Romans 10
1 Brethren, the desire of my heart and my prayer to God for them is, that they may be saved.
Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is for their salvation.
2 For I bear them witness that they have a 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 being ignorant of the righteousness which is of God, and endeavoring to establish a righteousness of their own, they have not submitted themselves to the righteousness which is 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 the Law, so that every one that believeth may obtain righteousness.
Now for everyone who believes into righteousness, Christ is the end of the law
5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the Law: “The man that hath done these 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 which is of faith speaketh thus: Say not in thy heart, “Who shall ascend into heaven?” 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)
“or, ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). (Abyssos g12)
8 But what saith it? “The word is nigh thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart;” that is, the word concerning 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 for if thou shalt acknowledge with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from 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 man believeth so as to obtain righteousness, and with the mouth professeth so as to obtain salvation.
Because with the heart one believes into righteousness, and with the mouth one promises into salvation.
11 For the Scripture saith, “Whoever believeth in him shall not be put to shame.”
Because the Scripture says: “Everyone who believes on Him will never be put to shame”;
12 For there is no difference between Jew and Greek; for one and the same is Lord over all, rich to 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 who calleth upon 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 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 preacher?
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 men preach, unless they are sent forth? as it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring glad tidings of peace, who bring 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 did not all hearken to the glad tidings. For Isaiah saith, “Lord, who hath believed what he hath heard from us?”
(However, they did not all obey the gospel; because Isaiah says: “Lord, who has believed our message?”)
17 Faith then cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
So, the faith is from a message, and that message is by the Word of God.
18 But I say, Did they not hear? Yes truly, “Their voice went forth into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the 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, Hath not Israel had knowledge? First, Moses saith, “I will move you to jealousy by that which is no nation, I will excite you to indignation by a foolish people.”
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 Isaiah is very bold, and saith, “I was found by those who sought me not, I became known to those who inquired not for 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 concerning Israel he saith, “All the day long I have stretched out my hands to a disobedient and rebellious people.”
But concerning Israel he says: “All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.”
