The Beatitudes

From The Second Testament, Luke 6:17-26

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Descending with them, he stood on a plain place, and a great crowd of his Apprentices, a great mass of people from all Youdaia [Judea] and Yierousalēm [Jerusalem] and the coast of Turos [Tyre] and Sidōn—who came to hear him and to be cured from their illnesses. The disturbed from contaminating spirits were being healed, and the whole crowd was pursuing to touch him, because power exited from him and cured all.

He, lifting his eyes up toward his Apprentices, was saying,

God blesses the beggars because yours is God’s Empire.
God blesses the ones hungering now because you will be satisfied.
God blesses the ones wailing now because you will laugh.
God blesses you whenever the humans hate you and when they isolate you and degrade you and toss out your name as evil because of the Son of Humanity. Rejoice in that day and jump in joy for Look! Your wage is great in heaven. Their fathers were doing things consistent with these acts to the prophets.

However, Oy! to you, the wealthy, because you’ve got your encouragement.
Oy! to you, the now-filled-up, because you will hunger.
Oy! to you, the now-laughers, because you will grieve and wail.
Oy! whenever all the humans speak beautifully about you. For the fathers were doing things consistent with these acts to the false prophets.