P: We said: Fear not! Lo! thou art the higher.
S: We said: Fear not, surely you shall be the uppermost,
020.069 Y: "Throw that which is in thy right hand: Quickly will it swallow up that which they have faked what they have faked is but a magician's trick: and the magician thrives not, (no matter) where he goes."
P: Throw that which is in thy right hand! It will eat up that which they have made. Lo! that which they have made is but a wizard's artifice, and a wizard shall not be successful to whatever point (of skill) he may attain.
S: And cast down what is in your right hand; it shall devour what they have wrought; they have wrought only the plan of a magician, and the magician shall not be successful wheresoever he may come from.
020.070 Y: So the magicians were thrown down to prostration: they said, "We believe in the Lord of Aaron and Moses".
P: Then the wizards were (all) flung down prostrate, crying: We believe in the Lord of Aaron and Moses.
S: And the magicians were cast down making obeisance; they said: We believe in the Lord of Haroun and Musa.
020.071 Y: (Pharaoh) said: "Believe ye in Him before I give you permission? Surely this must be your leader, who has taught you magic! be sure I will cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, and I will have you crucified on trunks of palm-trees: so shall ye know for certain, which of us can give the more severe and the more lasting punishment!"
P: (Pharaoh) said: Ye put faith in him before I give you leave. Lo! he is your chief who taught you magic. Now surely I shall cut off your hands and your feet alternately, and I shall crucify you on the trunks of palm trees, and ye shall know for certain which of us hath sterner and more lasting punishment.