Romana 16
1 Ampandrendreheko anahareo t’i Foìbe rahavave’ay mpitoro’ i Fivory e Kenkrea añey;
[By means of this letter] I am introducing and recommending to you our fellow believer Phoebe, [who will be taking this letter to you]. She is a deacon in the congregation in Cenchrea [city].
2 t’ie ho rambese’ areo amy Talè ami’ty mañeva o noro’eo, naho te himbae’ areo amy ze mete hipaià’e, ie fa nañolotse ty maro naho ahy ka.
[I request that] you receive her because of her relationship with the Lord. [You should do that because] those who are God’s people ought to receive [their fellow believers]. [I am also requesting] that you help her [by giving her] [EUP] whatever she needs, because she has helped many people, including me.
3 Añontaneo t’i Prisilae naho i Akoila mpiharo tolon-draha amako am’ Iesoà Norizañey.
Tell Priscilla and [her husband] Aquila that I (send greetings to/am thinking fondly of) them. They worked with me for Christ Jesus,
4 I ho namoe fititia hasolo ty fiaiko rey. Tsy izaho avao ty mañandriañe iareo fa ze hene’ Fivorin-kilakila ondatio.
and they were even willing to die [IDM] in order [to save] my life. It is not only I who thank them [for helping me], but the people in all [HYP] the non-Jewish congregations also [thank them for saving my life].
5 Ao ka ty Fivory añ’ anjomba’ iareo. Añontaneo i Epaineto rañekoy, i loha-voam-piantoke i Norizañey e Asiay.
Also tell the congregation [that meets] in their house that I (send my greetings to/am thinking fondly of) them. Tell my dear friend Epaenetus the same thing. He is the first man in Asia [province] who [believed] in Christ.
6 Añontaneo t’i Marie mpifanehake ho anahareo.
Tell Mary, who has worked hard [for Christ] in order to [help] you, that I (send my greetings to/am thinking fondly of) her.
7 Añontaneo t’i Andronìko naho i Jonìa, longoko naho mpiharo-rohy amako, an-kasiñ’ amo Firàheñeo, vaho nimpiamy Norizañey taoloko.
Tell the same thing to Andronicus and [his wife] Junia (OR, and [his sister] Junia) who are my fellow Jews and who were also [previously] in prison with me. They are well-known/respected (OR, respected by the) apostles, and they became Christians before I did.
8 Añontaneo t’i Ampliato, i kokoako amy Talèiy.
I also send my greetings to Ampliatus, who is a dear friend because of his relationship with the Lord.
9 Añontaneo t’i Orbano, mpifanehake ama’ay amy Norizañey, naho i Staky, longoko sarotse.
I also send my greetings to Urbanus, who works for Christ with us, and to my dear friend Stachys.
10 Añontaneo t’i Apelà, i niventeañe amy Norizañeiy. Añontaneo o amy Aristoboloo.
I also send my greetings to Apelles, whom Christ has approved [because Apelles successfully endured trials]. Tell the [believers] who [live in the house] of Aristobulus that I send my greetings to them.
11 Añontaneo t’i Herodiona longoko. Añontaneo o amy Narkisao, o amy Talèo.
Also tell Herodion, who is my fellow Jew, that I send my greetings to him. Tell the same thing to those who [live in the house] of Narcissus who belong to the Lord.
12 Salamao t’i Trifenae naho i Trifosae, mpifanehake amy Talè ao. Añontaneo t’i Persie isoke, i nitromake mafe amy Talèiy.
Tell the same thing to Tryphaena and [her sister] Tryphosa, who work hard for the Lord. I also send my greetings to Persis. [We all] love her and she has worked very hard for the Lord.
13 Añontaneo t’i Rofosy, jinobo’ i Talè naho i rene’e naho ahiko.
Tell Rufus, who is an outstanding Christian, that I send my greetings to him. [Tell the same thing to] his mother, [who has treated me as though] I [were her son] [MET].
14 Añontaneo t’i Asinkrito, i Flegona, i Hermesy, i Patroba, i Herma, naho o longo am’iereoo.
Tell Asyncritus and Phlegon and Hermes and Patrobas and Hermas and the fellow believers who [meet] with them that I am sending my greetings to them.
15 Salamao t’i Filologo naho i Joliae, i Nerea naho i rahavave’ey, naho i Olimpa, vaho o fonga noro’e am’iereoo.
I also send my greetings to Philologus, to [his wife] Julia (OR, [his sister] Julia), to Nereus and his sister, and to Olympas, and to all God’s people who [meet] with them.
