Romerne 9
1 Sandhed siger jeg i Kristus, jeg lyver ikke, min Samvittighed vidner med mig i den Helligaand,
I speak the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing me testimony in the Holy Spirit,
2 at jeg har en stor Sorg og en uafladelig Kummer i mit Hjerte.
That I have great sorrow and unceasing grief in my heart;
3 Thi jeg kunde ønske selv at være bandlyst fra Kristus til Bedste for mine Brødre, mine Frænder efter Kødet,
for I could wish myself to be accursed from Christ, for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh;
4 de, som jo ere Israeliter, hvem Sønneudkaarelsen og Herligheden og Pagterne og Lovgivningen og Gudstjenesten og Forjættelserne tilhøre,
who are Israelites, to whom belong the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service, and the promises;
5 hvem Fædrene tilhøre, og af hvem Kristus er efter Kødet, han, som er Gud over alle Ting, højlovet i Evighed! Amen. (aiōn g165)
to whom belong the fathers, and of whom is the Christ, as it respects the flesh, who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
6 Ikke dog som om Guds Ord har glippet; thi ikke alle, som stamme fra Israel, ere Israel;
It is not possible that the word of God has failed; for they are not all Israel who are of Israel.
7 ej heller ere alle Børn, fordi de ere Abrahams Sæd, men: „I Isak skal en Sæd faa Navn efter dig.‟
Nor, because they are the posterity of Abraham, are they all children: but in Isaac shall your posterity be called.
8 Det vil sige: Ikke Kødets Børn ere Guds Børn, men Forjættelsens Børn regnes for Sæd.
That is, the children of the flesh are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are counted for the posterity.
9 Thi et Forjættelsesord er dette: „Ved denne Tid vil jeg komme, saa skal Sara have en Søn.‟
For the word of the promise is this: At this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.
10 Men saaledes skete det ikke alene dengang, men ogsaa med Rebekka, da hun var frugtsommelig ved een, Isak, vor Fader.
Not only so, but when Rebecca had conceived by one, even our father Isaac,
11 Thi da de endnu ikke vare fødte og ikke havde gjort noget godt eller ondt, blev der, for at Guds Udvælgelses Beslutning skulde staa fast, ikke i Kraft af Gerninger, men i Kraft af ham, der kalder,
(the children, indeed, having not yet been born, and having done neither good nor evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calls, )
12 sagt til hende: „Den ældste skal tjene den yngste, ‟
it was said to her: The elder shall serve the younger;
13 som der er skrevet: „Jakob elskede jeg, men Esau hadede jeg.‟
as it is written: Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
14 Hvad skulle vi da sige? mon der er Uretfærdighed hos Gud? Det være langt fra!
What, then, shall we say? Is there unrighteousness with. God? It can not be.
15 Thi han siger til Moses: „Jeg vil være barmhjertig imod den, hvem jeg er barmhjertig imod, og forbarme mig over den, hvem jeg forbarmer mig over.‟
For he says to Moses: I will show mercy to whom I will show mercy; and I will show compassion to whom I will show compassion.
16 Altsaa staar det ikke til den, som vil, ej heller til den, som løber, men til Gud, som er barmhjertig.
Therefore, it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shows mercy.
17 Thi Skriften siger til Farao: „Netop derfor lod jeg dig fremstaa, for at jeg kunde vise min Magt paa dig, og for at mit Navn skulde forkyndes paa hele Jorden.‟
For the scripture says to Pharaoh: For this very purpose have I raised you up, that I may show in you my power, and that my name may be published in all the earth.
18 Saa forbarmer han sig da over den, som han vil, men forhærder den, som han vil.
Therefore, he has mercy on whom he wills to have mercy: and whom he wills to harden, he hardens.
19 Du vil nu sige til mig: Hvad klager han da over endnu? thi hvem staar hans Villie imod?
You will then say to me, Why does he yet find fault? For who has resisted his will?
20 Ja, men, hvem er dog du, o Menneske! som gaar i Rette med Gud? mon noget, som blev dannet, kan sige til den, som dannede det: Hvorfor gjorde du mig saaledes?
No, but rather, O man, who are you that dispute with God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed, it, Why have you made me thus?
21 Eller har Pottemageren ikke Raadighed over Leret til af den samme Masse at gøre et Kar til Ære, et andet til Vanære?
Has not the potter power over the clay, to make from the same mass one vessel for honor, and another for dishonor?
22 Men hvad om nu Gud, skønt han vilde vise sin Vrede og kundgøre sin Magt, dog med stor Langmodighed taalte Vredes-Kar, som vare beredte til Fortabelse,
What, then, if God, intending to show his wrath, and to make his power known, yet, in much long-suffering bore with the vessels of wrath fitted for destruction:
23 ogsaa for at kundgøre sin Herligheds Rigdom over Barmhjertigheds-Kar, som han forud havde beredt til Herlighed?
and, that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy which he before prepared for glory, showed mercy to us,
24 Og hertil kaldte han ogsaa os, ikke alene af Jøder, men ogsaa af Hedninger,
whom he has called, not only from among the Jews, but also from the Gentiles?
25 som han ogsaa siger hos Hoseas: „Det, som ikke var mit Folk, vil jeg kalde mit Folk, og hende, som ikke var den elskede, den elskede;
As he says also in Hosea: I will call that my people which is not my people, and her beloved, who was not beloved.
26 og det skal ske, at paa det Sted, hvor der blev sagt til dem: I ere ikke mit Folk, der skulle de kaldes den levende Guds Børn.‟
And it shall come to pass, that, in the place where it was said to them: You are not my people, there shall they be called the sons of the living God.
27 Men Esajas udraaber over Israel: „Om end Israels Børns Tal var som Havets Sand, saa skal kun Levningen frelses.
But Isaiah cries concerning Israel: Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:
28 Thi idet Herren opgør Regnskab og afslutter det i Hast, vil han fuldbyrde det paa Jorden.‟
for his word he fulfills, and he decrees in righteousness; for his word that is decreed, will the Lord execute upon the land.
29 Og som Esajas forud har sagt: „Dersom den Herre Zebaoth ikke havde levnet os en Sæd, da vare vi blevne som Sodoma og gjorte lige med Gomorra.‟
And as Isaiah said before: Unless the Lord of hosts had left us a posterity, we should have been like Sodom, and been made like Gomorrah.
30 Hvad skulle vi da sige? At Hedninger, som ikke jagede efter Retfærdighed, fik Retfærdighed, nemlig Retfærdigheden af Tro;
What, then, shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not seek after justification, have obtained justification, even the justification which is by faith:
31 men Israel, som jagede efter en Retfærdigheds Lov, naaede ikke til en saadan Lov.
but Israel, who sought after a law of justification, has not attained to a law of justification.
32 Hvorfor? fordi de ikke søgte den af Tro, men som af Gerninger. De stødte an paa Anstødsstenen,
And why? Because they sought it not by faith, but as if by works of law: for they stumbled against that stone of stumbling,
33 som der er skrevet: „Se, jeg sætter i Zion en Anstødssten og en Forargelses Klippe; og den, som tror paa ham, skal ikke blive til Skamme.‟
as it is written: Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense: and whoever believes on him, shall not be ashamed.
