譴責宗教的偽善

23 那時,耶穌對眾人和自己的門徒們說: 「經文士和法利賽人坐在摩西的位子上, 所以,他們所吩咐你們的,你們都要去做,也要遵守;但是不要效法他們的行為,因為他們說而不做。 他們把沉重難挑的[a]擔子捆起來,放在人們肩上,但自己卻連一根指頭也不肯動它們一下。 他們所做的一切事,都是為了給人看:他們把自己的經文盒加寬,把衣服的[b]穗子加長; 他們喜愛宴席中的上座和會堂裡的首位, 喜愛街市上的致敬問候,又喜愛被人們稱為『老師[c]』。

「但你們不可被稱為『老師[d]』,因為你們的老師只有一位,[e]而你們都是弟兄。 不要稱地上的任何人為『父』,因為你們的父只有一位,就是天父。 10 你們也不要被人稱為『主人』,因為你們的主人只有一位,就是基督。 11 你們當中誰更大,誰就該做你們的僕人, 12 因為凡是自我高舉的都會被降卑,而自我降卑的都會被高舉。

13 「經文士和法利賽人哪,你們這些偽善的人有禍了!因為你們在人的面前封閉了天國。你們自己不進去,也不讓正要進的人進去。

14 「經文士和法利賽人哪,你們這些偽善的人有禍了!因為你們侵吞寡婦的家產,又假意做很長的禱告。因此,你們將受到更重的懲罰。[f]

15 「經文士和法利賽人哪,你們這些偽善的人有禍了!因為你們為了使一個人入教,走遍海洋和陸地,一旦那人成了教徒[g],你們就使他成為比你們加倍壞的地獄之子。

16 「你們這些瞎眼的領路人有禍了!你們說:『如果有人指著聖所起誓,算不得什麼;但如果有人指著聖所裡的金子起誓,就必須遵守。』 17 你們這些又愚拙又瞎眼的人哪,到底哪一樣更重要呢?是金子,還是使金子成聖的聖所呢? 18 你們還說:『如果有人指著祭壇起誓,算不得什麼;但如果有人指著祭壇上的祭物起誓,就必須遵守。』 19 你們這些[h]瞎眼的人哪,到底哪一樣更重要呢?是祭物,還是使祭物成聖的祭壇呢? 20 所以,指著祭壇起誓的,就是指著祭壇和祭壇上的一切起誓; 21 指著聖所起誓的,就是指著聖所和住在裡面的那一位起誓; 22 指著天起誓的,就是指著神的寶座和坐在寶座上的那一位起誓。

23 「經文士和法利賽人哪,你們這些偽善的人有禍了!因為你們奉獻薄荷、蒔蘿、香芹的十分之一,卻放棄了律法上更重要的:就是公義、憐憫、信實。這些才是你們應該做的,至於前者也不可放棄。 24 你們這些瞎眼的領路人哪,你們濾掉蠓蟲,卻吞下駱駝!

25 「經文士和法利賽人哪,你們這些偽善的人有禍了!因為你們洗淨杯子、盤子的外面,裡面卻盛滿了貪心和放縱。 26 你這瞎眼的法利賽人哪!當先洗淨杯子[i]的裡面,好使外面也潔淨。

27 「經文士和法利賽人哪,你們這些偽善的人有禍了!因為你們好像粉飾的墳墓,外面固然顯得美麗,裡面卻裝滿了死人骨頭和一切汙穢。 28 你們也是這樣,你們外面對人顯出公義,裡面卻充滿了偽善和罪惡[j]

29 「經文士和法利賽人哪,你們這些偽善的人有禍了!因為你們建造先知的墳墓,裝飾義人的墓碑, 30 說:『如果我們活在我們祖先的時代,我們就不會與他們合夥流先知們的血。』 31 這樣,你們就見證了自己是殺害先知們的那些人的後代。 32 你們去充滿你們祖先的惡貫吧!

