Romanos 10

1 Hermanos, el deseo de mi corazón y mi oración a Dios por Israel es que puedan obtener la salvación.

My fellow believers, what I deeply desire and what I pray to God earnestly for is that he will save [my own people], [the Jews].

2 Porque les doy testimonio de que tienen un gran deseo de servir a Dios, pero no basado en el verdadero conocimiento.

I declare truthfully about them that although they (zealously seek/very much want to know) God, they do not understand [how to seek/know him correctly].

3 Porque, no teniendo conocimiento de la justicia de Dios, y deseando establecer su propia justicia, no se han puesto bajo la justicia de Dios.

They did not (submit themselves to/accept) the way that God erases the record of people’s sins. They did not [want to] recognize [that way] because they wanted him to do it their own way.

4 Porque el fin de la ley es Cristo para justicia a todos los que tienen fe.

They wanted God to erase the record of their sins [as a result of their obeying his laws. But] because of what Christ has done, it is no longer necessary for [people to obey] the laws [God gave Moses in order for the record of their sins to be erased]. Now God will erase the record of sins of everyone who trusts [in what Christ has done].

5 Porque Moisés dice que el hombre que hace la justicia que es de la ley, vivirá por ella.

In regard to [the old] way, Moses wrote [concerning people who obey God’s] laws, “It is the people who have done [perfectly] the things [that the laws require] who will gain [eternal] life by [doing] them.”

6 Pero la justicia de la fe dice estas palabras: No digan en su corazón: ¿Quién subirá al cielo? es decir, hacer que Cristo baje,

But those whose record of sins God has erased as a result of their believing [in Christ] can say [to anyone] [PRS] [as Moses said], “You should not [critically] think inwardly, ‘(Someone will have to go up and enter heaven!/Who will go up and enter heaven?)’ [RHQ]” That is to say, someone will have to [go up and] bring Christ down [to bring the message of salvation to us]!

7 O, ¿quién descenderá a las profundidades? es decir, para hacer que Cristo vuelva de entre los muertos, (Abyssos g12)

“Or [you should not think inwardly], ‘(Someone will have to go down and enter the place where [the spirits] of dead persons are!/Who will go down and enter the place where [the spirits] of dead persons are?)’ [RHQ]” That is to say, someone will have to [go down and] bring Christ up [from there to bring the message of salvation to us. You should not say that because Christ has already come down to save us, and has already become alive after he died]! (Abyssos g12)

8 Pero, ¿qué dice? La palabra está cerca de ti, en tu boca y en tu corazón: es decir, la palabra de fe de la que somos predicadores:

But instead, [those who believe in Christ] [PRS] can say what [RHQ] [Moses also said], “You [(sg)] can find out about [God’s] message very easily. You can speak [MTY] about it; you can think [MTY] about it.” This is the message that we proclaim, that people must believe [in Christ].

9 Porque si confesares con tu boca que Jesús es Señor, y crees en tu corazón que Dios lo resucitó de los muertos, ustedes tendrán la salvación:

[This message is that] if anyone of you confesses/says publicly that Jesus is Lord, and if you [(sg)] believe that God (caused him to become alive again after he died/raised him from the dead), you will be saved {[God] will save you}.

10 Porque con el corazón el hombre tiene fe para ser libre de culpa; y obtener la justicia, y con la boca dice que Jesús es el Señor para obtener la salvación.

If people believe [that Christ died and that God caused him to become alive again] [CHI], the result is that [God will erase the record of their sins]. And [for] those who state/declare publicly [that Jesus is their Lord], the result is that [God] will save them.

11 Porque como se dice en las Sagradas Escrituras, cualquiera que tenga fe en él no será avergonzado.

[It is written] {[Isaiah wrote]} in the Scriptures [PRS] [about the Messiah], “Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.”

12 Y el judío no es diferente del griego, porque hay el mismo Señor de todos, y da con abundancia a todos los que invocan su nombre:

[God] treats Jews and non-Jews similarly. Because he is the same Lord for all people [who believe in him], he abundantly [blesses] all who ask him [to save them].

