The Beatitudes

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Mat 5:1–12

1 And having seen the multitudes, he went up to the mount, and he having sat down, his disciples came to him,
2 and having opened his mouth, he was teaching them, saying:
3 'Happy the poor in spirit — because theirs is the reign of the heavens.
4 'Happy the mourning — because they shall be comforted.
5 'Happy the meek — because they shall inherit the land.
6 'Happy those hungering and thirsting for righteousness — because they shall be filled.
7 'Happy the kind — because they shall find kindness.
8 'Happy the clean in heart — because they shall see God.
9 'Happy the peacemakers — because they shall be called Sons of God.
10 'Happy those persecuted for righteousness' sake — because theirs is the reign of the heavens.
11 'Happy are ye whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for my sake —
12 rejoice ye and be glad, because your reward is great in the heavens, for thus did they persecute the prophets who were before you.

20 And he, having lifted up his eyes to his disciples, said: 'Happy the poor — because yours is the reign of God.
21 'Happy those hungering now — because ye shall be filled. 'Happy those weeping now — because ye shall laugh.
22 'Happy are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you, and shall reproach, and shall cast forth your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake —
23 rejoice in that day, and leap, for lo, your reward is great in the heaven, for according to these things were their fathers doing to the prophets.