ᏉᎳ ᎶᎻ ᎠᏁᎯ ᏧᏬᏪᎳᏁᎸᎯ 1

1 ᏉᎳ, ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᎩᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ, ᎥᎩᏅᏏᏛ ᎢᏴᏋᏁᎸᎯ, ᎥᏆᏓᏓᎴᏔᏅᎯ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎠᏆᎵᏥᏙᏗᏱ,

Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an Apostle, set apart to proclaim God's Good News,

2 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏚᎢᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᏥᏂᎨᏎ ᎠᎾᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ ᏕᎬᏗᏍᎬ ᎾᎿᎭᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎪᏪᎵᎯ,

which God had already promised through His Prophets in Holy Writ, concerning His Son,

3 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏕᏫ ᎤᏁᏢᏔᏅᏛ ᎨᏒ ᏧᏕᏁᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏇᏓᎵ ᎨᏒᎢ;

who, as regards His human descent, belonged to the posterity of David,

4 ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᏓᏅᏙ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏥᎾᎬᏁᎴ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᎤᏲᎱᏒ ᏚᎴᎯᏌᏅᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎢᎦᏤᎵᎦ,

but as regards the holiness of His Spirit was decisively proved by His Resurrection to be the Son of God--I mean concerning Jesus Christ our Lord,

5 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎣᎩᏁᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎣᎩᏅᏏᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᎾᏓᏂᎸᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎾᏂᎥ ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏴᏫ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏚᏙᎥ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬᎢ;

through whom we have received grace and Apostleship in His service in order to win men to obedience to the faith, among all Gentile peoples,

6 ᎾᎿᎭᎾᏍᏉ ᎢᏣᏓᏑᏯ ᏂᎯ, ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎢᏥᏯᏅᏛ ᏥᎩ;

among whom you also, called, as you have been, to belong to Jesus Christ, are numbered:

7 ᏂᏥᎥ ᎶᎻ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᏥᎨᏳᎯ, ᎡᏥᏯᏅᏛ ᎢᏣᏓᏅᏘ; ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᎨᏤᎳᏗᏙᎮᏍᏗ, ᏅᏓᏳᎾᎵᏍᎪᎸᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᎩᏙᏓ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ.

To all God's loved ones who are in Rome, called to be saints. May grace and peace be granted to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

8 ᎢᎬᏱᏱ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏥᏯᎵᎡᎵᏤᎭ ᎠᏆᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎬᏗᎭ ᏚᏙᎥ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ, ᏂᏥᎥ ᏂᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ, ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᎢᏦᎯᏳᏒ ᏂᎬᎾᏛ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎠᏂᏃᎮᏍᎬᎢ.

First of all, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for what He has done for all of you; for the report of your faith is spreading through the whole world.

9 ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏰᏃ ᎠᏉᎯᏳᏓᏁᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏥᏥᏯᏛᏁᎭ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏙ ᏥᎬᏗᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏂᎬᏁᎲᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᏥᏲᎯᏍᏗᏍᎬᎾ ᎢᏨᏁᎢᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ, ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎦᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬ.

I call God to witness--to whom I render priestly and spiritual service by telling the Good News about His Son-- how unceasingly I make mention of you in His presence,

10 ᏥᏔᏲᎯᎲᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏃ ᏰᎵ ᏱᎩ ᎪᎯ ᎿᎭᏉ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎢᏯᏆᎵᏍᏓᏁᎸᏍᏗᏱ ᎦᎢᏒ ᏫᏨᎷᏤᏗᏱ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎠᏰᎸᏍᎬ ᏅᏓᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.

always in my prayers entreating that now, at length, if such be His will, the way may by some means be made clear for me to come to you.

11 ᎤᏣᏘᏰᏃ ᎠᏆᏚᎵ ᎢᏨᎪᏩᏛᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏨᏲᎯᏎᏗᏱ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎤᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏣᎵᏂᎪᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᏭᎵᏱᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ;

For I am longing to see you, in order to convey to you some spiritual help, so that you may be strengthened;

12 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏴ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᎢᎩᎧᎵᏍᏙᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᎬᏔᏅᎯ ᎠᏴ ᏂᎯᏃ ᎤᏠᏱ ᎢᎪᎯᏳᏒᎢ.

in other words that while I am among you we may be mutually encouraged by one another's faith, yours and mine.

13 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎢᏓᎵᏅᏟ ᎥᏝ ᎾᏂᎦᏔᎲᎾᏉ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏱᏨᏰᎵᏎᎭ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎢᏳᏩᎫᏗ ᏓᏇᎪᏔᏅ ᏫᏨᎷᏤᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎤᎦᏔᏔᏅᎯ ᏂᎯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎢᏤᎲ ᎠᎩᎪᏩᏛᏗᏱ ᎠᎩᏰᎸᏒᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎠᏂᏐᎢ ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏴᏫ ᏓᏁᏩᏗᏒᎢ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᎪᎯ ᎢᏯᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᏓᏄᎴᎭ.

