Romanos 10
1 Fratres, voluntas quidem cordis mei, et obsecratio ad Deum, fit pro illis in salutem.
Brothers, the desire of my heart and my prayer to God is that Israel may be saved.
2 Testimonium enim perhibeo illis quod aemulationem Dei habent, sed non secundum scientiam.
I can testify that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
3 Ignorantes enim iustitiam Dei, et suam quaerentes statuere, iustitiae Dei non sunt subiecti.
For they do not understand the righteousness of God, and by seeking to establish their own righteousness, they have not submitted to God's righteousness.
4 Finis enim legis, Christus, ad iustitiam omni credenti.
For Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.
5 Moyses enim scripsit, quoniam iustitiam, quae ex lege est, qui fecerit homo, vivet in ea.
Moses writes about the righteousness that is by the law: “The person who does these things will 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 that is by faith speaks like this: “Do not say in yoʋr heart, ‘Who will go up to heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down)
“or, ‘Who will go down into the abyss?’” (that is, to bring Christ up from 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 does it say? “The word is near yoʋ, in yoʋr mouth and in yoʋr heart” (that is, the word of faith that we preach),
9 Quia si confitearis in ore tuo Dominum Iesum, et in corde tuo credideris quod Deus illum suscitavit a mortuis, salvus eris.
because if yoʋ confess with yoʋr mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe with yoʋr heart that God raised him from the dead, yoʋ will be saved.
10 Corde enim creditur ad iustitiam: ore autem confessio fit ad salutem.
For with the heart belief is exercised, resulting in righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made, resulting in salvation.
11 Dicit enim Scriptura: Omnis, qui credit in illum, non confundetur.
As the Scripture says, “No one who believes in him will be put to shame.”
12 Non enim est distinctio Iudaei, et Graeci: nam idem Dominus omnium, dives in omnes, qui invocant illum.
For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call upon him.
13 Omnis enim, quicumque invocaverit nomen Domini, salvus erit.
For “everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.”
14 Quomodo ergo invocabunt, in quem non crediderunt? Aut quomodo credent ei, quem non audierunt? Quomodo autem audient sine praedicante?
How then will they call upon him in whom they have not believed? And how will they believe in him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without someone preaching?
15 Quomodo vero praedicabunt nisi mittantur? sicut scriptum est: Quam speciosi pedes evangelizantium pacem, evangelizantium bona!
And how will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who preach good news of good things!”
16 Sed non omnes obediunt Evangelio. Isaias enim dicit: Domine quis credidit auditui nostro?
But not all the Israelites have obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?”
17 Ergo fides ex auditu, auditus autem per verbum Christi.
So then, faith comes by hearing, and hearing comes through 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 ask, have they not heard? On the contrary, “The message has gone out into all the earth, and the 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.
Again I ask, did Israel not understand? First Moses says, “I will provoke you to jealousy by that which is not a nation; by a nation that has no understanding I will provoke you to anger.”
20 Isaias autem audet, et dicit: Inventus sum a non quaerentibus me: palam apparui iis, qui me non interrogabant.
And Isaiah is even bold enough to say, “I was found by those who were not seeking me; I became known to those who were not asking for me.”
21 Ad Israel autem dicit: Tota die expandi manus meas ad populum non credentem, et contradicentem mihi.
But to Israel he says, “All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.”
