Римляни 2
Bulgarian New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
Божият справедлив съд
2 Който и да си ти, човече, нямаш извинение, когато съдиш някого, защото съдейки друг човек, произнасяш присъда и над себе си, тъй като ти, който съдиш, вършиш същите неща. 2 Знаем, че Божията присъда над хората, които вършат такива дела, е справедлива. 3 Но ти, човече, който съдиш хората, които вършат тези неща, а в същото време ги вършиш и ти, нима мислиш, че ще избегнеш Божия съд? 4 Или презираш богатата доброта, снизхождение и търпение на Бога и не разбираш, че той е добър към теб, защото те чака да се покаеш?
5 Но поради своята упоритост и нежелание да се покаеш ти правиш наказанието си по-тежко и ще го получиш в деня, когато Божият гняв и справедлив съд бъдат разкрити.[a] 6 „Бог ще възнагради всеки според делата му.“(A) 7 Ще даде вечен живот на онези, които търсят слава, почест и безсмъртие чрез постоянството си да вършат добро, 8 и ще стовари наказанието и гнева си върху онези, които поради своето себелюбие отказват да следват истината и следват злото. 9 Скръб и страдание ще изпрати Бог на всеки, който върши зло, първо на юдеите, а после и на езичниците. 10 А на всеки, който върши добро, ще даде слава, почест и мир, първо на юдеите, а после и на езичниците. 11 Защото Бог съди всички безпристрастно.
12 Тези, които познават закона, и тези, които никога не са чували за него, са равни, когато извършват грях. Които не познават закона и извършват грях, ще бъдат обречени на смърт, а които познават закона и извършват грях, ще бъдат съдени според него. 13 Защото праведни пред Бога са не тези, които чуват закона, а тези, които го спазват, и те ще бъдат оправдани.
14 Така че, когато езичниците, които нямат закона, вършат от само себе си това, което той изисква, въпреки че не го познават, те са закон за себе си, 15 защото поведението им показва, че изискваното от закона е написано в сърцата им. Свидетел за това е и съвестта им. Понякога разумът им подсказва, че са извършили грях и това ги прави виновни, а друг път разбират, че са извършили добро и това ги прави невинни.
16 Всички тези неща ще се случат в деня, когато Бог чрез Исус Христос ще съди тайните мисли на хората, както казва Благата вест, която проповядвам.
Юдеите и закона
17 А ти, който наричаш себе си юдеин и уповаваш на закона, и се гордееш с взаимоотношението си с Бога, 18 и знаеш каква е волята му и кое е наистина важно, защото законът ти го казва, 19 и си убеден, че водиш слепите, че си светлина за онези, които тънат в мрак, 20 че си наставник на неуките и учител на децата, и си сигурен, че законът те снабдява със знания и истина, 21 защо ти, който учиш другите, не учиш и себе си? Защо ти, който проповядваш, че не трябва да се краде, крадеш? 22 Защо прелюбодействаш ти, който казваш, че човек не трябва да прелюбодейства? Защо крадеш от храмовете ти, който мразиш идолите? 23 Ти, който се хвалиш със закона, защо срамиш Бога, като нарушаваш неговия закон? 24 Както е писано: „Заради вас се хули Божието име сред езичниците.“(B)
25 Обрязването има смисъл, ако спазваш закона, но ако го нарушаваш, все едно че никога не си бил обрязан. 26 Ако необрязан човек изпълнява изискванията на закона, все едно че е обрязан. 27 Този, който не е физически обрязан и изпълнява закона, ще те осъди теб, който, въпреки че го имаш написан и си обрязан, го нарушаваш.
28 Не е истински юдеин онзи, който е юдеин само външно, нито обрязването на тялото е истинско обрязване. 29 Истински юдеин е онзи, който е юдеин вътрешно, и истинското обрязване е в сърцето и е извършено от Духа, а не от писания закон. Похвалата, която такъв човек получава, идва не от хората, а от Бога.
Footnotes
- Римляни 2:5 Вж. Римл. 1:18; 2:1.
Romans 2
GOD’S WORD Translation
God Will Judge Everyone
2 No matter who you are, if you judge anyone, you have no excuse. When you judge another person, you condemn yourself, since you, the judge, do the same things. 2 We know that God’s judgment is right when he condemns people for doing these things. 3 When you judge people for doing these things but then do them yourself, do you think you will escape God’s judgment? 4 Do you have contempt for God, who is very kind to you, puts up with you, and deals patiently with you? Don’t you realize that it is God’s kindness that is trying to lead you to him and change the way you think and act?
5 Since you are stubborn and don’t want to change the way you think and act, you are adding to the anger that God will have against you on that day when God vents his anger. At that time God will reveal that his decisions are fair. 6 He will pay all people back for what they have done. 7 He will give everlasting life to those who search for glory, honor, and immortality by persisting in doing what is good. But he will bring 8 anger and fury on those who, in selfish pride, refuse to believe the truth and who follow what is wrong. 9 There will be suffering and distress for every person who does evil, for Jews first and Greeks as well. 10 But there will be glory, honor, and peace for every person who does what is good, for Jews first and Greeks as well. 11 God does not play favorites.
