Mga Roma 10
1 Mga kapatid, ang nais ng aking puso at ang hiling ko sa Diyos ay para sa kanila, para sa kanilang kaligtasan.
My fellow believers, what I deeply desire and what I pray to God earnestly for is that he will save [my own people], [the Jews].
2 Sapagkat sila ay pinatotohanan ko na mayroon silang pagsisikap para sa Diyos, ngunit hindi ayon sa kaalaman.
I declare truthfully about them that although they (zealously seek/very much want to know) God, they do not understand [how to seek/know him correctly].
3 Sapagkat hindi nila nalalaman ang katuwiran ng Diyos, at pinagsisikapan nilang itatag ang kanilang sariling katuwiran. Hindi sila nagpasakop sa katuwiran ng Diyos.
They did not (submit themselves to/accept) the way that God erases the record of people’s sins. They did not [want to] recognize [that way] because they wanted him to do it their own way.
4 Sapagkat si Cristo ang katuparan ng kautusan para sa katuwiran ng lahat ng sumasampalataya.
They wanted God to erase the record of their sins [as a result of their obeying his laws. But] because of what Christ has done, it is no longer necessary for [people to obey] the laws [God gave Moses in order for the record of their sins to be erased]. Now God will erase the record of sins of everyone who trusts [in what Christ has done].
5 Sapagkat sumulat si Moises tungkol sa katuwiran na nagmumula sa kautusan: “Ang taong gumagawa ng katuwiran ng kautusan ay mabubuhay sa katuwirang ito.”
In regard to [the old] way, Moses wrote [concerning people who obey God’s] laws, “It is the people who have done [perfectly] the things [that the laws require] who will gain [eternal] life by [doing] them.”
6 Ngunit ganito ang sinasabi ng katuwiran na nanggagaling sa pananampalataya, “Huwag mong sabihin sa iyong puso, 'Sino ang aakyat sa langit?' (sa makatuwid ay upang pababain si Cristo).
But those whose record of sins God has erased as a result of their believing [in Christ] can say [to anyone] [PRS] [as Moses said], “You should not [critically] think inwardly, ‘(Someone will have to go up and enter heaven!/Who will go up and enter heaven?)’ [RHQ]” That is to say, someone will have to [go up and] bring Christ down [to bring the message of salvation to us]!
7 At huwag mong sasabihing, 'Sino ang bababa sa kailaliman?'” (sa makatuwid ay upang iakyat si Cristo mula sa patay.) (Abyssos g12)
“Or [you should not think inwardly], ‘(Someone will have to go down and enter the place where [the spirits] of dead persons are!/Who will go down and enter the place where [the spirits] of dead persons are?)’ [RHQ]” That is to say, someone will have to [go down and] bring Christ up [from there to bring the message of salvation to us. You should not say that because Christ has already come down to save us, and has already become alive after he died]! (Abyssos g12)
8 Ngunit ano ang sinasabi nito? “Malapit sa iyo ang salita, sa iyong bibig at sa iyong puso.” Iyan ang salita ng pananampalataya, na aming ipinapahayag.
But instead, [those who believe in Christ] [PRS] can say what [RHQ] [Moses also said], “You [(sg)] can find out about [God’s] message very easily. You can speak [MTY] about it; you can think [MTY] about it.” This is the message that we proclaim, that people must believe [in Christ].
9 Sapagkat kung sa iyong bibig, kinikilala mo si Jesus bilang Panginoon, at nananampalataya ka sa iyong puso na binuhay siya ng Diyos mula sa mga patay, maliligtas ka.
[This message is that] if anyone of you confesses/says publicly that Jesus is Lord, and if you [(sg)] believe that God (caused him to become alive again after he died/raised him from the dead), you will be saved {[God] will save you}.
10 Sapagkat sa puso nananampalataya ang tao sa katuwiran, at sa bibig kumikilala siya para sa kaligtasan.
If people believe [that Christ died and that God caused him to become alive again] [CHI], the result is that [God will erase the record of their sins]. And [for] those who state/declare publicly [that Jesus is their Lord], the result is that [God] will save them.
11 Sapagkat sinasabi ng kasulatan, “Ang sinumang nananampalataya sa kaniya ay hindi mapapahiya.”
[It is written] {[Isaiah wrote]} in the Scriptures [PRS] [about the Messiah], “Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.”
12 Sapagkat walang pagkakaiba ang Judio at Griyego. Dahil iisang Panginoon ang Panginoon ng lahat, at mayaman siya sa lahat ng mga tumatawag sa kaniya.
