Roma 2

1 NOLAILA hoi, e ke kanaka, ka mea nana o hoohewa aku, aole on mea e hoaponoia'i; no ka mea, i kou hoahewa ana i kekahi, ua hoahewa oe ia oe iho, no kau hana ana i na mea au i hoahewa aku ai.

You are therefore without excuse, O man, whoever you are who sit in judgement upon others. For when you pass judgement on your fellow man, you condemn yourself; for you who sit in judgement upon others are guilty of the same misdeeds;

2 Ua ike no kakou, ma ka pono ka ke Akua hoahewa ana mai i ka poe e hana ana ia mau mea.

and we know that God's judgement against those who commit such sins is in accordance with the truth.

3 E ke kanaka, ka mea nana o hoahewa i ka poe e hana pela, a ke hoohalike nei oe me lakou, ke manao nei anei oe e pakele i ka ke Akua hoahewa ana mai?

And you who pronounce judgement upon those who do such things although your own conduct is the same as theirs--do you imagine that you yourself will escape unpunished when God judges?

4 A ke hoowahawaha nei anei oe i ka nui loa o kona lokomaikai, a me kona ahonui, a me kona hoomanawanui ana, aole hoi oe i hoomaopopo, o ko ke Akua maikai, o ka mea ia o alakai ia oe i ka mihi?

Or is it that you think slightingly of His infinite goodness, forbearance and patience, unaware that the goodness of God is gently drawing you to repentance?

5 Aka, mamuli o kou paakiki a me ka naau mihi ole o hoahu ana oe nou iho i ka inaina no ka la e inainaia mai ai, a e hoikeia mai ai hoi ka hoahewa pono ana mai a ke Akua;

The fact is that in the stubbornness of your impenitent heart you are treasuring up against yourself anger on the day of Anger--the day when the righteousness of God's judgements will stand revealed.

6 Nana no e uku mai i kela kanaka i keia kanaka e like me kana hana ana;

To each man He will make an award corresponding to his actions;

7 I ka poe e imi ana i ka nani, a me ka mahalo, a me ka make ole, ma ka hooikaika mau ana i ka hana maikai, i ke ola loa; (aiōnios g166)

to those on the one hand who, by lives of persistent right-doing, are striving for glory, honour and immortality, the Life of the Ages; (aiōnios g166)

8 Aka, i ka poe i hoopaapaa, me ka malama ole i ka olelo oiaio, a malama hoi ma ka hewa, ia lakou ka huhu a me ka inainaia;

while on the other hand upon the self-willed who disobey the truth and obey unrighteousness will fall anger and fury, affliction and awful distress,

9 O ka poino, a me ka ehaeha matuna o ka uhane o kela kanaka o keia kanaka e hana ana i ka hewa; o ka Iudaio mua, a o ka Helene hoi;

coming upon the soul of every man and woman who deliberately does wrong--upon the Jew first, and then upon the Gentile;

10 Aka, o ka nani, a me ka mahalo, a me ka pomaikai, no na mea a pau e hana ana i ka pono; no ka Iudaio mua a no ka Helene hoi;

whereas glory, honour and peace will be given to every one who does what is good and right--to the Jew first and then to the Gentile.

11 No ka mea, aole ke Akua i manao mai ma ko ka helehelena.

For God pays no attention to this world's distinctions.

12 No ka mea, o na mea kanawai ole a pau i hana hewa, e make kanawai ole lakou; a o na mea a pau i hana hewa malalo o ke kanawai, e hoahewaia lakou ma ke kanawai;

For all who have sinned apart from the Law will also perish apart from the Law, and all who have sinned whilst living under the Law, will be judged by the Law.

13 (No ka mea, aole ka poe lohe wale no i ke kanawai ka pono imua o ke Akua; aka, o ka poe o malama i ke kanawai e hoaponoia'na.

It is not those that merely hear the Law read who are righteous in the sight of God, but it is those that obey the Law who will be pronounced righteous.

