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OET (OET-RV) and told him, “Throw yourself down if you’re God’s son, because it’s written in the scriptures that God will command his messengers to look after you and to carry you in their arms so that you won’t bash your foot on a rock.”
OET-LV and he_is_saying to_him:
If you_are the_son of_ the _god, throw yourself down, because/for it_has_been_written, that Will_be_commanding to_the messengers of_him concerning you, and:
They_will_be_carrying you in ^their_hands, lest you_may_strike the foot of_you against a_stone.
SR-GNT καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, “Εἰ Υἱὸς εἶ τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, βάλε σεαυτὸν κάτω· γέγραπται γὰρ, ὅτι ‘Τοῖς ἀγγέλοις αὐτοῦ ἐντελεῖται περὶ σοῦ’, καὶ, ‘Ἐπὶ χειρῶν ἀροῦσίν σε, μήποτε προσκόψῃς πρὸς λίθον τὸν πόδα σου.’ ” ‡
(kai legei autōi, “Ei Huios ei tou ˚Theou, bale seauton katō; gegraptai gar, hoti ‘Tois angelois autou enteleitai peri sou’, kai, ‘Epi ⱪeirōn arousin se, maʸpote proskopsaʸs pros lithon ton poda sou.’ ”)
Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
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ULT and says to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and, ‘They will lift you up in their hands, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’ ”
UST Then, he said to Jesus, “Show me that you really are God’s Son. Jump from here! You will not hurt yourself, because it says in the Scriptures,
⇔ ‘God will tell his angels to protect you.
⇔ They will carry you,
⇔ and you will not hurt yourself at all.’ ”
BSB “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written:
⇔ ‘He will command His angels concerning You,
⇔ and they will lift You up in their hands,
⇔ so that You will not strike Your foot
⇔ against a stone.’[fn]”
4:6 Psalm 91:11–12
BLB and says to him, "If You are Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it has been written: 'He will give orders to His angels concerning You, and will they bear You up in their hands, lest ever You strike Your foot against a stone.'"
AICNT and says to him, “If you are the son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’ ”[fn]
4:6, Psalms 91:11-12
OEB ‘If you are God’s Son, throw yourself down, for scripture says –
⇔ “He will give his angels commands about you,
⇔ and on their hands they will lift you up,
⇔ so you do not even strike your foot against a stone.” ’
WEBBE and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written,
⇔ ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and,
⇔ ‘On their hands they will bear you up,
⇔ so that you don’t dash your foot against a stone.’ ”
WMBB (Same as above)
NET and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written, ‘ He will command his angels concerning you’ and ‘ with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’ ”
LSV and says to Him, “If You are the Son of God—cast Yourself down, for it has been written that, His messengers He will charge concerning you, and on hands they will bear you up, that you may not dash your foot on a stone.”
FBV “If you really are the son of God, then throw yourself off,” he told Jesus. “As Scripture says, ‘He will order his angels to save you from harm. They will catch you so that you won't fall by tripping over a stone.’ ”[fn]
4:6 Quoting Psalms 91:11-12.
TCNT and said to him, “If yoʋ are the Son of God, throw yoʋrself down, for it is written,
⇔ ‘He will command his angels concerning yoʋ,’
§ and,
⇔ ‘In their hands they will lift yoʋ up,
⇔ so that yoʋ do not strike yoʋr foot against a stone.’ ”
T4T and said to him, “Because you claim that you have a relationship with God as a son has with his father, prove it by jumping down to the ground. You will not be hurt, because it is written in the Scriptures, ‘God will command his angels to protect you. They will lift you up in their hands when you are falling, in order that you will not get hurt. You will not even strike your foot on a stone.’ ”
LEB • and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down! For it is written,‘He will command his angels concerning you,’[fn]
¶ and • ‘On their hands they will lift you up, • lest you strike your foot against a stone.’ ”[fn]
BBE If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down; for it is in the Writings, He will give his angels care over you; and, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.
Moff No Moff MAT book available
Wymth and said, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down; for it is written, "`To His angels He will give orders concerning thee, and on their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any moment thou shouldst strike thy foot against a stone.'"
ASV and saith unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written,
⇔ He shall give his angels charge concerning thee:
§ and,
⇔ On their hands they shall bear thee up,
⇔ Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.
DRA And said to him: If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down, for it is written: That he hath given his angels charge over thee, and in their hands shall they bear thee up, lest perhaps thou dash thy foot against a stone.
YLT and saith to him, 'If Son thou art of God — cast thyself down, for it hath been written, that, His messengers He shall charge concerning thee, and on hands they shall bear thee up, that thou mayest not dash on a stone thy foot.'
Drby and says to him, If thou be Son of [fn]God cast thyself down; for it is written, He shall give charge to his angels concerning thee, and on [their] hands shall they bear thee, lest in anywise thou strike thy foot against a stone.
