¹Brethren, the delight of my own heart and my supplication which [I address] to God for them is for salvation.

¹Ry rahalahy, ny irin'ny foko sy ny angatahiko amin'Andriamanitra ho an'ireny dia famonjena.

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

²Fa vavolombelon'ireny aho fa mazoto ho an'Andriamanitra izy, saingy tsy araka ny fahalalana.

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

³Fa satria tsy nahalala ny fahamarinana avy amin'Andriamanitra izy ka nitady hanamarina ny tenany, dia tsy nanaiky ny fahamarinana avy amin'Andriamanitra.

⁴For Christ is [the] end of law for righteousness to every one that believes.

⁴Fa Kristy no faran'ny lalàna ho fahamarinana ho an'izay rehetra mino.

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

⁵Fa Mosesy nanoratra milaza fa izay olona manao ny fahamarinana avy amin'ny lalàna no ho velona amin'izany (Lev. 18. 5).

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

⁶Fa ny fahamarinana izay avy amin'ny finoana kosa manao hoe: Aza milaza ao am-ponao hoe; Iza no hiakatra any an-danitra? (dia ny hampidina an'i Kristy izany,)

⁷or, Who shall descend into the abyss? that is, to bring up Christ from among [the] dead.

⁷na: Iza no hidina any amin'ny lalina? (dia ny hampiakatra an'i Kristy avy any amin'ny maty izany.)

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

⁸Fa ahoana no lazainy? Eo akaikinao ny teny, dia eo am-bavanao sy ao am-ponao (Deo. 30. 12-14), dia ny teny ny amin'ny finoana, izay torinay;

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

⁹satria raha manaiky an'i Jesosy ho Tompo amin'ny vavanao ianao ary mino amin'ny fonao fa Andriamanitra efa nanangana Azy tamin'ny maty, dia hovonjena ianao.

¹⁰For with [the] heart is believed to righteousness; and with [the] mouth confession made to salvation.

¹⁰Fa amin'ny fo no inoana hahazoana fahamarinana, ary amin'ny vava no anekena hahazoana famonjena.

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

¹¹Fa hoy ny Soratra Masina: Tsy ho menatra izay rehetra mino Azy (Isa. 28. 16).

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

¹²Fa tsy misy hafa, na Jiosy na jentilisa, fa iray ihany no Tompon'izy rehetra, sady manan-karena homeny izay rehetra miantso Ary Izy. [Gr. Grika]

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

¹³Fa izay rehetra miantso ny anaran'ny Tompo no hovonjena (Joe. 3. 5).

¹⁴How 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?

¹⁴Hataony ahoana ary no fiantso izay tsy ninoany? Ary hataony ahoana no fino izay Olona tsy reny? Ary hataony ahoana no fandre raha tsy misy mpitory?

¹⁵and 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!

¹⁵Ary hataony ahoana no fitory, raha tsy nirahina? araka ny voasoratra hoe: Akory ny hatsaran'ny tongotr'iry mitondra teny soa mahafaly! (Isa. 52. 7).

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

¹⁶Nefa tsy izy rehetra no nanaiky ny teny soa mahafaly. Fa hoy Isaia: Jehovah ô, iza no nino ny teny nampitondraina anay? (Isa. 53. 1.)

¹⁷So faith then [is] by a report, but the report by God's word.

¹⁷Koa ny finoana dia avy amin'ny tori-teny, ary ny tori-teny kosa avy amin'ny tenin'i Kristy.

¹⁸But 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.

¹⁸Fa hoy izaho: Sao tsy nahare izy? Tsia; fa Efa nivoaka ho any amin'ny tany rehetra ny feony, Ary izay mino Ary tsy ho menatra, Ary ny teniny hatramin'ny faran'izao rehetra izao (Sal. 19. 4). [ Na: filazantsara]

¹⁹But I say, Has not Israel known? First, Moses says, *I* will provoke you to jealousy through [them that are] not a nation: through a nation without understanding I will anger you.

¹⁹Fa hoy izaho: Sao tsy nahalala ny Isiraely? Voalohany, Mosesy manao hoe: Izaho hampialona anareo amin'izay tsy firenena, Dia amin'ny firenena adala no hampahasosorako anareo (Deo. 32. 21).

²⁰But 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.

²⁰Fa sahy mihitsy Isaia ka manao hoe: Hitan'izay tsy nitady Ahy Aho, Ary niseho tamin'izay tsy nanontany Ahy.Fa ny amin'ny Isiraely dia hoy izy: Mandritra ny andro no efa naninjirako ny tanako tamin'izay firenena sady tsy manaraka no mandà (Isa. 65. 1. 2).

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

²¹Fa ny amin'ny Isiraely dia hoy izy: Mandritra ny andro no efa naninjirako ny tanako tamin'izay firenena sady tsy manaraka no mandà (Isa. 65. 1. 2).