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There is no person who would not have heard or did not know about the existence of the prayer “Our Father, Who art in heaven!”. This is the most important prayer that believing Christians around the world turn to. The Lord's Prayer, as it is commonly called "Our Father", is considered the key asset of Christianity, the oldest prayer. It is given in two Gospels: from Matthew - in chapter six, from Luke - in chapter eleven. The variant given by Matthew became very popular.

In Russian, the text of the prayer “Our Father” exists in two versions - in modern Russian and in Church Slavonic. Because of this, many people mistakenly believe that there are 2 different Lord's Prayers in Russian. In fact, this opinion is fundamentally wrong - both options are equivalent, and such a discrepancy occurred due to the fact that during the translation of ancient writings "Our Father" was translated from two sources (the above-mentioned Gospels) in different ways.

Biblical tradition says that the prayer “Our Father, who art in heaven!” The apostles were taught by Christ himself, the Son of God. This event took place in Jerusalem, on the Mount of Olives, on the territory of the Pater Noster temple. The text of the Lord's Prayer was imprinted on the walls of this particular temple in more than 140 languages ​​of the world.

However, the fate of the Pater Noster temple turned out to be tragic. In 1187, after the capture of Jerusalem by the troops of Sultan Saladin, the temple was completely destroyed. Already in the XIV century, in 1342, they found a piece of the wall with an engraving of the prayer “Our Father”.

Later, in the 19th century, in its second half, thanks to the architect Andre Lecomte, a church appeared on the site of the former Pater Noster, which later passed into the hands of the female Catholic monastic order of the Barefoot Carmelites. Since then, the walls of this church have been decorated every year with a new panel with the text of the main Christian heritage.

When and how is the prayer "Our Father" pronounced?

"Our Father" is an obligatory part of the daily prayer rule. Traditionally, it is customary to read it 3 times a day - in the morning, afternoon, evening. Each time the prayer is said three times. After it, “Theotokos Virgin” (3 times) and “I Believe” (1 time) are read.

Modern Russian version

In modern Russian, "Our Father" is available in two versions - in the presentation of Matthew and in the presentation of Luke. The text from Matthew is the most popular. It sounds like this:

The version of the Lord's Prayer from Luke is more abbreviated, does not contain doxology and sounds like this:

A praying person for himself can choose any of the available options. Each of the texts of the "Our Father" is a kind of personal conversation of the one praying with the Lord God. The Lord's Prayer is so strong, sublime and pure that after pronouncing it, each person feels relief and peace.

Complete collection and description: Our Father who art in heaven is a prayer for the spiritual life of a believer.

Our Father, Who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth. Give us our daily bread today; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

"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 our daily bread this day; and forgive us our debts, as we also forgive debtors ours, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen" (Matthew 6:9-13).

Greek:

In 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.

In English (Catholic liturgical version)

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be your 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.

Why did God Himself give a special prayer?

“Only God Himself can allow people to call God the Father. He granted this right to people, making them sons of God. And despite the fact that they moved away from Him and were in extreme anger against Him, He granted oblivion of insults and communion of grace” ( St. Cyril of Jerusalem).

How Christ taught the apostles to pray

The Lord's Prayer is given in the Gospels in two versions, a longer one in the Gospel of Matthew and a shorter one in the Gospel of Luke. The circumstances under which Christ pronounces the text of the prayer are also different. In the Gospel of Matthew, "Our Father" is part of the Sermon on the Mount. Evangelist Luke writes that the apostles turned to the Savior: "Lord! Teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples" (Luke 11:1).

"Our Father" in the home prayer rule

The Lord's Prayer is part of the daily prayer rule and is read both during the Morning Prayers and the Prayers for the Future. The full text of the prayers is given in the Prayer Books, Canons and other collections of prayers.

For those who are especially busy and cannot devote much time to prayer, St. Seraphim of Sarov gave a special rule. "Our Father" is also included in it. In the morning, afternoon and evening, you need to read "Our Father" three times, "Virgin Mother of God" three times and "I believe" once. For those who, for various reasons, cannot fulfill even this small rule, St. Seraphim advised to read it in any position: during classes, and walking, and even in bed, presenting the basis for that the words of Scripture: "whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."

There is a custom to read "Our Father" before meals, along with other prayers (for example, "The eyes of all trust in You, Lord, and You give them food in good time, You open Your generous hand and fulfill every animal goodwill").

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Our Father, Who art in heaven!

1. Hallowed be thy name.

2. Thy kingdom come.

3. Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth.

4. Give us our daily bread today.

5. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

6. And lead us not into temptation.

7. But deliver us from the evil one.

For Yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Our Heavenly Father!