33 「你們這些蛇類,這些毒蛇的子孫!你們怎麼能逃避地獄的懲罰呢? 34 看,我為此差派先知、智者、經師到你們這裡來;有些你們要殺害、要釘上十字架,有些要在會堂裡鞭打,從一個城追逼到另一個城。 35 所以,從義人亞伯的血起,直到你們在聖所和祭壇之間所殺的巴拉加的兒子撒迦利亞的血為止,在地上所流的義人的血都要歸在你們身上。 36 我確實地告訴你們:這一切都要臨到這世代。

為耶路撒冷哀嘆

37 耶路撒冷啊,耶路撒冷!這城殺害先知們,又用石頭砸死被差到她這裡的人!我多次想聚集你的兒女,像母雞把自己的小雞聚集在翅膀下,可是你們不願意! 38 看哪,你們的家[k]要被廢棄成為荒場。 39 我告訴你們:今後你們絕不會再見到我了,直到你們說:『奉主名而來的那一位,是蒙祝福的。』[l]

Footnotes

  1. 馬太福音 23:4 有古抄本沒有「難挑的」。
  2. 馬太福音 23:5 有古抄本沒有「衣服的」。
  3. 馬太福音 23:7 老師——或譯作「拉比」。
  4. 馬太福音 23:8 老師——或譯作「拉比」。
  5. 馬太福音 23:8 有古抄本附「就是基督,」。
  6. 馬太福音 23:14 有古抄本沒有此節。
  7. 馬太福音 23:15 教徒——輔助詞語。
  8. 馬太福音 23:19 有古抄本附「愚拙又」。
  9. 馬太福音 23:26 有古抄本附「盤子」。
  10. 馬太福音 23:28 罪惡——原文直譯「不法」。
  11. 馬太福音 23:38 家——或譯作「殿」;指「聖殿」。參《耶利米書》12:7;22:5。
  12. 馬太福音 23:39 《詩篇》118:26。

譴責律法教師和法利賽人

23 隨後,耶穌對百姓和門徒說: 「律法教師和法利賽人坐在摩西的位子上講授律法。 你們要遵行他們的教導,但不要效法他們的行為,因為他們言行不一。 他們捆好重擔放在別人肩上,而自己連一根指頭也不肯動!

「他們的所作所為是為了給人看的,他們把額上佩戴的經文盒子加寬了,又將衣裳的穗邊加長了。 他們喜歡宴席中的上座和會堂裡的首位。 他們喜歡別人在街市上問候他們,稱呼他們為老師[a] 但你們不要讓別人稱呼你們為老師,因為你們只有一位老師,你們彼此都是弟兄。 不要稱呼地上的人為父親,因為你們只有一位父親,祂在天上。 10 不要讓人稱你們為導師,因為你們只有一位導師——基督。 11 你們當中誰最偉大,誰就要作你們的僕人。 12 自高的人必遭貶抑,謙卑的人必得尊榮。

13 「虛偽的律法教師和法利賽人啊,你們有禍了!因為你們當著人們的面關閉天國之門,自己不進去,也不讓別人進去。

14 「虛偽的律法教師和法利賽人啊,你們有禍了!因為你們侵吞寡婦的財產,還假意做冗長的禱告。因此,你們會受到更嚴厲的刑罰。[b]

15 「虛偽的律法教師和法利賽人啊,你們有禍了!因為你們走遍海洋和陸地去引人入教,等人入了教,卻使他淪為地獄之子,比你們還壞兩倍。

16 「瞎眼的嚮導啊,你們有禍了!你們說,『指著聖殿發誓,不算數;但是指著聖殿裡的金子發誓,就要遵守誓言。』 17 無知的瞎子啊!金子重要呢?還是使金子神聖的聖殿重要呢? 18 你們又說,『指著祭壇發誓不算數,但是指著壇上的供物發誓,就要遵守誓言。』 19 瞎眼的人啊!供物重要呢?還是使供物神聖的祭壇重要呢? 20 其實指著祭壇發誓,就是指著祭壇和壇上的一切東西發誓。 21 指著聖殿發誓,就是指著聖殿和住在裡面的上帝發誓。 22 指著天發誓,就是指著上帝的寶座和坐在寶座上的那位發誓。

23 「虛偽的律法教師和法利賽人啊,你們有禍了!你們把薄荷、茴香、芹菜獻上十分之一,卻忽略了律法中更重要的事——公正、憐憫、信實。後者是你們本該做的,前者也不可忽略。 24 瞎眼的嚮導啊!你們濾出蚊蟲,卻吞下駱駝。

