安息日的主

有一個安息日,耶穌和門徒走過一片麥田,門徒隨手摘下一些麥穗搓了吃。 有些法利賽人說:「你們為什麼做在安息日不准做的事?」

耶穌答道:「你們沒有讀過大衛的事嗎?有一天,大衛和他的部下餓了, 他進入上帝的殿,拿了獻給上帝的供餅。這餅只有祭司才可以吃,大衛不但自己吃了,還分給他的部下吃。」 耶穌又對他們說:「人子是安息日的主。」

又有一個安息日,耶穌進入會堂教導人,座中有一個右手萎縮的人。 律法教師和法利賽人密切地監視耶穌,看祂會不會在安息日醫治病人,好找個藉口控告祂。 耶穌知道他們的心思,就對那個右手萎縮的人說:「起來,站在大家面前!」那人就起來站在那裡。

耶穌問眾人:「我問你們,在安息日應該行善呢,還是作惡呢?救人呢,還是害人呢?」 10 祂環視眾人,然後對那人說:「把手伸出來!」那人的手一伸就復原了。

11 但法利賽人和律法教師卻怒火中燒,開始商議對付耶穌的辦法。

揀選十二使徒

12 一天,耶穌到山上整夜向上帝禱告。 13 天明時分,祂召集門徒,從中選出十二人立為使徒。 14 他們是:西門——耶穌給他取名叫彼得、西門的兄弟安得烈、雅各、約翰、腓力、巴多羅買、 15 馬太、多馬、亞勒腓的兒子雅各、激進黨人[a]西門、 16 雅各的兒子猶大和出賣耶穌的加略人猶大。

17 耶穌和他們下了山,站在一處平地上,身邊有一大群門徒,還有大批從猶太、耶路撒冷以及泰爾和西頓沿海地區來的人,要聽祂講道,盼望祂醫治他們的疾病。 18 那些被污鬼纏身的人也得到了祂的醫治。 19 大家都想去摸祂,因為有能力從祂身上發出來,可以治好人們的疾病。

論四福

20 耶穌抬頭望著門徒,對他們說:

「貧窮的人有福了,
因為上帝的國屬於你們!
21 現在饑餓的人有福了,
因為你們將得飽足!
現在哀哭的人有福了,
因為你們將要歡笑!

22 你們為人子的緣故而遭人憎恨、棄絕、侮辱、毀謗,就有福了! 23 那時你們要歡喜雀躍,因為你們在天上有大賞賜!他們的祖先也曾這樣惡待以前的先知。

論四禍

24 「富有的人有禍了,
因為你們已經享盡了人世間的安逸!
25 現在飽足的人有禍了,
因為你們將要挨餓!
現在歡笑的人有禍了,
因為你們將要哀哭!
26 人人都誇讚你們的時候,
你們就有禍了,
因為他們的祖先也是這樣誇讚假先知!

論愛仇敵

27 「但是,我告訴你們這些聽道的人,要愛你們的仇敵,要善待恨你們的人, 28 要為咒詛你們的人祝福,要替惡待你們的人禱告。 29 如果有人打你一邊的臉,連另一邊也轉過來讓他打。如果有人奪你的外衣,連內衣也由他拿去。 30 有人向你求什麼,就給他;有人拿了你的東西,不要追討。 31 你們想要別人怎樣對待你們,你們就要怎樣對待別人。 32 如果你們只愛那些愛你們的人,有什麼功勞呢?就是罪人也會這樣做。 33 如果你們只善待那些善待你們的人,有什麼功勞呢?就是罪人也會這樣做。 34 如果你們借錢給人,指望收回,有什麼功勞呢?即使罪人也會借貸給罪人,日後再如數收回。

35 「然而,要愛你們的仇敵,善待他們;無論借出什麼,都不要指望歸還。這樣,你們將有大賞賜,並且將成為至高者的兒子,因為祂以恩慈待那些忘恩負義和作惡的人。 36 你們要憐憫人,像你們的天父憐憫人一樣。

責人先責己

37 「不要論斷人,免得你們被人論斷;不要定人的罪,免得自己也被定罪。要饒恕人,這樣你們也必蒙饒恕。 38 你們要給他人,這樣上帝必給你們,並且會用大號升斗搖勻壓實,滿滿地倒給你們,因為你們用什麼樣的量器量給別人,上帝也會用什麼樣的量器量給你們。」

