Romans 2
1 You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.
Ko ia, ʻe tangata, ʻa koe ʻoku ke fakamaau, ʻe ʻikai te ke hao koe: he ko e meʻa ko ia ʻoku ke fakamaau ai ha taha, ʻoku ke fakamaauʻi ai koe; he ko koe ʻoku ke fakamaau, ʻoku ke fai ʻae ngaahi meʻa pehē.
2 And we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth.
Ka ʻoku tau ʻilo pau ʻoku taau mo e fai totonu ʻae fakamaau ʻae ʻOtua kiate kinautolu ʻoku fai ʻae ngaahi meʻa pehē.
3 So when you, O man, pass judgment on others, yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment?
Pea ko koe, ʻe tangata, ʻoku ke fakamaauʻi ʻakinautolu ʻoku fai ʻae ngaahi meʻa pehē, ka ʻoku ke fai pehē pe ʻe koe, ʻoku ke mahalo te ke hao koe mei he fakamaau ʻae ʻOtua?
4 Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
Pe ʻoku ke loto manuki ki he lahi faufau ʻo ʻene angalelei, mo e faʻa kātaki, mo e kātaki ʻofa; ʻo ʻikai te ke ʻilo ko e angalelei ʻae ʻOtua ko e meʻa ke tataki koe ki he fakatomala?
5 But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
Ka ʻi ho loto fefeka mo e taʻefakatomala, ʻoku ke fokotuʻu ai maʻau ʻae houhau ki he ʻaho ʻoe houhau, mo e fakahā ʻoe fakamaau totonu ʻae ʻOtua;
6 God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”
ʻAia te ne ʻatu ai ki he tangata taki taha ʻo fakatatau ki heʻene ngaahi ngāue:
7 To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
Ko e moʻui taʻengata kiate kinautolu ʻoku kumi ki he ongoongolelei, mo e hakeakiʻi, mo e moʻui taʻemate, ʻi he fakakukafi maʻuaipē ʻi he fai lelei: (aiōnios g166)
8 But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.
Ka ko e mamahi mo e houhau kiate kinautolu ʻoku angatuʻu, pea ʻikai talangofua ki he moʻoni, kae talangofua ki he taʻemāʻoniʻoni,
9 There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek;
Ko e tautea mo e feinga ki he laumālie ʻoe tangata kotoa pē ʻoku fai kovi, ʻo muʻomuʻa ki he Siu, pea ki he Senitaile foki;
10 but glory, honor, and peace for everyone who does good, first for the Jew, then for the Greek.
Ka ko e ongoongolelei, mo e hakeakiʻi, mo e fiemālie, ki he tangata kotoa pē ʻoku fai lelei, ʻo muʻomuʻa ki he Siu, pea ki he Senitaile foki:
11 For God does not show favoritism.
He ʻoku ʻikai ʻi he ʻOtua ha filifilimānako ki he tangata.
12 All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law.
He ko kinautolu kotoa pē kuo angahala taʻehafono, ʻe ʻauha foki taʻehafono: pea ko kinautolu kotoa pē kuo angahala kuo ai ʻae fono, ʻe fakamaau ʻaki ʻakinautolu ʻae fono;
13 For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.
(He ʻoku ʻikai tonuhia ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻOtua ʻae kau fanongo ki he fono, ka ko e kau fai ki he fono ʻe fakatonuhiaʻi.
14 Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law.
Koeʻuhi ʻi he fai mei honau loto ʻe he ngaahi Senitaile, ʻae ngaahi meʻa ʻi he fono, ka ʻoku ʻikai ʻiate kinautolu ʻae fono, pea ko kinautolu ni ʻoku ʻikai maʻu ʻae fono, ko e fono ʻakinautolu kiate kinautolu:
15 So they show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts either accusing or defending them
ʻAkinautolu ʻoku fakahā hono ʻuhinga ʻoe fono kuo tohi tongi ʻi honau konsenisi, pea fakamoʻoni mo honau loto foki, pea ʻoku fakahalaʻi pe fakatonuhiaʻi [ʻakinautolu ]ʻe [heʻenau ngaahi ]fakakaukau; )
16 on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.
ʻI he ʻaho ʻe fakamaau ai ʻe he ʻOtua ʻia Sisu Kalaisi ʻae ngaahi meʻa fufū ʻi he kakai, ʻo fakatatau ki heʻeku ongoongolelei.
17 Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God;
Vakai, ʻoku ui koe ko e Siu, pea ʻoku ke falala ki he fono, pea ʻoku ke vikiviki ʻi he ʻOtua,
18 if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law;
Pea ʻoku ke ʻilo hono finangalo, pea ʻoku ke faʻa ʻiloʻi mo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku fai kehekehe, he kuo akonekina koe mei he fono;
19 if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness,
Pea ʻoku ke pole ko e tataki ʻoe kui, ko e maama kiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻi he poʻuli.
20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth—
Ko e fakahinohino ʻoe vale, ko e akonaki ʻoe kau valevale, ʻoku ke maʻu ʻae sino ʻoe ʻilo mo e moʻoni ʻi he fono.
21 you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?
Ko ia ko koe ʻoku ke akonakiʻi ʻae taha kehe, ʻOku ʻikai te ke akonakiʻi koe? Ko koe ʻoku ke malanga “Ke ʻoua naʻa kaihaʻa,” ʻoku ke kaihaʻa ʻe koe?
22 You who forbid adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?
Ko koe ʻoku ke pehē, “ʻOua naʻa tono fefine,” ʻoku [moʻoni]?
23 You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?
Ko koe ʻoku ke vikiviki ki he fono, ʻikai ʻoku ke fakaongokoviʻi ʻe koe ʻae ʻOtua ʻi hoʻo maumauʻi ʻae fono?
24 As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”
He ko e meʻa ʻiate kimoutolu ʻoku lauʻikovi ʻae huafa ʻoe ʻOtua ʻi he kakai Senitaile, ʻo hangē ko ia kuo tohi.
25 Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.
He ʻoku ʻaonga moʻoni ʻae kamu, ʻo kapau ʻoku ke fai ki he fono: pea kapau ʻoku ke kei maumauʻi ʻae fono, ʻoku liliu ai hoʻo kamu ko e taʻekamu.
26 If a man who is not circumcised keeps the requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision?
Ko ia kapau ʻe fai ki he fono ʻe he taʻekamu ʻae anga māʻoniʻoni ʻoe fono, ʻikai ʻe lau ai ʻene taʻekamu ko e kamu?
27 The one who is physically uncircumcised yet keeps the law will condemn you who, even though you have the written code and circumcision, are a lawbreaker.
Pea kapau ʻe fai ki he fono ʻe he taʻekamu ʻaia ko ʻetau anga pē, ʻikai te ne fakamaauʻi koe, ʻa koe ʻoku ʻiate koe ʻae tohi mo e kamu, ka ʻoku ke maumauʻi pē ʻae fono?
28 A man is not a Jew because he is one outwardly, nor is circumcision only outward and physical.
He ʻoku ʻikai ko e Siu, ʻaia ʻoku pehē ʻituʻa pe; pea ʻoku ʻikai ko e kamu, ʻaia ʻoku ʻituʻa ʻi he kakano:
29 No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.
Ka ko e Siu ia, ʻaia ʻoku pehē ʻi loto; pea ko e kamu ʻoku ʻoe loto ia, ʻi he laumālie, kae ʻikai ʻi he tohi; pea ʻoku ʻikai mei he kakai hono fakamālō, ka mei he ʻOtua.
