¹Videns autem Jesus turbas,Then, seeing the crowds,ascendit in montem,he ascended the mountain,et cum sedisset, accesserunt ad eum discipuli ejus,and when he had sat down, his disciples drew near to him,

¹Videns autem Jesus turbas,Then, seeing the crowds,ascendit in montem,he ascended the mountain,et cum sedisset, accesserunt ad eum discipuli ejus,and when he had sat down, his disciples drew near to him,

²et aperiens os suum docebat eos dicens:and opening his mouth, he taught them, saying:

²et aperiens os suum docebat eos dicens:and opening his mouth, he taught them, saying:

³Beati pauperes spiritu:“Blessed are the poor in spirit,quoniam ipsorum est regnum cælorum.for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

³Beati pauperes spiritu:“Blessed are the poor in spirit,quoniam ipsorum est regnum cælorum.for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

⁴Beati mites:Blessed are the meek,quoniam ipsi possidebunt terram.for they shall possess the earth.

⁴Beati mites:Blessed are the meek,quoniam ipsi possidebunt terram.for they shall possess the earth.

⁵Beati qui lugent:Blessed are those who mourn,quoniam ipsi consolabuntur.for they shall be consoled.

⁵Beati qui lugent:Blessed are those who mourn,quoniam ipsi consolabuntur.for they shall be consoled.

⁶Beati qui esuriunt et sitiunt justitiam:Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice,quoniam ipsi saturabuntur.for they shall be satisfied.

⁶Beati qui esuriunt et sitiunt justitiam:Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice,quoniam ipsi saturabuntur.for they shall be satisfied.

⁷Beati misericordes:Blessed are the merciful,quoniam ipsi misericordiam consequentur.for they shall obtain mercy.

⁷Beati misericordes:Blessed are the merciful,quoniam ipsi misericordiam consequentur.for they shall obtain mercy.

⁸Beati mundo corde:Blessed are the pure in heart,quoniam ipsi Deum videbunt.for they shall see God.

⁸Beati mundo corde:Blessed are the pure in heart,quoniam ipsi Deum videbunt.for they shall see God.

⁹Beati pacifici:Blessed are the peacemakers,quoniam filii Dei vocabuntur.for they shall be called sons of God.

⁹Beati pacifici:Blessed are the peacemakers,quoniam filii Dei vocabuntur.for they shall be called sons of God.

¹⁰Beati qui persecutionem patiuntur propter justitiam:Blessed are those who endure persecution for the sake of justice,quoniam ipsorum est regnum cælorum.for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

¹⁰Beati qui persecutionem patiuntur propter justitiam:Blessed are those who endure persecution for the sake of justice,quoniam ipsorum est regnum cælorum.for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

¹¹Beati estis cum maledixerint vobis, et persecuti vos fuerint,Blessed are you when they have slandered you, and persecuted you,et dixerint omne malum adversum vos mentientes,and spoken all kinds of evil against you, falsely,propter me:for my sake:

¹¹Beati estis cum maledixerint vobis, et persecuti vos fuerint,Blessed are you when they have slandered you, and persecuted you,et dixerint omne malum adversum vos mentientes,and spoken all kinds of evil against you, falsely,propter me:for my sake:

¹²gaudete, et exsultate,be glad and exult,quoniam merces vestra copiosa est in cælis.for your reward in heaven is plentiful.Sic enim persecuti sunt prophetas, qui fuerunt ante vos.For so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

¹²gaudete, et exsultate,be glad and exult,quoniam merces vestra copiosa est in cælis.for your reward in heaven is plentiful.Sic enim persecuti sunt prophetas, qui fuerunt ante vos.For so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

¹³Vos estis sal terræ.You are the salt of the earth.Quod si sal evanuerit,But if salt loses its saltiness,in quo salietur?with what will it be salted?ad nihilum valet ultra,It is no longer useful at all,nisi ut mittatur foras,except to be cast outet conculcetur ab hominibus.and trampled under by men.

