Pāvilavēstulē Romiešiem 10
1 Brāļi, mana sirds vēlēšanās un Dieva lūgšana par Israēla bērniem ir, ka tie tiek pestīti.
My friends, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for my people is for their salvation.
2 Jo es tiem liecību dodu, ka tie karsti dzenās pēc Dieva, bet bez saprašanas.
I can testify that they are zealous for the honour of God; but they are not guided by true insight,
3 Jo nepazīdami Dieva taisnību un meklēdami uzcelt savu pašu taisnību, tie Dieva taisnībai nav paklausījuši.
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 Jo bauslības gals ir Kristus, par taisnību ikvienam, kas tic.
For Christ has brought Law to an end, so that righteousness may be obtained by everyone who believes in him.
5 Jo Mozus raksta par to taisnību, kas nāk no bauslības: kurš cilvēks to dara, tas caur to dzīvos.
For Moses writes that, as for the righteousness which results from Law, those who practice it will find life through it.
6 Bet tā taisnība, kas no ticības, saka tā: nesaki savā sirdī, kas uzkāps debesīs? Proti Kristu novest zemē.
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 Bet ko tā saka? Tuvu pie tevis ir tas vārds, tavā mutē un tavā sirdī: proti tas ticības vārds, ko mēs pasludinājām.
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 Jo ja tu ar savu muti Jēzu apliecināsi par Kungu un savā sirdī ticēsi, ka Dievs Viņu no miroņiem ir uzmodinājis, tad tu mūžīgi dzīvosi.
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 Jo ar sirdi tic uz taisnību un ar muti apliecina uz mūžīgu dzīvošanu.
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 Jo tas raksts saka: neviens, kas uz Viņu tic, nepaliks kaunā.
As the passage of scripture says – “No one who believes in him will have any cause for shame.”
12 Jo še nav starpības starp Jūdiem un Grieķiem, jo Tas pats ir Kungs pār visiem, bagāts priekš visiem, kas Viņu piesauc.
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 Jo ikviens, kas Tā Kunga vārdu piesauks, taps izglābts.
For everyone who invokes the name of the Lord will be saved.
14 Kā lai nu To piesauc, uz ko nav ticējuši? Bet kā lai tic, par ko nav dzirdējuši? Bet kā lai dzird bez sludinātāja?
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 Bet kā lai sludina, ja netop sūtīti? Itin kā ir rakstīts: cik jaukas ir to prieka vēstnešu kājas, kas sludina mieru, kas sludina labumu.
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 Bet ne visi tam evaņģēlijam bijuši paklausīgi; jo Jesaja saka: Kungs, kas tic mūsu sludināšanai?
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 Tad nu ticība ir no sludināšanas, un sludināšana caur Dieva vārdu.
And so we gather, faith is a result of teaching, and the teaching comes in the message of Christ.
18 Bet es saku: vai tie nav dzirdējuši? Tiešām, viņu skaņa ir izgājusi pa visu zemi, un viņu vārdi līdz pasaules galam.
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 Bet es saku: vai Israēls to nav sapratis? Jau Mozus saka: “Es jūs kaitināt kaitināšu caur tautu, kas nav Mana, caur ģeķīgu tautu Es jūs tirināt tirināšu.”
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 Bet Jesaja drīkst sacīt: “Es esmu atrasts no tiem, kas Mani nav meklējuši, un esmu tiem parādījies, kas pēc Manis nav vaicājuši.”
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 Bet uz Israēli viņš saka: “Augu dienu Savas rokas esmu izstiepis pār ļaudīm, kas neklausa, bet runā pretī.”
But of the people of Israel he says – “All day long I have stretched out my hands to a people who disobey and contradict.”
