The Lord’s Prayer In Aramaic – Jesus’s Language
There have been many translations of The Lord’s Prayer in hundreds of languages. But the one which perhaps is most fascinating to Christians is the translation in Aramaic, the language which Jesus spoke. The following is an Aramaic translation of The Lord’s Prayer, the prayer which Jesus taught his disciples when they asked him how to pray, the prayer which is the Rosetta Stone for understanding the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Abwûn: Oh Thou, from whom the breath of life comes,
d’bwaschmâja: Who fills all realms of sound, light and vibration.
Nethkâdasch schmach: May Your light be experienced in my utmost holiest.
Têtê malkuthach: Your Heavenly Domain approaches.
Nehwê tzevjânach aikâna d’bwaschmâja af b’arha:
Let Your will come true – in the universe just as on earth
Hawvlân lachma d’sûnkanân jaomâna: Give us wisdom for our daily need,
Waschboklân chaubên wachtahên aikâna daf chnân schwoken l’chaijabên:
Detach the fetters of faults that bind us, (karma) like we let go the guilt of others.
Wela tachlân l’nesjuna: Let us not be lost in superficial things,
Ela patzân min bischa: But let us be freed from that what keeps us off from our true purpose.
Metol dilachie malkutha wahaila wateschbuchta l’ahlâm almîn.
From You comes the all-working will, the lively strength to act,
the song that beautifies all and renews itself from age to age.
Amên: Sealed in trust, faith and truth.
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If you would like to read The Lord’s Prayer in a Latin translation, please go to: The Lord’s Prayer in Latin.
