Lord's Prayer

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The Lord's Prayer (sometimes known by its first two Latin words as the Pater Noster, or the English equivalent Our Father) is probably the best-known prayer in the Christian religion.

According to the New Testament, the prayer was given by Jesus of Nazareth as a response to a request from the Apostles for guidance on how to pray. It is called the "Lord's Prayer" because, in the doctrine of the Trinity expounded in most versions of Christianity, Jesus is considered to be the form of God on earth, that is to say, the "Lord".

The prayer is excerpted from the book of Matt. (6:9-13), where it appears as part of the Sermon on the Mount. A similar prayer is found in Luke 11:2-4.

Most Christian theologians argue that Jesus would have never used this prayer himself, for it specifically asks for forgiveness of sins (or more literally for cancellation of debts), and in most schools of Christian thought, Christ never sinned. However since it says "forgive us our sins", not "forgive me my sins", some claim that Christ might have prayed it by way of identifying himself with the common plight of man and of asking for the forgiveness of the sins of his disciples.

The doxology (For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.) was probably not present in the original version of the prayer, but rather was added to the Gospels as a result of its use in the liturgy of the early church. For this reason, it is not included in many modern translations.

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1 The Lord's Prayer in various languages

2 See also

3 External links

The Lord's Prayer in various languages

Greek

In Greek (from which all others are translated):
Πάτερ ἡμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνομά σου·
ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου· γενηθήτω τὸ θέλημά σου, ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς·
τὸν ἄρτον ἡμῶν τὸν ἐπιούσιον δὸς ἡμῖν σήμερον·
καὶ ἄφες ἡμῖν τὰ ὀφελήματα ἡμῶν, ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀφίεμεν τοῖς ὀφειλέταις ἡμῶν·
καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμόν, ἀλλὰ ρῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ.
Ὅτι σοῦ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία καὶ ἡ δύναμις καὶ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας·
ἀμήν.

Latin

Pater Noster, qui es in caelis,
Sanctificetur nomen tuum.
Adveniat regnum tuum,
Fiat voluntas tua,
sicut in caelo, et in terra.
Panem nostrum quotidianum 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.
Amen.

English

From the Book of Common Prayer

Although numerous variations exist, this version, from the 1928 Book of Common Prayer, is a fairly well known example:

Our Father, who art in Heaven,
hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done,
on Earth, as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever.
Amen.

Apart from four minor words and some capital letters, this is essentially the same as the 1662 Book of Common Prayer: the earlier version had "which art in Heaven", "in Earth", and "them that trespass".

In the Roman Catholic Mass

When the Lord's Prayer is recited in the Roman Catholic Mass (according to the 1969 Roman Missal), an additional section, recited by the Priest alone, is inserted before the final doxology ("For thine is the kingdom", etc.):

All.
Our Father,
who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.

Priest.
Deliver us, Lord, from every evil,
and grant us peace in our day.
In your mercy keep us free from sin
and protect us from all anxiety
as we wait in joyful hope
for the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.

All.
For the kingdom,
the power,
and the glory are yours
now and for ever.

Catholics, when reciting the Lord's prayer, omit the doxology, since in the Mass it is separated from the rest of the prayer by the additional section.

Eastern Orthodox

When Eastern Orthodox Christians pray the Lord's prayer, the priest, if one is present, says a modified version of the doxology:

All.
Our Father, who art in the heavens,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.

Priest.
For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
now and ever and unto the ages of ages.
All
Amen.

If a priest is not present, a different doxology is typically substituted and said by those present, such as Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. In the Russian practice, however, when a priest is not serving the doxology is replaced by the Jesus Prayer (Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us).

A modern English non-denominational translation (from the Greek)

Father, One in heaven,
Your name is sacred.
Your kingdom appear!
Your purpose continue!
About the Earth as it does
About heaven.

Bring to us our daily bread,
Send away our faults,
As we send away our debtors.
Bring us not to testing,
But send evil out from us.

