Romans 10
1 My fellow believers, what I deeply desire and what I pray to God earnestly for is that he will save [my own people], [the Jews].
Ngaaphoh ngaano loong, nga tenthun nyia nga rangsoom bah warep Ijirel mina loong ah epi toom ih rum ah ih thunhang.
2 I declare truthfully about them that although they (zealously seek/very much want to know) God, they do not understand [how to seek/know him correctly].
Nga ih jen baat et ang neng ih Rangte suh kamkam ih samthun rumha, ang abah uh neng ih marah samthun rumha erah amiisak epun mongtham nawa tah angka.
3 They did not (submit themselves to/accept) the way that God erases the record of people’s sins. They did not [want to] recognize [that way] because they wanted him to do it their own way.
Rangte ih mina heh damdoh epun ang thuk suh marah lampo thiinha rah neng ih tajat rumka, erah nang ih, neng ngiijaaja lamtan taatwoot thun rumha; erah thoidi Rangte ih epun lampo et thiik ha lam adi neng takhoom rumka.
4 They wanted God to erase the record of their sins [as a result of their obeying his laws. But] because of what Christ has done, it is no longer necessary for [people to obey] the laws [God gave Moses in order for the record of their sins to be erased]. Now God will erase the record of sins of everyone who trusts [in what Christ has done].
Kristo ih Hotthe ah ethoonsiit et ha, eno ba hanpiite loong ah Rangte damdoh epun ih tong rum ah.
5 In regard to [the old] way, Moses wrote [concerning people who obey God’s] laws, “It is the people who have done [perfectly] the things [that the laws require] who will gain [eternal] life by [doing] them.”
Rangte damdoh Hootthe jun ih epun ih tongte loong tiit ah Moses ih amet raangta: “O ih Hootthe Jengdang ah kap ha loong ah ba khothing tong ah.”
6 But those whose record of sins God has erased as a result of their believing [in Christ] can say [to anyone] [PRS] [as Moses said], “You should not [critically] think inwardly, ‘(Someone will have to go up and enter heaven!/Who will go up and enter heaven?)’ [RHQ]” That is to say, someone will have to [go up and] bring Christ down [to bring the message of salvation to us]!
Enoothong Rangte damdi laalom jun ih epun angla rah tiit ah Rangteele ni amet raangha: “Sen ih sen teeteewah suh lamok chengtheng, Rangmong nah o jen wang ah?” (Erah langla, Kristo datthiin suh ah).
7 “Or [you should not think inwardly], ‘(Someone will have to go down and enter the place where [the spirits] of dead persons are!/Who will go down and enter the place where [the spirits] of dead persons are?)’ [RHQ]” That is to say, someone will have to [go down and] bring Christ up [from there to bring the message of salvation to us. You should not say that because Christ has already come down to save us, and has already become alive after he died]! (Abyssos g12)
“Adoleh sen ih lamok chengtheng, mongrep hakhu nah o jen nop ah eah?” (erah langla Kristo ah tek nawa ngaaksaat suh ah). (Abyssos g12)
8 But instead, [those who believe in Christ] [PRS] can say what [RHQ] [Moses also said], “You [(sg)] can find out about [God’s] message very easily. You can speak [MTY] about it; you can think [MTY] about it.” This is the message that we proclaim, that people must believe [in Christ].
Erah tiit ah amet raangha: “Rangte tiitkhaap ah sen reeni sen tuikhoop nyia senten senmong ni” —erah langla, tuungmaang theng jengkhaap seng ih tumbaat hi tiit ah.
9 [This message is that] if anyone of you confesses/says publicly that Jesus is Lord, and if you [(sg)] believe that God (caused him to become alive again after he died/raised him from the dead), you will be saved {[God] will save you}.
Sen ih Jisu asuh Teesu ih dongjeng an doh nyia heh tek nawa Rangte ih ngaaksaat thukta ih hanpi an doh, ba sen ah pui an.
10 If people believe [that Christ died and that God caused him to become alive again] [CHI], the result is that [God will erase the record of their sins]. And [for] those who state/declare publicly [that Jesus is their Lord], the result is that [God] will save them.
Tumeah seng tuungmaang jun ih ba Rangte damdi epun angli; nyia seng rangdah dokbaat thaang ih bah seng khoh ah pui ih.
11 [It is written] {[Isaiah wrote]} in the Scriptures [PRS] [about the Messiah], “Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.”
Rangteele ni liiha, “O heh suh hanpiiha loong abah tathungjoongka.”
12 [God] treats Jews and non-Jews similarly. Because he is the same Lord for all people [who believe in him], he abundantly [blesses] all who ask him [to save them].
Arah jengkhaap adi warep suh roop baat ha, tumeah Jehudi mina nyia Ranglajatte loong chamchi ni tumjih uh edandeejih tajeeka; Rangte ah loongtang Teesu, eno Rangte ih o poonha erah ih romseetam ah choh ah.
