Matthew

譴責文士和法利賽人

1那時，耶穌對眾人和門徒講論，

2說：「文士和法利賽人坐在摩西的位上，

3凡他們所吩咐你們的，你們都要謹守遵行。但不要效法他們的行為；因為他們能說，不能行。

4他們把難擔的重擔捆起來，擱在人的肩上，但自己一個指頭也不肯動。

5他們一切所做的事都是要叫人看見，所以將佩戴的經文做寬了，衣裳的繸子做長了，

6喜愛筵席上的首座，會堂裏的高位，

7又喜愛人在街市上問他安，稱呼他拉比。

8但你們不要受拉比的稱呼，因為只有一位是你們的夫子；你們都是弟兄。

9也不要稱呼地上的人為父，因為只有一位是你們的父，就是在天上的父。

10也不要受師尊的稱呼，因為只有一位是你們的師尊，就是基督。

11你們中間誰為大，誰就要作你們的用人。

12凡自高的，必降為卑；自卑的，必升為高。

13「你們這假冒為善的文士和法利賽人有禍了！因為你們正當人前，把天國的門關了，自己不進去，正要進去的人，你們也不容他們進去。

14Diese Übersetzung enthält diese Passage nicht.

15「你們這假冒為善的文士和法利賽人有禍了！因為你們走遍洋海陸地，勾引一個人入教，既入了教，卻使他作地獄之子，比你們還加倍。

16「你們這瞎眼領路的有禍了！你們說：『凡指着殿起誓的，這算不得甚麼；只是凡指着殿中金子起誓的，他就該謹守。』

17你們這無知瞎眼的人哪，甚麼是大的？是金子呢？還是叫金子成聖的殿呢？

18你們又說：『凡指着壇起誓的，這算不得甚麼；只是凡指着壇上禮物起誓的，他就該謹守。』

19你們這瞎眼的人哪，甚麼是大的？是禮物呢？還是叫禮物成聖的壇呢？

20所以，人指着壇起誓，就是指着壇和壇上一切所有的起誓；

21人指着殿起誓，就是指着殿和那住在殿裏的起誓；

22人指着天起誓，就是指着上帝的寶座和那坐在上面的起誓。

23「你們這假冒為善的文士和法利賽人有禍了！因為你們將薄荷、茴香、芹菜獻上十分之一，那律法上更重的事，就是公義、憐憫、信實，反倒不行了。這更重的是你們當行的；那也是不可不行的。

24你們這瞎眼領路的，蠓蟲你們就濾出來，駱駝你們倒吞下去。

25「你們這假冒為善的文士和法利賽人有禍了！因為你們洗淨杯盤的外面，裏面卻盛滿了勒索和放蕩。

26你這瞎眼的法利賽人，先洗淨杯盤的裏面，好叫外面也乾淨了。

27「你們這假冒為善的文士和法利賽人有禍了！因為你們好像粉飾的墳墓，外面好看，裏面卻裝滿了死人的骨頭和一切的污穢。

28你們也是如此，在人前，外面顯出公義來，裏面卻裝滿了假善和不法的事。

29「你們這假冒為善的文士和法利賽人有禍了！因為你們建造先知的墳，修飾義人的墓，說：

30『若是我們在我們祖宗的時候，必不和他們同流先知的血。』

31這就是你們自己證明是殺害先知者的子孫了。

32你們去充滿你們祖宗的惡貫吧！

33你們這些蛇類、毒蛇之種啊，怎能逃脫地獄的刑罰呢？

34所以我差遣先知和智慧人並文士到你們這裏來，有的你們要殺害，要釘十字架；有的你們要在會堂裏鞭打，從這城追逼到那城，

35叫世上所流義人的血都歸到你們身上，從義人亞伯的血起，直到你們在殿和壇中間所殺的巴拉加的兒子撒迦利亞的血為止。

36我實在告訴你們，這一切的罪都要歸到這世代了。」

為耶路撒冷哀哭

37「耶路撒冷啊，耶路撒冷啊，你常殺害先知，又用石頭打死那奉差遣到你這裏來的人。我多次願意聚集你的兒女，好像母雞把小雞聚集在翅膀底下，只是你們不願意。

38看哪，你們的家成為荒場留給你們。

39我告訴你們，從今以後，你們不得再見我，直等到你們說：『奉主名來的是應當稱頌的。』」

1Then Jesus spake to the multitudes, and to his disciples,

2saying, 'On the seat of Moses sat down the scribes and the Pharisees;

3all, then, as much as they may say to you to observe, observe and do, but according to their works do not, for they say, and do not;

4for they bind together burdens heavy and grievous to be borne, and lay upon the shoulders of men, but with their finger they will not move them.

5'And all their works they do to be seen by men, and they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the fringes of their garments,

6they love also the chief couches in the supper, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

7and the salutations in the market-places, and to be called by men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

8'And ye — ye may not be called Rabbi, for one is your director — the Christ, and all ye are brethren;

9and ye may not call [any] your father on the earth, for one is your Father, who is in the heavens,

10nor may ye be called directors, for one is your director — the Christ.

11And the greater of you shall be your ministrant,

12and whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

13'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut up the reign of the heavens before men, for ye do not go in, nor those going in do ye suffer to enter.

14'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye eat up the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, because of this ye shall receive more abundant judgment.

15'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye go round the sea and the dry land to make one proselyte, and whenever it may happen — ye make him a son of gehenna twofold more than yourselves.

16'Woe to you, blind guides, who are saying, Whoever may swear by the sanctuary, it is nothing, but whoever may swear by the gold of the sanctuary — is debtor!

17Fools and blind! for which [is] greater, the gold, or the sanctuary that is sanctifying the gold?

18'And, whoever may swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever may swear by the gift that is upon it — is debtor!

19Fools and blind! for which [is] greater, the gift, or the altar that is sanctifying the gift?

20'He therefore who did swear by the altar, doth swear by it, and by all things on it;

21and he who did swear by the sanctuary, doth swear by it, and by Him who is dwelling in it;

22and he who did swear by the heaven, doth swear by the throne of God, and by Him who is sitting upon it.

23'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye give tithe of the mint, and the dill, and the cumin, and did neglect the weightier things of the Law — the judgment, and the kindness, and the faith; these it behoved [you] to do, and those not to neglect.

24'Blind guides! who are straining out the gnat, and the camel are swallowing.

25'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye make clean the outside of the cup and the plate, and within they are full of rapine and incontinence.

26'Blind Pharisee! cleanse first the inside of the cup and the plate, that the outside of them also may become clean.

27'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye are like to whitewashed sepulchres, which outwardly indeed do appear beautiful, and within are full of bones of dead men, and of all uncleanness;

28so also ye outwardly indeed do appear to men righteous, and within ye are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

29'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and adorn the tombs of the righteous,

30and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

31So that ye testify to yourselves, that ye are sons of them who did murder the prophets;

32and ye — ye fill up the measure of your fathers.

33'Serpents! brood of vipers! how may ye escape from the judgment of the gehenna?

34'Because of this, lo, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes, and of them ye will kill and crucify, and of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will pursue from city to city;

35that on you may come all the righteous blood being poured out on the earth from the blood of Abel the righteous, unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the sanctuary and the altar:

36verily I say to you, all these things shall come upon this generation.

37'Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that art killing the prophets, and stoning those sent unto thee, how often did I will to gather thy children together, as a hen doth gather her own chickens under the wings, and ye did not will.

38Lo, left desolate to you is your house;

39for I say to you, ye may not see me henceforth, till ye may say, Blessed [is] he who is coming in the name of the Lord.'