Revised Literal Translation

Matthew 5:1-16

1AndδὲdeG1161seeingG3708the multitudesτοὺς ὄχλουςtous ochlousG3588 G3793,he went upἀνέβηanebēG305intoεἰςeisG1519a mountainτὸ ὄρος,to orosG3588 G3735:andκαὶkaiG2532whenG2523heαὐτοῦautouG846was setG2523,hisαὐτῷautōG846disciplesοἱ μαθηταὶhoi mathētaiG3588 G3101came untoπροσῆλθανprosēlthanG4334himαὐτοῦ.autouG846:

2AndκαὶkaiG2532he openedἀνοίξαςanoixasG455hisαὐτοῦautouG846mouthτὸ στόμαto stomaG3588 G4750,and taughtἐδίδασκενedidaskenG1321themαὐτοὺςautousG846,sayingλέγων·¶legōnG3004,

3BlessedΜακάριοιMakarioiG3107arethe poorπτωχοὶptōchoiG4434in spiritοἱ πνεύματι,hoi pneumatiG3588 G4151:forὅτιhotiG3754theirsαὐτῶνautōnG846isἐστινestinG1510the kingdomτῷ βασιλείαtō basileiaG3588 G932of heavenἡ οὐρανῶν.¶hē ouranōnG3588 G3772.τῶνtōnG3588

4BlessedΜακάριοιMakarioiG3107arethey that mournπενθοῦντες,penthountesG3996:forὅτιhotiG3754theyαὐτοὶautoiG846shall be comfortedπαρακληθήσονται.¶paraklēthēsontaiG3870.οἱhoiG3588

5οἱhoiG3588BlessedΜακάριοιMakarioiG3107arethe meekG4239:forὅτιhotiG3754theyαὐτοὶautoiG846shall inheritκληρονομήσουσινklēronomēsousinG2816the earthτὴν γῆν.¶tēn gēnG3588 G1093.

6οἱhoiG3588BlessedΜακάριοιMakarioiG3107arethey which do hungerπεινῶντεςpeinōntesG3983andκαὶkaiG2532thirstδιψῶντεςdipsōntesG1372after righteousnessτὴν δικαιοσύνην,tēn dikaiosunēnG3588 G1343:forὅτιhotiG3754theyαὐτοὶautoiG846shall be filledχορτασθήσονται.¶chortasthēsontaiG5526.

7οἱhoiG3588BlessedΜακάριοιMakarioiG3107arethe mercifulἐλεήμονες,eleēmonesG1655:forὅτιhotiG3754theyαὐτοὶautoiG846shall obtain mercyἐλεηθήσονται.¶eleēthēsontaiG1653.

8οἱhoiG3588BlessedΜακάριοιMakarioiG3107arethe pureκαθαροὶkatharoiG2513in heartτῇ καρδίᾳ,tēa kardiaG3588 G2588:forὅτιhotiG3754theyαὐτοὶautoiG846shall seeG3708Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588 G2316.

9οἱhoiG3588BlessedΜακάριοιMakarioiG3107arethe peacemakersεἰρηνοποιοί,eirēnopoioiG1518:forὅτιhotiG3754theyαὐτοὶautoiG846shall be calledκληθήσονται.¶klēthēsontaiG2564the childrenυἱοὶhuioiG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

10οἱhoiG3588BlessedΜακάριοιMakarioiG3107arethey which are persecutedδεδιωγμένοιdediōgmenoiG1377forG1752righteousness’δικαιοσύνης,dikaiosunēsG1343sakeG1752:forὅτιhotiG3754theirsαὐτῶνautōnG846isἐστινestinG1510the kingdomἡ βασιλείαhē basileiaG3588 G932of heavenτῶν οὐρανῶν.¶tōn ouranōnG3588 G3772.

11BlessedΜακάριοίMakarioiG3107are yeἐστε,esteG1510,whenὅτανhotanG3752menshall revileὀνειδίσωσινoneidisōsinG3679youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532persecuteδιώξωσινdiōxōsinG1377you,andκαὶkaiG2532shall sayG3004all manner ofπᾶνpanG3956evilπονηρὸνponēronG4190G4487againstκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596youὑμῶνhumōnG4771falselyψευδόμενοιpseudomenoiG5574,forG1752myἐμοῦ.emouG1473sakeG1752.

12RejoiceχαίρετεchaireteG5463,andκαὶkaiG2532be exceeding gladἀγαλλιᾶσθε,agalliastheG21:forὅτιhotiG3754greatπολὺςpolusG4183isyourὑμῶνhumōnG4771rewardὁ μισθὸςho misthosG3588 G3408inἐνenG1722heavenτοῖς οὐρανοῖς·tois ouranoisG3588 G3772:forγὰρgarG1063soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779persecuted theyἐδίωξανediōxanG1377the prophetsτοὺς προφήταςtous prophētasG3588 G4396which wereτοὺςtousG3588beforeπρὸproG4253youὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771.

13YeὙμεῖςHumeisG4771areἐστεesteG1510the saltτὸ ἅλαςto halasG3588 G217of the earthτῆς γῆς·tēs gēsG3588 G1093:butδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437the saltτὸ ἅλαςto halasG3588 G217have lost his savourμωρανθῇ,mōranthēaG3471,ἐνenG1722wherewithτίνιtiniG5101shall it be saltedἁλισθήσεται;halisthēsetaiG233?it isG2480thenceforthἔτιetiG2089goodG2480forεἰςeisG1519nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762,εἰeiG1487butμὴmēG3361to be castβληθὲνblēthenG906outἔξωexōG1854,andG2532to be trodden under footκαταπατεῖσθαιkatapateisthaiG2662ofὑπὸhupoG5259menτῶν ἀνθρώπων.¶tōn anthrōpōnG3588 G444.

14YeὙμεῖςHumeisG4771areἐστεesteG1510the lightτὸ φῶςto phōsG3588 G5457of the worldτοῦ κόσμου·tou kosmouG3588 G2889.A cityπόλιςpolisG4172that is setκειμένη·keimenēG2749onἐπάνωepanōG1883an hillὄρουςorousG3735οὐouG3756cannotδύναταιdunataiG1410be hidκρυβῆναιkrubēnaiG2928.

15NeitherοὐδὲoudeG3761do menlightκαίουσινkaiousinG2545a candleλύχνονluchnonG3088,andκαὶkaiG2532putτιθέασινtitheasinG5087itαὐτὸνautonG846underὑπὸhupoG5259a bushelτὸν μόδιονton modionG3588 G3426,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235onἐπὶepiG1909a candlestickτὴν λυχνίαν,tēn luchnianG3588 G3087;andκαὶkaiG2532it giveth lightλάμπειlampeiG2989unto allπᾶσινpasinG3956that areτοῖςtoisG3588inἐνenG1722the houseτῇ οἰκίᾳ.tēa oikiaG3588 G3614.

16τὸtoG3588LetyourὑμῶνhumōnG4771lightφῶς τῶνphōs tōnG3588 G5457soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779shineλαμψάτωlampsatōG2989beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715menἀνθρώπων τὰanthrōpōn taG3588 G444,thatὅπωςhopōsG3704they may seeG3708yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771goodκαλὰkalaG2570worksἔργαergaG2041,andκαὶkaiG2532glorifyδοξάσωσινdoxasōsinG1392yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771Fatherτὸν πατέραton pateraG3588 G3962which isτὸνtonG3588inἐνenG1722heavenτοῖς οὐρανοῖς.¶tois ouranoisG3588 G3772.

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