Romans 1
1 [I], Paul, who serve Christ Jesus, [am writing this letter]. God chose me to be an apostle, and I was appointed by him {he appointed me} in order that [I should proclaim] (the good message/the gospel) that [comes from him].
Paulus, dienaar van Christus Jesus, geroepen als apostel en bestemd voor het Evangelie van God,
2 Long before [Jesus came to earth, God] promised [that he would reveal] this good message by means of what his prophets [wrote] in the sacred Scriptures.
dat Deze tevoren door zijn profeten in de heilige Schriften had aangekondigd
3 This good message is [about the one whom we know as] his Son. As to his Son’s physical/human nature, he was born a descendant of [King] David.
over zijn Zoon: -die naar het Vlees uit Davids zaad is gesproten,
4 As to his divine nature, it was shown {[God] showed} powerfully that he is (God’s own Son/the man who is also God). [God] showed this by his Holy Spirit causing him to become alive again after he died. He is Jesus Christ our Lord.
en naar den Geest van Heiligheid als Zoon van God in kracht is gesteld door zijn opstanding uit de doden: -over Jesus Christus, onzen Heer.
5 He is the one who appointed me, who did not deserve it, [to be] an apostle. He did that in order that [many] among the non-Jews would honor [him] and would obey him as a result of their believing [my message about him].
Door Hem hebben we genade ontvangen en het apostolaat onder alle volken, om ze te onderwerpen aan het geloof ter ere van zijn Naam;
6 You [believers] who are living in Rome [city] are included among those whom God has chosen to belong to Jesus Christ.
ook gijzelf behoort daartoe, als door Jesus Christus geroepen.
7 [I am writing this letter] to all of [you in Rome] whom God loves and whom he has chosen [to become his] people. [I pray that] God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord will [continue to] act kindly toward you and [will continue to] cause you to have [inner] peace.
Aan allen, die te Rome vertoeven, die door God worden bemind en als heiligen zijn geroepen: Genade en vrede zij u van God onzen Vader en van den Heer Jesus Christus.
8 As I begin [this letter], I thank my God for all you [believers in Rome]. It is because of [what] Jesus Christ [has done for us that] I [am able to do that]. I thank him because your trusting [in Jesus Christ] is something that people all over [the Roman Empire] [HYP] are talking about.
Allereerst breng ik door Jesus Christus dank aan mijn God voor u allen, omdat in heel de wereld uw geloof wordt geroemd.
9 God, whom I devotedly serve as I [proclaim to people] the gospel concerning his Son, knows that I tell the truth when I say that I always mention you whenever [DOU] I pray [to God] [HYP].
God toch, dien ik met mijn geest dien, door het Evangelie van zijn Zoon te verkondigen, Hij is mijn getuige, dat ik zonder ophouden aan u denk,
10 I especially ask God that if he desires [me to visit you], somehow at last I shall be able to do so.
en steeds in mijn gebeden vraag, om door Gods wil eindelijk eens een gelegenheid te vinden, u te bezoeken.
11 [I pray this] because I long to visit you to help you spiritually, in order that you will become stronger [spiritually].
Want ik verlang u te zien, om tot uw stichting een of andere geestelijke gave u mede te delen;
12 I long to visit you in order that you and I might encourage each other [by means of our sharing with each other] how each of us trusts [in Jesus].
of liever nog: om in uw midden tezamen de troost te genieten van ons beider geloof, het uwe zowel als het mijne.
13 My fellow believers, many times I planned to visit you. I certainly want you to know [LIT] that. [But I have not been able to come to you because] I have been hindered {[things] have always prevented me} until the present time. I have wanted to come in order that I might help you to mature spiritually [IDM], as [I have helped people to mature spiritually] in many other non-Jewish groups [HYP].
Broeders, ik wil u niet onkundig laten, dat ik meermalen het voornemen gemaakt heb, maar tot nu toe verhinderd werd, u te bezoeken, om ook onder u wat vruchten te plukken, zoals onder andere volken.
14 I feel obliged [to proclaim the gospel to all non-Jewish people], specifically to [people who know] the Greek [language and culture] and to those who do not know it, to people who are educated and to those who are uneducated.
Ik heb verplichting tegenover Grieken en Barbaren, geleerden en eenvoudigen;
15 So what I have eagerly desired is that I might proclaim this good message to you who are living in Rome also.
vandaar het verlangen mijnerzijds, om ook u in Rome het Evangelie te verkondigen.
16 [That leads me to say that] I very confidently proclaim [LIT] the good message [about what Christ has done], because this good message is the powerful [means] that God [uses] to save [from the guilt of their sins] all people who trust [in what Christ has done for them]. Specifically, God first has saved the Jews [who believe the good message], and then he has saved non-Jews.
Voor het Evangelie toch schaam ik me niet. Immers het is een goddelijke kracht ter zaligheid voor iedereen, die gelooft; eerst voor den Jood en dan voor den Griek.
17 By means of this good message God reveals how he erases the record of people’s sins (OR, declares people no longer guilty for having sinned); and his doing this is entirely because [IDM] they trust [in Christ. This is confirmed] by what [a prophet long ago] wrote [that God said], “Those (whose record of sin [I] have erased/whom [I] have declared no longer guilty for sin) because they trust [in me] will live [forever].”
Want in het Evangelie openbaart zich de gerechtigheid Gods, verkregen door een steeds groeiend geloof; zoals geschreven staat: "Wie rechtvaardig is door het geloof, hij zal leven".
18 From [where God rules in] heaven he is making it clear to all [non-Jewish] people who show no respect for God and who do wicked things, that he is angry with them [and that they deserve to be punished] {[that he would punish them]} [MTY]. By means of [their behaving] wickedly, they keep other people [from believing what they know] to be true [about God].
