Matthew 5:13

“You are the [d]salt of the earth; but if the salt has [e]lost its taste (purpose), how can it be made salty? It is no longer good for anything, but to be thrown out and walked on by people [when the walkways are wet and slippery].

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

“Let me tell you why you are here. You’re here to be salt-seasoning that brings out the God-flavors of this earth. If you lose your saltiness, how will people taste godliness? You’ve lost your usefulness and will end up in the garbage. 14-16 “Here’s another way to put it: You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We’re going public with this, as public as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bearers, you don’t think I’m going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I’m putting you on a light stand. Now that I’ve put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand—shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you’ll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven. Completing God’s Law17-18 “Don’t suppose for a minute that I have come to demolish the Scriptures—either God’s Law or the Prophets. I’m not here to demolish but to complete. I am going to put it all together, pull it all together in a vast panorama. God’s Law is more real and lasting than the stars in the sky and the ground at your feet. Long after stars burn out and earth wears out, God’s Law will be alive and working. 19-20 “Trivialize even the smallest item in God’s Law and you will only have trivialized yourself. But take it seriously, show the way for others, and you will find honor in the kingdom. Unless you do far better than the Pharisees in the matters of right living, you won’t know the first thing about entering the kingdom. Murder21-22 “You’re familiar with the command to the ancients, ‘Do not murder.’ I’m telling you that anyone who is so much as angry with a brother or sister is guilty of murder. Carelessly call a brother ‘idiot!’ and you just might find yourself hauled into court. Thoughtlessly yell ‘stupid!’ at a sister and you are on the brink of hellfire. The simple moral fact is that words kill. 23-24 “This is how I want you to conduct yourself in these matters. If you enter your place of worship and, about to make an offering, you suddenly remember a grudge a friend has against you, abandon your offering, leave immediately, go to this friend and make things right. Then and only then, come back and work things out with God. 25-26 “Or say you’re out on the street and an old enemy accosts you. Don’t lose a minute. Make the first move; make things right with him. After all, if you leave the first move to him, knowing his track record, you’re likely to end up in court, maybe even jail. If that happens, you won’t get out without a stiff fine. Adultery and Divorce27-28 “You know the next commandment pretty well, too: ‘Don’t go to bed with another’s spouse.’ But don’t think you’ve preserved your virtue simply by staying out of bed. Your heart can be corrupted by lust even quicker than your body. Those leering looks you think nobody notices—they also corrupt. 29-30 “Let’s not pretend this is easier than it really is. If you want to live a morally pure life, here’s what you have to do: You have to blind your right eye the moment you catch it in a lustful leer. You have to choose to live one-eyed or else be dumped on a moral trash pile. And you have to chop off your right hand the moment you notice it raised threateningly. Better a bloody stump than your entire being discarded for good in the dump. 31-32 “Remember the Scripture that says, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him do it legally, giving her divorce papers and her legal rights’? Too many of you are using that as a cover for selfishness and whim, pretending to be righteous just because you are ‘legal.’ Please, no more pretending. If you divorce your wife, you’re responsible for making her an adulteress (unless she has already made herself that by sexual promiscuity). And if you marry such a divorced adulteress, you’re automatically an adulterer yourself. You can’t use legal cover to mask a moral failure. Empty Promises33-37 “And don’t say anything you don’t mean. This counsel is embedded deep in our traditions. You only make things worse when you lay down a smoke screen of pious talk, saying, ‘I’ll pray for you,’ and never doing it, or saying, ‘God be with you,’ and not meaning it. You don’t make your words true by embellishing them with religious lace. In making your speech sound more religious, it becomes less true. Just say ‘yes’ and ‘no.’ When you manipulate words to get your own way, you go wrong. Love Your Enemies38-42 “Here’s another old saying that deserves a second look: ‘Eye for eye, tooth for tooth.’ Is that going to get us anywhere? Here’s what I propose: ‘Don’t hit back at all.’ If someone strikes you, stand there and take it. If someone drags you into court and sues for the shirt off your back, giftwrap your best coat and make a present of it. And if someone takes unfair advantage of you, use the occasion to practice the servant life. No more tit-for-tat stuff. Live generously. 43-47 “You’re familiar with the old written law, ‘Love your friend,’ and its unwritten companion, ‘Hate your enemy.’ I’m challenging that. I’m telling you to love your enemies. Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst. When someone gives you a hard time, respond with the energies of prayer, for then you are working out of your true selves, your God-created selves. This is what God does. He gives his best—the sun to warm and the rain to nourish—to everyone, regardless: the good and bad, the nice and nasty. If all you do is love the lovable, do you expect a bonus? Anybody can do that. If you simply say hello to those who greet you, do you expect a medal? Any run-of-the-mill sinner does that.

