Romans 1
1 [I], Paul, who serve Christ Jesus, [am writing this letter]. God chose me to be an apostle, and I was appointed by him {he appointed me} in order that [I should proclaim] (the good message/the gospel) that [comes from him].
Paulus, ein Knecht Jesu Christi, zum Apostel berufen, ausgesondert zum Evangelium Gottes.
2 Long before [Jesus came to earth, God] promised [that he would reveal] this good message by means of what his prophets [wrote] in the sacred Scriptures.
Welches Er zuvor verheißen hat durch Seine Propheten in heiligen Schriften,
3 This good message is [about the one whom we know as] his Son. As to his Son’s physical/human nature, he was born a descendant of [King] David.
Von dem Sohne, Der aus dem Samen Davids geboren worden nach dem Fleisch,
4 As to his divine nature, it was shown {[God] showed} powerfully that he is (God’s own Son/the man who is also God). [God] showed this by his Holy Spirit causing him to become alive again after he died. He is Jesus Christ our Lord.
Aber wunderkräftig Sich als Sohn Gottes erwiesen hat nach dem Geiste der Heiligkeit durch die Auferstehung von den Toten, als Jesus Christus, unseren Herrn.
5 He is the one who appointed me, who did not deserve it, [to be] an apostle. He did that in order that [many] among the non-Jews would honor [him] and would obey him as a result of their believing [my message about him].
Durch Den wir empfangen haben Gnade und Apostelamt, Gehorsam des Glaubens für Seinen Namen unter allen Völkern zu bewir- ken,
6 You [believers] who are living in Rome [city] are included among those whom God has chosen to belong to Jesus Christ.
Unter denen auch ihr Berufene von Jesus Christus seid.
7 [I am writing this letter] to all of [you in Rome] whom God loves and whom he has chosen [to become his] people. [I pray that] God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord will [continue to] act kindly toward you and [will continue to] cause you to have [inner] peace.
An alle in Rom befindliche Geliebte Gottes und berufene Heilige. Gnade euch und Friede von Gott unserem Vater und dem Herrn Jesus Christus!
8 As I begin [this letter], I thank my God for all you [believers in Rome]. It is because of [what] Jesus Christ [has done for us that] I [am able to do that]. I thank him because your trusting [in Jesus Christ] is something that people all over [the Roman Empire] [HYP] are talking about.
Zuvörderst danke ich meinem Gott durch Jesus Christus um euer aller willen, daß euer Glaube in aller Welt verkündigt wird.
9 God, whom I devotedly serve as I [proclaim to people] the gospel concerning his Son, knows that I tell the truth when I say that I always mention you whenever [DOU] I pray [to God] [HYP].
Denn Gott ist mein Zeuge, Dem ich diene in meinem Geist durch das Evangelium Seines Sohnes, wie ich euer unablässig gedenke,
10 I especially ask God that if he desires [me to visit you], somehow at last I shall be able to do so.
Und allezeit in meinen Gebeten flehe, ob mir wohl das Glück werde, nach dem Willen Gottes zu euch zu kommen.
11 [I pray this] because I long to visit you to help you spiritually, in order that you will become stronger [spiritually].
Denn mich verlangt, euch zu sehen, auf daß ich euch etwas geistiger Gnadengabe mitteile, damit ihr gestärkt werdet.
12 I long to visit you in order that you and I might encourage each other [by means of our sharing with each other] how each of us trusts [in Jesus].
Damit meine ich, daß ich an euch ermuntert werde durch unseren gemeinsamen Glauben, den euren und den meinigen.
13 My fellow believers, many times I planned to visit you. I certainly want you to know [LIT] that. [But I have not been able to come to you because] I have been hindered {[things] have always prevented me} until the present time. I have wanted to come in order that I might help you to mature spiritually [IDM], as [I have helped people to mature spiritually] in many other non-Jewish groups [HYP].