Inderdaad, Gods toorn daalt neer uit de hemel over al de goddeloosheid en ongerechtigheid van de mensen, die de waarheid geweld aandoen door ongerechtigheid.
19 [Everyone] can clearly know what God [is like], because God himself has revealed to everyone [what he is like].
Immers, wat men weten kan over God, kan ook door hèn worden gekend; God toch heeft het hun duidelijk gemaakt.
20 [People] cannot see what God is like. But ever since he created the world, by means of what he created he has clearly revealed what he is like. He has made clear to everyone that he has always been able to do very powerful things. [Therefore, we should recognize that] God is powerful, [completely different from all that he created]. So no one has a basis for saying, [“We never knew about God].” (aïdios g126)
Want zijn onzichtbaar Wezen, zijn eeuwige Macht en zijn Godheid zijn van de schepping der wereld af bij enig nadenken uit het geschapene duidelijk te kennen. Te verontschuldigen zijn ze dus niet. (aïdios g126)
21 Although [the non-Jews] knew what God [is like], they did not honor him as God, nor did they thank [him for what he had done]. But instead, they began to think foolish [things about him], and they became unable to understand [MET] [what he wanted them to know].
Want ofschoon ze God hebben gekend, hebben ze Hem niet als God geëerd of gedankt; maar hun bespiegelingen zijn uitgelopen op niets, en hun onverstandig hart werd verduisterd.
22 Although they claimed that they were wise, they became foolish,
Ze noemden zich wijs, en werden dwaas;
23 and they refused to [admit that] God is glorious and will never die. Instead, they made and worshipped idols [that resembled people who] will some day die, and [then they made other idols that resembled] birds and four-footed animals, and [finally] they made idols that resembled reptiles.
de glorie van den onsterflijken God hebben ze verruild voor een beeld, dat lijkt op een sterflijken mens, op vogels, op viervoetige en kruipende beesten.
24 So God allowed [the non-Jews] do immoral sexual things that they [SYN] strongly desired, things [that their desires were compelling them to do]. As a result, they [began to] dishonor each other’s bodies [by their sexual actions].
Daarom heeft God naar de lusten van hun hart hen prijsgegeven aan onreinheid, zodat ze hun eigen lichaam onteren.
25 Also, they [chose to worship] false [gods] instead (of admitting/of choosing to believe) what is true [about] God. They worshipped and served things [that God] created instead of [worshipping and serving God himself], the one who created [everything. They did this even though] he [deserves that those he created] would forever praise him. Amen!/May it be so! (aiōn g165)
Ze hebben de waarheid van God tegen de leugen geruild, en liever het schepsel geëerd en gediend dan den Schepper, die geprezen moet worden in eeuwigheid. Amen! (aiōn g165)
26 So, God allowed [the non-Jews to do] shameful [sexual] things that they [strongly] desired. As a result, many women did not have natural sexual relations [with their husbands] [EUP]. Instead, they were doing sexual actions with other women [EUP].
En daarom heeft God hen overgelaten aan onterende driften. Hun vrouwen hebben de natuurlijke omgang met de tegennatuurlijke verwisseld;
27 Similarly, [many] men stopped having/did not have natural sexual relations with women [EUP]. Instead, they strongly desired to have sexual relations with other men. They committed [homosexual] acts with other men, acts that were shameful. As a result, [God has] punished them [by sicknesses] in their bodies, which is what they deserve [because] they [thought] wrongly [that God would not punish them for doing that].
en ook de mannen hebben de natuurlijke omgang met de vrouw laten varen, zijn in lust voor elkander ontvlamd, en mannen plegen ontucht met mannen. Zó hebben ze in zichzelf het verdiende loon voor hun afdwaling ontvangen.
28 Furthermore, because they decided that it was not [worthwhile] to know God, he allowed their own worthless thoughts [to completely control them]. As a result, they began doing [evil] things that [God says that people] should not do.
En daar ze de kennis van God hebben versmaad, heeft God hen overgeleverd aan hun smadelijke instinkten, zodat ze doen, wat niet past:
29 They strongly desire to do all [kinds of] unrighteous [things]. They strongly desire to do all [kinds of] evil things [to others]. They strongly desire to possess things that [belong to others]. They strongly desire to harm [others] in various ways. [Many non-Jews] are constantly envying [other people. Many] constantly desire to murder [people. Many] constantly desire to cause strife [between people. Many] constantly desire to deceive [others. Many] constantly desire to speak hatefully [about others] (OR, [to speak harmful things about others, things that are not true]). [Many] gossip [about others].
vol zijn ze van allerlei ongerechtigheid, boosheid, hebzucht en slechtheid; vol van afgunst, moordlust, twist, bedrog en gemeenheid; lasteraars zijn het,
30 [Many] slander [others. Many] act especially hatefully toward God. [Many] speak or act in an insulting way [toward others. Many] treat others contemptuously. [Many] boast [about themselves to others. Many] invent new ways to do evil things. [Many non-Jewish children] disobey their parents.
kwaadsprekers, godvergeten, onbeschaamd, verwaand, grootsprekers en zinnend op kwaad; ongehoorzaam zijn ze aan hun ouders,
31 [Many non-Jews] act in other morally foolish ways. [Many] do not do what they promised [others that they would do. Many] do not [even] love [their own family members. And many] do not act mercifully [toward other people].
onbezonnen, onbetrouwbaar, harteloos en onmeedogend.
32 Although they know that God has declared that those who do such things deserve to be killed, they not only habitually do these [kinds of evil] things, but they also approve of others who habitually do them.
En terwijl ze weten, dat God heeft verordend, dat wie dergelijke dingen doet, de dood verdient, bedrijven zij ze niet alleen, maar schenken hun bijval aan hen, die ze doen.
