Romans 10
1 Britheren, the wille of myn herte and mi biseching is maad to God for hem in to helthe.
Brothers, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God is for Israel, that they may be saved.
2 But Y bere witnessyng to hem, that thei han loue of God, but not aftir kunnyng.
For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
3 For thei vnknowynge Goddis riytwisnesse, and sekynge to make stidefast her owne riytfulnesse, ben not suget to the riytwisnesse of God.
For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
4 For the ende of the lawe is Crist, to riytwisnesse to ech man that bileueth.
For Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
5 For Moises wroot, For the man that schal do riytwisnesse that is of the lawe, schal lyue in it.
For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, “The one who does them will live by them.”
6 But the riytwisnesse that is of bileue, seith thus, Seie thou not in thin herte, Who schal stie in to heuene? that is to seie, to lede doun Crist;
But the righteousness which is of faith says this, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down);
or, 'Who will descend into the Abyss (Abyssos g12)?' (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)"
8 But what seith the scripture? The word is nyy in thi mouth, and in thin herte; this is the word of bileue, which we prechen.
But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart;” that is, the word of faith which we preach:
9 That if thou knoulechist in thi mouth the Lord Jhesu Crist, and bileuest in thin herte, that God reiside hym fro deth, thou schalt be saaf.
that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
10 For bi herte me bileueth to riytwisnesse, but bi mouth knowleching is maad to helthe.
For with the heart one believes resulting in righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made resulting in salvation.
11 For whi the scripture seith, Ech that bileueth in hym, schal not be confoundid.
For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.”
12 And ther is no distinccioun of Jew and of Greke; for the same Lord of alle is riche in alle, that inwardli clepen hym.
For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich to all who call on him.
13 For ech man `who euere schal inwardli clepe the name of the Lord, schal be saaf.
For, “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
14 Hou thanne schulen thei inwardli clepe hym, in to whom thei han not bileued? or hou schulen thei bileue to hym, whom thei han not herd? Hou schulen thei here, with outen a prechour?
How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher?
15 and hou schulen thei preche, but thei be sent? As it is writun, Hou faire ben the feet of hem that prechen pees, of hem that prechen good thingis.
And how will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the Good News of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!”
16 But not alle men obeien to the gospel. For Ysaie seith, Lord, who bileuede to oure heryng?
But they did not all listen to the glad news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?”
17 Therfor feith is of heryng, but heryng bi the word of Crist.
So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
18 But Y seie, Whether thei herden not? Yhis, sothely the word of hem wente out in to al the erthe, and her wordis in to the endis of the world.
But I say, did not they hear? Yes, most certainly, “Their sound went out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”
19 But Y seie, Whether Israel knewe not? First Moyses seith, Y schal lede you to enuye, that ye ben no folc; that ye ben an vnwise folc, Y schal sende you in to wraththe.
But I ask, did not Israel know? First Moses says, “I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation. I will make you angry with a nation void of understanding.”
20 And Ysaie is bold, and seith, Y am foundun of men that seken me not; opynli Y apperide to hem, that axiden not me.
Isaiah is very bold and says, “I was found by those who did not seek me. I was revealed to those who did not ask for me.”
21 But to Israel he seith, Al dai Y streiyte out myn hondis to a puple that bileuede not, but ayen seide me.
But about Israel he says, “All day long I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.”
