Romans 15
1 Most of us are sure [that God will not punish us for doing certain things that the laws and rituals God gave Moses said the Jews should not do. But we] should be patient with those who are uncertain [about such things], and we should not let them irritate us. We should not [simply] please ourselves.
Mutta meidän, vahvojen, tulee kantaa heikkojen vajavaisuuksia, eikä elää itsellemme mieliksi.
2 Each of us should [do the things that] please the fellow [believers with whom we come in contact, and things that will] benefit them. [We should do those things] in order to help them mature [spiritually].
Olkoon kukin meistä lähimmäiselleen mieliksi hänen parhaaksensa, että hän rakentuisi.
3 [We should please our fellow believers], since Christ [has set us an example]. He did not [do things to] please himself. On the contrary, [he tried to please God even when others insulted him. That was] as it is written {as ([someone/the Psalmist]) wrote} [in Scripture that the Messiah said to God]: “When people insulted you [(sg)], [it was as though] they were also insulting me.”
Sillä ei Kristuskaan elänyt itsellensä mieliksi, vaan niinkuin kirjoitettu on: "Niiden herjaukset, jotka sinua herjaavat, ovat sattuneet minuun".
4 And [you need to remember that] what was written previously {what [God’s servants] previously wrote} [in the Scriptures], was written {[they] wrote} to teach us in order that we would be patient and be encouraged by [reading/believing] what they wrote. If we do that, we can confidently expect [God to do for us all he has promised].
Sillä kaikki, mikä ennen on kirjoitettu, on kirjoitettu meille opiksi, että meillä kärsivällisyyden ja Raamatun lohdutuksen kautta olisi toivo.
5 God is the one who enables us to be patient and encourages us. ([Ask/Pray to]) [him that he would] enable you [all] to live harmoniously with each other, doing as Christ Jesus [did].
Mutta kärsivällisyyden ja lohdutuksen Jumala suokoon teille, että olisitte yksimieliset keskenänne, Kristuksen Jeesuksen mielen mukaan,
6 Then, as you are united in what you think and say [MTY], you will praise God, [who is the heavenly] father [MET] of our Lord Jesus Christ.
niin että te yksimielisesti ja yhdestä suusta ylistäisitte Jumalaa ja meidän Herramme Jeesuksen Kristuksen isää.
7 So [I say to all of you believers at Rome], accept each other. [If you do that], people will praise God [as they see you behaving like Christ. Accept each other] just like Christ accepted you!
Hoivatkaa sentähden toinen toistanne, niinkuin Kristuskin on teidät hoivaansa ottanut Jumalan kunniaksi.
8 I want [you to remember] that Christ [helped us] Jews [MTY] by what he did, in order to show that God (is faithful/does what he says he will do). That is, [his coming as our Messiah] fulfilled what God promised to [our Jewish] ancestors.
Sillä minä sanon, että Kristus on tullut ympärileikattujen palvelijaksi Jumalan totuuden tähden, vahvistaaksensa isille annetut lupaukset,
9 And [by acting mercifully to them, he also caused] non-Jews to praise him. [What he has done for non-Jews] fulfills what is written [in the Scriptures that David said to God]: “So I will praise you [(sg) when I am] among the non-Jews, and I will sing to you [MTY].”
mutta että pakanat laupeuden tähden ovat ylistäneet Jumalaa, niinkuin kirjoitettu on: "Sentähden minä ylistän sinua pakanain seassa ja veisaan kiitosta sinun nimellesi".
10 [David] also wrote, “You non-Jews, rejoice with us who are God’s people.”
Ja vielä on sanottu: "Riemuitkaa, te pakanat, hänen kansansa kanssa".
11 [And Moses wrote in] the [Scriptures], “Praise the Lord, all [you] non-Jews, and may everyone praise him [DOU].”
Ja taas: "Kiittäkää Herraa, kaikki pakanat, ja ylistäkööt häntä kaikki kansat".
12 And Isaiah wrote [in the Scriptures], “There will be a descendant [MET] of [King] David who will begin to rule the non-Jews. They will confidently expect him [to fulfill what he has promised].”
