Romans 1

1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—

1 耶穌基督的僕人保羅，奉召為使徒，特派傳上帝的福音。

2 the gospel He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures,

2 這福音是上帝從前藉眾先知在聖經上所應許的，

3 regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,

3 論到他兒子－我主耶穌基督。按肉體說，是從大衛後裔生的；

4 and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.

4 按聖善的靈說，因從死裏復活，以大能顯明是上帝的兒子。

5 Through Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.

5 我們從他受了恩惠並使徒的職分，在萬國之中叫人為他的名信服真道；

6 And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.

6 其中也有你們這蒙召屬耶穌基督的人。

7 To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

7 我寫信給你們在羅馬、為上帝所愛、奉召作聖徒的眾人。願恩惠、平安從我們的父上帝並主耶穌基督歸與你們！

8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.

8 第一，我靠着耶穌基督，為你們眾人感謝我的上帝，因你們的信德傳遍了天下。

9 God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you

9 我在他兒子福音上，用心靈所事奉的上帝可以見證，我怎樣不住地提到你們；

10 in my prayers at all times, asking that now at last by God’s will I may succeed in coming to you.

10 在禱告之間常常懇求，或者照上帝的旨意，終能得平坦的道路往你們那裏去。

11 For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

11 因為我切切地想見你們，要把些屬靈的恩賜分給你們，使你們可以堅固；

12 that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.

12 這樣，我在你們中間，因你與我彼此的信心，就可以同得安慰。

13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, how often I planned to come to you (but have been prevented from visiting until now), in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.

13 弟兄們，我不願意你們不知道，我屢次定意往你們那裏去，要在你們中間得些果子，如同在其餘的外邦人中一樣；只是到如今仍有阻隔。

14 I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.

14 無論是希臘人、化外人、聰明人、愚拙人，我都欠他們的債，

15 That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.

15 所以情願盡我的力量，將福音也傳給你們在羅馬的人。

16 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.

16 我不以福音為恥；這福音本是上帝的大能，要救一切相信的，先是猶太人，後是希臘人。

17 For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”

17 因為上帝的義正在這福音上顯明出來；這義是本於信，以至於信。如經上所記：「義人必因信得生。」

18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.

18 原來，上帝的忿怒從天上顯明在一切不虔不義的人身上，就是那些行不義阻擋真理的人。

19 For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.

19 上帝的事情，人所能知道的，原顯明在人心裏，因為上帝已經給他們顯明。

20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.

20 自從造天地以來，上帝的永能和神性是明明可知的，雖是眼不能見，但藉着所造之物就可以曉得，叫人無可推諉。

21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.

21 因為，他們雖然知道上帝，卻不當作上帝榮耀他，也不感謝他。他們的思念變為虛妄，無知的心就昏暗了。

22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,

22 自稱為聰明，反成了愚拙，

23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.

23 將不能朽壞之上帝的榮耀變為偶像，彷彿必朽壞的人和飛禽、走獸、昆蟲的樣式。

24 Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another.

24 所以，上帝任憑他們逞着心裏的情慾行污穢的事，以致彼此玷辱自己的身體。

25 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.

25 他們將上帝的真實變為虛謊，去敬拜事奉受造之物，不敬奉那造物的主－主乃是可稱頌的，直到永遠。阿們！

26 For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.

26 因此，上帝任憑他們放縱可羞恥的情慾。他們的女人把順性的用處變為逆性的用處；

27 Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.

27 男人也是如此，棄了女人順性的用處，慾火攻心，彼此貪戀，男和男行可羞恥的事，就在自己身上受這妄為當得的報應。

28 Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.

28 他們既然故意不認識上帝，上帝就任憑他們存邪僻的心，行那些不合理的事；

29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,

29 裝滿了各樣不義、邪惡、貪婪、惡毒 ；滿心是嫉妒、凶殺、爭競、詭詐、毒恨；

30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.

30 又是讒毀的、背後說人的、怨恨上帝的 、侮慢人的、狂傲的、自誇的、捏造惡事的、違背父母的、

31 They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless.

31 無知的、背約的、無親情的、不憐憫人的。

32 Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.

32 他們雖知道上帝判定行這樣事的人是當死的，然而他們不但自己去行，還喜歡別人去行。