ሰይጣንም ከሐፍረተ ገላቸው የተሸሸገውን ለእነርሱ ሊገልጽባቸው በድብቅ ንግግር ጎተጎታቸው ፡ ፡ « ጌታችሁም መልኣኮች እንዳትኾኑ ወይም ከዘላለም ነዋሪዎች እንዳትኾኑ እንጂ ከዚህች ዛፍ አልከለከላችሁም » አላቸው ፡ ፡
Then began Satan to whisper suggestions to them , bringing openly before their minds all their shame that was hidden from them ( before ) : he said : " Your Lord only forbade you this tree , lest ye should become angels or such beings as live for ever . "