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].
Ich, Paulus, ein Knecht Christi Jesu, bin durch Berufung zum Apostel ausgesondert, die Heilsbotschaft Gottes zu verkündigen,
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.
die er durch seine Propheten in (den) heiligen Schriften voraus 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.
nämlich (die Heilsbotschaft) von seinem Sohne. Dieser ist nach dem Fleische aus Davids Samen hervorgegangen,
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.
aber als Sohn Gottes in Macht erwiesen nach dem Geist der Heiligkeit aufgrund seiner Auferstehung aus den Toten. Durch ihn, unsern Herrn Jesus Christus,
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].
haben wir Gnade und das Apostelamt empfangen, um Glaubensgehorsam zu seines Namens Ehre unter allen Heidenvölkern zu wirken;
6 You [believers] who are living in Rome [city] are included among those whom God has chosen to belong to Jesus Christ.
zu diesen gehört auch ihr, da ihr für Jesus Christus (von Gott) berufen worden seid.
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.
Euch allen, die ihr als Geliebte Gottes, als berufene Heilige in Rom wohnt, sende ich meinen Gruß: Gnade werde euch zuteil und Friede von Gott unserm 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.
Zuerst sage ich meinem Gott durch Jesus Christus um euer aller willen Dank dafür, daß man von eurem Glauben in der ganzen Welt mit Anerkennung redet.
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, dem ich in meinem Geiste bei der Verkündigung der Heilsbotschaft seines Sohnes diene, ist mein Zeuge, daß ich euer ohne Unterlaß gedenke
10 I especially ask God that if he desires [me to visit you], somehow at last I shall be able to do so.
und jedesmal in meinen Gebeten die Bitte ausspreche, ob es mir wohl endlich einmal durch Gottes Willen vergönnt 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 ich sehne mich danach, euch zu sehen; ich möchte euch gern diese und jene geistliche Gabe zu eurer Stärkung mitteilen
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].
oder, besser gesagt, in eurer Mitte durch die Wechselwirkung unsers beiderseitigen Glaubens gleichfalls eine Kräftigung erfahren.
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].
Sodann will ich euch nicht in Unkenntnis darüber lassen, liebe Brüder, daß ich mir schon oftmals vorgenommen habe, euch zu besuchen – ich bin bis jetzt nur immer wieder an der Ausführung (meiner Absicht) gehindert worden –, um auch bei euch ebenso wie bei den übrigen Heidenvölkern einige Frucht zu erlangen.
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.
Den Griechen wie den Barbaren, den Gebildeten wie den Ungelehrten bin ich (zu dienen) verpflichtet;
15 So what I have eagerly desired is that I might proclaim this good message to you who are living in Rome also.
der gute Wille ist also meinerseits vorhanden, auch euch in Rom die Heilsbotschaft zu verkünden.
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 der Heilsbotschaft nicht; ist sie doch eine Gotteskraft, die jedem, der da glaubt, die Rettung bringt, wie zuerst dem Juden, so 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 Gottesgerechtigkeit wird in ihr geoffenbart, aus Glauben zu Glauben, wie geschrieben steht: »Der Gerechte 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 Gottes Zorn offenbart sich vom Himmel her über alle Gottlosigkeit und Ungerechtigkeit der Menschen, welche die Wahrheit in Ungerechtigkeit unterdrücken.
19 [Everyone] can clearly know what God [is like], because God himself has revealed to everyone [what he is like].
Denn was man von Gott erkennen kann, das ist in ihnen wohlbekannt; Gott selbst hat es ihnen ja kundgetan.
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)
Sein unsichtbares Wesen läßt sich ja doch seit Erschaffung der Welt an seinen Werken mit dem geistigen Auge deutlich ersehen, nämlich seine ewige Macht und göttliche Größe. Daher gibt es keine Entschuldigung für sie, (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 zwar kannten, ihm aber doch nicht als Gott Verehrung und Dank dargebracht haben, sondern in ihren Gedanken auf nichtige Dinge verfallen sind und ihr unverständiges Herz in Verfinsterung haben geraten lassen.
22 Although they claimed that they were wise, they became foolish,
Während sie sich ihrer angeblichen Weisheit rühmten, sind sie zu Toren geworden
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.
und haben die Herrlichkeit des unvergänglichen Gottes mit dem Abbild des vergänglichen Menschen und der Gestalt von Vögeln, von vierfüßigen Tieren und kriechendem Gewürm vertauscht.
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].
Daher hat Gott sie durch die Begierden ihrer Herzen in den Schmutz der Unsittlichkeit versinken lassen, so daß ihre Leiber an ihnen selbst geschändet wurden;
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)
denn sie haben die Wahrheit Gottes mit der Lüge vertauscht und Anbetung und Verehrung dem Geschaffenen erwiesen anstatt dem Schöpfer, der da 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].
Deshalb hat Gott sie auch in schandbare Leidenschaften fallen lassen; denn ihre Frauen haben den natürlichen Geschlechtsverkehr mit dem widernatürlichen vertauscht;
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].
und ebenso haben auch die Männer den natürlichen Verkehr mit der Frau aufgegeben und sind in ihrer wilden Gier zueinander entbrannt, so daß sie, Männer mit Männern, die Schamlosigkeit verübten, aber auch die gebührende Strafe für ihre 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 weil sie es verschmähten, Gott in rechter Erkenntnis festzuhalten, hat Gott sie in eine verworfene Sinnesweise versinken lassen, so daß sie alle Ungebühr verüben:
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].
sie sind erfüllt mit jeglicher Ungerechtigkeit, Schlechtigkeit, Habgier und Bosheit, voll von Neid, Mordlust, Streitsucht, Arglist und Niedertracht;
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.
sie sind Ohrenbläser, Verleumder, Gottesfeinde, gewalttätige und hoffärtige Leute, Prahler, erfinderisch im Bösen, ungehorsam gegen die Eltern,
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].
unverständig, treulos, ohne Liebe und Erbarmen;
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.
sie kennen zwar die göttliche Rechtsordnung genau, daß, wer derartiges verübt, den Tod verdient, tun es aber trotzdem nicht nur selbst, sondern spenden auch noch denen Beifall, die solche Dinge verüben.
