Rooma 2

1 Sidaas daraaddeed, nin yahow, marmarsiinyo ma lihid ku kastoo aad tahayba kaaga wax xukuma; maxaa yeelay, meeshii aad ku kale ku xukuntid, waad isku xukumaysaa, waayo, kaaga wax xukumaa, waxaad samaysaa isla wixii.

[God will severely punish non-Jewish people who habitually do evil things, because he has clearly revealed that he is angry with them]. So, [when God judges people], he will not excuse any one of you Jews [to whom I am writing]. You [(sg)] say that [God should] punish [non-Jews for doing evil things]. But when any one of you says that, it is you yourself whom you are saying that God should punish, because you [(sg)] do [some of] the same [evil] things [that the non-Jews do].

2 Oo waxaannu og nahay in xukunka Ilaah uu ka gees yahay kuwa waxyaalaha caynkaas ah sameeya, sida runta ah.

We know very well that God will judge and punish fairly [non-Jewish] people who do such [evil] things.

3 Nin yahow, ma waxay kula tahay, kolkaad xukuntid kuwa waxyaalaha caynkaas ah sameeya oo aad isla wixiina sameeysid, inaad xukunka Ilaah ka baxsan doonto?

So, you who [say God should punish] others for doing evil things yet you do evil things yourself, (you should certainly not think that you yourself will be able to escape from being punished by God!/do you think that you yourself will be able to escape from being punished by God?) [RHQ]

4 Ma waxaad quudhsanaysaa hodantinimada wanaaggisa iyo samirkiisa iyo dulqaadashadiisa? Miyaadan garanayn in wanaagga Ilaah kuu kaxeeyo xagga toobadda?

And you should not say, “God is acting very tolerantly and patiently toward me, [so I do not need to stop sinning] [DOU].” (You should realize that God is acting in a kind manner [toward you] in order to encourage you [(sg)] to turn away from your sinful behavior!/Do you not realize that God is acting in a kind manner [toward you] in order to encourage you [(sg)] to turn away from your sinful behavior?) [RHQ]

5 Laakiin engegnaantaada iyo toobadla'aanta qalbigaaga aawadood waxaad cadho u urursanaysaa maalinta cadhada iyo muuqashada xukunka xaqa ah oo Ilaah,

But instead, by your stubbornly refusing to turn away from your sinful behavior [DOU], you are causing [MET] God to punish you even more severely. [He will do that] at the time when he shows that he is angry and judges people fairly.

6 kan nin kasta u siin doona sida shuqulkiisu ahaa,

God will pay back everyone according to [what they deserve for] what they have done.

7 kuwa dulqaadashada shuqulka wanaagsan ku doondoonaa ammaan iyo ciso iyo dhimashola'aan, wuxuu siin doonaa nolosha weligeed ah; (aiōnios g166)

[Specifically], some people, by continuing to doing good things, strive to be highly honored [by God] [DOU] and to receive a life that will not end. [God will reward them by enabling them] to live forever. (aiōnios g166)

8 laakiin kuwa iskala qaybqaybiya, oo aan runta addeecin, laakiinse xaqdarrada addeeca, waxaa u ahaan doona cadho iyo ciil,

But some people act in a selfish way and refuse to believe that [what God says is] true, and they do the things that [God says] are wrong. [God will] punish them very severely [DOU, MTY].

9 iyo dhibaato iyo cidhiidhiba, oo waxay u ahaan doonaan naf kasta oo dadka sharka sameeya, marka hore Yuhuudda, dabadeedna Gariigga.

He will cause everyone who habitually does evil deeds to suffer greatly, [with the result that they will become severely] distressed [DOU]. This certainly will happen to the Jews [who refuse to accept God’s message, because God gave them the privilege to be his special people], but it will also happen to the non-Jews.

