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, Knecht Jesu Christi, berufener Apostel, abgesondert zum Evangelium Gottes
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.
(welches er durch seine Propheten in heiligen Schriften zuvor verheißen hat),
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.
über seinen Sohn, (der aus dem Samen Davids gekommen ist dem Fleische nach,
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.
und als Sohn Gottes in Kraft erwiesen dem Geiste der Heiligkeit nach durch Totenauferstehung) Jesum Christum, unseren Herrn,
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].
(durch welchen wir Gnade und Apostelamt empfangen haben für seinen Namen zum Glaubensgehorsam unter allen Nationen,
6 You [believers] who are living in Rome [city] are included among those whom God has chosen to belong to Jesus Christ.
unter welchen auch ihr seid, Berufene Jesu Christi) -
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.
allen Geliebten Gottes, berufenen Heiligen, die in Rom sind: Gnade euch und Friede von Gott, unserem Vater, und dem Herrn 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.
Aufs erste danke ich meinem Gott durch Jesum Christum euer aller halben, daß euer Glaube verkündigt wird in der ganzen Welt.
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].
Denn Gott ist mein Zeuge, welchem ich diene in meinem Geiste in dem Evangelium seines Sohnes, wie unablässig ich euer erwähne,
10 I especially ask God that if he desires [me to visit you], somehow at last I shall be able to do so.
allezeit flehend bei meinen Gebeten, ob ich nun endlich einmal durch den Willen Gottes so glücklich sein möchte, zu euch zu kommen.
11 [I pray this] because I long to visit you to help you spiritually, in order that you will become stronger [spiritually].
Denn mich verlangt sehr, euch zu sehen, auf daß ich euch etwas geistliche Gnadengabe mitteilte, um euch zu befestigen,
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].
daß ist aber, mit euch getröstet zu werden in eurer Mitte, ein jeder durch den Glauben, der in dem anderen ist, sowohl euren als meinen.
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].
Ich will aber nicht, daß euch unbekannt sei, Brüder, daß ich mir oft vorgesetzt habe, zu euch zu kommen (und bis jetzt verhindert worden bin), auf daß ich auch unter euch einige Frucht haben möchte, gleichwie auch unter den übrigen Nationen.
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.
Sowohl Griechen als Barbaren, sowohl Weisen als Unverständigen bin ich ein Schuldner.
15 So what I have eagerly desired is that I might proclaim this good message to you who are living in Rome also.
Ebenso bin ich, soviel an mir ist, bereitwillig, auch euch, die ihr in Rom seid, das Evangelium zu verkündigen.
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.
Denn ich schäme mich des Evangeliums nicht, denn es ist Gottes Kraft zum Heil jedem Glaubenden, sowohl dem Juden zuerst als auch dem Griechen.
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].”
Denn Gottes Gerechtigkeit wird darin geoffenbart aus Glauben zu Glauben, wie geschrieben steht: “Der Gerechte aber wird aus Glauben leben”.
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].
Denn es wird geoffenbart Gottes Zorn vom Himmel her über alle Gottlosigkeit und Ungerechtigkeit der Menschen, welche die Wahrheit in Ungerechtigkeit besitzen;
19 [Everyone] can clearly know what God [is like], because God himself has revealed to everyone [what he is like].
weil das von Gott Erkennbare unter ihnen offenbar ist, denn Gott hat es ihnen geoffenbart, -
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)
denn das Unsichtbare von ihm, sowohl seine ewige Kraft als auch seine Göttlichkeit, die von Erschaffung der Welt an in dem Gemachten wahrgenommen werden, wird geschaut, damit sie ohne Entschuldigung seien; (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].
weil sie, Gott kennend, ihn weder als Gott verherrlichten, noch ihm Dank darbrachten, sondern in ihren Überlegungen in Torheit verfielen, und ihr unverständiges Herz verfinstert wurde:
22 Although they claimed that they were wise, they became foolish,
indem sie sich für Weise ausgaben,
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.
sind sie zu Narren geworden und haben die Herrlichkeit des unverweslichen Gottes verwandelt in das Gleichnis eines Bildes von einem verweslichen Menschen und von Vögeln und von vierfüßigen und kriechenden Tieren.
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].
Darum hat Gott sie [auch] dahingegeben in den Gelüsten ihrer Herzen in Unreinigkeit, ihre Leiber untereinander zu schänden;
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)
welche die Wahrheit Gottes in die Lüge verwandelt und dem Geschöpf mehr Verehrung und Dienst dargebracht haben als dem Schöpfer, welcher gepriesen ist in Ewigkeit. 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].
Deswegen hat Gott sie dahingegeben in schändliche Leidenschaften; denn sowohl ihre Weiber haben den natürlichen Gebrauch in den unnatürlichen verwandelt,
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].
als auch gleicherweise die Männer, den natürlichen Gebrauch des Weibes verlassend, in ihrer Wollust zueinander entbrannt sind, indem sie Männer mit Männern Schande trieben und den gebührenden Lohn ihrer Verirrung an sich selbst empfingen.
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.
Und gleichwie sie es nicht für gut fanden, Gott in Erkenntnis zu haben, hat Gott sie dahingegeben in einen verworfenen Sinn, zu tun, was sich nicht geziemt;
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].
erfüllt mit aller Ungerechtigkeit, Bosheit, Habsucht, Schlechtigkeit; voll von Neid, Mord, Streit, List, Tücke;
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.
Ohrenbläser, Verleumder, Gottverhaßte, Gewalttäter, Hochmütige, Prahler, Erfinder böser Dinge, Eltern Ungehorsame,
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].
Unverständige, Treulose, ohne natürliche Liebe, Unbarmherzige;
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.
die, wiewohl sie Gottes gerechtes Urteil erkennen, daß, die solches tun, des Todes würdig sind, es nicht allein ausüben, sondern auch Wohlgefallen an denen haben, die es tun.
