The Sermon on the Mount
1 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on the side of a mountain and sat down.
Blessings
(Luke 6.20-23)Jesus' disciples gathered around him, 2 and he taught them:
3 God blesses those people
who depend only on him.
They belong to the kingdom
of heaven!
4 God blesses those people
who grieve.
They will find comfort!
5 God blesses those people
who are humble.
The earth will belong
to them!
6 God blesses those people
who want to obey him
more than to eat or drink.
They will be given
what they want!
7 God blesses those people
who are merciful.
They will be treated
with mercy!
8 God blesses those people
whose hearts are pure.
They will see him!
9 God blesses those people
who make peace.
They will be called
his children!
10 God blesses those people
who are treated badly
for doing right.
They belong to the kingdom
of heaven.
11 God will bless you when people insult you, mistreat you, and tell all kinds of evil lies about you because of me. 12 Be happy and excited! You will have a great reward in heaven. People did these same things to the prophets who lived long ago.
Salt and Light
(Mark 9.50Luke 14.34Luke 35)13 You are the salt for everyone on earth. But if salt no longer tastes like salt, how can it make food salty? All it is good for is to be thrown out and walked on.
14 You are the light for the whole world. A city built on top of a hill cannot be hidden, 15 and no one lights a lamp and puts it under a clay pot. Instead, it is placed on a lampstand, where it can give light to everyone in the house. 16 Make your light shine, so others will see the good you do and will praise your Father in heaven.
The Law of Moses
17 Don't suppose I came to do away with the Law and the Prophets. I did not come to do away with them, but to give them their full meaning. 18 Heaven and earth may disappear. But I promise you not even a period or comma will ever disappear from the Law. Everything written in it must happen.
19 If you reject even the least important command in the Law and teach others to do the same, you will be the least important person in the kingdom of heaven. But if you obey and teach others its commands, you will have an important place in the kingdom. 20 You must obey God's commands better than the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law obey them. If you don't, I promise you will never get into the kingdom of heaven.
Anger
21 You know our ancestors were told, “Do not murder” and “A murderer must be brought to trial.” 22 But I promise you if you are angry with someone, you will have to stand trial. If you call someone a fool, you will be taken to court. And if you say that someone is worthless, you will be in danger of the fires of hell.
23 So if you are about to place your gift on the altar and remember that someone is angry with you, 24 leave your gift there in front of the altar. Make peace with that person, then come back and offer your gift to God.
25 Before you are dragged into court, make friends with the person who has accused you of doing wrong. If you don't, you will be handed over to the judge and then to the officer who will put you in jail. 26 I promise you will not get out until you have paid the last cent you owe.
Marriage
27 You know the commandment which says, “Be faithful in marriage.” 28 But I tell you if you look at another woman and want her, you are already unfaithful in your thoughts. 29 If your right eye causes you to sin, poke it out and throw it away. It is better to lose one part of your body, than for your whole body to end up in hell. 30 If your right hand causes you to sin, chop it off and throw it away! It is better to lose one part of your body, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
Divorce
(Matthew 19.9Mark 10.11Mark 12Luke 16.18)31 You have been taught that a man who divorces his wife must write out divorce papers for her. 32 But I tell you not to divorce your wife unless she has committed some terrible sexual sin. If you divorce her, you will cause her to be unfaithful, just as any man who marries her is guilty of taking another man's wife.
Promises
33 You know our ancestors were told, “Don't use the Lord's name to make a promise unless you are going to keep it.” 34 But I tell you not to swear by anything when you make a promise! Heaven is God's throne, so don't swear by heaven. 35 The earth is God's footstool, so don't swear by the earth. Jerusalem is the city of the great king, so don't swear by it. 36 Don't swear by your own head. You cannot make one hair white or black. 37 When you make a promise, say only “Yes” or “No.” Anything else comes from the devil.
Revenge
(Luke 6.29Luke 30)38 You know you have been taught, “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” 39 But I tell you not to try to get even with a person who has done something to you. When someone slaps your right cheek, turn and let that person slap your other cheek. 40 If someone sues you for your shirt, give up your coat as well. 41 If a soldier forces you to carry his pack one kilometer, carry it two kilometers. 42 When people ask you for something, give it to them. When they want to borrow money, lend it to them.