¹³Vos estis sal terræ.You are the salt of the earth.Quod si sal evanuerit,But if salt loses its saltiness,in quo salietur?with what will it be salted?ad nihilum valet ultra,It is no longer useful at all,nisi ut mittatur foras,except to be cast outet conculcetur ab hominibus.and trampled under by men.

¹⁴Vos estis lux mundi.You are the light of the world.Non potest civitas abscondi supra montem posita,A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden.

¹⁴Vos estis lux mundi.You are the light of the world.Non potest civitas abscondi supra montem posita,A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden.

¹⁵neque accendunt lucernam,And they do not light a lampet ponunt eam sub modio,and put it under a basket,sed super candelabrum,but on a lampstand,ut luceat omnibus qui in domo sunt.so that it may shine to all who are in the house.

¹⁵neque accendunt lucernam,And they do not light a lampet ponunt eam sub modio,and put it under a basket,sed super candelabrum,but on a lampstand,ut luceat omnibus qui in domo sunt.so that it may shine to all who are in the house.

¹⁶Sic luceat lux vestra coram hominibus:So then, let your light shine in the sight of men,ut videant opera vestra bona,so that they may see your good works,et glorificent Patrem vestrum,and may glorify your Father,qui in cælis est.who is in heaven.

¹⁶Sic luceat lux vestra coram hominibus:So then, let your light shine in the sight of men,ut videant opera vestra bona,so that they may see your good works,et glorificent Patrem vestrum,and may glorify your Father,qui in cælis est.who is in heaven.

¹⁷Nolite putare quoniam veni solvere legem aut prophetas:Do not think that I have come to loosen the law or the prophets.non veni solvere,I have not come to loosen,sed adimplere.but to fulfill.

¹⁷Nolite putare quoniam veni solvere legem aut prophetas:Do not think that I have come to loosen the law or the prophets.non veni solvere,I have not come to loosen,sed adimplere.but to fulfill.

¹⁸Amen quippe dico vobis,Amen I say to you,donec transeat cælumcertainly,et terra,until heaven and earth pass away,jota unumnot one iota,aut unus apex non præteribit a lege,not one dot shall pass away from the law,donec omnia fiant.until all is done.

¹⁸Amen quippe dico vobis,Amen I say to you,donec transeat cælumcertainly,et terra,until heaven and earth pass away,jota unumnot one iota,aut unus apex non præteribit a lege,not one dot shall pass away from the law,donec omnia fiant.until all is done.

¹⁹Qui ergo solverit unum de mandatis istis minimis,Therefore,et docuerit sic homines,whoever will have loosened one of the least of these commandments,minimus vocabitur in regno cælorum:and have taught men so,qui autem feceritshall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven.et docuerit,But whoever will have done and taught these,hic magnus vocabitur in regno cælorum.such a one shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

¹⁹Qui ergo solverit unum de mandatis istis minimis,Therefore,et docuerit sic homines,whoever will have loosened one of the least of these commandments,minimus vocabitur in regno cælorum:and have taught men so,qui autem feceritshall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven.et docuerit,But whoever will have done and taught these,hic magnus vocabitur in regno cælorum.such a one shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

²⁰Dico enim vobis,For I say to you,quia nisi abundaverit justitia vestra plus quam scribarum et pharisæorum,that unless your justice has surpassed that of the scribesnon intrabitis in regnum cælorum.and the Pharisees you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

²⁰Dico enim vobis,For I say to you,quia nisi abundaverit justitia vestra plus quam scribarum et pharisæorum,that unless your justice has surpassed that of the scribesnon intrabitis in regnum cælorum.and the Pharisees you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

²¹Audistis quia dictum est antiquis:You have heard that it was said to the ancients:Non occides:‘You shall not murder;qui autem occiderit, reus erit judicio.whoever will have murdered shall be liable to judgment.’

²¹Audistis quia dictum est antiquis:You have heard that it was said to the ancients:Non occides:‘You shall not murder;qui autem occiderit, reus erit judicio.whoever will have murdered shall be liable to judgment.’