1. Hallowed be thy name.

2. Thy kingdom come.

3. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

4. Give us our daily bread for this day.

5. And forgive us our sins, as we also forgive those who have sinned against us.

6. And do not allow us to temptation.

7. But deliver us from the evil one.

Because to You belongs the kingdom, the power and the glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.

Father - Father; Izhe- Which the; Thou art in heaven- Which is in heaven, or heavenly; Yes- let; sanctified- glorified: like- how; in heaven- in the sky; urgent- necessary for existence; give me- give; today- today, today; leave- sorry; debts- sins; our debtor– those people who have sinned against us; temptation- temptation, danger of falling into sin; crafty- all cunning and evil, that is, the devil. The devil is an evil spirit.

This prayer is called Lord's because the Lord Jesus Christ Himself gave it to His disciples when they asked Him to teach them how to pray. Therefore, this prayer is the most important prayer of all.

In this prayer we turn to God the Father, the first Person of the Holy Trinity.

It is divided into: invocation, seven petitions, or 7 requests, and doxology.

Summoning: Our Father, Who art in heaven! With these words, we turn to God and, calling Him the Heavenly Father, we call to listen to our requests, or petitions.

When we say that He is in heaven, we must understand spiritual, invisible sky, and not that visible blue vault that is spread over us, and which we call "sky".

Request 1st: May your name be hallowed, that is, help us to live righteously, holyly and glorify Your name with our holy deeds.

2nd: Let Your Kingdom Come that is, make us worthy even here on earth of your kingdom of heaven, which is truth, love and peace; reign in us and rule over us.

3rd: May Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth, that is, let everything not be as we want, but as You please, and help us obey this Your will and fulfill it on earth as unquestioningly, without grumbling, as it is fulfilled, with love and joy, by the holy angels in heaven . Because only You know what is useful and necessary for us, and You wish us well more than we ourselves.

4th: Give us our daily bread today, that is, give us for this day, for today, our daily bread. Bread here means everything necessary for our life on earth: food, clothing, shelter, but most importantly, the most pure Body and precious Blood in the sacrament of Holy Communion, without which there is no salvation, no eternal life.

The Lord commanded us to ask ourselves not for wealth, not for luxury, but only for the most necessary things, and to rely on God in everything, remembering that He, as a Father, always takes care of us.

5th: And leave us our debts, as we also leave our debtors that is, forgive us our sins just as we ourselves forgive those who offended or offended us.

In this petition, our sins are called “our debts”, because the Lord gave us strength, abilities and everything else in order to do good deeds, and we often turn all this into sin and evil and become “debtors” before God. And so, if we ourselves do not sincerely forgive our “debtors,” that is, people who have sins against us, then God will not forgive us. Our Lord Jesus Christ Himself told us about this.

6th: And lead us not into temptation. Temptation is such a state when something or someone draws us to sin, tempts us to do something lawless and bad. So, we ask - do not allow us to temptation, which we cannot endure; help us overcome temptations when they come.

7th: But deliver us from the evil one, that is, deliver us from all evil in this world and from the culprit (chief) of evil - from the devil (evil spirit), who is always ready to destroy us. Deliver us from this cunning, crafty power and its deceptions, which is nothing before You.

Doxology: For Yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

For to you, our God, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, belongs the kingdom, and the power, and eternal glory. All this is true, truly so.

QUESTIONS: Why is this prayer called the Lord's Prayer? To whom are we addressing this prayer? How does she share? How to translate in Russian: Who art thou in heaven? How to convey in your own words the 1st petition: Hallowed be Thy Name? 2nd: May your kingdom come? 3rd: Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth? 4th: Give us our daily bread today? 5th: And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors? 6th: And lead us not into temptation? 7th: But deliver us from the evil one? What does the word amen mean?

Lord's Prayer. Our Father

Our Father, who art in heaven!

Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come,

Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth.

Give us our daily bread today;

and forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors;

and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

Our Father who art in heaven!

May your name be hallowed;

Let your kingdom come;

may Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven;

Give us our daily bread for this day;

And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors;

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

Our Father, who art thou in heaven, prayer

Our Father, Thou art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy Kingdom come; Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth. Give us our daily bread today; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

Father - Father (address - a form of the vocative case). Thou art in heaven - existing (living) in Heaven, that is, Heavenly ( ilk- which the). Yesi- the form of the verb being in the 2nd person of unity. Numbers of the present tense: in modern language we speak you are, and in Church Slavonic - you are. The literal translation of the beginning of the prayer: O our Father, He Who is in Heaven! Any literal translation is not entirely accurate; the words: Father, Dry in Heaven, Heavenly Father - more closely convey the meaning of the first words of the Lord's Prayer. Let it shine - let it be holy and glorified. Like in heaven and on earth - both in heaven and on earth (like - how). urgent necessary for existence, for life. Give - give. Today- today. Like- how. From the evil one- from evil (words crafty, deceit- derived from the words "bow": something indirect, curved, crooked, like a bow. There is also the Russian word "falsehood").

