Mateusza 5
1 A [Jezus], widząc tłumy, wszedł na górę, a gdy usiadł, podeszli do niego jego uczniowie.
When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a hillside. He sat down [in order to teach] his disciples. They came near to him [to listen to him].
2 Wtedy otworzył usta i nauczał ich:
Then he began to teach them by saying,
3 Błogosławieni ubodzy w duchu, ponieważ do nich należy królestwo niebieskie.
[God] is pleased with people who recognize that they have a spiritual [need]; he will allow them to be the people whose lives he rules over.
4 Błogosławieni, którzy się smucą, ponieważ oni będą pocieszeni.
[God] is pleased with people who mourn [because they have sinned; ] they will be encouraged {he will encourage them.}
5 Błogosławieni cisi, ponieważ oni odziedziczą ziemię.
[God] is pleased with people who are meek; they will inherit the earth [that God will recreate].
6 Błogosławieni, którzy łakną i pragną sprawiedliwości, ponieważ oni będą nasyceni.
[God] is pleased with people who sincerely [desire to live] righteously [just like they] desire to eat and drink [MET]; they will be enabled {he will enable them} to do all that he desires [MET].
7 Błogosławieni miłosierni, ponieważ oni dostąpią miłosierdzia.
[God] is pleased with people who act mercifully; he will act mercifully to them.
8 Błogosławieni czystego serca, ponieważ oni zobaczą Boga.
[God] is pleased with people who think only about that which pleases him; [some day] they will [be where] God is and will see him.
9 Błogosławieni czyniący pokój, ponieważ oni będą nazwani synami Bożymi.
[God] is pleased with people who help other people to live peacefully; they will be considered to be {he will consider that they are} his children [MET].
10 Błogosławieni, którzy cierpią prześladowanie z powodu sprawiedliwości, ponieważ do nich należy królestwo niebieskie.
[God is pleased with] people to whom evil things are done {to whom [other people] do evil things} because they [conducted themselves] righteously; he will allow them to be where he rules over people.
11 Błogosławieni jesteście, gdy z mego powodu będą wam złorzeczyć, prześladować was i mówić kłamliwie wszystko, co złe, przeciwko wam.
[God is pleased with] you when [other] people insult you, when [other people] do evil things to you and when [other people] say falsely [that] you are evil because [you believe in] me.
12 Radujcie się i weselcie, ponieważ obfita jest wasza nagroda w niebie; tak bowiem prześladowali proroków, którzy [byli] przed wami.
[When that happens], rejoice and be glad [DOU], because [God will give] you a great reward in heaven. [God will think highly of you], just like [he thought highly of] the prophets whom your [ancestors persecuted] long ago.
13 Wy jesteście solą ziemi; lecz jeśli sól zwietrzeje, czym [ją] posolą? Na nic się już nie przyda, tylko na wyrzucenie i podeptanie przez ludzi.
“You are [able to influence] evil [people] [MTY] [and improve the way they live in order that they do not become more evil, just like] salt [is able to improve the flavor of food and to preserve it] [MET] [from spoiling]. Salt that no longer tastes salty cannot become salty again [RHQ]. As a result, that salt becomes useless. It is rejected by people, thrown on the ground, and walked on {People reject it, throw it on the ground and walk on it} [MET]. [Similarly, if the way you live no longer influences people to live in a godly manner, God will reject you].
14 Wy jesteście światłością świata. Nie może się ukryć miasto położone na górze.
You [enable] evil [people] [MTY] [to perceive God’s truth as] a light [enables people to perceive what is around them. Just like] everyone can see [LIT] [the lights of] a city on a hill [MET], [other people can see what you do].
15 Nie zapala się świecy i nie stawia jej pod naczyniem, ale na świeczniku, i świeci wszystkim, którzy [są] w domu.
After people light a lamp, they never put it under a basket. Instead, [they put it] on a lampstand in their houses in order that it can shine on everyone there.
16 Tak niech wasza światłość świeci przed ludźmi, aby widzieli wasze dobre uczynki i chwalili waszego Ojca, który jest w niebie.
[Similarly], you need to do [what is right] [MET] in such a manner that other people can see the good deeds that you do, and as a result they will praise your Father [who is] in heaven.”
