Matei 4
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
Ispitirile lui Isus
4 Atunci Isus a fost dus de Duhul în pustie, ca să fie ispitit de diavolul[a]. 2 Isus a postit timp de patruzeci de zile şi patruzeci de nopţi[b] şi apoi a flămânzit. 3 Atunci ispititorul s-a apropiat de El şi I-a zis:
– Dacă[c] eşti Fiul lui Dumnezeu, porunceşte ca aceste pietre să devină pâini!
4 Însă Isus i-a răspuns:
– Este scris:
„Omul nu trăieşte numai cu pâine,
ci cu orice cuvânt
care iese din gura lui Dumnezeu“[d].
5 Atunci diavolul L-a dus în sfânta cetate, L-a pus să stea pe streaşina Templului 6 şi I-a zis:
– Dacă eşti Fiul lui Dumnezeu, aruncă-Te jos, căci este scris:
„El le va porunci îngerilor Săi cu privire la Tine“
şi
„Ei Te vor purta pe braţele lor,
ca nu cumva să-Ţi loveşti piciorul de vreo piatră!“[e]
7 Isus i-a răspuns:
– De asemenea este scris: „Să nu-L ispiteşti pe Domnul, Dumnezeul tău!“[f]
8 Diavolul L-a mai dus pe un munte foarte înalt şi I-a arătat toate regatele lumii şi splendoarea lor. 9 Apoi I-a zis:
– Toate acestea Ţi le voi da Ţie dacă te vei prosterna şi mi te vei închina.
10 Atunci Isus i-a răspuns:
– Pleacă, Satan, căci este scris:
„Domnului, Dumnezeul tău, să te închini
şi numai Lui să-I slujeşti!“[g]
11 Atunci diavolul a plecat de la El. Şi iată că nişte îngeri au venit să-I slujească.
Începutul lucrării lui Isus în Galileea
12 Când a auzit Isus că Ioan fusese închis, a plecat în Galileea. 13 A părăsit Nazaretul şi S-a dus să locuiască în Capernaum, lângă mare[h], în ţinutul lui Zabulon şi al lui Neftali, 14 ca să se împlinească ce a fost spus prin profetul Isaia, care zice:
15 „Ţinut al lui Zabulon şi ţinut al lui Neftali,
calea spre mare[i], dincolo de Iordan,
Galileea neamurilor!
16 Poporul care locuia în întuneric
a văzut o mare lumină!
Peste cei ce locuiau în ţara umbrei morţii
a răsărit o lumină!“[j]
17 De atunci încolo, Isus a început să predice şi să zică: „Pocăiţi-vă, pentru că Împărăţia Cerurilor este aproape!“
Chemarea primilor apostoli
18 În timp ce mergea pe malul Mării Galileii, Isus a văzut doi fraţi, pe Simon, zis Petru, şi pe Andrei, fratele lui, care aruncau un năvod în mare, căci erau pescari. 19 El le-a zis: „Veniţi după Mine şi vă voi face pescari de oameni!“ 20 Ei şi-au lăsat imediat năvoadele şi L-au urmat.
21 Mergând mai departe de acolo, El a văzut alţi doi fraţi: pe Iacov, fiul lui Zebedei, şi pe Ioan, fratele lui, care erau într-o barcă împreună cu Zebedei, tatăl lor, şi îşi cârpeau năvoadele. Isus i-a chemat, 22 iar ei au lăsat imediat barca şi pe tatăl lor şi L-au urmat.
Isus vindecă bolnavii
23 Isus călătorea prin toată Galileea, dând învăţătură în sinagogile[k] lor, predicând Evanghelia[l] Împărăţiei şi vindecând orice boală şi orice neputinţă care erau în popor. 24 Vestea despre El s-a răspândit în toată Siria[m]. Oamenii îi aduceau la El pe toţi cei ce sufereau de diferite boli sau dureri, pe cei demoniaci, pe cei epileptici[n] şi pe cei paralizaţi, iar El îi vindeca. 25 Îl urmau mulţimi mari de oameni din Galileea, din Decapolis[o], din Ierusalim, din Iudeea şi de dincolo de Iordan.
Footnotes
- Matei 4:1 Gr.: diabolos, care înseamnă bârfitor, defăimător, calomniator; peste tot în carte
- Matei 4:2 Vezi Ex. 24:18; 34:28; Deut. 8:2-3; vezi nota de la 2:15
- Matei 4:3 Sau: Din moment ce, în ideea că diavolul nu pune la îndoială identitatea lui Isus; şi în v. 5
- Matei 4:4 Vezi Deut. 8:3
- Matei 4:6 Vezi Ps. 91:11, 12
- Matei 4:7 Vezi Deut. 6:16
- Matei 4:10 Vezi Deut. 6:13
- Matei 4:13 Este vorba despre Marea (sau Lacul) Galileii, cunoscută sub mai multe denumiri: Chineret, Ghenezaret, Tiberiadei; peste tot în carte
- Matei 4:15 Lit.: calea mării
- Matei 4:16 Vezi Is. 9:1, 2
- Matei 4:23 Lit.: întrunire sau loc de adunare; centru al comunităţii, loc public de rugăciune, de închinare şi de citire a Scripturilor, acolo unde existau cel puţin zece bărbaţi. Ca instituţie, Sinagoga a apărut în timpul exilului babilonian (după 586 î.Cr.); peste tot în carte
- Matei 4:23 Sau: Vestea Bună; peste tot în carte
- Matei 4:24 Teritoriul de la nord de Galileea, între M. Mediterană şi Damasc
- Matei 4:24 Gr.: lunatici, pe baza unei superstiţii antice, care spunea că accesele (atacurile) erau datorate fazelor Lunii
- Matei 4:25 Sau: Cele Zece Oraşe, o ligă formată din zece cetăţi elenistice, nouă dintre ele fiind situate la est de Iordan
Matthew 4
The Voice
4 The Spirit then led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the devil. 2 Jesus fasted for 40 days and 40 nights. After this fast, He was, as you can imagine, hungry. 3 But He was also curiously stronger, when the tempter came to Jesus.