This prayer is called the Lord's Prayer, because our Lord Jesus Christ Himself gave it to His disciples and all people:

It happened that when He was praying in one place, and stopped, one of His disciples said to Him: Lord! Teach us to pray!

When you pray, say: Our Father who art in heaven! May your name be hallowed; let your kingdom come; may Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us our daily bread for every day; and forgive us our sins, for we also forgive every debtor of ours; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil (Luke 11:1-4).

Our Father who art in heaven! May your name be hallowed; let your kingdom come; May Thy will be done both on earth and in heaven; give us our daily bread this day; and forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen (Matthew 6:9-13).

By reading the Lord's Prayer daily, let us learn what the Lord requires of us: it indicates both our needs and our main duties.

Our Father… In these words, we still do not ask for anything, we only cry out, turn to God and call him father.

“Saying this, we confess God, the Ruler of the universe, as our Father - and by him we confess that they are removed from the state of slavery and appropriated to God as His adopted children”

(Philokalia, vol. 2)

...Who art thou in Heaven... With these words, we express our readiness to turn away in every possible way from attachment to earthly life as a wanderer and far separating us from our Father and, on the contrary, with the greatest desire to strive for that area in which our Father dwells ...

“Having reached such a high degree of the sons of God, we must burn with such filial love for God, so that we no longer seek our own benefits, but with all our desire to desire the glory of Him, our Father, saying to Him: hallowed be thy name,- by which we testify that all our desire and all joy is the glory of our Father, - may the glorious name of our Father be glorified, reverently honored and bowed down.

Rev. John Cassian the Roman

Let Your Kingdom Come- that Kingdom, "by which Christ reigns in the saints, when, after taking power over us from the Devil and banishing our passions from the hearts, God begins to reign in us through the fragrance of virtues - or that which at a predetermined time is promised to all perfect, all children of God, when Christ says to them: Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world (Matthew 25:34)."

Rev. John Cassian the Roman

The words "Thy will be done" turn us to the prayer of the Lord in the Garden of Gethsemane: Father! Oh, that You would deign to carry this cup past Me! however, not my will, but yours be done (Luke 22:42).

Give us our daily bread today. We ask for the gift of bread, necessary for food, and, moreover, not in large quantities, but only for this day ... So, let's learn to ask for the most necessary things for our life, but we won't ask for everything leading to abundance and luxury, because we don't know, log whether it to us. Let us learn to ask for bread and everything necessary only for this day, so that we do not become lazy in prayer and obedience to God. We will be alive the next day - again we will ask for the same, and so on all the days of our earthly life.

However, we must not forget the words of Christ that Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God (Matthew 4:4). It is even more important to remember other words of the Savior : I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; but the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world (John 6:51). Thus, Christ has in mind not only something material, necessary for a person for earthly life, but also something eternal, necessary for life in the Kingdom of God: Himself, offered in Communion.

Some holy fathers interpreted the Greek expression as "supernatural bread" and referred it only (or mainly) to the spiritual side of life; however, the Lord's Prayer encompasses both earthly and heavenly meanings.

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. The Lord Himself concluded this prayer with an explanation: For if you forgive people their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive people their trespasses, then your Father will not forgive you your trespasses. (Matthew 6:14-15).

“The merciful Lord promises us the forgiveness of our sins, if we ourselves show an example of forgiveness to our brethren: leave to us, as we leave. It is obvious that in this prayer with boldness only he who has forgiven his debtors can boldly ask for forgiveness. Whoever, with all his heart, does not let go of his brother who sins against him, he will ask this prayer for himself, not pardon, but condemnation: for if this prayer is heard, then, in accordance with his example, something else should follow, but inexorable anger and indispensable punishment. ? Judgment without mercy to the unmerciful (James 2:13)."

Rev. John Cassian the Roman

Here sins are called debts, because, by faith and obedience to God, we must fulfill His commandments, do good, move away from evil; is that how we do it? By not doing the good that we should do, we become debtors to God.

This expression of the Lord's Prayer is best explained by Christ's parable of the man who owed the king ten thousand talents (Matthew 18:23-35).

And lead us not into temptation. Remembering the words of the apostle: Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he is tested he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love him. (James 1, 12), we must understand these words of prayer not as follows: “do not allow us to ever be tempted,” but as follows: “do not allow us to be overcome in temptation.”

