< Rom 2 >
1 Ayânaw lawk ouk ka ceng e tami nang, na yon na ramuk thai mahoeh. Bangkongtetpawiteh ayânaw lawk na ceng e patetlah nama ni roungroung na sak dawkvah, ayânaw lawk na ceng nah ka yon tie kamceng saknae lah ao.
[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 Cathut ni hottelah kaawm e taminaw hah lawk a ceng tie teh lawkkatang hoi a kânging tie maimouh ni panue awh.
We know very well that God will judge and punish fairly [non-Jewish] people who do such [evil] things.
3 Hot patet e yon, ma ni sak nahlangva vah ayâ ni a sak e teh, akung ka khei e tami, Cathut e lawkcengnae dawk hoi ka hlout han telah na pouk maw.
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 Cathut lungmanae ni pankângainae lamthung dawk na hrawi e heh panuek laipalah, a lungmanae, a lungsawnae, panguepnae naw heh banglahai na noutna awh hoeh bo vaw.
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 Hatei na lungpatanae hoi pankângaihoehnae dawkvah, a lungphuennae hnin lah kaawm e Cathut e a lannae hoi lawkcengnae hnin navah ma ni khang han e, a lungkhueknae teh na pâtung awh toe.
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 Cathut ni tami pueng teh amamae a tawk awh e patetlah aphu a poe han.
God will pay back everyone according to [what they deserve for] what they have done.
7 Hnokahawi sak hanelah a lung katang niteh, bawilennae hoi barinae hoi kamko thai hoeh e hnonaw ka tawng e teh a yungyoe hringnae a poe han. (aiōnios )
[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 )
8 Ma hane dueng pouk teh, lawkkatang tarawi laipalah, lanhoehnae dawk kho ka sak e taminaw koevah, puenghoi a lungkhueknae hoi a lungphuennae teh a pha sak han.
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 Runae hoi pataw khangnae naw teh, ahmaloe vah, Judahnaw koe, hahoi Griknaw, kathoute hno kasaknaw pueng koe, kalenpounge runae teh a pha han.
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 A bawilennae hoi barinae hoi lungmawngnae teh ahmaloe vah Judahnaw, hahoi Griknaw, hawinae ka sak e taminaw pueng koe a pha han.
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 Bangkongtetpawiteh Cathut teh apie minhmai hai khen hoeh.
God [will do this fairly], because people’s status does not influence him.
12 Kâlawk panuek laipalah ka yon e naw teh kâlawk laipalah rawknae koe a pha awh han. Kâlawk panue nahlangva, ka yon e naw teh kâlawk e lawkcengnae hah a khang han.
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 Bangkongtetpawiteh, a lawk ka thai e ni Cathut hmalah lannae coe hoeh. A lawk ka tarawi e ni doeh Cathut hmalah lannae teh a coe.
[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 Jentelnaw ni teh kâlawk panuek laipalah amamae a tawksaknae heh a kâuepkhai awh.
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 Ma hoi ma kâpanuenae ni a kampangkhai teh, buet touh hoi buet touh a kâpan awh teh, yon a kângaithoum awh teh, amamae lungthin thung kaawm e thoehawi kamcengcalah a kamnue sak awh.
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 Kai ni ka dei e kamthang kahawi patetlah Cathut ni Jisuh Khrih lahoi yah, taminaw e arulahoi a tawksak e naw hah lawkcengnae hnin toteh hottelah lawk a ceng han.
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 Nang teh namahoima Judah tami lah na kâpouk teh, kâlawk na kâuep teh, Cathut na kâuepkhai teh,
[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 Cathut ngainae ka panuek e tami, kâlawknaw na tarawi teh, kapekkaboe thai e tami lah na o teh,
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 mitdawnnaw lam ka pâtue e tami, kahmawt um kaawm naw ka ang sak e tami,
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 tamikaponaw ouk ka yue e tami, camonaw ka cangkhai e tami, kâlawk lahoi lungangnae hoi lawkkatang ka panuek e tami lah ka o titeh mahoima na ka pouk e lah na awm pawiteh,
[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 ayânaw na yue nahlangva vah, namahoima na ka cangkhai thai hoeh maw. Ayânaw e hno parawt hanh telah na dei nahlangva vah na paru bo vaw.
[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 Uicuk hanh na ti nahlangva, nama na uicuk bo vaw. Meikaphawk na panuet nahlangva bawkim na raphoe bo vaw.
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 Kâlawk na kâoupkhai nahlangva vah, hote kâlawk hah na tapoe teh, Cathut na bari hoeh bo vaw.
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 Bangkongtetpawiteh Cakathoung dawk a thut e patetlah Jentelnaw ni nange na nuencang hah a khet awh teh Cathut min a pathoe awh.
[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 Nang teh kâlawk na tarawi pawiteh vuensoma e lahoi ahawinae ao. Hatei kâlawk na ek pawiteh nange vuensoma e teh a hoeh e patetlah bout ao.
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 Hothloilah vuensoma hoeh e tami teh, kâlawk heh tarawi pawiteh, ahnie vuensoma hoeh e heh vuensomanae lah ouk pouk pouh nahoehmaw.
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 Hatnavah takthai dawk vuensom ka a hoeh nakunghai kâlawk tarawi pawiteh, kâlawk lahoi vuensomanae ao nahlangva, kâlawk na ek pawiteh, lawkceng lah na o han.
[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 Bangkongtetpawiteh, alawilah hoi Judah tami lah kaawm e tami teh, Judah tami katang nahoeh. Alawilah hoiyah tak dawk vuensoma e teh vuensoma katang e nahoeh.
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 Thung lahoi Judah tami katang lah kaawm e doeh Judah tami katang. Vuensomanae hai Ca Karuem lahoi laipalah Muitha lahoi lungthin koelae vuensomanae doeh vuensoma e katang lah kaawm. Hot patetlah vuensom ka a e teh tami oupnae laipalah, Cathut ni oup e lah ao.
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.