1Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God— 2the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures 3regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life1:3 Or who according to the flesh was a descendant of David, 4and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power1:4 Or was declared with power to be the Son of God by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord. 5Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from1:5 Or that is faith for his name’s sake. 6And you also are among those Gentiles who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.
7To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be his holy people:
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Paul’s Longing to Visit Rome
8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world. 9God, whom I serve in my spirit in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you 10in my prayers at all times; and I pray that now at last by God’s will the way may be opened for me to come to you.
11I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong— 12that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith. 13I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters,1:13 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 7:1, 4; 8:12, 29; 10:1; 11:25; 12:1; 15:14, 30; 16:14, 17. that I planned many times to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now) in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.
14I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. 15That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.
16For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. 17For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last,1:17 Or is from faith to faith just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”1:17 Hab. 2:4
God’s Wrath Against Sinful Humanity
18The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
21For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 23and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.
24Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.
26Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. 27In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.
28Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. 29They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. 32Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.
1Ñucaca huillagrichun Jesucristo cayashpa mingajpi, paita servij Pablomi cani. Taita Dios cushca alli huillaita huillachun chʼicanyachishcami cani. 2Diosca, cai alli huillaita cachanataca ñaupamanmi, pai ima nishcata huillajcunahuan, pai cushca jucha illaj Quillcachishcacunapi huillachishca. 3Cai alli huillaica, Paipaj Churi, Apunchij Jesucristomantami huillan. Paica aichapica, ñaupa yaya Davidpaj huahua huahuapurami carca. 4Huañushcacunapaj chaupimanta causachishpami, jucha illaj Espirituca Diospaj Churi, tucuita rurai tucuj cashcata ricuchirca. 5Paimantami mana cʼuyaipajta cʼuyaj Diospaj cʼuyaimantapish, alli huillaita huillagrina mingaitapish chasquircanchij. Chaimantami tucui llajtacunapi causajcunamanca paita crishpa caźuchun, cʼuyachun huillacunchij. 6Cancunatapish paicunata shinallatajmi, Jesucristopaj cachun cayashca.
7Romapi causacuj crijcuna, cancunaca Taita Dios cʼuyashpa, Paipajlla cachun agllashcacunami canguichij. Ñucanchij Yaya Diospish, Apunchij Jesucristopish cancunamanca, jatun cʼuyaita, sumaj causaita cushca cachun.
Pabloca Romaman rina yuyaillami cashca
8Cancuna alli crij cajtaca, tucui llajtacunapimi yachancuna. Chaimantami tucuimanta yallica, Jesucristopaj shutipi tucui cancunamanta, ñuca Taita Diostaca pagui nini. 9Ñucaca, Taita Diosta tucui shunguhuan servicushpami, paipaj Churimanta alli huillaitaca huillacuni. Mana shaicushpa cancunamanta Diosta mañaracushcataca, paillataj yachanmari. 10Taita Dios munajpica, cunantajca ima shinapish cancunata ricugringapaj, ‘Pungu pascarishca canman’ nishpa, mañaracunillami.
11Cancuna ashtahuan sinchi crijcuna tucuchunmi, Diospaj Espíritu cushca ima rurai tucunamanta cancunaman yachaj chayachingapaj, ricunaman shamusha nini. 12Ashtahuancarin cancunapish ñucapish chaillatataj crij cashcamantaca, cancunahuan tupashpa caishuj chaishuj yuyachinacushpa cushicungapajmi chashnaca nini. 13Huauqui, panicuna, cancunata ricugrisha yuyacushpapish, tauca cutinmari ima jarcapish tiyajpi, manaraj shamui tucushcani. Cancunapurapipish caishuj mana israelcunapurapi shinallataj, granota tandaj shina, ashtahuan crijcunata mirachingapajmi shamusha nini.
14Griegocunamanpish, shujtajcunamanpish, jatun yachajcunamanpish, mana yachajcunamanpish ñucaca huillanatajmi cani. 15Chaimantami alli huillaitaca, Romapi causaj cancunamanpish huillanaman utca shamusha nini.
16Alli huillaita huillanataca, manataj pingarinichu. Alli huillaica, Tucuita Rurai Tucuj Taita Dios cushcami. Chaimanta, chai shimicunaca israelcunataraj, mana israelcunatapish, maijanpish crijtaca quishpichi tucunmi. 17Cai alli huillaica, crijllapi Taita Dios ima juchachina illajta ruranatami ricuchin. Chaita crishpa causachun nishpami, Dios Quillcachishcapica: «Ima juchachina illajta rurashca runaca, crishcamantami causanga» nicun.
