Matthew 23
1 Then Jesus, speaking to the crowds and to his disciples, said,
Tedaj je Jezus spregovoril množici in svojim učencem,
2 “The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees now occupy the chair of Moses.
rekoč: »Pisarji in farizeji sedijo na Mojzesovem stolu.
3 Therefore practice and lay to heart everything that they preach but do not practice.
Torej vse, karkoli vam ukažejo, obeležujte, to obeležujte in storite; toda ne delajte po njihovih delih, kajti oni govorijo, pa ne delajo.
4 While they make up heavy loads and pile them on other people’s shoulder’s they decline, themselves, to lift a finger to move them.
Kajti vežejo težka bremena in bridka za prenašanje in jih polagajo ljudem na ramena, toda [sami] jih niti z enim izmed svojih prstov nočejo premakniti.
5 All their actions are done to attract attention. They widen their phylacteries, and increase the size of their tassels,
Toda vsa svoja dela počnejo zato, da bi jih ljudje videli. Širijo svoje molitvene jermene in povečujejo robove svojih oblek
6 and like to have the place of honor at dinner, and the best seats in the synagogues,
in radi imajo najpomembnejše prostore na zabavah ter vodilne sedeže v sinagogah
7 and to be greeted in the markets with respect, and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by everybody.
in pozdrave na trgih ter da bi jih ljudje klicali: ›Rabi, Rabi.‹
8 But do not allow yourselves to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have only one teacher, and you yourselves are all brothers and sisters.
Toda ne dajte se imenovati Rabi, kajti eden je vaš Učitelj, celó Kristus, vi vsi pa ste bratje.
9 And do not call anyone on the earth your ‘Father,’ for your have only one Father, the heavenly Father.
In na zemlji nobenega moža ne kličite vaš oče, kajti eden je vaš Oče, ki je v nebesih.
10 Nor must you allow yourselves to be called ‘leaders,’ for you have only one leader, the Christ.
Niti se ne dajte imenovati učitelji, kajti eden je vaš Učitelj, celó Kristus.
11 The person who wants to be the greatest among you must be your servant.
Temveč kdor je med vami največji, naj bo vaš služabnik.
12 Whoever exalts themselves will be humbled, and whoever humbles themselves will be exalted.
In kdorkoli se bo poviševal, bo ponižan; in kdor bo sebe ponižal, bo povišan.
13 But alas for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You turn the key of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. For you do not go in yourselves, and do not allow those who try to go in to do so.
Toda gorje vam, pisarji in farizeji, hinavci! Kajti nebeško kraljestvo ste zaprli pred ljudmi, kajti sami ne greste noter niti tem, ki vstopajo, ne dovolite, da bi šli noter.
Gorje vam, pisarji in farizeji, hinavci! Kajti vdovam goltate hiše in za pretvezo opravljate dolgo molitev; zatorej boste prejeli večjo obsodbo.
15 Alas for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You scour land and sea to make a single convert, and, when they are gained, you make them twice as deserving of Gehenna as you are yourselves. (Geenna g1067)
Gorje vam, pisarji in farizeji, hinavci! Kajti obidete morje in zemljo, da naredite enega spreobrnjenca in ko je narejen, ga naredite dvakrat bolj otroka pekla, kakor ste sami. (Geenna g1067)
16 Alas for you, you blind guides! You say ‘if any swear by the Temple, their oath counts for nothing; but, if anyone swears by the gold of the Temple, their oath is binding them’!
Gorje vam, vi slepi vodniki, ki pravite: ›Kdorkoli bo prisegel pri templju, ni to nič; toda kdorkoli bo prisegel pri tempeljskem zlatu, je dolžnik!‹
17 Fools that you are and blind! Which is the more important? The gold? Or the Temple which has given sacredness to the gold?
Vi bedaki in slepci. Kajti kaj je večje, zlato ali tempelj, ki posvečuje zlato?
18 You say, too, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, their oath counts for nothing, but, if anyone swears by the offering placed on it, their oath is binding on them’!
In: ›Kdorkoli bo prisegel pri oltarju, ni to nič; toda kdorkoli prisega pri daru, ki je na njem, je kriv.‹
19 Blind indeed! Which is the more important? The offering? Or the altar which gives sacredness to the offering?
Vi bedaki in slepci. Kajti kaj je večje, dar ali oltar, ki posvečuje dar?
20 Therefore a person, swearing by the altar, swears by it and by all that is on it,
Kdorkoli bo torej prisegel pri oltarju, prisega pri njem in pri vseh stvareh na njem.
