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].

۱ پولس، غلام عیسی مسیح و رسول خوانده شده و جدا نموده شده برای انجیل خدا،

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.

۲ که سابق وعده آن را داده بود به وساطت انبیای خود در کتب مقدسه،

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.

۳ درباره پسر خود که بحسب جسم از نسل داود متولد شد،

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.

۴ و بحسب روح قدوسیت پسر خدا به قوت معروف گردید ازقیامت مردگان یعنی خداوند ما عیسی مسیح،

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].

۵ که به او فیض و رسالت را یافتیم برای اطاعت ایمان در جمیع امت‌ها به‌خاطر اسم او،

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

۶ که درمیان ایشان شما نیز خوانده شده عیسی مسیح هستید

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.

۷ به همه که در روم محبوب خدا و خوانده شده و مقدسید، فیض و سلامتی از جانب پدر ما خدا و عیسی مسیح خداوند بر شما باد.

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.

۸ اول شکر می‌کنم خدای خود را به وساطت عیسی مسیح درباره همگی شما که ایمان شما درتمام عالم شهرت یافته است؛

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].

۹ زیرا خدایی که اورا به روح خود در انجیل پسرش خدمت می‌کنم، مرا شاهد است که چگونه پیوسته شما را یادمی کنم،

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

۱۰ و دائم در دعاهای خود مسالت می‌کنم که شاید الان آخر به اراده خدا سعادت یافته، نزد شما بیایم.

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

۱۱ زیرا بسیار اشتیاق دارم که شما را ببینم تا نعمتی روحانی به شما برسانم که شما استوار بگردید،

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].

۱۲ یعنی تا در میان شماتسلی یابیم از ایمان یکدیگر، ایمان من و ایمان شما.

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].

۱۳ لکن‌ای برادران، نمی خواهم که شمابی خبر باشید از اینکه مکرر اراده آمدن نزد شماکردم و تا به حال ممنوع شدم تا ثمری حاصل کنم در میان شما نیز چنانکه در سایر امت‌ها.

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.

۱۴ زیرا که یونانیان و بربریان و حکما و جهلا راهم مدیونم.

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

۱۵ پس همچنین بقدر طاقت خودمستعدم که شما را نیز که در روم هستید بشارت دهم.

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.

۱۶ زیرا که از انجیل مسیح عار ندارم چونکه قوت خداست، برای نجات هر کس که ایمان آورد، اول یهود و پس یونانی،

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].”

۱۷ که در آن عدالت خدا مکشوف می‌شود، از ایمان تا ایمان، چنانکه مکتوب است که عادل به ایمان زیست خواهد نمود.

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].

۱۸ زیرا غضب خدا از آسمان مکشوف می‌شود بر هر بی‌دینی و ناراستی مردمانی که راستی را در ناراستی باز می‌دارند.

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

۱۹ چونکه آنچه از خدا می‌توان شناخت، در ایشان ظاهراست زیرا خدا آن را بر ایشان ظاهر کرده است.

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)

۲۰ زیرا که چیزهای نادیده او یعنی قوت سرمدی و الوهیتش از حین آفرینش عالم بوسیله کارهای او فهمیده و دیده می‌شود تا ایشان را عذری نباشد. (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].

۲۱ زیرا هر‌چند خدا را شناختند، ولی اورا چون خدا تمجید و شکر نکردند بلکه درخیالات خود باطل گردیده، دل بی‌فهم ایشان تاریک گشت.

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

۲۲ ادعای حکمت می‌کردند واحمق گردیدند.

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.

۲۳ و جلال خدای غیرفانی را به شبیه صورت انسان فانی و طیور و بهایم وحشرات تبدیل نمودند.

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].

۲۴ لهذا خدا نیز ایشان رادر شهوات دل خودشان به ناپاکی تسلیم فرمود تادر میان خود بدنهای خویش را خوار سازند،

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)

۲۵ که ایشان حق خدا را به دروغ مبدل کردند وعبادت و خدمت نمودند مخلوق را به عوض خالقی که تا ابدالاباد متبارک است. آمین. (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].

۲۶ از این سبب خدا ایشان را به هوسهای خباثت تسلیم نمود، به نوعی که زنانشان نیز عمل طبیعی را به آنچه خلاف طبیعت است تبدیل نمودند.

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].

۲۷ و همچنین مردان هم استعمال طبیعی زنان را ترک کرده، از شهوات خود با یکدیگرسوختند. مرد با مرد مرتکب اعمال زشت شده، عقوبت سزاوار تقصیر خود را در خود یافتند.

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.

۲۸ و چون روا نداشتند که خدا را در دانش خودنگاه دارند، خدا ایشان را به ذهن مردود واگذاشت تا کارهای ناشایسته به‌جا آورند.

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].

۲۹ مملو از هرنوع ناراستی و شرارت و طمع و خباثت؛ پر ازحسد و قتل و جدال و مکر و بدخویی؛

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.

۳۰ غمازان و غیبت کنندگان و دشمنان خدا و اهانت کنندگان و متکبران و لافزنان و مبدعان شر و نامطیعان والدین؛

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].

۳۱ بی‌فهم و بی‌وفا و بی‌الفت و بی‌رحم.

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.

۳۲ زیرا هر‌چند انصاف خدا را می‌دانند که کنندگان چنین کارها مستوجب موت هستند، نه فقط آنها را می‌کنند بلکه کنندگان را نیز خوش می‌دارند.