Romafo 10
1 Anuanom, nea me koma pere hwehwɛ yɛ me mpae a mebɔ srɛ Onyankopɔn ma Israelfo sɛ wobenya nkwagye.
Brothers, my heart's desire and my prayer to God for them is, that they may get salvation.
2 Metumi adi wɔn ho adanse sɛ wɔyɛ nnipa a wɔde mmɔdemmɔ som Onyankopɔn sɛnea ɛsɛ. Nanso wɔn som no mfi nimdeɛ mu.
For I give witness of them that they have a strong desire for God, but not with knowledge.
3 Wɔammu trenee a efi Onyankopɔn no, na mmom wɔpɛɛ sɛ wɔfa wɔn ankasa nimdeɛ so. Eyi amma wɔamfa wɔn ho anhyɛ Onyankopɔn pɛ a ɔnam so ma onipa wie pɛyɛ no ase.
Because, not having knowledge of God's righteousness, and desiring to give effect to their righteousness, they have not put themselves under the righteousness of God.
4 Kristo ne mmara no awiei, enti obiara a ogye di no bɛyɛ ɔtreneeni.
For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who has faith.
5 Mose kyerɛe sɛ, sɛ onipa di mmara no so a, obetumi asɔ Onyankopɔn ani, bere a ɔkyerɛw se, “Sɛ obi pɛ sɛ onya nkwa a, ɔnyɛ nea mmara no ka no nyinaa.”
For Moses says that the man who does the righteousness which is of the law will get life by it.
6 Nanso wɔn a wɔn gyidi nti Onyankopɔn agye wɔn no, mmisa wɔ wɔn koma mu se, “Hena na ɔbɛkɔ ɔsoro akɔfa Kristo aba?”
But the righteousness which is of faith says these words, Say not in your heart, Who will go up to heaven? (that is, to make Christ come down: )
Or, Who will go down into the deep? (that is, to make Christ come again from the dead: ) (Abyssos g12)
8 Nea Kyerɛwsɛm no ka ni: “Onyankopɔn asɛm no abɛn wo, ɛda wʼano na ɛwɔ wo koma mu.” Eyi ne asɛm a ɛfa gyidi ho a yɛka no.
But what does it say? The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart: that is, the word of faith of which we are the preachers:
9 Sɛ wopae mu ka se, “Yesu ne Awurade,” na wugye di sɛ Onyankopɔn na onyan no fii awufo mu a, wobegye wo nkwa.
Because, if you say with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and have faith in your heart that God has made him come back from the dead, you will have salvation:
10 Na yefi koma mu gye di na wɔabu yɛn bem, na yɛde yɛn ano pae mu ka na yɛanya nkwagye.
For with the heart man has faith to get righteousness, and with the mouth he says that Jesus is Lord to get salvation.
11 Na Kyerɛwsɛm no ka se, “Obiara a ɔde ne ho to ne so no, nʼanim rengu ase.”
Because it is said in the holy Writings, Whoever has faith in him will not be shamed.
12 Nsonoe biara nni Yudani ne Amanamanmuni ntam. Awurade baako no yɛ Awurade ma wɔn nyinaa na ohyira wɔn a wosu frɛ no.
And the Jew is not different from the Greek: for there is the same Lord of all, who is good to all who have hope in his name:
13 Sɛnea Kyerɛwsɛm no ka se, “Obiara a ɔbɛbɔ Awurade din no benya nkwa.”
Because, Whoever will give worship to the name of the Lord will get salvation.
14 Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na nnipa benya gyidi wɔ Awurade mu na wɔabisa no nkwagye? Na ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na wɔate? Gye sɛ obi ka kyerɛ wɔn.
But how will they give worship to him in whom they have no faith? and how will they have faith in him of whom they have not had news? and how will they have news without a preacher?
15 Na sɛ wɔansoma wɔn nso a, wɔbɛyɛ dɛn na wɔaka Asɛmpa no? Sɛnea wɔakyerɛw se, “Wɔn a wɔde Asɛmpa no reba no anan yɛ fɛ.”
And how will there be preachers if they are not sent? As it is said, How beautiful are the feet of those who give the glad news of good things.
16 Nanso ɛnyɛ wɔn nyinaa na wɔagye Asɛmpa no adi, sɛnea Yesaia kae se, “Awurade, hena na wagye yɛn asɛnka adi?”
But they have not all given ear to the good news. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has had faith in our word?
17 Ɛno de, na gyidi no fi asɛm no tie mu, nea yɛte fi Asɛmpa a ɛfa Kristo ho no mu.
So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
18 Nanso mibisa se: Wɔante ana? Mmom wɔtee: “Wɔn nne akodu asase so mmaa nyinaa, na wɔn nsɛm nso akodu asase ano.”
But I say, Did not the word come to their ears? Yes, certainly: Their sound has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.
19 Mibisa bio se, Israelfo ante ase ana? Nea edi kan, Mose ka se, “Mɛma moatwe aman a wɔnyɛ me man mpo ho ninkunu. Mede ɔman a wonni ntease bɛhyɛ mo abufuw.”
But I say, Had Israel no knowledge? First Moses says, You will be moved to envy by that which is not a nation, and by a foolish people I will make you angry.
20 Na Yesaia de akokoduru ka se, “Wɔn a wɔnhwehwɛ me no huu me; medaa me ho adi kyerɛɛ wɔn a wommisaa mʼase no.”
And Isaiah says without fear, Those who were not searching for me made discovery of me; and I was seen by those whose hearts were turned away from me.
21 Na nea ɔka faa Israelfo ho ne sɛ, “Da mu nyinaa matrɛw me nsa mu ama nnipa a wɔyɛ asoɔden ne nyiyiano.”
But about Israel he says; All the day my hands have been stretched out to a people whose hearts were turned away, and who put themselves against my word.