Ja myös Esaias sanoo: "On tuleva Iisain juurivesa, hän, joka nousee hallitsemaan pakanoita; häneen pakanat panevat toivonsa".
13 God is the one who causes you to confidently expect [him to do what he has promised. I pray/ask] that he will cause you to be completely joyful and peaceful as you trust [in him]. As you do that, the Holy Spirit will enable you to more and more confidently expect [to receive what God has promised you].
Mutta toivon Jumala täyttäköön teidät kaikella ilolla ja rauhalla uskossa, niin että teillä olisi runsas toivo Pyhän Hengen voiman kautta.
14 My fellow believers, I myself am [completely] sure that you yourselves [have acted toward others] in a completely good way. You have done that because you have known completely [all that God wants you to know] [HYP], and because you are able to teach each other.
Veljeni, minä kyllä olen varma teistä, että te jo ilmankin olette täynnä hyvyyttä ja kaikkinaista tietoa, niin että myös kykenette neuvomaan toinen toistanne.
15 However, I have written to you quite frankly [in this letter] about some things in order to remind you [about those things]. [I have written this letter] because I have been appointed by God {God has [appointed] me}, which I did not deserve,
Kuitenkin olen paikka paikoin jotenkin rohkeasti teille kirjoittanut, uudestaan muistuttaakseni teille näitä asioita, sen armon kautta, jonka Jumala on minulle antanut
16 in order that I would work for Jesus Christ among non-Jews. [God has appointed me] to act like a priest as I [proclaim] his good message in order that he will accept the non-Jews [who believe in Christ. They will be] like an offering [MET] [to God] as a result of their being dedicated [to him] by the Holy Spirit {the Holy Spirit dedicating them [to God]}.
sitä varten, että minä olisin Kristuksen Jeesuksen palvelija pakanain keskuudessa, papillisesti toimittaakseni Jumalan evankeliumin palvelusta, niin että pakanakansoista tulisi otollinen ja Pyhässä Hengessä pyhitetty uhri.
17 It follows that, because [of my relationship with] (OR, because [I belong to]) Christ Jesus, I am happy about [my work for] God.
Minulla on siis kerskaukseni Kristuksessa Jeesuksessa palvellessani Jumalaa;
18 I will speak boldly only [LIT] about the work that Christ has enabled me to do. [I do that work] in order that non-Jews might pay attention to [the message about Christ] as a result of what I have said and done,
sillä minä en rohkene puhua mistään muusta kuin siitä, mitä Kristus, saattaakseen pakanat kuuliaisiksi, on minun kauttani vaikuttanut sanalla ja teolla,
19 specifically, by [my performing] many powerful miracles [DOU]. [I have done those things] as a result of [God’s] Spirit powerfully [enabling me]. As a result [of doing those things, while traveling] all the way around from Jerusalem to Illyricum [province], I have completed [my work] of proclaiming the message about Christ [in those places].
tunnustekojen ja ihmeiden voimalla, Pyhän Hengen voimalla, niin että minä Jerusalemista ja sen ympäristöstä alkaen Illyrikoniin saakka olen suorittanut Kristuksen evankeliumin julistamisen,
20 As [I proclaim] that message, I am always eagerly trying to proclaim it [in places] where people have not already heard about Christ. I do that in order that [as I work for God] I might not [be continuing the work for him that someone else already started] [MET]. [I do not want to be like a man who] builds [a house] on someone else’s foundation.
ja sillä tavoin, että olen pitänyt kunnianani olla julistamatta evankeliumia siellä, missä Kristuksen nimi jo on mainittu, etten rakentaisi toisen laskemalle perustukselle,
21 On the contrary, [I teach non-Jews, so that what happens may be like] what was written {the prophet Isaiah wrote} [in the Scriptures about the Messiah]: “Those who did not hear about him previously will know [the truth about him]. Truly, those who have not heard [about him will hear and] understand [his message] [DOU].”
vaan niinkuin kirjoitettu on: "Ne, joille ei ole julistettu hänestä, saavat hänet nähdä, ja jotka eivät ole kuulleet, ne ymmärtävät".
