Lettera ai Romani - Romans 2

GREEK BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Δια τουτο αναπολογητος εισαι, ω ανθρωπε, πας οστις κρινεις? διοτι εις ο, τι κρινεις τον αλλον, σεαυτον κατακρινεις? επειδη τα αυτα πραττεις συ ο κρινων.	1 So no matter who you are, if you pass judgement you have no excuse. It is yourself that you condemnwhen you judge others, since you behave in the same way as those you are condemning.
2 Εξευρομεν δε οτι η κρισις του Θεου ειναι κατα αληθειαν εναντιον των πραττοντων τα τοιαυτα.	2 We are well aware that people who behave like that are justly condemned by God.
3 Και νομιζεις τουτο, ω ανθρωπε, συ ο κρινων τους πραττοντας τα τοιαυτα και πραττων αυτα, οτι θελεις εκφυγει την κρισιν του Θεου;	3 But you -- when you judge those who behave like this while you are doing the same yourself -- do youthink you wil escape God's condemnation?
4 Η καταφρονεις τον πλουτον της χρηστοτητος αυτου και της υπομονης και της μακροθυμιας, αγνοων οτι η χρηστοτης του Θεου σε φερει εις μετανοιαν;	4 Or are you not disregarding his abundant goodness, tolerance and patience, failing to realise that this generosity of God is meant to bring you to repentance?
5 δια δε την σκληροτητα σου και αμετανοητον καρδιαν θησαυριζεις εις σεαυτον οργην εν τη ημερα της οργης και της αποκαλυψεως της δικαιοκρισιας του Θεου,	5 Your stubborn refusal to repent is only storing up retribution for yourself on that Day of retribution whenGod's just verdicts wil be made known.
6 οστις θελει αποδωσει εις εκαστον κατα τα εργα αυτου,	6 He wil repay everyone as their deeds deserve.
7 εις μεν τους ζητουντας δι' υπομονης εργου αγαθου, δοξαν και τιμην και αφθαρσιαν ζωην αιωνιον,	7 For those who aimed for glory and honour and immortality by persevering in doing good, there will beeternal life;
8 εις δε τους φιλονεικους και απειθουντας μεν εις την αληθειαν, πειθομενους δε εις την αδικιαν θελει εισθαι θυμος και οργη,	8 but for those who out of jealousy have taken for their guide not truth but injustice, there wil be the furyof retribution.
9 θλιψις και στενοχωρια επι πασαν ψυχην ανθρωπου του εργαζομενου το κακον, Ιουδαιου τε πρωτον και Ελληνος?	9 Trouble and distress wil come to every human being who does evil -- Jews first, but Greeks as wel ;
10 δοξα δε και τιμη και ειρηνη εις παντα τον εργαζομενον το αγαθον, Ιουδαιον τε πρωτον και Ελληνα?	10 glory and honour and peace will come to everyone who does good -- Jews first, but Greeks as wel .
11 επειδη δεν ειναι προσωποληψια παρα τω Θεω.	11 There is no favouritism with God.
12 Διοτι οσοι ημαρτησαν χωρις νομου, θελουσι και απολεσθη χωρις νομου? και οσοι ημαρτησαν υπο νομον, θελουσι κριθη δια νομου.	12 Al those who have sinned without the Law wil perish without the Law; and those under the Law whohave sinned wil be judged by the Law.
13 Διοτι δεν ειναι δικαιοι παρα τω Θεω οι ακροαται του νομου, αλλ' οι εκτελεσται του νομου θελουσι δικαιωθη.	13 For the ones that God wil justify are not those who have heard the Law but those who have kept theLaw.
14 Επειδη οταν οι εθνικοι οι μη εχοντες νομον πραττωσιν εκ φυσεως τα του νομου, ουτοι νομον μη εχοντες ειναι νομος εις εαυτους,	14 So, when gentiles, not having the Law, still through their own innate sense behave as the Lawcommands, then, even though they have no Law, they are a law for themselves.
