Matthew 6
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1“Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
1Attendite ne justitiam vestram faciatis coram hominibus, ut videamini ab eis: alioquin mercedem non habebitis apud Patrem vestrum qui in cælis est.
2Therefore, when you do merciful deeds, don’t sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from men. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.
2Cum ergo facis eleemosynam, noli tuba canere ante te, sicut hypocritæ faciunt in synagogis, et in vicis, ut honorificentur ab hominibus. Amen dico vobis, receperunt mercedem suam.
3But when you do merciful deeds, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand does,
3Te autem faciente eleemosynam, nesciat sinistra tua quid faciat dextera tua:
4so that your merciful deeds may be in secret, then your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
4ut sit eleemosyna tua in abscondito, et Pater tuus, qui videt in abscondito, reddet tibi.
5“When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Most certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward.
5Et cum oratis, non eritis sicut hypocritæ qui amant in synagogis et in angulis platearum stantes orare, ut videantur ab hominibus: amen dico vobis, receperunt mercedem suam.
6But you, when you pray, enter into your inner room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
6Tu autem cum oraveris, intra in cubiculum tuum, et clauso ostio, ora Patrem tuum in abscondito: et Pater tuus, qui videt in abscondito, reddet tibi.
7In praying, don’t use vain repetitions as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.
7Orantes autem, nolite multum loqui, sicut ethnici, putant enim quod in multiloquio suo exaudiantur.
8Therefore don’t be like them, for your Father knows what things you need before you ask him.
8Nolite ergo assimilari eis: scit enim Pater vester, quid opus sit vobis, antequam petatis eum.
9Pray like this: “‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.
9Sic ergo vos orabitis: [Pater noster, qui es in cælis, sanctificetur nomen tuum.
10Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
10Adveniat regnum tuum; fiat voluntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra.
11Give us today our daily bread.
11Panem nostrum supersubstantialem da nobis hodie,
12Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.
12et dimitte nobis debita nostra, sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris.
13Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’
13Et ne nos inducas in tentationem, sed libera nos a malo. Amen.]
14“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
14Si enim dimiseritis hominibus peccata eorum: dimittet et vobis Pater vester cælestis delicta vestra.
15But if you don’t forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
15Si autem non dimiseritis hominibus: nec Pater vester dimittet vobis peccata vestra.
16“Moreover when you fast, don’t be like the hypocrites, with sad faces. For they disfigure their faces that they may be seen by men to be fasting. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.
16Cum autem jejunatis, nolite fieri sicut hypocritæ, tristes. Exterminant enim facies suas, ut appareant hominibus jejunantes. Amen dico vobis, quia receperunt mercedem suam.
17But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
17Tu autem, cum jejunas, unge caput tuum, et faciem tuam lava,
18so that you are not seen by men to be fasting, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
18ne videaris hominibus jejunans, sed Patri tuo, qui est in abscondito: et Pater tuus, qui videt in abscondito, reddet tibi.
19“Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;
19Nolite thesaurizare vobis thesauros in terra: ubi ærugo, et tinea demolitur: et ubi fures effodiunt, et furantur.
20but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal;
20Thesaurizate autem vobis thesauros in cælo, ubi neque ærugo, neque tinea demolitur, et ubi fures non effodiunt, nec furantur.
21for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
21Ubi enim est thesaurus tuus, ibi est et cor tuum.
22“The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light.
22Lucerna corporis tui est oculus tuus. Si oculus tuus fuerit simplex, totum corpus tuum lucidum erit.
23But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
23Si autem oculus tuus fuerit nequam, totum corpus tuum tenebrosum erit. Si ergo lumen, quod in te est, tenebræ sunt: ipsæ tenebræ quantæ erunt?
24“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon.
24Nemo potest duobus dominis servire: aut enim unum odio habebit, et alterum diliget: aut unum sustinebit, et alterum contemnet. Non potestis Deo servire et mammonæ.
25Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
25Ideo dico vobis, ne solliciti sitis animæ vestræ quid manducetis, neque corpori vestro quid induamini. Nonne anima plus est quam esca, et corpus plus quam vestimentum?
26See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they?
26Respicite volatilia cæli, quoniam non serunt, neque metunt, neque congregant in horrea: et Pater vester cælestis pascit illa. Nonne vos magis pluris estis illis?
27“Which of you by being anxious, can add one moment to his lifespan?
27Quis autem vestrum cogitans potest adjicere ad staturam suam cubitum unum?
28Why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They don’t toil, neither do they spin,
28Et de vestimento quid solliciti estis? Considerate lilia agri quomodo crescunt: non laborant, neque nent.
29yet I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of these.
29Dico autem vobis, quoniam nec Salomon in omni gloria sua coopertus est sicut unum ex istis.
30But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today exists and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, won’t he much more clothe you, you of little faith?
30Si autem fœnum agri, quod hodie est, et cras in clibanum mittitur, Deus sic vestit, quanto magis vos modicæ fidei?
31“Therefore don’t be anxious, saying, ‘What will we eat?’, ‘What will we drink?’ or, ‘With what will we be clothed?’
31Nolite ergo solliciti esse, dicentes: Quid manducabimus, aut quid bibemus, aut quo operiemur?
32For the Gentiles seek after all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
32hæc enim omnia gentes inquirunt. Scit enim Pater vester, quia his omnibus indigetis.
33But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.
33Quærite ergo primum regnum Dei, et justitiam ejus: et hæc omnia adjicientur vobis.
34Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.
34Nolite ergo solliciti esse in crastinum. Crastinus enim dies sollicitus erit sibi ipsi: sufficit diei malitia sua.
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