Devil: If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.
Jesus (quoting Deuteronomy): 4 It is written, “Man does not live by bread alone. Rather, he lives on every word that comes from the mouth of the Eternal One.”[a]
The point, of course, is not that Jesus couldn’t have turned these stones to bread. A little later in the story He can make food appear when He needs to. But Jesus doesn’t work miracles out of the blue, for no reason, for show or proof or spectacle. He works them in intimate, close places; He works them to meet people’s needs and to show them the way to the Kingdom.
5 Then the devil took Jesus to the holy city, Jerusalem, and he had Jesus stand at the very highest point in the holy temple.
Devil: 6 If You are the Son of God, jump! And then we will see if You fulfill the Scripture that says,
He will command His heavenly messengers concerning You,
and the messengers will buoy You in their hands
So that You will not crash, or fall, or even graze Your foot on a stone.[b]
Jesus: 7 That is not the only thing Scripture says. It also says, “Do not put the Eternal One, your God, to the test.”[c]
8 And still the devil subjected Jesus to a third test. He took Jesus to the top of a very high mountain, and he showed Jesus all the kingdoms of the world in all their splendor and glory, their power and pomp.
Devil: 9 If You bow down and worship me, I will give You all these kingdoms.
Jesus: 10 Get away from Me, Satan. I will not serve you. I will instead follow Scripture, which tells us to “worship the Eternal One, your God, and serve only Him.”[d]
11 Then the devil left Jesus. And heavenly messengers came and ministered to Him.
12 It was not long until powerful people put John in prison. When Jesus learned this, He went back to Galilee. 13 He moved from Nazareth to Capernaum, a town by the sea in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali. 14 He did this to fulfill one of the prophecies of Isaiah:
15 In the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
the road to the sea along the Jordan in Galilee, the land of the outsiders—
16 In these places, the people who had been living in darkness
saw a great light.
The light of life will overtake those who dwelt in the shadowy darkness of death.[e]
17 From that time on, preaching was part of Jesus’ work.
Jesus: Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
By now Jesus desires a community around Him, friends and followers who help Him carry this urgent, precious message to people. His message is not dissimilar to John’s: Turn away from sin; turn toward God. And so He calls a community to join Him. These first beloved followers are called “disciples,” which means “apprentices.” The first disciples are two brothers, Simon and Andrew. They are fishermen.
18 One day Jesus was walking along the Sea of Galilee when He saw Simon (also called Peter) and Andrew throwing their nets into the water. They were, of course, fishermen.
Jesus: 19 Come, follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.
20 Immediately Peter and Andrew left their fishnets and followed Jesus.
21 Going on from there, Jesus saw two more brothers, James the son of Zebedee and his brother John. They, too, were fishermen. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee getting their nets ready to fish. Jesus summoned them, just as He had called to Peter and Andrew, 22 and immediately they left their boat and their father to follow Jesus.
23 And so Jesus went throughout Galilee. He taught in the synagogues. He preached the good news of the Kingdom, and He healed people, ridding their bodies of sickness and disease. 24 Word spread all over Syria, as more and more sick people came to Him. The innumerable ill who came before Him had all sorts of diseases, they were in crippling pain; they were possessed by demons; they had seizures; they were paralyzed. But Jesus healed them all. 25 Large crowds from Galilee, from Jerusalem, from the ten cities called the Decapolis, from Judea, and from the region across the Jordan followed him.
Matthew 4
Revised Standard Version
The Temptation of Jesus
4 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And he fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterward he was hungry. 3 And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” 4 But he answered, “It is written,
‘Man shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’”
5 Then the devil took him to the holy city, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, 6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written,
‘He will give his angels charge of you,’
and
‘On their hands they will bear you up,
lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”
7 Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’” 8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them; 9 and he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” 10 Then Jesus said to him, “Begone, Satan! for it is written,
‘You shall worship the Lord your God
and him only shall you serve.’”
11 Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him.
Jesus Begins His Ministry in Galilee
12 Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee; 13 and leaving Nazareth he went and dwelt in Caper′na-um by the sea, in the territory of Zeb′ulun and Naph′tali, 14 that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
15 “The land of Zeb′ulun and the land of Naph′tali,
toward the sea, across the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles—
16 the people who sat in darkness
have seen a great light,
and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death
light has dawned.”
17 From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
Jesus Calls the First Disciples
18 As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. 19 And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed him. 21 And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zeb′edee and John his brother, in the boat with Zeb′edee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. 22 Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed him.
Jesus Ministers to Crowds of People
23 And he went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every infirmity among the people. 24 So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics, and paralytics, and he healed them. 25 And great crowds followed him from Galilee and the Decap′olis and Jerusalem and Judea and from beyond the Jordan.
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By Thomas Nelson
By National Council of the Churches of Christ