安息日的主

12 在安息日那天,耶稣从麦田经过。他的门徒们饿了,就开始摘麦穗吃。 有些法利赛人看见了,就对耶稣说:“你看,你的门徒们做了在安息日不可以做的事。”

耶稣对他们说:大卫和那些与他在一起的人饥饿时所做的事,你们难道没有读过吗? 他不是进了神的殿[a],和他们吃了[b]陈设饼吗?这饼是他和那些与他在一起的人不可以吃的,唯有祭司才可以吃。 再者,你们难道没有在律法书上读过:当安息日,祭司们在圣殿里触犯了安息日,也是无罪的吗? 但是我告诉你们:比圣殿更大的就在这里! 你们如果明白‘我要的是怜悯,而不是祭祀’[c]这话是什么意思,就不会把无罪的定为有罪了。 因为人子是安息日的主。”

治愈手萎缩的人

耶稣离开那地方,进了他们的会堂。 10 看哪,有个一只手枯萎的人。有些人就问耶稣,说:“在安息日使人痊愈,是否可以呢?”这是为要控告耶稣。

11 耶稣对他们说:“你们当中有哪一个人,如果他有一只羊在安息日掉进坑里,他不会抓住羊,把它拉上来呢? 12 人比羊重要多了!所以,在安息日做好事是可以的。”

13 于是耶稣对那个人说:“伸出你的手!”他一伸出来,手就复原了,和另一只一样健全。 14 那些法利赛人就出去,商议怎样对付耶稣,好除灭他。

神的仆人

15 耶稣知道了,就离开那里。有一大群人跟随他,耶稣使他们都痊愈了, 16 并且告诫他们不要把他传扬出去。 17 这是为要应验那藉着先知以赛亚所说的话:

18 “看哪,我所拣选的仆人,
我所爱的,心所喜悦的。
我要把我的灵赐给他,
他要向外邦人宣扬审判的事。
19 他不争竞、不喧嚷,
大街[d]上也没有人听见他的声音。
20 压伤的芦苇,他不折断;
将熄的灯火,他不吹灭,
直到他使公义得胜,
21 外邦人将要仰望他的名。”[e]

自相纷争

22 那时,一个有鬼魔附身、又瞎又哑的人被带到耶稣那里。耶稣使他痊愈,那哑巴就能说话,也能看见了。 23 众人都十分惊讶,说:“难道这个人就是‘大卫的后裔’?”

24 法利赛人听见了却说:“这个人如果不是靠着鬼魔的王别西卜,就不能驱赶鬼魔!”

25 耶稣知道他们的想法,就对他们说:“任何一个国家,如果自相纷争就成为荒芜;任何一个城或家庭,如果自相纷争就站立不住。 26 如果撒旦驱赶撒旦,就是自相纷争,它的国怎么能站立得住呢? 27 如果我是靠别西卜驱赶鬼魔,那么,你们的子弟是靠谁驱赶鬼魔呢?为此,你们的子弟就将要成为你们的审判者了。 28 然而,如果我藉着神的灵驱赶鬼魔,那么,神的国就已经临到你们了。 29 人怎么能进入一个壮士的家抢夺他的东西呢?如果不先把那壮士捆住,就不能抢夺他的家。 30 不与我在一起的,就是在反对我;不与我一起收集的,就是在拆散。 31 为此,我告诉你们:人一切的罪和亵渎的话都能被赦免,但亵渎圣灵却不能被赦免。 32 凡是说话抵挡人子的,还能被赦免;但如果有人说话抵挡圣灵,无论在这世代,或在将要来的世代,都不能被赦免。

树与果

33 “你们让一棵树好,它的果子就好;你们让一棵树坏,它的果子就坏;这样,一棵树是凭着果子被认出来。 34 你们这些毒蛇的子孙!你们做为恶人,怎么能说出善的来呢?因为心里所充满的,口里就说出来。 35 好人从他心里[f]所存的善,发出善来;坏人从他心里所存的恶,发出恶来。 36 我告诉你们:人所说的每一句无益的话,在那审判的日子,句句都要做出交代, 37 因为凭你的话,你将被称为义;也凭你的话,你将被定有罪。”

