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].

Rena basa deꞌulakaꞌ mata-mataꞌ ra ena to? De mbei ma duꞌa mae, “Awi! Atahori naa ra deꞌulaka nara seli tebꞌe ena!” Mete ma ho duꞌa taꞌo naa ena, na, besa-bꞌesa o! Te ho o deꞌulaka ma onaꞌ naa boe. Naa de nda muꞌena totoꞌu-nonoet sa fo musulaꞌe ao ma sa, mae ho, seka. Mete ma mae, atahori laen ra deꞌulakaꞌ ma randaa hambu huku-dꞌokiꞌ, na, afiꞌ liliiꞌ, te, ho fua salaꞌ neu aom boe. Huu ho o tao salaꞌ onaꞌ naa boe.

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

Huu hai bubꞌuluꞌ mae, mete ma Lamatuaꞌ hukun atahori mana tao deꞌulakaꞌ ra, na Ana naꞌetuꞌ dedꞌeat nara no ndoo-tetuꞌ.

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]

Do, taꞌo bee? Mbei ma duꞌa mae, “Atahori mana tao deꞌulakaꞌ ra, randaa hambu huku-dꞌokiꞌ mia Lamatuaꞌ.” Tao-tao te ho tao deꞌulakaꞌ onaꞌ se boe. Te duꞌa mae, “Lamatuaꞌ huku-dꞌokin nda dai au sa.” Te huun saa?

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]

Lamatualain natudꞌu rala malolen neu nggo. Ma Ana naꞌatataaꞌ soꞌal tatao-nonoꞌi mara. Te taꞌo bee de mete E mendiꞌ a mata seseriꞌ? Mbei ma nda muhine mae, Ana natudꞌu rala malolen neu nggo, fo lao hela sala-kilu mara, fo baliꞌ misiꞌ E.

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.

Te ho ia, langga fatu ma nda nau rena sa! Ma nda nau lao hela sala mara mbei sa boe! Dadꞌi no tataom ho huku-dꞌokim boe namabera. Te mete ma raefafoꞌ sambulalo, na, Lamatuaꞌ nae timba-tai basa atahori ra masodꞌa nara. Ma dei fo basa atahori rahine rae, Lamatuaꞌ nggero-furi atahori sala-kilu nara no ndoo-tetuꞌ. Leleꞌ naa, Ana hukun nggo beran seli, huu Ana nda simbo tatao-nonoꞌi mara sa.

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

Masodꞌam taꞌo bee, na, Lamatuaꞌ o bala-bꞌae nggo taꞌo naa boe.

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)

Te attahori mana tao nakandooꞌ a dꞌala maloleꞌ ra, dei fo Ana fee se, masodꞌa ndoo-tetuꞌ nda manaꞌetuꞌ sa. Sira mana simbo hadꞌa-hormat, nara maloleꞌ, ma rasodꞌa rakandoo ro E. (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].

Te Lamatuaꞌ nda simbo atahori mana tao deꞌulakaꞌ ra sa. Namanasa se seli, huu rahineꞌ a balabꞌan. Ara nda tao tungga dꞌala ndoo-tetuꞌ sa, te rahine akaꞌ taoꞌ a dꞌala deꞌulakaꞌ ra.

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.

Basa atahori mana tao deꞌulakaꞌ ra, dei fo hambu sususaꞌ ma doidꞌosoꞌ. Mae atahori Yahudi do, nda Yahudi sa o, dei fo basa se hambu.

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.

Te basa atahori mana tao dꞌala maloleꞌ ra, dei fo Lamatuaꞌ soꞌu nananaru se, ma fee se hadꞌa-hormat ma rasodꞌa no mole-dꞌame. Mae sira atahori Yahudi do, nda Yahudi sa o, basa se hambu.

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

Huu Lamatuaꞌ nda mete-mataꞌ sa na!

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.

Lamatuaꞌ Hohoro-lalanen, dai basa atahori. Naa! Mete ma hambu atahori nda rahine Hohoro-lalaneꞌ naa sa, de tao salaꞌ, dei fo ana saranggaa mia Lamatualain. Ma mete ma hambu atahori bubꞌuluꞌ hohoro-lalaneꞌ naa ena, te ana tao salaꞌ, naa dei fo Lamatuaꞌ nggero-furi sala nara nendiꞌ hohoro-lalaneꞌ naa. Dei fo ara o saranggaa mia Lamatuaꞌ, huu ralena-langga neu Hohoro-lalanen.

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).

Mete ma mae malolole mo Lamatualain, nda akaꞌ renaꞌ a Hohoro-lalanen sa. Te atahori o musi tao tungga Eni Hohoro-lalanen, dei fo Ana feꞌe simbo se ena. Afiꞌ renaꞌ a!

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].

Mae atahori nda Yahudi ra sa nda rahine Lamatuaꞌ Hohoro-lalanen sosoan sa o, te mia sira e hambu ruma tao tungga Hohoro-lalaneꞌ naa boe. Huu rala nara mana rafadꞌe se, bee ndaa ma bee salaꞌ.

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].

No taꞌo naa, ara ratudꞌu rae, Lamatuaꞌ Hohoro-lalanen nenesuraꞌ sia rala nara, onaꞌ abꞌas fo Lamatuaꞌ tenu sia rala nara. Rala nara mana timba-tai saa fo sira taoꞌ ra. Ma dudꞌuꞌa nara rafadꞌe baliꞌ se mete ma ara tao salaꞌ, ma rafadꞌe se mete ma ara tao tungga ndoon.

