Roomalaisille 2
1 Sentähden sinä, oi ihminen, et voi millään itseäsi puolustaa, olitpa kuka hyvänsä, joka tuomitset. Sillä mistä toista tuomitset, siihen sinä itsesi syypääksi tuomitset, koska sinä, joka tuomitset, teet samoja tekoja.
[God will severely punish non-Jewish people who habitually do evil things, because he has clearly revealed that he is angry with them]. So, [when God judges people], he will not excuse any one of you Jews [to whom I am writing]. You [(sg)] say that [God should] punish [non-Jews for doing evil things]. But when any one of you says that, it is you yourself whom you are saying that God should punish, because you [(sg)] do [some of] the same [evil] things [that the non-Jews do].
2 Ja me tiedämme, että Jumalan tuomio on totuuden mukainen niille, jotka senkaltaista tekevät.
We know very well that God will judge and punish fairly [non-Jewish] people who do such [evil] things.
3 Vai luuletko, ihminen, sinä, joka tuomitset niitä, jotka senkaltaisia tekevät, ja itse samoja teet, että sinä vältät Jumalan tuomion?
So, you who [say God should punish] others for doing evil things yet you do evil things yourself, (you should certainly not think that you yourself will be able to escape from being punished by God!/do you think that you yourself will be able to escape from being punished by God?) [RHQ]
4 Vai halveksitko hänen hyvyytensä ja kärsivällisyytensä ja pitkämielisyytensä runsautta, etkä tiedä, että Jumalan hyvyys vetää sinua parannukseen?
And you should not say, “God is acting very tolerantly and patiently toward me, [so I do not need to stop sinning] [DOU].” (You should realize that God is acting in a kind manner [toward you] in order to encourage you [(sg)] to turn away from your sinful behavior!/Do you not realize that God is acting in a kind manner [toward you] in order to encourage you [(sg)] to turn away from your sinful behavior?) [RHQ]
5 Kovuudellasi ja sydämesi katumattomuudella sinä kartutat päällesi vihaa vihan ja Jumalan vanhurskaan tuomion ilmestymisen päiväksi,
But instead, by your stubbornly refusing to turn away from your sinful behavior [DOU], you are causing [MET] God to punish you even more severely. [He will do that] at the time when he shows that he is angry and judges people fairly.
6 hänen, "joka antaa kullekin hänen tekojensa mukaan":
God will pay back everyone according to [what they deserve for] what they have done.
7 niille, jotka hyvässä työssä kestävinä etsivät kirkkautta ja kunniaa ja katoamattomuutta, iankaikkisen elämän, (aiōnios g166)
[Specifically], some people, by continuing to doing good things, strive to be highly honored [by God] [DOU] and to receive a life that will not end. [God will reward them by enabling them] to live forever. (aiōnios g166)
8 mutta niiden osaksi, jotka ovat itsekkäitä eivätkä tottele totuutta, vaan tottelevat vääryyttä, tulee viha ja kiivastus.
But some people act in a selfish way and refuse to believe that [what God says is] true, and they do the things that [God says] are wrong. [God will] punish them very severely [DOU, MTY].
9 Tuska ja ahdistus jokaisen ihmisen sielulle, joka pahaa tekee, juutalaisen ensin, sitten myös kreikkalaisen;
He will cause everyone who habitually does evil deeds to suffer greatly, [with the result that they will become severely] distressed [DOU]. This certainly will happen to the Jews [who refuse to accept God’s message, because God gave them the privilege to be his special people], but it will also happen to the non-Jews.
10 mutta kirkkaus ja kunnia ja rauha jokaiselle, joka tekee sitä, mikä hyvä on, juutalaiselle ensin, sitten myös kreikkalaiselle!
But [God will] greatly reward spiritually [MET, DOU] every person who habitually does good deeds. He will [certainly] do this for the Jews [because God chose them as his special people], but he will also do it for the non-Jews.
11 Sillä Jumala ei katso henkilöön.
God [will do this fairly], because people’s status does not influence him.
12 Sillä kaikki, jotka ilman lakia ovat syntiä tehneet, ne myös ilman lakia hukkuvat, ja kaikki, jotka lain alaisina ovat syntiä tehneet, ne lain mukaan tuomitaan;
Although [non-Jews do not have] the laws that [God gave to Moses], all [non-Jews] who sin will be eternally separated from God. He will [not consider whether or not they knew] the laws that he [gave to Moses]. And all the [Jews] who have sinned in spite of knowing the laws that [God gave to Moses will also be punished] {[God will also punish them]}. [They will be punished for disobeying] God’s laws.
13 sillä eivät lain kuulijat ole vanhurskaita Jumalan edessä, vaan lain noudattajat vanhurskautetaan.
[It is right for them to be punished] {[God to punish them]} [because] it is not those who [merely] know God’s laws whom he considers to be righteous. On the contrary, it is only those who continually have obeyed [all] (of [God’s] laws/of the laws that [God gave to Moses]) (whom God will consider righteous/whose record of sins God will erase).
14 Sillä kun pakanat, joilla ei lakia ole, luonnostansa tekevät, mitä laki vaatii, niin he, vaikka heillä ei lakia ole, ovat itse itsellensä laki
Whenever the non-Jews, who do not have the laws [God gave to Moses], naturally obey those laws, [they prove that] they have a law within their own minds, even though they do not have the laws [God gave to Moses].
