N-S-Y means to test, to put someone under pressure that will expose, trap or break them. The question about the tax coin is a test of this kind. The Qala says the trial in the Prayer where most translations say temptation, because nesyona is the ordeal itself rather than a passing craving.
| Form | Pattern | Transliteration | Script | Standard | Qala rendering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nassi | Pael verb | nassi | נסא ܢܣܐ | to test, to tempt | to test, to put to the test |
| mnaseyn | Pael participle, m. pl. | mnaseyn | מנסין ܡܢܰܣܶܝܢ | you are tempting | you are testing (Mt 22:18) |
| damnase | d- + participle, "the one who…" | damnase | דמנסא ܕ݁ܰܡܢܰܣܶܐ | the tempter | the tester (Mt 4:3) |
| nesyona | noun, -ona action pattern | nesyunā | נסיונא ܢܶܣܝܽܘܢܳܐ | temptation | the trial (Mt 6:13) |
In the Gospels the verb appears in the Pael, nassi, to test, as mnaseyn, you are testing (Matthew 22:18), and in its passive, the Ethpaal etnassi, to be tested (Matthew 4:1; Mark 1:13; Luke 4:2).
Recall one recent moment when you were tested, and how you spoke and acted in it. Then say slowly, "Do not bring us to the trial," and the word lnesyuna.