Romanos 10
Traducción en lenguaje actual
10 Hermanos en Cristo, con todo mi corazón deseo y pido a Dios que él salve del castigo a los israelitas. 2 Estoy seguro de que ellos tienen muchos deseos de servir a Dios, pero no saben cómo hacerlo. 3 No comprenden que sólo Dios nos puede declarar inocentes. Por eso han tratado de hacer algo para que Dios los acepte. En realidad, han rechazado la manera en que Dios quiere aceptarlos. 4 Dios ya no nos acepta por obedecer la ley; ahora sólo acepta a los que confían en Cristo. Con Cristo, la ley llegó a su cumplimiento.
Todos pueden ser salvos
5 Al referirse a los que obedecen la ley para que Dios los acepte, Moisés escribió lo siguiente: «La persona que obedezca la ley se salvará si la cumple.» 6 Al contrario, esto es lo que dice de los que confían en Dios para que él los acepte: «Nunca te preguntes: “¿Quién subirá al cielo?”», es decir, subir al cielo para pedirle a Cristo que baje. 7 «Tampoco te preguntes: “¿Quién bajará al mundo de los muertos?”», es decir, bajar allá para pedirle a Cristo que resucite.
8 Más bien, la Biblia dice: «El mensaje de Dios está cerca de ti; está en tu boca y en tu corazón.» Y ese mismo mensaje es el que les traemos: que debemos confiar en Dios. 9 Pues si ustedes reconocen con su propia boca que Jesús es el Señor, y si creen de corazón que Dios lo resucitó, entonces se librarán del castigo que merecen. 10 Pues si creemos de todo corazón, seremos aceptados por Dios; y si con nuestra boca reconocemos que Jesús es el Señor, Dios nos salvará.
11 La Biblia dice: «Dios no deja en vergüenza a los que confían en él.» 12 No importa si son judíos o no lo son, porque todos tienen el mismo Dios, y él es muy bueno con todos los que le piden ayuda. 13 Pues la Biblia también dice: «Dios salvará a los que lo reconozcan como su Dios.» 14 Pero, ¿cómo van a reconocerlo, si no confían en él? ¿Y cómo van a confiar en él, si nada saben de él? ¿Y cómo van a saberlo, si nadie les habla acerca del Señor Jesucristo? 15 ¿Y cómo hablarán de Jesucristo, si Dios no los envía? Como dice la Biblia: «¡Qué hermoso es ver llegar a los que traen buenas noticias!»
16 Sin embargo, no todos han aceptado estas buenas noticias. Como dijo el profeta Isaías: «Señor, ¡nadie ha creído a nuestro mensaje!» 17 Así que las personas llegan a confiar en Dios cuando oyen el mensaje acerca de Jesucristo.
18 Pero yo pregunto: ¿Será que no han tenido oportunidad de oír el mensaje? ¡Claro que lo han oído! Porque la Biblia dice:
«Sus palabras recorren toda la tierra
y llegan hasta el fin del mundo.»
19 Vuelvo entonces a preguntar: ¿Será que los israelitas no se han dado cuenta? ¡Claro que sí se han dado cuenta! Pues, en primer lugar, Dios dijo por medio de Moisés:
«Haré que los israelitas se pongan celosos
de un pueblo sin importancia.
Haré que se enojen
con gente de poco entendimiento.»
20 Después, Isaías se atrevió a recordar algo que Dios había dicho:
«Me encontraron aquellos
que no me buscaban.
Me presenté ante gente
que no preguntaba por mí.»
21 Pero del pueblo de Israel, Dios dijo por medio de Isaías:
«Todo el día le ofrecí ayuda
a un pueblo terco y desobediente.»
Romans 10
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
10 Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved.[a] 2 I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but it is not enlightened. 3 For, being ignorant of the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness. 4 For Christ is the end of the law, that every one who has faith may be justified.
Salvation Is for All
5 Moses writes that the man who practices the righteousness which is based on the law shall live by it. 6 But the righteousness based on faith says, Do not say in your heart, “Who will ascend into heaven?” (that is, to bring Christ down) 7 or “Who will descend into the abyss?” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart (that is, the word of faith which we preach); 9 because, if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For man believes with his heart and so is justified, and he confesses with his lips and so is saved. 11 The scripture says, “No one who believes in him will be put to shame.” 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all and bestows his riches upon all who call upon him. 13 For, “every one who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.”
14 But how are men to call upon him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without a preacher? 15 And how can men preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach good news!” 16 But they have not all heeded the gospel; for Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?” 17 So faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes by the preaching of Christ.
18 But I ask, have they not heard? Indeed they have; for
“Their voice has gone out to all the earth,
and their words to the ends of the world.”
19 Again I ask, did Israel not understand? First Moses says,
“I will make you jealous of those who are not a nation;
with a foolish nation I will make you angry.”
20 Then Isaiah is so bold as to say,
“I have been found by those who did not seek me;
I have shown myself to those who did not ask for me.”
21 But of Israel he says, “All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.”
Footnotes
- 10.1 Paul is afraid he has spoken too strongly of their sins, so he declares his love for Israel.
Romans 10
New International Version
10 Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire(A) and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. 2 For I can testify about them that they are zealous(B) for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. 3 Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.(C) 4 Christ is the culmination of the law(D) so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.(E)
5 Moses writes this about the righteousness that is by the law: “The person who does these things will live by them.”[a](F) 6 But the righteousness that is by faith(G) says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’”[b](H) (that is, to bring Christ down) 7 “or ‘Who will descend into the deep?’”[c](I) (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).(J) 8 But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,”[d](K) that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim: 9 If you declare(L) with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,”(M) and believe(N) in your heart that God raised him from the dead,(O) you will be saved.(P) 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. 11 As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.”[e](Q) 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile(R)—the same Lord is Lord of all(S) and richly blesses all who call on him, 13 for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord(T) will be saved.”[f](U)
14 How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 15 And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”[g](V)
16 But not all the Israelites accepted the good news.(W) For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”[h](X) 17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message,(Y) and the message is heard through the word about Christ.(Z) 18 But I ask: Did they not hear? Of course they did:
19 Again I ask: Did Israel not understand? First, Moses says,
“I will make you envious(AB) by those who are not a nation;
I will make you angry by a nation that has no understanding.”[j](AC)
20 And Isaiah boldly says,
“I was found by those who did not seek me;
I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me.”[k](AD)
21 But concerning Israel he says,
Footnotes
- Romans 10:5 Lev. 18:5
- Romans 10:6 Deut. 30:12
- Romans 10:7 Deut. 30:13
- Romans 10:8 Deut. 30:14
- Romans 10:11 Isaiah 28:16 (see Septuagint)
- Romans 10:13 Joel 2:32
- Romans 10:15 Isaiah 52:7
- Romans 10:16 Isaiah 53:1
- Romans 10:18 Psalm 19:4
- Romans 10:19 Deut. 32:21
- Romans 10:20 Isaiah 65:1
- Romans 10:21 Isaiah 65:2
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