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Parallel Gospel text: Greek (SBLGNT) · translation · orthodox reading
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Eye for eye: from limit to non-retaliation — Mt 5:38-42
Mt 5,38-42·NA28·19/135·// Lc 6,29-30
Ὀφθαλμὸν ἀντὶ ὀφθαλμοῦ=occhio per occhio (Es 21,24; limite + mamon)μὴ ἀντιστῆναι τῷ πονηρῷ=non resistere al malvagioτὴν δεξιὰν σιαγόνα=la guancia destra (rovescio, oltraggio all'onore)ἀγγαρεύσει=costringerà (l'angarìa romana)τὸ ἱμάτιον=il mantello (Es 22,25-26)
VII domenica T.O. — anno A (Mt 5,38-48)
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38
Ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἐρρέθη, Ὀφθαλμὸν ἀντὶ ὀφθαλμοῦ, καὶ ὀδόντα ἀντὶ ὀδόντος·
Avete inteso che fu detto: Occhio per occhio e dente per dente.
You have heard that it was saidⓘ: **An eye for an eye and a tooth for a toothⓘ** — not a license for retaliation but a restraint: already the Mishnah Bava Qamma 8:1ⓘ reads it as monetary compensationⓘ.
39
ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν μὴ ἀντιστῆναι τῷ πονηρῷ· ἀλλ' ὅστις σε ῥαπίσει εἰς τὴν δεξιὰν σου σιαγόνα, στρέψον αὐτῷ καὶ τὴν ἄλλην·
Ma io vi dico di non opporvi al malvagio; anzi, se uno ti dà uno schiaffo sulla guancia destra, tu pórgigli anche l'altra,
But I say to you not to resistⓘ the evil oneⓘ; rather, to the one who strikes you on the right cheekⓘ counts as a public outrage to honor, not as physical violence⟧ turn the other also;
40
καὶ τῷ θέλοντί σοι κριθῆναι καὶ τὸν χιτῶνά σου λαβεῖν, ἄφες αὐτῷ καὶ τὸ ἱμάτιον·
e a chi vuole portarti in tribunale e toglierti la tunica, tu lascia anche il mantello.
and to the one who wants to drag you into courtⓘ to take your tunicⓘ, leave him also your cloakⓘ;
41
καὶ ὅστις σε ἀγγαρεύσει μίλιον ἕν, ὕπαγε μετ' αὐτοῦ δύο.
E se uno ti costringerà ad accompagnarlo per un miglio, tu con lui fanne due.
and whoever compels youⓘ to go a mileⓘ, goⓘ with him for two.
42
τῷ αἰτοῦντί σε δίδου· καὶ τὸν θέλοντα ἀπὸ σοῦ δανείσασθαι μὴ ἀποστραφῇς.
Da' a chi ti chiede, e a chi desidera da te un prestito non voltare le spalle.
To the one who asks you giveⓘ, and from the one who wants to borrowⓘ from you do not turn away.