Romerne 11
1 Jeg siger da: Mon Gud har forskudt sit folk? det være langt fra! Thi også jeg er en Israelit, af "Abrahams Sæd, Benjamins Stamme.
I ask then, has God rejected his people? Certainly not! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant 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 has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel, saying,
3 "Herre! dine Profeter have de ihjelslået, dine Altre have de nedbrudt, og jeg er den eneste, der er levnet, og de efterstræbe mit Liv."
“Lord, they have killed yoʋr prophets and demolished yoʋr altars, and I alone am left, and they are seeking 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 Bål."
But what does the divine response say to him? “I have reserved for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed down to Baal.”
5 Således er der også i den nærværende Tid blevet en Levning som et Nådes-Udvalg.
So then, in the present time also there is a remnant chosen by grace.
6 Men er det af Nåde, da er det ikke mere af Gerninger, ellers bliver Nåden ikke mere Nåde.
Now if it is by grace, it is no longer by works, otherwise grace would no longer be grace. But if it is by works, it is no longer grace, otherwise work would no longer be work.
7 Hvad altså? Det, Israel søger efter, har det ikke opnået, men Udvalget har opnået det; de øvrige derimod bleve forhærdede,
What then? Israel did not obtain what it was seeking. The chosen obtained it, but the rest were hardened,
8 som der er skrevet: "Gud gav dem en Sløvheds Ånd, Øjne til ikke at se med, Øren til ikke at høre med indtil den Dag i Dag."
as it is written, “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes not to see and ears not to hear, down to this very day.”
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 table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them.
10 deres Øjne vorde formørkede, så de ikke se, og bøj altid deres Ryg!"
Let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see, and keep their backs forever bent.”
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 then, did the Israelites stumble so as to fall? Certainly not! Rather, by their trespass salvation has come to the Gentiles, to provoke Israel to jealousy.
12 Men dersom deres Fald er Verdens Rigdom, og deres Tab er Hedningers Rigdom, hvor meget mere skal deres Fylde være det!
Now if their trespass means riches for the world, and their loss means riches for the Gentiles, how much more will it mean when their full number is included?
13 Og til eder, I Hedninger, siger jeg: For så vidt jeg nu er Hedningeapostel, ærer jeg min Tjeneste,
Now I am speaking to you who are Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I glorify my ministry
14 om jeg dog kunde vække min Slægt til Nidkærhed og frelse nogle af dem.
if somehow I provoke my own people to jealousy and 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 rejection means reconciliation for the world, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead?
16 Men dersom Førstegrøden er hellig, da er Dejgen det også; og dersom Roden er hellig, da ere Grenene det også.
If the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, so is the whole lump; and if the root is 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,
Now if some of the branches have been broken off, and yoʋ, a wild olive branch, have been grafted in among them and have become a fellow partaker of the root and richness 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.
do not boast against the branches. But if yoʋ do boast against them, remember that yoʋ do not sustain the root, but the root sustains yoʋ.
19 Du vil vel sige: Grene bleve afbrudte, for at jeg skulde blive indpodet.
Yoʋ will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.”
20 Vel! ved deres Vantro bleve de afbrudte, men du står ved din Tro; vær ikke overmodig, men frygt!
Right! They were broken off because of unbelief, but yoʋ stand because of faith. So do not be arrogant, but be afraid.
21 Thi når Gud ikke sparede de naturlige Grene, vil han heller ikke spare dig.
For if God did not spare the natural branches, perhaps he will not spare yoʋ either.
22 Så 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 også du afhugges.
Consider therefore the kindness and severity of God: to those who have fallen, severity; but to yoʋ, kindness, if yoʋ continue in his kindness; otherwise yoʋ too will be cut off.
23 Men også hine skulle indpodes, dersom de ikke blive i Vantroen; thi Gud er mægtig til atter at indpode dem.
And if they do not continue in unbelief, they will be grafted in; for God is able to graft them in again.
24 Thi når 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 yoʋ were cut off from what is by nature a wild olive tree and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will the natural branches be grafted back 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 gået ind;
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of this mystery, lest you be wise in your own estimation: A partial hardening has come upon Israel until the full number of Gentiles has come in,
26 og så skal hele Israel frelses, som der er skrevet: "Fra Zion skal Befrieren komme, han skal afvende Ugudeligheder fra Jakob;
and in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written, “The Deliverer will come from Zion and will remove ungodliness from Jacob.”
27 og dette er min Pagt med dem, når jeg borttager deres Synder."
“And this will be my covenant with them, when I take away their sins.”
28 Efter Evangeliet er de vel Fjender for eders Skyld, men efter Udvælgelsen ere de elskede for Fædrenes Skyld;
With respect to the gospel, the Israelites are enemies for your sake; but with respect to being chosen, they are beloved for the sake of the fathers.
29 thi Nådegaverne og sit Kald fortryder Gud ikke.
For the gifts and calling of God are irrevocable.
30 Thi ligesom I tilforn bleve ulydige imod Gud, men nu fik Barmhjertighed ved disses Ulydighed,
Just as you were once disobedient to God but have now received mercy because of their disobedience,
31 således bleve også disse nu ulydige, for at også de måtte få Barmhjertighed ved den Barmhjertighed, som er bleven eder til Del.
so they too have now become disobedient in order that, by the mercy shown to you, they also may receive mercy.
32 Thi Gud har indesluttet alle under Ulydighed, for at han kunde forbarme sig over alle. (eleēsē g1653)
For God has confined all in disobedience so that he might 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!
Oh the depth of the riches, wisdom, and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and untraceable his ways!
34 Thi hvem har kendt Herrens Sind? eller hvem blev hans Rådgiver?
“For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has become his counselor?”
35 eller hvem gav ham først, så at der skulde gives ham Gengæld derfor?
“Or who has first given to God, that he should be repaid?”
