(Taken from The Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 5, Verses 33 - 48)
中文取自：新舊約聖書 文理串珠
英文取自：Good News Bible (Today's English Version)
又聞古者有言，毋背誓願，指主而誓願者，必守之，惟我語汝，概勿誓。勿指天而誓，天乃上帝座也；勿指地而誓，地乃其足凳也；勿指耶路撒冷而誓，耶路撒冷乃大君之京師也；勿指首而誓，首之一髮，不能自為黑白也。顧爾之言，惟是是否否，過此則由惡起也。
"You have also heard that people were told in the past, 'Do not break your promise, but do what you have vowed to the Lord to do.' But now I tell you: do not use any vow when you make a promise. Do not swear by heaven, for it is God's throne; nor by earth, for it is the resting place for his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Do not even swear by your head, because you cannot make a single hair white or black. Just say 'Yes' or 'No' -- anything else you say comes from the Evil One.
爾聞有言目償目，齒償齒，惟我語汝，勿敵惡。有人批爾右頰，轉左頰向之；有人訟爾，欲得爾裏衣，外服亦聽取之；有人強爾行一里，則偕行二里。求爾者與之，借爾者勿卻。
"You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.' But now I tell you: do not take revenge on someone who wrongs you. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, let him slap your left cheek too. And if someone takes you to court to sue you for your shirt, let him have your coat as well. And if one of the occupation troops forces you to carry his pack one mile, carry it two miles. When someone asks you for something, give it to him; when someone wants to borrow something, lend it to him.
爾聞有言，同人愛之，敵者憾之，惟我語汝，敵爾者愛之，詛爾者祝之，憾爾者善視之，陷害窘逐爾者，為之祈禱，如此，則可為天父之子。蓋天父以日照夫善不善，以雨濡夫義不義者也。爾而愛愛爾者，有何賞耶？稅吏不亦如是乎！爾獨友於兄弟，有何過人耶？稅吏不亦如是乎！故爾當純全，若爾天父焉。
"You have heard that it was said, 'Love your friends, hate your enemies.' But now I tell you: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may become the children of your Father in heaven. For he makes his sun to shine on bad and good people alike, and gives rain to those who do good and to those who do evil. Why should God reward you if you love only the people who love you? Even the tax collectors do that! And if you speak only to your friends, have done anything out of the ordinary? Even the pagans do that! You must be perfect -- just as your Father in heaven is perfect."
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