4.6 Elohim
RV and saith unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: And on their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Wbstr And saith to him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down, for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall uphold thee, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
KJB-1769 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
(And saith/says unto him, If thou/you be the Son of God, cast thyself/yourself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee/you: and in their hands they shall bear thee/you up, lest at any time thou/you dash thy/your foot against a stone. )
KJB-1611 [fn]And saith vnto him, If thou bee the Sonne of God, cast thy selfe downe: For it is written, He shall giue his Angels charge concerning thee, & in their handes they shall beare thee vp, lest at any time thou dash thy foote against a stone.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)
4:6 Psal.91. 11.
Bshps And saith vnto hym: If thou be the sonne of God, cast thy selfe downe. For it is written: He shall geue his Angels charge ouer thee, & with their handes they shall lyft thee vp, lest at any tyme thou dashe thy foote agaynst a stone.
(And saith/says unto him: If thou/you be the son of God, cast thyself/yourself down. For it is written: He shall give his Angels charge over thee/you, and with their hands they shall lyft thee/you up, lest at any time thou/you dashe thy/your foot against a stone.)
Gnva And said vnto him, If thou be the Sonne of God, cast thy selfe downe: for it is written, that he wil giue his Angels charge ouer thee, and with their hands they shall lift thee vp, lest at any time thou shouldest dash thy foote against a stone.
(And said unto him, If thou/you be the Son of God, cast thyself/yourself down: for it is written, that he will give his Angels charge over thee/you, and with their hands they shall lift thee/you up, lest at any time thou/you should dash thy/your foot against a stone. )
Cvdl and sayde vnto hym: yf thou be ye sonne of God, cast thy sylfe downe. For it is wrytten: he shall geue his angels charge ouer the and with their handes they shal holde the vp, that thou dashe not thy fote agaynst a stone.
(and said unto him: if thou/you be ye/you_all son of God, cast thy/your sylfe down. For it is written: he shall give his angels charge over the and with their hands they shall hold the up, that thou/you dashe not thy/your foot against a stone.)
TNT and sayd vnto hym: yf thou be the sonne of God cast thy sylfe doune. For it is wrytte he shall geve his angels charge over the and with their handes they shall holde that vp that thou dashe not thy fote agaynst a stone.
(and said unto him: if thou/you be the son of God cast thy/your sylfe down. For it is written he shall give his angels charge over the and with their hands they shall hold that up that thou/you dashe not thy/your foot against a stone. )
Wycl and seide to hym, If thou art Goddis sone, sende thee adoun; for it is writun, That to hise aungels he comaundide of thee, and thei schulen take thee in hondis, lest perauenture thou hirte thi foot at a stoon.
(and said to him, If thou/you art Goddis son, send thee/you adoun; for it is written, That to his angels he commanded of thee/you, and they should take thee/you in hands, lest peradventure/perhaps thou/you hirte thy/your foot at a stone.)
Luth und sprach zu ihm: Bist du Gottes Sohn, so laß dich hinab; denn es stehet geschrieben: Er wird seinen Engeln über dir Befehl tun, und sie werden dich auf den Händen tragen, auf daß du deinen Fuß nicht an einen Stein stoßest.
(and spoke to him: Bist you God’s son, so let you/yourself hinab; because it stands written: He becomes his angeln above you/to_you command do/put, and they/she/them become you/yourself on the hands tragen, on that you deinen foot not at a Stein stoßest.)
ClVg et dixit ei: Si Filius Dei es, mitte te deorsum. Scriptum est enim: Quia angelis suis mandavit de te, et in manibus tollent te, ne forte offendas ad lapidem pedem tuum.
(and he_said ei: When/But_if Son of_God es, mitte you(sg) deorsum. Scriptum it_is because: Because angelis to_his_own mandavit about you(sg), and in manibus tollent you(sg), not forte offendas to lapidem pedem tuum. )
UGNT καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, εἰ Υἱὸς εἶ τοῦ Θεοῦ, βάλε σεαυτὸν κάτω; γέγραπται γὰρ, ὅτι τοῖς ἀγγέλοις αὐτοῦ ἐντελεῖται περὶ σοῦ, καὶ, ἐπὶ χειρῶν ἀροῦσίν σε, μήποτε προσκόψῃς πρὸς λίθον τὸν πόδα σου.
(kai legei autōi, ei Huios ei tou Theou, bale seauton katō; gegraptai gar, hoti tois angelois autou enteleitai peri sou, kai, epi ⱪeirōn arousin se, maʸpote proskopsaʸs pros lithon ton poda sou.)
SBL-GNT καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· Εἰ υἱὸς εἶ τοῦ θεοῦ, βάλε σεαυτὸν κάτω· γέγραπται γὰρ ὅτι Τοῖς ἀγγέλοις αὐτοῦ ἐντελεῖται περὶ σοῦ καὶ ἐπὶ χειρῶν ἀροῦσίν σε, μήποτε προσκόψῃς πρὸς λίθον τὸν πόδα σου.
(kai legei autōi; Ei huios ei tou theou, bale seauton katō; gegraptai gar hoti Tois angelois autou enteleitai peri sou kai epi ⱪeirōn arousin se, maʸpote proskopsaʸs pros lithon ton poda sou.)
