Romans 10

1 Brethren, the delight of my own heart and my supplication which [I address] to God for them is for salvation.

Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is for their salvation.

2 For I bear them witness that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to real knowledge.

3 For they, being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own [righteousness], have not submitted to the righteousness of God.

For they, failing to understand God's righteousness and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to God's righteousness.

4 For Christ is [the] end of law for righteousness to every one that believes.

Now for everyone who believes into righteousness, Christ is the end of the law

5 For Moses lays down in writing the righteousness which is of the law, The man who has practised those things shall live by them.

—Moses writes about the righteousness that is from the law: “The person who does these things will live by them.”

6 But the righteousness of faith speaks thus: Do not say in thine heart, Who shall ascend to the heavens? that is, to bring Christ down;

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

7 or, Who shall descend into the abyss? that is, to bring up Christ from among [the] dead. (Abyssos g12)

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

8 But what says it? The word is near thee, in thy mouth and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach:

So what does it say? “The message is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the message of faith that we proclaim):

9 that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thine heart that God has raised him from among [the] dead, thou shalt be saved.

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.

10 For with [the] heart is believed to righteousness; and with [the] mouth confession made to salvation.

Because with the heart one believes into righteousness, and with the mouth one promises into salvation.

11 For the scripture says, No one believing on him shall be ashamed.

Because the Scripture says: “Everyone who believes on Him will never be put to shame”;

12 For there is no difference of Jew and Greek; for the same Lord of all [is] rich towards all that call upon him.

because there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, since the same Lord of all is rich to all who call upon Him;

13 For every one whosoever, who shall call on the name of the Lord, shall be saved.

because: “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

14 How then shall they call upon him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe on him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without one who preaches?

How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe on Him of whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without someone proclaiming it?

15 and how shall they preach unless they have been sent? according as it is written, How beautiful the feet of them that announce glad tidings of peace, of them that announce glad tidings of good things!

And how will they proclaim unless they are sent? As it is written: “How timely is the arrival of those who bring good news of peace, of those who announce the good things.”

16 But they have not all obeyed the glad tidings. For Esaias says, Lord, who has believed our report?

(However, they did not all obey the gospel; because Isaiah says: “Lord, who has believed our message?”)

17 So faith then [is] by a report, but the report by God's word.

So, the faith is from a message, and that message is by the Word of God.

18 But I say, Have they not heard? Yea, surely, Their voice has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the extremities of the habitable world.

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

19 But I say, Has not Israel known? First, Moses says, I will provoke you to jealousy through [them that are] not a nation: through a nation without understanding I will anger you.

Again I say, did Israel really not know? First Moses says: “I will provoke you to jealousy by a non-nation, I will move you to anger by a senseless nation.”

20 But Esaias is very bold, and says, I have been found by those not seeking me; I have become manifest to those not inquiring after me.

But Isaiah is so bold as to say: “I was found by those who were not seeking me; I was revealed to those who were not asking for me.”

21 But unto Israel he says, All the day long I have stretched out my hands unto a people disobeying and opposing.

But concerning Israel he says: “All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.”