Romans 15

1 Most of us are sure [that God will not punish us for doing certain things that the laws and rituals God gave Moses said the Jews should not do. But we] should be patient with those who are uncertain [about such things], and we should not let them irritate us. We should not [simply] please ourselves.

١ وَلكِنْ عَلَيْنَا نَحْنُ الأَقْوِيَاءَ، أَنْ نَحْتَمِلَ ضَعْفَ الضُّعَفَاءِ، وَأَنْ لَا نُرْضِيَ أَنْفُسَنَا.

2 Each of us should [do the things that] please the fellow [believers with whom we come in contact, and things that will] benefit them. [We should do those things] in order to help them mature [spiritually].

٢ فَلْيَسْعَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَّا لإِرْضَاءِ قَرِيبِهِ مِنْ جِهَةِ مَا هُوَ صَالِحٌ، فِي سَبِيلِ الْبُنْيَانِ.

3 [We should please our fellow believers], since Christ [has set us an example]. He did not [do things to] please himself. On the contrary, [he tried to please God even when others insulted him. That was] as it is written {as ([someone/the Psalmist]) wrote} [in Scripture that the Messiah said to God]: “When people insulted you [(sg)], [it was as though] they were also insulting me.”

٣ فَحَتَّى الْمَسِيحُ لَمْ يَسْعَ لإِرْضَاءِ نَفْسِهِ، بَلْ وَفْقاً لِمَا قَدْ كُتِبَ: «تَعْيِيرَاتُ الَّذِينَ يُعَيِّرُونَكَ وَقَعَتْ عَلَيَّ».

4 And [you need to remember that] what was written previously {what [God’s servants] previously wrote} [in the Scriptures], was written {[they] wrote} to teach us in order that we would be patient and be encouraged by [reading/believing] what they wrote. If we do that, we can confidently expect [God to do for us all he has promised].

٤ فَإِنَّ كُلَّ مَا سَبَقَ أَنْ كُتِبَ فَإِنَّمَا كُتِبَ لِتَعْلِيمِنَا، حَتَّى يَكُونَ لَنَا رَجَاءٌ بِمَا فِي الْكِتَابِ مِنَ الصَّبْرِ وَالْعَزَاءِ.

5 God is the one who enables us to be patient and encourages us. ([Ask/Pray to]) [him that he would] enable you [all] to live harmoniously with each other, doing as Christ Jesus [did].

٥ وَلْيُعْطِكُمْ إِلهُ الصَّبْرِ وَالتَّعْزِيَةِ أَنْ تَكُونُوا مُتَوَافِقِينَ بَعْضُكُمْ مَعَ بَعْضٍ بِحَسَبِ الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ،

6 Then, as you are united in what you think and say [MTY], you will praise God, [who is the heavenly] father [MET] of our Lord Jesus Christ.

٦ لِكَي تُمَجِّدُوا اللهَ أَبَا رَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ بِنَفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ وَفَمٍ وَاحِدٍ.

7 So [I say to all of you believers at Rome], accept each other. [If you do that], people will praise God [as they see you behaving like Christ. Accept each other] just like Christ accepted you!

٧ لِذَلِكَ اقْبَلُوا بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاً، كَمَا أَنَّ الْمَسِيحَ أَيْضاً قَبِلَنَا لِمَجْدِ اللهِ.

8 I want [you to remember] that Christ [helped us] Jews [MTY] by what he did, in order to show that God (is faithful/does what he says he will do). That is, [his coming as our Messiah] fulfilled what God promised to [our Jewish] ancestors.

٨ فَإِنِّي أَقُولُ إِنَّ الْمَسِيحَ صَارَ خَادِمَ أَهْلِ الْخِتَانِ إِظْهَاراً لِصِدْقِ اللهِ وَتَوْطِيداً لِوُعُودِهِ لِلآبَاءِ،

9 And [by acting mercifully to them, he also caused] non-Jews to praise him. [What he has done for non-Jews] fulfills what is written [in the Scriptures that David said to God]: “So I will praise you [(sg) when I am] among the non-Jews, and I will sing to you [MTY].”