Ich will euch aber nicht verhalten, Brüder, daß ich mir oft vorgesetzt hatte und bis jetzt immer verhindert wurde, zu euch zu kommen, auf daß ich auch unter euch einige Frucht hätte, gleich wie unter den übrigen Völkern.
14 I feel obliged [to proclaim the gospel to all non-Jewish people], specifically to [people who know] the Greek [language and culture] and to those who do not know it, to people who are educated and to those who are uneducated.
Denn ich bin ein Schuldner sowohl der Griechen, als der Nichtgriechen, der Weisen und der Unverständigen.
15 So what I have eagerly desired is that I might proclaim this good message to you who are living in Rome also.
So bin ich denn, soviel an mir ist, bereit, auch euch in Rom das Evangelium zu verkündigen.
16 [That leads me to say that] I very confidently proclaim [LIT] the good message [about what Christ has done], because this good message is the powerful [means] that God [uses] to save [from the guilt of their sins] all people who trust [in what Christ has done for them]. Specifically, God first has saved the Jews [who believe the good message], and then he has saved non-Jews.
Denn ich schäme mich der Heilsbotschaft von Christus nicht, weil sie eine Kraft Gottes ist, und Heil bringt allen, die daran glauben, Juden zunächst und Griechen.
17 By means of this good message God reveals how he erases the record of people’s sins (OR, declares people no longer guilty for having sinned); and his doing this is entirely because [IDM] they trust [in Christ. This is confirmed] by what [a prophet long ago] wrote [that God said], “Those (whose record of sin [I] have erased/whom [I] have declared no longer guilty for sin) because they trust [in me] will live [forever].”
Weil die Gerechtigkeit Gottes in ihr geoffenbart wird, aus Glauben in Glauben, wie denn geschrieben steht: Der Gerechte wird durch seinen Glauben leben.
18 From [where God rules in] heaven he is making it clear to all [non-Jewish] people who show no respect for God and who do wicked things, that he is angry with them [and that they deserve to be punished] {[that he would punish them]} [MTY]. By means of [their behaving] wickedly, they keep other people [from believing what they know] to be true [about God].
Denn der Zorn Gottes wird geoffenbart vom Himmel über alle Gottlosigkeit und Ungerechtigkeit der Menschen, welche die Wahrheit durch Ungerechtigkeit aufhalten.
19 [Everyone] can clearly know what God [is like], because God himself has revealed to everyone [what he is like].
Denn daß ein Gott ist, ist ihnen offenbar, weil Gott es ihnen geoffenbart hat.
20 [People] cannot see what God is like. But ever since he created the world, by means of what he created he has clearly revealed what he is like. He has made clear to everyone that he has always been able to do very powerful things. [Therefore, we should recognize that] God is powerful, [completely different from all that he created]. So no one has a basis for saying, [“We never knew about God].” (aïdios g126)
Denn Sein Unschaubares wird von der Schöpfung der Welt an durch das Erschaffene erschaut, und mit der Vernunft wahrgenommen, Seine ewige Kraft und Göttlichkeit, so daß sie keine Entschuldigung haben, (aïdios g126)
21 Although [the non-Jews] knew what God [is like], they did not honor him as God, nor did they thank [him for what he had done]. But instead, they began to think foolish [things about him], and they became unable to understand [MET] [what he wanted them to know].
Weil sie Gott kannten; sie priesen Ihn aber nicht als Gott, noch dankten sie, sondern ließen sich betören in ihren Gedanken und ihr unverständiges Herz verfinsterte sich.
22 Although they claimed that they were wise, they became foolish,
Während sie sagten, sie wären weise, wurden sie Toren,
23 and they refused to [admit that] God is glorious and will never die. Instead, they made and worshipped idols [that resembled people who] will some day die, and [then they made other idols that resembled] birds and four-footed animals, and [finally] they made idols that resembled reptiles.
Und vertauschten die Herrlichkeit des unvergänglichen Gottes mit Bildern vergänglicher Menschen, Vögel, vierfüßiger und kriechender Tiere.
