Romanos 10
1 Fratres, voluntas quidem cordis mei, et obsecratio ad Deum, fit pro illis in salutem.
My Brethren, The desire of my heart, and my intercession with God for them, is, that they might have life.
2 Testimonium enim perhibeo illis quod aemulationem Dei habent, sed non secundum scientiam.
For I bear them witness, that there is in them a zeal for God; but it is not according to knowledge.
3 Ignorantes enim iustitiam Dei, et suam quaerentes statuere, iustitiae Dei non sunt subiecti.
For they know not the righteousness of God, but seek to establish their own righteousness: and therefore they have not submitted themselves to the righteousness of God.
4 Finis enim legis, Christus, ad iustitiam omni credenti.
For Messiah is the aim of the law, for righteousness, unto every one that believeth in him.
5 Moyses enim scripsit, quoniam iustitiam, quae ex lege est, qui fecerit homo, vivet in ea.
For Moses describeth the righteousness, which is by the law, thus: Whoever shall do these things, shall live by them.
6 Quae autem ex fide est iustitia, sic dicit: Ne dixeris in corde tuo: quis ascendet in caelum? id est, Christum deducere:
But the righteousness which is by faith, saith thus: Thou shalt not say in thy heart, Who ascendeth to heaven, and bringeth Messiah down?
Or, Who descendeth to the abyss of the grave, and bringeth up Messiah from the place of the dead? (Abyssos g12)
8 Sed quid dicit Scriptura? Prope est verbum in ore tuo, et in corde tuo: hoc est verbum fidei, quod praedicamus.
But what saith it? The thing is near to thy mouth, and to thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we proclaim.
9 Quia si confitearis in ore tuo Dominum Iesum, et in corde tuo credideris quod Deus illum suscitavit a mortuis, salvus eris.
And if thou shalt confess with thy mouth our Lord Jesus, and shalt believe with thy heart, that God hath raised him from the dead; thou shalt live.
10 Corde enim creditur ad iustitiam: ore autem confessio fit ad salutem.
For the heart that believeth in him, is justified; and the mouth that confesseth him, is restored to life.
11 Dicit enim Scriptura: Omnis, qui credit in illum, non confundetur.
For the scripture saith: Every one that believeth in him, shall not be ashamed.
12 Non enim est distinctio Iudaei, et Graeci: nam idem Dominus omnium, dives in omnes, qui invocant illum.
And in this, it discriminateth neither Jews nor Gentiles. For there is one Lord over them all, who is rich, towards every one that calleth on him.
13 Omnis enim, quicumque invocaverit nomen Domini, salvus erit.
For every one that shall call on the name of the Lord, will have life.
14 Quomodo ergo invocabunt, in quem non crediderunt? Aut quomodo credent ei, quem non audierunt? Quomodo autem audient sine praedicante?
How then shall they call on him, in whom they have not believed? Or, how shall they believe in him, of whom they have not heard? Or, how shall they hear, without a preacher?
15 Quomodo vero praedicabunt nisi mittantur? sicut scriptum est: Quam speciosi pedes evangelizantium pacem, evangelizantium bona!
Or, how shall they preach, if they are not sent forth? As it is written: How beautiful are the feet of the heralds of peace, and of the heralds of good things?
16 Sed non omnes obediunt Evangelio. Isaias enim dicit: Domine quis credidit auditui nostro?
But all of them have not obeyed the proclamation of the gospel. (For, Isaiah said: My Lord, who hath believed our proclamation?)
17 Ergo fides ex auditu, auditus autem per verbum Christi.
Therefore, faith is from the hearing of the ear; and the hearing of the ear, is from the word of God.
18 Sed dico: Numquid non audierunt? Et quidem in omnem terram exivit sonus eorum, et in fines orbis terrae verba eorum.
But I say: Have they not heard? And, lo, their proclamation hath gone out into all the earth; and their words to the ends of the world.
19 Sed dico: Numquid Israel non cognovit? Primus Moyses dicit: Ego ad aemulationem vos adducam in non gentem: in gentem insipientem, in iram vos mittam.
But I say: Did not Israel know? First, Moses said, thus: I will awaken your emulation, by a people which is not a people; and by a disobedient people, I will provoke you.
20 Isaias autem audet, et dicit: Inventus sum a non quaerentibus me: palam apparui iis, qui me non interrogabant.
And Isaiah was bold, and said: I was seen by those who sought me not; and I was found by those who inquired not for me.
21 Ad Israel autem dicit: Tota die expandi manus meas ad populum non credentem, et contradicentem mihi.
But to Israel, he said: All the day, have I stretched out my hands to a contentious and disobedient people.
