Mateusza 22
1 Jezus przedstawił jeszcze jedną przypowieść:
Then Jesus told [the Jewish leaders] other parables [in order to illustrate what will happen to the people who do not accept him as the King God promised to send]. [This is one of those parables: ]
2 —Królestwo niebieskie jest podobne do władcy, który wyprawił synowi wesele.
“[God] [MTY/EUP] [is like] a king [SIM] who [told his servants that they should] make a wedding feast for his son.
3 Posłał służących, aby powiadomili zaproszonych, ale ci nie chcieli przyjść.
[When] the feast [was ready], the king sent his servants to tell the people who had been {whom he had} invited that it was time for them to come to the wedding feast. [The servants did that]. But the people who had been invited did not want to come.
4 Poprzez innych służących wysłał im więc następującą wiadomość: „Uczta gotowa, mięso na rożnach—wszystko przygotowane! Zapraszam na wesele!”.
So he sent other servants [to] again [tell the people whom he had invited that they should come to the feast]. He said [to those servants], ‘Say to the people whom I invited [to come to the feast], “The king says that he has prepared the food. The oxen and the fattened calves have been butchered [and cooked]. Everything is ready. It is time [now for you to] come to the wedding feast!’”’
5 Ale goście zlekceważyli zaproszenie: jeden poszedł na pole, inny—do swojego sklepu.
[But when the servants told them that, they] disregarded [what the servants said]. Some of them went to their own fields. Others went to their places of business.
6 A niektórzy nawet naubliżali posłańcom i zabili ich.
The rest of them seized the king’s servants, mistreated them, and killed them.
7 Władca wpadł w gniew: wysłał wojsko, zgładził zabójców i spalił ich miasto.
[When the king heard what had happened], he became furious. He commanded his soldiers to go and kill those murderers and burn their cities.
8 Potem rzekł sługom: „Uczta weselna została przygotowana, ale zaproszeni okazali się jej niegodni.
[After his soldiers had done that], the king said to his other servants, ‘I have prepared the [wedding] feast, but the people who were {whom I} invited do not deserve to [come to it because they did not consider it an honor to have been invited].
9 Wyjdźcie więc na ulice i zaproście na wesele wszystkich, których spotkacie”.
So, go to the intersections of the main streets. Tell whomever you find that they should come to the [wedding] feast.’
10 Poszli więc i przyprowadzili z ulic wszystkich napotkanych ludzi—zarówno złych, jak i dobrych. W ten sposób sala biesiadna zapełniła się gośćmi.
So the servants went there, and they gathered everyone they saw [who wanted to come to the feast]. They gathered [both people that were considered] to be evil and [those that were considered to be] good. They brought them into the hall where the wedding [feast took place]. The hall was filled with people.
11 Gdy władca wszedł, aby ich zobaczyć, zauważył człowieka, który nie miał na sobie weselnego ubrania.
But when the king went [into the hall] to see the guests who were there, he saw someone who was not wearing clothes [that had been provided for the guests to wear] at a wedding [feast].
12 „Przyjacielu!”—zwrócił się do niego. —„Jak się tu znalazłeś, nie mając weselnego ubrania?”. On jednak nic nie odpowiedział.
The king said to him, ‘Friend, (you should never have entered this hall, because you are not wearing the clothes [that guests wear] at wedding [feasts]!/how did you enter this hall, because you are not wearing the clothes [that are appropriate for guests to wear] at a wedding [feast]?) [RHQ]’ The man did not say anything, [because he did not know what to say].
13 Wówczas władca rozkazał sługom: „Zwiążcie mu ręce i nogi i wyrzućcie go na zewnątrz, w ciemności, gdzie panuje lament i rozpacz!”.
Then the king said to his attendants, ‘Tie this person’s feet and hands and throw him outside where there is total darkness. People who are there cry out [because they are suffering] and they gnash their teeth [because of their severe pain].’”
14 Wielu jest bowiem zaproszonych, ale mało wybranych.
[Then Jesus said, “The point of this story is that God] has invited many [to come to him], but only a few people are the ones whom he has chosen [to be there].”
15 Tymczasem faryzeusze naradzali się, jak sprowokować Jezusa do jakiejś niefortunnej wypowiedzi. Potrzebny był im bowiem pretekst do oskarżenia Go.
After Jesus said that, the Pharisees met together in order to plan how they could cause him to say something that would enable them to accuse him.