٩ وَإِنَّ الأُمَمَ يُمَجِّدُونَ اللهَ عَلَى الرَّحْمَةِ، وَفْقاً لِمَا قَدْ كُتِبَ: «لِهَذَا أَعْتَرِفُ لَكَ بَيْنَ الأُمَمِ وَأُرَتِّلُ لاِسْمِكَ!»

10 [David] also wrote, “You non-Jews, rejoice with us who are God’s people.”

١٠ وَأَيْضاً قِيلَ: «افْرَحُوا، أَيُّهَا الأُمَمُ، مَعَ شَعْبِهِ».

11 [And Moses wrote in] the [Scriptures], “Praise the Lord, all [you] non-Jews, and may everyone praise him [DOU].”

١١ وَأَيْضاً: «سَبِّحُوا الرَّبَّ يَا جَمِيعَ الأُمَمِ، وَلْتُحَمَدْهُ جَمِيعُ الشُّعُوبِ».

12 And Isaiah wrote [in the Scriptures], “There will be a descendant [MET] of [King] David who will begin to rule the non-Jews. They will confidently expect him [to fulfill what he has promised].”

١٢ وَيَقُولُ إِشَعْيَاءُ أَيْضاً: «سَيَطْلُعُ أَصْلُ يَسَّى، وَالْقَائِمُ، لِيَسُودَ عَلَى الأُمَمِ: عَلَيْهِ تُعَلِّقُ الشُّعُوبُ الرَّجَاءَ».

13 God is the one who causes you to confidently expect [him to do what he has promised. I pray/ask] that he will cause you to be completely joyful and peaceful as you trust [in him]. As you do that, the Holy Spirit will enable you to more and more confidently expect [to receive what God has promised you].

١٣ فَلْيَمْلأْكُمْ إِلهُ الرَّجَاءِ كُلَّ فَرَحٍ وَسَلامٍ فِي إِيمَانِكُمْ حَتَّى تَزْدَادُوا رَجَاءً بِقُوَّةِ الرُّوحِ القُدُسِ.

14 My fellow believers, I myself am [completely] sure that you yourselves [have acted toward others] in a completely good way. You have done that because you have known completely [all that God wants you to know] [HYP], and because you are able to teach each other.

١٤ وَأَنَا نَفْسِي أَيْضاً عَلَى يَقِينٍ مِنْ جِهَتِكُمْ أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ بِأَنَّكُمْ مَشْحُونُونَ صَلاحاً، وَمُمْتَلِئُونَ بِكُلِّ مَعْرِفَةٍ، وَقَادِرُونَ أَيْضاً عَلَى نُصْحِ بَعْضِكُمْ بَعْضاً.

15 However, I have written to you quite frankly [in this letter] about some things in order to remind you [about those things]. [I have written this letter] because I have been appointed by God {God has [appointed] me}, which I did not deserve,

١٥ عَلَى أَنِّي كَتَبْتُ إِلَيْكُمْ بِأَوْفَرِ جُرْأَةٍ فِي بَعْضِ الأُمُورِ، مُذَكِّراً لَكُمْ، وَذَلِكَ بِالنِّعْمَةِ الَّتِي وَهَبَهَا اللهُ لِي.

16 in order that I would work for Jesus Christ among non-Jews. [God has appointed me] to act like a priest as I [proclaim] his good message in order that he will accept the non-Jews [who believe in Christ. They will be] like an offering [MET] [to God] as a result of their being dedicated [to him] by the Holy Spirit {the Holy Spirit dedicating them [to God]}.

١٦ وَبِذَلِكَ أَكُونُ خَادِمَ الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ، الْمُرْسَلَ إِلَى الأُمَمِ، حَامِلاً إِنْجِيلَ اللهِ وَكَأَنِّي أَقُومُ بِخِدْمَةٍ كَهَنُوتِيَّةٍ، بِقَصْدِ أَنْ تُرْفَعَ لِلهِ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأُمَمِ تَقْدِمَةٌ تَكُونُ مَقْبُولَةً وَمُقَدَّسَةً بِالرُّوحِ القُدُسِ.

17 It follows that, because [of my relationship with] (OR, because [I belong to]) Christ Jesus, I am happy about [my work for] God.

١٧ يَحِقُّ لِي إِذَنْ أَنْ أَفْتَخِرَ فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ بِمَا يَعُودُ لِلهِ مِنْ خِدْمَتِي.

