Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, 23
1. Tunc Iesus locutus est ad turbas et ad discipulos suos
1. Then said Jesus to the crowds and to his disciples,
2. dicens: “Super cathedram Moysis sederunt scribae et pharisaei.
2. "The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat;
3. Omnia ergo, quaecumque dixerint vobis, facite et servate; secundum opera vero eorum nolite facere: dicunt enim et non faciunt.
3. so practice and observe whatever they tell you, but not what they do; for they preach, but do not practice.
4. Alligant autem onera gravia et importabilia et imponunt in umeros hominum, ipsi autem digito suo nolunt ea movere.
4. They bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger.
5. Omnia vero opera sua faciunt, ut videantur ab hominibus: dilatant enim phylacteria sua et magnificant fimbrias,
5. They do all their deeds to be seen by men; for they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long,
6. amant autem primum recubitum in cenis et primas cathedras in synagogis
6. and they love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues,
7. et salutationes in foro et vocari ab hominibus Rabbi.
7. and salutations in the market places, and being called rabbi by men.
8. Vos autem nolite vocari Rabbi; unus enim est Magister vester, omnes autem vos fratres estis.
8. But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all brethren.
9. Et Patrem nolite vocare vobis super terram, unus enim est Pater vester, caelestis.
9. And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
10. Nec vocemini Magistri, quia Magister vester unus est, Christus.
10. Neither be called masters, for you have one master, the Christ.
11. Qui maior est vestrum, erit minister vester.
11. He who is greatest among you shall be your servant;
12. Qui autem se exaltaverit, humiliabitur; et, qui se humiliaverit, exaltabitur.
12. whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
13. Vae autem vobis, scribae et pharisaei hypocritae, quia clauditis regnum caelorum ante homines! Vos enim non intratis nec introeuntes sinitis intrare.
13. "But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because you shut the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither enter yourselves, nor allow those who would enter to go in.
14. Vae vobis, scribae et pharisaei hypocritae, quia circuitis mare et aridam, ut faciatis unum proselytum, et cum fuerit factus, facitis eum filium gehennae duplo quam vos!
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15. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you traverse sea and land to make a single proselyte, and when he becomes a proselyte, you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves.
16. Vae vobis, duces caeci, qui dicitis: “Quicumque iuraverit per templum, nihil est; quicumque autem iuraverit in auro templi, debet”.
16. "Woe to you, blind guides, who say, `If any one swears by the temple, it is nothing; but if any one swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.'
17. Stulti et caeci! Quid enim maius est: aurum an templum, quod sanctificat aurum?
17. You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that has made the gold sacred?
18. Et: “Quicumque iuraverit in altari, nihil est; quicumque autem iuraverit in dono, quod est super illud, debet”.
18. And you say, `If any one swears by the altar, it is nothing; but if any one swears by the gift that is on the altar, he is bound by his oath.'
19. Caeci! Quid enim maius est: donum an altare, quod sanctificat donum?
19. You blind men! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
20. Qui ergo iuraverit in altari, iurat in eo et in omnibus, quae super illud sunt;
20. So he who swears by the altar, swears by it and by everything on it;
21. et, qui iuraverit in templo, iurat in illo et in eo, qui inhabitat in ipso;
21. and he who swears by the temple, swears by it and by him who dwells in it;
22. et, qui iuraverit in caelo, iurat in throno Dei et in eo, qui sedet super eum.
22. and he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits upon it.
23. Vae vobis, scribae et pharisaei hypocritae, quia decimatis mentam et anethum et cyminum et reliquistis, quae graviora sunt legis: iudicium et misericordiam et fidem! Haec oportuit facere et illa non omittere.
23. "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law, justice and mercy and faith; these you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.
24. Duces caeci, excolantes culicem, camelum autem glutientes.
24. You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel!
25. Vae vobis, scribae et pharisaei hypocritae, quia mundatis, quod de foris est calicis et paropsidis, intus autem pleni sunt rapina et immunditia!
25. "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you cleanse the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of extortion and rapacity.
26. Pharisaee caece, munda prius, quod intus est calicis, ut fiat et id, quod de foris eius est, mundum.
26. You blind Pharisee! first cleanse the inside of the cup and of the plate, that the outside also may be clean.
27. Vae vobis, scribae et pharisaei hypocritae, quia similes estis sepulcris dealbatis, quae a foris quidem parent speciosa, intus vero plena sunt ossibus mortuorum et omni spurcitia!
27. "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within they are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness.
28. Sic et vos a foris quidem paretis hominibus iusti, intus autem pleni estis hypocrisi et iniquitate.
28. So you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but within you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
29. Vae vobis, scribae et pharisaei hypocritae, qui aedificatis sepulcra prophetarum et ornatis monumenta iustorum
29. "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous,
30. et dicitis: “Si fuissemus in diebus patrum nostrorum, non essemus socii eorum in sanguine prophetarum”!
30. saying, `If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.'
31. Itaque testimonio estis vobismetipsis quia filii estis eorum, qui prophetas occiderunt.
31. Thus you witness against yourselves, that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets.
32. Et vos implete mensuram patrum vestrorum.
32. Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers.
33. Serpentes, genimina viperarum, quomodo fugietis a iudicio gehennae?
33. You serpents, you brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced to hell?
34. Ideo ecce ego mitto ad vos prophetas et sapientes et scribas; ex illis occidetis et crucifigetis et ex eis flagellabitis in synagogis vestris et persequemini de civitate in civitatem,
34. Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from town to town,
35. ut veniat super vos omnis sanguis iustus, qui effusus est super terram a sanguine Abel iusti usque ad sanguinem Zachariae filii Barachiae, quem occidistis inter templum et altare.
35. that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of innocent Abel to the blood of Zechari'ah the son of Barachi'ah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.
36. Amen dico vobis: Venient haec omnia super generationem istam.
36. Truly, I say to you, all this will come upon this generation.
37. Ierusalem, Ierusalem, quae occidis prophetas et lapidas eos, qui ad te missi sunt, quotiens volui congregare filios tuos, quemadmodum gallina congregat pullos suos sub alas, et noluistis!
37. "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not!
38. Ecce relinquitur vobis domus vestra deserta!
38. Behold, your house is forsaken and desolate.
39. Dico enim vobis: Non me videbitis amodo, donec dicatis: "Benedictus, qui venit in nomine Dominil"”.
39. For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, `Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'"
