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But the righteousness that comes from faith says this
Here "righteousness" is described as a person who can speak. AT: "But Moses writes this about how faith makes a person right before God" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)
Do not say in your heart
Moses was addressing the people as if he were speaking to only one person. AT: "Do not say to yourself" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you)
Who will ascend into heaven?
Moses uses a question to teach his audience. His previous instruction of, "Do not say" requires a negative answer to this question. You can translate this question as a statement. AT: "No one is able to go up to heaven" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
that is, to bring Christ down
"in order that they might have Christ come down to earth"
Who will descend into the abyss
Moses uses a question to teach his audience. His previous instruction of, "Do not say" requires a negative answer to this question. You can translate this as a statement. AT: "No person can go down and enter the place where the spirits of dead persons are" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
that is, to bring Christ up from the dead ones
"in order that they might bring Christ back from the dead"
dead
Here "dead" means physical death.