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 ask then, Has God cast off His People? No, indeed. Why, I myself am an Israelite, of the posterity of Abraham and 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 has not cast off His People whom He knew beforehand. Or are you ignorant of what Scripture says in speaking of Elijah--how he pleaded with God against Israel, saying,
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 put Thy Prophets to death, and have overthrown Thy altars; and, now that I alone remain, they are thirsting for my blood"?
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 did God say to him in reply? "I have reserved for Myself 7,000 men who have never bent the knee to Baal."
5 Saaledes er der da ogsaa i den nærværende Tid blevet en Levning som et Naades-Udvalg.
In the same way also at the present time there has come to be a remnant whom God in His grace has selected.
6 Men er det af Naade, da er det ikke mere af Gerninger, ellers bliver Naaden ikke mere Naade.
But if it is in His grace that He has selected them, then His choice is no longer determined by human actions. Otherwise grace would be grace no longer.
7 Hvad altsaa? Det, Israel søger efter, har det ikke opnaaet, men Udvalget har opnaaet det; de øvrige derimod bleve forhærdede,
How then does the matter stand? It stands thus. That which Israel are in earnest pursuit of, they have not obtained; but God's chosen servants have obtained it, and the rest have become hardened.
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.‟
And so Scripture says, "God has given them a spirit of drowsiness--eyes to see nothing with and ears to hear nothing with--even until now."
9 Og David siger: „Deres Bord vorde til Snare og til Fælde og til Anstød og til Gengældelse for dem;
And David says, "Let their very food become a snare and a trap to them, a stumbling-block and a retribution.
10 deres Øjne vorde formørkede, saa de ikke se, og bøj altid deres Ryg!‟
Let darkness come over their eyes that they may be unable to see, and make Thou their backs continually to stoop."
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 ask, however, "Have they stumbled so as to be finally ruined?" No, indeed; but by their lapse salvation has come to the Gentiles in order to arouse the jealousy of the descendants of Israel;
12 Men dersom deres Fald er Verdens Rigdom, og deres Tab er Hedningers Rigdom, hvor meget mere skal deres Fylde være det!
and if their lapse is the enriching of the world, and their overthrow the enriching of the Gentiles, will not still greater good follow their restoration?
13 Og til eder, I Hedninger, siger jeg: For saa vidt jeg nu er Hedningeapostel, ærer jeg min Tjeneste,
But to you Gentiles I say that, since I am an Apostle specially sent to the Gentiles, I take pride in my ministry,
14 om jeg dog kunde vække min Slægt til Nidkærhed og frelse nogle af dem.
trying whether I can succeed in rousing my own countrymen to jealousy and thus 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 their having been cast aside has carried with it the reconciliation of the world, what will their being accepted again be but Life out of death?
16 Men dersom Førstegrøden er hellig, da er Dejgen det ogsaa; og dersom Roden er hellig, da ere Grenene det ogsaa.
Now if the firstfruits of the dough are holy, so also is the whole mass; and if the root of a tree is holy, so also 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 have been pruned away, and you, although you were but a wild olive, have been grafted in among them and have become a sharer with others in the rich sap of the root 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.
beware of glorying over the natural branches. Or if you are so glorying, do not forget that it is not you who uphold the root: the root upholds you.
19 Du vil vel sige: Grene bleve afbrudte, for at jeg skulde blive indpodet.
"Branches have been lopped off," you will say, "for the sake of my being grafted in."
20 Vel! ved deres Vantro bleve de afbrudte, men du staar ved din Tro; vær ikke overmodig, men frygt!
This is true; yet it was their unbelief that cut them off, and you only stand through your faith.
21 Thi naar Gud ikke sparede de naturlige Grene, vil han heller ikke spare dig.
Do not be puffed up with pride. Tremble rather--for if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will He spare you.
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.
Notice therefore God's kindness and God's severity. On those who have fallen His severity has descended, but upon you His kindness has come, provided that you do not cease to respond to that kindness. Otherwise you will be cut off also.
23 Men ogsaa hine skulle indpodes, dersom de ikke blive i Vantroen; thi Gud er mægtig til atter at indpode dem.
Moreover, if they turn from their unbelief, they too will be grafted in. For God is powerful enough 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!
and if you were cut from that which by nature is a wild olive and contrary to nature were grafted into the good olive tree, how much more certainly will these natural branches be grafted on 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 there is a truth, brethren, not revealed hitherto, of which I do not wish to leave you in ignorance, for fear you should attribute superior wisdom to yourselves--the truth, I mean, that partial blindness has fallen upon Israel until the great mass of the Gentiles have 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 will be saved. As is declared in Scripture, "From Mount Zion a Deliverer will come: He will remove all ungodliness from Jacob;
27 og dette er min Pagt med dem, naar jeg borttager deres Synder.‟
and this shall be My Covenant with them; when I have taken away their sins."
28 Efter Evangeliet ere de vel Fjender for eders Skyld, men efter Udvælgelsen ere de elskede for Fædrenes Skyld;
In relation to the Good News, the Jews are God's enemies for your sakes; but in relation to God's choice they are dearly loved for the sake of their forefathers.
29 thi Naadegaverne og sit Kald fortryder Gud ikke.
For God does not repent of His free gifts nor of His call;
30 Thi ligesom I tilforn bleve ulydige imod Gud, men nu fik Barmhjertighed ved disses Ulydighed,
but just as you were formerly disobedient to Him, but now have received mercy at a time when they are disobedient,
31 saaledes bleve ogsaa disse nu ulydige, for at ogsaa de maatte faa Barmhjertighed ved den Barmhjertighed, som er bleven eder til Del.
so now they also have been disobedient at a time when you are receiving mercy; so that to them too there may now be mercy.
32 Thi Gud har indesluttet alle under Ulydighed, for at han kunde forbarme sig over alle. (eleēsē g1653)
For God has locked up all in the prison of unbelief, that upon all alike He may have mercy. (eleēsē g1653)
33 O Dyb af Guds Rigdom og Visdom og Kundskab! hvor uransagelige ere hans Domme, og hans Veje usporlige!
Oh, how inexhaustible are God's resources and God's wisdom and God's knowledge! How impossible it is to search into His decrees or trace His footsteps!
34 Thi hvem har kendt Herrens Sind? eller hvem blev hans Raadgiver?
"Who has ever known the mind of the Lord, or shared His counsels?"
35 eller hvem gav ham først, saa at der skulde gives ham Gengæld derfor?
"Who has first given God anything, so as to receive payment in return?"