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.

De mete ma Lamatuaꞌ soꞌu Yesus Kristus dadꞌi mana nggero furi dedꞌeat, na, Ana nau paresaꞌ lutu-leloꞌ dꞌala-dꞌala maꞌafuniꞌ ra sia atahori rala nara. Au unori taꞌo naa, onaꞌ nenesuraꞌ sia Lamatuaꞌ Hara-lii Malolen.

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.

De hei atahori Yahudi re, taꞌo bee? Hei hiiꞌ a minanaru ao mara mae, hei mesaꞌ nggi toꞌu Lamatuaꞌ Hohoro-lalanen fo Ana fee neu Baꞌi Musa, to? Hei o hii olaꞌ naeꞌ soꞌal hei netonggo-nendaam mo Lamatuaꞌ

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.

Tebꞌe! hei mihine Lamatuaꞌ hihii-nanaun ena. Hei mihine bee maloleꞌ lenaꞌ. Hei mihine basa dalaꞌ ia ra ena, huu mesen ra ranori hei mia Lamatuaꞌ Hohoro-lalanen ena.

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].

Hei mimihere ao mara mae, hei bisa mitudꞌu dalaꞌ soaꞌ neu atahori nda mana ritaꞌ rae bee reu sa boe. Hei tao ao mara onaꞌ manggareloꞌ mana naronda neu basa atahori mana rasodꞌa sia maꞌahatuꞌ a.

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].

Huu hei toꞌu Lamatuaꞌ Hohoro-lalanen, de duꞌa mae mihine basaꞌ e ena, ma toꞌu mala bꞌasa ndoo-tetuꞌ ra ena, to? Naa de hei duꞌa mae bisa minori atahori nggoaꞌ ma andikiꞌ nda mana rahine saa-saa sa boe.

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]

Dadꞌi au ae utane taꞌo ia: hei hiiꞌ a minori atahori feaꞌ ra, te taꞌo bee de nda nau minori saa sa boe?! Hei hiiꞌ a hene mimber, fo parenda mae, “Afiꞌ miminaꞌo.” Te taꞌo bee de hei miminaꞌo?!

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]

Hei minori mae, “Afiꞌ hohongge.” Te taꞌo bee de hei hohongge?! Hei nda hii tebꞌe-tebꞌeꞌ sosonggo-tatangguꞌ ra sa, te taꞌo bee de hei miminaꞌo sudꞌiꞌ a saa mia ume sosonggoꞌ a?!

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!

Hei olaꞌ naeꞌ soꞌal Lamatuaꞌ Hohoro-lalanen, te taꞌo bee de milena-langga Hohoro-lalaneꞌ naa ra, ma miꞌimamaeꞌ Lamatuaꞌ taꞌo naa?!

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.

Te miaꞌ doon, nenesuraꞌ sia Lamatuaꞌ Susura Meu maren oi, “Huu hei atahori Yahudi ra deꞌulaka mara to? Naa de atahori feaꞌ ra akaꞌ raꞌamuti-raꞌamuu Lamatualain nara malolen.”

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.

Hei atahori Yahudi ra musi sunat tungga Lamatuaꞌ Hohoro-lalanen, to? Naa dadꞌi bukti oi, hei mana miꞌena hak simbo Lamatuaꞌ hehelu-fufulin. Te mete ma hei milena-langga neu Lamatuaꞌ Hohoro-lalanen, Lamatuaꞌ nda simbo nggi sa. Hei dadꞌi onaꞌ atahori nda Yahudi sa, ma onaꞌ atahori nda feꞌe nenesunat sa.

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]

Dꞌuꞌa matalolole! Huu mete ma atahori nda nenesunat sa, tao tungga Lamatuaꞌ Hohoro-lalanen, dei fo Lamatuaꞌ simbo e, onaꞌ atahori Yahudi nenesunat ena, to?

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.

De besa-bꞌesa, o! Te mete ma atahori nda Yahudi fo nda nenesunat sa, tao tungga Lamatuaꞌ Hohoro-lalanen, na ara ratudꞌu saa? Ara ratudꞌu hei sala mara rae, hei atahori Yahudi mana nenesunat ra, milena-langga Lamatuaꞌ Hohoro-lalanen, mae hei toꞌu Hohoro-lalaneꞌ naa ra eniꞌ a lele uluꞌ a.

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].

Afiꞌ duꞌa mae, atahori mana dadꞌi baꞌi Abraham tititi-nonosin, ma nenesunat sia rou nara ena, na, naa mana tao e dadꞌi Lamatuaꞌ atahorin tebꞌe ena. Hokoꞌ!

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.

Mana tebꞌe-tebꞌeꞌ dadꞌi Lamatuaꞌ atahorin, naeni atahori mana maloleꞌ ro Lamatuaꞌ. Te sunat matetuꞌ a, mana tao atahori dadꞌi Lamatuaꞌ anan, nda bukti siaꞌ a rouꞌ sa, te bukti sia ralaꞌ fo Lamatuaꞌ Dula-dalen taoꞌ a. Lamatuaꞌ koa atahori mataꞌ naa ra, te atahori nda koa se sa.