39 耶穌又給他們講了個比喻,說:「瞎子豈能給瞎子帶路?二人豈不是要雙雙掉進坑裡嗎? 40 學生不會高過老師,學成之後不過像老師一樣。 41 為什麼你只看見你弟兄眼中的小刺,卻看不見自己眼中的大樑呢? 42 你既看不見自己眼中的大樑,又怎能對弟兄說『讓我除去你眼中的小刺』呢?你這偽君子啊!要先除掉自己眼中的大樑,才能看得清楚,以便清除弟兄眼中的小刺。

樹和果子

43 「好樹不結壞果子,壞樹也結不出好果子。 44 樹的好壞從果子就可以分辨出來。人不會從荊棘中採集無花果,也不會在蒺藜上摘取葡萄。 45 善人心存良善,就從他裡面發出良善;惡人心存邪惡,就從他裡面發出邪惡。因為心裡充滿的,口裡自然會說出來。

兩種蓋房子的人

46 「你們為什麼『主啊,主啊』地稱呼我,卻不遵行我的話呢? 47 我要告訴你們那到我這裡來,聽了我的話又去遵行的人是什麼樣。 48 他好比一個人蓋房子,把地挖深,根基立在磐石上。當河流氾濫,洪水沖擊房子時,房子卻屹立不搖,因為它的根基穩固。 49 但聽了我的話卻不遵行的人,好比一個人沒有打根基,便將房子蓋在地面上,洪水一沖,房子立刻倒塌,完全毀壞了。」

Footnotes

  1. 6·15 當時激進的民族主義者,常以行動反抗統治他們的羅馬政府。

And it came about on Shabbos that the Moshiach is passing through grain fields, and his talmidim were plucking and eating the heads of grain and rubbing them in their hands. [DEVARIM 23:25]

Now some of the Perushim said, Why are you doing what is asur (impermissible) on Shabbos?

And in reply, Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach said to them, Have you not read what Dovid HaMelech did when he and those with him were hungry, [SHMUEL ALEF 21:6]

How he entered into the Beit Hashem and took the Lechem HaPanim (the Bread of the Presence), and he ate and gave to the ones with him, which is mutar (permissible) to eat only by the kohanim? [VAYIKRA 24:5,9]

And he was saying to them, The Ben HaAdam [Moshiach, DANIEL 7:13-14] is Adon HaShabbos.

And it came about on another Shabbos that Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach entered into the shul and taught Torah. And there was a man there also whose right hand was withered.

Now the Sofrim and Perushim were watching Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach to see if he brings refuah on Shabbos, in order that they might find something to accuse him.

But he knew their machshavot (thoughts), and said to the man having the withered hand, Rise and stand in the midst. And the man got up and stood.

And Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach said to them, I ask you whether it is mutar on Shabbos to do hatov or to do harah, to save nefesh or destroy it?

10 And having looked around at all of them, he said to the man, Stretch out your hand. And he did. And his hand was restored.

11 But they (the Sofrim and the Perushim) were filled with ka’as (anger), and they were discussing with one another what they might do to him.

12 Now it came about in those yamim that Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach went forth to the mountain to daven, and he was spending the whole night b’tefillah to Hashem.

13 And when boker came, Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach summoned his talmidim, and chose from them Shneym Asar (Twelve), whom he also named Shlichim:

14 Shimon, whom also he called Kefa; Andrew his brother; Yaakov, Yochanan, Philippos, Bar-Talmai,

15 Mattityahu, Toma, Yaakov Ben-Chalfai, Shimon, the one being called the Zealot,

16 Yehudah Ben Yaakov, and Yehudah from Kriot, who became the boged (traitor, betrayer) of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach.

17 And having come down with them, he stood on a level place, and a great multitude of his talmidim, and a great multitude of the Am Berit from all Yehudah and Yerushalayim and the coastal region of Tzor and Tzidon

18 Came to hear him and to receive refuah (healing) from their machlot (illnesses), and the ones being troubled by ruchot hatemeiot (unclean spirits, shedim) were given refuah,

19 And all were seeking to touch Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach because koach (power) was going out from him, and he was giving refuah to everyone.

