On Paternoster: No Longer “Lead Us Not into Temptation” but “Do Not Abandon Us to Temptation”

Abstract

Paternoster, the prayer that Jesus taught to Christians (Luke 11, 1-4, Matthew 6, 9-13), is about to be modified, as Pope Francis wants, in a fundamental passage: "do not lead us into temptation", changed to "do not abandon for temptation". The Aramaic expression was VIH-AL TIVI-AYNU LI-Y'DAY NISA-YON (and do not lead us into temptation) KEE IM HAL-TZAYNU MIN HARAH (but deliver us from evil).