new church life: november/december 2015
Original text in Greek
Latin liturgical version
Πάτερ ἡμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς·
ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνομά σου·
ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου·
γενηθήτω τὸ θέλημά σου,·
ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς·
τὸν ἄρτον ἡμῶν τὸν ἐπιούσιον δὸς ἡμῖν σήμερον·
καὶ ἄφες ἡμῖν τὰ ὀφειλήματα ἡμῶν,
ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀφήκαμεν τοῖς ὀφειλέταις ἡμῶν·
καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμόν,
ἀλλὰ ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ.
Pater noster, qui es in caelis:
sanctificetur Nomen Tuum;
adveniat Regnum Tuum;
fiat voluntas Tua,
sicut in caelo, et in terra.
Panem nostrum cotidianum da nobis hodie;
et dimitte nobis debita nostra,
sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris;
et ne nos inducas in tentationem;
sed libera nos a Malo.
(Matthew 6: 9-13)
(Matthew 6: 9-13)
In the next two sections, I have selected several English translations of the
phrase “as in heaven so upon the earth.” The selections are from www.biblehub.
com. The more literal translations – the ones that seem closest to the original,
and most similar to the one we use in the General Church – are selected.
(Note: Translators and publishers vary in their policy about capitalizing Divine
pronouns. General Church policy is to capitalize such pronouns, so that is
done throughout these translations.)
Translations of ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς· (from Matthew 6:10)
• New International Version : Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on
earth as it is in heaven.
• New Living Translation: May your Kingdom come soon. May Your will
be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
• English Standard Version: Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on
earth as it is in heaven.
• Berean Literal Bible
• Let Your kingdom come. Let Your will be done as in heaven, so also
upon earth.
• New American Standard Bible: Your kingdom come. Your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
• King James Bible: Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is
in heaven.
• International Standard Version: May your kingdom come. May Your
will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
• NET Bible: May Your kingdom come, may Your will be done on earth as
it is in heaven.
• Aramaic Bible in Plain English: Let your Kingdom come, let Your will
be done also in the earth, just as it is in Heaven.
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