Romafoɔ 10
1 Anuanom, deɛ mʼakoma pere hwehwɛ yɛ me mpaeɛ a mebɔ srɛ Onyankopɔn ma Israelfoɔ sɛ wɔbɛnya nkwagyeɛ.
Brothers, my heart's desire and my prayer to God is for them, that they may be saved.
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 testify about them that they have a zeal for 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 being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness 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 righteousness to everyone who believes.
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 writes about the righteousness of the law, "The one who does them will live by them."
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 righteousness which is of faith says this, "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will go up into heaven?' (that is, to bring Christ down);
or, 'Who will go down into the deep?' (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)" (Abyssos g12)
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 does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth, and in your heart;" that is, the message of faith that we proclaim;
9 Sɛ wopae mu ka sɛ, “Yesu ne Awurade”, na wogye di sɛ Onyankopɔn na ɔnyanee no firii awufoɔ mu a, wɔbɛgye wo nkwa.
because, if you acknowledge with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
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 one believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth acknowledgment is made, resulting in salvation.
11 Na Atwerɛsɛm no ka sɛ, “Obiara a ɔde ne ho to no soɔ no, nʼanim rengu ase.”
For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes in him will not be put to shame."
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 distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord of all is rich to all who call on him.
13 Sɛdeɛ Atwerɛsɛm no ka sɛ, “Obiara a ɔbɛbɔ Awurade din no bɛnya nkwa.”
For, "Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved."
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.
How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without someone preaching?
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 will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news of peace, who bring good news 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 did not all listen to the Good News. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our report?"
17 Ɛnneɛ na gyidie no firi asɛm no tie mu, deɛ yɛte firi Asɛmpa a ɛfa Kristo ho no mu.
So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
18 Nanso, mebisa sɛ, Wɔante anaa? Wɔteeɛ: “Wɔn nne akɔduru asase so mmaa nyinaa, na wɔn nsɛm nso akɔduru asase ano.”
But I ask, isn't it rather that they did not hear? On the contrary, "Their voice has gone out to all the earth, their words to the farthest parts of the world."
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 ask, did not Israel know? First Moses says, "I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is not a people. I will make you angry with a foolish nation."
20 Na Yesaia de akokoɔduru ka sɛ, “Wɔn a wɔnhwehwɛ me no hunuu me; medaa me ho adi kyerɛɛ wɔn a wɔmmisaa mʼase no.”
Isaiah is very bold, and says, "I was found by those who did not seek me. I was revealed to those who did not ask for me."
21 Na deɛ ɔka faa Israelfoɔ ho ne sɛ, “Ɛda mu nyinaa matrɛ me nsa mu ama nnipa a wɔyɛ asoɔden ne nyiyiano.”
But as to Israel he says, "All day long I have stretched out my hands to a disobedient and obstinate people."