21 and a person, swearing by the Temple, swears by it and by him who dwells in it,
In kdorkoli bo prisegel pri templju, prisega pri njem in pri tistem, ki prebiva v njem.
22 while a person, swearing by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits on it.
In kdor bo prisegel pri nebesih, prisega pri Božjem prestolu in pri tistem, ki sedi na njem.
23 Alas for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You pay tithes on mint, fennel, and caraway seed, and have neglected the weightier matters of the Law – justice, mercy, and good faith. These last you ought to have put into practice, without neglecting the first.
Gorje vam, pisarji in farizeji, hinavci! Kajti plačujete desetino od mete in janeža in kumine, zanemarili pa ste pomembnejše zadeve iz postave, sodbo, usmiljenje in vero. Te bi morali storiti in ne pustiti drugih nenarejenih.
24 You blind guides, to strain out a gnat and to swallow a camel!
Vi slepi vodniki, ki precejate komarja in požirate kamelo.
25 Alas for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are filled with the results of greed and self-indulgence.
Gorje vam, pisarji in farizeji, hinavci! Ker naredite zunanjost čaše in pladnja čisto, toda znotraj ste polni izsiljevanja in izgreda.
26 You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.
Ti slepi farizej, očisti najprej to, kar je znotraj čaše in pladnja, da bo tudi njuna zunanjost lahko čista.
27 Alas for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You are like whitewashed tombs, which indeed look fair outside, while inside they are filled with dead people’s bones and all kinds of filth.
Gorje vam, pisarji in farizeji, hinavci! Kajti podobni ste pobeljenim mavzolejem, ki so na zunaj videti zares krasni, toda znotraj so polni kosti mrtvih ljudi in vse nečistosti.
28 It is the same with you. Outwardly, and to others, you have the look of religious people, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and sin.
Točno tako se tudi vi navzven kažete ljudem pravične, toda znotraj ste polni hinavščine in krivičnosti.
29 Alas for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You build the tombs of the prophets, and decorate the monuments of religious people,
Gorje vam, pisarji in farizeji, hinavci! Kajti prerokom gradite grobnice in okrašujete mavzoleje pravičnih,
30 and say ‘Had we been living in the days of our ancestors, we should have taken no part in their murder of the prophets!’
in pravite: ›Če bi bili mi v dneh svojih očetov, ne bi bili z njimi soudeleženi pri prelivanju krvi prerokov.‹
31 By doing this you are furnishing evidence against yourselves that you are true children of the people who murdered the prophets.
Zatorej ste priče vam samim, da ste otroci teh, ki so morili preroke.
32 Go on then, finish what your ancestors began!
Napolnite torej mero svojih očetov.
Vi kače, vi gadji rod, kako lahko pobegnete obsodbi na pekel? (Geenna g1067)
34 That is why I send you prophets, wise people, and teachers of the Law, some of whom you will crucify and kill, and some of whom you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from town to town;
Zatorej glejte, k vam pošiljam preroke in modre može ter pisarje. In nekatere izmed njih boste ubili in križali; in nekatere izmed njih boste bičali v svojih sinagogah in jih preganjali od mesta do mesta,
35 so that on your heads may fall every drop of innocent blood split on earth, from the blood of innocent Abel down to that of Zechariah, Barachiah’s son, whom you murdered between the Temple and the altar.
da lahko pride nad vas vsa pravična kri, prelita na zemlji, od krvi pravičnega Abela, do krvi Zaharija, Berehjájevega sina, ki ste ga umorili med templjem in oltarjem.
36 All this, I tell you, will come home to the present generation.
Resnično, povem vam: ›Vse te stvari bodo prišle nad ta rod.‹
37 Jerusalem! Jerusalem! She who slays the prophets and stones the messengers sent to her – Oh, how often have I wished to gather your children around me, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not come!
Oh Jeruzalem, Jeruzalem, ti, ki ubijaš preroke in kamnaš tiste, ki so poslani k tebi, kako pogosto sem hotel zbrati skupaj tvoje otroke, prav tako kakor koklja zbira svoje piščance pod svoje peruti, pa niste hoteli!
38 Verily, your house is left to you desolate!
Glejte, vaša hiša je zapuščena, prepuščena vam.
39 For nevermore, I tell you, will you see me, until you say – ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’”
Kajti povem vam: ›Odslej me ne boste več videli, dokler ne boste rekli: ›Blagoslovljen je, kdor prihaja v Gospodovem imenu.‹«