²²Ego autem dico vobis:But I say to you,quia omnis qui irascitur fratri suo,that anyone who becomes angry with his brother shall be liable to judgment.reus erit judicio.But whoever will have called his brother,Qui autem dixerit fratri suo,‘Idiot,’raca:shall be liable to the council.reus erit concilio.Then,Qui autem dixerit,whoever will have called him,fatue:‘Worthless,’reus erit gehennæ ignis.shall be liable to the fires of Hell.

²²Ego autem dico vobis:But I say to you,quia omnis qui irascitur fratri suo,that anyone who becomes angry with his brother shall be liable to judgment.reus erit judicio.But whoever will have called his brother,Qui autem dixerit fratri suo,‘Idiot,’raca:shall be liable to the council.reus erit concilio.Then,Qui autem dixerit,whoever will have called him,fatue:‘Worthless,’reus erit gehennæ ignis.shall be liable to the fires of Hell.

²³Si ergo offers munus tuum ad altare,Therefore, if you offer your gift at the altar,et ibi recordatus fueris quia frater tuus habet aliquid adversum te:and there you remember that your brother has something against you,

²³Si ergo offers munus tuum ad altare,Therefore, if you offer your gift at the altar,et ibi recordatus fueris quia frater tuus habet aliquid adversum te:and there you remember that your brother has something against you,

²⁴relinque ibi munus tuum ante altare,leave your gift there, before the altar,et vade prius reconciliari fratri tuo:and go first to be reconciled to your brother,et tunc veniens offeres munus tuum.and then you may approach and offer your gift.

²⁴relinque ibi munus tuum ante altare,leave your gift there, before the altar,et vade prius reconciliari fratri tuo:and go first to be reconciled to your brother,et tunc veniens offeres munus tuum.and then you may approach and offer your gift.

²⁵Esto consentiens adversario tuo cito dum es in via cum eo:Be reconciled with your adversary quickly, while you are still on the way with him,ne forte tradat te adversarius judici,lest perhaps the adversary may hand you over to the judge,et judex tradat te ministro:and the judge may hand you over to the officer,et in carcerem mittaris.and you will be thrown in prison.

²⁵Esto consentiens adversario tuo cito dum es in via cum eo:Be reconciled with your adversary quickly, while you are still on the way with him,ne forte tradat te adversarius judici,lest perhaps the adversary may hand you over to the judge,et judex tradat te ministro:and the judge may hand you over to the officer,et in carcerem mittaris.and you will be thrown in prison.

²⁶Amen dico tibi,Amen I say to you,non exies inde,that you shall not go forth from there,donec reddas novissimum quadrantem.until you have repaid the last quarter.

²⁶Amen dico tibi,Amen I say to you,non exies inde,that you shall not go forth from there,donec reddas novissimum quadrantem.until you have repaid the last quarter.

²⁷Audistis quia dictum est antiquis:You have heard that it was said to the ancients:Non mœchaberis.‘You shall not commit adultery.’

²⁷Audistis quia dictum est antiquis:You have heard that it was said to the ancients:Non mœchaberis.‘You shall not commit adultery.’

²⁸Ego autem dico vobis:But I say to you,quia omnis qui viderit mulierem ad concupiscendum eam,that anyone who will have looked at a woman, so as to lust after her,jam mœchatus est eam in corde suo.has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

²⁸Ego autem dico vobis:But I say to you,quia omnis qui viderit mulierem ad concupiscendum eam,that anyone who will have looked at a woman, so as to lust after her,jam mœchatus est eam in corde suo.has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

²⁹Quod si oculus tuus dexter scandalizat te,And if your right eye causes you to sin,erue eum,root it outet projice abs te:and cast it away from you.expedit enim tibi ut pereat unum membrorum tuorum,For it is better for you that one of your members perish,quam totum corpus tuum mittatur in gehennam.than that your whole body be cast into Hell.

²⁹Quod si oculus tuus dexter scandalizat te,And if your right eye causes you to sin,erue eum,root it outet projice abs te:and cast it away from you.expedit enim tibi ut pereat unum membrorum tuorum,For it is better for you that one of your members perish,quam totum corpus tuum mittatur in gehennam.than that your whole body be cast into Hell.