In temptation no one say: God is tempting me; because God is not tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone, but everyone is tempted, carried away and deceived by his own lust; lust, having conceived, gives birth to sin, and the sin committed gives birth to death (James 1:13-15).

But deliver us from the evil one - that is, do not let us be tempted by the devil beyond our strength, but with give temptation and relief so that we can endure (1 Cor. 10:13).

Rev. John Cassian the Roman

The Greek text of the prayer, like Church Slavonic and Russian, allows us to understand the expression from the evil one and personally ( sly- the father of lies - the devil), and impersonally ( crafty- all unrighteous, evil; evil). Patristic interpretations offer both understandings. Since evil comes from the devil, then, of course, in the petition for deliverance from evil lies the petition for deliverance from its culprit.

Prayer "Our Father, Who art in heaven": text in Russian

There is no person who would not have heard or did not know about the existence of the prayer “Our Father, Who art in heaven!”. This is the most important prayer that believing Christians around the world turn to. The Lord's Prayer, as it is commonly called "Our Father", is considered the key asset of Christianity, the oldest prayer. It is given in two Gospels: from Matthew - in chapter six, from Luke - in chapter eleven. The variant given by Matthew became very popular.

In Russian, the text of the prayer “Our Father” exists in two versions - in modern Russian and in Church Slavonic. Because of this, many people mistakenly believe that there are 2 different Lord's Prayers in Russian. In fact, this opinion is fundamentally wrong - both options are equivalent, and such a discrepancy occurred due to the fact that during the translation of ancient writings "Our Father" was translated from two sources (the above-mentioned Gospels) in different ways.

From the story “Our Father, Who art in heaven!”

Biblical tradition says that the prayer “Our Father, who art in heaven!” The apostles were taught by Jesus Christ himself, the Son of God. This event took place in Jerusalem, on the Mount of Olives, on the territory of the Pater Noster temple. The text of the Lord's Prayer was imprinted on the walls of this particular temple in more than 140 languages ​​of the world.

However, the fate of the Pater Noster temple turned out to be tragic. In 1187, after the capture of Jerusalem by the troops of Sultan Saladin, the temple was completely destroyed. Already in the XIV century, in 1342, they found a piece of the wall with an engraving of the prayer “Our Father”.

Later, in the 19th century, in its second half, thanks to the architect Andre Lecomte, a church appeared on the site of the former Pater Noster, which later passed into the hands of the female Catholic monastic order of the Barefoot Carmelites. Since then, the walls of this church have been decorated every year with a new panel with the text of the main Christian heritage.

When and how is the prayer "Our Father" pronounced?

"Our Father" is an obligatory part of the daily prayer rule. Traditionally, it is customary to read it 3 times a day - in the morning, afternoon, evening. Each time the prayer is said three times. After it, “Theotokos Virgin” (3 times) and “I Believe” (1 time) are read.

As Luke conveys in his Gospel, Jesus Christ, before giving the prayer “Our Father” to believers, said: “Ask, and you will be rewarded.” This means that the “Our Father” must be read before any prayer, and after that you can pray in your own words. When Jesus bequeathed it, he gave permission to call the Lord a father, therefore, addressing the Almighty with the words “Our Father” (“Our Father”) is the full right of all those who pray.

The Lord's Prayer, being the strongest and most important, unites believers, so you can read it not only within the walls of a liturgical institution, but also outside it. For those who, due to their busyness, are not able to give due time to the pronunciation of “Our Father”, the Monk Seraphim of Sarov recommended reading it in every position and at every opportunity: before eating, in bed, during work or classes, when walking and etc. In favor of his point of view, Seraphim cited the words from Scripture: “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

Turning to the Lord with the help of “Our Father”, believers should ask for all people, and not just for themselves. The more often a person prays, the closer he becomes to the Creator. “Our Father” is a prayer that contains a direct appeal to the Almighty. This is a prayer, in which a departure from the vanity of the world, penetration into the very depths of the soul, detachment from sinful earthly life can be traced. An indispensable condition for pronouncing the Lord's Prayer is the aspiration to God with thoughts and heart.

The structure and Russian text of the prayer “Our Father”

“Our Father” has its own characteristic structure: at the very beginning there is an appeal to God, an appeal to him, then seven petitions are voiced, which are closely intertwined with each other, everything ends with a doxology.

The text of the prayer “Our Father” in Russian is used, as mentioned above, in two equivalent versions - Church Slavonic and modern Russian.

