Romans, 10

1. Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

1. My brothers and sisters, I wish with all my heart that the Jews be saved and I pray God for them.

2. For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

2. I can testify that they are zealous for God, but this is not the way.

3. For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

3. They don't know God's way of righteousness and they try to achieve their own righteousness: this is why they did not enter God's way of righteousness.

4. For Christ [is] the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

4. For Christ is the aim of the Law and it is then that the believer reaches this righteousness.

5. For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.

5. Moses, indeed, speaks of becoming just through the Law; he writes: The one who obeys the Law will find life through it.

6. But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down [from above]:)

6. But the righteousness coming from the faith says instead: Do not say in your heart: Who will go up to heaven? (because in fact Christ came down from there)

7. Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)

7. or who will go down to the world below? (because in fact Christ came up from among the dead).

8. But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, [even] in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;

8. True righteousness coming from faith also says: The word of God is near you, on your lips and in your hearts. This is the message that we preach, and this is faith.

9. That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

9. You are saved if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and in your heart you believe that God raised him from the dead.

10. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

10. By believing from the heart, you obtain true righteousness; by confessing the faith with your lips you are saved.

11. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

11. For Scripture says: No one who believes in him will be ashamed.

12. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.

12. Here there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; all have the same Lord, who is very generous with whoever calls on him.

13. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

13. Truly, all who call upon the name of the Lord will be saved.

14. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

14. But how can they call upon the name of the Lord without having believed in him? And how can they believe in him without having first heard about him? And how will they hear about him if no one preaches about him?

15. And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

15. And how will they preach about him if no one sends them? As Scripture says: How beautiful to see those coming to bring good news.

16. But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?

16. Although not everyone obeyed the good news, as Isaiah said: Lord, who has believed in our preaching?

17. So then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

17. So, faith comes from preaching, and preaching is rooted in the word of Christ.

18. But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.

18. I ask: Have the Jews not heard? But of course they have. Because the voice of those preaching resounded all over the earth and their voice was heard to the ends of the world.

19. But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by [them that are] no people, [and] by a foolish nation I will anger you.

19. Then I must ask: Did Israel not understand? Moses was the first to say: I will make you jealous of a nation that is not a nation, I will excite your anger against a crazy nation.

20. But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.

20. Isaiah dares to add more: I was found by those not looking for me, I have shown myself to those not asking for me.

21. But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.

21. While referring to Israel, the same Isaiah says: I hold out my hands the whole day long to a disobedient and rebellious people.