¹Fratres,Brothers,voluntas quidem cordis mei,certainly the will of my heart,et obsecratio ad Deum,and my prayer to God,fit pro illis in salutem.is for them unto salvation.

¹Fratres,Brothers,voluntas quidem cordis mei,certainly the will of my heart,et obsecratio ad Deum,and my prayer to God,fit pro illis in salutem.is for them unto salvation.

²Testimonium enim perhibeo illis quod æmulationem Dei habent,For I offer testimony to them, that they have a zeal for God,sed non secundum scientiam.but not according to knowledge.

²Testimonium enim perhibeo illis quod æmulationem Dei habent,For I offer testimony to them, that they have a zeal for God,sed non secundum scientiam.but not according to knowledge.

³Ignorantes enim justitiam Dei,For, being ignorant of the justice of God,et suam quærentes statuere,and seeking to establish their own justice,justitiæ Dei non sunt subjecti.they have not subjected themselves to the justice of God.

³Ignorantes enim justitiam Dei,For, being ignorant of the justice of God,et suam quærentes statuere,and seeking to establish their own justice,justitiæ Dei non sunt subjecti.they have not subjected themselves to the justice of God.

⁴Finis enim legis,For the end of the law,Christus,Christ,ad justitiam omni credenti.is unto justice for all who believe.

⁴Finis enim legis,For the end of the law,Christus,Christ,ad justitiam omni credenti.is unto justice for all who believe.

⁵Moyses enim scripsit, quoniam justitiam,And Moses wrote, about the justice that is of the law,quæ ex lege est, qui fecerit homo, vivet in ea.that the man who will have done justice shall live by justice.

⁵Moyses enim scripsit, quoniam justitiam,And Moses wrote, about the justice that is of the law,quæ ex lege est, qui fecerit homo, vivet in ea.that the man who will have done justice shall live by justice.

⁶Quæ autem ex fide est justitia, sic dicit:But the justice that is of faith speaks in this way:Ne dixeris in corde tuo:Do not say in your heart:Quis ascendet in cælum?“Who shall ascend into heaven?”id est,(that is,Christum deducere:to bring Christ down);

⁶Quæ autem ex fide est justitia, sic dicit:But the justice that is of faith speaks in this way:Ne dixeris in corde tuo:Do not say in your heart:Quis ascendet in cælum?“Who shall ascend into heaven?”id est,(that is,Christum deducere:to bring Christ down);

⁷aut, Quis descendet in abyssum?“Or who shall descend into the abyss?”hoc est,(that is,Christum a mortuis revocare.to call back Christ from the dead).

⁷aut, Quis descendet in abyssum?“Or who shall descend into the abyss?”hoc est,(that is,Christum a mortuis revocare.to call back Christ from the dead).

⁸Sed quid dicit Scriptura?But what does Scripture say?Prope est verbum in ore tuo,“The word is near,et in corde tuo:in your mouth and in your heart.”hoc est verbum fidei,This is the word of faith,quod prædicamus.which we are preaching.

⁸Sed quid dicit Scriptura?But what does Scripture say?Prope est verbum in ore tuo,“The word is near,et in corde tuo:in your mouth and in your heart.”hoc est verbum fidei,This is the word of faith,quod prædicamus.which we are preaching.

⁹Quia si confitearis in ore tuo Dominum Jesum,For if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus,et in corde tuo credideris quod Deus illum suscitavit a mortuis,and if you believe in your heart that God has raised him up from the dead,salvus eris.you shall be saved.

⁹Quia si confitearis in ore tuo Dominum Jesum,For if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus,et in corde tuo credideris quod Deus illum suscitavit a mortuis,and if you believe in your heart that God has raised him up from the dead,salvus eris.you shall be saved.

¹⁰Corde enim creditur ad justitiam:For with the heart, we believe unto justice;ore autem confessio fit ad salutem.but with the mouth, confession is unto salvation.

¹⁰Corde enim creditur ad justitiam:For with the heart, we believe unto justice;ore autem confessio fit ad salutem.but with the mouth, confession is unto salvation.

¹¹Dicit enim Scriptura:For Scripture says:Omnis qui credit in illum, non confundetur.“All those who believe in him shall not be confounded.”

¹¹Dicit enim Scriptura:For Scripture says:Omnis qui credit in illum, non confundetur.“All those who believe in him shall not be confounded.”

¹²Non enim est distinctio Judæi et Græci:For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek.nam idem Dominus omnium,For the same Lord is over all,dives in omnes qui invocant illum.richly in all who call upon him.