13 Porque, cualquiera que invoque el nombre del Señor recibirá la salvación.

This is [just like what the prophet Joel wrote]: “All those who ask the Lord [God] to save them will be saved {The Lord [God] will save all those who ask him to save them}.”

14 ¿Pero cómo invocarán aquel en quien no han creído? y ¿cómo van a creer en aquel de quien no han oído? y ¿cómo oirán si no hay quien les predique?

[In regard to the people of Israel rejecting the gospel, some people might object by saying], (OR, [This raises another problem about the Jews]: ) “(They certainly cannot ask [Christ to save them] if they have not [first] believed [in him]!/How can they ask [Christ to help/save them] if they have not [first] believed [in him]?) [RHQ] And (they certainly cannot believe [in him] if they have not heard about him!/how can they believe [in him] if they have not heard about him?) [RHQ] And (they certainly cannot hear [about him] if someone does not preach to them [about him]!/how can they hear [about him] if someone does not preach to them [about him]?) [RHQ]

15 ¿Y cómo habrá predicadores si no son enviados? Como se dice, cuán hermosos son los pies de aquellos que anuncian la paz, de los que anuncian buenas nuevas.

And those who preach to them [about Christ], (certainly cannot preach if they are not sent [by God] {if [God] does not send them} [to preach!]/how can they preach if they are not sent [by God] {if [God] does not send them} [to preach]?) [RHQ] [His sending messengers to them would be] just like it is written {like someone wrote} [in the Scriptures], ‘The arrival [MTY] of those who preach the good message is wonderful!’”

16 Pero no todos obedecieron las buenas nuevas. Porque Isaías dice: Señor, ¿quién ha creído en nuestro mensaje?

[I would reply in this way to people who say such things: God has indeed sent people to preach the message about Christ]. But not all [the people of Israel] have paid attention to the good message! [It is like what] Isaiah said [when he felt very discouraged], “Lord, it seems as if hardly anyone believed what they heard us [(exc)] preach! [RHQ]”

17 Así que la fe viene por el oír y el oír por la palabra de Cristo.

So then, [I tell you that people] are believing [in Christ] as a result of hearing [the message about him], and people are hearing [the message] as a result of [people] preaching [about] Christ!

18 Pero yo digo: ¿No han oído? Sí, ciertamente porque la escritura dice: por toda la tierra ha salido la voz de ellos y sus palabras hasta los confines del mundo.

But [if someone were to] ask, “Have not [the people of Israel] heard [the message about God?]” [I would reply that they] certainly [have heard it]! It is like [what is written in the Psalms], [People living] all over the world [PRS, MTY] [have seen the stars], and what they indicate [about God’s character has reached people living in] the most remote places in the world [DOU]!

19 Pero yo digo: ¿No tenía Israel conocimiento? Primero Moisés dice: “Serás envuelto en envidia por lo que no es una nación, y por un pueblo necio te haré enojar”.

But [someone might ask], “[Is it true that the people of] [MTY] Israel understood [the message about Christ]?” [I would reply that certainly they understood it, but they rejected it! Remember that] Moses was the first [one who warned the people of Israel about disobeying God. He told them that God said], [You consider that] non-Jewish groups are not nations at all [CHI]. But some of them [will believe in me, and I will bless them]. Then you will envy them. I will cause you to be angry with those people whom [you Jews think] do not understand [my ways] [IRO].

20 E Isaías dice sin temor: Los que no me buscaban me descubrieron; y fui visto por aquellos que no preguntaban por mí.

Remember also [what God] said [very] boldly to Isaiah: Non-Jews who did not (try to know/seek) me will surely find me [DOU]! I will surely reveal what I am like to those who did not ask for me!

21 Pero sobre Israel él dice; Todo el día mis manos se han extendido a un pueblo desobediente y rebelde.

But concerning [the people of] Israel, [Isaiah] tells [us that God said]: For a long time I have held out my arms to people who disobeyed and rebelled against me, [in order] to invite them to return to me.