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A tkawbˈil Dios kujxix wen

Tuˈnpetziˈn, ntiˈx jun kolbˈil teˈy, qa nyolbˈiˈn tiˈj jun bˈinchil il, ex qa ikyxl tejiy nbˈant tuˈn. Quˈn tibˈajxa kˈwele tzˈaqjo tyola. Quˈn bˈin quˈn, qa a Dios kkawil kyibˈajjo jniˈ bˈinchil il. ¿Ma oktzin ktzaqpajila toj twutza te najin, a tzul tuˈn Dios, a ay nyolbˈin kyiˈjjo nchi bˈinchin il? Quˈn tuˈn ikyjo, axl nbˈantjo tuˈn. Quˈn kxel nqˈmaˈn qa nimxix twenil Dios tiˈja. Ex nimx n‑ikyˈx tuˈn Dios noq tuˈn tbˈinchbˈiˈn, ex n‑ayoˈn Dios tiˈja, tuˈn tajtz tiˈj tanmiˈn. Exsin ante ntiˈx nximiˈn tiˈj tuˈn tnimin tiˈj Dios. Ex noq tuˈn tbˈinchbˈin nya bˈaˈn, n‑ele tikyˈiˈn Dios. Quˈn tukˈa tkyaqil twenil Dios, taj tuˈn tajtz tiˈj tanmiˈn, ex tuˈn tnimiˈn tiˈj. Ex noq tuˈn tchˈuẍil tanmiˈn, ma txi tkujsin tibˈa. Me tuˈn ikyjo, njax ttilinjiˈy tila tibˈajxa. Oktzin ktlabˈila, aj tul tqˈijiljo tkawbˈil Dios kujxix wen, ex aj tjapin kanin tqˈijil, jaˈ tuˈn tokiˈy toj paˈbˈin twutz Dios toj tumilxix. Quˈn tojjo qˈij anetziˈn, kxel tqˈoˈn Dios chojbˈil teyile junjun, tzeˈnkuxjo ntqanin tbˈinchbˈin. Kxel tqˈoˈn jun chwinqil te jun majx toj kyaˈj, exsin jun kyoklin tbˈanilxix tiˈjjo tqoptzˈajiyil qMan Dios, aye nchi jyon tiˈj, ex tok tilil kyuˈn, tuˈn kybˈinchin teˈ bˈaˈn tzaluˈn twutz txˈotxˈ. Me metziˈn kyiˈjjo xjal nchi nimsin kyibˈ, ex kykyˈeˈ tuˈn tkubˈ kynimin yol, a twutzxix; qalaˈ oˈkx kyajjo tuˈn kyxi lipe tiˈj tkyaqil il, ktzajil tqˈoj Dios kyibˈaj, a kujxix wen. Ktzajil tqˈoˈn Dios nimx yajbˈil ex bˈis kyibˈajjo a nchi bˈinchin il; tnejilxix kye Judiy, ex ikyxjo kye nya Judiyqe. 10 Me meqetzin kyeˈ xjal, a nchi bˈinchin bˈaˈn, kchi jawil nimsin tuˈn Dios, ex ktzajil qˈoˈn kyoklin ex jun nukˈbˈil toj kyaˈj te jun majx; tnejilxix kye Judiy, ex ikyxjo kye nya Judiyqe.

11 Ikytziˈn, ntiˈ n‑ok tkaˈyin Dios kyxeˈchilxjal, quˈn tkyaqilxjal junx toklin twutz. 12 Tuˈnpetziˈn, kykyaqilxjo nchi bˈinchin il, aye nya Judiyqe, a mi bˈiˈn tkawbˈil Moisés kyuˈn, ok kchi kyimil tuˈnx kypaj. Ex ayetzin kye Judiy, a nchi bˈinchin il tiˈjlbˈinxiˈ tkawbˈil Moisés, ex ok kchi kyimil tuˈnxjo kawbˈil.

