MATEO 5
Ang Pagpanudlo ni Jesus Didto sa Bukid
1 Sa dihang nakita ni Jesus ang daghang mga tawo, mitungas siya sa bukid ug milingkod didto. Miduol kaniya ang iyang mga sumusunod,2 ug gitudloan niya sila. Miingon siya,
12 Mao usab kini ang ilang gibuhat kaniadto sa mga propeta. Busa paglipay gayod kamo kay dako ang ganti nga inyong madawat didto sa langit."
Ang Asin ug ang Suga
(Mc. 9:50; Lu. 14:34-35)
15 Walay tawo nga magdagkot ug suga ug unya takloban lang dayon ug gantangan. Ibutang hinuon niya kini sa tungtonganan aron mahayagan ang tanan sulod sa balay.
16 Busa mao usab kini ang inyong buhaton. Pasigaha ninyo ang inyong suga ngadto sa mga tawo, aron makita nila ang inyong maayong mga binuhatan ug dayegon nila ang inyong Amahan sa langit."
Ang Pagtulon-an Mahitungod sa Kasugoan
18 Ang tinuod mao kini, samtang anaa pa ang langit ug ang yuta wala gayoy bahin sa Kasugoan nga mawala. Bisan pa ang kinagamyan nga bahin niini dili gayod mawad-an ug bili hangtod dili pa matuman ang tanan.19 Busa si bisan kinsa nga molapas bisan sa kinagamyang bahin sa Kasugoan ug motudlo sa uban sa paglapas usab, siya ang labing ubos sa gingharian sa Dios. Apan si bisan kinsa nga motuman sa Kasugoan ug motudlo sa uban sa pagtuman usab niini, siya ang labing dungganon sa gingharian sa Dios. + 5:19 Dios: Sa Griego, langit.
20 Busa sultihan ko kamo nga kinahanglan gayod nga ang inyong pagtuman sa kabubut-on sa Dios molabaw pa kaysa pagtuman sa mga magtutudlo sa Kasugoan ug sa mga Pariseo, kay kon dili, dili gayod kamo masakop sa paghari sa Dios."
Ang Pagtulon-an Mahitungod sa Kasuko
21 add Midugang si Jesus sa pag-ingon, 22 Apan ako moingon kaninyo nga si bisan kinsa nga may kasuko ngadto sa iyang isigka-tawo silotan. Ug si bisan kinsa nga moingon sa iyang isigka-tawo dad-on siya sa kinatas-ang hukmanan aron hukman. Ug si bisan kinsa nga moingon sa iyang isigka-tawo silotan siya didto sa nagadilaab nga kalayo sa impiyerno.23 Busa bisan anaa na ikaw sa halaran, nga nagdala sa imong halad ngadto sa Dios, ug unya mahinumdoman mo nga nasilo ang imong igsoon kanimo,
24 biyai ang imong halad duol sa halaran ug adtoi una ang imong igsoon ug pakig-uli kaniya. Unya balik ka ug padayon sa imong paghalad.
26 Ug sigurado gayod nga dili ka na makagawas hangtod nga mabayaran mo ang tanan mong multa."
Ang Pagtulon-an Mahitungod Sa Pagpanapaw
28 Apan ako moingon kaninyo nga kon ang lalaki motan-aw nga may tinguha sa pagpakighilawas sa babaye nga dili iyang asawa , sama ra nga nakapanapaw na siya.29 Busa kon ang imong tuong mata mao ang hinungdan nga makasala ka, lugita kana ug ilabay. Kay mas maayo pa nga mawala ang usa ka bahin sa imong lawas kaysa kompleto ka apan itambog lang ngadto sa impiyerno.
30 Kon ang imong tuong kamot mao ang hinungdan nga makasala ka, putla kana ug ilabay. Kay mas maayo pa nga mawala ang usa ka bahin sa imong lawas kaysa kompleto ka apan mahiadto lang ngadto sa impiyerno."
Ang Pagtulon-an Mahitungod sa Panagbulag
(Mt. 19:9; Mc. 10:11-12; Lu. 16:18)
32 Apan ako moingon kaninyo nga kon bulagan sa lalaki ang iyang asawa, gawas kon kini nanapaw, siya mismo ang nagatukmod sa iyang asawa nga magpakasala kay magminyo man kini pag-usab; ug si bisan kinsa nga mangasawa niadtong babaye nga gibulagan sa iyang bana makapanapaw."
