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1. Woes to Scribes and Pharisees

   (Luke 11:37–54)

2. 1ENGOJBThen Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach spoke to the multitudes and to his Talmidim,BSBBSB: Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:
3. 2ENGOJBSaying, Upon the Kisei Moshe (Chair of Moses) sit the Sofrim and the Perushim.BSBBSB: “The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
4. 3ENGOJBTherefore, everything whatever they may tell you, be frum and be shomer, but according to their ma'asim (works) do not be shomer, for they do not practice what they preach.BSBBSB: So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
5. 4ENGOJBAnd they tie up heavy loads, hard to bear, and they place them upon the shoulders of men, but they, with so much as a finger, are not willing to lift the oppressive burdens.BSBBSB: They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
6. 5ENGOJBAnd all their ma'asei hamitzvot (works of the commandments) they do in order to be seen by Bnei Adam, for they broaden their tefillin and lengthen their tzitziyot,BSBBSB: All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
7. 6ENGOJBand they love the places of honor at the seudot (banquet dinners), and the shuls,BSBBSB: They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,
8. 7ENGOJBAnd the Birkat Shalom greetings in the market places, and to be called by Bnei Adam, Rebbe.BSBBSB: the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.
9. 8ENGOJBBut you are not to have pretentious titles like Rebbe, for One is your Rebbe, and all of you are Achim b'Moshiach.BSBBSB: But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
10. 9ENGOJBAnd do not refer to anyone in the Olam Hazeh as your Abba, for One is your Av sh'ba'Shomayim.BSBBSB: And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
11. 10ENGOJBNeither be called Moreinu, for One is your Moreh (teacher) the Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach.BSBBSB: Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.
12. 11ENGOJBAnd the greatest among you will be your eved mesharet (servant, minister).BSBBSB: The greatest among you shall be your servant.
13. 12ENGOJBBut whoever will lift up himself will be humbled, and whoever will humble himself will be lifted up.BSBBSB: For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
14. 13ENGOJBBut oy to you, Sofrim and Perushim, tzevuim (hypocrites), for in front of Bnei Adam you shut the Malchut HaShomayim. You do not go in yourselves, and the ones entering, you do not permit to enter.BSBBSB: Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
15. 14ENGOJBOy to you, Sofrim and Perushim, tzevuim! You devour the batim of almanot and for the sake of chashuve (importance) appearance you make long tefillot; therefore your gezar din (verdict) will be more severe.BSBBSB: Not in the BSB
    Not in the earliest manuscripts
16. 15ENGOJBOy to you, Sofrim and Perushim, tzevuim. You travel over the sea and the dry land for the giyyur (proselytization) of one proselyte; then, when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of Gehinnom as you.BSBBSB: Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
17. 16ENGOJBOy to you, morei derech ivrim (blind guides), the, ones saying, Whoever swears by the Beis Hamikdash, it is a worthless shevuah (oath): but whoever swears by the gold of the Beis Hamikdash, he is obligated.BSBBSB: Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’
18. 17ENGOJBIvrim! (blind ones), for which is greater, the gold or the Beis Hamikdash which gives the gold its kedushah (holiness, sanctity)?BSBBSB: You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
19. 18ENGOJBAnd whoever swears by the Mizbeach (altar), it is worthless; but whoever swears by the korban upon it, he is obligated.BSBBSB: And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’
20. 19ENGOJBIvrim, blind ones, for which is greater, the korban or Mizbeach which gives the korban its kedushah (holiness, sanctity)?BSBBSB: You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
21. 20ENGOJBTherefore, the one having sworn by the Mizbeach swears by it and everything upon it.BSBBSB: So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
22. 21ENGOJBAnd the one having sworn by the Beis Hamikdash swears by it and by everything indwelling it.BSBBSB: And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.
23. 22ENGOJBAnd the one having sworn by Shomayim swears by the kes malchut of Hashem and by the One sitting upon the kes malchut.BSBBSB: And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.
24. 23ENGOJBOy to you, Sofrim and Perushim, tzevuim, for you give maasros (tithe) of mint and dill and cumin, and you have neglected the matters of the Torah of greater consequence: mishpat, chesed, and emunah. These things it was necessary to do and those not to neglect.BSBBSB: Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
25. 24ENGOJBMorei derech ivrim (blind guides), the ones that strain out a gnat and swallow a camel.BSBBSB: You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
26. 25ENGOJBOy to you, Sofrim and Perushim, tzevuim, you cleanse the outside of the kos (cup) and the dish, but inside they are full of chamdanut (greed) and taavanut (lust).BSBBSB: Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
27. 26ENGOJBBlind Parush, first cleanse the inside of the kos, that perhaps also the outside may become clean.BSBBSB: Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.
28. 27ENGOJBOy to you, Sofrim and Perushim, tzevuim, for you are like kevarim (graves) having been whitewashed, which on the outside indeed appear ois vaist (ostensibly) shein (beautiful), but on the inside are full of the unclean bones of the mesim (dead ones) and every trayfnyak.BSBBSB: Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.
29. 28ENGOJBThus on the outside you indeed appear tzaddikim (righteous ones) to Bnei Adam, but on the inside you are full of tzeviut (hypocrisy) and you are lawlessly against the Torah.BSBBSB: In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
30. 29ENGOJBOy to you, Sofrim and Perushim, tzevuim, for you build kevarim of the Neviim and decorate matsevot (gravestones) of the tzaddikim,BSBBSB: Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.
31. 30ENGOJBAnd you say, If we were in the yamim (days) of Avoteinu (our Fathers), we would not have been shuttafim (partners) with them in the dahm haNeviim (blood of the Prophets).BSBBSB: And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’
32. 31ENGOJBTherefore, you are edim (witnesses) against yourselves that you are the banim (sons) of the ratzchaniyot (murderers) of the Neviim.BSBBSB: So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.
33. 32ENGOJBAnd you fill up the measure of your Avot.BSBBSB: Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.
34. 33ENGOJBSnakes, you banim of nachashim, how can you escape the Yom HaDin of Gehinnom?BSBBSB: You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
35. 34ENGOJBFor this reason hinei! I send to you Neviim and Chachamim and Sofrim, some of whom you will kill and some you will make talui al haetz (being hanged on the Tree) and some you will subject to the shot (whip) in your shuls, and you will drive them out from city to city,BSBBSB: Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.
36. 35ENGOJBSo that upon you may come all the dahm naki (innocent blood) shed upon the earth from the blood of Hevel to the blood of Zecharyah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the Heikhal and the Mizbeach.BSBBSB: And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
37. 36ENGOJBOmein, I say to you, that all these things will come upon this generation.BSBBSB: Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.

38. Lament over Jerusalem

    (Luke 13:31–35)

39. 37ENGOJBYerushalayim, Yerushalayim, the ones that kill the Neviim and stone those having been sent to you! How often have I wanted to gather your yeladim, as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, but you were not willing!BSBBSB: O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
40. 38ENGOJBHinei! Look! KI LECHARBAH YIH'YEH HABEIT HAZEH (for this House will become a ruin).BSBBSB: Look, your house is left to you desolate.
41. 39ENGOJBFor I say to you, by no means will you see me from now until you say, BARUCH HABAH B'SHEM ADONOI.BSBBSB: For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”