10 Laakiin ammaan iyo ciso iyo nabad baa u ahaan doona ku kasta oo wanaag sameeya, marka hore Yuhuudda, dabadeedna Gariigga;

But [God will] greatly reward spiritually [MET, DOU] every person who habitually does good deeds. He will [certainly] do this for the Jews [because God chose them as his special people], but he will also do it for the non-Jews.

11 maxaa yeelay, Ilaah dadka uma kala eexdo.

God [will do this fairly], because people’s status does not influence him.

12 In alla intii sharcila'aan dembaabtay, sharcila'aan bay halligmi doonaan, oo in alla intii sharciga hoostiisa ku dembaabtayna, sharcigaa lagu xukumi doonaa;

Although [non-Jews do not have] the laws that [God gave to Moses], all [non-Jews] who sin will be eternally separated from God. He will [not consider whether or not they knew] the laws that he [gave to Moses]. And all the [Jews] who have sinned in spite of knowing the laws that [God gave to Moses will also be punished] {[God will also punish them]}. [They will be punished for disobeying] God’s laws.

13 waayo, kuwa sharciga maqlaa ma aha kuwa xaqa Ilaah hortiis, laakiinse kuwa sharciga yeela xaq baa laga dhigi doonaa.

[It is right for them to be punished] {[God to punish them]} [because] it is not those who [merely] know God’s laws whom he considers to be righteous. On the contrary, it is only those who continually have obeyed [all] (of [God’s] laws/of the laws that [God gave to Moses]) (whom God will consider righteous/whose record of sins God will erase).

14 Markii dadka aan Yuhuudda ahayn oo aan sharciga lahaynu, ay dabiicadda ka sameeyaan waxyaalaha sharciga, kuwan aan sharciga lahaynu waa isu sharci.

Whenever the non-Jews, who do not have the laws [God gave to Moses], naturally obey those laws, [they prove that] they have a law within their own minds, even though they do not have the laws [God gave to Moses].

15 Waxay muujiyaan shuqulka sharciga oo qalbiyadooda ku qoran, iyagoo garashadoodu u markhaati furayso, oo fikirradoodu midba midka kale ashtakaynayo ama marmarsiinyo samaysanayo,

They show that they know in their own minds what God [commands in his] laws [MET], as each person in his very own conscience either accuses or excuses/defends himself [concerning his own behavior].

16 maalinta Ilaah waxyaalaha qarsoon ee dadka ku xukumi doono Ciise Masiix sida injiilkaygu leeyahay.

God [will punish people] at the time when he will judge them according to what they have thought and done. He will judge them [even] for the things that they have done secretly. He will judge people by [authorizing] Christ Jesus [to judge them]. This is [what I tell people when] I preach the gospel to them.

17 Laakiin adigu haddaad isku sheegtid Yuhuudi, oo sharciga isku hallaysid, oo Ilaah ku faantid,

[Now I have something to say to any one of] you [Jews to whom I am writing]: You [(sg)] boast about yourself saying, “I am a Jew.” You [(sg)] trust [that God will save you because you possess] the laws [that he gave to Moses]. You boast that [you belong to] God.

18 oo doonistiisa taqaanid, oo aad u bogtid waxyaalaha aad u fiican, adigoo sharciga wax lagugu baray,

You know what God desires. Because you have been taught {[people] have taught you} [God’s] laws, you are able to know which things are right and to choose to do them.

19 oo aad aaminsan tahay inaad tahay kan haga kuwa indhaha la', iyo kan nuurka u ah kuwa gudcurka ku jira,

You are certain that you [are able to] show [God’s truth to non-Jews], as guides [show the road] to those who are blind [MET]. You are certain that by what you say you can show God’s way to the [non-Jews who do not understand it], as a light shows the way to [those who walk in] the darkness [MET, DOU].

20 iyo kan doqonnada qumaatiya, iyo macallinka carruurta, adigoo sharciga ku haysta muuqashadii aqoonta iyo runta;

[You are certain that you] can instruct/correct [non-Jews, whom you consider] foolish [because of their not understanding God’s message]. Because you have in [God’s] laws a [written] expression of true knowledge [HEN], you are certain that you can teach [people who, being like] children, do not know [God’s truth] [MET].