TC-GNT καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, Εἰ υἱὸς εἶ τοῦ Θεοῦ, βάλε σεαυτὸν κάτω· γέγραπται γὰρ ὅτι
⇔ Τοῖς ἀγγέλοις αὐτοῦ ἐντελεῖται περὶ σοῦ·
§ καί,
⇔ Ἐπὶ χειρῶν ἀροῦσί σε,
⇔ μήποτε προσκόψῃς πρὸς λίθον τὸν πόδα σου.
(kai legei autōi, Ei huios ei tou Theou, bale seauton katō; gegraptai gar hoti
⇔ Tois angelois autou enteleitai peri sou;
§ kai,
⇔ Epi ⱪeirōn arousi se,
⇔ maʸpote proskopsaʸs pros lithon ton poda sou. )
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
4:1-11 Parallels between Adam and Jesus are obvious in this account of Jesus’ temptation. Jesus is the second Adam (see Rom 5:12-19) and the second Israel (Matt 2:15). In contrast to the ancient Israelites, he fulfilled Israel’s history by successfully wandering through the desert without sinning. He proved himself the obedient Son of God by defeating Satan in spiritual combat. And because he underwent temptation himself as a human, Jesus is able to sympathize with the temptations we face (see Heb 2:14-18; 4:15) and help us overcome them as he did (1 Cor 10:13).
Note 1 topic: writing-quotations
λέγει αὐτῷ
˱he˲_/is/_saying ˱to˲_him
Consider natural ways of introducing direct quotations in your language. Alternate translation: [he tells him]
Note 2 topic: translate-tense
λέγει
˱he˲_/is/_saying
To call attention to a development in the story, Matthew uses the present tense in past narration. If it would not be natural to do that in your language, you could use the past tense in your translation. Alternate translation: [said]
Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical
εἰ Υἱὸς εἶ τοῦ Θεοῦ, βάλε σεαυτὸν κάτω
if /the/_Son ˱you˲_are ¬the ˱of˲_God cast yourself down
The devil is suggesting that this is a hypothetical condition, that the angels will only rescue Jesus if Jesus is the Son of God. The devil is speaking as if it is uncertain who Jesus is in order to challenge him to throw himself down to prove that he really is the Son of God. Use a natural form in your language for introducing something that could be true. Alternate translation: [Prove that you are the Son of God by throwing yourself down]
Note 4 topic: guidelines-sonofgodprinciples
Υἱὸς & τοῦ Θεοῦ
/the/_Son & ¬the ˱of˲_God
The phrase Son of God is an important title for Jesus.
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
βάλε σεαυτὸν κάτω
cast yourself down
When Satan tells Jesus to throw yourself down, he means that Jesus should jump off the top of the temple. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [jump from here on top of the temple]
Note 6 topic: writing-quotations
γέγραπται γὰρ
˱it˲_/has_been/_written for
In Matthew’s culture, for it is written was a normal way to introduce a quotation from an important text, in this case, the Old Testament book of Psalms (see Psalm 91:11–12). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase that indicates that Matthew is quoting from an important text. Alternate translation: [for it is written in the book of Psalms] or [for the psalmist wrote]
Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
γέγραπται
˱it˲_/has_been/_written
If your language does not use the passive form, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [a poet wrote this in the Scriptures]
Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes
γέγραπται & ὅτι τοῖς ἀγγέλοις αὐτοῦ ἐντελεῖται περὶ σοῦ, καὶ, ἐπὶ χειρῶν ἀροῦσίν σε, μήποτε προσκόψῃς πρὸς λίθον τὸν πόδα σου.
˱it˲_/has_been/_written & ¬that ˱to˲_the angels ˱of˲_him /will_be/_commanding concerning you and in /their/_hands ˱they˲_/will_be/_carrying you lest ˱you˲_/may/_strike against /a/_stone the foot ˱of˲_you
If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there are not quotations within a quotation. If you do, you will need to delete the single quotation mark at the end of the second quotation. Alternate translation: [it is written that he will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, lest you strike your foot against a stone]
Note 9 topic: writing-pronouns
ἐντελεῖται
/will_be/_commanding
The pronoun He refers to God. If this is not clear for your readers, you could use the person's name here. Alternate translation: [God will command]
Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular
σοῦ & σε & προσκόψῃς & σου
you & you & ˱you˲_/may/_strike & ˱of˲_you
Since the author of the quotations is addressing each specific person who is part of God’s people, every occurrence of you and your in the quotations is singular. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a form that makes this clear. Alternate translation: [each of you … each of you … any of you strike your]
Note 11 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases
(Occurrence 2) καὶ
and
Here, the word and connects the two quotations, which are two verses from Psalm 91. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that connects two closely related quotations. Alternate translation: [and further] or [and then]
Note 12 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
προσκόψῃς πρὸς λίθον τὸν πόδα σου
˱you˲_/may/_strike against /a/_stone the foot ˱of˲_you
The author of the quotation is using one way of being hurt to mean all ways of being hurt. Alternate translation: [even your foot strikes a stone] or [you get hurt]