16 Mifanalamà ami’ty oroke miavake. Hene mañontane anahareo o Fivori’ i Norizañeio.
Greet one another affectionately, but in a pure way, [when you gather together]. The [believers in] all the Christian congregations [HYP] [in this area (send their] greetings to/say they are thinking fondly of) you.
17 Añosihako ry longo, te ho sarisarie’ areo o mpanao hereñ’an-tihy naho manebañe an-dietse i fañòhañe nioha’ areoio, vaho ihankàño.
My fellow believers, I exhort you that you beware of those people who are causing divisions among you and who cause people to turn away [from God] [MTY] [because they teach things that] are contrary to the message [about Christ] that you have learned (OR, that others taught you). Keep away from such people!
18 Ie tsy mpitoroñe i Talèn-tika Norizañey, fa ty tro’e, le an-kabeake naho tsiriry ty amañahia’e ty arofo’ o tsy midareo.
They do not serve our Lord Christ! On the contrary, they only want to satisfy their own desires [MTY]! Also, by all the eloquent things that they say [DOU] they deceive those people who do not realize [that their teaching is false].
19 Fa nahatakatse ie iabikey ty talily o fatokisa’ areoo, aa le mahafale ahy nahareo; f’ie teako ho mahihitse ami’ty hasoa vaho halio amo halo-tserehañeo.
[Believers] everywhere know that you have paid attention to [the good message about Christ], with the result that I rejoice about you. But I also want you to be wise, [with the result that you do] what is good. I also want you to avoid doing what is evil.
20 Fa an-titotse te ho demohen’ Añaharem-pierañerañañe ambanem-pandia’ areo ao i mpañìnjey. Ho ama’ areo ty hasoa’ i Talèntika Iesoà Norizañey.
[If you avoid people who teach what is false], what will [soon happen] [MET] [will be as though] God, who causes us to be peaceful, will be crushing Satan under your feet! [I pray that] our Lord Jesus will continue to act kindly towards you.
21 Añontanea’ i Timoty, mpifanehake amakoy, nahareo, hoe izay ka i Losio naho i Jasona, vaho i Sosipatro rolongoko.
Timothy, who works with me, and Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, who are my fellow Jews, [want you to know that they are] (sending their greetings to/thinking fondly of) you.
22 Manalama anahareo amy Talè ao ka iraho, Tertio, mpanokitse ty taratasy toy.
I, Tertius, [one who belongs to] the Lord, [also want you to know] that I am (sending my greetings to/thinking fondly of) you. [I am writing this letter as Paul tells me what to write for him].
23 Mañontane anahareo t’i Gaio mpanao añ’anjomba ahy naho ty Fivory atoy iaby. Manalama anahareo ka t’i Erasto, mpamandro’ ty rova, naho i Koarto rahalahy.
I, [Paul], am staying in the house of Gaius, and the whole congregation [here meets] in his house. He [also wants you to know] that he is (sending his greetings to/thinking fondly of) you. Erastus, the treasurer of [this] city, also [wants you to know that] he is (sending his greetings to/thinking fondly of) you. Our fellow believer Quartus also (sends his greetings to you./says he is thinking fondly of you.)
24 Ho ama’ areo iaby abey ty fatariha’ Iesoà Norizañey, Amena.
25 Ie amy zao, ho amy Mahafijadoñe anahareo ty amy talili-soako naho ty fitaroñañe Iesoà Norizañey, ty amy fampibentarañe i raha miheotse nakafitse haehae’ izay, (aiōnios g166)
As [I] proclaim [the good message about] Jesus Christ, [I tell about God], the one who is able to strengthen you [spiritually]. I also proclaim the [truth] that was not revealed {which [God] did not reveal} in all previous ages/times (aiōnios g166)
26 fe naboake henaneo, naho amo pinatem-pitokio ty amy nililien’ Añahare nainai’e tsy modoy, le fa nitaroñeñe amo kilakila ondatio hampivohotse iareo am-patokisañe. (aiōnios g166)
but which has now been {which [he] has now} revealed. [I, along with others, have proclaimed] what the prophets wrote [about Christ]. We are doing what the eternal God commanded [us(exc)/me to do]. We want [people in] all ethnic groups to know [Christ] so that they can believe [in him] and obey [him]. (aiōnios g166)
