Romans 2

1 [God will severely punish non-Jewish people who habitually do evil things, because he has clearly revealed that he is angry with them]. So, [when God judges people], he will not excuse any one of you Jews [to whom I am writing]. You [(sg)] say that [God should] punish [non-Jews for doing evil things]. But when any one of you says that, it is you yourself whom you are saying that God should punish, because you [(sg)] do [some of] the same [evil] things [that the non-Jews do].

Cedawngawh, nangmih, thlang awi ak dengkhqi, na mimah awm ap cang lawk uhyk ti, thlang awi nami dengnaak ahoei awh, namah ni na thawlh khqoeng hy, thlang awi ak deng nang ingawm cemyih ni na sai lawt hy.

2 We know very well that God will judge and punish fairly [non-Jewish] people who do such [evil] things.

Cemyih them ak saikhqi ak khanawh Khawsa ak awidengnaak taw awitak awh ni ang dyih hy tice ni sim uhy.

3 So, you who [say God should punish] others for doing evil things yet you do evil things yourself, (you should certainly not think that you yourself will be able to escape from being punished by God!/do you think that you yourself will be able to escape from being punished by God?) [RHQ]

Cedawngawh, nang thlanghqing, namah ing cemyih ik-oeih ce na sai lawt dawngawh thlang awi na deng awh, Khawsa ak awidengnaak khui awhkawng loet tloe kawng nyng, tinawh nak poek nawh nu?

4 And you should not say, “God is acting very tolerantly and patiently toward me, [so I do not need to stop sinning] [DOU].” (You should realize that God is acting in a kind manner [toward you] in order to encourage you [(sg)] to turn away from your sinful behavior!/Do you not realize that God is acting in a kind manner [toward you] in order to encourage you [(sg)] to turn away from your sinful behavior?) [RHQ]

Am awhtaw Khawsam qeennaak ing zutnaak benna ni sawi hy tice a sim kaana, am qeennaak, qeenkhaw ang ngainaak ingkaw ang yh thainaakkhqi ce kawna a huh kaana na awm nawh nu?

5 But instead, by your stubbornly refusing to turn away from your sinful behavior [DOU], you are causing [MET] God to punish you even more severely. [He will do that] at the time when he shows that he is angry and judges people fairly.

Cehlai namik kawlung a hqamnaak ingkaw am nang zutnaakkhqi boeih ce, amah ak awidengnaak ak dyng khawnghi a pha awh, namah aham Khawsa ak kawsonaak ak cun nani na awm khqoeng hy.

6 God will pay back everyone according to [what they deserve for] what they have done.

Khawsa ing thlang boeih ing ami them sainaak amyihna a phu ce pe kaw.

7 [Specifically], some people, by continuing to doing good things, strive to be highly honored [by God] [DOU] and to receive a life that will not end. [God will reward them by enabling them] to live forever. (aiōnios g166)

Them leek sainaak a qoeng kaana boeimangnaak, kqihchah naak ingkaw amak see thai ik-oeih ak suikhqi venawh Khawsa ing kumqui hqingnaak ce pe kaw. (aiōnios g166)

8 But some people act in a selfish way and refuse to believe that [what God says is] true, and they do the things that [God says] are wrong. [God will] punish them very severely [DOU, MTY].

Cehlai amah ak kawngaih doeng sui nawh awitak ak oelhkhqi ingkaw them che ak sai thlangkhqi ham kawsonaak ce awm kaw:

9 He will cause everyone who habitually does evil deeds to suffer greatly, [with the result that they will become severely] distressed [DOU]. This certainly will happen to the Jews [who refuse to accept God’s message, because God gave them the privilege to be his special people], but it will also happen to the non-Jews.

Ik-oeih che ak sai thlangkhqi ham kawseetnaak ingkaw khuikhanaak awm kaw: Judakhqi aham awm maa kawmsaw cekcoengawh Gentelkhqi aham awm kaw;

10 But [God will] greatly reward spiritually [MET, DOU] every person who habitually does good deeds. He will [certainly] do this for the Jews [because God chose them as his special people], but he will also do it for the non-Jews.