13 Qo ximin chˈin tiˈj tkyaqiljo kawbˈil. Quˈn nya noq oˈkx tuˈn tok qbˈiˈn, qalaˈ il tiˈj tuˈn tjapin bˈaj quˈn; ex tuˈn ikyjo, ma qo el wen. 14-15 Ex ikyxjo tukˈa tkawbˈil qMan Dios. Quˈn aye xjal nya Judiyqe, a ntiˈ bˈiˈn tkawbˈil Moisés kyuˈn; iˈchaqxla nya bˈiˈntz kyuˈn, me atku maj nkubˈ kybˈinchin wen, tzeˈnkuxjo ntqˈmaˈn kawbˈil, ex at maj qa mina. Quˈn ax kynabˈl nqˈmante alkye wen tuˈn kybˈinchinte, ex alkye nya wen. Atzintzjo luˈn nyekˈinte qa at jun kawbˈil kyukˈa toj kyanmin. 16 Tuˈn ikyjo, tkyaqil kybˈinchbˈin xjal toj ewajil, ok k‑yekˈil noq tuˈn Jesucrist, toj tqˈijil aj tkawin Dios, a tzeˈnkuxjo Tbˈanil Tqanil kolbˈil, a ma txi nqˈmaˈn kyeˈy.

T‑xnaqˈtzbˈil Pabl kyiˈj xjal Judiy exsiˈn qechil, a twutzxix

17 Me atzin te, a ntqˈmaˈn qa Judiy xjala, ex qa qˈuqle tkˈuˈja tiˈj tkawbˈil Moisés, ex njaw tnimsin tibˈa noq tiˈjjo tbˈi Dios, 18 ex qa ojtzqiˈn tajbˈil tuˈn, exsiˈn tkawbˈil, a ntzaj xnaqˈtzintiy, ex qˈuqle tkˈuˈja tiˈj, qa kukx nkubˈ tbˈinchinjiˈy wen. 19 Ex ikyxjo qˈuqle tkˈuˈja tiˈj, qa ma tzˈoka nejinel kye mi n‑el kynikyˈ te Dios, tzeˈnku jun tzaj kyeˈ nchi bˈet toj qnikyˈin. 20 Nkubˈ t‑ximiˈn qa ma tzˈoka te xnaqˈtzil kyeˈ mi ojtzqiˈn Dios kyuˈn, ex kyeˈ kˈwal, a mi nkybˈiˈn. Tkyaqiljo lo qˈuqle tkˈuˈja tiˈj, quˈn qˈuqle tkˈuˈja qa tojjo ojtxe kawbˈil antza taˈye ttxuyiljo tkyaqil ojtzqibˈl, a twutzxix. 21 Me atzin te, a nxnaqˈtziˈn kye txqantl, ¿Tiquˈn mi nkubˈ t‑xnaqˈtziˈn tibˈa nej? Ex atzin te, a nyoliˈn qa nya wen tuˈn qelqˈin, ¿Tiquˈn akul te n‑elqˈin? 22 Ex ay, a nqˈmaˈnte qa nya wen tuˈn qkyˈaˈjin, ¿Tiquˈn akul te nkubˈ bˈinchinte nej? Ex ay, a nqˈmaˈnte qa nya wen tuˈn qkˈulin kywutzjo twutzbˈiyil juntl dios, ¿Me akupe te ma tzˈokx elqˈil toj tja kydiosxjal? 23 Me noq njaw tnimsin tbˈiy tibˈajjo ojtxe kawbˈil, ex n‑el tiˈjliˈn Dios, noq tuˈn mi nkubˈ tbˈinchiˈn a tzeˈnkuxjo ntqˈmaˈn ojtxe kawbˈil. 24 Bˈisbˈajilxla ayiˈy Judiyqiy. Noq tuˈn kyxmiletzˈila ikyjo, kyij tzˈibˈit toj Tuˈjil Tyol Dios, qa noq tuˈn kypaja nchi yolin aye nya Judiy, qa ntiˈ tajbˈin Dios.