“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how [e]can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men.

»Vosotros sois la sal de la tierra; pero si la sal se desvirtúa, ¿cómo podrá seguir sazonando? En tal caso deja de ser útil, y solo sirve para arrojarla fuera y que la gente la pisotee.

“You are the salt of the earth. But suppose the salt loses its saltiness. How can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything. It will be thrown out. People will walk all over it.

“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.

‘You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.

“You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.

أَنْتُمْ مِلْحُ الأَرْضِ. فَإِذَا فَسَدَ الْمِلْحُ، فَمَاذَا يُعِيدُ إِلَيْهِ مُلُوحَتَهُ؟ إِنَّهُ لَا يَعُودُ يَصْلُحُ لِشَيْءٍ إِلّا لأَنْ يُطْرَحَ خَارِجاً لِتَدُوسَهُ النَّاسُ!

“Kamo nga akong mga tinun-an sama sa asin dinhi sa kalibotan. Apan kon mawala ang lami sa asin, wala nay mahimo pa aron molami kini pag-usab. Dili na kini mapuslan, busa ilabay na lang ug tunob-tunoban sa mga tawo.

Vy jste sůl země. Když už sůl by měla ztratit svoji chuť, čím se bude solit? Sůl bez chuti se nehodí k ničemu a může být jen vyhozena a zašlapána.

I er jordens salt. Men hvis saltet mister sin kraft, hvad kan man da salte det med?[f] Det kan ikke bruges til noget, men bliver bare smidt ud, og folk træder det ned.

»Ihr seid für die Welt wie Salz. Wenn das Salz aber fade geworden ist, wodurch soll es seine Würzkraft wiedergewinnen?[b] Es ist nutzlos geworden, man schüttet es weg, und die Leute treten darauf herum.

»Vosotros sois la sal de la tierra. Pero, si la sal se vuelve insípida, ¿cómo recobrará su sabor? Ya no sirve para nada, sino para que la gente la deseche y la pisotee.

»Ustedes son la sal de la tierra. Pero, si la sal se vuelve insípida, ¿cómo recobrará su sabor? Ya no sirve para nada, sino para que la gente la deseche y la pisotee.

Vous êtes le sel[c] de la terre. Si ce sel perd sa saveur, avec quoi la salera-t-on[d] ? Ce sel ne vaut plus rien : il n’est bon qu’à être jeté dehors et piétiné.

אתם מלח הארץ. מה יקרה לעולם אם תאבדו את המליחות שלכם? מלח תפל הוא חסר תועלת, ואינו ראוי אלא שיזרקו וירמסו אותו.

“Kamo nga akon mga sumulunod pareho sang asin diri sa kalibutan. Pero kon maglain ang sabor sang asin, wala na sing may mahimo agod mapabalik pa ang iya sabor. Gani indi na mapuslan kundi ginapilak na lang kag ginatapakan sang mga tawo.

'Vi ste sol čovječanstvu[b]. Ali kakva je korist od soli ako obljutavi? Za što se može uporabiti? Ni za što, osim da se izbaci van, da ju ljudi pogaze.

Voi siete il sale della terra, se il sale perde il suo sapore, come può essere reso di nuovo salato? Non serve più ad altro che ad essere gettato e calpestato dalla gente.

