Roma 2

1 Busa ikaw walay ikapasumangil, ikaw nga tawo, ikaw nga naghukom, kay kung unsa ang imong ihukom ngadto sa uban ikaw naghukom sa imong kaugalingon. Kay ikaw nga naghukom nagbuhat sa samang mga butang.

[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 Apan kita nasayod nga ang paghukom sa Dios sumala sa kamatuoran sa dihang kini moabot niadtong nagbuhat sa maong mga butang.

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

3 Apan hunahunaa kini, ikaw tawo, ikaw nga naghukom niadtong nagbuhat sa maong mga butang bisan nagbuhat ka sa samang mga butang. Ikaw ba makaikyas gikan sa paghukom sa Dios?

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 O naghunahuna ka ba ug gamay sa kaabunda sa iyang pagkamaayo, sa iyang nalangan nga pagsilot, ug sa iyang pagpailob? Wala ba ikaw masayod nga ang iyang pagkamaayo nagpasabot aron mogiya kanimo sa paghinulsol?

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 Apan kini tungod sa imong kagahi ug sa dili mahinulsolon nga kasingkasing nga ikaw nagtigom alang sa imong kaugalingong kapungot sa adlaw sa kapungot, kana mao, ang adlaw sa pagpadayag sa matarong nga paghukom sa Dios.

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 Iyang bayaran ug balik ang matag tawo sa sama nga sukod sa iyang binuhatan:

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

7 alang niadtong makanunayon, ang maayong binuhatan nga nagpakita sa pagdayeg, kadungganan, ug ang dili pagkamadunoton, siya maghatag ug kinabuhi nga walay kataposan. (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 Apan niadtong nangita lamang sa iyang kaugalingon, nga nagsupak sa kamatuoran apan nagtuman sa dili pagkamatarong, ang kapungot ug mapintas nga kasuko moabot.

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 Ang Dios modala ug dakong kasakit ug kasubo sa matag kalag sa tawo nga nagbuhat ug daotan, ngadto sa Judio una, ug usab ngadto sa Griyego.

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 Apan ang pagdayeg, pagpasidungog, ug ang kalinaw moabot ngadto sa matag-usa nga nagbuhat ug maayo, ngadto sa mga Judio una, ug ngadto usab sa Griyego.

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 Kay walay gidapigan ang Dios.

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

12 Kay ingon kadaghan sa nakasala nga walay balaod malaglag usab nga dili pinasikad sa balaod, ug ingon kadaghan sa nakasala nga nag-ila sa balaod pagahukman pinaagi sa balaod.

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 Kay dili kadtong nagapaminaw sa balaod ang matarong sa atubangan sa Dios, apan kadtong nagbuhat sa balaod mao ang gipakamatarong.

[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 Kay sa dihang ang mga Gentil, nga walay balaod, naandan nga nagbuhat pinaagi sa mga butang sa balaod, sila, mga balaod sa ilang kaugalingon, bisan pa nga wala kanila ang balaod.

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 Pinaagi niini ilang gipakita nga ang mga buhat nga gikinahanglan sa balaod nahisulat sa ilang mga kasingkasing. Ang ilang kosensiya usab nagsaksi kanila, ug ang ilang kaugalingon nga mga hunahuna usab nagpasangil o nanalipod kanila sa ilang mga kaugalingon,

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 ug ngadto usab sa Dios. Kana mahitabo sa adlaw sa dihang ang Dios mohukom sa mga tinago sa tanang katawhan, sumala sa akong ebanghelyo, pinaagi kang Jesu-Cristo.

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 Pananglitan imong gitawag ang imong kaugalingon nga Judio, nagsalig sa balaod, magarbohong nagmalipayon sa Dios,

[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 nasayod sa iyang kabubut-on, ug nagsulay sa mga butang nga lahi gikan niini, nga natudlo-an pinaagi sa balaod.

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 Ug pananglitan masaligon ka sa imong kaugalingon ingon nga usa ka giya sa buta, usa ka kahayag niadtong anaa sa kangitngit,

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 usa ka tigbadlong sa buang-buang, usa ka magtutudlo sa mga bata, ug nga ikaw anaa sa balaod nga gihulagway sa kaalam ug sa kamatuoran.

[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 Unya, ikaw, nga nagtudlo sa uban, dili mo ba tudloan ang imong kaugalingon? Ikaw nga nagwali sa dili pagpangawat, mangawat ka ba?

[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 Ikaw nga nagsulti nga dili manapaw, manapaw ka ba? Ikaw nga nagadumot sa mga diosdios, kawatan mo ba ang mga templo?

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 Ikaw nga mapahitas-on nga naglipay diha sa balaod, gipakaulawan ba nimo ang Dios pinaagi sa imong paglapas sa balaod?

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 Kay “Ang ngalan sa Dios gipakaulawan taliwala sa mga Gentil tungod kaninyo,” sama nga kini nahisulat.

[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 Kay ang pagtuli magpulos gayod kanimo kung ikaw motuman sa balaod, apan kung ikaw masinupakon sa balaod, ang imong pagkatinuli mahimong dili tinuli.

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 Kung, unya, ang dili tinuli nga tawo magpadayon sa mga gikinahanglan sa balaod, dili ba kaha ang iyang pagkatinuli pagailhon ingon nga tinuli?

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 Ug dili ba ang usa nga wala natuli pinaagi sa kinaiyahan maghukom kaninyo, sa dihang makatuman siya sa balaod? Kini tungod kay aduna kamoy sinulat nga mga basahon ug pagtuli apan kamo masinupakon sa balaod!

[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 Kay siya dili usa ka Judio sa panggawas lamang; ni ang pagtuli nga mao lamang ang panggawas nga unod.

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 Apan siya usa ka Judio sa kinasuloran, ug ang pagkatinuli mao kanang anaa sa kasingkasing, sa espiritu, wala sa sulat. Ang pagdayeg sa maong tawo miabot dili gikan sa mga tawo apan gikan sa Dios.

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.