25 「虛偽的律法教師和法利賽人啊,你們有禍了!你們洗淨杯盤的外面,裡頭卻盛滿了貪婪和放縱。 26 瞎眼的法利賽人啊!要先洗淨杯盤的裡面,好讓外面也乾淨。[c]

27 「虛偽的律法教師和法利賽人啊,你們有禍了!你們好像粉飾的墳墓,外表好看,裡面卻裝滿了死人的骨頭和各樣污穢之物。 28 你們虛有公義的外表,內心卻充滿了各種的虛偽和罪惡。

29 「虛偽的律法教師和法利賽人啊,你們有禍了!你們為先知建墓,為義人修碑,並且說, 30 『如果我們活在我們祖先的時代,絕不會和他們一起去殺害先知。』 31 這樣,你們自己證明自己是殺害先知之人的後代。 32 去填滿你們祖先的罪惡吧! 33 你們這些蛇,這些毒蛇的後代啊,你們怎能逃脫地獄的刑罰呢?

34 「看啊,我派先知、智者和律法教師到你們當中,有的會遭到你們的殺害,被你們釘在十字架上;有的會在會堂裡被你們鞭打,被你們從這城追到那城。 35 因此,所有義人在地上所流的血,就是從義人亞伯的血,直到你們在聖所和祭壇之間所殺的巴拉加的兒子撒加利亞的血,都要歸到你們身上。 36 我實在告訴你們,這一切的罪責都要歸到這個世代。

為耶路撒冷哀歎

37 「耶路撒冷啊!耶路撒冷啊!你常殺害先知,又用石頭打死派到你那裡的使者。我多次想要招聚你的兒女,像母雞將小雞聚集在翅膀底下,可是你們卻不肯。 38 看啊!你們的家園將一片荒涼。 39 我告訴你們,從現在起,直到你們說『奉主名來的當受稱頌』那天之前,你們再也見不到我了。」

Footnotes

  1. 23·7 老師」希臘文是「拉比」,特指猶太教的老師。
  2. 23·14 有些古卷無:「虛偽的律法教師和法利賽人啊,你們有禍了!因為你們侵吞寡婦的財產,還假意做冗長的禱告。因此,你們會受到更嚴厲的刑罰。」
  3. 23·26 意思是:「裡面的思想先乾淨了,外在的言行才會真正乾淨。」

A Warning Against Hypocrisy(A)(B)

23 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law(C) and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.(D)

“Everything they do is done for people to see:(E) They make their phylacteries[a](F) wide and the tassels on their garments(G) long; they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues;(H) they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others.(I)

“But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father,(J) and he is in heaven. 10 Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah. 11 The greatest among you will be your servant.(K) 12 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.(L)

Seven Woes on the Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees

13 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites!(M) You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.(N) [14] [b]

15 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert,(O) and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell(P) as you are.

16 “Woe to you, blind guides!(Q) You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gold of the temple is bound by that oath.’(R) 17 You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred?(S) 18 You also say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gift on the altar is bound by that oath.’ 19 You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?(T) 20 Therefore, anyone who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. 21 And anyone who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells(U) in it. 22 And anyone who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the one who sits on it.(V)

23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth(W) of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness.(X) You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides!(Y) You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.

25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish,(Z) but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.(AA) 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.

27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs,(AB) which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

29 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets(AC) and decorate the graves of the righteous. 30 And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ 31 So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.(AD) 32 Go ahead, then, and complete(AE) what your ancestors started!(AF)

33 “You snakes! You brood of vipers!(AG) How will you escape being condemned to hell?(AH) 34 Therefore I am sending you prophets and sages and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify;(AI) others you will flog in your synagogues(AJ) and pursue from town to town.(AK) 35 And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel(AL) to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah,(AM) whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.(AN) 36 Truly I tell you, all this will come on this generation.(AO)

37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you,(AP) how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings,(AQ) and you were not willing. 38 Look, your house is left to you desolate.(AR) 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.’[c](AS)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 23:5 That is, boxes containing Scripture verses, worn on forehead and arm
  2. Matthew 23:14 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Mark 12:40 and Luke 20:47.
  3. Matthew 23:39 Psalm 118:26

23 Awo Yesu n’ayogera eri ebibiina n’abayigirizwa be ng’agamba nti, (A)“Abawandiisi n’Abafalisaayo batudde ku ntebe ya Musa. Noolwekyo mukole era mwekuume buli kye babagamba wabula temugoberera bikolwa byabwe. Kubanga boogera naye ne batakola bye bagamba. (B)Basiba emigugu emizito ne bagitikka abalala, so nga bo n’okugezaako tebagezaako kukwatako n’engalo yaabwe.

