Romans 9
1 I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.
Khrih awh awitak tang ni kak kqawn, ka qaai ap kqawn nyng, Ciim Myihla awh ka simnaak ingawm dyih pyi hy –
2 I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
kawseetnaak ak bau soeih ing kawlung tlawhnaak tak khqoet khqoet nyng.
3 For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own flesh and blood,
Ka koeinaa, ka pilnamkhqi aham ka mah ve awihkha zawk nawh Khrih ingqawi kqeng qu ham dyna poek nyng.
4 the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.
A mingmih taw Israel thlangkhqi ni, cakhqi na coengnaak, boeimangnaak, awikamnaak, sainaak, anaa awi huhnaak, bawkim bawknaak ingkaw awikamnaak ak hu thlangkhqi na awm uhy.
5 Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen. (aiōn g165)
Pakdamkhqi awm a mingmih a koe ni, cekkhqi ak khuiawh kawng ni pumsa benawh taw Khrih ce a law hy, anih taw ik-oeih boeih ak khanawh Khawsa na awm nawh, kumqui kyihcah aham awm hy! Amen. (aiōn g165)
6 It is not as though God’s word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.
Khawsak awi ce hqawng hawh hy ni ti man tinaak. Israel awhkawng ak lawkhqi boeih ce Israel na am awm boeih uhy.
7 Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
Anih a cadilkhqi ce Abraham a cakhqi na am awm boeih bai hy. “Isaak awhkawng ni cadil qui ce noet na a awm hly,” tinawh ni a awm hy.
8 So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring.
Pumsa benawh kaw cakhqi ve Khawsa cakhqi na am awm hy, awikamnaak awh ak paakhqi ceni Abraham cakhqi na a mik awm.
9 For this is what the promise stated: “At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.”
Awikamnaak cetaw; a tym a khoek awh law tlaih kawng nyng saw, Sarah ing cak pa ta kaw,” tinawh awm hy.
10 Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac.
Ce doeng amni, Rebekah a cakhqi ingawm pa pynoet doeng ni a mi taak hy, ningnih a pa Isaak ce.
11 Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand,
Cehlai, cakphei ta hlan nawh, ak che ak leek a sim hlanawh – Khawsa ang cainaak tyknaak ce ang dyih thainaak aham:
12 not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”
bibinaak ak caming am nawh anih ak khykung ing – “A hqam ing ang no a bi bi pe kaw,” tina hy.
13 So it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
Jakob lungna nyng saw Esau sawh na nyng,” tinawh qee hyt na awm hawh hy.
14 What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Certainly not!
Cawhtaw ikawmyihna nu ni ti lah voei? Khawsa ve am thym hy nik ti hly nu? Amni ti qoe qoe kaw!
15 For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
Mosi a venawh, “Qeennaak ka taak thlang ak khanawh qeennaak ta kawng nyng saw, lungnaak ka taak ak thlang ak khanawh lungnaak ta kawng nyng,” tinawh kqawn pe hawh hy.
16 So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.
Cedawngawh, ak ngaihkung ak camawh am nawh, ak thawngkung ak camawh am bai ni, ak qeenkung Khawsa ak camawh ni.
17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”
Cakciim ing Pharaoh a venawh: Kang ming ce khawmdek pum awh khyipyi na a awm nawh, nang ak khanawh ka boeimangnaak kang dang sak aham kang cainaak ik-oeih awh ve nang taw ka ni tlung sak qoe ni,” tina hy.
18 Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.
Cedawngawh Khawsa amah ing a ngaih thlang ak khanawh qeennaak ta nawh, a ngaih ak thlang ce am thin hqam sak hy.
19 One of you will say to me, “Then why does God still find fault? For who can resist His will?”
Nangmih ak khuiawh kawng u ingawm: “Cawhtaw kawtih Khawsa ing thlang thawlh ak puk bai? Anih ak kawngaih ak oelh thai u nu ak awm?” ti kawm uk ti.
20 But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?”
Cehlai, Aw thlanghqing, Khawsak awi ak oelh thai nang ce a u nu? “A sai ik-oeih ing ak saikung a venawh, ‘Ikawtih vemyihna nani sai?’ tina kawm nu?”
21 Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use?
Am ak sepkung ing tamlai boengoet awhkawng a vang ce ak nep soeih na, a vang bai taw hawnaak mailai na saithainaak am ta nawh nu?
22 What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction?
Khawsa ing kawsonaak ce tyk nawh a saithainaak ce dang sak ham a ngaih mantaw, cehlai plawci aham ak awm am ak khanawh yhnaak ak dung soeih ing ang yh awhtaw, ikawmyihna?
23 What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory—
Boeimang aham a qoek a bah cekhqi, qeennaak a taak thlangkhqi venawh boeimangnaak ap kqawn noeng ce a sai peek awhtaw –
24 including us, whom He has called not only from the Jews, but also from the Gentiles?
Judakhqi ven doeng awhkawng am nawh Gentelkhqi ven awhkawng awm ak khy ningnih vetaw ikawmyihna ni awmnaak kaw?
25 As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,”
Hosea awh vemyihna kqan hawh hy: “Kak thlang na amak awmkhqi ce ‘kak thlangkhqi” tinawh khy kawng nyng saw; am ka lungnaak nu ce ‘ka lungnaak,’ tina kawng nyng”
26 and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’”
nangmih kai ak thlangkhqi amni,’ tinawh ak khynaak hun qoe qoe awh, a mingmih ce ‘Ak hqing Khawsa cakhqi,’ tinawh khy kawm uh,” tinawh kqawn hy.
27 Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.
Isaiah ingawm Israelkhqi awh vemyihna anak kqawn bai hy: “Israel thlangkhqi ve tuicunli a keng awhkaw dizui zah law u seiawm, ak syng tloek doeng ni a hul hly.
28 For the Lord will carry out His sentence on the earth thoroughly and decisively.”
Ikawtih Bawipa ing khawmdek khanawh awideng kawmsaw ang tawnna a dytnaak ce pha sak kaw,” tihy.
29 It is just as Isaiah foretold: “Unless the Lord of Hosts had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.”
Isaiah ing lamma na vemyihna kqawn bai hy: “Bawipa ing cadilkhqi ve a ma hlyn mantaw, ningnih ve Sodom khaw amyihna ni awm kawm usaw, Gomora khaw amyihna ni ni awm hly hawh uhy,” tinawh kqawn hy.
30 What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;
Cawhtaw ikawmyihna ni ti lah voei? Dyngnaak amak hquut Gentelkhqi ing cangnaak ak caming dyngnaak ce hu uhy,
31 but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it.
cehlai dyngnaak ham anaa ak hquut Israelkhqi ingtaw am hu uhy.
32 Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
Ikawtih a mami huh? Cangnaak ing a hquut kaana bibinaak ing ami hquut a dawngawh “Bahnaak lung,” awh bah uhy.
33 as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
Toek lah, bahnaak aham ingkaw tluuknaak aham Zion awh lung ta nyng, u awm ce ak ypnaak thlang taw ityk awh awm chah am phyi kaw,” tinawh qee hyt awm hawh hy.
