Matthæum 6

VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Attendite ne justitiam vestram faciatis coram hominibus, ut videamini ab eis : alioquin mercedem non habebitis apud Patrem vestrum qui in cælis est.	1 "(But) take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them; otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father.
2 Cum 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.	2 When you give alms, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets to win the praise of others. Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward.
3 Te autem faciente eleemosynam, nesciat sinistra tua quid faciat dextera tua :	3 But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right is doing,
4 ut sit eleemosyna tua in abscondito, et Pater tuus, qui videt in abscondito, reddet tibi.	4 so that your almsgiving may be secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.
5 Et 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.	5 "When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, who love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on street corners so that others may see them. Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward.
6 Tu autem cum oraveris, intra in cubiculum tuum, et clauso ostio, ora Patrem tuum in abscondito : et Pater tuus, qui videt in abscondito, reddet tibi.	6 But when you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.
7 Orantes autem, nolite multum loqui, sicut ethnici, putant enim quod in multiloquio suo exaudiantur.	7 In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words.
8 Nolite ergo assimilari eis : scit enim Pater vester, quid opus sit vobis, antequam petatis eum.	8 Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
9 Sic ergo vos orabitis : Pater noster, qui es in cælis, sanctificetur nomen tuum.	9 "This is how you are to pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,
10 Adveniat regnum tuum ; fiat voluntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra.	10 your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven.
11 Panem nostrum supersubstantialem da nobis hodie,	11 Give us today our daily bread;
12 et dimitte nobis debita nostra, sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris.	12 and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors;
13 Et ne nos inducas in tentationem, sed libera nos a malo. Amen.	13 and do not subject us to the final test, but deliver us from the evil one.
14 Si enim dimiseritis hominibus peccata eorum : dimittet et vobis Pater vester cælestis delicta vestra.	14 If you forgive others their transgressions, your heavenly Father will forgive you.
15 Si autem non dimiseritis hominibus : nec Pater vester dimittet vobis peccata vestra.	15 But if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your transgressions.
16 Cum autem jejunatis, nolite fieri sicut hypocritæ, tristes. Exterminant enim facies suas, ut appareant hominibus jejunantes. Amen dico vobis, quia receperunt mercedem suam.	16 "When you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites. They neglect their appearance, so that they may appear to others to be fasting. Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward.
17 Tu autem, cum jejunas, unge caput tuum, et faciem tuam lava,	17 But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
18 ne videaris hominibus jejunans, sed Patri tuo, qui est in abscondito : et Pater tuus, qui videt in abscondito, reddet tibi.	18 so that you may not appear to be fasting, except to your Father who is hidden. And your Father who sees what is hidden will repay you.
19 Nolite thesaurizare vobis thesauros in terra : ubi ærugo, et tinea demolitur : et ubi fures effodiunt, et furantur.	19 "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal.
20 Thesaurizate autem vobis thesauros in cælo, ubi neque ærugo, neque tinea demolitur, et ubi fures non effodiunt, nec furantur.	20 But store up treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor decay destroys, nor thieves break in and steal.
21 Ubi enim est thesaurus tuus, ibi est et cor tuum.	21 For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.
22 Lucerna corporis tui est oculus tuus. Si oculus tuus fuerit simplex, totum corpus tuum lucidum erit.	22 "The lamp of the body is the eye. If your eye is sound, your whole body will be filled with light;
23 Si autem oculus tuus fuerit nequam, totum corpus tuum tenebrosum erit. Si ergo lumen, quod in te est, tenebræ sunt : ipsæ tenebræ quantæ erunt ?	23 but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be in darkness. And if the light in you is darkness, how great will the darkness be.
24 Nemo potest duobus dominis servire : aut enim unum odio habebit, et alterum diliget : aut unum sustinebit, et alterum contemnet. Non potestis Deo servire et mammonæ.	24 "No one can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
25 Ideo 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 ?	25 "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat (or drink), or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?
26 Respicite volatilia cæli, quoniam non serunt, neque metunt, neque congregant in horrea : et Pater vester cælestis pascit illa. Nonne vos magis pluris estis illis ?	26 Look at the birds in the sky; they do not sow or reap, they gather nothing into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are not you more important than they?
27 Quis autem vestrum cogitans potest adjicere ad staturam suam cubitum unum ?	27 Can any of you by worrying add a single moment to your life-span?
28 Et de vestimento quid solliciti estis ? Considerate lilia agri quomodo crescunt : non laborant, neque nent.	28 Why are you anxious about clothes? Learn from the way the wild flowers grow. They do not work or spin.
29 Dico autem vobis, quoniam nec Salomon in omni gloria sua coopertus est sicut unum ex istis.	29 But I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was clothed like one of them.
30 Si autem fœnum agri, quod hodie est, et cras in clibanum mittitur, Deus sic vestit, quanto magis vos modicæ fidei ?	30 If God so clothes the grass of the field, which grows today and is thrown into the oven tomorrow, will he not much more provide for you, O you of little faith?
31 Nolite ergo solliciti esse, dicentes : Quid manducabimus, aut quid bibemus, aut quo operiemur ?	31 So do not worry and say, 'What are we to eat?' or 'What are we to drink?' or 'What are we to wear?'
32 hæc enim omnia gentes inquirunt. Scit enim Pater vester, quia his omnibus indigetis.	32 All these things the pagans seek. Your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.
33 Quærite ergo primum regnum Dei, et justitiam ejus : et hæc omnia adjicientur vobis.	33 But seek first the kingdom (of God) and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides.
34 Nolite ergo solliciti esse in crastinum. Crastinus enim dies sollicitus erit sibi ipsi : sufficit diei malitia sua.	34 Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself. Sufficient for a day is its own evil.