22 Because [I have attempted to preach the message about Christ in places where they have not heard about him], I have been hindered {things have hindered me} many times [from being able] to visit you.
Sentähden olenkin niin usein ollut estetty tulemasta teidän tykönne.
23 But now there are no more places in these regions [where people have not heard about Christ]. Furthermore, for several years I have wanted to visit you.
Mutta koska minulla nyt ei enää ole tilaa näissä paikkakunnissa ja kun jo monta vuotta olen halunnut tulla teidän tykönne,
24 [So I hope to go/come to see you]. I hope to do that as soon as I am on my way to [the provinces in] Spain. I hope to see you as I journey through [your area], and I hope that [by whatever you give me] [EUP] you will help me on my journey to Spain. But before [I go there], I want to enjoy being with you for a little while, although [I would like to stay with you longer].
niin minä, jos milloin Hispaniaan matkustan, tulen luoksenne, sillä minä toivon sieltä kautta matkustaessani näkeväni teidät ja teidän avullanne pääseväni sinne, kunhan ensin olen vähän saanut iloita teidän seurastanne.
25 But [I cannot visit you] now, because I am about to go to Jerusalem in order to take money [EUP] for God’s people [there].
Mutta nyt minä matkustan Jerusalemiin viemään pyhille avustusta.
26 [The believers in] Macedonia and Achaia [provinces] [MTY] decided to contribute some [money] [EUP] for those of God’s people in Jerusalem who are poor.
Sillä Makedonia ja Akaia ovat halunneet kerätä yhteisen lahjan niille Jerusalemin pyhille, jotka ovat köyhyydessä.
27 They themselves decided [to do this, but] truly they owe something to God’s people in Jerusalem. The non-Jewish [believers] benefited spiritually from Jewish [believers as a result of hearing the message about Christ from them], so the non-Jews should also help the Jewish believers [in Jerusalem by giving them] material things (OR, money) [EUP].
Niin he ovat halunneet, ja he ovatkin sen heille velkaa; sillä jos pakanat ovat tulleet osallisiksi heidän hengellisistä aarteistaan, niin he puolestaan ovat velvolliset auttamaan heitä maallisilla.
28 So when I have finished this [task] by safely delivering all this money [MET, EUP] [that the believers in Macedonia and Achaia have given], I will leave [Jerusalem and visit] you [in Rome while I am] on my way to Spain.
Kun olen tehtäväni suorittanut ja heille tämän hedelmän perille vienyt, lähden teidän kauttanne Hispaniaan;
29 And I know that when I visit you, Christ will abundantly bless [us] (OR, enable [me] to bless [you]).
ja minä tiedän, että tullessani teidän tykönne tulen Kristuksen täydellinen siunaus mukanani.
30 Because [we belong to] our Lord Jesus Christ and because the Spirit [of God causes us to] love [each other], I urge you [all] that [you help me] by fervently/intensely praying to God for me.
Mutta minä kehoitan teitä, veljet, Herramme Jeesuksen Kristuksen kautta ja Hengen rakkauden kautta auttamaan minua taistelussani, rukoilemalla minun puolestani Jumalaa,
31 [Pray that] I will be protected {[that God] will protect me} so that the [Jews] in Judea who do not believe [the message about Christ will not harm me]. Also pray that God’s people in Jerusalem will accept the money [EUP] that I [take] to them.
että minä pelastuisin joutumasta Juudean uskottomien käsiin ja että Jerusalemia varten tuomani avustus olisi pyhille otollinen,
32 Pray these things in order that I may go/come to you if God wants me to go/come, and that I may go/come joyfully, and that then God will refresh my [spirit as a result of my visiting/being] with you.
niin että minä, jos Jumala niin tahtoo, ilolla saapuisin teidän tykönne ja virkistyisin teidän seurassanne.
33 [I pray that] God, who [causes us to have inner] peace, will be with all of you [and will help] you. (May it be so!/Amen!)
Rauhan Jumala olkoon kaikkien teidän kanssanne. Amen.