约拿的神迹

38 当时,有一些经文士和法利赛人对耶稣说:“老师,我们希望你显个神迹给我们看。”

39 耶稣回答他们,说:“一个邪恶、淫乱的世代会寻求神迹;可是除了先知约拿的神迹以外,不会有神迹赐给它了。 40 就是说,正如约拿在大鱼的肚子里三天三夜,人子也照样将要在地心三天三夜。 41 在审判的时候,尼尼微人将要与这世代一起复活[g],并且要定这世代的罪,因为尼尼微人因着约拿的传道就悔改了。看,比约拿更大的就在这里! 42 在审判的时候,南方的女王[h]将要与这世代一起复活[i],并且要定这世代的罪,因为她从极远的地方来,要听所罗门智慧的话语。看,比所罗门更大的就在这里!

污灵返回

43 “有个污灵从一个人身上出来以后,走遍无水之地,寻找安歇的地方,却找不到, 44 就说:‘我要回到我离开的那屋里去。’于是它回去,发现那里空着,已被打扫干净,摆设整齐, 45 就去带了另外七个比自己更邪恶的灵,进去住在那里。那个人最后的情况就比先前更坏了。这邪恶的世代也将是这样。”

真正的亲属

46 耶稣正在向人群讲话,这时候他的母亲和弟弟们[j]站在外面,想要和他说话。 47 有人告诉他:“看,你母亲和弟弟们站在外面,想和你说话。”[k]

48 耶稣回答那对他说话的人,说:“我的母亲是谁呢?我的弟兄是谁呢?” 49 他就伸手指着他的门徒们,说:“看,我的母亲、我的弟兄! 50 因为凡是遵行我天父旨意的人,他才是我的弟兄、姐妹和母亲。”

Footnotes

  1. 马太福音 12:4 殿——原文直译“家”。
  2. 马太福音 12:4 和他们吃了——有古抄本作“吃了”。
  3. 马太福音 12:7 《何西阿书》6:6。
  4. 马太福音 12:19 大街——或译作“广场”。
  5. 马太福音 12:21 《以赛亚书》42:1-4。
  6. 马太福音 12:35 有古抄本没有“他心里”。
  7. 马太福音 12:41 复活——或译作“起来”。
  8. 马太福音 12:42 南方的女王——指“示巴女王”。
  9. 马太福音 12:42 复活——或译作“起来”。
  10. 马太福音 12:46 弟弟——原文直译“兄弟”。
  11. 马太福音 12:47 有古抄本没有此节。

12 At that time Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach went on Shabbos through the grainfields. And his talmidim were hungry and began to pick the heads of wheat and to eat them.

But the Perushim, seeing this, said to Moshiach: Hinei! Your talmidim are doing what is asur on Shabbos!

But Moshiach said to them, Have you not read what Dovid HaMelech did when he and those with him were hungry,

how he entered into the Beis Hashem and ate the Lechem HaPanim (the Bread of the Presence), which was not mutar (permissible) for him to eat nor the ones with him, but only the kohanim?

Or have you not read in the Torah that on Shabbos the kohanim in the Beis Hamikdash commit Chillul HaYom HaShabbos (desecration of the Sabbath Day) and yet are blameless? [BAMIDBAR 28:9-10]

But I say to you that something greater than the Beis Hamikdash is here.

But if you’d had daas what this means, CHESED CHAFATZTI VLO ZEVACH (I desire mercy and not sacrifice HOSHEA 6:6), you would not have condemned the innocent.

For the Ben HaAdam (Moshiach) is Adon HaShabbos.

And having gone from there, he went into their shul.

10 And hinei! There was a man with a withered hand. And they questioned Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, asking, Is it mutar (permissible) to bring refuah (healing) on Shabbos? They did this in order to bring accusation against him.

11 But Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to them, What man will there be among you, who owns a keves (lamb), and if it falls into a pit on Shabbos, will not take hold of it and lift it out?

12 Therefore, how much more valuable is a man than a keves. For this reason, it is mutar (permissible) on Shabbos to do HaTov.

13 Then Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says to the man, Stretch out your hand. And the man stretched out his hand. And it was restored to health, as sound as the other hand.

