¹Brothers, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God is for Israel, that they may be saved.

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

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

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

³For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn’t subject themselves 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 fulfillment or, completion, or end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

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

⁵For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, “The one who does them will live by them.” Leviticus 18:5

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 which is of faith says this, “Don’t say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ Deuteronomy 30:12 (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 will descend into the abyss?’ Deuteronomy 30:13 (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)”

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

⁸But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth, and in your heart”; Deuteronomy 30:14 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 you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will 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, one believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

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

¹¹For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.” Isaiah 28:16

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

¹²For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich to all who call on 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, “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Joel 2:32

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

¹⁴How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher?

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 will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the Good News of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!” Isaiah 52:7

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 didn’t all listen to the glad news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?” Isaiah 53:1

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 comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

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

¹⁸But I say, didn’t they hear? Yes, most certainly, “Their sound went out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.” Psalm 19:4

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 ask, didn’t Israel know? First Moses says, “I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation, with a nation void of understanding I will make you angry.” Deuteronomy 32:31

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).

²⁰Isaiah is very bold, and says, “I was found by those who didn’t seek me. I was revealed to those who didn’t ask for me.” Isaiah 65:1

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 as to Israel he says, “All day long I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.” Isaiah 65:2

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).