20 And lifting up his eyes to look at his talmidim, Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach said, Ashrey are the aniyim (poor), for yours is the Malchut Hashem.

21 Ashrey are the ones hungering now, for you will eat your fill. Ashrey are the ones weeping now, for you will laugh [YESHAYAH 55:1,2; 61:2,3].

22 Ashrey are you when Bnei Adam have sinas chinom (baseless hatred) for you and when they ostracize you and they reproach you and cast out your name as rah (evil) on account of the Ben HaAdam [Moshiach, DANIEL 7:13-14].

23 Have simcha in that day and leap for chedvah (rejoicing), for your sachar (reward) is gadol in Shomayim. According to the same their Avot were doing to the Neviim.

24 But oy to you, you ashirim, for you have already received in full your nechamah (comfort).

25 Oy to you, the ones having been well fed now, for you will hunger. Oy, the ones laughing now, for you will mourn and weep. [YESHAYAH 65:13; MISHLE 14:13]

26 Woe when all Bnei Adam speak well of you. For according to the same things were their Avot doing to the neviei hasheker (false prophets).

27 But to you I say, to the ones listening, show ahavah to your oyvim (enemies), do mitzvahs for the ones with sinas chinom for you,

28 Say a bracha for the ones cursing you, daven for the ones mistreating you.

29 To the one hitting you on the cheek, offer also the other, and from the one taking away your kaftan (coat), also the tunic and gartel do not withhold.

30 To everyone asking you, give tzedakah; and from the one taking away your things, do not demand them back. [DEVARIM 15:7,8; MISHLE 21:26]

31 And just as you want that Bnei Adam may do to you, do to them similarly.

32 And if you show ahavah to the ones showing ahavah to you, what kind of shvakh (commendation) to you is that? For even the chote’im (sinners) show ahavah to the ones showing ahavah to them.

33 For even if you do mitzvahs for the ones doing mitzvahs for you, what kind of shvakh to you is that?

34 And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what kind of shvakh to you is that? Even chote’im lend to chote’im, that they receive in return the same amount.

35 But show ahavah to your oyvim and do mitzvahs and Gemilut Chasadim, expecting nothing in return. And your sachar will be rav. And you will be bnei Elyon (sons of the Most High), because He is kind to anashim ra’im and those without hodayah.

36 Be anashim of rachamanut (compassion) just as also your Elohim HaAv is merciful. [TEHILLIM 103:8]

37 Judge not, lest you be judged. And do not condemn, and by no means may you be condemned. If you pardon with mechila (forgiveness), you will be pardoned with selicha (forgiveness).

38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, having been pressed down and having been shaken, overflowing, will be put into your kheyk (lap). For by what measure you measure it will be measured in return to you. [Ps 79:12; Isa 65:6,7]

39 Now he told also a mashal to them. Surely an ivver is not able to guide an ivver, is he? Will not both fall into a pit?

40 A talmid is not above his moreh. But everyone, having been fully trained, will be like his moreh (teacher).

41 And why do you see the speck in the eye of your ach, but the log in your own eye you do not notice?

42 How are you able to say to your ach, Ach, let me remove the speck in your eye, while you yourself are not seeing the log in your own eye? Tzeva, remove first the log from your eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck from your ach [b’Moshiach].

43 For there is no etz tov producing pri rah, nor again an etz rah producing pri tov.

44 For each etz by its own pri will be known. For not from thorns do they gather figs nor from a thorn bush do they pick grapes.

45 The ish tov from the good storehouse of the lev produces tov, and the ish rah out of the evil storehouse produces rah. For from the abundance of the lev the peh (mouth) speaks.

46 And why do you call me Adoni and yet you do not do what I say?

47 Everyone coming to me and hearing my divrei Torah and putting them into practice, I will show you to whom he is likened.

48 He is likened to the man building a bais who dug and went down deep and laid a yesod upon the av sela (bedrock). And a flood having come, the river struck against that bais, and the flood was not strong enough to shake it, because its binnuy was firm.

49 Now the one having heard [Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach’s divrei Torah], and not having put them into practice, is like a man having built a bais (house) upon the ground without a yesod (foundation), which the river struck against, and ofen ort (immediately) the bais collapsed, and gadol (great) was the churban of that bais.