Church Slavonic variant

With the Old Slavonic version of the sound of “Our Father” as follows:

Modern Russian version

In modern Russian, "Our Father" is available in two versions - in the presentation of Matthew and in the presentation of Luke. The text from Matthew is the most popular. It sounds like this:

The version of the Lord's Prayer from Luke is more abbreviated, does not contain doxology and sounds like this:

A praying person for himself can choose any of the available options. Each of the texts of the "Our Father" is a kind of personal conversation of the one praying with the Lord God. The Lord's Prayer is so strong, sublime and pure that after pronouncing it, each person feels relief and peace.

The only prayer that I know by heart and read in any difficult situation in life. After it, it really becomes easier, I become calm and feel a surge of strength, I quickly find a solution to the problem.

This is the most powerful and main prayer that every person must know! My grandmother taught it to me when I was a child, and now I teach it to my own children. If a person knows “Our Father”, the Lord will always be with him and will never leave him!

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The prayer "Our Father" is the main one for all Orthodox Christians and at the same time the simplest and most necessary. She alone replaces all others.

The text of the prayer in Church Slavonic in modern orthography

Our Father, Thou art in heaven!
Hallowed be thy name,
let your kingdom come,
let thy will be done,
like in heaven and on earth.
Give us our daily bread today;
and leave us our debts,
as we also leave our debtors;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.

The most famous prayer and its history

The Lord's Prayer is mentioned twice in the Bible - in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. It is believed that the Lord Himself gave it to people when they asked for words to pray. This episode is described by the evangelists. This means that even during the earthly life of Jesus, those who believed in Him could know the words of the Lord's Prayer.

The Son of God, having chosen words, suggested to all believers how to start prayer so that it would be heard, how to lead a righteous life in order to be worthy of God's mercy.

They entrust themselves to the will of the Lord, because only He alone knows what a person really needs. By "daily bread" is meant not simple food, but everything that is needed for life.

Similarly, by "debtors" are meant ordinary sinful people. Sin itself is a debt to God, which should be atoned for by repentance and good deeds. People trust in God, ask forgiveness of their sins, and promise to forgive their neighbors themselves. To do this, with the help of the Lord, one must avoid temptations, that is, the temptations with which the devil himself “confuses” in order to destroy humanity.

But prayer is not so much about asking. It also contains gratitude as a symbol of reverence for the Lord.

How to read the Lord's Prayer

This prayer is read, waking up from sleep and to the dream to come, since it is included without fail in the morning and evening rule - a set of prayers for daily reading.

The Lord's Prayer is always heard during the Divine Liturgy. Usually believers in temples sing it in chorus together with the priest and choristers.

This solemn singing is followed by the carrying out of the Holy Gifts - the Body and Blood of Christ for the celebration of the sacrament of communion. At the same time, parishioners kneel before the shrine.

It is also customary to read it before every meal. But modern man has no time all the time. However, Christians should not neglect their prayer duties. Therefore, it is allowed to read a prayer at any convenient moment, and while walking, and even while lying in bed, so long as nothing distracts from the prayerful mood.

The main thing is to do it with awareness of the meaning, sincerely, and not just pronounce it mechanically. Literally from the first words addressed to God, believers feel security, humility and peace of mind. This state continues after reading the last prayer words.

Many famous theologians, such as John Chrysostom, Ignatius Brianchaninov, interpreted "Our Father". In their writings, an extensive, detailed description is given. Those who are interested in matters of faith should definitely read them.

Many who have recently crossed the threshold of the temple, and are literally taking their first steps on the steps of the ladder of Orthodoxy, complain about the lack of understanding of prayers in the Old Slavonic language.

For such cases, there is a translation into modern Russian. This option will be clear to everyone. But as practice shows, over time, incomprehensible words will clear up, and worship will be perceived as a special art with its own style, language and traditions.

In the short text of the Lord's Prayer, all Divine wisdom fit in a few lines. It has a great meaning, and everyone finds something very personal in her words: consolation in sorrows, help in undertakings, joy and grace.

The text of the prayer in Russian

Synodal translation of the prayer into modern Russian:

Our Father who art in heaven!
May your name be hallowed;
May your kingdom come;
May Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven;
Give us our daily bread for this day;
and forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors;
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

Translation of the Russian Bible Society from 2001:

Our Father in Heaven
Let Your name be glorified
Let your kingdom come
May Your will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us our daily bread today.
And forgive us our debts, just as we forgive those who owe us.
Don't put us to the test
but protect us from the Evil One.

