رُوما 10

١ 1 أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، إِنَّ رَغْبَةَ قَلْبِي وَتَضَرُّعِي إِلَى اللهِ لأَجْلِهِمْ، هُمَا أَنْ يَخْلُصُوا.

Brethren! the delight of my own heart and my supplication God-ward in their behalf, are for salvation;

٢ 2 فَإِنِّي أَشْهَدُ لَهُمْ أَنَّ عِنْدَهُمْ غَيْرَةً لِلهِ، وَلكِنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ عَلَى أَسَاسِ الْمَعْرِفَةِ.

For I bear them witness that they have, a zeal for God, —but not according to correct knowledge;

٣ 3 فَبِمَا أَنَّهُمْ جَهِلُوا بِرَّ اللهِ وَسَعَوْا إِلَى إِثْبَاتِ بِرِّهِمِ الذَّاتِيِّ، لَمْ يَخْضَعُوا لِلْبِرِّ الإِلهِيِّ.

For, not knowing God’s righteousness and, their own, seeking to establish, unto the righteousness of God, have they not submitted;

٤ 4 فَإِنَّ غَايَةَ الشَّرِيعَةِ هِيَ الْمَسِيحُ لِتَبْرِيرِ كُلِّ مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ.

For Christ is an end of law, for righteousness, unto every one that believeth.

٥ 5 فَقَدْ كَتَبَ مُوسَى عَنِ الْبِرِّ الآتِي مِنَ الشَّرِيعَةِ: «إِنَّ الإِنْسَانَ الَّذِي يَعْمَلُ بِهذِهِ الأُمُورِ، يَحْيَا بِها».

For, Moses, writeth that—as touching the righteousness that is by law, The man that hath done [it], shall live thereby;

٦ 6 غَيْرَ أَنَّ الْبِرَّ الآتِيَ مِنَ الإِيمَانِ يَقُولُ هَذَا: «لا تَقُلْ فِي قَلْبِكَ: مَنْ يَصْعَدُ إِلَى السَّمَاوَاتِ؟» (أَيْ لِيُنْزِلَ الْمَسِيحَ)،

Whereas, the righteousness by faith, thus speaketh—Do not say in thy heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? That is, to bring, Christ, down,

٧ 7 وَلا: «مَنْ يَنْزِلُ إِلَى الأَعْمَاقِ؟» أَيْ لِيُصْعِدَ الْمَسِيحَ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَاتِ! (Abyssos g12)

Or, Who shall descend into the abyss? That is, to bring up, Christ, from among the dead; (Abyssos g12)

٨ 8 فَمَاذَا يَقُولُ إِذاً؟ إِنَّهُ يَقُولُ: «إِنَّ الْكَلِمَةَ قَرِيبَةٌ مِنْكَ. إِنَّهَا فِي فَمِكَ وَفِي قَلْبِكَ!» وَمَا هذِهِ الْكَلِمَةُ إِلّا كَلِمَةُ الإِيمَانِ الَّتِي نُبَشِّرُ بِها:

But what saith it? Near thee, is the declaration, In thy mouth and in thy heart, —that is, the declaration of the faith, which we proclaim: —

٩ 9 أَنَّكَ إِنِ اعْتَرَفْتَ بِفَمِكَ بِيَسُوعَ رَبّاً، وَآمَنْتَ فِي قَلْبِكَ بِأَنَّ اللهَ أَقَامَهُ مِنَ الأَمْوَاتِ، نِلْتَ الْخَلاصَ.

That, if thou shalt confess the declaration with thy mouth—That Jesus is, Lord, and shalt believe with thy hear—That, God, raised him from among the dead, thou shalt be saved; —

١٠ 10 فَإِنَّ الإِيمَانَ فِي القَلْبِ يُؤَدِّي إِلَى الْبِرِّ، وَالاعْتِرَافَ بِالْفَمِ يُؤَيِّدُ الْخَلاصَ،

For, in heart, it is to be believed unto righteousness, and, by mouth, it is to be confessed unto salvation.

١١ 11 لأَنَّ الْكِتَابَ يَقُولُ: «كُلُّ مَنْ هُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ بِهِ، لَا يَخِيبُ».