Amen

This modern non-denominational translation shows the original poetic multiple use of contrasts: down (on Earth) and up (in Heaven), bring in and send out.

Notes: "Your purpose continue!", 'purpose' as in 'aim' or 'goal'. "May your kingdom appear", presumes the kingdom is here but not visible. "our daily bread" can be interpreted as "our needs". "As we send away our debtors" assumed to be "sent away freed from debt".

Afrikaans

Here is an Afrikaans version:

Ons Vader wat in die hemel is,
laat u Naam geheilig word;
laat u koninkryk kom;
laat u wil ook op die aarde geskied,
net soos in die hemel.
Gee ons vandag
ons daaglikse brood;
en vergeef ons ons oortredings
soos ons ook dié vergewe
wat teen ons oortree;
en laat ons nie in die versoeking kom nie
maar verlos ons van die Bose.

Aramaic

Here is a version of the Pater Noster in Aramaic:

Abwoon d'bwashmaya,
Nethqadash shmakh,
Teytey malkuthakh.
Nehwey tzevyanach aykanna d'bwashmaya aph b'arha.
Hawvlan lachma d'sunqanan yaomana.
Washboqlan khaubayn (wakhtahayn)
aykana daph khnan shbwoqan l'khayyabayn.
Wela tahlan l'nesyuna.
Ela patzan min bisha.
Metol dilakhie malkutha wahayla wateshbukhta l'ahlam almin.
Amen.

Basque

Here is the Basque version:

Gure Aita, zeruetan zarena,
santu izan bedi zure izena,
etor bedi zure erreinua,
egin bedi zure nahia,
zeruan bezala lurrean ere.
Emaiguzu gaur egun honetako ogia,
barkatu bure zorrak,
guk ere gure zordunei barkatzen diegunez gero;
eta ez gu tentaldira eraman,
baińa atera gaitzazu gaitzetik.

Crioulo (Cape Verde)

Here is the Cape Verdean Crioulo version of São Vicente:

Pái nôsse q’ta na Céu,
da lí dêss tchôn
seja sêmpe bô nôm santificóde,
vénha bô rêine
e fête bô mandóde
na terra cma na Céu.
Dóne nôs pôn d’cada dia
e retê na bô môn nôs divda
sim cma ha d’ser perdoóde
e remetid aquês d’nôs devedôr,
e ca bô induzin n’intentaçôn
ma livrón agora e sempre,
Nossiôr

Translation by Sérgio Frusoni (1901-1975): Vangêle contód d’nôs móda

Croatian

Here is the Croatian version:

Oče naš, koji jesi na nebesima,
sveti se Ime Tvoje.
Dođi kraljevstvo Tvoje, budi volja Tvoja,
kako na Nebu, tako i na Zemlji.
Kruh naš svagdanji daj nam danas,
i otpusti nam duge naše,
kako i mi otpuštamo dužnicima našim.
i ne uvedi nas u napast,
nego izbavi nas od zla.
Amen.

Czech

Here is the Czech version:

Otče náš,jenž jsi na nebesích
Posvěť se jméno tvé
Přijď v království tvé
Buď vůle tvá
jak v nebi tak i na zemi
Chléb náš vezdejší
Dejž nám dnes
A odpusť nám naše viny
Jako i my odpouštíme naším viníkům
A chraň nás od zlého
Amen

Esperanto

Here is the Esperanto (artificial language) version:

Patro nia, kiu estas en la ĉielo.
Via nomo estu sanktigita.
Venu via regno,
plenumiĝu Via volo,
kiel en la ĉielo, tiel ankaŭ sur la tero.
Nian panon ĉiutagan donu al ni hodiaŭ.
Kaj pardonu al ni niajn ŝuldojn,
kiel ankaŭ ni pardonas al niaj ŝuldantoj.
Kaj ne konduktu nin en tenton,
sed liberigu nin de la malbono.

