" The proper translation is "the evil" or more forcefully "the evil one"."
Interestingly, I've noticed that most Greek priests when speaking of Satan say "The Evil One". Do you remember that from your days in Greece, Alex? And Kosta, is that true in Serbia?
"Another reason not to read the scripture alone."
Especially in "spin" English translations!
No, from Russia. "I izbavi nas ot lukavogo". It is even more personal than "the evil one", it literally means "the crafty one", but is instantly understood as a euphemism for Satan. You certainly would not call pneumonia or a car accident "crafty one", even if one might, at a stretch, say that the accident was an evil one.