Romans 10

1 Brothers, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God is for Israel, that they may be saved.

Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is for their salvation.

2 For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to real knowledge.

3 For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn’t subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

For they, failing to understand God's righteousness and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to God's righteousness.

4 For Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

Now for everyone who believes into righteousness, Christ is the end of the law

5 For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, “The one who does them will live by them.”

—Moses writes about the righteousness that is from the law: “The person who does these things will live by them.”

6 But the righteousness which is of faith says this, “Don’t say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down);

But the righteousness that is from faith speaks like this: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down)

7 or, ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)” (Abyssos g12)

“or, ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). (Abyssos g12)

8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart;” that is, the word of faith which we preach:

So what does it say? “The message is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the message of faith that we proclaim):

9 that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

10 For with the heart one believes resulting in righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made resulting in salvation.

Because with the heart one believes into righteousness, and with the mouth one promises into salvation.

11 For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.”

Because the Scripture says: “Everyone who believes on Him will never be put to shame”;

12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich to all who call on him.

because there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, since the same Lord of all is rich to all who call upon Him;

13 For, “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

because: “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher?

How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe on Him of whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without someone proclaiming it?

15 And how will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the Good News of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!”

And how will they proclaim unless they are sent? As it is written: “How timely is the arrival of those who bring good news of peace, of those who announce the good things.”

16 But they didn’t all listen to the glad news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?”

(However, they did not all obey the gospel; because Isaiah says: “Lord, who has believed our message?”)

17 So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

So, the faith is from a message, and that message is by the Word of God.

18 But I say, didn’t they hear? Yes, most certainly, “Their sound went out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”

But I say, did they really not hear? Indeed yes: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, and their spoken words to the ends of the inhabited world.”

19 But I ask, didn’t Israel know? First Moses says, “I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation. I will make you angry with a nation void of understanding.”

Again I say, did Israel really not know? First Moses says: “I will provoke you to jealousy by a non-nation, I will move you to anger by a senseless nation.”

20 Isaiah is very bold and says, “I was found by those who didn’t seek me. I was revealed to those who didn’t ask for me.”

But Isaiah is so bold as to say: “I was found by those who were not seeking me; I was revealed to those who were not asking for me.”

21 But about Israel he says, “All day long I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.”

But concerning Israel he says: “All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.”