Matthew 12

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	VULGATA
1 At that time, Jesus went out through the ripe grain on the Sabbath. And his disciples, being hungry, began to separate the grain and to eat.	1 In illo tempore abiit Jesus per sata sabbato : discipuli autem ejus esurientes cœperunt vellere spicas, et manducare.
2 Then the Pharisees, seeing this, said to him, “Behold, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbaths.”	2 Pharisæi autem videntes, dixerunt ei : Ecce discipuli tui faciunt quod non licet facere sabbatis.
3 But he said to them: “Have you not read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him:	3 At ille dixit eis : Non legistis quid fecerit David, quando esuriit, et qui cum eo erant :
4 how he entered the house of God and ate the bread of the Presence, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?	4 quomodo intravit in domum Dei, et panes propositionis comedit, quos non licebat ei edere, neque his qui cum eo erant, nisi solis sacerdotibus ?
5 Or have you not read in the law, that on the Sabbaths the priests in the temple violate the Sabbath, and they are without guilt?	5 aut non legistis in lege quia sabbatis sacerdotes in templo sabbatum violant, et sine crimine sunt ?
6 But I say to you, that something greater than the temple is here.	6 Dico autem vobis, quia templo major est hic.
7 And if you knew what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you would never have condemned the innocent.	7 Si autem sciretis, quid est : Misericordiam volo, et non sacrificium : numquam condemnassetis innocentes :
8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”	8 dominus enim est Filius hominis etiam sabbati.
9 And when he had passed from there, he went into their synagogues.	9 Et cum inde transisset, venit in synagogam eorum.
10 And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand, and they questioned him, so that they might accuse him, saying, “Is it lawful to cure on the Sabbaths?”	10 Et ecce homo manum habens aridam, et interrogabant eum, dicentes : Si licet sabbatis curare ? ut accusarent eum.
11 But he said to them: “Who is there among you, having even one sheep, if it will have fallen into a pit on the Sabbath, would not take hold of it and lift it up?	11 Ipse autem dixit illis : Quis erit ex vobis homo, qui habeat ovem unam, et si ceciderit hæc sabbatis in foveam, nonne tenebit et levabit eam ?
12 How much better is a man than a sheep? And so, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbaths.”	12 Quanto magis melior est homo ove ? itaque licet sabbatis benefacere.
13 Then he said to the man, “Extend your hand.” And he extended it, and it was restored to health, just like the other one.	13 Tunc ait homini : Extende manum tuam. Et extendit, et restituta est sanitati sicut altera.
14 Then the Pharisees, departing, took council against him, as to how they might destroy him.	14 Exeuntes autem pharisæi, consilium faciebant adversus eum, quomodo perderent eum.
15 But Jesus, knowing this, withdrew from there. And many followed him, and he cured them all.	15 Jesus autem sciens recessit inde : et secuti sunt eum multi, et curavit eos omnes :
16 And he instructed them, lest they make him known.	16 et præcepit eis ne manifestum eum facerent.
17 Then what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah was fulfilled, saying:	17 Ut adimpleretur quod dictum est per Isaiam prophetam, dicentem :
18 “Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased. I will place my Spirit over him, and he shall announce judgment to the nations.	18 Ecce puer meus, quem elegi, dilectus meus, in quo bene complacuit animæ meæ. Ponam spiritum meum super eum, et judicium gentibus nuntiabit.
19 He shall not contend, nor cry out, neither shall anyone hear his voice in the streets.	19 Non contendet, neque clamabit, neque audiet aliquis in plateis vocem ejus :
20 He shall not crush the bruised reed, and he shall not extinguish the smoking wick, until he sends forth judgment unto victory.	20 arundinem quassatam non confringet, et linum fumigans non extinguet, donec ejiciat ad victoriam judicium :
21 And the Gentiles shall hope in his name.”	21 et in nomine ejus gentes sperabunt.
22 Then one who had a demon, who was blind and mute, was brought to him. And he cured him, so that he spoke and saw.	22 Tunc oblatus est ei dæmonium habens, cæcus, et mutus, et curavit eum ita ut loqueretur, et videret.
23 And all the crowds were stupefied, and they said, “Could this be the son of David?”	23 Et stupebant omnes turbæ, et dicebant : Numquid hic est filius David ?
24 But the Pharisees, hearing it, said, “This man does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebub, the prince of the demons.”	24 Pharisæi autem audientes, dixerunt : Hic non ejicit dæmones nisi in Beelzebub principe dæmoniorum.
25 But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself will become desolate. And every city or house divided against itself will not stand.	25 Jesus autem sciens cogitationes eorum, dixit eis : Omne regnum divisum contra se desolabitur : et omnis civitas vel domus divisa contra se, non stabit.
26 So if Satan casts out Satan, then he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?	26 Et si Satanas Satanam ejicit, adversus se divisus est : quomodo ergo stabit regnum ejus ?
27 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your own sons cast them out? Therefore, they shall be your judges.	27 Et si ego in Beelzebub ejicio dæmones, filii vestri in quo ejiciunt ? ideo ipsi judices vestri erunt.
