Mattheum 19
1 Et factum est, cum consumasset Iesus sermones istos, migravit a Galilæa, et venit in fines Iudææ trans Iordanem,
At the conclusion of this teaching, Jesus withdrew from Galilee, and went into that district of Judea which is on the other side of the Jordan.
2 et secutæ sunt eum turbæ multæ, et curavit eos ibi.
Great crowds followed him, and he cured them there.
3 Et accesserunt ad eum Pharisæi tentantes eum, et dicentes: Si licet homini dimittere uxorem suam, quacumque ex causa?
Presently some Pharisees came up to him, and, to test him, said, ‘Has a man the right to divorce his wife for every cause?’
4 Qui respondens, ait eis: Non legistis, quia qui fecit hominem ab initio, masculum, et feminam fecit eos? Et dixit:
‘Haven’t you read,’ replied Jesus, ‘that at the beginning the Creator “made them male and female,”
5 Propter hoc dimittet homo patrem, et matrem, et adhærebit uxori suæ, et erunt duo in carne una.
and said – “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother, and be united to his wife, and the man and his wife will become one”?
6 Itaque iam non sunt duo, sed una caro. Quod ergo Deus coniunxit, homo non separet.
So that they are no longer two, but one. What God himself, then, has yoked together people must not separate.’
7 Dicunt illi: Quid ergo Moyses mandavit dare libellum repudii, et dimittere?
‘Why, then,’ they said, ‘did Moses direct that a man should serve his wife with a notice of separation and divorce her?’
8 Ait illis: Quoniam Moyses ad duritiam cordis vestri permisit vobis dimittere uxores vestras: ab initio autem non fuit sic.
‘Moses, owing to the hardness of your hearts,’ answered Jesus, ‘permitted you to divorce your wives, but that was not so at the beginning.
9 Dico autem vobis, quia quicumque dimiserit uxorem suam, nisi ob fornicationem, et aliam duxerit, mœchatur: et qui dimissam duxerit, mœchatur.
But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of some serious sexual sin, and marries another woman, is guilty of adultery.’
10 Dicunt ei discipuli eius: Si ita est causa hominis cum uxore, non expedit nubere.
‘If that,’ said the disciples, ‘is the position of a man with regard to his wife, it is better not to marry.’
11 Qui dixit illis: Non omnes capiunt verbum istud, sed quibus datum est.
‘It is not everyone,’ replied Jesus, ‘who can accept this teaching, but only those who have been enabled to do so.
12 Sunt enim eunuchi, qui de matris utero sic nati sunt: et sunt eunuchi, qui facti sunt ab hominibus: et sunt eunuchi, qui seipsos castraverunt propter regnum cælorum. Qui potest capere capiat.
Some men are incapable of marriage because they were born that way, or have been made so by other people, while there are others who stay single for the sake of the kingdom of Heaven. Accept this if you can.’
13 Tunc oblati sunt ei parvuli, ut manus eis imponeret, et oraret. Discipuli autem increpabant eos.
Then some little children were brought to Jesus, for him to place his hands on them, and pray; but the disciples found fault with those who had brought them.
14 Iesus vero ait eis: Sinite parvulos, et nolite eos prohibere ad me venire: talium est enim regnum cælorum.
Jesus, however, said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for it is to the childlike that the kingdom of heaven belongs.’
15 Et cum imposuisset eis manus, abiit inde.
So he placed his hands on them, and then went on his way.
16 Et ecce unus accedens, ait illi: Magister bone, quid boni faciam ut habeam vitam æternam? (aiōnios g166)
A man came up to Jesus, and said, ‘Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?’ (aiōnios g166)
17 Qui dixit ei: Quid me interrogas de bono? Unus est bonus, Deus. Si autem vis ad vitam ingredi, serva mandata.
‘Why ask me about goodness?’ answered Jesus. ‘There is but One who is good. If you want to enter the life, keep the commandments.’
18 Dicit illi: Quæ? Iesus autem dixit: Non homicidium facies: Non adulterabis: Non facies furtum: Non falsum testimonium dices:
‘What commandments?’ asked the man. ‘These,’ answered Jesus, – ‘“You must not kill. You must not commit adultery. You must not steal. You must not say what is false about others.
19 Honora patrem tuum, et matrem tuam, et diliges proximum tuum sicut teipsum.
Honour your father and your mother.” And “You must love your neighbour as you love yourself.”’
20 Dicit illi adolescens: Omnia hæc custodivi a iuventute mea, quid adhuc mihi deest?
‘I have observed all these,’ said the young man. ‘What is still wanting in me?’
21 Ait illi Iesus: Si vis perfectus esse, vade, vende quæ habes, et da pauperibus, et habebis thesaurum in cælo: et veni, sequere me.
‘If you wish to be perfect,’ answered Jesus, ‘go and sell your property, and give to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; then come and follow me.’
22 Cum audisset autem adolescens verbum, abiit tristis: erat enim habens multas possessiones.
On hearing these words, the young man went away distressed, for he had great possessions.
23 Iesus autem dixit discipulis suis: Amen dico vobis, quia dives difficile intrabit in regnum cælorum.
At this, Jesus said to his disciples, ‘I tell you that a rich person will find it hard to enter the kingdom of heaven!
24 Et iterum dico vobis: Facilius est camelum per foramen acus transire, quam divitem intrare in regnum cælorum.
I say again, it is easier for a camel to get through a needle’s eye than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven!’
25 Auditis autem his, discipuli mirabantur valde, dicentes: Quis ergo poterit salvus esse?
On hearing this, the disciples exclaimed in great astonishment, ‘Who then can possibly be saved?’
26 Aspiciens autem Iesus, dixit illis: Apud homines hoc impossibile est: apud Deum autem omnia possibilia sunt.
But Jesus looked at them, and said, ‘With people this is impossible, but with God everything is possible.’ Then Peter turned and said to Jesus,
27 Tunc respondens Petrus, dixit ei: Ecce nos reliquimus omnia, et secuti sumus te: quid ergo erit nobis?
‘But we – we left everything, and followed you; what, then, will we have?’
28 Iesus autem dixit illis: Amen dico vobis, quod vos, qui secuti estis me, in regeneratione cum sederit Filius hominis in sede maiestatis suæ, sedebitis et vos super sedes duodecim, iudicantes duodecim tribus Israel.
‘I tell you,’ answered Jesus, ‘that at the new creation, when the Son of Man takes his seat on his throne of glory, you who followed me will be seated on twelve thrones, as judges of the twelve tribes of Israel.
29 Et omnis, qui reliquerit domum, vel fratres, aut sorores, aut patrem, aut matrem, aut uxorem, aut filios, aut agros propter nomen meum, centuplum accipiet, et vitam æternam possidebit. (aiōnios g166)
Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or land, for my sake, will receive many times as much, and will gain eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
30 Multi autem erunt primi novissimi, et novissimi primi.
But many who are first now will then be last, and those who are last will be first.
