1 Siis Vaim viis Jeesuse kõrbe kuradi kiusata.

2 Ja kui Ta oli paastunud nelikümmend päeva ja nelikümmend ööd, tuli Temale viimaks nälg kätte.

3 Ja kiusaja tuli Ta juure ning ütles Temale: „Kui Sa oled Jumala Poeg, siis ütle, et need kivid leivuks saaksid!"

4 Aga Tema vastas ning ütles: „Kirjutatud on: Inimene ei ela ükspäinis leivast, vaid igaühest sõnast, mis lähtub Jumala suust!"

5 Siis kurat võttis Tema enesega pühasse linna ja asetas Ta pühakoja harjale

6 ja ütles Temale: „Oled Sa Jumala Poeg, siis kukuta Ennast alla, sest kirjutatud on: Tema annab Oma Inglitele käsu Sinu pärast, ja Nemad kannavad Sind kätel, et Sa Oma jalga vastu kivi ei tõukaks!"

7 Jeesus ütles temale: „Taas on kirjutatud: Ära kiusa Issandat, Oma Jumalat!"

8 Jällegi võttis kurat Ta Enesega väga kõrgele mäele ja näitas Talle kõik maailma kuningriigid ja nende hiilguse

9 ning ütles Temale: „Selle kõik Ma annan Sinule, kui Sa maha langed ja mind kummardad!"

10 Siis Jeesus ütles temale: „Tagane Minust, saatan! Sest on kirjutatud: Sina pead Issandat, Oma Jumalat kummardama ja ükspäinis Teda teenima!"

11 Siis kurat jättis Ta rahule. Ja vaata, Ingleid tuli Tema juure, ja Need teenisid Teda.

1 Then Jesus was sent by the Spirit into the waste land to be tested by the Evil One.

2 And after going without food for forty days and forty nights, he was in need of it.

3 And the Evil One came and said to him, If you are the Son of God, give the word for these stones to become bread.

4 But he made answer and said, It is in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need, but every word which comes out of the mouth of God.

5 Then the Evil One took him to the holy town; and he put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him,

6 If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down; for it is in the Writings, He will give his angels care over you; and, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

7 Jesus said to him, Again it is in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.

8 Again, the Evil One took him up to a very high mountain, and let him see all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them;

9 And he said to him, All these things will I give you, if you will go down on your face and give me worship.

10 Then said Jesus to him, Away, Satan: for it is in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God and be his servant only.

11 Then the Evil One went away from him, and angels came and took care of him.