24 So God allowed [the non-Jews] do immoral sexual things that they [SYN] strongly desired, things [that their desires were compelling them to do]. As a result, they [began to] dishonor each other’s bodies [by their sexual actions].
Weshalb sie Gott auch hingab in die Gelüste ihrer Herzen, in Unzucht, so daß sie ihre Leiber untereinander entehrten.
25 Also, they [chose to worship] false [gods] instead (of admitting/of choosing to believe) what is true [about] God. They worshipped and served things [that God] created instead of [worshipping and serving God himself], the one who created [everything. They did this even though] he [deserves that those he created] would forever praise him. Amen!/May it be so! (aiōn g165)
Als welche die Wahrheit Gottes umtauschten für die Lüge, und die Schöpfung mehr als den Schöpfer, Der doch in Wahrheit ewiglich zu preisen ist, anbeteten und verehrten. Amen. (aiōn g165)
26 So, God allowed [the non-Jews to do] shameful [sexual] things that they [strongly] desired. As a result, many women did not have natural sexual relations [with their husbands] [EUP]. Instead, they were doing sexual actions with other women [EUP].
Darum gab sie Gott in schandbare Leidenschaften hin; denn ihre Weiber verwandelten den natürlichen Genuß in unnatürlichen.
27 Similarly, [many] men stopped having/did not have natural sexual relations with women [EUP]. Instead, they strongly desired to have sexual relations with other men. They committed [homosexual] acts with other men, acts that were shameful. As a result, [God has] punished them [by sicknesses] in their bodies, which is what they deserve [because] they [thought] wrongly [that God would not punish them for doing that].
Desgleichen auch die Männer den natürlichen Umgang mit dem Weibe verließen und in geiler Lust gegeneinander entbrannten, und Männer mit Männern schändliche Unzucht trieben, und den verdienten Lohn ihres Irrwahns, wie es denn sein sollte, an sich selbst empfingen.
28 Furthermore, because they decided that it was not [worthwhile] to know God, he allowed their own worthless thoughts [to completely control them]. As a result, they began doing [evil] things that [God says that people] should not do.
Und gleich wie sie die Erkenntnis Gottes verwarfen, gab sie Gott dahin ihrem verkehrten Sinn, zu tun, was sich nicht gebührte.
29 They strongly desire to do all [kinds of] unrighteous [things]. They strongly desire to do all [kinds of] evil things [to others]. They strongly desire to possess things that [belong to others]. They strongly desire to harm [others] in various ways. [Many non-Jews] are constantly envying [other people. Many] constantly desire to murder [people. Many] constantly desire to cause strife [between people. Many] constantly desire to deceive [others. Many] constantly desire to speak hatefully [about others] (OR, [to speak harmful things about others, things that are not true]). [Many] gossip [about others].
So daß sie aller Ungerechtigkeit, Hurerei, Schlechtigkeit, Habsucht und Bosheit sich ergaben, voll Neides, Mordsucht, Zänkerei, Arglist und Tücke;
30 [Many] slander [others. Many] act especially hatefully toward God. [Many] speak or act in an insulting way [toward others. Many] treat others contemptuously. [Many] boast [about themselves to others. Many] invent new ways to do evil things. [Many non-Jewish children] disobey their parents.
Ohrenbläser, Verleumder, Gottverhaßte, Übermütige, Hoffärtige, Ruhmredige, Unheilstifter, den Eltern Ungehorsame,
31 [Many non-Jews] act in other morally foolish ways. [Many] do not do what they promised [others that they would do. Many] do not [even] love [their own family members. And many] do not act mercifully [toward other people].
Unbesonnene, unverträgliche, lieblose, unbarmherzige Menschen wurden,
32 Although they know that God has declared that those who do such things deserve to be killed, they not only habitually do these [kinds of evil] things, but they also approve of others who habitually do them.
Die, obgleich sie wußten, was vor Gott recht ist, daß die, welche solches tun, des Todes würdig sind, dasselbige nicht nur selbst tun, sondern auch an denen, die es tun, Gefallen finden.