Love
(Luke 6.27Luke 28Luke 32-36)43 You have heard people say, “Love your neighbors and hate your enemies.” 44 But I tell you to love your enemies and pray for anyone who mistreats you. 45 Then you will be acting like your Father in heaven. He makes the sun rise on both good and bad people. And he sends rain for the ones who do right and for the ones who do wrong. 46 If you love only those people who love you, will God reward you for this? Even tax collectors love their friends. 47 If you greet only your friends, what's so great about this? Don't even unbelievers do that? 48 But you must always act like your Father in heaven.
Yǝcu kinaŋw nandisa-ŋgwɔ kaayin-la.
(Luuga 6:20-23)1 Mǝ Yǝcu ese ŋwɔdɔŋw, nɔŋw allɔ ki-lundǝr-lǝ, mindaŋ mɔŋw naanalɔ tǝ, nǝ ṯalaamiiz ṯuuŋwun ele naanɔ-ŋgwɔ. 2 Nɔŋwaari ibṯǝdi ethisi ǝccǝ @allima, nɔŋwsǝccǝŋw,
3 “Kila liiṯǝnnǝ ki-rogɽo reeŋen lǝni lɔrtanni, kaka nɔrgwɔ Ŋeeleny ŋǝthi ki-leere-naŋw ŋeeŋen.
4 “Kila lǝṯi jiɽiminni lǝni lɔrtanni; kaka ninḏirsi-gwɔ ethisi kandisalɔ.
5 “Kila lǝṯi ǝjlinni ki-rogɽo, lǝni lɔrtanni kaka ninḏirsi-gwɔ ethisi inḏǝthǝ ṯurmunǝ ki-rii-na reeŋen.
6 “Kila lǝṯisi yaaŋwɔ yee ǝwthǝ-yi wǝthi ŋɔvthanna, lǝni lɔrtanni kaka ninḏisi-gwɔ Allah ethisi bii.
7 “Kila lir limɽi lǝni lɔrtanni kaka ninḏir-gwɔ ethaavi ŋimɽiyǝ.
8 “Kila lɔsɔɔɽɔ rɔgwor-na cɔr-cɔɽic, lǝni lɔrtanni, kaka ninḏir-gwɔ etheese Allah.
9 “Kila lǝṯi ǝmmithi lizi-nǝ, lǝni lɔrtanni, kaka ninḏirsi-gwɔ ethisi ǝnyjici yiriny yǝni nyɔr nyǝthi Allah.
10 “Kiia lǝṯirsi ǝwɽi yǝy-lɔ sǝbǝb-gi kwǝthi ŋɔvthanna, lǝni lɔrtanni; kaka nǝrɔ-gwɔ Ŋeeleny ŋǝthi ki-leere-naŋw ŋeeŋen.
11 “A lǝni lɔrtanni mǝrŋǝsi ɔŋwɔŋwɔni ŋiɽaŋal-ŋi ŋittǝzir ŋigii, ŋir ŋǝluŋ, kaka ɔrŋa-gwɔ liinyi. 12 Ǝṯaamina, ǝti nyeŋlana tok beṯ-beṯṯen, kaka ninḏiŋǝ-gwɔ ethaavi ɔjra wɔppa wimni ki-leere-na; nǝ liɽii kila linannɔ kerreny tuk daŋgal-la iǝwɽǝrsi-ṯǝ yǝy-lɔŋw tok.
Kwumthǝ-ŋǝ fɔɔri-gi.
(Mɔrgus 9:50Luuga 14:34-35)13 “Ŋaaŋa lir kwumthǝ kwǝthi ṯurmun, laakin mǝ kwumthǝ irtasi orje-ŋwɔlɔ kwuuŋwn, e-ta ǝrmǝ ǝccǝ tha ethi-mǝ orje kwokwony? Ŋweere ɔvthanni kwokwony mac kwǝthi kwomne kweere, illi ǝri balsalɔ kithaay, ǝri rɔttathalɔ ŋwaara-ŋi.