18 I will speak boldly only [LIT] about the work that Christ has enabled me to do. [I do that work] in order that non-Jews might pay attention to [the message about Christ] as a result of what I have said and done,

١٨ فَمَا كُنْتُ لأَتَجَاسَرَ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ بِشَيْءٍ إِلّا عَلَى مَا عَمِلَهُ الْمَسِيحُ عَلَى يَدِي لِهِدَايَةِ الأُمَمِ إِلَى الطَّاعَةِ، بِالْقَوْلِ وَالْفِعْلِ،

19 specifically, by [my performing] many powerful miracles [DOU]. [I have done those things] as a result of [God’s] Spirit powerfully [enabling me]. As a result [of doing those things, while traveling] all the way around from Jerusalem to Illyricum [province], I have completed [my work] of proclaiming the message about Christ [in those places].

١٩ وَبِقُوَّةِ الآيَاتِ وَالْعَجَائِبِ، وَبِقُوَّةِ رُوحِ اللهِ. حَتَّى إِنَّنِي، مِنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ وَمَا حَوْلَهَا حَتَّى مُقَاطَعَةِ إِلِّيرِيكُونَ، قَدْ أَكْمَلْتُ التَّبْشِيرَ بِإِنْجِيلِ الْمَسِيحِ.

20 As [I proclaim] that message, I am always eagerly trying to proclaim it [in places] where people have not already heard about Christ. I do that in order that [as I work for God] I might not [be continuing the work for him that someone else already started] [MET]. [I do not want to be like a man who] builds [a house] on someone else’s foundation.

٢٠ وَكُنْتُ حَرِيصاً عَلَى التَّبْشِيرِ حَيْثُ لَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ عُرِفَ اسْمُ الْمَسِيحِ، لِكَيْ لَا أَبْنِيَ عَلَى أَسَاسٍ وَضَعَهُ غَيْرِي،

21 On the contrary, [I teach non-Jews, so that what happens may be like] what was written {the prophet Isaiah wrote} [in the Scriptures about the Messiah]: “Those who did not hear about him previously will know [the truth about him]. Truly, those who have not heard [about him will hear and] understand [his message] [DOU].”

٢١ بَلْ كَمَا قَدْ كُتِبَ: «الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُبَشَّرُوا بِهِ سَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ، وَالَّذِينَ لَمْ يَسْمَعُوا بِهِ سَوْفَ يَفْهَمُونَ».

22 Because [I have attempted to preach the message about Christ in places where they have not heard about him], I have been hindered {things have hindered me} many times [from being able] to visit you.

٢٢ لِهَذَا السَّبَبِ أَيْضاً كُنْتُ أُعَاقُ عَنِ الْمَجِيءِ إِلَيْكُمْ مِرَاراً كَثِيرَةً.

23 But now there are no more places in these regions [where people have not heard about Christ]. Furthermore, for several years I have wanted to visit you.

٢٣ أَمَّا الآنَ، فَإِذْ لَمْ يَبْقَ لِي مَجَالٌ لِلْعَمَلِ بَعْدُ فِي هَذِهِ الْمَنَاطِقِ، وَبِي شَوْقٌ شَدِيدٌ إِلَى الْمَجِيءِ إِلَيْكُمْ طَوَالَ هَذِهِ السِّنِينَ الْكَثِيرَةِ،

24 [So I hope to go/come to see you]. I hope to do that as soon as I am on my way to [the provinces in] Spain. I hope to see you as I journey through [your area], and I hope that [by whatever you give me] [EUP] you will help me on my journey to Spain. But before [I go there], I want to enjoy being with you for a little while, although [I would like to stay with you longer].

٢٤ فَعِنْدَمَا أَذْهَبُ إِلَى أَسْبَانِيَا أَرْجُو أَنْ أَمُرَّ بِكُمْ، فَأَرَاكُمْ وَتُسَهِّلُونَ لِي مُتَابَعَةَ السَّفَرِ بَعْدَ أَنْ أَتَمَتَّعَ بِلِقَائِكُمْ وَلَوْ لِفَتْرَةٍ قَصِيرَةٍ.