Finnish

Here is the Finnish version of the Pater Noster:

Isä meidän, joka olet taivaissa,
Pyhitetty olkoon sinun nimesi.
Tulkoon sinun valtakuntasi.
Tapahtukoon sinun tahtosi,
myös maan päällä niin kuin taivaassa.
Anna meille tänä päivänä
meidän jokapäiväinen leipämme.
Ja anna meille meidän syntimme anteeksi,
niin kuin mekin anteeksi annamme niille,
jotka ovat meitä vastaan rikkoneet.
Äläkä saata meitä kiusaukseen,
vaan päästä meidät pahasta.
Sillä sinun on valtakunta
ja voima ja kunnia iankaikkisesti.
Aamen.

French

This is the modern and most common version of the French Pater Noster. Some people use the formal "vous" form instead of "tu".

Notre Père qui es aux cieux,
que ton Nom soit sanctifié,
que ton règne vienne,
que ta volonté soit faite
sur la terre comme au ciel.
Donne-nous aujourd'hui notre pain de ce jour.
Pardonne-nous nos offenses,
comme nous pardonnons aussi à ceux qui nous ont offensés.
Et ne nous soumets pas à la tentation,
mais délivre nous du mal.
Amen.

Gaelic (Irish)

Ár n-Athair, atá ar neamh: go naofar d'ainm.
Go dtaga do riocht.
Go ndéantar do thoil ar an talamh,
mar dhéantar ar neamh.
Ár n-arán laethiúl tabhair dúinn inniu,
agus maith dúinn ár bhfiacha,
mar mhaithimid dár bhféichiúnaithe féin.
Agus ná lig sinn i gcathú,
ach saor sinn ó olc.
Óir is leatsa an Ríocht agus an Chumhacht
agus an Ghloir, tré shaol na saol.
Amen.

Gaelic (Scottish)

Urnaigh an Tighearna

Ar n-Athair a tha air nèamh: gu naomhaichear d'ainm.
Thigeadh do rìochachd.
Dèanar do thoil air an talamh,
mar a nìthear air nèamh.
Tabhair dhuinn an-diugh ar n-aran làitheil,
agus maith dhuinn ar fiachan,
amhail a mhaitheas sinne dar luchd-fiach.
Agus na leig ann am buaireadh sinn,
ach saor sinn o olc.
Oir is leatsa an Rìoghachd, agus an Cumhachd
agus a' Ghlòir, gu sìorraidh.
Amen.

German

Here is the standard version of the Pater Noster in German:

Vater Unser im Himmel,
Geheiligt werde Dein Name.
Dein Reich komme,
Dein Wille geschehe,
Wie im Himmel, so auf Erden.
Unser tägliches Brot gib uns heute,
und vergib uns unsere Schuld,
wie auch wir vergeben unseren Schuldigern.
Und führe uns nicht in Versuchung,
sondern erlöse uns von dem Bösen.
Denn Dein ist das Reich, und die Kraft, und die Herrlichkeit,
in Ewigkeit.
Amen

Hungarian

The standard Hungarian version:

Miatyánk, aki a mennyekben vagy,
Szenteltessék meg a Te neved.
Jöjjön el a Te országod,
Legyen meg a te akaratod,
Amint a mennyben, úgy a földön is.
Mindennapi kenyerünket add meg nekünk ma,
És bocsássd meg a mi vétkeinket,
miként mi is megbocsátunk az ellenünk vétkezőknek.
És ne vígy minket a kísértésbe,
de szabadíts meg a gonosztól.
Mert tiéd az Ország, a Hatalom és a Dicsőség,
mindörökkön-örökké.
Ámen.

Icelandic

Here is an Icelandic version:

Faðir vor, þú sem er á himnum.
Helgist þitt nafn, til komi þitt ríki,
verði þinn vilji, svo á jörðu sem á himni.
Gef oss í dag vort daglegt brauð.
Fyrirgef oss vorar skuldir,
svo sem vér og fyrirgefum
vorum skuldunautum.
Og eigi leið þú oss í freistni,
heldur frelsa oss frá illu.
[Því að þitt er ríkið, mátturinn og dýrðin
að eilífu amen.]

