Lettera ai Romani - Romans 10

GREEK BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Αδελφοι, η επιθυμια της καρδιας μου και η δεησις η προς τον Θεον υπερ του Ισραηλ ειναι δια την σωτηριαν αυτων?	1 Brothers, my dearest wish and my prayer to God is for them, that they may be saved.
2 διοτι μαρτυρω περι αυτων οτι εχουσι ζηλον Θεου, αλλ' ουχι κατ' επιγνωσιν.	2 I readily testify to their fervour for God, but it is misguided.
3 Επειδη μη γνωριζοντες την δικαιοσυνην του Θεου, και ζητουντες να συστησωσι την ιδιαν αυτων δικαιοσυνην, δεν υπεταχθησαν εις την δικαιοσυνην του Θεου.	3 Not recognising God's saving justice they have tried to establish their own, instead of submitting tothe saving justice of God.
4 Επειδη το τελος του νομου ειναι ο Χριστος προς δικαιοσυνην εις παντα τον πιστευοντα.	4 But the Law has found its fulfilment in Christ so that al who have faith wil be justified.
5 Διοτι ο Μωυσης γραφει την δικαιοσυνην την εκ του νομου, λεγων οτι ο ανθρωπος ο καμνων ταυτα θελει ζησει δι' αυτων?	5 Moses writes of the saving justice that comes by the Law and says that whoever complies with it wilfind life in it.
6 η εκ πιστεως ομως δικαιοσυνη λεγει ουτω? Μη ειπης εν τη καρδια σου, Τις θελει αναβη εις τον ουρανον; τουτεστι δια να καταβιβαση τον Χριστον.	6 But the saving justice of faith says this: Do not think in your heart, 'Who wil go up to heaven?' --
7 η, Τις θελει καταβη εις την αβυσσον; τουτεστι δια να αναβιβαση τον Χριστον εκ νεκρων.	7 that is to bring Christ down; or 'Who wil go down to the depths?' -- that is to bring Christ back fromthe dead.
8 Αλλα τι λεγει; Πλησιον σου ειναι ο λογος, εν τω στοματι σου και εν τη καρδια σου? τουτεστιν ο λογος της πιστεως, τον οποιον κηρυττομεν.	8 What does it say, then? The word is very near to you; it is in your mouth and in your heart, that is, theword of faith, the faith which we preach,
9 Οτι εαν ομολογησης δια του στοματος σου τον Κυριον Ιησουν, και πιστευσης εν τη καρδια σου οτι ο Θεος ανεστησεν αυτον εκ νεκρων, θελεις σωθη?	9 that if you declare with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and if you believe with your heart that Godraised him from the dead, then you wil be saved.
10 διοτι με την καρδιαν πιστευει τις προς δικαιοσυνην, και με το στομα γινεται ομολογια προς σωτηριαν.	10 It is by believing with the heart that you are justified, and by making the declaration with your lipsthat you are saved.
11 Διοτι λεγει η γραφη? Πας ο πιστευων επ' αυτον δεν θελει καταισχυνθη.	11 When scripture says: No one who relies on this wil be brought to disgrace,
12 Επειδη δεν ειναι διαφορα Ιουδαιου τε και Ελληνος? διοτι ο αυτος Κυριος ειναι παντων, πλουσιος προς παντας τους επικαλουμενους αυτον?	12 it makes no distinction between Jew and Greek: the same Lord is the Lord of all, and his generosityis offered to al who appeal to him,
13 διοτι Πας οστις επικαλεσθη το ονομα του Κυριου θελει σωθη.	13 for al who cal on the name of the Lord wil be saved.
14 Πως λοιπον θελουσιν επικαλεσθη εκεινον, εις τον οποιον δεν επιστευσαν; και πως θελουσι πιστευσει εις εκεινον, περι του οποιου δεν ηκουσαν; και πως θελουσιν ακουσει χωρις να υπαρχη ο κηρυττων;	14 How then are they to call on him if they have not come to believe in him? And how can they believein him if they have never heard of him? And how wil they hear of him unless there is a preacher for them?
15 Και πως θελουσι κηρυξει, εαν δεν αποσταλωσι; Καθως ειναι γεγραμμενον? Ποσον ωραιοι οι ποδες των ευαγγελιζομενων ειρηνην, των ευαγγελιζομενων τα αγαθα.	15 And how wil there be preachers if they are not sent? As scripture says: How beautiful are the feet ofthe messenger of good news.
16 Αλλα δεν υπηκουσαν παντες εις το ευαγγελιον. Διοτι ο Ησαιας λεγει? Κυριε, τις επιστευσεν εις το κηρυγμα ημων;	16 But in fact they have not all responded to the good news. As Isaiah says: Lord, who has givencredence to what they have heard from us?
17 Αρα η πιστις ειναι εξ ακοης, η δε ακοη δια του λογου του Θεου.	17 But it is in that way faith comes, from hearing, and that means hearing the word of Christ.
18 Λεγω ομως, Μη δεν ηκουσαν; Μαλιστα εις πασαν την γην εξηλθεν ο φθογγος αυτων, Και εις τα περατα της οικουμενης οι λογοι αυτων.	18 Wel then, I say, is it possible that they have not heard? Indeed they have: in the entire earth theirvoice stands out, their message reaches the whole world.
19 Αλλα λεγω, Μη δεν εγνωρισεν ο Ισραηλ; Πρωτος ο Μωυσης λεγει? Εγω θελω σας παροξυνει εις ζηλοτυπιαν με τους μη εθνος, Θελω σας παροργισει με εθνος ασυνετον.	19 Wel , another question, then: is it possible that Israel did not understand? In the first place Mosessaid: I shal rouse you to jealousy with a non-people, I shal exasperate you with a stupid nation.
20 Ο δε Ησαιας αποτολμα και λεγει? Ευρεθην παρα των μη ζητουντων με, εφανερωθην εις τους μη ερωτωντας περι εμου.	20 And Isaiah is even bold enough to say: I have let myself be found by those who did not seek me; Ihave let myself be seen by those who did not consult me;
21 Προς δε τον Ισραηλ λεγει? Ολην την ημεραν εξετεινα τας χειρας μου προς λαον απειθουντα και αντιλεγοντα.	21 and referring to Israel, he says: Al day long I have been stretching out my hands to a disobedientand rebel ious people.