21 haddaba kaaga kan kale wax baraa, sow wax isbari maysid? Kaaga dadka ku wacdiya, Waxba ha xadina; adigu miyaad wax xaddaa?

[Since you claim that you have all these advantages because you are a Jew], (it is disgusting that you who teach other people [that they should obey the laws God gave Moses] do not [obey the laws that you] yourself teach!/why is it that you who teach other people [that they should obey the laws God gave Moses] do not [obey the laws that you] yourself teach?) [RHQ] You who preach that people should not steal things, it is disgusting that you yourself steal things! [RHQ]

22 Kaaga yidhaahda, Yaan la sinaysan, miyaad adigu sinaysataa? Kaaga sanamyada nebcaada, miyaad macbudyo dhacdaa?

You who command people not to have sexual relations with someone to whom they are not married, it is disgusting that you commit adultery yourself! [RHQ] You who detest idols, it is disgusting that you rob temples [where people worship idols]! [RHQ]

23 Kaaga sharciga ku faana, miyaad Ilaah ku cisa jebisaa sharciga aad gudubtay aawadiis?

You who boast saying, “[I have God’s] laws,” it is disgusting that you disobey those same laws! [RHQ] As a result you are insulting God!

24 Waayo, magaca Ilaaha waa lagaga caytamaa quruumaha dhexdooda idinka daraaddiin, sida qoran.

[You must not be like our ancestors, about whom] were written [these words in the Scriptures: ] “The non-Jews speak evil about God because of [the evil actions of] many of you [Jews].” The non-Jews say God must be a hypocrite if he condones the behavior of people like you.

25 Waayo, hubaal gudniintu wax bay tartaa, haddaad sharciga yeeshid, laakiin haddaad sharciga gudubtid, gudniintaadii waxay noqotay buuryoqabnimo.

Any one of you who [is] circumcised [to show that he belongs to God] can benefit from that if he obeys the laws [God gave to Moses]. But if you [(sg), a circumcised person], disobey [God’s] laws, [God will consider that] you who are circumcised are no better [in God’s sight] than [someone who is] not circumcised.

26 Haddaba haddii mid buuryoqab ahu xajiyo qaynuunnada sharciga, buuryoqabnimadiisii miyaan loo tirin doonin sida gudniin?

This means that God will certainly consider that even [non-Jews who are] not circumcised can become his people if they obey the things that he commanded in his laws. [RHQ]

27 Oo kan jinsigiisu buuryoqab yahay, hadduu sharciga dhammeeyo, miyuusan ku xukumi doonin kaaga sharciga gudba, in kastoo aad haysatid qorniinka iyo gudniinta?

[If any one of] you disobeys God’s laws, even though [you(sg) have] the Scriptures and even though someone has circumcised you {you are circumcised} [God will punish you]. And those people who are not circumcised, but who obey God’s laws, [will declare that God is right] when he says that he will punish you.

28 Waayo, kii dadka sida Yuhuudi ugu muuqdaa, Yuhuudi ma aha; gudniinta jidhka ka muuqataana, gudniin ma aha;

It is not those who perform rituals [to show they are God’s people] who are [true] Jews, and it is not being circumcised in their bodies [that causes God to accept them] [MTY].

29 laakiin waxaa Yuhuudi ah kii hoosta Yuhuudi ka ah; gudniintuna waa tan qalbiga, ee ku jirta ruuxa, oo aan ku jirin qorniinka; kaas ammaantiisu kama timaado dadka, waxayse ka timaadaa Ilaah.

On the contrary, we whom [God has changed] inwardly are [true] Jews [MTY]. And [God has accepted us because we have allowed God’s] Spirit to change our hearts, not because we perform rituals. Even if [other] people will not praise us [for that change], God will praise us.