sperabunt.
And in His name Gentiles will trust.”
22 Tunc oblatus est ei daemonium habens, caecus, et mutus, et curavit eum ita ut loqueretur, et videret.
Then a demonized man was brought to Him, blind and mute, and He healed him, so that the A blind and B mute B spoke and A saw.
23 Et stupebant omnes turbae, et dicebant: Numquid hic est filius David?
And all the crowds were amazed and said, “Might this not be the Christ, the Son of David?”
24 Pharisaei autem audientes, dixerunt: Hic non eiicit daemones nisi in Beelzebub principe daemoniorum.
But upon hearing it the Pharisees said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebul, ruler of the demons.”
25 Iesus autem sciens cogitationes eorum, dixit eis: Omne regnum divisum contra se, desolabitur: et omnis civitas, vel domus divisa contra se, non stabit.
But knowing their thoughts Jesus said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself becomes desolate, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
26 Et si satanas satanam eiicit, adversus se divisus est: quomodo ergo stabit regnum eius?
So if Satan casts out Satan he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?
27 Et si ego in Beelzebub eiicio daemones, filii vestri in quo eiiciunt? Ideo ipsi iudices vestri erunt.
And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
28 Si autem ego in spiritu Dei eiicio daemones, igitur pervenit in vos regnum Dei.
But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.
29 aut quomodo potest quisquam intrare in domum fortis, et vasa eius diripere, nisi prius alligaverit fortem? Et tunc domum illius diripiet.
Or how can anyone go into the house of the strong man and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? Then he can plunder the house.
30 Qui non est mecum, contra me est: et qui non congregat mihi, spargit.
“He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.
31 Ideo dico vobis: Omne peccatum, et blasphemia remittetur hominibus, spiritus autem blasphemiae non remittetur.
Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven people.
32 Et quicumque dixerit verbum contra filium hominis, remittetur ei: qui autem dixerit contra Spiritum sanctum, non remittetur ei neque in hoc saeculo, neque in futuro. (aiōn g165)
And whoever speaks a word against the Son of the Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in the present age nor in the next. (aiōn g165)
33 Aut facite arborem bonam, et fructum eius bonum: aut facite arborem malam, et fructum eius malum: siquidem ex fructu arbor agnoscitur.
“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree rotten and its fruit rotten; for the tree is known by the fruit.
34 Progenies viperarum, quomodo potestis bona loqui, cum sitis mali? ex abundantia enim cordis os loquitur.
Brood of vipers! How can you, being malignant, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
35 Bonus homo de bono thesauro profert bona: et malus homo de malo thesauro profert mala.
The good man out of the good reservoir brings forth good things, and the malignant man out of the malignant reservoir brings forth malignant things.
36 Dico autem vobis quoniam omne verbum otiosum, quod locuti fuerint homines, reddent rationem de eo in die iudicii.
Furthermore, I say to you that for every useless word whatever that people may speak, they will give account of it in the Day of judgment.
37 Ex verbis enim tuis iustificaberis, et ex verbis tuis condemnaberis.
For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
38 Tunc responderunt ei quidam de Scribis et Pharisaeis, dicentes: Magister, volumus a te signum videre.
Then some of the scribes and Pharisees reacted saying, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.”
39 Qui respondens ait illis: Generatio mala, et adultera signum quaerit: et signum non dabitur ei, nisi signum Ionae prophetae.
But in answer He said to them: “A malignant and adulterous generation seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
40 Sicut enim fuit Ionas in ventre ceti tribus diebus, et tribus noctibus; sic erit Filius hominis in corde terrae tribus diebus, et tribus noctibus.
For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the stomach of the sea monster, so will the Son of the Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
41 Viri Ninivitae surgent in iudicio cum generatione ista, et condemnabunt eam: quia poenitentiam egerunt in praedicatione Ionae. Et ecce plus quam Ionas hic.
Ninevite men will arise with this generation at the judgment and will condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and really, a greater than Jonah is here.
42 Regina austri surget in iudicio cum generatione ista, et condemnabit eam: quia venit a finibus terrae audire sapientiam Salomonis, et ecce plus quam Salomon hic.
The queen of the South will be raised with this generation at the judgment and she will condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and really, a greater than Solomon is here.
43 Cum autem immundus spiritus exierit ab homine, ambulat per loca arida, quaerens requiem, et non invenit.
“Now when an unclean spirit [demon] goes out from a man, it goes through arid places looking for rest, but finds none.
44 Tunc dicit: Revertar in domum meam, unde exivi. Et veniens invenit eam vacantem, scopis mundatam, et ornatam.
Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from where I came.’ And coming it finds it unoccupied, swept and put in order.
45 Tunc vadit, et assumit septem alios spiritus secum nequiores se, et intrantes habitant ibi: et fiunt novissima hominis illius peiora prioribus. Sic erit et generationi huic pessimae.
Then it goes and takes along with itself seven different spirits, more malignant than itself, and going in it dwells there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. Just so it will be for this malignant generation also.”
46 Adhuc eo loquente ad turbas, ecce mater eius, et fratres stabant foris, quaerentes loqui ei.
But then, while He was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, seeking to speak with Him.
47 Dixit autem ei quidam: Ecce mater tua, et fratres tui foris stant quaerentes te.
So someone said to Him, “Look, your mother and your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak with you.”
48 At ipse respondens dicenti sibi, ait: Quae est mater mea, et qui sunt fratres mei?
But in answer He said to the one who told Him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?”
49 Et extendens manum in discipulos suos, dixit: Ecce mater mea, et fratres mei.
And stretching out His hand toward His disciples He said: “Here are my mother and my brothers!
50 Quicumque enim fecerit voluntatem Patris mei, qui in caelis est: ipse meus frater, et soror, et mater est.
For whoever does the will of my Father in the heavens, he is my brother and sister and mother.”
