Matthew 4 - The Scriptures 1998

¹ Then יהושע  was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tried by the devil.

² And after having fasted forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.

³ And the trier came and said to Him, “If You are the Son of Elohim, command that these stones become bread.”

⁴ But He answering, said, “It has been written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of יהוה.’ ”

⁵ Then the devil took Him up into the set-apart city, set Him on the edge of the Set-apart Place,

⁶ and said to Him, “If You are the Son of Elohim, throw Yourself down. For it has been written, ‘He shall command His messengers concerning you,’ and, ‘In their hands they shall bear you up, so that you do not dash your foot against a stone.’ ”

⁷ יהושע  said to him, “It has also been written, ‘You shall not try יהוה  your Elohim.’ ”

⁸ Again, the devil took Him up on a very high mountain, and showed Him all the reigns of the world, and their esteem,

⁹ and said to Him, “All these I shall give You if You fall down and worship me.”

¹⁰ Then יהושע  said to him, “Go, Satan! For it has been written, ‘You shall worship יהוה  your Elohim, and Him alone you shall serve.’ ”

¹¹ Then the devil left Him, and see, messengers came and attended Him.

¹² And יהושע, having heard that Yoḥ

¹³ And leaving Natsareth, He came and dwelt in Kephar Naḥ

¹⁴ to fill what was spoken by Yeshayahu the prophet, saying,

¹⁵ “Land of Zeḇ

¹⁶ the people who sat in darkness saw a great light, and upon those who sat in the land and shadow of death, light arose to them.”

¹⁷ From that time יהושע  began to proclaim and to say, “Repent, for the reign of the heavens has drawn near.”

¹⁸ And יהושע, walking by the Sea of Galil, saw two brothers, Shimʽ

¹⁹ And He said to them, “Follow Me, and I shall make you fishers of men.”

²⁰ And immediately they left their nets and followed Him.

²¹ And going on from there, He saw two other brothers, Yaʽ

²² and immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.

²³ And יהושע  went about all Galil, teaching in their congregations, and proclaiming the Good News of the reign, and healing every disease and every bodily weakness among the people.

²⁴ And news about Him went out into all Syria. And they brought to Him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and pains, and those who were demon-possessed, and epileptics, and paralytics. And He healed them.

²⁵ And large crowds – from Galil, and Dekapolis, and Yerushalayim, and Yehuḏ