Προς Ρωμαιους 10
1 αδελφοι η μεν ευδοκια τησ εμησ καρδιασ και η δεησισ η προσ τον θεον υπερ του ισραηλ εστιν εισ σωτηριαν
My friends, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for my people is for their salvation.
2 μαρτυρω γαρ αυτοισ οτι ζηλον θεου εχουσιν αλλ ου κατ επιγνωσιν
I can testify that they are zealous for the honour of God; but they are not guided by true insight,
3 αγνοουντεσ γαρ την του θεου δικαιοσυνην και την ιδιαν δικαιοσυνην ζητουντεσ στησαι τη δικαιοσυνη του θεου ουχ υπεταγησαν
for, in their ignorance of the divine righteousness, and in their eagerness to set up a righteousness of their own, they refused to accept with submission the divine righteousness.
4 τελοσ γαρ νομου χριστοσ εισ δικαιοσυνην παντι τω πιστευοντι
For Christ has brought Law to an end, so that righteousness may be obtained by everyone who believes in him.
5 μωυσησ γαρ γραφει την δικαιοσυνην την εκ του νομου οτι ο ποιησασ αυτα ανθρωποσ ζησεται εν αυτοισ
For Moses writes that, as for the righteousness which results from Law, those who practice it will find life through it.
6 η δε εκ πιστεωσ δικαιοσυνη ουτωσ λεγει μη ειπησ εν τη καρδια σου τισ αναβησεται εισ τον ουρανον τουτ εστιν χριστον καταγαγειν
But the righteousness which results from faith finds expression in these words: “Do not say to yourself ‘Who will go up into heaven?’” (which means to bring Christ down)
“or ‘Who will go down into the depths below?’” (which means to bring Christ up from the dead). (Abyssos g12)
8 αλλα τι λεγει εγγυσ σου το ρημα εστιν εν τω στοματι σου και εν τη καρδια σου τουτ εστιν το ρημα τησ πιστεωσ ο κηρυσσομεν
No, but what does it say? “The message is near you, on your lips and in your heart” (which means “The message of faith” which we proclaim).
9 οτι εαν ομολογησησ εν τω στοματι σου κυριον ιησουν και πιστευσησ εν τη καρδια σου οτι ο θεοσ αυτον ηγειρεν εκ νεκρων σωθηση
For, if with your lips you acknowledge the truth of the message that JESUS IS LORD, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
10 καρδια γαρ πιστευεται εισ δικαιοσυνην στοματι δε ομολογειται εισ σωτηριαν
For with their hearts people believe and so attain to righteousness, while with their lips they make their profession of faith and so find salvation.
11 λεγει γαρ η γραφη πασ ο πιστευων επ αυτω ου καταισχυνθησεται
As the passage of scripture says – “No one who believes in him will have any cause for shame.”
12 ου γαρ εστιν διαστολη ιουδαιου τε και ελληνοσ ο γαρ αυτοσ κυριοσ παντων πλουτων εισ παντασ τουσ επικαλουμενουσ αυτον
For no distinction is made between the Jew and the Greek, for all have the same Lord, and he is bountiful to all who invoke him.
13 πασ γαρ οσ αν επικαλεσηται το ονομα κυριου σωθησεται
For everyone who invokes the name of the Lord will be saved.
14 πωσ ουν επικαλεσονται εισ ον ουκ επιστευσαν πωσ δε πιστευσουσιν ου ουκ ηκουσαν πωσ δε ακουσουσιν χωρισ κηρυσσοντοσ
But how, it may be asked, are they to invoke one in whom they have not learned to believe? And how are they to believe in one whose words they have not heard? And how are they to hear his words unless someone proclaims him?
15 πωσ δε κηρυξουσιν εαν μη αποσταλωσιν καθωσ γεγραπται ωσ ωραιοι οι ποδεσ των ευαγγελιζομενων ειρηνην των ευαγγελιζομενων τα αγαθα
And how is anyone to proclaim him unless they are sent as his messengers? As scripture says – “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
16 αλλ ου παντεσ υπηκουσαν τω ευαγγελιω ησαιασ γαρ λεγει κυριε τισ επιστευσεν τη ακοη ημων
Still, it may be said, everyone did not give heed to the good news. No, for Isaiah asks – “Lord, who has believed our teaching?”
17 αρα η πιστισ εξ ακοησ η δε ακοη δια ρηματοσ θεου
And so we gather, faith is a result of teaching, and the teaching comes in the message of Christ.
18 αλλα λεγω μη ουκ ηκουσαν μενουνγε εισ πασαν την γην εξηλθεν ο φθογγοσ αυτων και εισ τα περατα τησ οικουμενησ τα ρηματα αυτων
But I ask “Is it possible that people have never heard?” No, indeed, for – “Their voices spread through all the earth, and their message to the ends of the world.”
19 αλλα λεγω μη ουκ εγνω ισραηλ πρωτοσ μωυσησ λεγει εγω παραζηλωσω υμασ επ ουκ εθνει επι εθνει ασυνετω παροργιω υμασ
But again I ask “Did not the people of Israel understand?” First there is Moses, who says – “I, the Lord, will stir you to rivalry with a nation which is no nation; against an undiscerning nation I will arouse your anger.”
20 ησαιασ δε αποτολμα και λεγει ευρεθην τοισ εμε μη ζητουσιν εμφανησ εγενομην τοισ εμε μη επερωτωσιν
And Isaiah says boldly – “I was found by those who were not seeking me; I made myself known to those who were not inquiring of me.”
21 προσ δε τον ισραηλ λεγει ολην την ημεραν εξεπετασα τασ χειρασ μου προσ λαον απειθουντα και αντιλεγοντα
But of the people of Israel he says – “All day long I have stretched out my hands to a people who disobey and contradict.”