17 Nie sądźcie, że przyszedłem znieść Prawo albo Proroków. Nie przyszedłem znieść, ale wypełnić.
“I came to earth, not to annul the laws [that God gave Moses] or [what] the prophets [MTY] [wrote]. Instead, I [came] to cause to happen [what the authors of those books predicted would happen]. So do not think any longer that I have come [to earth] in order that I might annul [what they wrote].
18 Zaprawdę bowiem powiadam wam: Dopóki niebo i ziemia nie przeminą, ani jedna jota, ani jedna kreska nie przeminie z prawa, aż wszystko się wypełni.
Keep this in mind: [Every] point of those laws, [including those points that seem] least important, and even the smallest details of the laws [MTY] will surely be in effect [HYP, LIT] until the heavens and the earth disappear and until all [that God told their authors to write] happens.
19 Kto by więc złamał jedno z tych najmniejszych przykazań i uczyłby tak ludzi, będzie nazwany najmniejszym w królestwie niebieskim. A kto by [je] wypełniał i uczył, ten będzie nazwany wielkim w królestwie niebieskim.
Since [all God’s laws are important], if anyone disobeys any of those commandments, [even if it would be] one of the least [important ones], and if that person teaches people [to disobey any of those commandments], it will be said {[God] will say} that that person is the least [important] of those in the place where [EUP] God rules. But those who obey [those commandments] and teach [other people to obey them, it will be said] {[God] will say} that they are very important among those that God rules.
20 Mówię wam bowiem: Jeśli wasza sprawiedliwość nie będzie obfitsza niż uczonych w Piśmie i faryzeuszy, żadnym sposobem nie wejdziecie do królestwa niebieskiego.
Keep this in mind: [You assume that] the Pharisees and the men who teach our laws [faithfully obey] what God commands. But if you do not obey those laws better than they obey them, you will by no means enter the place where God rules.”
21 Słyszeliście, że powiedziano przodkom: Nie będziesz zabijał, a kto by zabił, podlega sądowi.
“You have heard [your religious teachers say] that it was said {that [Moses] said} to your ancestors, ‘Do not murder [anyone.’ This implied that] if someone murders [another person], the judge will condemn that person [and] sentence him to be [executed] {[say that someone must execute him]}.
22 Lecz ja wam mówię: Każdy, kto się gniewa na swego brata bez przyczyny, podlega sądowi, a kto powie swemu bratu: Raka, podlega Radzie, a kto powie: Głupcze, podlega [karze] ognia piekielnego. (Geenna g1067)
But what I say to you is this: [If you are] angry with someone, [God] will judge you. If you say to someone, ‘[You are worthless],’ the Jewish Council will judge you. If you [hate someone], and say to them 'You fool!' you. yourself, will be in danger of being thrown into the fires in hell. (Geenna g1067)
23 Jeśli więc przyniesiesz swój dar na ołtarz i tam przypomnisz sobie, że twój brat ma coś przeciwko tobie;
So, when you take your gift [for God] to the altar, if you remember that you have offended someone,
24 Zostaw swój dar tam przed ołtarzem, idź i najpierw pojednaj się ze swoim bratem, a potem przyjdź i ofiaruj swój dar.
leave your gift by the altar, and first go [to the person you have offended]. Tell that person that you are sorry for what you have done, and ask that person to forgive you. Then go back and offer your gift [to God].
25 Pogódź się ze swoim przeciwnikiem szybko, dopóki jesteś z nim w drodze, aby przeciwnik nie wydał cię sędziemu, a sędzia strażnikowi, i aby nie wtrącono cię do więzienia.
[Also], when a fellow citizen [takes you to court in order to] accuse you, settle accounts with that person quickly while you are walking with that person [to court]. Do that [while there still is time to do so] in order that he will not take you to the judge, [because if] the judge [favors the person who is accusing you, he will declare that you are guilty and send you] to the prison guard, and the prison guard will put you in prison.
26 Zaprawdę powiadam ci: Nie wyjdziesz stamtąd, dopóki nie oddasz ostatniego grosza.
Keep this in mind: [If you go to prison], you will never get out [because you will never be able to] pay all that the judge says that you owe [MET]. [And remember also that] you [ought to settle accounts with God before you die, too].”
