Romans 10

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

Brethren, indeed my heart's desire and prayer to God for them, is, that they may be saved.

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

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

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

for being ignorant of God's justification, and seeking to establish their own, they have not submitted to the justification which is of God.

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

For Christ is the end of the law for justification to every believer.

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

Now Moses describes the justification which is by the law, that "the man who does these things shall live by them."

6 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)

But the justification which is by faith speaks thus: Say not in your heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? that is, to bring Christ down.

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

Or, Who shall descend into the abyss? that is, to bring up Christ from the dead. (Abyssos g12)

8 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):

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 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.

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

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

(For with your heart man believes to justification: and with your mouth confession is made to salvation.)

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

For the scripture says, "No one, who believes on him, shall be ashamed."

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

Indeed, there is no distinction either of Jew or of Greek: for the same Lord of all, is right toward all who call upon him.

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

"For whoever will call on the name of the Lord shall be saved."

14 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?

But how shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him, of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear, without a proclaimer?

15 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.”

and how shall proclaim, unless they be sent? as it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of them, who bring the joyful message of peace--of them, who bring the joyful news of good things!"

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

Nevertheless, all have not obeyed the gospel; for Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our report?"

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

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

18 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.”

But I ask, have they not heard? Yes, indeed, "Their sound has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world."

19 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.”

I ask again, has not Israel known? First, Moses says, "I will provoke you to jealousy by that, which is no nation; --by a foolish nation I will enrage you."

20 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.”

Besides, Isaiah is very bold when he says, "I am found by them, who did not seek me: I am shown to them, who did not ask for me."

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

But concerning Israel he says, "All the day long, have I stretched forth my hand to a disobedient and rebelling people."