Cehlai boeimangnaak, kqihchahnaak ingkaw ngaihdingnaak ce ik-oeih leek ak saikhqi ham awm kaw: Judakhqi ham awm maa kawmsaw cekcoengawh Gentelkhqi ham awm kaw.

11 God [will do this fairly], because people’s status does not influence him.

Ikawtih Khawsa ing u a haai awm am toek hy.

12 Although [non-Jews do not have] the laws that [God gave to Moses], all [non-Jews] who sin will be eternally separated from God. He will [not consider whether or not they knew] the laws that he [gave to Moses]. And all the [Jews] who have sinned in spite of knowing the laws that [God gave to Moses will also be punished] {[God will also punish them]}. [They will be punished for disobeying] God’s laws.

Anaa awi kaana thawlhnaak ak saikhqi boeih taw anaa awi kaana plawci lawt kawm uh, anaa awi ak khuiawh thawlhnaak ak saikhqi boeih awm anaa awi ing awi deng lawt kaw.

13 [It is right for them to be punished] {[God to punish them]} [because] it is not those who [merely] know God’s laws whom he considers to be righteous. On the contrary, it is only those who continually have obeyed [all] (of [God’s] laws/of the laws that [God gave to Moses]) (whom God will consider righteous/whose record of sins God will erase).

Ikawtih anaa awi ak zakhqi taw Khawsa haiawh thlak dyng na am awm hy, cehlai anaa awi haiawh thlak dyng na am ta pai hlai uhy,

14 Whenever the non-Jews, who do not have the laws [God gave to Moses], naturally obey those laws, [they prove that] they have a law within their own minds, even though they do not have the laws [God gave to Moses].

(Gentelkhqi ing Anaa awi ce am ta pai hlai uhy, a mimah poek awh anaa awi ing a ngoekhqi ce sai uhy, anaa awi am ta hlai uhy, cekkhqi aham anaa awi na awm hawh hy,

15 They show that they know in their own minds what God [commands in his] laws [MET], as each person in his very own conscience either accuses or excuses/defends himself [concerning his own behavior].

anaa awi ing a ngoekhqi ce amik kawlung khuiawh qee hyt na awm hawh hy, a mimah a sim naak ingawm dyih pyi hy, amik poeknaak khqi ing thawlh puk unawh ang dyih na awm dyih pyi bai uhy.)

16 God [will punish people] at the time when he will judge them according to what they have thought and done. He will judge them [even] for the things that they have done secretly. He will judge people by [authorizing] Christ Jesus [to judge them]. This is [what I tell people when] I preach the gospel to them.

Khawsa ing Jesu Khrih ak caming kai ing awithang leek kak khypyinaak amyihna thlanghqing awhkaw ang hyp kawpoekkhqi ce awi a deng awh ve ve awm bit kaw.

17 [Now I have something to say to any one of] you [Jews to whom I am writing]: You [(sg)] boast about yourself saying, “I am a Jew.” You [(sg)] trust [that God will save you because you possess] the laws [that he gave to Moses]. You boast that [you belong to] God.

Tuh nangmih ing, Juda thlang na awm unyng ti uhyk ti; anaa awi awh hang unawh Khawsa mi tuqunaak awh nang oek qu awhtaw;

18 You know what God desires. Because you have been taught {[people] have taught you} [God’s] laws, you are able to know which things are right and to choose to do them.

amah ak kawngaih ce sim u tiksaw anaa awi ing a ni cawngpyi amyihna ak leek khqoet ik-oeih ce nami sim awhtaw;

19 You are certain that you [are able to] show [God’s truth to non-Jews], as guides [show the road] to those who are blind [MET]. You are certain that by what you say you can show God’s way to the [non-Jews who do not understand it], as a light shows the way to [those who walk in] the darkness [MET, DOU].

mik hyp ak sawikung, thannaak ak khuiawh ak awmkhqi ham vangnaak na nami awm awhtaw;

20 [You are certain that you] can instruct/correct [non-Jews, whom you consider] foolish [because of their not understanding God’s message]. Because you have in [God’s] laws a [written] expression of true knowledge [HEN], you are certain that you can teach [people who, being like] children, do not know [God’s truth] [MET].

thlakqawkhqi lam ak huhkung, naasenkhqi ak cawngpyikung na ngai qu u tiksaw, anaa awi awhkawng cyihnaak ingkaw awitak ce ta hawh uhyk ti.