27 Słyszeliście, że powiedziano przodkom: Nie będziesz cudzołożył.
“You have heard [God’s] commandment, ‘Do not commit adultery.’
28 Lecz ja wam mówię: Każdy, kto patrzy na kobietę, aby jej pożądać, już popełnił z nią cudzołóstwo w swoim sercu.
But what I say to you is this: If a man only looks at a woman desiring to have sex with her, [God considers that] his doing that [MET] is sin.
29 Jeśli więc twoje prawe oko jest ci powodem upadku, wyłup je i odrzuć od siebie. Pożyteczniej bowiem jest dla ciebie, aby zginął jeden z twoich członków, niż żeby całe twoje ciało było wrzucone do ognia piekielnego. (Geenna g1067)
If because of what you see [MTY] you [are tempted to] sin, [stop looking at those things! Even if you have to] gouge out one of your eyes and throw it away [HYP] [to avoid sinning, do it!] It is good [that you not sin and] as a result [go to heaven, even though while you are still here on earth] you lack one [or both of] your eyes. But it is not good [that you continue to have two eyes and sin and, as a result, God] sends your whole body to hell. (Geenna g1067)
30 A jeśli twoja prawa ręka jest ci powodem upadku, odetnij ją i odrzuć od siebie. Pożyteczniej bowiem jest dla ciebie, aby zginął jeden z twoich członków, niż żeby całe twoje ciało było wrzucone do ognia piekielnego. (Geenna g1067)
If you are [tempted to] use one of your hands to sin [MTY], [stop using your hand. Even if you have to] cut your hand off and throw it away [to avoid sinning, do it] [HYP]! It is good [that you do not sin and as a result you go to heaven, even though while you are still here on earth] you lack one [or both] of your [hands]. But it is not good [that you sin and, as a result, God] sends your whole body to hell.” (Geenna g1067)
31 Powiedziano też: Kto oddala swoją żonę, niech jej da list rozwodowy.
“It is written {[Moses] wrote}, ‘If a man is divorcing his wife, he should write a document [on which he states that he is] divorcing her.’
32 Lecz ja wam mówię: Kto oddala swoją żonę – poza przypadkiem nierządu – prowadzi ją do cudzołóstwa, a kto żeni się z oddaloną, cudzołoży.
But [now listen to what] I say to you: [A man] may [divorce his wife] only if she has committed adultery, [and not for any other reason]. If a man divorces his wife [for any other reason, and he has sex with another woman], he makes his wife become one against whom he has committed adultery, [because in God’s estimation she still is his wife]. Also, if a man marries a woman who is divorced {whose husband has divorced her}, [God considers] him [guilty of] committing adultery.”
33 Słyszeliście też, że powiedziano przodkom: Nie będziesz fałszywie przysięgał, ale dotrzymasz Panu swych przysiąg.
“You have also heard [your religious teachers say] that it was written {that [Moses] wrote} to your ancestors, ‘Make sure that you do what you promised the Lord that you would do!’ [DOU]
34 Lecz ja wam mówię: Wcale nie przysięgajcie – ani na niebo, gdyż jest tronem Boga;
But [now listen to what] I say to you: Never promise to do anything and then ask a superior being to affirm [that what you are saying will happen. For example, do] not [promise that you will give something and then ask spiritual beings in] heaven [MTY] [to affirm that you will do it], because heaven is where God [sits] on his throne [MTY] [to rule over people].
35 Ani na ziemię, gdyż jest podnóżkiem jego stóp, ani na Jerozolimę, gdyż jest miastem wielkiego króla.
[Also, do] not [promise that you will give something and then ask spiritual beings] on earth [MTY] [to affirm that you will do it], because the earth is where God rests his feet [MET]. [Also, do] not [promise that you will do something and ask religious authorities] in Jerusalem [to affirm that you will do it], because Jerusalem is the city where [God], the great King [rules].