Our Father, who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth. Give us our daily bread today; and forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

According to the Gospel, Jesus Christ gave it to his disciples in response to a request to teach them how to pray. Quoted in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke:

“Our Father who art in heaven! hallowed be thy name; let your kingdom come; may Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us our daily bread this day; and forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen". (Matthew 6:9-13)

“Our Father who art in heaven! hallowed be thy name; let your kingdom come; may Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us our daily bread for every day; and forgive us our sins, for we also forgive every debtor of ours; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.” (Luke 11:2-4)

Slavic translations (Old Church Slavonic and Church Slavonic)

Russian translations

Story

The Lord's Prayer is given in the Gospels in two versions, a longer one in and a shorter one in the Gospel of Luke. The circumstances under which Jesus pronounces the text of the prayer are also different. In the Gospel of Matthew, the Our Father is part of the Sermon on the Mount, while in Luke Jesus grants this prayer to the disciples in response to a direct request to “teach them to pray.”

A variant of the Gospel of Matthew has gained general currency in the Christian world as the main Christian prayer, and the use of the Lord's Prayer as a prayer dates back to the earliest Christian times. The text of Matthew is reproduced in the Didache, the oldest monument of Christian writing of a catechetical nature (end of the 1st - beginning of the 2nd century), and in the Didache instructions are given to say a prayer three times a day.

Biblical scholars agree that the original version of the prayer in the Gospel of Luke was significantly shorter, subsequent scribes supplemented the text at the expense of the Gospel of Matthew, and as a result, the differences were gradually erased. Mostly, these changes in the text of Luke took place in the period after the Edict of Milan, when church books were massively rewritten due to the destruction of a significant part of Christian literature during the persecution of Diocletian. The medieval Textus Receptus contains almost identical text in the two Gospels.

One of the important differences in the texts of Matthew and Luke is the final text of Matthew's doxology - “For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever and ever. Amen,” which Luke lacks. Most of the best and oldest manuscripts of the Gospel of Matthew do not have this phrase, and biblical scholars do not consider it part of the original text of Matthew, but the addition of doxology was made very early, which proves the presence of a similar phrase (without mentioning the Kingdom) in the Didache. This doxology has been used since early Christian times in the liturgy and has Old Testament roots (cf. 1 Chronicles 29:11-13).

Differences in the texts of the Lord's Prayer sometimes arose because of the desire of translators to emphasize different aspects of polysemantic concepts. Thus, in the Vulgate, the Greek ἐπιούσιος (Ts.-Slav and Russian “daily”) in the Gospel of Luke is translated into Latin as “cotidianum” (everyday), and in the Gospel of Matthew “supersubstantialem” (over-essential), which indicates directly on Jesus as the Bread of Life.

Theological interpretation of prayer

Many theologians have addressed the interpretation of the prayer "Our Father". The interpretations of John Chrysostom, Cyril of Jerusalem, Ephraim the Syrian, Maximus the Confessor, John Cassian and others are known. General works based on the interpretations of the theologians of antiquity were also written (for example, the work of Ignatius (Bryanchaninov)).

Orthodox theologians

A lengthy Orthodox catechism writes "The Lord's Prayer is such a prayer that our Lord Jesus Christ taught the apostles and which they passed on to all believers." He singles out in it: invocation, seven petitions and doxology.

• Invocation - "Our Father who art in heaven!"

Calling God the Father gives Christians faith in Jesus Christ and the grace of the rebirth of man through the sacrifice of the Cross. Cyril of Jerusalem writes:

“Only God himself can allow people to call God the Father. He gave this right to people, making them sons of God. And despite the fact that they departed from Him and were in extreme malice against Him, He granted the forgetfulness of insults and the communion of grace.

• Petitions

The indication “who is in heaven” is necessary in order to, starting to pray, “leave everything earthly and corruptible and lift up the mind and heart to the Heavenly, Eternal and Divine.” It also points to the seat of God.

According to St. Ignatius (Bryanchaninov), “The petitions that make up the Lord’s Prayer are petitions for spiritual gifts acquired by redemption for humanity. There is no word in prayer for the carnal, temporal needs of man.”

