## But the righteousness that comes from faith says this ##

Here "righteousness" is described as a person that 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 though they were 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. AT: "No one should try to go up to heaven" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

## that is, to bring Christ down ##

AT: "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. AT: "No one should try to 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 ##

AT: "in order that they might bring Christ up from the dead"

## dead ##

Here it means when the physical body of a person stops living.