< Matthew 4 >
1 Then was Jesus led by the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by the devil.
Then Yeshua [Salvation] was led up by haRuach [the Spirit] into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward hungry.
When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry afterward.
3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou art the son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Ben-Elohim ·Son of Elohim God·, command that these stones become bread.”
4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of Adonai.’”
5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple,
6 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.
and said to him, “If you are the Ben-Elohim ·Son of Elohim God·, throw yourself down, for it is written, ‘He will enjoin his angels unto you.’ And, ‘On their hands they will bear you up, so that you don’t dash your foot against a stone.’”
7 Jesus said to him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Yeshua [Salvation] said to him, “Again, it is written, ‘You shall not test MarYah [Master Yahweh], your God.’”
8 Again, the devil taketh him up upon an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them,
Again, the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory.
9 And saith to him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
He said to him, “I will give you all of these things, if you will fall down and worship me.”
10 Then saith Jesus to him, Be gone, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Then Yeshua [Salvation] said to him, “Get behind me, Satan [Adversary]! For it is written, ‘You shall worship MarYah [Master Yahweh] your God, and you shall serve him only.’”
11 Then the devil leaveth him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him.
Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and served him.
12 Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee.
Now when Yeshua [Salvation] heard that John [Yah is gracious] was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee [District, Circuit].
13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim;
Leaving Nazareth [Branch, Separated one], he came and lived in Capernaum [Village-Comfort, Village-Compassion], which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun [Living together] and Naphtali [My wrestling],
14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying,
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah [Salvation of Yah] the prophet, saying,
15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, [by] the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles:
“The land of Zebulun [Living together] and the land of Naphtali [My wrestling], toward the sea, beyond the Jordan [Descender], Galil-of-the-Goyim [District, Circuit of Non-Jews],
16 The people who sat in darkness, saw great light; and to them who sat in the region and shades of death, light hath arisen.
the people who lived in darkness saw a great light, to those who live in the land of the shadow of death, to them light has dawned.”
17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
From that time, Yeshua [Salvation] began to preach, and to say, “Teshuvah ·Turn repent·! For the Kingdom of Heaven (God) is at hand.”
18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
Walking by the sea of Galilee [District, Circuit], he saw two brothers: Simeon [Hearing], who is called Peter [Rock], and Andrew [Manly], his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
19 And he saith to them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men.”
20 And they immediately left [their] nets, and followed him.
They immediately left their nets and followed him.
21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James [the son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets: and he called them.
Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee [Surplanter son of Yah Has Bestowed], and John [Yah is gracious] his brother, in the boat with Zebedee [Bestowed by Yah] their father, mending their nets. He called them.
22 And they immediately left the boat, and their father, and followed him.
They immediately left the boat and their father, and followed him.
23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness, and all manner of disease among the people.
Yeshua [Salvation] went about in all Galilee [District, Circuit], teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
24 And his fame spread throughout all Syria: and they brought to him all sick people that were taken with diverse diseases and torments, and those who were possessed with demons, and those who were lunatic, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
The report about him went out into all Syria [Elevated]. They brought to him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, possessed with demons, epileptics, and paralytics; and he healed them.
25 And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and [from] Decapolis, and [from] Jerusalem, and [from] Judea, and [from] beyond Jordan.
Great multitudes from Galilee [District, Circuit], Decapolis, Jerusalem [City of peace], Judea [Praise] and from beyond the Jordan [Descender] followed him.