Pāvilavēstulē Romiešiem 15
1 Bet mums, kas esam stipri, pienākas panest nestipro vājības un nevis sev pašiem būt pa prātam.
Most of us are sure [that God will not punish us for doing certain things that the laws and rituals God gave Moses said the Jews should not do. But we] should be patient with those who are uncertain [about such things], and we should not let them irritate us. We should not [simply] please ourselves.
2 Jo ikviens no mums lai savam tuvākam ir pa prātam uz labu un par uztaisīšanu.
Each of us should [do the things that] please the fellow [believers with whom we come in contact, and things that will] benefit them. [We should do those things] in order to help them mature [spiritually].
3 Jo arī Kristus nav Sev pašam bijis pa prātam, bet kā stāv rakstīts: “Tavu nievātāju nievāšanas Man ir uzkritušas.”
[We should please our fellow believers], since Christ [has set us an example]. He did not [do things to] please himself. On the contrary, [he tried to please God even when others insulted him. That was] as it is written {as ([someone/the Psalmist]) wrote} [in Scripture that the Messiah said to God]: “When people insulted you [(sg)], [it was as though] they were also insulting me.”
4 Jo viss, kas ir papriekš rakstīts, tas mums papriekš rakstīts par mācību, lai mums cerība būtu caur paciešanu un Dieva rakstu iepriecināšanu.
And [you need to remember that] what was written previously {what [God’s servants] previously wrote} [in the Scriptures], was written {[they] wrote} to teach us in order that we would be patient and be encouraged by [reading/believing] what they wrote. If we do that, we can confidently expect [God to do for us all he has promised].
5 Bet lai tas paciešanas un iepriecināšanas Dievs jums dod vienādu prātu jūsu starpā pēc Kristus Jēzus,
God is the one who enables us to be patient and encourages us. ([Ask/Pray to]) [him that he would] enable you [all] to live harmoniously with each other, doing as Christ Jesus [did].
6 Ka jūs vienprātīgi vienā mutē varat pagodināt Dievu un mūsu Kunga Jēzus Kristus Tēvu.
Then, as you are united in what you think and say [MTY], you will praise God, [who is the heavenly] father [MET] of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7 Tāpēc uzņematies cits citu, itin kā arī Kristus jūs ir uzņēmis Dievam par godu.
So [I say to all of you believers at Rome], accept each other. [If you do that], people will praise God [as they see you behaving like Christ. Accept each other] just like Christ accepted you!
8 Un es saku, ka Jēzus Kristus ir palicis par apgraizīšanas kalpu Dieva patiesības labad, ka Viņš apstiprinātu to tēvu apsolīšanas;
I want [you to remember] that Christ [helped us] Jews [MTY] by what he did, in order to show that God (is faithful/does what he says he will do). That is, [his coming as our Messiah] fulfilled what God promised to [our Jewish] ancestors.
9 Un ka pagāni Dievu slavētu par to žēlastību, tā kā ir rakstīts: “Tāpēc es Tevi gribu teikt starp pagāniem un Tavam vārdam dziedāt.”
And [by acting mercifully to them, he also caused] non-Jews to praise him. [What he has done for non-Jews] fulfills what is written [in the Scriptures that David said to God]: “So I will praise you [(sg) when I am] among the non-Jews, and I will sing to you [MTY].”
10 Un atkal tas saka: “Priecājaties, jūs pagāni, līdz ar Viņa ļaudīm.”
[David] also wrote, “You non-Jews, rejoice with us who are God’s people.”
11 Un atkal: “Slavējat To Kungu, visi pagāni, un teiciet Viņu, visas tautas.”
[And Moses wrote in] the [Scriptures], “Praise the Lord, all [you] non-Jews, and may everyone praise him [DOU].”
12 Un atkal Jesaja saka: “Tur būs Isajus sakne, un (Viņš) kas celsies valdīt pār pagāniem; uz To pagāni cerēs.”
And Isaiah wrote [in the Scriptures], “There will be a descendant [MET] of [King] David who will begin to rule the non-Jews. They will confidently expect him [to fulfill what he has promised].”
13 Bet Tas cerības Dievs lai jūs piepilda ar visu prieku un mieru iekš ticības, ka varat būt bagāti iekš cerības caur Svētā Gara spēku.
God is the one who causes you to confidently expect [him to do what he has promised. I pray/ask] that he will cause you to be completely joyful and peaceful as you trust [in him]. As you do that, the Holy Spirit will enable you to more and more confidently expect [to receive what God has promised you].
14 Tomēr, mani brāļi, es pats arīdzan no jums gan zinu, ka arī jūs paši esat pilni labprātības, piepildīti ar visu atzīšanu, ka jūs varat cits citu paskubināt.
My fellow believers, I myself am [completely] sure that you yourselves [have acted toward others] in a completely good way. You have done that because you have known completely [all that God wants you to know] [HYP], and because you are able to teach each other.
15 Bet vietām jums, mani brāļi, drošāki esmu rakstījis, jums atgādinādams caur to žēlastību, kas man ir dota no Dieva,
However, I have written to you quite frankly [in this letter] about some things in order to remind you [about those things]. [I have written this letter] because I have been appointed by God {God has [appointed] me}, which I did not deserve,
16 Lai es esmu Jēzus Kristus kalps pie pagāniem, strādādams to svēto Dieva evaņģēlija darbu, lai pagāni paliek par patīkamu upuri, kas svētīts caur Svēto Garu
in order that I would work for Jesus Christ among non-Jews. [God has appointed me] to act like a priest as I [proclaim] his good message in order that he will accept the non-Jews [who believe in Christ. They will be] like an offering [MET] [to God] as a result of their being dedicated [to him] by the Holy Spirit {the Holy Spirit dedicating them [to God]}.