Interlingua

Here is an Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language) version:

Nostre Patre, qui es in le celos,
que tu nomine sia sanctificate;
que tu regno veni;
que tu voluntate sia facite
super le terra como etiam in le celo.
Da nos hodie nostre pan quotidian,
e pardona a nos nostre debitas
como nos pardona a nostre debitores,
e non duce nos in tentation,
sed libera nos de malo.

Japanese

Here is a Japanese version:

天にいます私たちの父よ。
御名があがめられますように。
御国が来ますように。
みこころが天で行なわれるように
地でも行なわれますように。
私たちの日ごとの糧を
きょうもお与えください。
私たちの負いめをお赦しください。
私たちも、私たちに
負いめのある人たちを赦しました。
私たちを試みに会わせないで、
悪からお救い下さい。
国と力と栄えは、とこしえに
あなたのものだからです。
アーメン。

And its transliteration:

Ten ni imasu watashitachi no chichi yo
O-na ga agameraremasu yoo ni
O-kuni ga kimasu yoo ni
Mikokoro ga ten de okonawareru yoo ni
Chi de mo okonawaremasu yoo ni
Watashitachi no higoto no kate o
kyoo mo o-atae kudasai
Watashitachi no oime o o-yurushi kudasai
Watashitachi mo watashitachi ni
oime no aru hitotachi o yurushimashita
Watashitachi o kokoromi ni awasenaide,
aku kara o-sukui kudasai
Kuni to chikara to sakae wa tokoshie ni
anata no mono da kara desu
Aamen.

Latino sine flexione

Patre nostro, qui es in celos,
que tuo nomine fi sanctificato.
Que tuo regno adveni;
que tua voluntate es facta
sicut in celo et in terra.
Da hodie ad nos nostro pane quotidiano.
Et remitte ad nos nostros debitos,
sicut et nos remitte ad nostros debitores.
Et non induce nos in tentatione,
sed libera nos ab malo.

Pennsylvania Dutch

Here is a Pennsylvania Dutch version

Unsah Faddah im Himmel,
dei nohma loss heilich sei.
Dei Reich loss kumma.
Dei villa loss gedu sei,
uf di eaht vi im Himmel.
Unsah tayklich broht gebb uns heit.
Un fagebb unsah shulda,
vi miah dee fagevva vo uns shuldich sinn.
Un fiah uns naett in di fasuchung,
avvah hald uns fu'm eevila.
Fa dei is es Reich, di graft, un di hallichkeit in ayvichkeit. Amen.

Polish

Here is a Polish version

Ojcze nasz, któryś jest w niebie
święć się imię Twoje;
przyjdź królestwo Twoje;
bądź wola Twoja jako w niebie tak i na ziemi;
chleba naszego powszedniego daj nam dzisiaj;
i odpuść nam nasze winy, jako i my odpuszczamy naszym winowajcom;
i nie wódź nas na pokuszenie;
ale nas zbaw od złego.
Amen.

Portuguese (Brazilian)

Here is a Brazilian Portuguese version

Pai nosso, que estás no céu,
Santificado seja o Vosso nome.
Venha a nós o Vosso reino.
Seja feita a Vossa vontade,
Assim na terra como no céu.
O pão nosso de cada dia nos dai hoje.
Perdoais nossas ofensas
Assim como nós perdoamos a quem nos tem ofendido.
Não deixai-nos cair em tentação,
E livrai-nos do mal,
Amém.

Serbian (Cyrillic)

Here is the serbian cyrillic version

Оче наш, који си на Небесима,
нека се свети Име твоје,
нека дође Царство Твоје,
нека буде воља твоја,
на Земљи као и на Небу.
Хлеб наш насушни дај нам данас,
и опрости нам дугове наше,
као што их и ми опраштамо дужницима својим,
и не уведи нас у искушење,
већ нас избави од злога.
Амин.

