رُوما 10

١ 1 أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، إِنَّ رَغْبَةَ قَلْبِي وَتَضَرُّعِي إِلَى اللهِ لأَجْلِهِمْ، هُمَا أَنْ يَخْلُصُوا.

Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.

٢ 2 فَإِنِّي أَشْهَدُ لَهُمْ أَنَّ عِنْدَهُمْ غَيْرَةً لِلهِ، وَلكِنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ عَلَى أَسَاسِ الْمَعْرِفَةِ.

For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.

٣ 3 فَبِمَا أَنَّهُمْ جَهِلُوا بِرَّ اللهِ وَسَعَوْا إِلَى إِثْبَاتِ بِرِّهِمِ الذَّاتِيِّ، لَمْ يَخْضَعُوا لِلْبِرِّ الإِلهِيِّ.

Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.

٤ 4 فَإِنَّ غَايَةَ الشَّرِيعَةِ هِيَ الْمَسِيحُ لِتَبْرِيرِ كُلِّ مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ.

For Christ is the end of the law, to bring righteousness to everyone who believes.

٥ 5 فَقَدْ كَتَبَ مُوسَى عَنِ الْبِرِّ الآتِي مِنَ الشَّرِيعَةِ: «إِنَّ الإِنْسَانَ الَّذِي يَعْمَلُ بِهذِهِ الأُمُورِ، يَحْيَا بِها».

For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.”

٦ 6 غَيْرَ أَنَّ الْبِرَّ الآتِيَ مِنَ الإِيمَانِ يَقُولُ هَذَا: «لا تَقُلْ فِي قَلْبِكَ: مَنْ يَصْعَدُ إِلَى السَّمَاوَاتِ؟» (أَيْ لِيُنْزِلَ الْمَسِيحَ)،

But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down)

٧ 7 وَلا: «مَنْ يَنْزِلُ إِلَى الأَعْمَاقِ؟» أَيْ لِيُصْعِدَ الْمَسِيحَ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَاتِ! (Abyssos g12)

or, ‘Who will descend into the Abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).” (Abyssos g12)

٨ 8 فَمَاذَا يَقُولُ إِذاً؟ إِنَّهُ يَقُولُ: «إِنَّ الْكَلِمَةَ قَرِيبَةٌ مِنْكَ. إِنَّهَا فِي فَمِكَ وَفِي قَلْبِكَ!» وَمَا هذِهِ الْكَلِمَةُ إِلّا كَلِمَةُ الإِيمَانِ الَّتِي نُبَشِّرُ بِها:

But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming:

٩ 9 أَنَّكَ إِنِ اعْتَرَفْتَ بِفَمِكَ بِيَسُوعَ رَبّاً، وَآمَنْتَ فِي قَلْبِكَ بِأَنَّ اللهَ أَقَامَهُ مِنَ الأَمْوَاتِ، نِلْتَ الْخَلاصَ.

that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

١٠ 10 فَإِنَّ الإِيمَانَ فِي القَلْبِ يُؤَدِّي إِلَى الْبِرِّ، وَالاعْتِرَافَ بِالْفَمِ يُؤَيِّدُ الْخَلاصَ،

For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.

١١ 11 لأَنَّ الْكِتَابَ يَقُولُ: «كُلُّ مَنْ هُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ بِهِ، لَا يَخِيبُ».

It is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”

١٢ 12 فَلا فَرْقَ بَيْنَ اليَهُودِيِّ وَالْيُونَانِيِّ، لأَنَّ لِلْجَمِيعِ رَبّاً وَاحِداً، غَنِيًّا تُجَاهَ كُلِّ مَنْ يَدْعُوهُ.

For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,

١٣ 13 «فَإِنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ يَدْعُو بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ يَخْلُصُ».

for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

١٤ 14 وَلكِنْ، كَيْفَ يَدْعُونَ مَنْ لَمْ يُؤْمِنُوا بِهِ؟ وَكَيْفَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمَنْ لَمْ يَسْمَعُوا بِهِ؟ وَكَيْفَ يَسْمَعُونَ بِلا مُبَشِّرٍ؟

How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach?

١٥ 15 وَكَيْفَ يُبَشِّرُ أَحَدٌ إِلّا إِذَا كَانَ قَدْ أُرْسِلَ؟ كَمَا قَدْ كُتِبَ: «مَا أَجْمَلَ أَقْدَامَ الْمُبَشِّرِينَ بِالْخَيْرَاتِ!»

And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”

١٦ 16 وَلكِنْ، لَيْسَ كُلُّهُمْ أَطَاعُوا الإِنْجِيلَ. فَإِنَّ إِشَعْيَاءَ يَقُولُ: «يَا رَبُّ! مَنْ صَدَّقَ مَا أَسْمَعْنَاهُ إِيَّاهُ؟»

But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”

١٧ 17 إِذاً، الإِيمَانُ نَتِيجَةُ السَّمَاعِ، وَالسَّمَاعُ هُوَ مِنَ التَّبْشِيرِ بِكَلِمَةِ الْمَسِيحِ!

Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

١٨ 18 وَلكِنِّي أَقُولُ: أَمَا سَمِعُوا؟ بَلَى، فَإِنَّ الْمُبَشِّرِينَ «انْطَلَقَ صَوْتُهُمْ إِلَى الأَرْضِ كُلِّهَا، وَكَلامُهُمْ إِلَى أَقَاصِي الْعَالَمِ».

But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”

١٩ 19 وَأَعُودُ فَأَقُولُ: أَمَا فَهِمَ إِسْرَائِيلُ؟ إِنَّ مُوسَى، أَوَّلاً، يَقُولُ: «سَأُثِيرُ غَيْرَتَكُمْ بِمَنْ لَيْسُوا أُمَّةً، وَبِأُمَّةٍ بِلا فَهْمٍ سَوْفَ أُغْضِبُكُمْ!»

I ask instead, did Israel not understand? First, Moses says: “I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation without understanding.”

٢٠ 20 وَأَمَّا إِشَعْيَاءُ فَيَجْرُؤُ عَلَى الْقَوْلِ: «وَجَدَنِي الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَطْلُبُونِي وَصِرْتُ مُعْلَناً لِلَّذِينَ لَمْ يَبْحَثُوا عَنِّي».

And Isaiah boldly says: “I was found by those who did not seek Me; I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me.”

٢١ 21 وَلَكِنَّهُ عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ يَقُولُ: «طُولَ النَّهَارِ مَدَدْتُ يَدَيَّ إِلَى شَعْبٍ عَاصٍ مُعَارِضٍ!»

But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”