14 But the Perushim went out and took counsel against Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach so that they might destroy him.

15 But Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, having da’as of this, departed from there. And many multitudes followed Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, and he brought refuah to them all.

16 And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach warned them that they should not make him manifest.

17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through Yeshayah HaNavi, saying,

18 HEN AVDI ETMACH BO, BECHIRI RATZTAH NAFSHI, NATATI RUCHI ALAV, MISHPAT LAGOYIM YOTZI (Here is my Servant, whom I uphold, my Chosen One in whom my Soul delights, I will put my Spirit on him, he will bring Justice to the Nations, YESHAYAH 42:1)

19 LO YITZAK VLO YISSAH VLO YASHMIA BACHUTZ KOLO (He will not shout nor cry out nor raise the sound of his voice in the street.)

20 KANEH RATZUTZ LO YISHBOR UFISHTAH CHEHAH LO YECHABENAH LE-EMET YOTZI MISHPAT (A bruised reed he will not break nor a smoldering wick will he snuff out) until Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach leads mishpat (justice) to victory.

21 And in his Name, HAGOYIM will put their tikvah (hope) [YESHAYAH 42:1-4; YESHAYAH 11:10 TARGUM HA-SHIVIM]

22 Then a man, blind and mute, who was possessed by shedim, was brought to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, and he brought refuah to him, so that the mute man was able to speak and to see.

23 And all the multitudes were amazed and they were saying, Surely this is not the Ben Dovid [Moshiach], is he?

24 But, having heard this, the Perushim said, This one does not cast out shedim except by Baal-zibbul, the Sar HaShedim (the Prince of Demons).

25 But having daas of their thoughts, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to them, Every malchut that is divided against itself is made desolate, and every ir (city) and bais (house) that is divided against itself will not stand.

26 And if Hasatan casts out Hasatan, he is divided against himself. How, therefore, will the Malchut Hasatan stand?

27 And if by Baal-zibbul I cast out the shedim, by whom do your banim (sons) cast them out? Therefore, they will be your shofetim (judges).

28 But if by the Ruach Hakodesh I [Moshiach] cast out the shedim, then upon you the Malchut Hashem has arrived.

29 Or how is someone able to enter the Bayit HaGibbor and confiscate his furnishings unless he binds the Gibbor first. Then he will plunder the Bayit HaGibbor.

30 The one not with me [Moshiach] is against me [anti-Moshiach]. And the one not gathering with me scatters.

31 Therefore, I say to you, every chet (sin) and gidduf (blasphemy) will be forgiven men, but whoever commits Chillul Hashem against the Ruach Hakodesh will not be forgiven.

32 And whoever speaks a word against the Ben HaAdam [Moshiach] will be granted selicha (forgiveness), but whoever speaks against the Ruach Hakodesh, selicha will not be granted him either in the Olam Hazeh or in the Olam Habah.

33 Either make the etz (tree) tov (good) and its pri (fruit) will be tov, or make the etz nishchat (corrupt) and its pri will be rah; for by its pri the etz is known.

34 You banim of nechashim (sons of snakes), how are you able to speak tovot (good things), for out of the abundance of the lev (heart) the mouth speaks.

35 The ish tov (good man) out of the good otzar (treasure) brings forth good; and the ish rah out of the evil otzar brings forth evil.

36 But I say to you, that for every careless lashon horah (evil speech) that men speak, they will be called to account on the Yom HaDin (the Day of Judgment).

37 For by your dvarim you will be pronounced tzodek (righteous), and by your dvarim you will be charged with guilt.

38 Then some of the Sofrim and Perushim answered Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, saying, Rabbi, we desire to see an ot (miraculous sign) from you.

39 But Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach answered them, Dor rah umnaef (an evil and adulterous generation) seeks for an ot (miraculous sign), but no ot will be given it except the ot of Yonah HaNavi.

40 For just as Yonah was in the belly of the great fish SHLOSHAH YAMIM USHLOSHAH LAILAH (three days and three nights, YONAH 1:17), so will be the Ben HaAdam (Moshiach) in the heart of the earth SHLOSHAH YAMIM USHLOSHAH LAILOT (three days and three nights).

