1 B rethren, the delight of my own heart and my supplication which to God for them is for salvation.

Brethren, the pleasure indeed of my heart, and my supplication that to God for Israel, is -- for salvation;

2 F or I bear them witness that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

for I bear them testimony that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge,

3 F or they, being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own, have not submitted to the righteousness of God.

for not knowing the righteousness of God, and their own righteousness seeking to establish, to the righteousness of God they did not submit.

4 F or Christ is end of law for righteousness to every one that believes.

For Christ is an end of law for righteousness to every one who is believing,

5 F or Moses lays down in writing the righteousness which is of the law, The man who has practised those things shall live by them.

for Moses doth describe the righteousness that of the law, that, `The man who did them shall live in them,'

6 B ut the righteousness of faith speaks thus: Do not say in thine heart, Who shall ascend to the heavens? that is, to bring Christ down;

and the righteousness of faith doth thus speak: `Thou mayest not say in thine heart, Who shall go up to the heaven,' that is, Christ to bring down?

7 o r, Who shall descend into the abyss? that is, to bring up Christ from among dead.

or, `Who shall go down to the abyss,' that is, Christ out of the dead to bring up.

8 B ut what says it? The word is near thee, in thy mouth and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach:

But what doth it say? `Nigh thee is the saying -- in thy mouth, and in thy heart:' that is, the saying of the faith, that we preach;

9 t hat if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thine heart that God has raised him from among dead, thou shalt be saved.

that if thou mayest confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and mayest believe in thy heart that God did raise him out of the dead, thou shalt be saved,

10 F or with heart is believed to righteousness; and with mouth confession made to salvation.

for with the heart doth believe to righteousness, and with the mouth is confession made to salvation;

11 F or the scripture says, No one believing on him shall be ashamed.

for the Writing saith, `Every one who is believing on him shall not be ashamed,'

12 F or there is no difference of Jew and Greek; for the same Lord of all rich towards all that call upon him.

for there is no difference between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord of all rich to all those calling upon Him,

13 F or every one whosoever, who shall call on the name of the Lord, shall be saved.

for every one -- whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, he shall be saved.'

14 H ow then shall they call upon him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe on him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without one who preaches?

How then shall they call upon in whom they did not believe? and how shall they believe of whom they did not hear? and how shall they hear apart from one preaching?

15 a nd how shall they preach unless they have been sent? according as it is written, How beautiful the feet of them that announce glad tidings of peace, of them that announce glad tidings of good things!

and how shall they preach, if they may not be sent? according as it hath been written, `How beautiful the feet of those proclaiming good tidings of peace, of those proclaiming good tidings of the good things!'

16 B ut they have not all obeyed the glad tidings. For Esaias says, Lord, who has believed our report?

But they were not all obedient to the good tidings, for Isaiah saith, `Lord, who did give credence to our report?'

17 S o faith then by a report, but the report by God's word.

so then the faith by a report, and the report through a saying of God,

18 B ut I say, Have they not heard? Yea, surely, Their voice has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the extremities of the habitable world.

but I say, Did they not hear? yes, indeed -- `to all the earth their voice went forth, and to the ends of the habitable world their sayings.'

19 B ut I say, Has not Israel known? First, Moses says, I will provoke you to jealousy through not a nation: through a nation without understanding I will anger you.

But I say, Did not Israel know? first Moses saith, `I will provoke you to jealousy by not a nation; by an unintelligent nation I will anger you,'

20 B ut Esaias is very bold, and says, I have been found by those not seeking me; I have become manifest to those not inquiring after me.

and Isaiah is very bold, and saith, `I was found by those not seeking Me; I became manifest to those not inquiring after Me;'

21 B ut unto Israel he says, All the day long I have stretched out my hands unto a people disobeying and opposing.

and unto Israel He saith, `All the day I did stretch out My hands unto a people unbelieving and gainsaying.'