1 Brothers, my heart's desire and my prayer to God for them is, that they may get salvation.

2 For I give witness of them that they have a strong desire for God, but not with knowledge.

3 Because, not having knowledge of God's righteousness, and desiring to give effect to their righteousness, they have not put themselves under the righteousness of God.

4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who has faith.

5 For Moses says that the man who does the righteousness which is of the law will get life by it.

6 But the righteousness which is of faith says these words, Say not in your heart, Who will go up to heaven? (that is, to make Christ come down:)

7 Or, Who will go down into the deep? (that is, to make Christ come again from the dead:)

8 But what does it say? The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart: that is, the word of faith of which we are the preachers:

9 Because, if you say with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and have faith in your heart that God has made him come back from the dead, you will have salvation:

10 For with the heart man has faith to get righteousness, and with the mouth he says that Jesus is Lord to get salvation.

11 Because it is said in the holy Writings, Whoever has faith in him will not be shamed.

12 And the Jew is not different from the Greek: for there is the same Lord of all, who is good to all who have hope in his name:

13 Because, Whoever will give worship to the name of the Lord will get salvation.

14 But how will they give worship to him in whom they have no faith? and how will they have faith in him of whom they have not had news? and how will they have news without a preacher?

15 And how will there be preachers if they are not sent? As it is said, How beautiful are the feet of those who give the glad news of good things.

16 But they have not all given ear to the good news. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has had faith in our word?

17 So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

18 But I say, Did not the word come to their ears? Yes, certainly: Their sound has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.

19 But I say, Had Israel no knowledge? First Moses says, You will be moved to envy by that which is not a nation, and by a foolish people I will make you angry.

20 And Isaiah says without fear, Those who were not searching for me made discovery of me; and I was seen by those whose hearts were turned away from me.

21 But about Israel he says; All the day my hands have been stretched out to a people whose hearts were turned away, and who put themselves against my word.

1 Broliai, mano širdies troškimas ir malda Dievui yra už Izraelį,­kad jie išsigelbėtų.

2 Aš jiems liudiju, kad jie turi uolumo Dievui, tačiau be pažinimo.

3 Nesuprasdami Dievo teisumo ir bandydami įtvirtinti savąjį teisumą, jie nepakluso Dievo teisumui.

4 Nes įstatymo pabaiga­Kristus, išteisinimui kiekvieno, kuris tiki.

5 Mozė rašo apie teisumą iš įstatymo: "Jį vykdydamas žmogus juo gyvens".

6 Bet teisumas iš tikėjimo kalba taip: "Nesakyk savo širdyje: ‘Kas įžengs į dangų?’­tai yra Kristaus atsivesti;

7 arba: ‘Kas nusileis į bedugnę?’­ tai yra Kristaus iš numirusių susigrąžinti".

8 Bet ką jis sako?­"Arti tavęs yra žodis­tavo burnoje ir tavo širdyje",­tai yra mūsų skelbiamas tikėjimo žodis.

9 Jeigu lūpomis išpažinsi Viešpatį Jėzų ir širdimi tikėsi, kad Dievas Jį prikėlė iš numirusių, būsi išgelbėtas.

10 Nes širdimi tikima, ir taip įgyjamas teisumas, o lūpomis išpažįstama, ir taip įgyjamas išgelbėjimas.

11 Raštas juk sako: "Kiekvienas, kuris Jį tiki, nebus sugėdintas".

12 Nėra skirtumo tarp žydo ir graiko, nes tas pats Viešpats visiems, turtingas kiekvienam, kuris Jo šaukiasi,

13 juk "kiekvienas, kuris šaukiasi Viešpaties vardo, bus išgelbėtas".

14 Kaip žmonės šauksis To, kurio neįtikėjo? Ir kaip jie įtikės Tą, apie kurį negirdėjo? Kaip išgirs be skelbėjo?

15 Ir kaip jie skelbs, jei nebus pasiųsti? Kaip parašyta: "Kokios puikios kojos tų, kurie skelbia ramybės Evangeliją, kurie neša geras žinias!"

16 Bet ne visi pakluso Evangelijai. Nes Izaijas sako: "Viešpatie, kas patikėjo mūsų skelbimu?"

17 Taigi tikėjimas­iš klausymo, klausymas­iš Dievo žodžio.

18 Bet aš klausiu: argi jie negirdėjo? Kaipgi ne! "Po visą žemę pasklido jų garsas, ir jų žodžiai­iki pasaulio pakraščių".

19 Klausiu toliau: ar Izraelis nežinojo? Bet Mozė pirmas sako: "Aš sukelsiu jums pavydą per netautą, sukelsiu pyktį per neišmanančią tautą".

20 Izaijas labai drąsiai sako: "Mane atrado tie, kurie manęs neieškojo, apsireiškiau tiems, kurie apie mane neklausinėjo".

21 Bet Izraeliui sako: "Ištisą dieną Aš laikiau ištiesęs savo rankas į neklusnią ir prieštaraujančią tautą".