14 “Ŋaaŋa lir fɔɔri kwǝthi ṯurmun, mǝḏiinǝ kwǝccinǝ ki-lundǝr-lǝ kider, kwiti kwǝthi ŋɔma ethi luccuni ḏuṯ. 15 Ǝṯireere uɽǝthǝ lombo mindaŋ ethi kwuɽubǝthǝlɔ mǝlwǝ-gi mac, laalfin ǝṯir allasi-la kider, ethisi ṯiŋacci fɔɔri-lɔ tatap kiininy. 16 Ethi fɔɔri kwaalɔ erṯelɔ ṯǝŋw, kiyǝnǝ yǝthi lizi, mindaŋ mǝreese ŋothɽor ŋaalɔ ŋisaaw, ǝri nii Ṯarnyalɔ-na ṯaalɔ ṯǝṯi naani ki-leere-na.
Ṯa@liim ṯǝthi Sherii@a.
17 “Ǝṯi kittathɔ ethaarɔŋw nyii kwinḏi ethi iiri Sherii@a-ŋwɔsi kithaay ṯa@liim-thi ṯǝthi liɽii mac; nyiiti kwinḏi ethisi iiri kithaay mac, laakin ethisi kǝniny rattasi kworo. 18 Kaka nǝccǝ-ŋǝsi-gwɔŋw rerrem, niti ninḏi kinnǝ leere-ŋa wurǝyu-yi ethi ernene kithaay mac, a lɔɔli lɔtɔpɔt wala nɔkṯa kwɔtɔpɔt kwǝthi Sherii@a ŋweere ernene ḏuṯ, mindaŋ mǝ ŋiɽaŋal rattathi tatap. 19 Nǝ kweere kwǝṯi derne ethi iinyici waamira naana wokwɔɽoc wǝthi Sherii@a, mindaŋ mɔŋwsi’ ilŋithini lizi ethiseere iinyici naana mac, kwundǝr-ṯǝ kworo kwokwɔṯony ki Ŋeeleny-na ŋǝthi ki-leere-naŋw. Nǝ ŋgwa kwǝṯisi ǝrri mindaŋ mɔŋwsi ǝccǝ lithaathɔ @ailima ethisi ǝrri ṯǝŋw tok, ŋworo kwette kwɔppa ki Ŋeeleny-na ŋǝthi ki-leere-naŋw. 20 Nyii kwǝccǝ-ŋǝsi-mǝ ŋwɔ, meere tamthɔ mɔ@allimiina-la kwǝthi Sherii@a Lifirriisiiyyiin-li tok mac ṯɔvthanna-thi, ere ǝnḏi ki Ŋeeleny-na ŋǝthi ki-leere-naŋw ḏuṯ.
Ṯa@liim ṯǝthi urǝzi rɔgwori.
21 “Ŋimǝsi neŋne ŋandicarsi lizi lǝthi kerreny-ŋwɔ tuk ŋǝniŋw, ‘Ǝteere kette ḏimmi mac; kweere kwɔgette dimmiya, nǝr ɔvthanni ethi ǝccǝ haakima’. 22 Laakin nyii kwǝccǝ-ŋǝsi-mǝ ŋwɔ, kweere kwuurǝci eŋgen ṯɔgwori, nǝr ɔvthanni ethi ǝccǝ haakima. Nǝ kweere kwollo eŋgen, nǝr ɔvthanni ethi iili ki-mǝjlǝs-nǝ kwɔppa. Nǝ kweere kwǝccǝ eŋgen ŋwɔ, ‘Ŋa kwir kǝɽiyǝŋ ŋgɔ!’ ŋwɔvthannici iigǝŋi wǝthi jahannam. 23 Ṯaŋw mǝ iila ethi rillici Allah haḏiiyyǝ-lɔ weere ki-nwǝthgwun-lǝ, mindaŋ mǝ ṯiŋaayini aŋgalɔ kwǝthiŋǝ-gi wǝŋ tǝ, 24 a tayyi haḏiiyyǝ-lɔ wa, mindaŋ ele naanɔ-gwɔ aŋgalɔ, ǝgi ammitha rac, e-ta amaaṯa inḏǝthǝ Allah haḏiiyyǝ wɔɔŋa. 25 Meele kwizi-gi kwǝthiŋǝ-gi wǝŋ, linḏi etheele mahkama tǝ, a fiɽigathi ethi-gi ammithina kithaay-la, nǝ kwɔŋa inḏǝthǝ gaaḏiya, mindaŋ ǝŋǝ gaadi inḏǝthǝ bǝuliisǝ, mindaŋ ǝŋǝ bǝuliis kaṯṯɔ ki-sijin-nǝ. 26 Nyii kwǝccǝ-ŋǝ-mǝ ŋwɔ rerrem, a kwiti kwuruuthǝ kinaŋw mac, mindaŋ mǝ ɽaanyasi girishǝ ŋga kɔtɔpɔt kǝɽinnǝ.
