5:42a

Give to the one who asks you: In this example, Jesus did not say explicitly what the person is begging for. It may be more natural in your language to include an object for the verb Give or the verb asks. For example:

When someone asks you for something, give it to him (Good News Translation)
-or-
Be ready to give something to a person who asks for it

5:42b

and do not turn away from the one: This clause refers to denying the request of the one who wants to borrow.

Here is another way to translate this clause:

do not reject the one (NET Bible)

It may be more natural in your language to translate do not turn away from in a positive way. For example:

lend it to them (Contemporary English Version)

who wants to borrow from you: The word borrow refers to receiving something temporarily and promising to return it. The person who gives the object, lends it.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

when someone wants to borrow something (Good News Translation)

-or-

a person who wants you to lend ⌊something⌋ to him

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