For the scripture saith—No one that resteth faith thereupon, shall be put to shame?

١٢ 12 فَلا فَرْقَ بَيْنَ اليَهُودِيِّ وَالْيُونَانِيِّ، لأَنَّ لِلْجَمِيعِ رَبّاً وَاحِداً، غَنِيًّا تُجَاهَ كُلِّ مَنْ يَدْعُوهُ.

For there is no distinction—of Jew or Greek, —for, the same [Lord], is Lord of all, being rich unto all who call upon him;

١٣ 13 «فَإِنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ يَدْعُو بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ يَخْلُصُ».

For, Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved: —

١٤ 14 وَلكِنْ، كَيْفَ يَدْعُونَ مَنْ لَمْ يُؤْمِنُوا بِهِ؟ وَكَيْفَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمَنْ لَمْ يَسْمَعُوا بِهِ؟ وَكَيْفَ يَسْمَعُونَ بِلا مُبَشِّرٍ؟

How, then, shall men call upon one in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in one of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear, without one to proclaim?

١٥ 15 وَكَيْفَ يُبَشِّرُ أَحَدٌ إِلّا إِذَا كَانَ قَدْ أُرْسِلَ؟ كَمَا قَدْ كُتِبَ: «مَا أَجْمَلَ أَقْدَامَ الْمُبَشِّرِينَ بِالْخَيْرَاتِ!»

And how shall they proclaim, except they be sent? Even as it is written—How beautiful the feet of them that bring glad tidings of good things!

١٦ 16 وَلكِنْ، لَيْسَ كُلُّهُمْ أَطَاعُوا الإِنْجِيلَ. فَإِنَّ إِشَعْيَاءَ يَقُولُ: «يَا رَبُّ! مَنْ صَدَّقَ مَا أَسْمَعْنَاهُ إِيَّاهُ؟»

But, not all, have become obedient unto the glad tidings; —for, Isaiah, saith—Lord! who believed what we have heard?

١٧ 17 إِذاً، الإِيمَانُ نَتِيجَةُ السَّمَاعِ، وَالسَّمَاعُ هُوَ مِنَ التَّبْشِيرِ بِكَلِمَةِ الْمَسِيحِ!

Hence, our faith, cometh by something heard, and, that which is heard, through a declaration of Christ.

١٨ 18 وَلكِنِّي أَقُولُ: أَمَا سَمِعُوا؟ بَلَى، فَإِنَّ الْمُبَشِّرِينَ «انْطَلَقَ صَوْتُهُمْ إِلَى الأَرْضِ كُلِّهَا، وَكَلامُهُمْ إِلَى أَقَاصِي الْعَالَمِ».

But I say: Have they not heard? Yea indeed, —into all the earth, hath gone forth their sound, and, unto the ends of the inhabited world, their declarations.

١٩ 19 وَأَعُودُ فَأَقُولُ: أَمَا فَهِمَ إِسْرَائِيلُ؟ إِنَّ مُوسَى، أَوَّلاً، يَقُولُ: «سَأُثِيرُ غَيْرَتَكُمْ بِمَنْ لَيْسُوا أُمَّةً، وَبِأُمَّةٍ بِلا فَهْمٍ سَوْفَ أُغْضِبُكُمْ!»

But I say: Hath, Israel, not come to know? First, Moses, saith—I, will provoke you to jealousy on account of a no-nation, on account of an undiscerning nation, will I make you very angry.

٢٠ 20 وَأَمَّا إِشَعْيَاءُ فَيَجْرُؤُ عَلَى الْقَوْلِ: «وَجَدَنِي الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَطْلُبُونِي وَصِرْتُ مُعْلَناً لِلَّذِينَ لَمْ يَبْحَثُوا عَنِّي».

Isaiah, however, waxeth daring, and saith, —I have been found by them who after me were not seeking, manifest have I become unto them who for me were not enquiring;

٢١ 21 وَلَكِنَّهُ عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ يَقُولُ: «طُولَ النَّهَارِ مَدَدْتُ يَدَيَّ إِلَى شَعْبٍ عَاصٍ مُعَارِضٍ!»

Whereas, regarding Israel, he saith—All day long, have I stretched forth my hands unto a people unyielding and contradicting.