28 But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has arrived among you.	28 Si autem ego in Spiritu Dei ejicio dæmones, igitur pervenit in vos regnum Dei.
29 Or how can anyone enter into the house of a strong man, and plunder his belongings, unless he first restrains the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.	29 Aut quomodo potest quisquam intrare in domum fortis, et vasa ejus diripere, nisi prius alligaverit fortem ? et tunc domum illius diripiet.
30 Whoever is not with me, is against me. And whoever does not gather with me, scatters.	30 Qui non est mecum, contra me est ; et qui non congregat mecum, spargit.
31 For this reason, I say to you: Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven men, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.	31 Ideo dico vobis : Omne peccatum et blasphemia remittetur hominibus, Spiritus autem blasphemia non remittetur.
32 And anyone who will have spoken a word against the Son of man shall be forgiven. But whoever will have spoken against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven, neither in this age, nor in the future age.	32 Et quicumque dixerit verbum contra Filium hominis, remittetur ei : qui autem dixerit contra Spiritum Sanctum, non remittetur ei, neque in hoc sæculo, neque in futuro.
33 Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree evil and its fruit evil. For certainly a tree is known by its fruit.	33 Aut facite arborem bonam, et fructum ejus bonum : aut facite arborem malam, et fructum ejus malum : siquidem ex fructu arbor agnoscitur.
34 Progeny of vipers, how are you able to speak good things while you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.	34 Progenies viperarum, quomodo potestis bona loqui, cum sitis mali ? ex abundantia enim cordis os loquitur.
35 A good man offers good things from a good storehouse. And an evil man offers evil things from an evil storehouse.	35 Bonus homo de bono thesauro profert bona : et malus homo de malo thesauro profert mala.
36 But I say to you, that for every idle word which men will have spoken, they shall render an account in the day of judgment.	36 Dico autem vobis quoniam omne verbum otiosum, quod locuti fuerint homines, reddent rationem de eo in die judicii.
37 For by your words shall you be justified, and by your words shall you be condemned.”	37 Ex verbis enim tuis justificaberis et ex verbis tuis condemnaberis.
38 Then certain ones from the scribes and the Pharisees responded to him, saying, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.”	38 Tunc responderunt ei quidam de scribis et pharisæis, dicentes : Magister, volumus a te signum videre.
39 And answering, he said to them: “An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign. But a sign will not be given to it, except the sign of the prophet Jonah.	39 Qui respondens ait illis : Generatio mala et adultera signum quærit : et signum non dabitur ei, nisi signum Jonæ prophetæ.
40 For just as Jonah was in the belly of the whale for three days and three nights, so shall the Son of man be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.	40 Sicut enim fuit Jonas in ventre ceti tribus diebus, et tribus noctibus, sic erit Filius hominis in corde terræ tribus diebus et tribus noctibus.
41 The men of Nineveh shall arise in judgment with this generation, and they shall condemn it. For, at the preaching of Jonah, they repented. And behold, there is a greater than Jonah here.	41 Viri Ninivitæ surgent in judicio cum generatione ista, et condemnabunt eam : quia pœnitentiam egerunt in prædicatione Jonæ, et ecce plus quam Jonas hic.
42 The Queen of the South shall arise in judgment with this generation, and she shall condemn it. For she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold, there is a greater than Solomon here.	42 Regina austri surget in judicio cum generatione ista, et condemnabit eam : quia venit a finibus terræ audire sapientiam Salomonis, et ecce plus quam Salomon hic.
43 Now when an unclean spirit departs from a man, he walks through dry places, seeking rest, and he does not find it.	43 Cum autem immundus spiritus exierit ab homine, ambulat per loca arida, quærens requiem, et non invenit.
44 Then he says, ‘I will return to my house, from which I departed’. And arriving, he finds it vacant, swept clean, and decorated.	44 Tunc dicit : Revertar in domum meam, unde exivi. Et veniens invenit eam vacantem, scopis mundatam, et ornatam.
45 Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and live there. And in the end, the man becomes worse than he was at first. So, too, shall it be with this most wicked generation.”	45 Tunc vadit, et assumit septem alios spiritus secum nequiores se, et intrantes habitant ibi : et fiunt novissima hominis illius pejora prioribus. Sic erit et generationi huic pessimæ.
46 While he was still speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and his brothers were standing outside, seeking to speak with him.	46 Adhuc eo loquente ad turbas, ecce mater ejus et fratres stabant foris, quærentes loqui ei.
47 And someone said to him: “Behold, your mother and your brothers are standing outside, seeking you.”	47 Dixit autem ei quidam : Ecce mater tua, et fratres tui foris stant quærentes te.
48 But responding to the one speaking to him, he said, “Which one is my mother, and who are my brothers?”	48 At ipse respondens dicenti sibi, ait : Quæ est mater mea, et qui sunt fratres mei ?
49 And extending his hand to his disciples, he said: “Behold: my mother and my brothers.	49 Et extendens manum in discipulos suos, dixit : Ecce mater mea, et fratres mei.
50 For anyone who does the will of my Father, who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.”	50 Quicumque enim fecerit voluntatem Patris mei, qui in cælis est, ipse meus frater, et soror, et mater est.