16 Wysłali więc swoich ludzi oraz zwolenników Heroda z takim pytaniem: —Nauczycielu! Wiemy, że nie boisz się mówić prawdy. Nie dostosowujesz się też do opinii ludzi ani do ich oczekiwań, lecz uczciwie nauczasz prawd Bożych.
They sent to him some of their disciples, [who thought that the Israelites should pay only the tax that the Jewish authorities required them to pay]. They also sent some members of the party that supported Herod. [The members of that party thought that the Israelites should pay only the tax that the Roman government required them to pay]. [Those who were sent came and] said to Jesus, “Teacher, we know that you are truthful and that you teach the truth about what God wants [us to do]. We also know that you do not change what you teach because of what someone says about you, even if it is an important person who does not like what you [IDM] teach.
17 Powiedz nam więc, czy słusznie płacimy podatki Rzymowi, czy nie?
So tell us what you think [RHQ] [about this matter]: Is it right that we pay taxes to the Roman government [MTY], or not?”
18 —Obłudnicy! Chcecie Mnie pogrążyć?!—powiedział Jezus, zdając sobie sprawę z ich podstępu.
But Jesus knew that what they really wanted to do was evil. [They were wanting him to say something that would get him in trouble with either the Jewish authorities or the Roman authorities. So he said to them], “You are (hypocrites/pretending to ask a legitimate question), but you are just wanting [RHQ] me to say something for which you can accuse me.
19 —Pokażcie Mi najpierw monetę! Gdy Mu ją podano, zapytał:
Show me [one of] the coins with [which people pay] the [Roman] tax.” So they showed him [a coin called] a denarius.
20 —Czyją podobiznę i tytuł na niej widzicie?
He said to them, “Whose picture is [on] this [coin]? And [whose] name [is on it]?”
21 —Cezara—odpowiedzieli. —Oddawajcie więc cezarowi to, co jego, a Bogu—co należy do Boga!
They answered, “[It has the picture and name of] Caesar, [the head of the Roman government].” Then he said to them, “Okay, give to the government what they [require], and give to God what he [requires].”
22 Ta odpowiedź tak ich zaskoczyła, że zaraz stamtąd odeszli.
When those men heard Jesus say that, they marveled [that his answer did not enable anyone to accuse him]. Then they left Jesus.
23 Jeszcze tego samego dnia przyszli do Jezusa saduceusze—przedstawiciele ugrupowania nauczającego, że nie będzie zmartwychwstania.
During that same day, some Sadducees came to Jesus. [They are a Jewish sect who do not] believe that people will become alive again after they die. They [wanted to] ask [Jesus] a question.
24 —Nauczycielu!—zwrócili się do Niego. —Prawo Mojżesza naucza: „Jeśli umrze mężczyzna i nie pozostawi po sobie potomstwa, jego brat powinien ożenić się z wdową po zmarłym i mieć z nią potomstwo”.
[In order to discredit the idea that dead people will live again], they said [to him], “Teacher, Moses wrote [in the Scriptures], ‘If a man dies who did not have any children, his brother must marry the [dead man’s] widow in order that she can have a child by him. The child [will be considered] the descendant of the man [who died], [and in that way the dead man will have descendants].’
25 Otóż żyło kiedyś u nas siedmiu braci. Najstarszy z nich ożenił się, ale wkrótce zmarł, nie pozostawiając dzieci. Wdowa została żoną młodszego brata.
Well, there were seven boys in a family [living] near us. The oldest one married someone. He [and his wife] did not have any children, and he died. So the second brother married the widow. [But he also died without having a child].
26 I tak było z drugim, trzecim i resztą braci.
The same thing [happened to] the third [brother], and also to the other four [brothers, who one by one married this same woman].
27 W końcu zmarła także ta kobieta.
Last of all, the widow also died.
28 Jeśli rzeczywiście umarli zmartwychwstaną, to czyją będzie wtedy żoną, skoro wszyscy bracia się z nią ożenili?
So, at the time when people are raised from the dead, which of the seven [brothers do you think] will be her husband? Keep in mind that they had all been married to her.”
29 —Cała trudność polega na tym—odparł Jezus—że nie znacie Pisma ani mocy Bożej!
Jesus replied to them, “You are certainly wrong [in what you are thinking]. You do not know [what is written in] the Scriptures. [You] also do not know [that] God has [the] power [to make people alive again].
30 Po zmartwychwstaniu więzy małżeńskie nie będą obowiązywać ani tych siedmiu braci, ani kobiety, bo wszyscy pod tym względem będą podobni do aniołów.