25 Twutzx teˈ qa alkye taj tuˈn tjapin bˈaj ojtxe kawbˈil tuˈn, at tajbˈin te te, tuˈn tel qitit techil tiˈj tchibˈjil, tzeˈnku kubˈ tzˈibˈit toj Tuˈjil Tyol Dios. Me qa mix japin tuˈn, exla qa tok techil, ikyx tzˈeleˈ tzeˈnku ntiˈ techil tok twutz qMan Dios. 26 Ex qa ma japin kawbˈil kyuˈn xjal nya Judiyqe, aye nya qitin kyechil, ikyx tzˈeleˈ tzeˈnqeku qitin kyechil twutz Dios. 27 Ex a xjal nya qitin techil tiˈj tchibˈjil, me qa ma japin tkyaqil Tyol Dios tuˈn, kjawil weˈ toj tqˈijil kawbˈil twutz Dios, tuˈn tkubˈ tzˈaqa tuˈn toj tila, a mi njapin tajbˈil qMan tuˈn, exla qa bˈiˈn ojtxe kawbˈil tuˈn, ex qitin techila. 28 Quˈn nyaqeku kye Ttanim Diosjo, a Judiy, a at kyechil tiˈjtzaqtz kychibˈjil, quˈn nya te qechiljo twutzxix, a n‑ok tiˈjtzaqtz qchibˈjil. 29 Qalaˈ atzin te xjaljo, a twutzxix Ttanim Dios, a Judiyxix, a tok techil tojxi tanmin, ex atzin te qechiljo twutzxix, a tok tojxi qanmin, a mi qˈanchaˈl, nya noq jun nukˈbˈil tzˈibˈin kyuˈnxjal, qalaˈ tuˈn Xewbˈaj Xjan. Qatzin qa ikyjo, nya kywutzxjal qo elil wen, noq tuˈn jun tiˈ toj qxmilil; qalaˈ twutz Dios, a ojtzqilte qanmin.

God’s Righteous Judgment

You, therefore, have no excuse,(A) you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.(B) Now we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. So when you, a mere human being, pass judgment on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment? Or do you show contempt for the riches(C) of his kindness,(D) forbearance(E) and patience,(F) not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?(G)

But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath(H), when his righteous judgment(I) will be revealed. God “will repay each person according to what they have done.”[a](J) To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor(K) and immortality,(L) he will give eternal life.(M) But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil,(N) there will be wrath and anger.(O) There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil:(P) first for the Jew, then for the Gentile;(Q) 10 but glory, honor and peace for everyone who does good: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.(R) 11 For God does not show favoritism.(S)

12 All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law(T) will be judged by the law. 13 For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey(U) the law who will be declared righteous. 14 (Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law,(V) they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law. 15 They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing them and at other times even defending them.) 16 This will take place on the day when God judges people’s secrets(W) through Jesus Christ,(X) as my gospel(Y) declares.

The Jews and the Law

17 Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God;(Z) 18 if you know his will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law; 19 if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in the dark, 20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of little children, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth— 21 you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?(AA) 22 You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?(AB) 23 You who boast in the law,(AC) do you dishonor God by breaking the law? 24 As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”[b](AD)

25 Circumcision has value if you observe the law,(AE) but if you break the law, you have become as though you had not been circumcised.(AF) 26 So then, if those who are not circumcised keep the law’s requirements,(AG) will they not be regarded as though they were circumcised?(AH) 27 The one who is not circumcised physically and yet obeys the law will condemn you(AI) who, even though you have the[c] written code and circumcision, are a lawbreaker.

28 A person is not a Jew who is one only outwardly,(AJ) nor is circumcision merely outward and physical.(AK) 29 No, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart,(AL) by the Spirit,(AM) not by the written code.(AN) Such a person’s praise is not from other people, but from God.(AO)

Footnotes

  1. Romans 2:6 Psalm 62:12; Prov. 24:12
  2. Romans 2:24 Isaiah 52:5 (see Septuagint); Ezek. 36:20,22
  3. Romans 2:27 Or who, by means of a