< Romafoɔ 10 >
1 Anuanom, deɛ mʼakoma pere hwehwɛ yɛ me mpaeɛ a mebɔ srɛ Onyankopɔn ma Israelfoɔ sɛ wɔbɛnya nkwagyeɛ.
Brethren, mine hearts desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saued.
2 Mɛtumi madi wɔn ho adanseɛ sɛ wɔyɛ nnipa a wɔde mmɔdemmɔ som Onyankopɔn sɛdeɛ ɛsɛ. Nanso, wɔn som no mfiri nimdeɛ mu.
For I beare them record, that they haue the zeale of God, but not according to knowledge.
3 Wɔammu tenenee a ɛfiri Onyankopɔn no, na mmom wɔpɛɛ sɛ wɔfa wɔn ankasa nimdeɛ so. Yei amma wɔamfa wɔn ho anhyɛ Onyankopɔn pɛ a ɔnam so ma onipa wie pɛyɛ no ase.
For they, being ignorant of the righteousnes of God, and going about to stablish their owne righteousnes, haue not submitted themselues to the righteousnes of God.
4 Kristo ne mmara no awieeɛ, enti obiara a ɔgye die no bɛyɛ ɔteneneeni.
For Christ is the end of the Law for righteousnes vnto euery one that beleeueth.
5 Mose kyerɛɛ sɛ, sɛ onipa di mmara no so a, ɔbɛtumi asɔ Onyankopɔn ani, ɛberɛ a ɔtwerɛeɛ sɛ, “Sɛ obi pɛ sɛ ɔnya nkwa a, ɔnyɛ deɛ mmara no ka no nyinaa.”
For Moses thus describeth the righteousnes which is of the Lawe, That the man which doeth these things, shall liue thereby.
6 Nanso wɔn a wɔn gyidie enti Onyankopɔn agye wɔn no, mma wɔmmisa wɔ wɔn akoma mu sɛ, “Hwan na ɔbɛkɔ ɔsoro akɔfa Kristo aba?”
But the righteousnes which is of faith, speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heauen? (that is to bring Christ from aboue)
7 Ɛnna wɔremmisa nso sɛ, “Hwan na ɔbɛkɔ awufoɔ asase so akɔnyane no aba nkwa mu”? (Abyssos )
Or, Who shall descend into the deepe? (that is to bring Christ againe from the dead) (Abyssos )
8 Deɛ Atwerɛsɛm no ka nie, “Onyankopɔn asɛm no abɛn wo, ɛda wʼano na ɛwɔ wʼakoma mu.” Yei ne asɛm a ɛfa gyidie ho a yɛka no.
But what sayth it? The worde is neere thee, euen in thy mouth, and in thine heart. This is the worde of faith which we preach.
9 Sɛ wopae mu ka sɛ, “Yesu ne Awurade”, na wogye di sɛ Onyankopɔn na ɔnyanee no firii awufoɔ mu a, wɔbɛgye wo nkwa.
For if thou shalt confesse with thy mouth the Lord Iesus, and shalt beleeue in thine heart, that God raised him vp from the dead, thou shalt be saued:
10 Na yɛfiri akoma mu gye di na wɔabu yɛn bem, na yɛde yɛn ano pae mu ka na yɛanya nkwagyeɛ.
For with the heart man beleeueth vnto righteousnes, and with the mouth man confesseth to saluation.
11 Na Atwerɛsɛm no ka sɛ, “Obiara a ɔde ne ho to no soɔ no, nʼanim rengu ase.”
For the Scripture saith, Whosoeuer beleeueth in him, shall not be ashamed.
12 Nsonsonoeɛ biara nni Yudani ne Aman amanmuni ntam. Awurade baako no yɛ Awurade ma wɔn nyinaa na, ɔhyira wɔn a wɔsufrɛ no.
For there is no difference betweene the Iewe and the Grecian: for he that is Lord ouer all, is rich vnto all, that call on him.
13 Sɛdeɛ Atwerɛsɛm no ka sɛ, “Obiara a ɔbɛbɔ Awurade din no bɛnya nkwa.”
For whosoeuer shall call vpon the Name of the Lord, shalbe saued.
14 Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na nnipa bɛnya gyidie wɔ Awurade mu na wɔabisa no nkwagyeɛ? Na ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na wɔate, gye sɛ obi ka kyerɛ wɔn.
But how shall they call on him, in whome they haue not beleeued? and how shall they beleeue in him, of whom they haue not heard? and howe shall they heare without a preacher?
15 Na sɛ wɔansoma wɔn nso a, wɔbɛyɛ dɛn na wɔaka Asɛmpa no? Sɛdeɛ wɔatwerɛ sɛ, “Wɔn a wɔde Asɛmpa no reba no nan yɛ fɛ.”
And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, Howe beautifull are the feete of them which bring glad tidings of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
16 Nanso ɛnyɛ wɔn nyinaa na wɔagye Asɛmpa no adi, sɛdeɛ Yesaia kaa sɛ, “Awurade, hwan na wagye yɛn asɛnka adi?”
But they haue not all obeyed ye Gospel: for Esaias saith, Lord, who hath beleeued our report?
17 Ɛnneɛ na gyidie no firi asɛm no tie mu, deɛ yɛte firi Asɛmpa a ɛfa Kristo ho no mu.
Then faith is by hearing, and hearing by the worde of God.
18 Nanso, mebisa sɛ, Wɔante anaa? Wɔteeɛ: “Wɔn nne akɔduru asase so mmaa nyinaa, na wɔn nsɛm nso akɔduru asase ano.”
But I demaund, Haue they not heard? No doubt their sound went out through all the earth, and their wordes into the endes of the worlde.
19 Mebisa bio sɛ, Israelfoɔ te aseɛ anaa wɔante aseɛ? Deɛ ɛdi ɛkan, Mose ka sɛ, “Mɛma moatwe aman a wɔnyɛ me ɔman mpo ho ninkunu. Mede ɔman a wɔnni nteaseɛ bɛhyɛ mo abufuo.”
But I demaund, Did not Israel knowe God? First Moses sayth, I will prouoke you to enuie by a nation that is not my nation, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.
20 Na Yesaia de akokoɔduru ka sɛ, “Wɔn a wɔnhwehwɛ me no hunuu me; medaa me ho adi kyerɛɛ wɔn a wɔmmisaa mʼase no.”
And Esaias is bolde, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not, and haue bene made manifest to them that asked not after me.
21 Na deɛ ɔka faa Israelfoɔ ho ne sɛ, “Ɛda mu nyinaa matrɛ me nsa mu ama nnipa a wɔyɛ asoɔden ne nyiyiano.”
And vnto Israel hee sayth, All the day long haue I stretched foorth mine hand vnto a disobedient, and gainesaying people.