Matej 6
1 »Pazite se, da svoje miloščine ne izkazujete pred ljudmi, da bi jo le-ti videli, sicer nimate nobene nagrade od svojega Očeta, ki je v nebesih.
"Be careful not to do your good deeds in the sight of men, in order to be observed by them. If you do, you have no reward with your heavenly Father.
2 Zato kadar daješ svojo miloščino, ne trobi pred seboj, kakor počno hinavci v sinagogah in na ulicah, da bi lahko imeli slavo od ljudi. Resnično, povem vam: ›Imajo svojo nagrado.‹
"And whatever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and streets, in order that men may praise them. In solemn truth I tell you they already have their reward in full.
3 Toda kadar ti daješ miloščino, naj tvoja levica ne ve kaj počne tvoja desnica,
"But when you give alms, do not let your right hand know what your left is doing,
4 da bo tvoja miloščina lahko na skrivnem in tvoj Oče, ki sam vidi na skrivnem, te bo javno nagradil.
"so that your alms may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
5 In kadar moliš, ne bodi kakor so hinavci, kajti ti radi molijo, stoječ v sinagogah in na vogalih ulic, da jih ljudje lahko vidijo. Resnično, povem vam: ›Imajo svojo nagrado.‹
"And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the corners of the avenues, in order that men may see them. In solemn truth I tell you that they have their reward in full.
6 Toda ti, kadar ti moliš, vstopi v svojo sobico in ko si zaprl svoja vrata, moli k svojemu Očetu, ki je na skrivnem; in tvoj Oče, ki vidi na skrivnem, te bo nagradil javno.
"But you, when you pray, go into your own room and shut your door; pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
7 Toda ko molite, ne uporabljajte jalovih ponavljanj, kakor to počno pogani, kajti mislijo, da bodo uslišani zaradi svojega mnogega govorjenja.
"While praying do not say the same words over and over again, as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that by their much speaking they will gain attention.
8 Ne bodite jim zato podobni, kajti vaš Oče ve, katere stvari potrebujete, preden ga prosite.
"Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
9 Zatorej molíte na ta način: ›Oče naš, ki si v nebesih: ›Posvečuje naj se tvoje ime.
"So pray in this way. "Our Father who art in heaven, May thy name be hallowed,
10 Pridi tvoje kraljestvo. Zgôdi se tvoja volja na zemlji, kakor je v nebesih.
thy kingdom come, and thy will be done, On earth, as in heaven.
11 Daj nam danes naš vsakdanji kruh.
Give us today our bread for the day before us;
12 In odpusti nam naše dolge, kakor mi odpuščamo svojim dolžnikom.
And forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors;
13 In ne vôdi nas v skušnjavo, temveč nas osvobodi pred zlom, kajti tvoje je kraljestvo in moč in slava, na veke. Amen.‹
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the Evil One; For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory. Amen.
14 Kajti če ljudem odpustite njihove prekrške, bo prav tako vaš nebeški Oče odpustil vam.
"For if you forgive men their offenses against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you also;
15 Toda če ljudem ne odpustite njihovih prekrškov, tudi vaš Oče ne bo odpustil vaših prekrškov.
"but if you do not forgive men your offenses, neither will your heavenly Father forgive you your offenses.
16 Poleg tega, kadar se postite, ne bodite kakor hinavci, potrtega obličja; kajti kazijo svoje obraze, da bi bilo ljudem videti, da se postijo. Resnično, povem vam: ›Imajo svojo nagrado.‹
"When you fast, do not look downcast like the hypocrites; for they disfigure their faces so that it may be apparent to men that they are fasting. In solemn truth I tell you, they already have received their reward.
17 Toda kadar se ti postiš, mazili svojo glavo in umij svoj obraz,
"But when one of you fasts, let him anoint his head and wash his face,
18 da ne bo videti ljudem, da se postiš, temveč tvojemu Očetu, ki je na skrivnem, in tvoj Oče, ki vidi na skrivnem, te bo nagradil javno.
"so that he may not appear to men to be fasting, but to his Father who is in secret; and his Father who sees in secret will reward him.
19 Ne shranjujte si zakladov na zemlji, kjer molj in rja delata razkroj in kjer tatovi vlamljajo in kradejo,
"Store up for yourselves no treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;
20 temveč si zase shranjujte zaklade v nebesih, kjer niti molj niti rja ne delata razkroja in kjer tatovi ne vlamljajo niti ne kradejo,
"but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.
21 kajti kjer je tvoj zaklad, tam bo tudi tvoje srce.
"For wherever your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
22 Svetloba telesa je oko; če je torej tvoje oko enovito, bo tvoje celotno telo polno svetlobe.
"The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore if your eye is sound, your whole body will be well lighted;
23 Toda če bo tvoje oko hudobno, bo tvoje celotno telo polno teme. Če bo torej svetloba, ki je v tebi, tema, kako velika je ta tema!
"but if your eye is unsound, your whole body will be darkened. If then the very light within you is darkness, how dense is that darkness!
24 Nihče ne more služiti dvema gospodarjema; kajti ali bo enega sovražil in drugega ljubil, ali pa se bo držal k enemu in preziral drugega. Ne morete služiti Bogu in mamonu.
"No slave can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will pay heed to the one and despise the other. You cannot be the slaves both of God and of gold.
25 Zatorej vam pravim: ›Ne vznemirjajte se in ne skrbite glede svojega življenja, kaj boste jedli ali kaj boste pili niti za svoje telo, kaj boste oblekli. Kaj ni življenje več kot hrana in telo več kot oblačilo?
"For this reason I say to you, do not be anxious about your life, inquiring what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor yet for your body, inquiring what you shall wear. Is not your life more than its food, and your body than its clothing?
26 Poglejte perjad neba, kajti ne seje niti ne žanje niti ne zbira v skednje, vendar jih vaš nebeški Oče hrani. Ali niste mnogo boljši kakor one?
"Behold! the birds in the sky! They neither sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them; and are not you worth more than they?
27 Kdo izmed vas lahko z vznemirjanjem in skrbmi svoji postavi doda en komolec?
"Which one of you by being anxious is able to add even one cubit to his stature?
28 In zakaj se vznemirjate in skrbite za oblačilo? Preudarite o lilijah travnika, kako rastejo; ne garajo niti ne predejo.‹
"Why be anxious then about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They toil not, neither do they spin.
29 In vendar vam povem: ›Da celó Salomon, v vsej svoji slavi, ni bil oblečen tako kakor ena izmed teh.‹
"But I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory was robed like one of these.
30 Zatorej, če Bog tako oblači travo polja, ki danes je, jutri pa je vržena v peč, ali ne bo mnogo bolj oblačil vas, oh vi, maloverni?
"If God then so clothes the grass of the field, which blooms today, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, you of little faith?
31 Zato se ne vznemirjate in ne skrbite, rekoč: ›Kaj bomo jedli?‹ ali: ›Kaj bomo pili?‹ ali: ›S čim bomo oblečeni?‹
"Then do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’"
32 (Kajti za vsemi temi stvarmi povprašujejo pogani), kajti vaš nebeški Oče ve, da potrebujete vse te stvari.
"For all these are things that the Gentiles are eagerly seeking; for your heavenly Father knows that you have need of them all.
33 Toda iščite najprej Božje kraljestvo in njegovo pravičnost in vse te stvari vam bodo dodane.
"But continue to seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
34 Zato se ne vznemirjate in ne skrbite za jutrišnji dan, kajti jutrišnji dan bo sam poskrbel za stvari. Zadostno je dnevu le tega zlo.«
"Do not then be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own anxieties. Enough for each day are its own troubles."
