MATEO 6

Limosna

1 «Ez egin gero zeuen erlijio-betebeharrakt jendaurreant, jendeak ikus zaitzaten; horrela, ez duzue saririk jasoko zeruko zeuen Aitarengandik. 2 Beraz, limosna egitean, ez ibili turuta joka, itxurazaleek sinagogetan eta kaleetan egin ohi duten bezala, jendearen txaloak irabazteko. Benetan diotsuet: Hartua dute beren ordaina.t 3 Zuk limosna egitean, ez beza jakin zure ezkerrak zer egiten duen eskuinak;

4 horrela, zure limosna ezkutuan geldituko da, eta ezkutukoa ere ikusten duen zeure Aitak emango dizu ordaina.

Otoitza. «Gure Aita»

(Lk 11,2-4)

6 Zu, ordea, otoitz egiteko, sar zaitez zeure gelan, itxi atea eta egin otoitz ezkutuan dagoen zeure Aitari, eta ezkutukoa ere ikusten duen zeure Aitak emango dizu ordaina.
7 «Otoitz egitean, ez ari esan eta esan, jentilek ohi duten bezala, uste baitute beren hitz-jarioari esker entzungo diela Jainkoak.t 8 Ez izan horien antzeko, bai baitaki zuen Aitak zeren beharra duzuen, zuek eskatu baino lehen.t

9 Zuek, egizue otoitz honelat:
«Gure Aita zerukoa,
agertu santu zeure izenat,

10 etorrarazi zeure erregetza;
betearazi lurrean zeure nahia,
zeruan betetzen den bezala.t

11 Emaguzu gaur egun honetako ogia,t

12 eta barkatu gure erruen zorra,
guk ere geure zordunei
barkatu diegunez gero;t

13 ez utzi gu tentaldian erortzen,
eta gorde gaitzazu
gaiztoarengandikt.t
14 «Izan ere, besteei beren hutsegiteak barkatzen badizkiezue, zuei ere barkatuko dizkizue zeruko Aitak;t

15 baina besteei barkatzen ez badizkiezue, zuei ere ez dizkizue barkatuko zeuen hutsegiteak zeruko Aitak.

Baraua

18 zure barauaz jendea ohar ez dadin, ezkutuan dagoen Aita baizik. Eta ezkutukoa ere ikusten duen zure Aitak emango dizu ordaina.

Zeruan aberats

(Lk 12,33-34)

21 Zeren, zure aberastasuna non, zure bihotza han.

Barneko argia

(Lk 11,34-36)

23 Begia gaixo baduzu, ordea, zure gorputz osoa ilunpetan ibiliko da. Beraz, zeure barruan argi behar lukeena iluna bada, a zer ilunpea zurea!

Jainkoa ala dirua

(Lk 16,13)

24 «Ezin da inor bi nagusiren morroi izan; izan ere, bata gorroto izango du eta bestea maite, edota batari men egingo dio eta bestea begitan hartuko. Ezin zaitezkete Jainkoaren eta diruaren morroi izan.t

Zertaz arduratu

(Lk 12,22-34)

27 Asko arduratu arren, zuetako nork luza lezake bizitza apurtxo bat ere?
28 «Eta jantziaz, zertan kezkatu? Begira nola hazten diren loreak zelaietan: ez dira lanean penatzen, ez dute iruten; 29 baina, egia esan, Salomon bera ere, bere ospe guztian, ez zen janzten horietako baten pare.t 30 Beraz, gaur belardian dagoen eta bihar sutan erreko den belarra Jainkoak horrela janzten badu, ez ote askoz gehiago zuek, sinesmen gutxikook?t 31 Ez kezkatu, bada, zer jango, zer edango, zer jantziko duzuen pentsatuz. 32 Fedegabeak arduratu ohi dira horiez guztiez; baina zeruko zuen Aitak badaki horren guztiaren beharra duzuena.t 33 Ardura zaitezte, batez ere, Jainkoaren erregetzaz eta haren nahia betetzeazt, eta beste hori guztia gehigarritzat emango dizue Jainkoak. 34 Ez arduratu, bada, biharko egunaz, biharkoak ere ekarriko baitu bere ardura. Aski ditu egun bakoitzak bere buruhausteak.

Matthew 6

Pure-hearted Giving

1 “Bes careful not to display your righteousness merely to be seen by people.t Otherwise you have no reward with your Father in heaven.2 Thus whenever you do charitable giving,t do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in synagoguess and on streets so that people will praise them. I tell you the truth,t they have their reward.3 But when you do your giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

4 so that your gift may be in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.s

Private Prayer

5 “Whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray while standing in synagoguess and on street corners so that people can see them. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.6 But whenever you pray, go into your room,s close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.ss7 Whent you pray, do not babble repetitiously like the Gentiles, because they think that by their many words they will be heard.8 Dot not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

9 So pray this way:s
Our Fathers in heaven, may your name be honored,t

10 may your kingdom come,s
may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

11 Give us today our daily bread,t

12 and forgive us our debts, as we ourselvest have forgiven our debtors.

13 And do not lead us into temptation,ts but deliver us from the evil one.st
14 “For if you forgive otherst their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

15 But if you do not forgive others, your Father will not forgive you your sins.

Proper Fasting

16 “Whent you fast, do not look sullen like the hypocrites, for they make their faces unattractivet so that people will see them fasting. I tell you the truth,t they have their reward.17 Whent you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face,

18 so that it will not be obvious to others when you are fasting, but only to your Father who is in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

Lasting Treasure

19 “Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where motht and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.20 But accumulate for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal.

21 For where yourt treasures is, there your heart will be also.
22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. If then your eye is healthy,t your whole body will be full of light.

23 But if your eye is diseased,ts your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

24 “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hates the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despiset the other. You cannot serve God and money.ts

Do Not Worry

25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worryt about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing?26 Look at the birds in the sky:t They do not sow, or reap, or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feedst them. Aren’t you more valuablet than they are?27 And which of you by worrying can add even one hour to his life?t28 Why do you worry about clothing? Think about how the flowerst of the field grow; they do not workt or spin.29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these!30 And if this is how God clothes the wild grass,t which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven,ts won’t he clothe you even more,s you people of little faith?31 So then, don’t worry saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’32 For the unconvertedt pursue these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.33 But above all pursue his kingdomss and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

34 So then, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.t