12 Here’s the reason: Whoever sins without having the laws in Moses’ Teachings will still be condemned to destruction. And whoever has these laws from God and sins will still be judged by them. 13 People who merely listen to the laws in Moses’ Teachings don’t have God’s approval. Rather, people who do what those laws demand will have God’s approval.
God Will Judge People Who Are Not Jewish
14 For example, whenever non-Jews who don’t have the laws in Moses’ Teachings do by nature the things that those laws contain, they are a law to themselves even though they don’t have any of those laws. 15 They show that some requirements found in Moses’ Teachings are written in their hearts. Their consciences speak to them. Their thoughts accuse them on one occasion and defend them on another. 16 This happens as they face the day when God, through Christ Jesus, will judge people’s secret thoughts. He will use the Good News that I am spreading to make that judgment.
God Will Judge Jewish People
17 You call yourself a Jew, rely on the laws in Moses’ Teachings, brag about your God, 18 know what he wants, and distinguish right from wrong because you have been taught Moses’ Teachings. 19 You are confident that you are a guide for the blind, a light to those in the dark, 20 an instructor of ignorant people, and a teacher of children because you have the full content of knowledge and truth in Moses’ Teachings. 21 As you teach others, are you failing to teach yourself? As you preach against stealing, are you stealing? 22 As you tell others not to commit adultery, are you committing adultery? As you treat idols with disgust, are you robbing temples? 23 As you brag about the laws in Moses’ Teachings, are you dishonoring God by ignoring those laws? 24 As Scripture says, “God’s name is cursed among the nations because of you.”
25 For example, circumcision is valuable if you follow the laws in Moses’ Teachings. If you don’t follow those laws, your circumcision amounts to uncircumcision. 26 So if a man does what those laws demand, won’t he be considered circumcised even if he is uncircumcised? 27 The uncircumcised man who carries out what those laws say will condemn you for not following them. He will condemn you in spite of the fact that you are circumcised and have those laws in writing. 28 A person is not a Jew because of his appearance, nor is circumcision a matter of how the body looks. 29 Rather, a person is a Jew inwardly, and circumcision is something that happens in a person’s heart. Circumcision is spiritual, not just a written rule. That person’s praise will come from God, not from people.
Romans 2
New King James Version
God’s Righteous Judgment
2 Therefore you are (A)inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge, (B)for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. 2 But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things. 3 And do you think this, O man, you who judge those practicing such things, and doing the same, that you will escape the judgment of God? 4 Or do you despise (C)the riches of His goodness, (D)forbearance, and (E)longsuffering, (F)not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance? 5 But in accordance with your hardness and your [a]impenitent heart (G)you are [b]treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, 6 who (H)“will render to each one according to his deeds”: 7 eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality; 8 but to those who are self-seeking and (I)do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness—indignation and wrath, 9 tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew (J)first and also of the [c]Greek; 10 (K)but glory, honor, and peace to everyone who works what is good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 11 For (L)there is no partiality with God.
12 For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law 13 (for (M)not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified; 14 for when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the things in the law, these, although not having the law, are a law to themselves, 15 who show the (N)work of the law written in their hearts, their (O)conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them) 16 (P)in the day when God will judge the secrets of men (Q)by Jesus Christ, (R)according to my gospel.
The Jews Guilty as the Gentiles
17 [d]Indeed (S)you are called a Jew, and (T)rest[e] on the law, (U)and make your boast in God, 18 and (V)know His will, and (W)approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law, 19 and (X)are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, 20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, (Y)having the form of knowledge and truth in the law. 21 (Z)You, therefore, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that a man should not steal, do you steal? 22 You who say, “Do not commit adultery,” do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, (AA)do you rob temples? 23 You who (AB)make your boast in the law, do you dishonor God through breaking the law? 24 For (AC)“the name of God is (AD)blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” as it is written.
Circumcision of No Avail
25 (AE)For circumcision is indeed profitable if you keep the law; but if you are a breaker of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision. 26 Therefore, (AF)if an uncircumcised man keeps the righteous requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be counted as circumcision? 27 And will not the physically uncircumcised, if he fulfills the law, (AG)judge you who, even with your [f]written code and circumcision, are a transgressor of the law? 28 For (AH)he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh; 29 but he is a Jew (AI)who is one inwardly; and (AJ)circumcision is that of the heart, (AK)in the Spirit, not in the letter; (AL)whose [g]praise is not from men but from God.
Footnotes
- Romans 2:5 unrepentant
- Romans 2:5 storing
- Romans 2:9 Gentile
- Romans 2:17 NU But if
- Romans 2:17 rely
- Romans 2:27 Lit. letter
- Romans 2:29 A play on words—Jew is literally praise.
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