36 Ani na swoją głowę nie będziesz przysięgał, gdyż nie możesz jednego włosa uczynić białym albo czarnym.
[Also, do not promise that you will do something and then say that] your head [should be cut off] {[someone should cut off] your head} [if you do not do it]. You are not [even] able to [change the color of the hair of your head by] making one [black] hair white or one [white] hair black.
37 Ale wasza mowa niech będzie: Tak – tak, nie – nie. A co jest ponadto, pochodzi od złego.
[If you talk about doing something], just say ‘Yes, I [will do it],’ or ‘No, I [will not do it].’ [If you say] anything more than that, it is from [Satan], the Evil One.”
38 Słyszeliście, że powiedziano: Oko za oko i ząb za ząb.
“You have heard [your religious teachers say] that [it is written] {[Moses wrote]}, ‘[Retaliate like this]: [If someone damages] one of your eyes, [someone should damage] one of that person’s eyes. [If someone damages] one of your teeth, [someone should damage] one of that person’s teeth.’
39 Lecz ja wam mówię: Nie sprzeciwiajcie się złemu, ale jeśli ktoś uderzy cię w prawy policzek, nadstaw mu i drugi.
But [now listen to what] I say to you: Do not take revenge for evil [deeds done] {[that other people do]} [to you]. Instead, if someone [insults you by] striking you on one cheek, turn your other cheek toward that person [in order that he can strike it also].
40 Temu, kto chce się z tobą procesować i wziąć twoją szatę, zostaw i płaszcz.
If someone wants to sue you and take your (inner garment/shirt), give him your (outer garment/coat) also.
41 A jeśli ktoś cię przymusza, żebyś [szedł] z nim jedną milę, idź z nim [i] dwie.
If a [military authority] compels you to go with him one mile [and carry his gear], go with him two miles [and carry his gear].
42 Temu, kto cię prosi, daj, a od tego, kto chce od ciebie pożyczyć, nie odwracaj się.
Also, if someone asks you for [something], give [him what he is asking for]. If someone requests you to lend him [something], do not refuse [to lend it to him].”
43 Słyszeliście, że powiedziano: Będziesz miłował swego bliźniego, a swego nieprzyjaciela będziesz nienawidził.
“You have heard [your religious teachers say that it is written that Moses wrote], ‘Love the citizens of your country and hate your enemies.’
44 Lecz ja wam mówię: Miłujcie waszych nieprzyjaciół, błogosławcie tym, którzy was przeklinają, dobrze czyńcie tym, którzy was nienawidzą i módlcie się za tych, którzy wam wyrządzają zło i prześladują was;
But [now listen to what] I say to you: Love your enemies [as well as your friends], and pray for those who cause you to suffer.
45 Abyście byli synami waszego Ojca, który [jest] w niebie. On bowiem sprawia, że jego słońce wschodzi nad złymi i nad dobrymi i deszcz zsyła na sprawiedliwych i niesprawiedliwych.
Do that in order to imitate what [God], your Father [who is] in heaven, does. He desires that you [MET] do [like he does]. [He acts kindly to all people. For example, he causes] the sun to shine [equally] on wicked [people] and on good [people], and [he sends] rain [both] on righteous [people] and on unrighteous [people].
46 Jeśli bowiem miłujecie tych, którzy was miłują, jakąż macie nagrodę? Czyż i celnicy tego nie czynią?
If you love [only] the people who love you, ([do not expect God to] reward you [in heaven]!/will [God] reward you [in heaven]?) [RHQ] [This is based on the fact that everyone], even the tax collectors, [who you think are very great sinners], love [RHQ] those who love them. [If you act like them], ([you are not any different from tax collectors!/in what way are you different from tax collectors]?) [RHQ]
47 A jeśli tylko waszych braci pozdrawiacie, cóż szczególnego czynicie? Czyż i celnicy tak nie czynią?
If you want [God] to bless only your friends, (you are not acting any better than other people!/are you acting any better than other people?) [RHQ] Even the non-Jews, [who you think sin very much] (OR, [you think are unacceptable to God]), want God to bless their friends [RHQ], [but God does not reward them for that].
48 Bądźcie więc doskonali, tak jak doskonały jest wasz Ojciec, który jest w niebie.
[You need to love those who do not love you], and in that way become perfect as [God] your Father, [who is] in heaven, is perfect.”
