Romans 10

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

My Brethren, The desire of my heart, and my intercession with God for them, is, that they might have life.

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

For I bear them witness, that there is in them a zeal for God; but it is not according to 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 know not the righteousness of God, but seek to establish their own righteousness: and therefore they have not submitted themselves to the righteousness of God.

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

For Messiah is the aim of the law, for righteousness, unto every one that believeth in him.

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

For Moses describeth the righteousness, which is by the law, thus: Whoever shall do these things, shall 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 which is by faith, saith thus: Thou shalt not say in thy heart, Who ascendeth to heaven, and bringeth Messiah down?

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

Or, Who descendeth to the abyss of the grave, and bringeth up Messiah from the place of 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:

But what saith it? The thing is near to thy mouth, and to thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which 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.

And if thou shalt confess with thy mouth our Lord Jesus, and shalt believe with thy heart, that God hath raised him from the dead; thou shalt live.

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

For the heart that believeth in him, is justified; and the mouth that confesseth him, is restored to life.

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

For the scripture saith: Every one that believeth in him, shall not be ashamed.

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.

And in this, it discriminateth neither Jews nor Gentiles. For there is one Lord over them all, who is rich, towards every one that calleth on him.

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

For every one that shall call on the name of the Lord, will have life.

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 shall they call on him, in whom they have not believed? Or, how shall they believe in him, of whom they have not heard? Or, how shall they hear, without a preacher?

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!”

Or, how shall they preach, if they are not sent forth? As it is written: How beautiful are the feet of the heralds of peace, and of the heralds of good things?

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

But all of them have not obeyed the proclamation of the gospel. (For, Isaiah said: My Lord, who hath believed our proclamation?)

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

Therefore, faith is from the hearing of the ear; and the hearing of the ear, is from 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: Have they not heard? And, lo, their proclamation hath gone out into all the earth; and their words to the ends of the 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.”

But I say: Did not Israel know? First, Moses said, thus: I will awaken your emulation, by a people which is not a people; and by a disobedient people, I will provoke you.

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.”

And Isaiah was bold, and said: I was seen by those who sought me not; and I was found by those who inquired not for me.

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

But to Israel, he said: All the day, have I stretched out my hands to a contentious and disobedient people.