(C)“Buli kye bakola bakikola abantu babalabe. Bambala ku mikono gyabwe obusawo[a] omuli ennyiriri eziva mu Byawandiikibwa, ne bawanvuya amatanvuuwa ku byambalo byabwe, agajjukiza abagambala okudda eri Mukama, nga babikola okulaga ababalaba. (D)Baagala nnyo ebifo eby’oku mwanjo ku mbaga, ne mu bifo eby’ekitiibwa mu makuŋŋaaniro. (E)Banyumirwa nnyo okuweebwa ekitiibwa mu butale n’okuyitibwa ‘Labbi.’

“Temweyitanga ‘Labbi[b] ,’ kubanga Katonda yekka ye Muyigiriza wammwe, naye mmwe muli baaluganda. (F)Era temuyitanga muntu yenna ku nsi ‘Kitammwe,’ kubanga Katonda ali mu ggulu ye yekka gwe muteekwa okuyita bwe mutyo. 10 Era temuganyanga muntu yenna kubayita ‘bayigiriza,’ kubanga omuyigiriza wammwe ali omu yekka, ye Kristo. 11 (G)Oyo ayagala abantu okumussaamu ekitiibwa. Asaana abeere muweereza waabwe. 12 (H)Naye buli alyegulumiza alikkakkanyizibwa, na buli alyetoowaza aligulumizibwa.

13 (I)“Zibasanze mmwe Abawandiisi, nammwe Abafalisaayo. Bannanfuusi mmwe! Muziyiza abantu abalala okuyingira mu bwakabaka obw’omu ggulu, ate nammwe ne mutayingira.

14 “Bannanfuusi mmwe Abawandiisi nammwe Abafalisaayo! Mulowoozesa abantu nti muli batuukirivu nga musaba essaala, so ng’ate mwekyusa ne mugobaganya bannamwandu mu mayumba gaabwe. 15 (J)Zibasanze bannanfuusi mmwe Abawandiisi nammwe Abafalisaayo! Kubanga mutambula okwetooloola ennyanja ne ku lukalu musobole okukyusa omuntu, naye bw’akyuka, mumufuula mwana wa ggeyeena okusingawo emirundi ebiri.

16 (K)“Zibasanze mmwe abakulembeze abazibe b’amaaso abagamba nti, ‘Okulayira Yeekaalu, si nsonga, naye oyo alayira zaabu ali mu Yeekaalu, asaana okukituukiriza!’ 17 (L)Mmwe abatalina magezi abazibe b’amaaso! Ku ebyo byombi kiruwa ekisingako obukulu, zaabu oba Yeekaalu efuula zaabu okuba entukuvu? 18 Ate mugamba nti, ‘Omuntu okulayira ekyoto, kirina amakulu, naye bw’alayira ebirabo ebireeteddwa ku kyoto, asaana okukituukiriza!’ 19 (M)Mmwe abazibe b’amaaso, ku byombi kiruwa ekisinga kinnaakyo obukulu, ekirabo ekiri ku kyoto oba ekyoto kyennyini ekifuula ekirabo ekyo okuba ekitukuvu? 20 Bwe mulayira ekyoto, muba mulayira ekyoto n’ebikiriko byonna, 21 (N)era bwe mulayira Yeekaalu muba mulayira Yeekaalu ne Katonda agibeeramu. 22 (O)Era bwe mulayira eggulu, muba mulayira n’entebe ya Katonda ey’obwakabaka n’oyo yennyini agituulako.

