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Haˈojab iscˈulal chicowatxˈe xol macta ayxaco yul iskˈab Comam

15  Han̈on̈ ayxa yip janma yin̈ Comam machojabn̈etaj han̈on̈ chijaco coba yin̈ cocˈul, wal xin yilal cocolwa yin̈ mac maẍto caw tˈin̈ano yecoj. Hununon̈ tiˈ haˈojab iscˈulal chicowatxˈe yin̈ macta ayxaco yul iskˈab Comam Dios, hac tuˈ xin chitzala iscˈul yin̈ Comam yeb yun̈e yikˈni yip yanma yin̈ yet Comam. Hacaˈ Comam Jesucristo, maẍtaj tzet yoche Comam iswatxˈe, walxinto yij isba yin̈ Comam tzet tzˈibn̈ebilcanoj bay chala: “Hayet habuchlaxi, haninan wabenan isyaˈil,” ẍiayoj. Sunil tzet tzˈibn̈ebilcano yul Yum Comam Dios yet payat, cocuybanil yu istzˈibn̈elaxcanoj, chakˈni isnimanil cocˈul yeb yakˈlobal janma, yun̈e janico Comam yipo janma. Haˈojab Comam Dios, Comam chiakˈni isnimanil cocˈul yeb yakˈlobal janma chicolwa teyin̈, haxinwal hunxan̈e tzet chiecˈ yin̈ henabal hacaˈ Comam Jesucristo. Hac tuˈ xin hunxan̈e cheyute heba cat hebitn̈en isbi Comam Dios, Ismam Comam Jesucristo Jahawil.

Hallax Tzotiˈ yet colbanile tet anma mach Israeloj

Yuxin macta ayxaco yul iskˈab Comam Dios chahwe texol, hacaˈ yu quexischahni Comam Cristo yu heyanico ismay Comam Dios. Chiwalan huneˈ tiˈ teyet tato hul Comam Jesucristo yakˈaco isba ischejabo anma Israel, yun̈e yijni isba tzet haltebilcano yu Comam Dios tet jichmaman̈. Hac tuˈ yu isyenipaxilo Comam Cristo tato caw chij isba tzet chalte Comam Dios. Yeb xin hulpaxo Comam Cristo, yun̈e yanipaxico anma mach Israelo ismay Comam Dios yu iscˈulchˈanil iscˈul Comam, hacaˈ yalni yul Yum Comam bay chala:

Yuxin chiwalan cˈulla tzotiˈ tawin̈ yu yoc hamay yulaj con̈ob yu anma mach Israeloj, cat inbitn̈enan habi, ẍiayoj. 10 Ay huneˈ bay chalpaxo yul Yum Comam Dios:
Tzalahan̈we hex mach Israelo hex tiˈ yinta iscon̈ob Comam Dios, ẍiayoj. 11 Ay huneˈxa bay chalpaxoj:
Sunil nimeta con̈ob yeb niẍte con̈ob bay ay anma mach Israeloj, bitn̈elaxojab Comam Dios yu, ẍi. 12 Tzˈibn̈ebilpaxcanayo yu naj Isaías:
Chipitzcˈa huneˈ naj chitit yin̈ yuninal naj Isaí, cat yoc yahawo yin̈ anma mach Israeloj. Yin̈ naj xin chicawxi iscˈul anma tuˈ, ẍi.

13 Haˈojab Comam Dios, Comam chˈakˈni iscawxobal janma, haˈ chˈakˈni tzalahilal yeb akˈancˈulal teyet, hex cheyayto yul heyanma yin̈ Comam; cat cam yakˈnipaxo Comam Espíritu Santo iscawxobal hecˈul.

14 Hex wuẍtaj hex wanab caw wohtajan sicˈlebil ta caw cˈulchˈan hecˈul teyin̈ hununex, yeb xin caw aypaxo hehelanil, caw xin heyohtapaxo hecuyni heba hununex. 15 Yajaˈ yin̈ huneˈ carta tiˈ ay huntekˈan tzet ye tuˈ ayayo wuhan chiwaltojan teyet yin̈ sunil wanmahan yun̈e mach chenahuln̈etoj. Chiwaltojan huntekˈan tiˈ teyet yuto haˈ Comam Dios akˈn̈e huneˈ inmuniltiˈan yu iscˈulchˈanil iscˈul. 16 Ischejab Comam Jesucristo wecojan xol anma mach Israeloj, haˈ inmunilan xin haˈ ton walnicˈojan Tzotiˈ cˈul yet colbanile chalte Comam Dios, yun̈e yaltelax anma mach Israelo tet Comam hacaˈ hunu xahanbal caw chitzala Comam yin̈, sajn̈ebilxa yu Comam Espíritu Santo.