Tucuicunami juchayujcuna
18Diosta mana manchashpa, mana rurana cashcata rurajcunaca, cashcatataj huillashcatapish shujtajcuna ama uyachunmi, paicunaca mana rurana cashcata rurashpa jarcancuna. Chaicunata llaquichinatami, jahua pachamanta ricuchicun. 19Taita Diosmanta imalla yachaipaj cashcataca, quiquin ñahuihuan ricucuncunami. Taita Diosllatajmi chaitaca, paicunaman ricuchishca. 20Mana ricuipaj Diostaca, pai rurashcacunata ricushpami, alli yachai tucuncuna. Huiñaita tucuita rurai tucuj cashcataca, cai pachata rurashca punllamanta ricushpa yuyaita japinallami. Chaimanta paicunaca, mana yachashcanchijchu, mana ni tucuncunachu. 21Taita Diosmanta chashna yachashpapish, pai Taita Diosta sumajyachina cashca shinaca mana sumajyachircacunachu, pagui ninatapish mana nircacunachu. Ashtahuanpish yanga yuyaicunata japishpami, paicunapaj chʼahuan shungucunapish amsa yuyai tucurca. 22‘Alli yachajmi canchij’ nishpami, chʼahuan tucurcacuna. 23Chashna tucushpami, mana huañuj sumaj Taita Diostaca, mana jatunyachircacuna. Ashtahuanpish, huañujlla runacunaman, pajarocunaman, chuscu chaquiyuj animalcunaman, culebracunaman rijchajcunata rurashcatami adorarcacuna.
24Chashna rurajpimi, Taita Diospish paicunapaj shungu munashca shina tucui laya millaita rurashpa, mapapi causachun saquirca. Chaimantami, caishuj chaishuj paicunapaj quiquin aichata pinganayajta rurarcacuna. 25Cashcatataj huillaj Taita Diospaj Shimita saquishpami, llullashcataraj crishpa catircacuna. Chashnami tucuita ruraj Diosta adorashpa, servishpa causanapaj randica, Diosllataj rurashcacunallata adorancuna. Pai Diosca, huiñaita ‘Allimari cangui’ nishcamari, chashna cachun.
26Chashna millaicuna tucujpimi, Taita Diosca, pinganayaj millai munaicunallata rurachun saquirca. Chaimantami huarmicunapish cʼariman cunata saquishpa, paicunapurallataj mana rurana cashca millaita ruranacurcacuna. 27Cʼaricunapish, huarmicunahuan ruranata saquishpami, paicunapurallataj millai munaita caishuj chaishujhuan huañurinacushpa, huarmihuan shina ruranacurcacuna. Cʼaricunapurallataj chashna pinganayaj millaita rurashcamantaca, quiquin aichallapitajmi, apana cashca llaquita apacuncuna.
28Paicunallataj Taita Diosmanta mana uyanachijpimi, yuyai chʼahuanyashpa, mana rurana cashca millaillapi causachun Taita Diospish saquirca. 29Paicunaca, chashna mana rurana cashca millaicunallata rurana munaicunahuan junda cashpami, manaraj caźarashpa chayarincuna, millaillata rurancuna, charishpapish ashtahuan charishun nincuna, pitapish llaquichincuna. Shujtajcunapaj cashcata munancuna, huañuchincuna, cʼaminacuncuna, umancuna, imatapish millaita rurancuna. 30Huashalla parlarincuna, imatapish mana alli nishpa juchachincuna, Taita Diosta pʼiñajcuna, pingai illajcuna, paicunalla pajta tucushcacuna, pitapish yalli cashcata yuyajcuna, Ashtahuan millaita rurangapaj mushuj yuyaicunata surcujcuna, yaya mamatapish mana caźujcunami. 31Imata mana yachaj chʼahuanyashcacunami, imata ari nishpapish pʼaquijllacunami, pitapish mana cʼuyajcunami, pʼiñanacushpapish manataj cungarijcunami, pita mana llaquijcunami. 32Chashnacunaca Taita Dios llaquichina cashcata, huañunataj cashcatapish allimi yachancuna. Chaita yachashpapish chashna millaita ruranataca manataj saquincunachu, shujtajcuna chashna millaillatataj rurajpipish, ‘Allimi’ nishpa cushicujcunami.