Ang Pagtulon-an Mahitungod sa Pagpanumpa
34 Apan ako moingon kaninyo nga kon mosaad kamo, ayaw gayod panumpa. Ayaw pag-ingon nga kay mao kini ang trono sa Dios,35 o kaha kay mao kini ang tungtonganan sa iyang tiil. Ayaw usab kamo paggamit sa ngalan sa Jerusalem sa inyong pagpanumpa tungod kay mao kini ang siyudad sa bantogan nga Hari.36 Ug ayaw usab kamo pag-ingon nga, kay bisan gani ang usa lang ka lugas sa buhok dili mo mapaputi o mapaitom.
37 Pag-ingon lang ug kon oo ug kon dili; kay kon may kapin pa niini gikan na kana kang Satanas.
Dili Kamo Manimalos Sa Inyong Isigka-tawo
(Lu. 6:29-30)
39 Apan ako moingon kaninyo nga ayaw ninyo balosi ug daotan ang nagabuhat ug daotan diha kaninyo. Kon sagpaon ka sa tuo nga aping, ipasagpa usab ang pikas.40 Kon may mokiha batok kanimo aron kuhaon ang imong bisti, ihatag bisan ang imong kupo.41 Kon may sundalo nga mopugos kanimo sa pagpas-an sa iyang karga sa gilay-on nga usa ka kilometro, pas-ana kini sa duha ka kilometro.
42 Hatagi ang mangayo, ug pahulama ang manghulam."
Higugmaa ang Inyong mga Kaaway
(Lu. 6:27-28; 32-36)
44 Apan ako moingon kaninyo nga higugmaa ninyo ang inyong mga kaaway, ug bisan pa ang mga nagalutos kaninyo iampo ninyo.45 Ug kon buhaton ninyo kini, mahimo kamong tinuod nga mga anak sa inyong Amahan sa langit. + 5:45 mahimo kamong tinuod nga mga anak sa inyong Amahan sa langit tungod kay sama kamo kaniya nga maayo ang iyang pagtagad sa tanan. Kay dili lang ang mga maayo nga tawo ang iyang gipasidlakan sa adlaw kondili apil usab ang mga daotan. Ug dili lang ang mga matarong ang iyang gihatagan sa ulan kondili apil usab ang mga dili matarong.46 Ayaw kamo paghunahuna nga may ganti kamo nga madawat gikan sa Dios kon maayo lang kamo sa mga tawo nga maayo usab kaninyo. Kay bisan ang mga maniningil ug buhis nga giila ninyo nga daotan nagabuhat usab niana.47 Ug kon ang inyong mga higala lang ang inyong gitagad, unsa man ang inyong nabuhat nga labaw pa kaysa uban? Bisan ang mga tawo nga wala moila sa Dios nagabuhat usab niana.48 Busa magmahingpit kamo, sama sa inyong Amahan nga langitnon."
Matthew 5
You're Blessed
1-2 When Jesus saw his ministry drawing huge crowds, he climbed a hillside. Those who were apprenticed to him, the committed, climbed with him. Arriving at a quiet place, he sat down and taught his climbing companions. This is what he said:
3 "You're blessed when you're at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule.
4 "You're blessed when you feel you've lost what is most dear to you. Only then can you be embraced by the One most dear to you.
5 "You're blessed when you're content with just who you are—no more, no less. That's the moment you find yourselves proud owners of everything that can't be bought.
6 "You're blessed when you've worked up a good appetite for God. He's food and drink in the best meal you'll ever eat.
7 "You're blessed when you care. At the moment of being 'care-full,' you find yourselves cared for.
8 "You're blessed when you get your inside world—your mind and heart—put right. Then you can see God in the outside world.
9 "You're blessed when you can show people how to cooperate instead of compete or fight. That's when you discover who you really are, and your place in God's family.
10 "You're blessed when your commitment to God provokes persecution. The persecution drives you even deeper into God's kingdom.
11-12 "Not only that—count yourselves blessed every time people put you down or throw you out or speak lies about you to discredit me. What it means is that the truth is too close for comfort and they are uncomfortable. You can be glad when that happens—give a cheer, even!—for though they don't like it, I do! And all heaven applauds. And know that you are in good company. My prophets and witnesses have always gotten into this kind of trouble.
Salt and Light
13 "Let me tell you why you are here. You're here to be salt-seasoning that brings out the God-flavors of this earth. If you lose your saltiness, how will people taste godliness? You've lost your usefulness and will end up in the garbage.