17 Tad nu man Dievam kalpojot ir ko teikties iekš Kristus Jēzus.
It follows that, because [of my relationship with] (OR, because [I belong to]) Christ Jesus, I am happy about [my work for] God.
18 Jo es neiedrošināšos ko runāt, ko Kristus pagānu paklausības labad caur mani nav strādājis ar vārdiem un darbiem,
I will speak boldly only [LIT] about the work that Christ has enabled me to do. [I do that work] in order that non-Jews might pay attention to [the message about Christ] as a result of what I have said and done,
19 Caur zīmju un brīnumu spēku, caur Dieva Gara spēku, tā ka es Kristus evaņģēliju esmu izpaudis no Jeruzālemes visapkārt līdz Illirijai,
specifically, by [my performing] many powerful miracles [DOU]. [I have done those things] as a result of [God’s] Spirit powerfully [enabling me]. As a result [of doing those things, while traveling] all the way around from Jerusalem to Illyricum [province], I have completed [my work] of proclaiming the message about Christ [in those places].
20 Un tā no sirds darbojies, evaņģēliju pasludināt, kur Kristus vārds vēl netapa piesaukts, ka es to namu neuzceltu uz cita pamatu;
As [I proclaim] that message, I am always eagerly trying to proclaim it [in places] where people have not already heard about Christ. I do that in order that [as I work for God] I might not [be continuing the work for him that someone else already started] [MET]. [I do not want to be like a man who] builds [a house] on someone else’s foundation.
21 Bet itin kā ir rakstīts: kam no tā nav sludināts, tie redzēs; un kas nav dzirdējuši, tie dabūs zināt.
On the contrary, [I teach non-Jews, so that what happens may be like] what was written {the prophet Isaiah wrote} [in the Scriptures about the Messiah]: “Those who did not hear about him previously will know [the truth about him]. Truly, those who have not heard [about him will hear and] understand [his message] [DOU].”
22 Tāpēc es arī daudzreiz esmu aizkavēts pie jums nākt.
Because [I have attempted to preach the message about Christ in places where they have not heard about him], I have been hindered {things have hindered me} many times [from being able] to visit you.
23 Bet kad tagad šinīs zemēs man vairs nav vietas, un man jau no daudz gadiem gribās pie jums nākt,
But now there are no more places in these regions [where people have not heard about Christ]. Furthermore, for several years I have wanted to visit you.
24 Tad es uz Spāniju iedams pie jums nākšu; jo es ceru, ka pārstaigādams jūs redzēšu, un no jums uz turieni tapšu pavadīts, kad es papriekš maķenīt ar jums būšu papriecājies.
[So I hope to go/come to see you]. I hope to do that as soon as I am on my way to [the provinces in] Spain. I hope to see you as I journey through [your area], and I hope that [by whatever you give me] [EUP] you will help me on my journey to Spain. But before [I go there], I want to enjoy being with you for a little while, although [I would like to stay with you longer].
25 Bet tagad es eju uz Jeruzālemi, tiem svētiem palīdzību nesdams.
But [I cannot visit you] now, because I am about to go to Jerusalem in order to take money [EUP] for God’s people [there].
26 Jo Maķedonijai un Akajai ir paticis, kādas dāvanas samest priekš tiem nabagiem, kas ir starp tiem svētiem Jeruzālemē,
[The believers in] Macedonia and Achaia [provinces] [MTY] decided to contribute some [money] [EUP] for those of God’s people in Jerusalem who are poor.
27 Jo tiem tā ir paticis; tie ir arīdzan viņu parādnieki. Jo ja pagāni pie viņu garīgām dāvanām daļu ir dabūjuši, tad arī šiem pienākas ar tām laicīgām viņiem kalpot.
They themselves decided [to do this, but] truly they owe something to God’s people in Jerusalem. The non-Jewish [believers] benefited spiritually from Jewish [believers as a result of hearing the message about Christ from them], so the non-Jews should also help the Jewish believers [in Jerusalem by giving them] material things (OR, money) [EUP].
28 Tad to pabeidzis un šo augli tiem apzieģelējis es noiešu caur jums uz Spāniju.
So when I have finished this [task] by safely delivering all this money [MET, EUP] [that the believers in Macedonia and Achaia have given], I will leave [Jerusalem and visit] you [in Rome while I am] on my way to Spain.
29 Un es zinu, ka es pie jums nākdams ar pilnu Kristus evaņģēlija svētību nākšu.
And I know that when I visit you, Christ will abundantly bless [us] (OR, enable [me] to bless [you]).
30 Bet es jūs lūdzu, brāļi, caur mūsu Kungu Jēzu Kristu un caur Tā Gara mīlestību, ka jūs līdz ar mani cīnāties, par mani Dievu lūgdami,
Because [we belong to] our Lord Jesus Christ and because the Spirit [of God causes us to] love [each other], I urge you [all] that [you help me] by fervently/intensely praying to God for me.
31 Lai es topu izglābts no tiem neticīgiem Jūdejā, un lai šī mana kalpošana, kas Jeruzālemes labad notiek, tiem svētiem būtu patīkama,
[Pray that] I will be protected {[that God] will protect me} so that the [Jews] in Judea who do not believe [the message about Christ will not harm me]. Also pray that God’s people in Jerusalem will accept the money [EUP] that I [take] to them.
32 Ka es pēc Dieva prāta ar prieku varu nākt pie jums un līdz ar jums atspirdzinājos.
Pray these things in order that I may go/come to you if God wants me to go/come, and that I may go/come joyfully, and that then God will refresh my [spirit as a result of my visiting/being] with you.
33 Un tas miera Dievs lai ir ar jums visiem. Āmen.
[I pray that] God, who [causes us to have inner] peace, will be with all of you [and will help] you. (May it be so!/Amen!)