1. “Hallowed be thy name” John Chrysostom writes that these words mean that believers should first of all ask for “the glory of the Heavenly Father.” The Orthodox catechism indicates: "The Name of God is holy and, without a doubt, holy in itself" and at the same time can "still be holy in people, that is, His eternal holiness can appear in them." Maximus the Confessor points out: "we sanctify the name of our heavenly Father by grace, when we put to death the lust attached to matter and are cleansed of the corrupting passions."
2. “Thy Kingdom Come” The Orthodox catechism notes that the Kingdom of God “comes in secret and inwardly. The Kingdom of God will not come with obedience (in a conspicuous way)." As an effect of the feeling of the Kingdom of God on a person, St. Ignatius (Bryanchaninov) writes: “He who feels the Kingdom of God in himself becomes alien to the world hostile to God. He who has felt the Kingdom of God in himself can desire, out of true love for his neighbors, that the Kingdom of God be opened in all of them.
3. “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven” By this, the believer expresses that he asks God that everything that happens in his life does not happen according to his own desire, but as it pleases God.
4. “give us our daily bread for this day” In the Orthodox Catechism, “daily bread” is “this is the bread necessary in order to exist or live,” but “daily bread for the soul” is “the word of God and the Body and Blood Christ's." In Maximus the Confessor, the word "today" (this day) is interpreted as the present age, that is, the earthly life of a person.
5. “forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.” Debts in this petition are understood as human sins. Ignatius (Bryanchaninov) explains the need to forgive others for their “debts” by the fact that “Leaving their sins before us, their debts to our neighbors is our own need: without doing this, we will never acquire a mood capable of accepting redemption.”
6. “Lead us not into temptation” In this petition, believers ask God how to prevent their temptation, and if, by the will of God, they should be tested and cleansed through temptation, then God would not give them over to temptation completely and would not allow them to fall.
7. “deliver us from the evil one” In this petition, the believer asks God to deliver him from all evil and especially “from the evil of sin and from the evil suggestions and slander of the spirit of malice - the devil.”

• Doxology - “For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."

The doxology at the end of the Lord's Prayer is contained so that the believer, after all the petitions contained in it, would give God due reverence.

“Our Father, Thou art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, as in Heaven and on earth. Give us our daily bread today; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.”

INTERPRETATION OF THE PRAYER OUR FATHER

The most important prayer, it is called the Lord's, because the Lord Jesus Christ Himself gave it to His disciples when they asked Him to teach them how to pray (see Matt. 6:9-13; Luke 11:2-4).

Our Father, Who art in heaven! With these words, we turn to God and, calling Him the Heavenly Father, we call to listen to our requests, or petitions. When we say that He is in heaven, we must understand the spiritual, invisible sky, and not that visible blue vault that is spread over us and which we call heaven.

May your name be hallowed - that is, help us to live righteously, holyly and glorify Your name with our holy deeds.

Let Your Kingdom Come - that is, make us worthy here, on earth, of Your Kingdom of Heaven, which is truth, love and peace; reign in us and rule over us.

May Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth - that is, let everything not be as we want, but as You please, and help us to obey this Your will and fulfill it on earth as unquestioningly and without grumbling, as it is fulfilled, with love and joy, by the holy angels in heaven . Because only You know what is useful and necessary for us, and You wish us well more than we ourselves.

Give us our daily bread today - that is, give us for this day, for today, our daily bread. Bread here means everything necessary for our life on earth: food, clothing, shelter, but most important of all is the Most Pure Body and Precious Blood in the Sacrament of Holy Communion, without which there is no salvation in eternal life. The Lord commanded us to ask ourselves not for wealth, not for luxury, but only for the most necessary things, and to rely on God in everything, remembering that He, as a Father, always takes care of us.

And leave us our debts, just as we leave our debtors ("debts" – sins;"our debtor"– those people who have sinned against us) - that is, forgive us our sins as we ourselves forgive those who offended or offended us. In this petition, our sins are called our debts, because the Lord gave us strength, abilities and everything else in order to do good deeds, and we often turn all this into sin and evil and become debtors to God. And if we ourselves do not sincerely forgive our debtors, that is, people who have sins against us, then God will not forgive us. Our Lord Jesus Christ Himself told us about this.

And lead us not into temptation - temptations is such a state when something or someone draws us to sin, tempts us to do something lawless or bad. We ask - do not allow the temptation that we cannot bear, help us overcome temptations when they occur.

But deliver us from the evil one - that is, deliver us from all evil in this world and from the culprit (chief) of evil - from the devil (evil spirit), who is always ready to destroy us. Deliver us from this cunning, crafty power and its deceptions, which is nothing before you.

OUR PATHER - ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

The Lord's Prayer is also called the Lord's Prayer, because Christ Himself gave it to the apostles in response to their request: "teach us to pray" (Luke 11:1). Today, Christians say this prayer every day in the morning and evening rules; in churches during the Liturgy, all parishioners sing it aloud. But, unfortunately, often repeating a prayer, we do not always comprehend, but what exactly is behind her words?

"Our Father, who art in heaven"

1. We call God the Father because He created us all?
No, for this reason we can call Him - Creator, or - Creator. The appeal Father presupposes a well-defined personal relationship between children and the Father, which must be expressed primarily in likeness to the Father. God is Love, therefore our whole life should also become an expression of love for God and for the people around us. If this does not happen, then we risk becoming like those about whom Jesus Christ said: Your father is the devil; and you want to fulfill the desires of your father(John 8:44). The Jews of the Old Testament lost the right to call God the Father. The prophet Jeremiah speaks of this bitterly: And I said: ... you will call Me your father and you will not depart from Me. But verily, as a wife treacherously betrays her friend, so ye house of Israel have dealt treacherously with me, says the Lord. …Return, rebellious children: I will heal your rebellion(Jer 3:20-22). However, the return of the rebellious children took place only with the coming of Christ. Through Him, God again adopted all who are ready to live according to the commandments of the gospel.

