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

¹Brethren, the pleasure indeed of my heart, and my supplication that [is] to God for Israel, is — for salvation;

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

²for I bear them testimony that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge,

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

³for not knowing the righteousness of God, and their own righteousness seeking to establish, to the righteousness of God they did not submit.

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

⁴For Christ is an end of law for righteousness to every one who is believing,

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

⁵for Moses doth describe the righteousness that [is] of the law, that, `The man who did them shall live in them,`

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,)

⁶and 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?

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

⁷or, `Who shall go down to the abyss,` that is, Christ out of the dead to bring up.

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;

⁸But 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;

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.

⁹that 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,

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

¹⁰for with the heart doth [one] believe to righteousness, and with the mouth is confession made to salvation;

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

¹¹for the Writing saith, `Every one who is believing on him shall not be ashamed,`

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]

¹²for there is no difference between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord of all [is] rich to all those calling upon Him,

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

¹³for every one — whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, he shall be saved.`

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?

¹⁴How then shall they call upon [him] in whom they did not believe? and how shall they believe [on him] of whom they did not hear? and how shall they hear apart from one preaching?

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).

¹⁵and 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!`

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.)

¹⁶But they were not all obedient to the good tidings, for Isaiah saith, `Lord, who did give credence to our report?`

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

¹⁷so then the faith [is] by a report, and the report through a saying of God,

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]

¹⁸but 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.`

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).

¹⁹But I say, Did not Israel know? first Moses saith, `I will provoke you to jealousy by [that which is] not a nation; by an unintelligent nation I will anger you,`

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).

²⁰and Isaiah is very bold, and saith, `I was found by those not seeking Me; I became manifest to those not inquiring after Me;`

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).

²¹and unto Israel He saith, `All the day I did stretch out My hands unto a people unbelieving and gainsaying.`