And I desire you to know, brethren, that I have many a time intended to come to you--though until now I have been disappointed--in order that among you also I might gather some fruit from my labours, as I have already done among the rest of the Gentile nations.

14 ᎬᎩᏚᎦ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎠᏂᎪᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏅᏩᎾᏓᎴ ᏴᏫ, ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎾᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎾᎢ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ.

I am already under obligations alike to Greek-speaking races and to others, to cultured and to uncultured people:

15 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎢᎬᏆᏛᏁᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᎦᎢ, ᎠᏆᏛᏅᎢᏍᏗᏉ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎢᏨᏯᎵᏥᏙᏁᏗᏱ ᎶᎻ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎢᏤᎯ ᏂᎯ.

so that for my part I am willing and eager to proclaim the Good News to you also who are in Rome.

16 ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᏱᎦᏕᎣᏍᎦ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ; ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᎬᏁᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᎠᎾᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗᏍᎬ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎠᏃᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ; ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎢᎬᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎠᏂᎪᎢ.

For I am not ashamed of the Good News. It is God's power which is at work for the salvation of every one who believes--the Jew first, and then the Gentile.

17 ᎾᎿᎭᏰᏃ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᎬᏁᎸᎯ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎤᏓᏚᏓᎴᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏅᏛᏓᎴᎲᏍᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏩᏍᏆᏗᏍᏗᏍᎩ; ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏂᎬᏅᎪᏪᎸᎢ, ᏚᏳᎪᏛᏍᎩᏂ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎯ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏛᏂᏗᏍᏕᏍᏗ.

For in the Good News a righteousness which comes from God is being revealed, depending on faith and tending to produce faith; as the Scripture has it, "The righteous man shall live by faith."

18 ᎤᎾᎳᏅᎯᏰᏃ ᎤᏔᎳᏬᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᎬᏁᎸᎯ ᎦᎸᎶᎢ ᏨᏗᏓᎴᎲᏍᎦ ᏥᏓᎦᏘᎴᎦ ᏄᏓᎴᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏄᏂᎸᏉᏛᎾ ᎨᏒ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᏚᏳᎪᏛᎾ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᏁᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏴᏫ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᏣᏂᎾᎯᏍᏗᎭ ᎤᏲ ᏚᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ;

For God's anger is being revealed from Heaven against all impiety and against the iniquity of men who through iniquity suppress the truth. God is angry:

19 ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏰᎵ ᎬᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᎬᏁᎸᎯ ᎠᏁᎲᎢ; ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏰᏃ ᏚᎾᏄᎪᏫᏎᎸ.

because what may be known about Him is plain to their inmost consciousness; for He Himself has made it plain to them.

20 ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᏗᎬᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒ ᏧᏤᎵᎦ ᎬᏂᎨᏒᎢᏳ ᏗᎬᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᎢᎩ ᎡᎶᎯ ᏧᏙᏢᏅ ᏅᏓᎬᏩᏓᎴᏅᏛ, ᏗᎦᎪᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎢᎩ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏗᎪᏢᏅᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏅᏧᏓᎴᏅᎲᎾ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎥᏝ ᏳᏂᎭ ᏧᎾᏢᏫᏍᏙᏗ; (aïdios g126)

For, from the very creation of the world, His invisible perfections--namely His eternal power and divine nature--have been rendered intelligible and clearly visible by His works, so that these men are without excuse. (aïdios g126)

21 ᎤᏂᎦᏙᎥᏒᏰᏃ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎥᏝ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎦᎸᏉᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏳᏂᎸᏉᏙᏔᏁᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᏯᎾᎵᎮᎵᎨᎢ, ᎠᎾᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᏎᏉᏉ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏧᏁᎫ ᏧᏂᎾᏫ ᏚᎵᏏᎲᏎᎢ;

For when they had come to know God, they did not give Him glory as God nor render Him thanks, but they became absorbed in useless discussions, and their senseless minds were darkened.

22 ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎾᎢ ᎠᎾᏤᎸᏍᎬᎢ, ᎤᏂᏁᎫ ᏄᎾᎵᏍᏔᏁᎢ;

While boasting of their wisdom they became utter fools,

23 ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏁᏟᏴᏎ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏲᎱᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ, ᎠᏲᎱᏍᎩ ᏴᏫ ᏗᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏄᏅᏁᎴᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᏍᏆ, ᎠᎴ ᏅᎩ ᏗᏂᏅᏌᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎾᏓᎾᏏᏂᏙᎯ.

and, instead of worshipping the imperishable God, they worshipped images resembling perishable man or resembling birds or beasts or reptiles.

24 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏕᎤᏲᏎ ᎦᏓᎭ ᏧᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗᏱ ᎤᏅᏙᏗᏱ ᎤᏅᏒ ᏧᏂᎾᏫᏱ ᎤᎾᏑᎸᏅᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏧᏂᏐᏢᎢᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏗᏂᏰᎸ ᎤᏅᏒᏉ ᏂᏓᎾᏓᏛᏁᎲᎢ;

For this reason, in accordance with their own depraved cravings, God gave them up to uncleanness, allowing them to dishonour their bodies among themselves with impurity.