Saint Cyril of Alexandria:“Only God himself can allow people to call God the Father. He gave this right to people, making them sons of God. And despite the fact that they departed from Him and were in extreme anger against Him, He granted the forgetfulness of insults and the communion of grace.

2. Why "Our Father" and not "mine"? After all, it would seem that what could be more personal for a person than turning to God?

The most important and most personal thing for a Christian is love for other people. Therefore, we are called to ask God for mercy not only for ourselves, but for all people living on Earth.

Saint John Chrysostom: “... He does not say: My Father, Who art in Heaven,” but - Our Father, and thereby commands prayers for the whole human race and never have in mind your own benefits, but always try for the benefits of your neighbor. And in this way it destroys enmity, and overthrows pride, and destroys envy, and introduces love - the mother of all good things; destroys the inequality of human affairs and shows complete equality between the king and the poor, since we all have an equal share in the highest and most necessary affairs ”.

3. Why "in Heaven" if the Church teaches that God is omnipresent?

God is truly omnipresent. But a person is always in a certain place, and not only with his body. Our thoughts also always have a certain direction. The mention of Heaven in prayer helps to divert our mind from the earthly and direct it to the Heavenly.

“And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors”

8. Does God forgive sins only for those who themselves have forgiven their offenders? Why shouldn't he forgive everyone?

God is not inherent in resentment and revenge. At any moment He is ready to accept and forgive everyone who turns to Him. But remission of sins is possible only where a person has renounced sin, seen all its destructive abomination and hated it for the misfortunes that sin has brought into his life and into the lives of other people. And forgiveness of offenders is a direct commandment of Christ! And if, knowing this commandment, we still do not fulfill it, then we are sinning, and this sin is so pleasant and important for us that we do not want to refuse it even for the sake of Christ's commandment. With such a burden on the soul, it is impossible to enter the Kingdom of God. Only God is not to blame for this, but we ourselves.

Saint John Chrysostom: “This absolution initially depends on us, and the judgment pronounced against us lies in our power. So that none of the foolish, being condemned for a great or small crime, has reason to complain about the court, the Savior makes you, the most guilty, a judge of himself and, as it were, says: what kind of judgment you yourself will pronounce about yourself, the same judgment and I I will speak about you; if you forgive your fellow man, you will receive the same benefit from me.”.

"And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one"

9. Does God tempt or lead anyone into temptation?

God, of course, does not tempt anyone. But we cannot overcome temptations without His help. If, however, while receiving this grace-filled help, we suddenly decide that we can live virtuously without Him, then God takes His grace away from us. But He does this not for the sake of revenge, but so that we can be convinced by bitter experience of our own powerlessness before sin, and again turn to Him for help.

Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk: “With this word: “lead us not into temptation,” we pray to God that He save us by His grace from the temptation of the world, the flesh and the devil. And although we fall into temptations, we ask that you do not allow us to be defeated by them, but that you help us overcome and defeat them. This shows that without God's help we are powerless and weak. If we ourselves could resist temptation, we would not be commanded to ask for help in this. By this we learn, as soon as we feel the temptation that comes upon us, to immediately pray to God and ask Him for help. We learn from this not to rely on ourselves and our strength, but on God..

10. Who is this - crafty? Or is it crafty? How to understand this word in the context of prayer?

Word sly - Opposite in meaning straight . Onion (as a weapon) Ray ina river, the famous Pushkin onion Omorye - all these are words related to the word onion ave in the sense that they denote a certain curvature, something indirect, curved. In the Lord's Prayer, the devil is called evil, who was originally created by a bright angel, but by his falling away from God distorted his own nature, distorted its natural movements. Any of his actions also became distorted, that is, crafty, indirect, wrong.

Saint John Chrysostom: “Here Christ calls the devil evil, commanding us to wage irreconcilable warfare against him, and showing that he is not such by nature. Evil does not depend on nature, but on freedom. And that the devil is predominantly called evil, this is because of the extraordinary amount of evil that is in him, and because he, not being offended by anything from us, wages an irreconcilable battle against us. Therefore, the Savior did not say: Deliver us “from the evil ones, but: from the stupid one,” and thereby teaches us never to be angry with our neighbors for the insults that we sometimes endure from them, but to turn all our enmity against the devil, as the culprit of all angry".