21 [Since you claim that you have all these advantages because you are a Jew], (it is disgusting that you who teach other people [that they should obey the laws God gave Moses] do not [obey the laws that you] yourself teach!/why is it that you who teach other people [that they should obey the laws God gave Moses] do not [obey the laws that you] yourself teach?) [RHQ] You who preach that people should not steal things, it is disgusting that you yourself steal things! [RHQ]

Cawhtaw, nangmih, thlak chang ak cawngpyikungkhqi, namah ingkaw namah taw am nang cawng qu pyi nawh nu? Amamim quuknaak aham ak cawngpyikungkhqi ing namim qu nawh nu?

22 You who command people not to have sexual relations with someone to whom they are not married, it is disgusting that you commit adultery yourself! [RHQ] You who detest idols, it is disgusting that you rob temples [where people worship idols]! [RHQ]

Thlang ing a samphaih aham am awm hy tinawh ak kqawnkung ing, na sam na phaih nawh nu? Myiqawl bawknaak ak tyih nang ing, myiqawl bawknaak bawkimkhqi ce na muk nawh nu?

23 You who boast saying, “[I have God’s] laws,” it is disgusting that you disobey those same laws! [RHQ] As a result you are insulting God!

Anaa awi ak oek qu pyikhqi ing, anaa awi eeknaak ing Khawsa ce nak thekhanaak nu?

24 [You must not be like our ancestors, about whom] were written [these words in the Scriptures: ] “The non-Jews speak evil about God because of [the evil actions of] many of you [Jews].” The non-Jews say God must be a hypocrite if he condones the behavior of people like you.

Nangmih awh Gentelkhqi anglakawh Khawsa'ng ming kqawn seet na awm hawh hy,” tinawh a qee amyihna.

25 Any one of you who [is] circumcised [to show that he belongs to God] can benefit from that if he obeys the laws [God gave to Moses]. But if you [(sg), a circumcised person], disobey [God’s] laws, [God will consider that] you who are circumcised are no better [in God’s sight] than [someone who is] not circumcised.

Anaa awi nami hquut awhtaw chahhui qeet ve phu tahy, cehlai anaa awi ce nami eek awhtaw, chahhui amak qeet thlang amih nani nami awm hy.

26 This means that God will certainly consider that even [non-Jews who are] not circumcised can become his people if they obey the things that he commanded in his laws. [RHQ]

Chahhui amak qeet thlangkhqi ing anaa awi ing a ngoe ce a mi hquut awhtaw, chahhui ak qeet thlang amyihna am nik poek kawm nu?

27 [If any one of] you disobeys God’s laws, even though [you(sg) have] the Scriptures and even though someone has circumcised you {you are circumcised} [God will punish you]. And those people who are not circumcised, but who obey God’s laws, [will declare that God is right] when he says that he will punish you.

Pumsa awh chahhui am qeet hlai hy anaa awi ak hquut ing nangmih ce ni thawlh sak khqi kaw, ca ing a qee anaa awi ta unawh chahhui ak qeet thlang na awm hlai uhyk ti, anaa awi ak eekkung na awm uhyk ti.

28 It is not those who perform rituals [to show they are God’s people] who are [true] Jews, and it is not being circumcised in their bodies [that causes God to accept them] [MTY].

Ak khanben doeng ak dang ingkaw ak khan benawh pumsa chahhui ak qeet doek ak thlang ce Juda thlang amni.

29 On the contrary, we whom [God has changed] inwardly are [true] Jews [MTY]. And [God has accepted us because we have allowed God’s] Spirit to change our hearts, not because we perform rituals. Even if [other] people will not praise us [for that change], God will praise us.

Ak khui benawh ak awm; Myihla ingkaw lingbyi kawlung chahui ak qeet ak thlang, ca doeng ing qee doek na amak awm ak thlang ce ni Juda thlang na a awm hy. Cemyih ak thlang ce thlanghqing ing am kyih pai hlai hy Khawsa ing kyih hy.