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.
Fa isika izay matanjaka dia tokony hitondra ny fahalemen’ ny malemy ka tsy hitady izay hahafaly ny tenantsika ihany.
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].
Aoka isika rehetra samy hitady izay hahafaly ny namantsika amin’ izay hahasoa sy hampandroso azy.
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.”
Fa Kristy aza tsy nitady izay hahafaly ny tenany; fa araka ny voasoratra hoe: Ny latsa nataon’ izay nandatsa Anao dia nihatra tamiko.
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].
Fa izay rehetra voasoratra fahiny dia nosoratana ho fianarantsika hananantsika ny fanantenana amin’ ny faharetana sy ny fiononana avy amin’ ny Soratra Masìna.
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].
Fa Andriamanitry ny faharetana sy ny fiononana anie hampiray hevitra anareo araka an’ i Kristy Jesosy,
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.
mba ho saina iray sy vava iray no hiarahanareo mankalaza an’ Andriamanitra, Rain’ i Jesosy Kristy Tompontsika.
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!
Koa mifandraisa ianareo tahaka ny nandraisan’ i Kristy anareo koa ho voninahitr’ Andriamanitra.
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.
Fa lazaiko fa Kristy efa tonga mpanompon’ ny voafora noho ny fahamarinan’ Andriamanitra hahatò ny teny fikasana tamin’ ny razana,
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].”
mba hankalazan’ ny jentilisa an’ Andriamanitra koa noho ny famindram-po, araka ny voasoratra hoe: Izany no hiderako Anao any amin’ ny jentilisa Sy hankalazako ny anaranao.
10 [David] also wrote, “You non-Jews, rejoice with us who are God’s people.”
Ary hoy koa Izy: Miravoravoa, ry jentilisa, mbamin’ ny olony.
11 [And Moses wrote in] the [Scriptures], “Praise the Lord, all [you] non-Jews, and may everyone praise him [DOU].”
Ary koa: Midera’ an’ i Jehovah, ry jentilisa rehetra. Ary aoka hankalaza Azy ny firenena rehetra.
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].”
Ary hoy koa Isaia: Hisy Solofon’ i Jese. Dia Ilay hitsangana hanapaka ny jentilisa; Izy no hitokian’ ny jentilisa.
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].
Ary Andriamanitry ny fanantenana anie hameno anareo amin’ ny fifaliana sy ny fiadanana rehetra amin’ ny finoanareo, mba hitomboanareo amin’ ny fanantenana noho ny herin’ ny Fanahy Masìna.
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.
Fa izaho koa, ry rahalahiko, dia matoky ny aminareo fa feno fahatsarana ianareo sady mahay mifananatra koa.
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,
Kanefa amin’ ny fahasahiana no anoratako ny teny sasany aminareo, toy ny mampahatsiaro anareo indray noho ny fahasoavana nomen’ Andriamanitra ahy,
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]}.
mba ho mpanompon’ i Kristy Jesosy ho an’ ny jentilisa aho ka manao fanompoam-pivavahana amin’ ny itoriako ny filazantsaran’ Andriamanitra, mba horaisina amin’ ny fankasitrahana ny fanatitra, dia ny jentilisa, rehefa nohamasinin’ ny Fanahy Masìna.
17 It follows that, because [of my relationship with] (OR, because [I belong to]) Christ Jesus, I am happy about [my work for] God.
Ka dia manana izay hataoko rehareha ao amin’ i Kristy Jesosy aho noho ny amin’ Andriamanitra.
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,
Fa tsy sahiko lazaina izay zavatra tsy nampanaovin’ i Kristy ahy, na tamin’ ny teny, na tamin’ ny asa, mba hampanaiky ny jentilisa,
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].
dia tamin’ ny herin’ ny famantarana sy ny fahagagana, ary tamin’ ny herin’ ny Fanahy Masìna, dia hatrany Jerosalema ka manodidina hatrany Ilyrikiona, no nahatanterahako ny fitoriako ny filazantsaran’ i Kristy.
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.
Koa dia nataoko ho voninahitro ny hitory ny filazantsara toy izao: tsy eo amin’ izay efa niantsoana an’ i Kristy anefa, fandrao hanovona eo ambonin’ izay efa naorin’ ny sasany aho;
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].”
fa araka ny voasoratra hoe: Izay tsy nilazana Azy no hahita, Ary izay tsy nandre no hahafantatra.
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.
Ary izany no nahasampona ahy matetika tsy hankany aminareo.
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.
Fa ankehitriny, satria tsy misy antony intsony ny itoerako amin’ ireto tany ireto sady efa naniry hatramin’ ny taona maro hankany aminareo aho,
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].
raha mankany Spania; fa manantena hahita anareo amin’ ny alehako aho ka haterinareo ho any, rehefa afakafaka ny alaheloko anareo.
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].
Fa ankehitriny dia efa hankany Jerosalema aho hanompo ny olona masìna.
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.
Fa efa sitrapon’ Makedonia sy Akaia ny hamory vola hiantrana ny malahelo amin’ ny olona masìna any Jerosalema.
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].
Eny, sitrapony izany, sady mpitrosa aminy izy. Fa raha ny jentilisa no niombona ny zava-panahy taminy, dia tokony hanompo azy kosa amin’ ny zavatra momba ny nofo izy.
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.
Ary rehefa vitako izany, ka voatolotro azy soa aman-tsara izany vokatra izany, dia hihazo any aminareo aho, raha mankany Spania.
29 And I know that when I visit you, Christ will abundantly bless [us] (OR, enable [me] to bless [you]).
Ary fantatro fa raha mankany aminareo aho, dia homba ahy ny fahafenoan’ ny fitahian’ i Kristy.
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.
Ary mangataka aminareo aho, ry rahalahy, noho ny amin’ i Jesosy Kristy Tompontsika sy ny fitiavana avy amin’ ny Fanahy, mba hiarahanareo miezaka amiko amin’ ny fivavahanareo amin’ Andriamanitra ho ahy,
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.
mba ho voavonjy amin’ ny tsy mino any Jodia aho, ary mba hankasitrahan’ ny ny olona masìna izay fanompoana hataoko any Jerosalema,
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.
mba hankanesako any aminareo amin’ ny fifaliana, raha sitrapon’ Andriamanitra, ka samy ho velombelona ny fontsika.
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!)
Ary Andriamanitry ny fiadanana anie ho aminareo rehetra. Amena.