17 Wal xin yu caw ayinxacojan yul iskˈab Comam Jesucristo yuxin caw chintzalahan yin̈ inmunilan akˈbil yu Comam Dios. 18 Mach chu walnihan yin̈ tzet chu ismunla hunuxa mac yin̈ ismunil Comam, to han̈cˈan̈e yin̈ tzet chu quiniskˈannihan Comam Cristo yin̈ inmunilan chiiniti anma mach Israelo yin̈ isyijen tzet chal Comam Dios, han̈e chiwalan. Huneˈ tiˈ yij isba yin̈ tzet walan yeb yin̈ tzet inwatxˈehan, 19 yeb yu yip tzettaj inyehan, yeb yu yip cˈaybalcˈule, yeb yu yip Comam Espíritu Santo; hac tuˈ yu inyijenan yin̈ caw cˈul walnicˈojan Tzotiˈ yet colbanile yin̈ Comam Cristo. Hata bey yul con̈ob Jerusalén quinichicojan walnicˈojan; caw sunil bay quinecˈan walaˈcˈojan masanta quinapnihan yul ismajul txˈotxˈ Iliria. 20 Hac tuˈ yu wanico yin̈ incˈulan winitojan Tzotiˈ yet colbanile bay maẍtoticˈa chiabelax isbina isbi Comam Jesucristo, yun̈e machi hunu mac chihalni ta toxan̈e quinecˈan inlahaˈan munil tzabilxacoj. 21 Yul Yum Comam Dios tzˈibn̈ebilcanoj:

Chiyilaˈ anma huneˈ mac maẍtoticˈa bay chiabelax iskˈumal. Mac maẍtoticˈa bay chabe istzotiˈal chitxumchalo yu, ẍiayoj.

Yet yalnito naj Pablo ta chito naj ilwal yin̈ macta ayxaco yul iskˈab Comam bey Roma

22 Yuxin maẍtoticˈa chu intohan quexwilaˈan, waxan̈ca xin txˈiˈalxa el chiwochehan intohan. 23 Yajaˈ wal tinan̈ xin xalahwi inmunilan yul huntekˈan con̈ob tiˈ. Caw txˈiˈalxa habil yichi wochenan intohan quexwilnojan. 24 Yuxin hayet chintohan yin̈ inbelan bey España cat wecˈan quexwilnojan, lahwi istzala wanmahan quexwilnihan yin̈ hayebo tzˈayic xin, chiwochehan tato chexcolwa win̈an inlahnihan inbeltuˈan.

25 Yajaˈ wal tinan̈ xin chintohan bey Jerusalén wakˈaˈcanojan hanicˈ chˈen melyu chicolwa yin̈ ebnaj juẍta ay bey Jerusalén tuˈ. 26 Yuto ebnaj juẍta yeb ebix janab ay bey Macedonia yeb ay bey Acaya tiˈ, el yin̈ iscˈul iscutxbanayo hanicˈ chˈen melyu, cat yilaxto chˈen tet anma mebaˈ ayxaco yul iskˈab Comam bey Jerusalén. 27 Caw el yin̈ yanma ebnaj iscutxbanayo chˈen; huneˈ tiˈ caw cˈul yuto hacaˈticˈa yu yakˈni ebnaj juẍta Israel iscˈulal Comam tet ebnaj mach Israeloj, hac tuˈ xin chu ispajtzen ebnaj yin̈ tzet ay tet ebnaj juẍta Israel tuˈ. 28 Yuxin chito yijcano isba huneˈ inchejbaniltiˈan intohan wakˈnocanojan chˈen melyu chicolwa yin̈ ebnaj juẍta tuˈ, lahwi tuˈ cat wecˈan quexwilnojan yet chintohan bey España. 29 Ayco yin̈ wanmahan ta hayet chinecˈan texol, txˈiˈal iscˈulal Comam Cristo chiyakˈcano jet.