15 οιτινες δεικνυουσι το εργον του νομου γεγραμμενον εν ταις καρδιαις αυτων, εχοντες συμμαρτυρουσαν την συνειδησιν αυτων και τους λογισμους κατηγορουντας η και απολογουμενους μεταξυ αλληλων,	15 They can demonstrate the effect of the Law engraved on their hearts, to which their own consciencebears witness; since they are aware of various considerations, some of which accuse them, while others providethem with a defence . . . on the day when,
16 εν τη ημερα οτε θελει κρινει ο Θεος τα κρυπτα των ανθρωπων δια του Ιησου Χριστου κατα το ευαγγελιον μου.	16 according to the gospel that I preach, God, through Jesus Christ, judges all human secrets.
17 Ιδου, συ επονομαζεσαι Ιουδαιος και επαναπαυεσαι εις τον νομον και καυχασαι εις τον Θεον,	17 If you can cal yourself a Jew, and you real y trust in the Law, and are proud of your God,
18 και γνωριζεις το θελημα αυτου και διακρινεις τα διαφεροντα, διδασκομενος υπο του νομου,	18 and know his wil , and tel right from wrong because you have been taught by the Law;
19 και εχεις πεποιθησιν εις σεαυτον οτι εισαι οδηγος τυφλων, φως των εν σκοτει,	19 if you are confident that you are a guide to the blind and a beacon to those in the dark,
20 παιδευτης αφρονων, διδασκαλος νηπιων, εχων τον τυπον της γνωσεως και της αληθειας εν τω νομω.	20 that you can teach the ignorant and instruct the unlearned because the Law embodies all knowledgeand all truth-
21 Ο διδασκων λοιπον αλλον σεαυτον δεν διδασκεις; ο κηρυττων να μη κλεπτωσι κλεπτεις;	21 so then, in teaching others, do you teach yourself as wel ? You preach that there is to be no stealing,but do you steal?
22 ο λεγων να μη μοιχευωσι μοιχευεις; ο βδελυττομενος τα ειδωλα ιεροσυλεις;	22 You say that adultery is forbidden, but do you commit adultery? You detest the worship of objects, butdo you desecrate holy things yourself?
23 ο καυχωμενος εις τον νομον, ατιμαζεις τον Θεον δια της παραβασεως του νομου;	23 If, while you are boasting of the Law, you disobey it, then you are bringing God into contempt.
24 Διοτι το ονομα του Θεου εξ αιτιας σας βλασφημειται μεταξυ των εθνων, καθως ειναι γεγραμμενον.	24 As scripture says: It is your fault that the name of God is held in contempt among the nations.
25 Επειδη ωφελει μεν η περιτομη, εαν εκτελης τον νομον? εαν ομως ησαι παραβατης του νομου, η περιτομη σου εγεινεν ακροβυστια.	25 Circumcision has its value if you keep the Law; but if you go on breaking the Law, you are no morecircumcised than the uncircumcised.
26 Εαν λοιπον ο απεριτμητος φυλαττη τα διαταγματα του νομου, η ακροβυστια αυτου δεν θελει λογισθη αντι περιτομης;	26 And if an uncircumcised man keeps the commands of the Law, wil not his uncircumcised state countas circumcision?
27 και ο εκ φυσεως απεριτμητος, εκτελων τον νομον, θελει κρινει σε οστις, εχων το γραμμα του νομου και την περιτομην, εισαι παραβατης του νομου.	27 More, the man who, in his native uncircumcised state, keeps the Law, is a condemnation of you, who,by your concentration on the letter and on circumcision, actual y break the Law.
28 Διοτι Ιουδαιος δεν ειναι ο εν τω φανερω Ιουδαιος, ουδε περιτομη η εν τω φανερω η γινομενη εν σαρκι,	28 Being a Jew is not only having the outward appearance of a Jew, and circumcision is not only avisible physical operation.
29 αλλ ' Ιουδαιος ειναι ο εν τω κρυπτω Ιουδαιος, και περιτομη η της καρδιας κατα πνευμα, ουχι κατα γραμμα, του οποιου ο επαινος ειναι ουχι εξ ανθρωπων, αλλ' εκ του Θεου.	29 The real Jew is the one who is inwardly a Jew, and real circumcision is in the heart, a thing not of theletter but of the spirit. He may not be praised by any human being, but he wil be praised by God.