Spanish

Here is a Spanish version

Padre Nuestro, que estás en el Cielo,
santificado sea Tu Nombre.
Venga a nosotros Tu Reino.
Hágase Tu voluntad,
así en la tierra como en el Cielo.
Danos hoy nuestro pan de cada día.
Y perdona nuestras ofensas,
como nosotros perdonamos a los que nos ofenden.
No nos dejes caer en la tentación,
y líbranos del mal.
Amén

Swedish

Here is a version of the Pater Noster in Swedish: <i>

Fader Vår som är i Himmelen.
Helgat varde Ditt namn.
Tillkomme Ditt Rike.
Ske Din vilja, såsom i Himmelen
så ock på Jorden.
Vårt dagliga bröd giv oss idag
Och förlåt oss våra skulder
såsom ock vi förlåta dem oss skyldiga äro
och inled oss icke i frestelse
utan fräls oss ifrån ondo.
Ty Riket är Ditt och Makten och Härligheten
i Evighet.
Amen

Tagalog

Here is the Tagalog (Filipino) version of the Pater Noster:

Ama namin nasa langit,
Sambahin nawa ang pangalan mo.
Ikaw nawa ang maghari sa amin,
Sundin nawa ang iyong kalooban dito sa lupa at sa langit.
Bigyan mo kami ng pagkaing kailangan namin sa araw na ito;
At patawarin mo kami sa aming mga kasalanan,
Tulad ng aming pagpapatawad sa mga nagkakasala sa amin.
At huwag mo kaming iharap sa mahigpit na pagsubok,
Kundi ilayo mo kami sa Masama.
Sapagkat iyo ang kaharian at kapangyarihan at ang kapurihan,
magpakailama
Amen.

Gothic language

Gothic bishop Ulfilas wrote down the "Atta Unsar" or "Lord's Prayer" circa 350. Here is one version :

Atta unsar, þu in himinam,
weihnai namo þein,
qimai þiudinassus þeins,
wairþai wilja þeins,
swe in himina jah ana airþai.
hlaif unsarana þana sinteinan gif uns himma daga,
jah aflet uns þatei skulans sijaima,
swaswe jah weis afletam þaim skulam unsaraim,
jah ni briggais uns in fraistubnjai,
ak lausei uns af þamma ubilin;
unte þeina ist þiudangardi
jah mahts jah wulþus in aiwins.
Amen.

The same text, in the Gothic alphabet:

𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌰𐍂, 𐌸𐌿 𐌹𐌽 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼,

𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌽𐌰𐌼𐍉 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽,

𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹 𐌸𐌹𐌳𐌿𐌽𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌿𐍃 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃,

𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃,

𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐌹𐌽 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌹.

𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 𐌲𐌹𐍆 𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰,

𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌴𐍄 𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐌸𐌴𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐍃𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰,

𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌼 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌼 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌼,

𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌽𐌹 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍃 𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌱𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌹,

𐌰𐌺 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌴𐌹 𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐌰𐍆 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌽;

𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌹

𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌿𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍃.

𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌽.

Older English versions of the Lord's Prayer

Dated 1611 AD. (Early Modern English)

Our father which art in heauen,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done in earth as it is in heauen.
Giue us this day our daily bread.
And forgiue us our debts as we forgiue our debters.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliuer us from euill.
Amen.

Dated 1384 (Middle English)

Oure fadir þat art in heuenes halwid be þi name;
þi reume or kyngdom come to be.
Be þi wille don in herþe as it is doun in heuene.
yeue to us today oure eche dayes bred.
And foryeue to us oure dettis þat is oure synnys as we foryeuen to oure dettouris þat is to men þat han synned in us.
And lede us not into temptacion but delyuere us from euyl.

Dated circa 1000 (Old English)

Fæder ure þu þe eart on heofonum
si þin nama gehalgod
tobecume þin rice
gewurþe þin willa
on eorðan swa swa on heofonum
urne gedæghwamlican hlaf syle us to dæg
and forgyf us ure gyltas
swa swa we forgyfað urum gyltendum
and ne gelæd þu us on costnunge
ac alys us of yfele soþlice.

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