Ṯa@liim ṯǝthi ŋiijin.
27 “Ŋiniŋna-ŋǝsi ŋandisarsi kerreny tuk, ŋǝniŋw, ‘Ǝṯeere ǝrri ŋiijinǝ mac’. 28 Laakin nyii kwɔŋǝsi ǝccǝŋw; mǝ kweere nyithak ese kwayɔ yǝy-yi yǝthi sɔɔrɔm, kwǝniṯǝ kwɔmǝŋw nḏiri ki-ṯɔgwor-na ṯuuŋwun. 29 Mǝŋǝ lǝy lɔɔŋwa lǝthi mɔni ṯɔgdasi ethi ǝrri ŋikiyaŋi ǝlli a kaṯṯɔ kithaay wur, ŋɔvthanna ethi ṯuusi lǝy lette, ki-lɔɔbi lǝthi-li ǝnḏi ki-jahannam-nǝ aŋna-yi min-min. 30 Mǝŋǝ ṯii ṯɔɔŋwa ṯǝthi mɔni ṯɔgdasi ethi ǝrri ŋikiyaŋi, ŋɔvthanna ethi uṯu kithaay a kaṯṯɔ puc, ŋɔvthanna ethi ṯuusi ṯii ṯette ki-lɔɔbi lǝthi-li ǝnḏi ki-jahannam-nǝ aŋna-yi tatap.
Ṯagliim ṯǝthi ṯolaag.
(Maṯṯa 19:9Mɔrgus 10:11-12Luuga 16:18)31 “Ŋandinna tok ŋaarɔŋw, ‘Kweere nyithak kwɔdirnatha kwayɔ-lɔ kwuuŋwun, ethɔŋwɔ locce shahaaḏa kwǝthi ṯolaag’; 32 ṯǝakin nyii kwǝccǝ-ŋǝsi-mǝ ŋwɔ, kweere nyithak kwɔdirnatha kwayɔ-lɔ kwuuŋwun kwiti kwuuru yǝy-lɔ mac, ŋwmruusi ŋunduŋw kwiijin mǝ kwizi aagwɔ kwir ter, nǝ ŋgwa kwaagwɔ ŋunduŋw, ŋwusǝrri ŋir ŋiijin tok.
Ṯithǝmsǝ ṯuunyu haliifa-yi.
33 “Ŋimǝsi neŋne kwokwony ŋandicarsi lizi lǝthi kerreny-ŋwɔ tuk ŋaarir-ŋi ŋwɔ, ‘Ǝṯeere ṯǝmsi ṯuunyu ŋiɽaŋal-ŋi ŋeere, mindaŋ ethiseere ǝrri mac, laakin ǝsi kǝniny ǝrrici Kweelenyi kaka ṯǝmsicǝ-ŋǝ-gwɔ ṯuunyu’. 34 Laakin nyii kwǝccǝ-ŋǝsi-mǝ ŋwɔ, Ǝṯeere aari haalifa kwullu-kwullu, wala leere-li, kaka nɔrɔ-ŋgwɔ kwɔrsi kwǝthi Allah, 35 wala ethaari haalifa wurǝyu-yi, kaka nɔrɔ-ŋgwɔ ǝzir wǝṯi-ŋgwɔ kette ŋwaara-la ŋwuuŋwun, wala Urshaiiim-ŋgi, kaka nɔrɔ-ŋgwɔ mǝḏiinǝ kwǝthi Kweeleny kwɔppa, 36 wala ethaari haalifa nda-li lɔɔŋwa, kaka niti nǝthi-ŋǝgwɔ ŋɔma mac ethi riithi ǝwɽu, ethi fiithi alla ethi uŋwni. 37 Laakin ethi kǝniny ŋiɽaŋal ŋɔɔŋa ǝni ‘Aw’, ya ‘Bǝri’, na mǝr kiɽǝnni-lǝ tǝ, ǝṯiroro ŋǝthi Ibliis.