23 (P)“Zibasanze, mmwe Abawandiisi, nammwe Abafalisaayo! Bannanfuusi mmwe! Kubanga muwaayo ekimu eky’ekkumi ku buli kintu, ne ku buli kika kya muddo oguwunyisa obulungi era oguwoomesa enva, okutuukira ddala ne ku kalagala akasinga obutono, naye ne mulagajjalira ebintu ebisinga obukulu eby’amateeka, ng’obwenkanya, n’okusaasira n’okukkiriza. Weewaawo musaanidde okuwaayo ekitundu eky’ekkumi, naye ebintu ebirala ebisinga obukulu temusaanidde kubiragajjalira. 24 (Q)Mmwe abakulembeze abazibe b’amaaso! Musengejja akabu muleme kukanywera mu mazzi, naye ne munyweramu eŋŋamira!

25 (R)“Zibasanze mmwe Abawandiisi nammwe Abafalisaayo! Bannanfuusi mmwe! Muzigula kungulu kw’ekikopo ne kungulu kw’ebbakuli, naye nga munda mujjudde omululu n’okwefaako mwekka. 26 Mmwe Abafalisaayo abazibe b’amaaso! Musooke mulongoose munda w’ekikopo olwo nno mulongoose ne kungulu.

27 (S)“Zibasanze mmwe Abawandiisi nammwe Abafalisaayo! Mulabika ng’amalaalo agatemagana kungulu,[c] songa munda gajjudde amagumba g’abafu n’obuvundu obwa buli ngeri. 28 Mulabika ng’abantu abatuukirivu kungulu, songa munda mujjudde obunnanfuusi n’obumenyi bw’amateeka.

29 (T)“Zibasanze mmwe Abawandiisi nammwe Abafalisaayo! Bannanfuusi mmwe! Kubanga muzimbira bannabbi ebijjukizo, ne mutimba ebijjukizo, by’abatuukirivu, 30 ne mulyoka mugamba nti, ‘Naye ddala singa twaliwo mu biseera bya bajjajjaffe tetwandisizza kimu nabo mu kuyiwa omusaayi gw’abannabbi.’ 31 (U)Bwe mwogera mutyo muba mwessaako omusango nga bwe muli abaana b’abo abatta bannabbi. 32 (V)Mugenda nga mutuukiriza ebyo bajjajjammwe bye bataamaliriza.

33 (W)“Mmwe emisota! Abaana b’embalasaasa muliwona mutya omusango ogugenda okubatwaza mu ggeyeena? 34 (X)Kyenva mbaweereza bannabbi, n’abasajja ab’amagezi, n’abawandiisi, abamu mulibatta nga mubakomerera ku musaalaba, n’abalala mulibakuba embooko mu makuŋŋaaniro gammwe, ne mubagobaganya mu bibuga byammwe. 35 (Y)Bwe mutyo omusango gw’okutemula abatuukirivu, okutandikira ku Aberi omutuukirivu okutuuka ku Zaakaliya, mutabani wa Balakiya gwe mwattira wakati wa yeekaalu n’ekyoto, ne gubasingira ddala. 36 (Z)Ddala ddala mbagamba nti ebyo byonna birituuka ku mulembe guno.

37 (AA)“Ggwe Yerusaalemi, ggwe Yerusaalemi atta bannabbi, n’okuba amayinja abo ababa batumiddwa gy’oli, emirundi nga mingi nnyo gye njagadde okukuŋŋaanya abaana bo ng’enkoko bw’ekuŋŋaanya obwana bwayo mu biwaawaatiro byayo, naye n’ogaana. 38 (AB)Laba kaakano ennyumba yo esigalidde awo, kifulukwa. 39 (AC)Kubanga nkugamba nti toliddayo kundaba nate, okutuusa ng’oyogedde nti, ‘Aweereddwa omukisa oyo ajja mu linnya lya Mukama.’ ”

Footnotes

  1. 23:5 bwali bubokisi obutono bwe baateekangamu ennyiriri ez’ebyawandiikibwa ne bwambala mu kyenyi oba ku mukono
  2. 23:8 Labbi kitegeeza Omuyigiriza
  3. 23:27 Omuntu eyalinnyanga ku malaalo, yafukanga atali mulongoofu (laba Kub 19:16). Abantu kyebaava bagasiiganga langi enjeru, basobole okugalaba ne mu kiro