Romerne 11
1 Jeg siger da: Mon Gud har forskudt sit Folk? Det være langt fra! Thi ogsaa jeg er en Israelit, af Abrahams Sæd, Benjamins Stamme.
I say then: Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
2 Gud har ikke forskudt sit Folk, som han forud kendte. Eller vide I ikke, hvad Skriften siger i Stykket om Elias? hvorledes han træder frem for Gud imod Israel, sigende:
God hath not cast away his people, which he foreknew. Know you not what the scripture saith of Elias; how he calleth on God against Israel?
3 „Herre! dine Profeter have de ihjelslaaet, dine Altre have de nedbrudt, og jeg er den eneste, der er levnet, og de efterstræbe mit Liv.‟
Lord, they have slain thy prophets, they have dug down thy altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.
4 Men hvad siger det guddommelige Gensvar til ham? „Jeg har levnet mig selv syv Tusinde Mænd, som ikke have bøjet Knæ for Baal.‟
But what saith the divine answer to him? I have left me seven thousand men, that have not bowed their knees to Baal.
5 Saaledes er der da ogsaa i den nærværende Tid blevet en Levning som et Naades-Udvalg.
Even so then at this present time also, there is a remnant saved according to the election of grace.
6 Men er det af Naade, da er det ikke mere af Gerninger, ellers bliver Naaden ikke mere Naade.
And if by grace, it is not now by works: otherwise grace is no more grace.
7 Hvad altsaa? Det, Israel søger efter, har det ikke opnaaet, men Udvalget har opnaaet det; de øvrige derimod bleve forhærdede,
What then? That which Israel sought, he hath not obtained: but the election hath obtained it; and the rest have been blinded.
8 som der er skrevet: „Gud gav dem en Sløvheds Aand, Øjne til ikke at se med, Øren til ikke at høre med indtil den Dag i Dag.‟
As it is written: God hath given them the spirit of insensibility; eyes that they should not see; and ears that they should not hear, until this present day.
9 Og David siger: „Deres Bord vorde til Snare og til Fælde og til Anstød og til Gengældelse for dem;
And David saith: Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumbling block, and a recompense unto them.
10 deres Øjne vorde formørkede, saa de ikke se, og bøj altid deres Ryg!‟
Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see: and bow down their back always.
11 Jeg siger da: Mon de have stødt an, for at de skulde falde? Det være langt fra! Men ved deres Fald er Frelsen kommen til Hedningerne, for at dette kunde vække dem til Nidkærhed.
I say then, have they so stumbled, that they should fall? God forbid. But by their offence, salvation is come to the Gentiles, that they may be emulous of them.
12 Men dersom deres Fald er Verdens Rigdom, og deres Tab er Hedningers Rigdom, hvor meget mere skal deres Fylde være det!
Now if the offence of them be the riches of the world, and the diminution of them, the riches of the Gentiles; how much more the fulness of them?
13 Og til eder, I Hedninger, siger jeg: For saa vidt jeg nu er Hedningeapostel, ærer jeg min Tjeneste,
For I say to you, Gentiles: as long indeed as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I will honour my ministry,
14 om jeg dog kunde vække min Slægt til Nidkærhed og frelse nogle af dem.
If, by any means, I may provoke to emulation them who are my flesh, and may save some of them.
15 Thi dersom deres Forkastelse er Verdens Forligelse, hvad bliver da deres Antagelse andet end Liv ud af døde?
For if the loss of them be the reconciliation of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?
16 Men dersom Førstegrøden er hellig, da er Dejgen det ogsaa; og dersom Roden er hellig, da ere Grenene det ogsaa.
For if the firstfruit be holy, so is the lump also: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
17 Men om nogle af Grenene bleve afbrudte, og du, en vild Oliekvist, blev indpodet iblandt dem og blev meddelagtig i Olietræets Rod og Fedme,
And if some of the branches be broken, and thou, being a wild olive, art ingrafted in them, and art made partaker of the root, and of the fatness of the olive tree,
18 da ros dig ikke imod Grenene; men dersom du roser dig, da bærer jo ikke du Roden, men Roden dig.
Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
19 Du vil vel sige: Grene bleve afbrudte, for at jeg skulde blive indpodet.
Thou wilt say then: The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.
20 Vel! ved deres Vantro bleve de afbrudte, men du staar ved din Tro; vær ikke overmodig, men frygt!
Well: because of unbelief they were broken off. But thou standest by faith: be not highminded, but fear.
21 Thi naar Gud ikke sparede de naturlige Grene, vil han heller ikke spare dig.
For if God hath not spared the natural branches, fear lest perhaps he also spare not thee.
22 Saa se da Guds Godhed og Strenghed: Over dem, som faldt, er der Strenghed, men over dig Guds Godhed, hvis du bliver i hans Godhed; ellers skal ogsaa du afhugges.
See then the goodness and the severity of God: towards them indeed that are fallen, the severity; but towards thee, the goodness of God, if thou abide in goodness, otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
23 Men ogsaa hine skulle indpodes, dersom de ikke blive i Vantroen; thi Gud er mægtig til atter at indpode dem.
And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.
24 Thi naar du blev afhugget af det Olietræ, som er vildt af Naturen, og imod Naturen blev indpodet i et ædelt Olietræ, hvor meget mere skulle da disse indpodes i deres eget Olietræ, som de af Natur tilhøre!
For if thou wert cut out of the wild olive tree, which is natural to thee; and, contrary to nature, were grafted into the good olive tree; how much more shall they that are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
25 Thi jeg vil ikke, Brødre! at I skulle være uvidende om denne Hemmelighed, for at I ikke skulle være kloge i eders egne Tanker, at Forhærdelse delvis er kommen over Israel, indtil Hedningernes Fylde er gaaet ind;
For I would not have you ignorant, brethren, of this mystery, (lest you should be wise in your own conceits), that blindness in part has happened in Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles should come in.
26 og saa skal hele Israel frelses, som der er skrevet: „Fra Zion skal Befrieren komme, han skal afvende Ugudeligheder fra Jakob;
And so all Israel should be saved, as it is written: There shall come out of Sion, he that shall deliver, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob.
27 og dette er min Pagt med dem, naar jeg borttager deres Synder.‟
And this is to them my covenant: when I shall take away their sins.
28 Efter Evangeliet ere de vel Fjender for eders Skyld, men efter Udvælgelsen ere de elskede for Fædrenes Skyld;
As concerning the gospel, indeed, they are enemies for your sake: but as touching the election, they are most dear for the sake of the fathers.
29 thi Naadegaverne og sit Kald fortryder Gud ikke.
For the gifts and the calling of God are without repentance.
30 Thi ligesom I tilforn bleve ulydige imod Gud, men nu fik Barmhjertighed ved disses Ulydighed,
For as you also in times past did not believe God, but now have obtained mercy, through their unbelief;
31 saaledes bleve ogsaa disse nu ulydige, for at ogsaa de maatte faa Barmhjertighed ved den Barmhjertighed, som er bleven eder til Del.
So these also now have not believed, for your mercy, that they also may obtain mercy.
32 Thi Gud har indesluttet alle under Ulydighed, for at han kunde forbarme sig over alle. (eleēsē g1653)
For God hath concluded all in unbelief, that he may have mercy on all. (eleēsē g1653)
33 O Dyb af Guds Rigdom og Visdom og Kundskab! hvor uransagelige ere hans Domme, og hans Veje usporlige!
O the depth of the riches of the wisdom and of the knowledge of God! How incomprehensible are his judgments, and how unsearchable his ways!
34 Thi hvem har kendt Herrens Sind? eller hvem blev hans Raadgiver?
For who hath known the mind of the Lord? Or who hath been his counsellor?
35 eller hvem gav ham først, saa at der skulde gives ham Gengæld derfor?
Or who hath first given to him, and recompense shall be made him?
