Romans 1

1 Paul, a servant of Yahushua the Messiah, called to be an apostle, separated unto the glad tidings of YHWH,

From Paul, a slave of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for a gospel of God,

2 (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures, )

which through his prophets he promised beforetime, in holy writings;

3 Concerning his Son Yahushua the Messiah our Saviour, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;

this gospel is concerning his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of David’s posterity in respect of his bodily nature,

4 And declared to be the Son of YHWH with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:

but was by his resurrection from the dead instated as Son of God, with power, in respect of his spirit of holiness.

5 By whom we have received favour and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:

It is through him, even Jesus Christ our Lord, that I received grace and apostleship to promote obedience to the faith among all the Gentiles, for his name’s sake;

6 Among whom are ye also the called of Yahushua the Messiah:

among whom you also are called to be Jesus Christ’s.

7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of YHWH, called to be saints: favour to you and peace from YHWH our Father, and the Master Yahushua the Messiah.

To all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints. May God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ, bless you, and give you peace.

8 First, I thank my Elohim through Yahushua the Messiah for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

First I thank my God, through Jesus Christ, for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed throughout all the world.

9 For YHWH is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the glad tidings of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;

God is my witness, to whom I render holy service in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how unceasingly I am ever making mention of you in my prayers,

10 Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of YHWH to come unto you.

always entreating him that now at length, if such be his will, the way may be made clear for me to come to you.

11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

For I am longing so to see you, in order to impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established;

12 That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.

that is, that I with you may be encouraged by you, each of us by the other’s faith, yours and mine.

13 Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto, ) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.

I want you to know, brothers, that many a time I have planned to come to you - though until now I have been hindered - so as to have some harvest-fruit among you also, even as I have among the rest of the Gentiles.

14 I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.

To Greeks and to barbarians, to the cultured and to the uncultured, I have a debt to discharge.

15 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the glad tidings to you that are at Rome also.

So much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome.

16 For I am not ashamed of the glad tidings of the Messiah: for it is the power of YHWH unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

FOR I AM PROUD OF THE GOSPEL. IT IS GOD’S SAVING POWER FOR EVERY ONE WHO BELIEVES. FOR THE JEW FIRST, AND ALSO FOR THE GENTILE.

17 For therein is the righteousness of YHWH revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

FOR IN IT IS BEING REVEALED A RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH PROCEEDS FROM GOD, FROM FAITH UNTO FAITH; AS IT IS WRITTEN.

18 For the wrath of YHWH is revealed from heaven against all wickedness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

For God’s wrath is ever being revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who smother the truth by their unrighteousness.

19 Because that which may be known of YHWH is manifest in them; for YHWH hath shewed it unto them.

This is so because that which may be known of God is manifest among them; for God has made it manifest to them.

20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and supernal nature; so that they are without excuse: (aïdios g126)

For ever since the creation of the world his invisible nature, even his everlasting power and divinity, has been clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made. So they have no excuse. (aïdios g126)

21 Because that, when they knew YHWH, they glorified him not as Elohim, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

For although they knew God, yet they did not glorify him as God, nor give him thanks; but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless minds were darkened.

22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

While they professed to be wise, they became fools,

23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible Elohim into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

and exchanged the majesty of the imperishable God for an idol, graven in the likeness of perishable man, or of birds and four-footed beasts and creeping things.

24 Wherefore YHWH also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

So God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their own bodies;

25 Who changed the truth of YHWH into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. (aiōn g165)

because they exchanged the truth of God for an untruth, and worshiped and served the creature, rather than the Creator who is blessed forever. Amen. (aiōn g165)

26 For this cause YHWH gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

That is why God has given them up to passions of dishonor; for on the one hand their women actually changed the natural function of sex into that which is against nature;

27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

and on the other hand their men likewise abandoned the natural use of women, and were ablaze with passion for one another; men with men practising shameless acts and receiving in their own person that recompense of their wrong-doing which necessarily followed.

28 And even as they did not like to retain YHWH in their knowledge, YHWH gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

And just as they refused to continue to retain God in their knowledge, so did God cast them out to an outcast mind, to do those things which were indecent.

29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

They were overflowing with every kind of iniquity, depravity, greed, and malice. They were full of envy, murder, quarreling, deceit, and malignity.

30 Backbiters, haters of YHWH, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

They became whisperers, back-biters, hated of God, insolent, haughty, boastful. They invented sins. They were disobedient to parents.

31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

They were without sense, without faith, without natural affection, without mercy.

32 Who knowing the judgment of YHWH, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

Though they knew well the ordinance of God, that those who practise such vices are worthy of death, they not only continue to do the same, but were even applauding those who practise vice.