あなたがたは地の塩です。もしあなたがたが塩けをなくしてしまったら、この世はどうなるでしょう。あなたがたも無用のものとして外に捨てられ、人々に踏みつけられてしまうのです。

“너희는 세상의 소금이다. 그런데 소금이 그 맛을 잃으면 어떻게 다시 짜게 할 수 있겠느냐? 그런 것은 아무 쓸모가 없어 밖에 버려져 사람들에게 짓밟힐 뿐이다.

Dere er det saltet som bevarer verden fra forråtnelse. Men hva nytte er det i saltet dersom det har mistet kraften sin?[f] Kan det på nytt bli salt igjen? Nei, det duger ikke til noe annet enn å bli kastet ut og trampet ned av menneskene.

U bent als zout voor de wereld. Maar als het zout zijn kracht verliest, hoe moet je het dan smaak geven? Waar is het dan nog goed voor, behalve om weggegooid en door de mensen vertrapt te worden.

Jesteście solą tej ziemi! Lecz jeśli sól utraci swój smak, staje się bezwartościowa. Dlatego wyrzuca się ją na ścieżkę, gdzie zostaje podeptana przez ludzi.

“Vocês são o sal da terra. Mas se o sal perder o seu sabor, como restaurá-lo? Não servirá para nada, exceto para ser jogado fora e pisado pelos homens.

Vocês são o sal da Terra. Se o sal perder o seu sabor como o recuperará? Será lançado fora e espezinhado como coisa sem valor.

Cancunaca cai pachapica, cachi shinami canguichij. Cachi jamllayajpica, ña imahuan mana cachi canaman tigrachipajchu. Imapaj mana valinchu, purijcuna saruchun, ñanpi shitanallami.

Voi sunteţi sarea pământului. Dar dacă sarea îşi pierde gustul, prin ce va fi făcută din nou sărată?! Nu mai este bună la nimic, decât să fie aruncată afară şi călcată în picioare de oameni.

– Вы – соль земли. Если соль потеряет свой вкус, то что может опять сделать её солёной? Она уже ни к чему не пригодна, останется лишь выбросить её вон, под ноги людям.

– Вы – соль земли. Если соль потеряет свой вкус, то что может опять сделать её солёной? Она уже ни к чему не пригодна, останется лишь выбросить её вон, под ноги людям.

– Вы – соль земли. Если соль потеряет свой вкус, то что может опять сделать её солёной? Она уже ни к чему не пригодна, останется лишь выбросить её вон, под ноги людям.

Вы – соль земли. Если соль потеряет свой вкус, то что может опять сделать ее соленой? Она уже ни к чему не пригодна, останется лишь выбросить ее вон, под ноги людям.

Vy ste soľ zeme. No ak soľ stratí svoju slanosť, čo ju nahradí? Soľ bez chuti sa nedá na nič použiť, možno ju iba vyhodiť, aby ju ľudia pošliapali.

Ni är jordens salt. Men om saltet har förlorat sin kraft, hur får man det salt igen? Det duger inte till något annat än att kastas ut och trampas ner av människorna.

“Ninyi ni chumvi ya ulimwengu. Lakini chumvi ikipoteza ladha yake, haiwezekani kuwa chumvi tena. Haifai kwa kitu cho chote, ila kutupwa nje ikanyagwe na watu.

“ท่านทั้งหลายเป็นเกลือของโลก แต่ถ้าเกลือนั้นหมดความเค็มแล้วจะทำให้กลับเค็มอีกได้อย่างไร? มันก็ไม่มีประโยชน์อันใดอีกต่อไป มีแต่จะถูกสาดทิ้งให้คนเหยียบย่ำ

“你们是世上的盐。如果盐失去咸味，怎能使它再变咸呢？它将毫无用处，只有被丢在外面任人践踏。

你 们 是 世 上 的 盐 。 盐 若 失 了 味 ， 怎 能 叫 他 再 咸 呢 ？ 以 後 无 用 ， 不 过 丢 在 外 面 ， 被 人 践 踏 了 。

「你們是世上的鹽。如果鹽失去鹹味，怎能使它再變鹹呢？它將毫無用處，只有被丟在外面任人踐踏。