41 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the Yom HaDin with this generation and they will condemn it, for the men of Nineveh made teshuva at the hatafah (preaching) of Yonah, and, hinei, something much greater than Yonah is here.

42 The Queen of the South will be made to stand up alive at the Yom HaDin with this generation and will condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the chochmah of Shlomo and, hinei, something much greater than Shlomo is here.

43 Now when the ruach hatameh (unclean spirit) goes out from the man, it goes through dry places seeking a manoach (resting place) and it does not find one.

44 Then it says, Into my haunt I will return from where I came out. And having come out, it finds the bais standing empty, having been swept and having been put beseder (in order).

45 Then it goes and takes along with itself seven other ruchot more evil than itself and, having entered the residence, it sets up house there, and the last state of that man has become worse than the first. Thus it will be with this evil generation also.

46 While he was still speaking to the multitudes, hinei, Moshiach’s Em and achim stood outside, seeking to speak with him.

47 And someone said to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, Hinei! Your Em and your achim have stood outside seeking to speak with you.

48 And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said in reply to the one speaking with him, Who is my Em and who are my achim?

49 And stretching out his hand upon his talmidim, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said, Hinei, my Em and my achim.

50 For whoever does the ratzon (will) of Avi shbaShomayim(see Mt6:10; 26:39) he is my ach (brother) and achot (sister)and Em (Mother).

Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath(A)(B)

12 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain(C) and eat them. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”(D)

He answered, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?(E) He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread—which was not lawful for them to do, but only for the priests.(F) Or haven’t you read in the Law that the priests on Sabbath duty in the temple desecrate the Sabbath(G) and yet are innocent? I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.(H) If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’[a](I) you would not have condemned the innocent. For the Son of Man(J) is Lord of the Sabbath.”

Going on from that place, he went into their synagogue, 10 and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Looking for a reason to bring charges against Jesus,(K) they asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”(L)

11 He said to them, “If any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will you not take hold of it and lift it out?(M) 12 How much more valuable is a person than a sheep!(N) Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

13 Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out and it was completely restored, just as sound as the other. 14 But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.(O)

God’s Chosen Servant

15 Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. A large crowd followed him, and he healed all who were ill.(P) 16 He warned them not to tell others about him.(Q) 17 This was to fulfill(R) what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

18 “Here is my servant whom I have chosen,
    the one I love, in whom I delight;(S)
I will put my Spirit on him,(T)
    and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
19 He will not quarrel or cry out;
    no one will hear his voice in the streets.
20 A bruised reed he will not break,
    and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out,
till he has brought justice through to victory.
21     In his name the nations will put their hope.”[b](U)

Jesus and Beelzebul(V)

22 Then they brought him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him, so that he could both talk and see.(W) 23 All the people were astonished and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”(X)

24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul,(Y) the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons.”(Z)

25 Jesus knew their thoughts(AA) and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand. 26 If Satan(AB) drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand? 27 And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul,(AC) by whom do your people(AD) drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. 28 But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God(AE) has come upon you.

29 “Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.

30 “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.(AF) 31 And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.(AG) 32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age(AH) or in the age to come.(AI)

33 “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit.(AJ) 34 You brood of vipers,(AK) how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks(AL) what the heart is full of. 35 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. 36 But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. 37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”(AM)

The Sign of Jonah(AN)(AO)

38 Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign(AP) from you.”(AQ)

39 He answered, “A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.(AR) 40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish,(AS) so the Son of Man(AT) will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.(AU) 41 The men of Nineveh(AV) will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah,(AW) and now something greater than Jonah is here. 42 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came(AX) from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, and now something greater than Solomon is here.

43 “When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. 44 Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied, swept clean and put in order. 45 Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first.(AY) That is how it will be with this wicked generation.”

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers(AZ)

46 While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother(BA) and brothers(BB) stood outside, wanting to speak to him. 47 Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.”

48 He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 49 Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. 50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven(BC) is my brother and sister and mother.”

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 12:7 Hosea 6:6
  2. Matthew 12:21 Isaiah 42:1-4