The fact is that [the woman will not be the wife of any of them, because] after [God causes all dead] people [to] live again, no one will be married. Instead, [people] will be like the angels in heaven. [They do not marry].
31 Jeśli zaś chodzi o samo zmartwychwstanie, to czy nigdy nie czytaliście, że Bóg powiedział:
But as for dead people becoming alive again, God said something about that. (I’m sure you have read it./Have you not read it?) [RHQ] [Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said to Moses],
32 „Jestem Bogiem Abrahama, Bogiem Izaaka i Bogiem Jakuba”? Przecież nie nazwałby siebie Bogiem tych, którzy już nie istnieją!
‘I am the God whom Abraham [worships] and the God whom Isaac [worships] and the God whom Jacob worships.’ It is not dead people who worship God. It is living people who worship him. [Abraham, Isaac and Jacob died long before Moses lived, but God said that they were still worshipping him, so we know their spirits were still alive]!”
33 Zgromadzeni, słysząc Jego odpowiedź, nie mogli wyjść z podziwu.
When the crowds of people heard [Jesus teach] that, they were amazed.
34 Faryzeusze dowiedzieli się, że Jezus zamknął usta saduceuszom. Przyszli więc tam
But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had answered the Sadducees in such a way that the Sadducees could not [think of anything that they might say to] respond to him, the Pharisees gathered together to [plan what they would say to him]. [Then they approached him].
35 i jeden z nich—przywódca religijny—zadał Mu podchwytliwe pytanie:
One of them was a man who had studied well the laws [that God gave Moses]. He wanted to see if Jesus [could answer] his question well [or if he would say something wrong]. He asked him,
36 —Nauczycielu, które z przykazań Prawa Mojżesza jest najważniejsze?
“Teacher, which commandment in the laws [that God gave Moses] is the most important?”
37 —„Kochaj twojego Pana i Boga całym sercem, duszą i umysłem!”—odpowiedział Jezus.
Jesus [quoted the Scriptures as he replied], “‘You must love the Lord your God with all [IDM] your (inner being/heart). [Show that you love him] in all that you desire, in all that you feel, and in all that you think.’
38 —To jest pierwsze i najważniejsze przykazanie.
That is the most important commandment [in the laws that God gave Moses].
39 Drugie jest podobne: „Kochaj innych tak, jak kochasz samego siebie!”.
The next most important commandment [that everyone must surely obey] is: ‘You must love the people you come in contact with as much as [you love] yourself.’
40 Na tych dwóch przykazaniach opiera się całe Prawo Mojżesza i księgi proroków.
These two commandments are the basis of every law [that Moses wrote in the Scriptures] and also of all that the prophets [wrote].”
41 Następnie sam zapytał otaczających Go faryzeuszy:
While the Pharisees were still gathered together [near] Jesus, he asked them,
42 —Jak sądzicie? Skąd ma pochodzić Mesjasz? —Z rodu króla Dawida—odrzekli.
“What do you think about the Messiah? Whose descendant is he?” They said to him, “[He is] the descendant of [King] David.”
43 —To dlaczego sam Dawid, a przez jego usta Duch Święty, nazywa Go Panem?—zapytał Jezus. —Dawid powiedział przecież:
Jesus said to them, “[If the Messiah is King David’s descendant], then (David should not have called him ‘Lord’ when David was saying [what] the [Holy] Spirit [prompted him to] say./Why did David call the Messiah ‘Lord’ when David was speaking [what] the [Holy] Spirit [prompted him to] say?) [RHQ]
44 „Bóg rzekł do mojego Pana: Zasiądź po mojej prawej stronie, dopóki nie rzucę Ci pod nogi Twoich nieprzyjaciół”.
[David wrote this in the Scriptures about the Messiah]: ‘God said to my Lord, “Sit [here beside me] on my right, [the place of greatest honor you] [MTY]. [Sit here] while I completely defeat your enemies [MTY].”’
45 Skoro więc Dawid nazwał Go Panem, to jak Mesjasz może być jego potomkiem?
So, since [King] David called [the Messiah] ‘my Lord’, ([the Messiah] cannot be [just someone] descended from David!/how can he be [only] the descendant of [King] David?) [RHQ] [He must be much greater than David]!”
46 Nikt nie potrafił Mu na to odpowiedzieć. Dlatego też nikt już więcej nie śmiał Go o nic pytać.
No one [who heard what Jesus said] was able to think of even one word to say to him [in response]. And after that, no one else ever dared to ask him another question [to try to trap him].
