The Sermon on the Mount - Part 3 (Matthew 7)

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1你们nǐ men不要bù yào论断lùn duàn人rén,免得miǎn de你们nǐ men被bèi论断lùn duàn。1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.

2因为yīn wèi你们nǐ men怎样zěn yàng论断lùn duàn人rén,也yě必bì怎样zěn yàng被bèi论断lùn duàn;你们nǐ men用yòng什么shén me量器liáng qì量liáng给gěi人rén,也yě必bì用yòng什么shén me量器liáng qì量liáng给gěi你们nǐ men。2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

3为什么wèi shén me看见kàn jiàn你nǐ弟兄dì xiong眼中yǎn zhōng有yǒu刺cì,却què不想bù xiǎng自己zì jǐ眼中yǎn zhōng有yǒu梁木liáng mù呢ne?3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

4你nǐ自己zì jǐ眼中yǎn zhōng有yǒu梁木liáng mù,怎能zěn néng对duì你nǐ弟兄dì xiong说shuō,容róng我wǒ去掉qù diào你nǐ眼中yǎn zhōng的de刺cì呢ne?4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?

5你nǐ这zhè假冒jiǎ mào为wèi善shàn的de人rén,先xiān去掉qù diào自己zì jǐ眼中yǎn zhōng的de梁木liáng mù,然后rán hòu才能cái néng看得kàn de清楚qīng chu,去掉qù diào你nǐ弟兄dì xiong眼中yǎn zhōng的de刺cì。5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

6不要bù yào把bǎ圣shèng物wù给gěi狗gǒu,也yě不要bù yào把bǎ你们nǐ men的de珍珠zhēn zhū丢diū在zài猪zhū前qián,恐怕kǒng pà它tā践踏jiàn tà了le珍珠zhēn zhū,转zhuǎn过来guò lái咬yǎo你们nǐ men。6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

7你们nǐ men祈求qí qiú,就jiù给gěi你们nǐ men;寻找xún zhǎo,就jiù寻见xún jiàn;叩门kòu mén,就jiù给gěi你们nǐ men开门kāi mén。7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

8因为yīn wèi凡fán祈求qí qiú的de,就jiù得着dé zháo;寻找xún zhǎo的de,就jiù寻见xún jiàn;叩门kòu mén的de,就jiù给gěi他tā开门kāi mén。8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

9你们nǐ men中间zhōng jiān谁shéi有yǒu儿子ér zi求qiú饼bǐng,反fǎn给gěi他tā石头shí tou呢ne?9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?

10求qiú鱼yú,反fǎn给gěi他tā蛇shé呢ne?10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?

11你们nǐ men虽然suī rán不好bù hǎo,尚且shàng qiě知道zhī dào拿ná好hǎo东西dōng xi给gěi儿女ér nǚ,何况hé kuàng你们nǐ men在zài天上tiān shàng的de父fù,岂不qǐ bù更gèng把bǎ好hǎo东西dōng xi给gěi求qiú他的tā de人rén吗ma?11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

12所以suǒ yǐ无论何事wú lùn hé shì,你们nǐ men愿意yuàn yì人rén怎样zěn yàng待dài你们nǐ men,你们nǐ men也yě要yào怎样zěn yàng待人dài rén,因为yīn wèi这zhè就是jiù shì律法lǜ fǎ和hé先知xiān zhī的de道理dào li。12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

13你们nǐ men要yào进jìn窄zhǎi门mén;因为yīn wèi引yǐn到dào灭亡miè wáng那nà门mén是shì宽kuān的de,路lù是shì大dà的de,进去jìn qù的de人rén也yě多duō;13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

14引yǐn到dào永生yǒng shēng那nà门mén是shì窄zhǎi的de,路lù是shì小的xiǎo de,找着zhǎo zháo的de人rén也yě少shǎo。14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

15你们nǐ men要yào防备fáng bèi假jiǎ先知xiān zhī;他们tā men到dào你们nǐ men这里zhè lǐ来lái,外面wài miàn披pī着zhe羊皮yáng pí,里面lǐ miàn却是què shì残暴cán bào的de狼láng。15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

16凭着píng zhe他们tā men的de果子guǒ zi,就jiù可以kě yǐ认出rèn chū他们tā men来lái。荆棘jīng jí上shàng岂qǐ能néng摘zhāi葡萄pú tao呢ne?蒺藜jí li里lǐ岂qǐ能néng摘zhāi无花果wú huā guǒ呢ne?16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

17这样zhè yàng,凡fán好hǎo树shù都dōu结jié好hǎo果子guǒ zi,唯独wéi dú坏huài树shù结jié坏huài果子guǒ zi。17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

18好hǎo树shù不能bù néng结jié坏huài果子guǒ zi,坏huài树shù不能bù néng结jié好hǎo果子guǒ zi。18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

19凡fán不bù结jié好hǎo果子guǒ zi的de树shù,就jiù砍kǎn下来xià lai,丢diū在zài火huǒ里lǐ。19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

20所以suǒ yǐ凭着píng zhe他们tā men的de果子guǒ zi,就jiù可以kě yǐ认出rèn chū他们tā men来lái。20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

21凡fán称呼chēng hu我wǒ主zhǔ啊ā主zhǔ啊ā的de人rén不能bù néng都dōu进jìn天国tiān guó;唯独wéi dú遵行zūn xíng我wǒ天父tiān fù旨意zhǐ yì的de人rén,才能cái néng进去jìn qù。21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

22当dāng那nà日rì必bì有yǒu许多xǔ duō人rén对duì我wǒ说shuō,主zhǔ啊ā,主zhǔ啊ā,我们wǒ men不是bù shì奉fèng你的nǐ de名míng传道chuán dào,奉fèng你的nǐ de名míng赶gǎn鬼guǐ,奉fèng你的nǐ de名míng行xíng许多xǔ duō异能yì néng吗ma?22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

23我wǒ就jiù明明míng míng地de告诉gào sù他们tā men说shuō:我wǒ从来不cóng lái bù认识rèn shi你们nǐ men;你们nǐ men这些zhè xiē作恶zuò è的de人rén,离开lí kāi我wǒ去qù吧ba。23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

24所以suǒ yǐ,凡fán听见tīng jiàn我wǒ这zhè话huà就jiù去qù行xíng的de,好比hǎo bǐ一个yī ge聪明cōng ming人rén,把bǎ房子fáng zi盖gài在zài磐石pán shí上shàng;24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

25雨yǔ淋lín,水shuǐ冲chōng,风fēng吹chuī,撞zhuàng着zháo那nà房子fáng zi,房子fáng zi总zǒng不bù倒塌dǎo tā,因为yīn wèi根基gēn jī立lì在zài磐石pán shí上shàng。25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

26凡fán听见tīng jiàn我wǒ这zhè话huà不bù去qù行xíng的de,好比hǎo bǐ一个yī ge无知wú zhī的de人rén,把bǎ房子fáng zi盖gài在zài沙土shā tǔ上shàng;26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

27雨yǔ淋lín,水shuǐ冲chōng,风fēng吹chuī,撞zhuàng着zháo那nà房子fáng zi,房子fáng zi就jiù倒塌dǎo tā了le,并且bìng qiě倒塌dǎo tā得很de hěn大dà。27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

28耶稣yē sū讲jiǎng完了wán le这些zhè xiē话huà,众人zhòng rén都dōu希奇xī qí他的tā de教训jiào xun;28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:

29因为yīn wèi他tā教导jiào dǎo他们tā men,正zhèng像xiàng有yǒu权柄quán bǐng的de人rén,不bù像xiàng他们tā men的de文士wén shì。29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

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