Rom 10

1 Nawkamyanawk, Israelnawk pahlonghaih hnuk hanah, palung thungah koehhaih oh pongah, Sithaw khaeah lawk ka thuih pae.

Brothers, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God is for Israel, that they may be saved.

2 Nihcae loe Sithaw azom o, tiah ka hnuk, toe panoekhaih bangah khodai o ai.

For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

3 Nihcae loe Sithaw toenghaih to pahnawt o moe, Sithaw toenghaih ah amha o ai ah, angmacae toenghaih to sak hanah pakrong o lat.

For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn’t subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

4 Tang kaminawk boih toenghaih hnuk thai hanah, Kri loe kaalok boenghaih ah oh.

For Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

5 Mosi mah, To hmuennawk sah pazui kami loe to hmuennawk sak pazuihaih rang hoiah hing tih, tiah kaalok rang hoiah kaom toenghaih kawng to tarik.

For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, “The one who does them will live by them.”

6 Toe tanghaih rang hoiah kaom toenghaih mah loe, (Kri to ranui bang hoiah hoih tathuk hanah, ) Mi maw van ah daw tahang tih? tiah na palung thung hoiah thui hmah:

But the righteousness which is of faith says this, “Don’t say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down);

7 to tih ai boeh loe, (Duekhaih thung hoi Kri pathawk let hanah, ) Mi maw kathuk thungah angthum tathuk tih? tiah thui hmah, tiah thuih. (Abyssos g12)

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

8 Kawbangah maw a thuih tih nahaeloe, Lok loe na taengah oh, na pakha hoi na palung thungah oh: to lok loe aicae mah a thuih o ih, tanghaih lok to ni;

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

9 Jesu loe Angraeng ni, tiah pakha hoi na taphong moe, Sithaw mah Anih to duekhaih thung hoiah pathawk let boeh, tiah palung thung hoi na tang nahaeloe, pahlong ah na om tih.

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

10 Palung thung hoi tang naah toenghaih to oh; pakha hoi taphong naah pahlonghaih to oh.

For with the heart one believes resulting in righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made resulting in salvation.

11 Mi kawbaktih doeh Anih tang kami loe azathaih tongh mak ai, tiah Cabu mah thuih.

For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.”

12 Anih kawk kaminawk boih nuiah paawt ai ah kapaek Angraeng maeto khue ni oh, to pongah Judah hoi Grik lahhaih to om ai boeh.

For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich to all who call on him.

13 Mi kawbaktih doeh Angraeng hmin kawk kami loe pahlong ah om tih.

For, “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

14 To tiah nahaeloe tanghaih tawn ai kaminawk mah anih to kawbangmaw kawk o tih? Nihcae mah thaihaih tawn ai ah kawbangmaw Anih to tang o tih? Lok thui kami om ai ah kawbangmaw nihcae mah thaih o tih?

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher?

15 Nihcae to patoeh ai ah kawbangmaw nihcae mah thui o tih? Angdaehhaih kahoih tamthanglok thui kami hoi khosak kahoih anghoehaih tamthang sin kaminawk ih khok loe kawkrukmaw kranghoih! tiah tarik ih oh.

And how will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the Good News of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!”

16 Toe nihcae boih mah kahoih tamthanglok to tang o ai. Tahmaa Isaiah mah, Angraeng, ka thuih o ih lok tang kami oh maw? tiah thuih.

But they didn’t all listen to the glad news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?”

17 Tanghaih loe thaihhaih hoiah angzoh, thaihhaih loe Sithaw lok hoiah oh.

So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

18 Toe nihcae loe thaih o ai maw? A thaih o boeh, Nihcae ih lok loe long pum ah phak boeh, a thuih o ih loknawk doeh long boenghaih khoek to phak boeh, tiah ka thuih.

But I say, didn’t they hear? Yes, most certainly, “Their sound went out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”

19 Hae tiah ka thuih, Israel kaminawk loe panoek o ai maw? Hmaloe koekah Mosi mah, Acaeng kami ah kaom ai kaminawk to kang utsak moe, amthu kaminawk hoiah palung kang phui o sak han, tiah thuih.

But I ask, didn’t Israel know? First Moses says, “I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation. I will make you angry with a nation void of understanding.”

20 Tahmaa Isaiah mah, Kai pakrong ai kaminawk mah Kai ang hnuk o; Kai khaeah hni ai kaminawk khaeah Kam tueng pae, tiah misa hoihhaih hoiah lokthuih.

Isaiah is very bold and says, “I was found by those who didn’t seek me. I was revealed to those who didn’t ask for me.”

21 Toe Israel kaminawk khaeah loe anih mah, Lok tahngai ai kaminawk hoi lokaek kaminawk khaeah, athun qui ban ka payangh, tiah thuih.

But about Israel he says, “All day long I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.”