25 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏃᎮᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᏁᏟᏴᏍᏔᏁ ᎦᏰᎪᎩ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎤᎾᏓᏙᎵᏍᏓᏁᎴ ᎠᎴ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᏛᏁᎴ ᎠᎪᏢᏅᎯᏉ ᎨᏒ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎤᏬᏢᏅᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎸᏉᏙᏗ ᏥᎩ ᏂᎪᎯᎸᎢ. ᎡᎺᏅ. (aiōn g165)

For they had bartered the reality of God for what is unreal, and had offered divine honours and religious service to created things, rather than to the Creator--He who is for ever blessed. Amen. (aiōn g165)

26 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏕᎤᏲᏒᎩ ᎤᏕᎰᎯᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᏚᎸᏅᏗᏱ; ᎾᏍᏉᏰᏃ ᎠᏂᎨᏴ ᏧᎾᏤᎵᎦ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎲ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᏁᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏂᏁᏟᏴᏍᏔᏁ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎲ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᏁᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ.

This then is the reason why God gave them up to vile passions. For not only did the women among them exchange the natural use of their bodies for one which is contrary to nature, but the men also,

27 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᏚᏂᏲᏍᎨ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᏁᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏂᎨᏴ ᎨᎦᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎤᏣᏘ ᏓᎾᏓᏕᎳᏲᏍᎨ ᎤᏅᏒᏉ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯᏉ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏓᎾᏓᏛᏗᏍᎨ ᏚᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎮ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏕᎰᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏅᏒ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎾᎵᏩᏛᎡᎮ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᎦᎫᏴᎡᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᎵᏓᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ.

in just the same way--neglecting that for which nature intends women--burned with passion towards one another, men practising shameful vice with men, and receiving in their own selves the reward which necessarily followed their misconduct.

28 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎣᏏ ᏄᏂᏰᎸᏒᎾ ᏥᎨᏎ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏂᎦᏙᎥᏒ ᎤᏂᏍᏆᏂᎪᏙᏗᏱ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏕᎤᏲᏎ ᎨᏥᏐᏅᎢᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᎢᏳᎾᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏚᎾᏓᏅᏛᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎬᏛᏁᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᏁᏗᏱ;

And just as they had refused to continue to have a full knowledge of God, so it was to utterly worthless minds that God gave them up, for them to do things which should not be done.

29 ᎤᏂᎧᎵᏨᎯ ᎨᏒ ᏄᏓᎴᏒ ᏂᏚᏳᎪᏛᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎤᏕᎵᏛ ᏗᏂᏏᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎤᏲ ᎢᏯᏓᏛᏁᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎠᎬᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎤᏂᏲ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎤᏂᎧᎵᏨᎯ ᎠᏛᏳᎨᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏗᏓᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏗᏘᏲᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᏠᏄᎮᏛ, ᎤᏲ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎠᎾᏙᏅᎢᎯ,

Their hearts overflowed with all sorts of dishonesty, mischief, greed, malice. They were full of envy and murder, and were quarrelsome, crafty, and spiteful.

30 ᎤᏲ ᏗᎾᏓᏃᎮᎵᏙᎯ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏂᏂᏆᏘᎯ, ᎬᏩᎾᏓᏐᏢᏗ; ᎤᎾᏢᏉᏗ, ᎤᎾᏢᏆᏌᏗ, ᎠᏃᎷᏩᏘᏍᎩ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎤᏲᎢ, ᏂᏚᏃᎯᏳᏒᎾ ᏧᏂᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ,

They were secret backbiters, open slanderers; hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful; inventors of new forms of sin, disobedient to parents, destitute of common sense,

31 ᏄᏃᎵᏣᏛᎾ, ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᏚᎾᏠᎯᏍᏛ ᎠᏂᏲᏍᏗᏍᎩ, ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏧᏅᎾ ᏂᏚᏂᎨᏳᏒᎾ, ᎬᏩᏃᎯᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᏄᎾᏓᏙᎵᏣᏛᎾ;

faithless to their promises, without natural affection, without human pity.

32 ᎾᏍᎩ ᏣᏂᎦᏔᎭ ᏄᏍᏛ ᏕᎫᎪᏗᏍᎬ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎩᎶ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ ᏰᎵᏉ ᏗᎬᏩᏂᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᎾᏍᎩᏉ ᎾᎾᏛᏁᎲ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏱᎩ, ᎣᏏᏳᏍᎩᏂ ᏚᏂᏰᎸᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏯᎾᏛᏁᎯ.

In short, though knowing full well the sentence which God pronounces against actions such as theirs, as things which deserve death, they not only practise them, but even encourage and applaud others who do them.