¹²Non enim est distinctio Judæi et Græci:For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek.nam idem Dominus omnium,For the same Lord is over all,dives in omnes qui invocant illum.richly in all who call upon him.

¹³Omnis enim quicumque invocaverit nomen Domini, salvus erit.For all those who have called upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

¹³Omnis enim quicumque invocaverit nomen Domini, salvus erit.For all those who have called upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

¹⁴Quomodo ergo invocabunt, in quem non crediderunt?Then in what way will those who have not believed in him call upon him?aut quomodo credent ei, quem non audierunt?Or in what way will those who have not heard of him believe in him?quomodo autem audient sine prædicante?And in what way will they hear of him without preaching?

¹⁴Quomodo ergo invocabunt, in quem non crediderunt?Then in what way will those who have not believed in him call upon him?aut quomodo credent ei, quem non audierunt?Or in what way will those who have not heard of him believe in him?quomodo autem audient sine prædicante?And in what way will they hear of him without preaching?

¹⁵quomodo vero prædicabunt nisi mittantur?And truly, in what way will they preach, unless they have been sent,sicut scriptum est:just as it has been written:Quam speciosi pedes evangelizantium pacem,“How beautiful are the feet of those who evangelize peace,evangelizantium bona!of those who evangelize what is good!”

¹⁵quomodo vero prædicabunt nisi mittantur?And truly, in what way will they preach, unless they have been sent,sicut scriptum est:just as it has been written:Quam speciosi pedes evangelizantium pacem,“How beautiful are the feet of those who evangelize peace,evangelizantium bona!of those who evangelize what is good!”

¹⁶Sed non omnes obediunt Evangelio.But not all are obedient to the Gospel.Isaias enim dicit:For Isaiah says:Domine,“Lord,quis credidit auditui nostro?who has believed our report?”

¹⁶Sed non omnes obediunt Evangelio.But not all are obedient to the Gospel.Isaias enim dicit:For Isaiah says:Domine,“Lord,quis credidit auditui nostro?who has believed our report?”

¹⁷Ergo fides ex auditu,Therefore, faith is from hearing,auditus autem per verbum Christi.and hearing is through the Word of Christ.

¹⁷Ergo fides ex auditu,Therefore, faith is from hearing,auditus autem per verbum Christi.and hearing is through the Word of Christ.

¹⁸Sed dico:But I say:Numquid non audierunt?Have they not heard? For certainly:Et quidem in omnem terram exivit sonus eorum,“Their sound has gone forth throughout all the earth,et in fines orbis terræ verba eorum.and their words unto the limits of the whole world.”

¹⁸Sed dico:But I say:Numquid non audierunt?Have they not heard? For certainly:Et quidem in omnem terram exivit sonus eorum,“Their sound has gone forth throughout all the earth,et in fines orbis terræ verba eorum.and their words unto the limits of the whole world.”

¹⁹Sed dico:But I say:Numquid Israël non cognovit?Has Israel not known? First,Primus Moyses dicit: Ego ad æmulationem vos adducam in non gentem:Moses says: “I will lead you into a rivalry with those who are not a nation;in gentem insipientem,in the midst of a foolish nation,in iram vos mittam.I will send you into wrath.”

¹⁹Sed dico:But I say:Numquid Israël non cognovit?Has Israel not known? First,Primus Moyses dicit: Ego ad æmulationem vos adducam in non gentem:Moses says: “I will lead you into a rivalry with those who are not a nation;in gentem insipientem,in the midst of a foolish nation,in iram vos mittam.I will send you into wrath.”

²⁰Isaias autem audet,And Isaiah dares to say:et dicit: Inventus sum a non quærentibus me:“I was discovered by those who were not seeking me.palam apparui iis qui me non interrogabant.I appeared openly to those who were not asking about me.”

²⁰Isaias autem audet,And Isaiah dares to say:et dicit: Inventus sum a non quærentibus me:“I was discovered by those who were not seeking me.palam apparui iis qui me non interrogabant.I appeared openly to those who were not asking about me.”

²¹Ad Israël autem dicit:Then to Israel he says:Tota die expandi manus meas ad populum non credentem,“All day long I have stretched out my hands to a people who do not believeet contradicentem.and who contradict me.”

²¹Ad Israël autem dicit:Then to Israel he says:Tota die expandi manus meas ad populum non credentem,“All day long I have stretched out my hands to a people who do not believeet contradicentem.and who contradict me.”