³⁰Et si dextra manus tua scandalizat te,And if your right hand causes you to sin,abscide eam,cut it offet projice abs te:and cast it away from you.expedit enim tibi ut pereat unum membrorum tuorum,For it is better for you that one of your members perish,quam totum corpus tuum eat in gehennam.than that your whole body go into Hell.

³⁰Et si dextra manus tua scandalizat te,And if your right hand causes you to sin,abscide eam,cut it offet projice abs te:and cast it away from you.expedit enim tibi ut pereat unum membrorum tuorum,For it is better for you that one of your members perish,quam totum corpus tuum eat in gehennam.than that your whole body go into Hell.

³¹Dictum est autem:And it has been said:Quicumque dimiserit uxorem suam,‘Whoever would dismiss his wife,det ei libellum repudii.let him give her a bill of divorce.’

³¹Dictum est autem:And it has been said:Quicumque dimiserit uxorem suam,‘Whoever would dismiss his wife,det ei libellum repudii.let him give her a bill of divorce.’

³²Ego autem dico vobis: quia omnis qui dimiserit uxorem suam,But I say to you, that anyone who will have dismissed his wife,excepta fornicationis causa,except in the case of fornication,facit eam mœchari:causes her to commit adultery;et qui dimissam duxerit, adulterat.and whoever will have married her who has been dismissed commits adultery.

³²Ego autem dico vobis: quia omnis qui dimiserit uxorem suam,But I say to you, that anyone who will have dismissed his wife,excepta fornicationis causa,except in the case of fornication,facit eam mœchari:causes her to commit adultery;et qui dimissam duxerit, adulterat.and whoever will have married her who has been dismissed commits adultery.

³³Iterum audistis quia dictum est antiquis:Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients:Non perjurabis:‘You shall not swear falsely.reddes autem Domino juramenta tua.For you shall repay your oaths to the Lord.’

³³Iterum audistis quia dictum est antiquis:Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients:Non perjurabis:‘You shall not swear falsely.reddes autem Domino juramenta tua.For you shall repay your oaths to the Lord.’

³⁴Ego autem dico vobis,But I say to you,non jurare omnino,do not swear an oath at all,neque per cælum,neither by heaven,quia thronus Dei est:for it is the throne of God,

³⁴Ego autem dico vobis,But I say to you,non jurare omnino,do not swear an oath at all,neque per cælum,neither by heaven,quia thronus Dei est:for it is the throne of God,

³⁵neque per terram,nor by earth,quia scabellum est pedum ejus:for it is his footstool,neque per Jerosolymam,nor by Jerusalem,quia civitas est magni regis:for it is the city of the great king.

³⁵neque per terram,nor by earth,quia scabellum est pedum ejus:for it is his footstool,neque per Jerosolymam,nor by Jerusalem,quia civitas est magni regis:for it is the city of the great king.

³⁶neque per caput tuum juraveris,Neither shall you swear an oath by your own head,quia non potes unum capillum album facere,because you are not able to cause one hair to become whiteaut nigrum.or black.

³⁶neque per caput tuum juraveris,Neither shall you swear an oath by your own head,quia non potes unum capillum album facere,because you are not able to cause one hair to become whiteaut nigrum.or black.

³⁷Sit autem sermo vester, est,But let your word ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes,’est: non, non:and ‘No’ mean ‘No.’quod autem his abundantius est, a malo est.For anything beyond that is of evil.

³⁷Sit autem sermo vester, est,But let your word ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes,’est: non, non:and ‘No’ mean ‘No.’quod autem his abundantius est, a malo est.For anything beyond that is of evil.

³⁸Audistis quia dictum est:You have heard that it was said:Oculum pro oculo,‘An eye for an eye,et dentem pro dente.and a tooth for a tooth.’

³⁸Audistis quia dictum est:You have heard that it was said:Oculum pro oculo,‘An eye for an eye,et dentem pro dente.and a tooth for a tooth.’

³⁹Ego autem dico vobis,But I say to you,non resistere malo:do not resist one who is evil,sed si quis te percusserit in dexteram maxillam tuam,but if anyone will have struck you on your right cheek,præbe illi et alteram:offer to him the other also.

