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].

Dari Paulus, hamba Kristus Yesus, yang dipanggil menjadi rasul dan dikuduskan untuk memberitakan Injil Allah.

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.

Injil itu telah dijanjikan-Nya sebelumnya dengan perantaraan nabi-nabi-Nya dalam kitab-kitab suci,

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.

tentang Anak-Nya, yang menurut daging diperanakkan dari keturunan Daud,

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.

dan menurut Roh kekudusan dinyatakan oleh kebangkitan-Nya dari antara orang mati, bahwa Ia adalah Anak Allah yang berkuasa, Yesus Kristus Tuhan kita.

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].

Dengan perantaraan-Nya kami menerima kasih karunia dan jabatan rasul untuk menuntun semua bangsa, supaya mereka percaya dan taat kepada nama-Nya.

6 You [believers] who are living in Rome [city] are included among those whom God has chosen to belong to Jesus Christ.

Kamu juga termasuk di antara mereka, kamu yang telah dipanggil menjadi milik Kristus.

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.

Kepada kamu sekalian yang tinggal di Roma, yang dikasihi Allah, yang dipanggil dan dijadikan orang-orang kudus: Kasih karunia menyertai kamu dan damai sejahtera dari Allah, Bapa kita, dan dari Tuhan Yesus Kristus.

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.

Pertama-tama aku mengucap syukur kepada Allahku oleh Yesus Kristus atas kamu sekalian, sebab telah tersiar kabar tentang imanmu di seluruh dunia.

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].

Karena Allah, yang kulayani dengan segenap hatiku dalam pemberitaan Injil Anak-Nya, adalah saksiku, bahwa dalam doaku aku selalu mengingat kamu:

10 I especially ask God that if he desires [me to visit you], somehow at last I shall be able to do so.

Aku berdoa, semoga dengan kehendak Allah aku akhirnya beroleh kesempatan untuk mengunjungi kamu.

11 [I pray this] because I long to visit you to help you spiritually, in order that you will become stronger [spiritually].

Sebab aku ingin melihat kamu untuk memberikan karunia rohani kepadamu guna menguatkan kamu,

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].

yaitu, supaya aku ada di antara kamu dan turut terhibur oleh iman kita bersama, baik oleh imanmu maupun oleh imanku.

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].

Saudara-saudara, aku mau, supaya kamu mengetahui, bahwa aku telah sering berniat untuk datang kepadamu--tetapi hingga kini selalu aku terhalang--agar di tengah-tengahmu aku menemukan buah, seperti juga di tengah-tengah bangsa bukan Yahudi yang lain.

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.

Aku berhutang baik kepada orang Yunani, maupun kepada orang bukan Yunani, baik kepada orang terpelajar, maupun kepada orang tidak terpelajar.

15 So what I have eagerly desired is that I might proclaim this good message to you who are living in Rome also.

Itulah sebabnya aku ingin untuk memberitakan Injil kepada kamu juga yang diam di Roma.

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.

Sebab aku mempunyai keyakinan yang kokoh dalam Injil, karena Injil adalah kekuatan Allah yang menyelamatkan setiap orang yang percaya, pertama-tama orang Yahudi, tetapi juga orang Yunani.

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].”

Sebab di dalamnya nyata kebenaran Allah, yang bertolak dari iman dan memimpin kepada iman, seperti ada tertulis: "Orang benar akan hidup oleh iman."

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].

Sebab murka Allah nyata dari sorga atas segala kefasikan dan kelaliman manusia, yang menindas kebenaran dengan kelaliman.

19 [Everyone] can clearly know what God [is like], because God himself has revealed to everyone [what he is like].

Karena apa yang dapat mereka ketahui tentang Allah nyata bagi mereka, sebab Allah telah menyatakannya kepada mereka.

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)

Sebab apa yang tidak nampak dari pada-Nya, yaitu kekuatan-Nya yang kekal dan keilahian-Nya, dapat nampak kepada pikiran dari karya-Nya sejak dunia diciptakan, sehingga mereka tidak dapat berdalih. (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].

Sebab sekalipun mereka mengenal Allah, mereka tidak memuliakan Dia sebagai Allah atau mengucap syukur kepada-Nya. Sebaliknya pikiran mereka menjadi sia-sia dan hati mereka yang bodoh menjadi gelap.

22 Although they claimed that they were wise, they became foolish,

Mereka berbuat seolah-olah mereka penuh hikmat, tetapi mereka telah menjadi bodoh.

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.

Mereka menggantikan kemuliaan Allah yang tidak fana dengan gambaran yang mirip dengan manusia yang fana, burung-burung, binatang-binatang yang berkaki empat atau binatang-binatang yang menjalar.

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].

Karena itu Allah menyerahkan mereka kepada keinginan hati mereka akan kecemaran, sehingga mereka saling mencemarkan tubuh mereka.

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)

Sebab mereka menggantikan kebenaran Allah dengan dusta dan memuja dan menyembah makhluk dengan melupakan Penciptanya yang harus dipuji selama-lamanya, amin. (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].

Karena itu Allah menyerahkan mereka kepada hawa nafsu yang memalukan, sebab isteri-isteri mereka menggantikan persetubuhan yang wajar dengan yang tak wajar.

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].

Demikian juga suami-suami meninggalkan persetubuhan yang wajar dengan isteri mereka dan menyala-nyala dalam berahi mereka seorang terhadap yang lain, sehingga mereka melakukan kemesuman, laki-laki dengan laki-laki, dan karena itu mereka menerima dalam diri mereka balasan yang setimpal untuk kesesatan mereka.

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.

Dan karena mereka tidak merasa perlu untuk mengakui Allah, maka Allah menyerahkan mereka kepada pikiran-pikiran yang terkutuk, sehingga mereka melakukan apa yang tidak pantas:

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].

penuh dengan rupa-rupa kelaliman, kejahatan, keserakahan dan kebusukan, penuh dengan dengki, pembunuhan, perselisihan, tipu muslihat dan kefasikan.

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.

Mereka adalah pengumpat, pemfitnah, pembenci Allah, kurang ajar, congkak, sombong, pandai dalam kejahatan, tidak taat kepada orang tua,

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].

tidak berakal, tidak setia, tidak penyayang, tidak mengenal belas kasihan.

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.

Sebab walaupun mereka mengetahui tuntutan-tuntutan hukum Allah, yaitu bahwa setiap orang yang melakukan hal-hal demikian, patut dihukum mati, mereka bukan saja melakukannya sendiri, tetapi mereka juga setuju dengan mereka yang melakukannya.