If We had ordered them to sacrifice their lives or to leave their homes, very few of them would have done it: But if they had done what they were (actually) told, it would have been best for them, and would have gone farthest to strengthen their (faith);
仮令われがかれらに「身命を棒げなさい。」，または，「家から出て行け。」と命じても，かれらの中少数の者の外は，そうしなかったであろう。もしかれらが，勧められるように行ったならば，きっとかれらのためにも善いことであり，もっと（信仰も）強まったのだが。