[God] treats Jews and non-Jews similarly. Because he is the same Lord for all people [who believe in him], he abundantly [blesses] all who ask him [to save them].
13 Sapagkat ang lahat na tumatawag sa pangalan ng Panginoon ay maliligtas.
This is [just like what the prophet Joel wrote]: “All those who ask the Lord [God] to save them will be saved {The Lord [God] will save all those who ask him to save them}.”
14 Kung gayon, paano sila tatawag sa kaniya na hindi nila sinasampalatayanan? At paano sila sasampalataya sa kaniya na hindi pa nila naririnig? At paano sila makakarinig kung walang tagapangaral?
[In regard to the people of Israel rejecting the gospel, some people might object by saying], (OR, [This raises another problem about the Jews]: ) “(They certainly cannot ask [Christ to save them] if they have not [first] believed [in him]!/How can they ask [Christ to help/save them] if they have not [first] believed [in him]?) [RHQ] And (they certainly cannot believe [in him] if they have not heard about him!/how can they believe [in him] if they have not heard about him?) [RHQ] And (they certainly cannot hear [about him] if someone does not preach to them [about him]!/how can they hear [about him] if someone does not preach to them [about him]?) [RHQ]
15 At paano sila mangangaral kung hindi sila isinugo? — Gaya ng nasusulat, “Kayganda ng mga paa ng mga nagpapahayag ng mga masasayang balita ng mga mabubuting bagay!”
And those who preach to them [about Christ], (certainly cannot preach if they are not sent [by God] {if [God] does not send them} [to preach!]/how can they preach if they are not sent [by God] {if [God] does not send them} [to preach]?) [RHQ] [His sending messengers to them would be] just like it is written {like someone wrote} [in the Scriptures], ‘The arrival [MTY] of those who preach the good message is wonderful!’”
16 Ngunit hindi lahat sa kanila ay nakinig sa ebanghelyo. Sapagkat sinasabi ni Isaias, “Panginoon, sino ang naniwala sa aming mensahe?”
[I would reply in this way to people who say such things: God has indeed sent people to preach the message about Christ]. But not all [the people of Israel] have paid attention to the good message! [It is like what] Isaiah said [when he felt very discouraged], “Lord, it seems as if hardly anyone believed what they heard us [(exc)] preach! [RHQ]”
17 Kaya ang pananampalataya ay nanggagaling sa pakikinig, at pakikinig sa salita ni Cristo.
So then, [I tell you that people] are believing [in Christ] as a result of hearing [the message about him], and people are hearing [the message] as a result of [people] preaching [about] Christ!
18 Ngunit sinasabi ko, “Hindi ba nila narinig?” Oo, tiyak na narinig nila. “Ang kanilang tinig ay nakarating sa buong mundo, at ang kanilang mga salita sa mga dulo ng mundo.”
But [if someone were to] ask, “Have not [the people of Israel] heard [the message about God?]” [I would reply that they] certainly [have heard it]! It is like [what is written in the Psalms], [People living] all over the world [PRS, MTY] [have seen the stars], and what they indicate [about God’s character has reached people living in] the most remote places in the world [DOU]!
19 Bukod dito, sinasabi ko, “Hindi ba nalaman ng Israel?” Noong una ay sinabi ni Moises, “Iinggitin ko kayo sa pamamagitan ng isang hindi bansa. Sa pamamagitan ng isang bansang walang pagkaunawa, gagalitin ko kayo.”
But [someone might ask], “[Is it true that the people of] [MTY] Israel understood [the message about Christ]?” [I would reply that certainly they understood it, but they rejected it! Remember that] Moses was the first [one who warned the people of Israel about disobeying God. He told them that God said], [You consider that] non-Jewish groups are not nations at all [CHI]. But some of them [will believe in me, and I will bless them]. Then you will envy them. I will cause you to be angry with those people whom [you Jews think] do not understand [my ways] [IRO].
20 At sinasabi ni Isaias nang buong tapang, “Natagpuan ako ng mga hindi humanap sa akin. Nagpakita ako sa mga hindi nagtatanong tungkol sa akin.”
Remember also [what God] said [very] boldly to Isaiah: Non-Jews who did not (try to know/seek) me will surely find me [DOU]! I will surely reveal what I am like to those who did not ask for me!
21 Ngunit sa Israel sinasabi niya, “Buong araw kong iniunat ang aking mga kamay sa mga taong suwail at matitigas ang ulo.”
But concerning [the people of] Israel, [Isaiah] tells [us that God said]: For a long time I have held out my arms to people who disobeyed and rebelled against me, [in order] to invite them to return to me.