13 This is [just like what the prophet Joel wrote]: “All those who ask the Lord [God] to save them will be saved {The Lord [God] will save all those who ask him to save them}.”
Rangteele ni amet liiha, “O ih bah uh Teesu ah heh chosok raang ih jampoon et ah erah epui eah.”
14 [In regard to the people of Israel rejecting the gospel, some people might object by saying], (OR, [This raises another problem about the Jews]: ) “(They certainly cannot ask [Christ to save them] if they have not [first] believed [in him]!/How can they ask [Christ to help/save them] if they have not [first] believed [in him]?) [RHQ] And (they certainly cannot believe [in him] if they have not heard about him!/how can they believe [in him] if they have not heard about him?) [RHQ] And (they certainly cannot hear [about him] if someone does not preach to them [about him]!/how can they hear [about him] if someone does not preach to them [about him]?) [RHQ]
Enoothong neng ih heh suh lahanpi rumka bah neng chosok suh mamet chopoon rum ah? Erah dam ih neng ih heh tiit ah lajap chaat rumka bah mamet hanpi rum ah? Nyia neng ih heh tiit ah latoom baat rumka bah mamet japchaat rum ah?
15 And those who preach to them [about Christ], (certainly cannot preach if they are not sent [by God] {if [God] does not send them} [to preach!]/how can they preach if they are not sent [by God] {if [God] does not send them} [to preach]?) [RHQ] [His sending messengers to them would be] just like it is written {like someone wrote} [in the Scriptures], ‘The arrival [MTY] of those who preach the good message is wonderful!’”
Erah dam ih tiit ah mamet toombaat rum ah tiitbaatte ah ladaapkaat ra bah ah? Rangteele ni raangha likhiik, “Ruurang Ese thok huikaatte ra hala ah tumthan epaatja theng ah!”
16 [I would reply in this way to people who say such things: God has indeed sent people to preach the message about Christ]. But not all [the people of Israel] have paid attention to the good message! [It is like what] Isaiah said [when he felt very discouraged], “Lord, it seems as if hardly anyone believed what they heard us [(exc)] preach! [RHQ]”
Enoothong Ijirel mina thoontang ih erah Ruurang Ese ah takap rumta. Isaia heh teeteewah ih liita, “Teesu, seng tiit ah o ih hanpi ah?”
17 So then, [I tell you that people] are believing [in Christ] as a result of hearing [the message about him], and people are hearing [the message] as a result of [people] preaching [about] Christ!
Erah raangtaan ih, tiitkhaap chaat lidi tuungmaang ah je ah, adoleh tiitkhaap ah Kristo tiit baat jun ih ba japchaat ah.
18 But [if someone were to] ask, “Have not [the people of Israel] heard [the message about God?]” [I would reply that they] certainly [have heard it]! It is like [what is written in the Psalms], [People living] all over the world [PRS, MTY] [have seen the stars], and what they indicate [about God’s character has reached people living in] the most remote places in the world [DOU]!
Enoothong Ngah ih chenghang: Neng ih tiitkhaap ah amiimi tatam chaat rumta? Echaat ju et rumta tumeah Rangteele ni raang eha: “Neng root ah mongrep thoontang ni thok chaatta; neng jengkhaap ah hatoh ethoon adi thokta.”
19 But [someone might ask], “[Is it true that the people of] [MTY] Israel understood [the message about Christ]?” [I would reply that certainly they understood it, but they rejected it! Remember that] Moses was the first [one who warned the people of Israel about disobeying God. He told them that God said], [You consider that] non-Jewish groups are not nations at all [CHI]. But some of them [will believe in me, and I will bless them]. Then you will envy them. I will cause you to be angry with those people whom [you Jews think] do not understand [my ways] [IRO].
Eno ngah ih we cheng rumhala: Ijirel mina loongtang ih tatam samjat rumta? Moses heh teeteewah ih jaakhothoon phang ngaakbaat rumta: “Ngah ih deek akaan ehoh loong ah maak angno nga mina loong ah lungwaang thuk rum ang; nyia thungko taklo deek akaan ang thoidoh Nga mina loong ah tenkhat thuk rum ang.”
20 Remember also [what God] said [very] boldly to Isaiah: Non-Jews who did not (try to know/seek) me will surely find me [DOU]! I will surely reveal what I am like to those who did not ask for me!
Eno Isaia ih lacho laphaan ih boot baat rumta, “Ngah o ih tajam sok rum tahang erah mina loong rah ih chojam rum tahang; Ngah o ih tajam cheng rum tahang erah mina loong jiinni dong tahang.”
21 But concerning [the people of] Israel, [Isaiah] tells [us that God said]: For a long time I have held out my arms to people who disobeyed and rebelled against me, [in order] to invite them to return to me.
Enoothong Ijirel loong tiit ah heh ih amet baat ha, “Ngah ih henih nitang ih jeng lachaatte nyia changrookte mina loong ah noppoon suh nga lak ah janghaat ruh ehang.”