³⁹Ego autem dico vobis,But I say to you,non resistere malo:do not resist one who is evil,sed si quis te percusserit in dexteram maxillam tuam,but if anyone will have struck you on your right cheek,præbe illi et alteram:offer to him the other also.

⁴⁰et ei, qui vult tecum judicio contendere,And anyone who wishes to contend with you in judgment,et tunicam tuam tollere,and to take away your tunic,dimitte ei et pallium:release to him your cloak also.

⁴⁰et ei, qui vult tecum judicio contendere,And anyone who wishes to contend with you in judgment,et tunicam tuam tollere,and to take away your tunic,dimitte ei et pallium:release to him your cloak also.

⁴¹et quicumque te angariaverit mille passus,And whoever will have compelled you for one thousand steps,vade cum illo et alia duo.go with him even for two thousand steps.

⁴¹et quicumque te angariaverit mille passus,And whoever will have compelled you for one thousand steps,vade cum illo et alia duo.go with him even for two thousand steps.

⁴²Qui petit a te,Whoever asks of you,da ei:give to him.et volenti mutuari a te,And if anyone would borrow from you,ne avertaris.do not turn away from him.

⁴²Qui petit a te,Whoever asks of you,da ei:give to him.et volenti mutuari a te,And if anyone would borrow from you,ne avertaris.do not turn away from him.

⁴³Audistis quia dictum est:You have heard that it was said,Diliges proximum tuum,‘You shall love your neighbor,et odio habebis inimicum tuum.and you shall have hatred for your enemy.’

⁴³Audistis quia dictum est:You have heard that it was said,Diliges proximum tuum,‘You shall love your neighbor,et odio habebis inimicum tuum.and you shall have hatred for your enemy.’

⁴⁴Ego autem dico vobis:But I say to you:diligite inimicos vestros,Love your enemies.benefacite his qui oderunt vos,Do good to those who hate you.et orate pro persequentibus et calumniantibus vos:And pray for those who persecute and slander you.

⁴⁴Ego autem dico vobis:But I say to you:diligite inimicos vestros,Love your enemies.benefacite his qui oderunt vos,Do good to those who hate you.et orate pro persequentibus et calumniantibus vos:And pray for those who persecute and slander you.

⁴⁵ut sitis filii Patris vestri,In this way, you shall be sons of your Father,qui in cælis est:who is in heaven.qui solem suum oriri facit super bonos et malos: et pluit super justos et injustos.He causes his sun to rise upon the good and the bad, and he causes it to rain upon the just and the unjust.

⁴⁵ut sitis filii Patris vestri,In this way, you shall be sons of your Father,qui in cælis est:who is in heaven.qui solem suum oriri facit super bonos et malos: et pluit super justos et injustos.He causes his sun to rise upon the good and the bad, and he causes it to rain upon the just and the unjust.

⁴⁶Si enim diligitis eos qui vos diligunt,For if you love those who love you,quam mercedem habebitis?what reward will you have?nonne et publicani hoc faciunt?Do not even tax collectors behave this way?

⁴⁶Si enim diligitis eos qui vos diligunt,For if you love those who love you,quam mercedem habebitis?what reward will you have?nonne et publicani hoc faciunt?Do not even tax collectors behave this way?

⁴⁷Et si salutaveritis fratres vestros tantum,And if you greet only your brothers,quid amplius facitis?what more have you done?nonne et ethnici hoc faciunt?Do not even the pagans behave this way?

⁴⁷Et si salutaveritis fratres vestros tantum,And if you greet only your brothers,quid amplius facitis?what more have you done?nonne et ethnici hoc faciunt?Do not even the pagans behave this way?

⁴⁸Estote ergo vos perfecti,Therefore,sicutbe perfect,et Pater vester cælestis perfectus est.even as your heavenly Father is perfect.”

⁴⁸Estote ergo vos perfecti,Therefore,sicutbe perfect,et Pater vester cælestis perfectus est.even as your heavenly Father is perfect.”