1 Brethren, the indeed good–will of the my heart, and the prayer that to the God, on behalf of them for salvation.

2 I testify for to them, that a zeal for God they have, but not according to knowledge.

3 Being ignorant for the of the God righteousness, and the own seeking to establish, to the righteousness of the God not they were brought under.

4 An end for a law Anointed, for righteousness to every one to the believing.

5 Moses for writes the righteousness that from the law: That the having done those things man, shall live in them.

6 The but from faith righteousness thus speaks: Not thou myself say in the heart of thee: Who shall ascend into the heaven? this is, an Anointed to lead down.

7 Or, who shall go down into the abyss? this is, an Anointed out of dead ones to lead back.

8 But what says it? Near thee the word is, in the mouth of thee, and in the heart of thee; this is, the word of the faith which we publish;

9 that if thou wilt confess with the mouth of thee Lord Jesus, and thou wilt believe in the heart of thee, that the God him raised out of dead ones, thou shalt be saved.

10 (In heart for it is believed for righteousness; with mouth and it is confessed for salvation.)

11 Says for the writing: Every one the believing on him, not shall be ashamed.

12 Not for is a distinction of Jew both and of Greek; the for same Lord of all, being rich towards all those calling upon him.

13 Every one for who may call on the name of Lord, shall be saved.

14 How then shall they call on, into whom not they believed? how and shall they believe, where not they heard? how and shall they hear without one proclaiming?

15 How and shall the proclaim, if not they should be sent; as it has been written: How beautiful the feet of those announcing glad tidings of peace, of those announcing glad tidings the things good.

16 But not all obeyed the glad tidings. Esaias for says: O Lord, who believed the hearing of us?

17 (Then the faith from hearing; the and hearing through a word of God.)

18 But I say: Not not they heard? Yes indeed into all the earth went out the sound of them, and into the ends of the inhabited earth the words of them.

19 But I say: Not Israel now knew? First Moses says: I will provoke to jealousy you by not a nation, by a nation unenlightened I will provoke to anger you.

20 Esaias but is very bold, and says: I was found by those me not seeking, manifest I became to those me not asking.

21 In respect to but the Israel he says: Whole the day I stretched out the hands of me to a people disobeying and contradicting.

1 Brothers, my hearts desire and my prayer to God for Israel is for their salvation.

2 I testify that they have zeal for God, but not according to precise and correct knowledge.

3 They are ignorant of God’s righteousness. They seek to establish their own righteousness and have not submitted to the righteousness of God.

4 Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who exerts active faith.

5 Moses writes down the righteousness that is of the law. The man who has practiced those things shall live by them.

6 But the righteousness of faith speaks this way: »Do not say in your heart: ‘who will ascend to heaven? That is, to bring Christ down;

7 or »‘who will descend into the abyss? That is, to bring up Christ from among the dead.’«

8 But what does it say? »The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart.« It is the »word« of faith, which we preach. (Deuteronomy 30:8-20)

9 If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and have active faith in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

10 For with the heart one believes for righteousness. And with the mouth one declares for salvation.

11 The scripture says: »No one believing on him shall be disappointed.« (Isaiah 28:16)

12 For there is no difference between Jew and Greek. The same Lord God of all is abounding in riches for all who call on him.

13 »Everyone who calls on the name of Jehovah will be saved.« (Joel 2:32)

14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how will they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without someone to preach?

15 How will they preach unless they have been sent? Just as it is written: »How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace and who bring good tidings of good things! For they proclaim salvation and say to Zion: »Your God reigns as king!« Hebrew: Elohiym’ malak’: God rules! (Isaiah 52:7)

16 But they have not all obeyed the good news. For Isaiah says: »Jehovah, who has believed our message?« (Isaiah 53:1)

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

18 I say: Have they not heard? Yes in fact their sound went »into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the inhabited earth.« (Psalm 19:4)

19 I say Israel did not know. First Moses said: »I will provoke you people to rivalry through that which is not a nation, and I will anger you with a foolish nation.« (Deuteronomy 32:21)

20 Isaiah is very bold, and says: »Those who did not seek me found me. I was made manifest to those who did not ask for me.«

21 But to Israel he says: »All day long I have stretched out my hands to a people who are disobedient and self-willed obstinate.« (Isaiah 65:1, 2)