Ŋiɽaŋal ŋǝthi ṯǝɽithisǝ ŋwɔɽa.
(Luuga 6:29-30)38 “Ŋimǝsi neŋne ŋaarir-ŋiŋw, ‘Lǝy-ŋǝ lǝy-li, nǝ liŋath-ŋǝ liŋath-li’. 39 Laakin nyii kwǝccǝ-ŋǝsi-mǝ ŋwɔ, jǝṯiseere ǝrrici kweere ŋigii mac ŋirga ŋǝrricǝ-ŋwsi ŋaaŋwɔ. Laakin mɔŋw ippi ŋaaŋwɔ kirell-na kǝthi mɔni tǝ, ɔrlacci kithaathɔ tok. 40 Mɔŋw naŋni kweere ethi iili ŋaaŋwɔ ki-mahkama-na sǝbǝb-gi kwǝthi kwɔɔvan kwɔɔŋa tǝ, a inḏǝthǝ fǝrṯi tok. 41 Mɔŋwɔ kwɔrmɔṯasi ŋaaŋwɔ kweere ǝthiili ŋaaŋwɔ miilǝ kwette tǝ, a iilici ŋa kwuɽǝn. 42 Mǝŋǝ kweere uṯicǝlɔ kwomne-gi kweere tǝ, a inḏǝthǝ, nǝ mɔŋw naŋnitha ŋaaŋwɔ kwomme kweere kǝmsu tǝ, e-ta ere unyǝthǝ mac.
Ṯamɽa ṯǝthi-thi amɽi ṯuwǝnu.
(Luuga 6:27-28, Luuga 32-36)43 “Ŋimǝsi neŋne ŋaarir-ŋiŋw, ‘Ǝti amɽi jaara kwɔɔŋa, nǝ ǝṯi wǝzi ṯuwǝnu ṯɔɔŋwa’. 44 Laakin nyii kwǝccǝ-ŋǝsi-mǝ ŋwɔ, ǝṯis amɽi lir ṯuwǝn ṯaalɔ, nǝ ǝtisi ǝrici kiyiiriny kila lǝṯi-ŋǝsi ǝwɽi yǝy-lɔ, 45 mindaŋ moro nyɔr nyǝthi Ṯarnyalɔ ṯaalɔ ṯǝṯi naani ki-leere-na; kaka nǝṯɔŋwsi-gwɔ allica aaŋwɔna ligii tok lisaǝw tok, nǝ ǝṯɔŋwsi dunnicǝ kawwa kila lirllalɔ tok, nǝ liti lirllalɔ tok mac. 46 Mǝsi amɽi kila lǝṯi-ŋǝsi amɽi, e-ta ǝmǝ aavi ɔjra wirṯaŋ? Kila lǝṯi allilla ṯɔlba, ŋiṯ ŋǝṯirsi ǝrri ŋir kaka ṯǝ ŋɔ mac-a? 47 Mǝsi aagani kila lirŋali ŋiyaŋga dak tǝ, ŋindǝr ŋǝndu ŋimǝsi ǝrri ŋithǝmthicǝ-silǝ, ŋiti ŋǝṯisi Umam ǝrri ṯǝŋw mac-a? 48 Ŋwɔṯaŋw rɔɔthɔr min-min, kaka nɔrɔ-gwɔ ṯarnyalɔ ṯaalɔ min-min ṯǝṯi naani ki-leere-na.