15 ja osoittavat, että lain teot ovat kirjoitetut heidän sydämiinsä, kun heidän omatuntonsa myötä-todistaa ja heidän ajatuksensa keskenään syyttävät tai myös puolustavat heitä-
They show that they know in their own minds what God [commands in his] laws [MET], as each person in his very own conscience either accuses or excuses/defends himself [concerning his own behavior].
16 sinä päivänä, jona Jumala on tuomitseva ihmisten salaisuudet Kristuksen Jeesuksen kautta, minun evankeliumini mukaan.
God [will punish people] at the time when he will judge them according to what they have thought and done. He will judge them [even] for the things that they have done secretly. He will judge people by [authorizing] Christ Jesus [to judge them]. This is [what I tell people when] I preach the gospel to them.
17 Mutta jos sinä kutsut itseäsi juutalaiseksi ja luotat lakiin ja Jumala on sinun kerskauksesi
[Now I have something to say to any one of] you [Jews to whom I am writing]: You [(sg)] boast about yourself saying, “I am a Jew.” You [(sg)] trust [that God will save you because you possess] the laws [that he gave to Moses]. You boast that [you belong to] God.
18 ja tunnet hänen tahtonsa ja, opetettuna laissa, tutkit, mikä parasta on,
You know what God desires. Because you have been taught {[people] have taught you} [God’s] laws, you are able to know which things are right and to choose to do them.
19 ja luulet kykeneväsi olemaan sokeain taluttaja, pimeydessä olevien valkeus,
You are certain that you [are able to] show [God’s truth to non-Jews], as guides [show the road] to those who are blind [MET]. You are certain that by what you say you can show God’s way to the [non-Jews who do not understand it], as a light shows the way to [those who walk in] the darkness [MET, DOU].
20 ymmärtämättömien kasvattaja, alaikäisten opettaja, sinulla kun laissa on tiedon ja totuuden muoto:
[You are certain that you] can instruct/correct [non-Jews, whom you consider] foolish [because of their not understanding God’s message]. Because you have in [God’s] laws a [written] expression of true knowledge [HEN], you are certain that you can teach [people who, being like] children, do not know [God’s truth] [MET].
21 niin sinäkö, joka toista opetat, et itseäsi opeta; joka julistat, ettei saa varastaa, itse varastat;
[Since you claim that you have all these advantages because you are a Jew], (it is disgusting that you who teach other people [that they should obey the laws God gave Moses] do not [obey the laws that you] yourself teach!/why is it that you who teach other people [that they should obey the laws God gave Moses] do not [obey the laws that you] yourself teach?) [RHQ] You who preach that people should not steal things, it is disgusting that you yourself steal things! [RHQ]
22 joka sanot, ettei saa tehdä huorin, itse teet huorin; joka kauhistut epäjumalia, kuitenkin olet temppelin ryöstäjä;
You who command people not to have sexual relations with someone to whom they are not married, it is disgusting that you commit adultery yourself! [RHQ] You who detest idols, it is disgusting that you rob temples [where people worship idols]! [RHQ]
23 joka laista kerskaat, häväiset lainrikkomisella Jumalaa?
You who boast saying, “[I have God’s] laws,” it is disgusting that you disobey those same laws! [RHQ] As a result you are insulting God!
24 Sillä "teidän tähtenne Jumalan nimi tulee pilkatuksi pakanain seassa", niinkuin kirjoitettu on.
[You must not be like our ancestors, about whom] were written [these words in the Scriptures: ] “The non-Jews speak evil about God because of [the evil actions of] many of you [Jews].” The non-Jews say God must be a hypocrite if he condones the behavior of people like you.
25 Ympärileikkaus kyllä on hyödyllinen, jos sinä lakia noudatat; mutta jos olet lainrikkoja, niin sinun ympärileikkauksesi on tullut ympärileikkaamattomuudeksi.
Any one of you who [is] circumcised [to show that he belongs to God] can benefit from that if he obeys the laws [God gave to Moses]. But if you [(sg), a circumcised person], disobey [God’s] laws, [God will consider that] you who are circumcised are no better [in God’s sight] than [someone who is] not circumcised.
26 Jos siis ympärileikkaamaton noudattaa lain säädöksiä, eikö hänen ympärileikkaamattomuutensa ole luettava ympärileikkaukseksi?
This means that God will certainly consider that even [non-Jews who are] not circumcised can become his people if they obey the things that he commanded in his laws. [RHQ]
27 Ja luonnostaan ympärileikkaamaton, joka täyttää lain, on tuomitseva sinut, joka lainkirjaiminesi ja ympärileikkauksinesi olet lainrikkoja.
[If any one of] you disobeys God’s laws, even though [you(sg) have] the Scriptures and even though someone has circumcised you {you are circumcised} [God will punish you]. And those people who are not circumcised, but who obey God’s laws, [will declare that God is right] when he says that he will punish you.
28 Sillä ei se ole juutalainen, joka vain ulkonaisesti on juutalainen, eikä ympärileikkaus se, joka ulkonaisesti lihassa tapahtuu;
It is not those who perform rituals [to show they are God’s people] who are [true] Jews, and it is not being circumcised in their bodies [that causes God to accept them] [MTY].
29 vaan se on juutalainen, joka sisällisesti on juutalainen, ja oikea ympärileikkaus on sydämen ympärileikkaus Hengessä, ei kirjaimessa; ja hän saa kiitoksensa, ei ihmisiltä, vaan Jumalalta.
On the contrary, we whom [God has changed] inwardly are [true] Jews [MTY]. And [God has accepted us because we have allowed God’s] Spirit to change our hearts, not because we perform rituals. Even if [other] people will not praise us [for that change], God will praise us.