30 Hex wuẍtaj hex wanab, caw chinkˈanan teyet yin̈ isbi Comam Jesucristo yeb yu iscˈulchˈanil iscˈul Comam Espíritu Santo tato cheyaco yin̈ hecˈul hecolwa hetxahli win̈an tet Comam Dios. 31 Kˈanwe tet Comam Dios, haxinwal chiniscolan Comam tet ebnaj ah Judea mach chayto yul yanma yin̈ Comam, yebpaxo xin yun̈e cˈul chu ischahni ebnaj juẍta ay bey Jerusalén huneˈ colwal chiwitotiˈan. 32 Kˈanwepaxo tet Comam haxinwal ta hac tuˈ chiel yin̈ iscˈul Comam chinapnihan quexwilaˈan cat inxewninojan texol yin̈ tzalahilal. 33 Haˈojab Comam yahaw akˈancˈulal chioc heyetbihoj. ¡Hacojab tuˈ!

15 We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak(A) and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please our neighbors for their good,(B) to build them up.(C) For even Christ did not please himself(D) but, as it is written: “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”[a](E) For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us,(F) so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.

May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind(G) toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify(H) the God and Father(I) of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Accept one another,(J) then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews[b](K) on behalf of God’s truth, so that the promises(L) made to the patriarchs might be confirmed and, moreover, that the Gentiles(M) might glorify God(N) for his mercy. As it is written:

“Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles;
    I will sing the praises of your name.”[c](O)

10 Again, it says,

“Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people.”[d](P)

11 And again,

“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles;
    let all the peoples extol him.”[e](Q)

12 And again, Isaiah says,

“The Root of Jesse(R) will spring up,
    one who will arise to rule over the nations;
    in him the Gentiles will hope.”[f](S)

13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace(T) as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.(U)

Paul the Minister to the Gentiles

14 I myself am convinced, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness,(V) filled with knowledge(W) and competent to instruct one another. 15 Yet I have written you quite boldly on some points to remind you of them again, because of the grace God gave me(X) 16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles.(Y) He gave me the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God,(Z) so that the Gentiles might become an offering(AA) acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

17 Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus(AB) in my service to God.(AC) 18 I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles(AD) to obey God(AE) by what I have said and done— 19 by the power of signs and wonders,(AF) through the power of the Spirit of God.(AG) So from Jerusalem(AH) all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.(AI) 20 It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel(AJ) where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.(AK) 21 Rather, as it is written:

“Those who were not told about him will see,
    and those who have not heard will understand.”[g](AL)

22 This is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.(AM)

Paul’s Plan to Visit Rome

23 But now that there is no more place for me to work in these regions, and since I have been longing for many years to visit you,(AN) 24 I plan to do so when I go to Spain.(AO) I hope to see you while passing through and to have you assist(AP) me on my journey there, after I have enjoyed your company for a while. 25 Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem(AQ) in the service(AR) of the Lord’s people(AS) there. 26 For Macedonia(AT) and Achaia(AU) were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the Lord’s people in Jerusalem.(AV) 27 They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in the Jews’ spiritual blessings, they owe it to the Jews to share with them their material blessings.(AW) 28 So after I have completed this task and have made sure that they have received this contribution, I will go to Spain(AX) and visit you on the way. 29 I know that when I come to you,(AY) I will come in the full measure of the blessing of Christ.

30 I urge you, brothers and sisters, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit,(AZ) to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.(BA) 31 Pray that I may be kept safe(BB) from the unbelievers in Judea and that the contribution(BC) I take to Jerusalem may be favorably received by the Lord’s people(BD) there, 32 so that I may come to you(BE) with joy, by God’s will,(BF) and in your company be refreshed.(BG) 33 The God of peace(BH) be with you all. Amen.

Footnotes

  1. Romans 15:3 Psalm 69:9
  2. Romans 15:8 Greek circumcision
  3. Romans 15:9 2 Samuel 22:50; Psalm 18:49
  4. Romans 15:10 Deut. 32:43
  5. Romans 15:11 Psalm 117:1
  6. Romans 15:12 Isaiah 11:10 (see Septuagint)
  7. Romans 15:21 Isaiah 52:15 (see Septuagint)

15 We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.

For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.

For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:

That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.

Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:

And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.

10 And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.

11 And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.

12 And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.

13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

14 And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.

15 Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God,

16 That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.

17 I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God.

18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,

19 Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

20 Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:

21 But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand.

22 For which cause also I have been much hindered from coming to you.

23 But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto you;

24 Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your company.

25 But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints.

26 For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.

27 It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things.

28 When therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain.

29 And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.

30 Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;

31 That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judaea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints;

32 That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.

33 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.