Romerne 9
1 Sandhed siger jeg i Kristus, jeg lyver ikke, min Samvittighed vidner med mig i den Helligaand,
I say the truth in Christ, I lye not, (my conscience bearing me witness in the holy Ghost, )
2 at jeg har en stor Sorg og en uafladelig Kummer i mit Hjerte.
that I have great grief and continual sorrow 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 that I myself were made a curse after the manner of Christ, for my brethren, my kindred 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, whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the form of divine worship, 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)
whose are the fathers, and of whom, as to the flesh, Christ came, who is over all God blessed for ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
6 Ikke dog som om Guds Ord har glippet; thi ikke alle, som stamme fra Israel, ere Israel;
Not that the word of God hath failed. For they are not all Israel, who are descended from 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 seed of Abraham, are they all children of promise: but "in Isaac shall thy seed be called."
8 Det vil sige: Ikke Kødets Børn ere Guds Børn, men Forjættelsens Børn regnes for Sæd.
That is, not the children of the flesh are the children of God, but the children of the promise are accounted for the seed.
9 Thi et Forjættelsesord er dette: „Ved denne Tid vil jeg komme, saa skal Sara have en Søn.‟
For this is the word of the promise, "According to 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.
and not to her only; but Rebecca also being with child by 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,
(when the children were not yet born, nor had done either good or evil, that the purpose of God according to his choice might abide, not on account of works, but of Him that calleth, ) it was said to her, the elder shall serve the younger:
12 sagt til hende: „Den ældste skal tjene den yngste, ‟
as it is written,
13 som der er skrevet: „Jakob elskede jeg, men Esau hadede jeg.‟
"I loved Jacob and I hated Esau."
14 Hvad skulle vi da sige? mon der er Uretfærdighed hos Gud? Det være langt fra!
What shall we say then? Is there injustice in God?
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.‟
God forbid! For He saith to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion."
16 Altsaa staar det ikke til den, som vil, ej heller til den, som løber, men til Gud, som er barmhjertig.
So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth 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.‟
And the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, for this very purpose have I raised thee up, that I may shew forth my power in thee, and that my name may be declared through all the earth.
18 Saa forbarmer han sig da over den, som han vil, men forhærder den, som han vil.
So then He hath mercy on whom He pleaseth, and whom He will, He hardeneth.
19 Du vil nu sige til mig: Hvad klager han da over endnu? thi hvem staar hans Villie imod?
Thou wilt say then, Why doth he yet blame us? who hath 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?
Nay but, O man, who art thou, that disputest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why didst thou make 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?
Hath not the potter power over the clay, out of the same mass to make one vessel to honor and another to 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,
And what if God, though resolved to shew his displeasure at last, and to make known his power, yet bore with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath fitted to 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 in the vessels of mercy, which He hath prepared for glory?
24 Og hertil kaldte han ogsaa os, ikke alene af Jøder, men ogsaa af Hedninger,
whom He hath also called, even us, not only of the Jews, but also of 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 saith also in Hosea, I will call them my people, who were 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 in the place where it was said to them, Ye are not my people, there shall they be called the children of the living God.
27 Men Esajas udraaber over Israel: „Om end Israels Børns Tal var som Havets Sand, saa skal kun Levningen frelses.
And Esaias crieth out concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant shall be saved.
28 Thi idet Herren opgør Regnskab og afslutter det i Hast, vil han fuldbyrde det paa Jorden.‟
For in finishing the account and cutting it short in righteousness, the Lord will make a short work upon the earth.
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 Esaias said before, "Except the Lord of hosts had left us a seed, we had been as Sodom, and we had been made like unto Gomorrah."
30 Hvad skulle vi da sige? At Hedninger, som ikke jagede efter Retfærdighed, fik Retfærdighed, nemlig Retfærdigheden af Tro;
What shall we say then? that the Gentiles, who sought not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is by faith;
31 men Israel, som jagede efter en Retfærdigheds Lov, naaede ikke til en saadan Lov.
but Israel, who followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness: why?
32 Hvorfor? fordi de ikke søgte den af Tro, men som af Gerninger. De stødte an paa Anstødsstenen,
because they sought it not by faith, but by the works of the law, for they stumbled at that stumbling-stone;
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 Sion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence:" and again, "Whosoever believeth on Him shall not be ashamed."