14-16 "Here's another way to put it: You're here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We're going public with this, as public as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bearers, you don't think I'm going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I'm putting you on a light stand. Now that I've put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand—shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you'll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.
Completing God's Law
17-18 "Don't suppose for a minute that I have come to demolish the Scriptures— either God's Law or the Prophets. I'm not here to demolish but to complete. I am going to put it all together, pull it all together in a vast panorama. God's Law is more real and lasting than the stars in the sky and the ground at your feet. Long after stars burn out and earth wears out, God's Law will be alive and working.
19-20 "Trivialize even the smallest item in God's Law and you will only have trivialized yourself. But take it seriously, show the way for others, and you will find honor in the kingdom. Unless you do far better than the Pharisees in the matters of right living, you won't know the first thing about entering the kingdom.
Murder
21-22 "You're familiar with the command to the ancients, 'Do not murder.' I'm telling you that anyone who is so much as angry with a brother or sister is guilty of murder. Carelessly call a brother 'idiot!' and you just might find yourself hauled into court. Thoughtlessly yell 'stupid!' at a sister and you are on the brink of hellfire. The simple moral fact is that words kill.
23-24 "This is how I want you to conduct yourself in these matters. If you enter your place of worship and, about to make an offering, you suddenly remember a grudge a friend has against you, abandon your offering, leave immediately, go to this friend and make things right. Then and only then, come back and work things out with God.
25-26 "Or say you're out on the street and an old enemy accosts you. Don't lose a minute. Make the first move; make things right with him. After all, if you leave the first move to him, knowing his track record, you're likely to end up in court, maybe even jail. If that happens, you won't get out without a stiff fine.
Adultery and Divorce
27-28 "You know the next commandment pretty well, too: 'Don't go to bed with another's spouse.' But don't think you've preserved your virtue simply by staying out of bed. Your heart can be corrupted by lust even quicker than your body. Those leering looks you think nobody notices—they also corrupt.
29-30 "Let's not pretend this is easier than it really is. If you want to live a morally pure life, here's what you have to do: You have to blind your right eye the moment you catch it in a lustful leer. You have to choose to live one-eyed or else be dumped on a moral trash pile. And you have to chop off your right hand the moment you notice it raised threateningly. Better a bloody stump than your entire being discarded for good in the dump.
31-32 "Remember the Scripture that says, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him do it legally, giving her divorce papers and her legal rights'? Too many of you are using that as a cover for selfishness and whim, pretending to be righteous just because you are 'legal.' Please, no more pretending. If you divorce your wife, you're responsible for making her an adulteress (unless she has already made herself that by sexual promiscuity). And if you marry such a divorced adulteress, you're automatically an adulterer yourself. You can't use legal cover to mask a moral failure.
Empty Promises
33-37 "And don't say anything you don't mean. This counsel is embedded deep in our traditions. You only make things worse when you lay down a smoke screen of pious talk, saying, 'I'll pray for you,' and never doing it, or saying, 'God be with you,' and not meaning it. You don't make your words true by embellishing them with religious lace. In making your speech sound more religious, it becomes less true. Just say 'yes' and 'no.' When you manipulate words to get your own way, you go wrong.
Love Your Enemies
38-42 "Here's another old saying that deserves a second look: 'Eye for eye, tooth for tooth.' Is that going to get us anywhere? Here's what I propose: 'Don't hit back at all.' If someone strikes you, stand there and take it. If someone drags you into court and sues for the shirt off your back, giftwrap your best coat and make a present of it. And if someone takes unfair advantage of you, use the occasion to practice the servant life. No more tit-for-tat stuff. Live generously.
43-47 "You're familiar with the old written law, 'Love your friend,' and its unwritten companion, 'Hate your enemy.' I'm challenging that. I'm telling you to love your enemies. Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst. When someone gives you a hard time, respond with the energies of prayer, for then you are working out of your true selves, your God-created selves. This is what God does. He gives his best—the sun to warm and the rain to nourish—to everyone, regardless: the good and bad, the nice and nasty. If all you do is love the lovable, do you expect a bonus? Anybody can do that. If you simply say hello to those who greet you, do you expect a medal? Any run-of-the-mill sinner does that.
48 "In a word, what I'm saying is, Grow up. You're kingdom subjects. Now live like it. Live out your God-created identity. Live generously and graciously toward others, the way God lives toward you."