1 Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. 2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. 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. 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. 5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them. 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 :) 7 Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from 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; 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. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not 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. 13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall 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? 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! 16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? 17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. 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. 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. 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. 21 But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.
1 fratres voluntas quidem cordis mei
et obsecratio ad Deum fit pro illis in salutem
2 testimonium enim perhibeo illis quod aemulationem Dei habent
sed non secundum scientiam
3 ignorantes enim Dei iustitiam
et suam quaerentes statuere
iustitiae Dei non sunt subiecti
4 finis enim legis Christus ad iustitiam omni credenti
5 Moses enim scripsit
quoniam iustitiam quae ex lege est
qui fecerit homo vivet in ea
6 quae autem ex fide est iustitia sic dicit
ne dixeris in corde tuo
quis ascendit in caelum id est Christum deducere
7 aut quis descendit in abyssum
hoc est Christum ex mortuis revocare
8 sed quid dicit
prope est verbum in ore tuo et in corde tuo
hoc est verbum fidei quod praedicamus
9 quia si confitearis in ore tuo Dominum Iesum
et in corde tuo credideris
quod Deus illum excitavit ex mortuis
salvus eris
10 corde enim creditur ad iustitiam
ore autem confessio fit in salutem
11 dicit enim scriptura
omnis qui credit in illum non confundetur
12 non enim est distinctio Iudaei et Graeci
nam idem Dominus omnium
dives in omnes qui invocant illum
13 omnis enim quicumque invocaverit nomen Domini salvus erit
14 quomodo ergo invocabunt in quem non crediderunt
aut quomodo credent ei quem non audierunt
quomodo autem audient sine praedicante
15 quomodo vero praedicabunt nisi mittantur
sicut scriptum est
quam speciosi pedes evangelizantium pacem evangelizantium bona
16 sed non omnes oboedierunt evangelio
Esaias enim dicit Domine quis credidit auditui nostro
17 ergo fides ex auditu auditus autem per verbum Christi
18 sed dico numquid non audierunt
et quidem in omnem terram exiit sonus eorum
et in fines orbis terrae verba eorum
19 sed dico numquid Israhel non cognovit
primus Moses dicit
ego ad aemulationem vos adducam in non gentem
in gentem insipientem in iram vos mittam
20 Esaias autem audet et dicit
inventus sum non quaerentibus me
palam apparui his qui me non interrogabant
21 ad Israhel autem dicit
tota die expandi manus meas ad populum non credentem et contradicentem