25 But [I cannot visit you] now, because I am about to go to Jerusalem in order to take money [EUP] for God’s people [there].

٢٥ عَلَى أَنِّي الآنَ ذَاهِبٌ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ لِخِدْمَةِ الْقِدِّيسِينَ.

26 [The believers in] Macedonia and Achaia [provinces] [MTY] decided to contribute some [money] [EUP] for those of God’s people in Jerusalem who are poor.

٢٦ ذلِكَ أَنَّ مُؤْمِنِي مُقَاطَعَتَيْ مَقِدُونِيَّةَ وَأَخَائِيَّةَ حَسُنَ لَدَيْهِمْ أَنْ يَجْمَعُوا إِعَانَةً لِلْفُقَرَاءِ بَيْنَ الْقِدِّيسِينَ الَّذِينَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

27 They themselves decided [to do this, but] truly they owe something to God’s people in Jerusalem. The non-Jewish [believers] benefited spiritually from Jewish [believers as a result of hearing the message about Christ from them], so the non-Jews should also help the Jewish believers [in Jerusalem by giving them] material things (OR, money) [EUP].

٢٧ حَسُنَ لَدَيْهِمْ ذَلِكَ، وَهُمْ مَدِينُونَ لأُولئِكَ الْقِدِّيسِينَ: فَإِذَا كَانَ الأُمَمُ قَدِ اشْتَرَكُوا فِي مَا هُوَ رُوحِيٌّ عِنْدَ أُولئِكَ، فَعَلَيْهِمْ أَيْضاً أَنْ يَخْدِمُوهُمْ فِي مَا هُوَ مَادِّيٌّ.

28 So when I have finished this [task] by safely delivering all this money [MET, EUP] [that the believers in Macedonia and Achaia have given], I will leave [Jerusalem and visit] you [in Rome while I am] on my way to Spain.

٢٨ فَبَعْدَ انْتِهَائِي مِنْ هَذِهِ الْمُهِمَّةِ، وَتسْلِيمِي هَذَا الثَّمَرَ لِلْقِدِّيسِينَ، سَأَنْطَلِقُ إِلَى أَسْبَانِيَا، مَارّاً بِكُمْ.

29 And I know that when I visit you, Christ will abundantly bless [us] (OR, enable [me] to bless [you]).

٢٩ وَأَعْلَمُ أَنِّي، إِذَا جِئْتُ إِلَيْكُمْ، فَسَوْفَ أَجِيءُ فِي مِلْءِ بَرَكَةِ الْمَسِيحِ.

30 Because [we belong to] our Lord Jesus Christ and because the Spirit [of God causes us to] love [each other], I urge you [all] that [you help me] by fervently/intensely praying to God for me.

٣٠ فَأُنَاشِدُكُمْ، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، بِرَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ وَبِمَحَبَّةِ الرُّوحِ، أَنْ تُجَاهِدُوا مَعِي فِي الصَّلَوَاتِ إِلَى اللهِ مِنْ أَجْلِي،

31 [Pray that] I will be protected {[that God] will protect me} so that the [Jews] in Judea who do not believe [the message about Christ will not harm me]. Also pray that God’s people in Jerusalem will accept the money [EUP] that I [take] to them.

٣١ لِكَيْ أَنْجُوَ مِنْ غَيْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الَّذِينَ فِي الْيَهُودِيَّةِ، وَلِكَيْ تَكُونَ خِدْمَتِي هَذِهِ لِلْقِدِّيسِينَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ مَقْبُولَةً عِنْدَهُمْ،

32 Pray these things in order that I may go/come to you if God wants me to go/come, and that I may go/come joyfully, and that then God will refresh my [spirit as a result of my visiting/being] with you.

٣٢ حَتَّى أَجِيءَ إِلَيْكُمْ فِي فَرَحٍ بِمَشِيئَةِ اللهِ فَأَنْتَعِشَ عِنْدَكُمْ وَأَسْتَرِيحَ.

33 [I pray that] God, who [causes us to have inner] peace, will be with all of you [and will help] you. (May it be so!/Amen!)

٣٣ وَلْيَكُنْ إِلهُ السَّلامِ مَعَكُمْ جَمِيعاً. آمِينَ!