What's the difference between the に祈る【いのる】 and を祈る【いのる】 forms?


What's the difference between the に祈る and を祈る forms?

Like what's the difference between (1.) and (2.):

  1. うまく行くのに祈ってくださいね。
  2. うまく行くのを祈ってくださいね。

**EDIT** : What's the difference between the ように祈る and のを祈る forms?

Like if what I want to say is "I pray that he will recover quickly", what's
the difference between (1.) and (2.):

  1. 早く治るように祈ります。

  2. 早く治るのを祈ります。




**1)** うまく行くのに祈ってくださいね。

This looks strange. I'm not sure where you found it. のに means "although"
making the sentence sound like: "Although it goes well, please pray."

I think you're confused with **ように** indicating a goal.

Most prayers are formed like this: うまく行くように（祈る）。

**2)** うまく行くのを祈ってくださいね

This is the correct form for the transitive verb 祈る

Can also replace の with こと

**EDIT:**

**1-** ように indicates the goal. You pray so that things goes well. Prayers in
temples are formed like this and many people before an exam for example or
before a speech will address a prayer like this. (no need to be in a temple)
The verb 祈る is sometimes omitted.

**2-** Vb + の/ことを祈る

This is more of an everyday hope expression, a wish for luck. (second meaning
of 祈る is "to wish")

Most people will translate うまく行くことを祈りましょう as "Let's cross our fingers"

You can also say: 成功を祈ってね -> "'pray' for my success" or "wish me success" Or
something like:

頑張って！成功を祈るよ！

**3-** And thanks to istrasci for pointing out that using only に indicates to
whom you address the prayer: 神様に祈る




**1)** うまく行くのに祈ってくださいね。

This looks strange. I'm not sure where you found it. のに means "although"
making the sentence sound like: "Although it goes well, please pray."

I think you're confused with **ように** indicating a goal.

Most prayers are formed like this: うまく行くように（祈る）。

**2)** うまく行くのを祈ってくださいね

This is the correct form for the transitive verb 祈る

Can also replace の with こと

**EDIT:**

**1-** ように indicates the goal. You pray so that things goes well. Prayers in
temples are formed like this and many people before an exam for example or
before a speech will address a prayer like this. (no need to be in a temple)
The verb 祈る is sometimes omitted.

**2-** Vb + の/ことを祈る

This is more of an everyday hope expression, a wish for luck. (second meaning
of 祈る is "to wish")

Most people will translate うまく行くことを祈りましょう as "Let's cross our fingers"

You can also say: 成功を祈ってね -> "'pray' for my success" or "wish me success" Or
something like:

頑張って！成功を祈るよ！

**3-** And thanks to istrasci for pointing out that using only に indicates to
whom you address the prayer: 神様に祈る

