Romerne 9
1 Sandhed siger jeg i Kristus, jeg lyver ikke, min Samvittighed vidner med mig i den Helligånd,
I speak the truth in Christ, I do not speak falsely, my conscience bearing me witness, in the Holy Spirit,
2 at jeg har en stor Sorg og en uafladelig Kummer i mit Hjerte.
that I have great grief and unceasing anguish, in my heart,
3 Thi jeg kunde ønske selv at være bandlyst fra Kristus til Bedste for mine Brødre, mine Frænder efter Kødet,
for my brethren, --my kinsmen, according to the flesh; (for I also was, myself, wishing to be accursed from Christ: )
4 de, som jo ere Israeliter, hvem Sønneudkårelsen og Herligheden og Pagterne og Lovgivningen og Gudstjenesten og Forjættelserne tilhøre,
who are Israelites; whose are the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the rites of 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)
whose are the fathers; and from whom the Messiah descended, according to 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;
Now, it is not to be supposed that the promise of God has failed; for all the descendants of Israel are not Israel.
7 ej, heller ere alle Børn, fordi de ere Abrahams Sæd, men: "I Isak skal en Sæd få Navn efter dig."
Neither are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but "In Isaac shall your seed 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 seed.
9 Thi et Forjættelsesord er dette: "Ved denne Tid vil jeg komme, så skal Sara have en Søn."
For the word of promise was this, "According to this time, I will come, and Sarah shall have a son."
10 Men således skete det ikke alene dengang, men også med Rebekka, da hun var frugtsommelig ved een, Isak, vor Fader.
And not only this, but Rebecca, also, having conceived twins, by one, even Isaac our father;
11 Thi da de endnu ikke vare fødte og ikke havde gjort noget godt eller ondt, blev der, for at Guds Udvælgelses Beslutning skulde stå fast, ikke i Kraft af Gerninger, men i Kraft af ham, der kalder,
(they, indeed, not being yet born; neither having done any good or evil; that the purpose of God might stand, by an election; not on account of works, but of him who 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 I have loved, but Esau I have slighted."
14 Hvad skulle vi da sige? mon der er Uretfærdighed hos Gud? Det være langt fra!
What shall we, then, say? Is there not injustice with 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."
By no means. For he says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy; and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion."
16 Altså står 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 who wills, nor of him who runs; but of God, who shows mercy.
17 Thi Skriften siger til Farao: "Netop derfor lod jeg dig fremstå, for at jeg kunde vise min Magt på dig, og for at mit Navn skulde forkyndes på hele Jorden."
Besides, the scripture says to Pharaoh, "Even for this same purpose I have roused you up; that I might show, in you, my power; and that my name might be published through all the earth."
18 Så forbarmer han sig da over den, som han vil, men forhærder den, som han vil.
Well, then, he has mercy on whom he will; and whom he will, he hardens.
19 Du vil nu sige til mig: Hvad klager han da over endnu? thi hvem står hans Villie imod?
But you will say to me, Why does he still find fault, for who has resisted his will?
20 Ja, men, hvem er dog du, o Menneske! som går i Rette med Gud? mon noget, som blev dannet, kan sige til den, som dannede det: Hvorfor gjorde du mig således?
Nay, but, O man, who are you, who reply against God? Shall the thing formed, say to him who formed it, Why have you made me thus?
21 Eller har Pottemageren ikke Rådighed over Leret til af den samme Masse at gøre et Kar til Ære, et andet til Vanære?
Has not the potter a just power over the clay, to make of the same lump 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 tålte Vredes-Kar, som vare beredte til Fortabelse,
Yet God, willing to show his wrath, and make know his power, did bear, with much long-suffering, the vessels of wrath, fitted for destruction.
23 også 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 had before prepared for glory:
24 Og hertil kaldte han også os, ikke alene af Jøder, men også af Hedninger,
even us, whom he has called; not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles.
25 som han også siger hos Hoseas: "Det, som ikke var mit Folk, vil jeg kalde mit Folk, og hende, som ikke var den elskede; den elskede;
Even as he says, by Hosea, "They shall be called my people, who were not my people; and she beloved, who was not beloved.
26 og det skal ske, at på 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, in the place where it was said to them, You are not my people; there they shall be called, Sons of the living God."
27 Men Esajas udråber over Israel: "Om end Israels Børns Tal var som Havets Sand, så skal kun Levningen frelses.
Besides, Isaiah cries, concerning Israel, "Through 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 på Jorden."
For he was about to complete and hasten his work in righteousness; for a short work will the Lord make upon this 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 has said before, "Unless the Lord of hosts had left us a seed, we should have become as Sodom, and been made like to 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 did not seek after justification, have attained justification, even a justification which is by faith?
31 men Israel, som jagede efter en Retfærdigheds Lov, nåede ikke til en sådan Lov.
But Israel, who followed a law of justification, have not attained to a law of justification.
32 Hvorfor? fordi de ikke søgte den af Tro, men som af Geringer. De stødte an på Anstødsstenen,
Why? Because they sought it not by faith; but, as it were, by works of law: for they stumbled, at the stone of stumbling.
33 som der er skrevet: "Se, jeg sætter i Zion en Anstødssten og en Forargelses Klippe; og den, som tror på ham, skal ikke blive til Skamme."
As it is written, "Behold, I place in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; and whosoever believes on it, shall not be ashamed."