14 No ia hoi, o ka poe kanaka e, ka poe kanawai ole, ina ma ko lakou manao maoli i hana'i lakou i na mea maloko o ke kanawai, o keia poe kanawai ole, he kanawai lakou no lakou iho no;

For when Gentiles who have no Law obey by natural instinct the commands of the Law, they, without having a Law, are a Law to themselves;

15 A e hoike nei hoi lakou, ua kakauia ka pono a ke kanawai ma ko lakou mau naau, a ua hooiaio ko lakou lunamanao, e hoahewa ana, a e hoapono ana ko lakou mau naau ia lakou iho; )

since they exhibit proof that a knowledge of the conduct which the Law requires is engraven on their hearts, while their consciences also bear witness to the Law, and their thoughts, as if in mutual discussion, accuse them or perhaps maintain their innocence--

16 I ka la a ko Akua e hoopai ai i na mea huna a na kanaka, ma o Iesu Kristo la, e like me ka'u euanelio.

on the day when God will judge the secrets of men's lives by Jesus Christ, as declared in the Good News as I have taught it.

17 Ina ua kapaia'ku oe he Iudaio, a ua hilinai iho oe ma ke kanawai, ua haano i ke Akua,

And since you claim the name of Jew, and find rest and satisfaction in the Law, and make your boast in God,

18 A ua ike oe i kona makemake, ua hoao hoi i na mea ano e, ua aoia oe ma ke kanawai;

and know the supreme will, and can test things that differ--being a man who receives instruction from the Law--

19 Ua manao iho hoi oe, he alakai oe no na makapo, he malamalama hoi no ka poe iloko o ka pouli;

and have persuaded yourself that, as for you, you are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

20 He mea nana e ao i ka poe naaupo, he kumu hoi na na kamalii, ua loaa hoi ia oe ke ano o ka ike, a me ka oiaio iloko o ke kauawai:

a schoolmaster for the dull and ignorant, a teacher of the young, because in the Law you possess an outline of real knowledge and an outline of the truth:

21 O oe ke ao aku ia hai, aole anei oe e ao ia oe iho? O oe ke papa aku, Mai aihue, e aihue no anei oe?

you then who teach your fellow man, do you refuse to teach yourself? You who cry out against stealing, are you yourself a thief?

22 O oe ke olelo aku, Mai moe kolohe, e moe kolohe no anei oe? O oe ke hoopailua i na kii, e aihue no anei oe i na mea laa?

You who forbid adultery, do you commit adultery? You who loathe idols, do you plunder their temples?

23 O oe ke haano aku i ke kanawai, e hoino no anei oe i ke Akua ma ka haihai ana i ke kanawai?

You who make your boast in the Law, do you offend against its commands and so dishonour God?

24 No ka mea, ua olelo ino ia'e ka inoa o ke Akua iwaena o na kanaka e, ma o oukou la, e like me ka mea i palapalaia.

For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentile nations because of you, as Holy Writ declares.

25 O ke okipoepoe ana, he mea ia e pono ai, ke malama oe i ke kanawai; aka, ina haihai oe i ke kanawai, ua lilo kou okipoepoe ana i okipoepoe ole ana.

Circumcision does indeed profit, if you obey the Law; but if you are a Law-breaker, the fact that you have been circumcised counts for nothing.

26 A ina o ka mea i okipoepoe ole ia e malama i na kauoha o ke kanawai, aole anei e manaoia kona okipoepoe ole ana, me he okipoepoe ana la?

In the same way if an uncircumcised man pays attention to the just requirements of the Law, shall not his lack of circumcision be overlooked, and,

27 A o ka mea i malama i ke kanawai mamuli o kona hanau ana a me ke okipoepoe ole, e hoahewa oia ia oe i ka mea i loaa ka palapala a me ke okipoepoeia, a i lilo hoi i mea haihai i ke kanawai.

although he is a Gentile by birth, if he scrupulously obeys the Law, shall he not sit in judgement upon you who, possessing, as you do, a written Law and circumcision, are yet a Law-breaker?

28 No ka mea, o ka mea e Iudaio ana mawaho, aole ia he Iudaio; aole hoi ka mea mawaho ma ke kino, ke okipoepoe ana.

For the true Jew is not the man who is simply a Jew outwardly, and true circumcision is not that which is outward and bodily.

29 Aka, o ka mea e Iudaio ana maloko, oia ka Iudaio; a o ke okipoepoe ana, no ka naau ia, ma ka uhane, aole ma ka hua palapala; aole no na kanaka kona hoomaikaiia, no ke Akua mai no.

But the true Jew is one inwardly, and true circumcision is heart-circumcision--not literal, but spiritual; and such people receive praise not from men, but from God.