Romans 11
1 So I say, Has God put his people on one side? Let there be no such thought. For I am of Israel, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
Jeg sier altså: Har da Gud forkastet sitt folk? Langt derifra! også jeg er jo en israelitt, av Abrahams ætt, av Benjamins stamme;
2 God has not put away the people of his selection. Or have you no knowledge of what is said about Elijah in the holy Writings? how he says words to God against Israel,
Gud har ikke forkastet sitt folk, som han forut kjente. Eller vet I ikke hvad Skriften sier på det sted om Elias, hvorledes han treder frem for Gud mot Israel:
3 Lord, they have put your prophets to death, and made waste your altars, and now I am the last, and they are searching for me to take away my life.
Herre! dine profeter drepte de, dine alter rev de ned, og jeg blev alene tilbake, og de står mig efter livet.
4 But what answer does God make to him? I have still seven thousand men whose knees have not been bent to Baal.
Men hvad sier Guds svar til ham? Jeg har levnet mig syv tusen menn som ikke har bøiet kne for Ba'al.
5 In the same way, there are at this present time some who are marked out by the selection of grace.
Således er det da også i denne tid blitt en levning tilbake efter nådens utvelgelse;
6 But if it is of grace, then it is no longer of works: or grace would not be grace.
men er det av nåde, da er det ikke mere av gjerninger, ellers blir nåden ikke mere nåde.
7 What then? That which Israel was searching for he did not get, but those of the selection got it and the rest were made hard.
Hvorledes altså? Det som Israel attrår, det har det ikke nådd; men de utvalgte har nådd det, de andre er blitt forherdet,
8 As it was said in the holy Writings, God gave them a spirit of sleep, eyes which might not see, and ears which have no hearing, to this day.
som skrevet er: Gud gav dem en treghets ånd, øine til ikke å se med og ører til ikke å høre med, inntil den dag idag.
9 And David says, Let their table be made a net for taking them, and a stone in their way, and a punishment:
Og David sier: La deres bord bli dem til en strikke og en snare og en felle og en gjengjeldelse for dem!
10 Let their eyes be made dark so that they may not see, and let their back be bent down at all times.
la deres øine bli formørket, så de ikke ser, og bøi alltid deres rygg!
11 So I say, Were their steps made hard in order that they might have a fall? In no way: but by their fall salvation has come to the Gentiles, so that they might be moved to envy.
Jeg sier altså: Har de da snublet for å falle? Langt derifra! men ved deres fall er frelsen kommet til hedningene, forat dette skal vekke dem til nidkjærhet;
12 Now, if their fall is the wealth of the world, and their loss the wealth of the Gentiles, how much greater will be the glory when they are made full?
men er deres fall en rikdom for verden, og er tapet av dem en rikdom for hedninger, hvor meget mere da deres fylde!
13 But I say to you, Gentiles, in so far as I am the Apostle of the Gentiles, I make much of my position:
For til eder taler jeg, I hedninger! Så sant som jeg er hedningenes apostel, priser jeg mitt embede,
14 If in any way those who are of my flesh may be moved to envy, so that some of them may get salvation by me.
om jeg bare kunde vekke mine kjødelige frender til nidkjærhet og få frelst nogen av dem.
15 For, if by their putting away, the rest of men have been made friends with God, what will their coming back again be, but life from the dead?
For er verden blitt forlikt med Gud ved deres forkastelse, hvad annet vil da deres antagelse bli enn liv av døde?
16 And if the first-fruit is holy, so is the mass: and if the root is holy, so are the branches.
Men er førstegrøden hellig, da er deigen det også, og er roten hellig, da er grenene det også.
17 But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, an olive-tree of the fields, were put in among them, and were given a part with them in the root by which the olive-tree is made fertile,
Om nu allikevel nogen av grenene blev avbrutt, og du som var en vill oljekvist, blev innpodet iblandt dem og fikk del med dem i oljetreets rot og fedme,
18 Do not be uplifted in pride over the branches: because it is not you who are the support of the root, but it is by the root that you are supported.
da ros dig ikke mot grenene! men hvis du roser dig, så er det dog ikke du som bærer roten, men roten som bærer dig.
19 You will say, Branches were broken off so that I might be put in.
Du vil da si: Grenene blev avbrutt forat jeg skulde bli innpodet.
20 Truly, because they had no faith they were broken off, and you have your place by reason of your faith. Do not be lifted up in pride, but have fear;
Vel! ved sin vantro blev de avbrutt, men du står ved din tro; vær ikke overmodig, men frykt!
21 For, if God did not have mercy on the natural branches, he will not have mercy on you.
for sparte Gud ikke de naturlige grener, da vil han heller ikke spare dig.
22 See then that God is good but his rules are fixed: to those who were put away he was hard, but to you he has been good, on the condition that you keep in his mercy; if not, you will be cut off as they were.
Så se da Guds godhet og strenghet: Strenghet er over dem som er falt, men over dig er Guds godhet, såfremt du holder dig til hans godhet, ellers skal også du bli avhugget.
23 And they, if they do not go on without faith, will be united to the tree again, because God is able to put them in again.
Men hine skal også bli innpodet, såfremt de ikke holder ved i sin vantro; for Gud er mektig til å innpode dem igjen.
24 For if you were cut out of a field olive-tree, and against the natural use were united to a good olive-tree, how much more will these, the natural branches, be united again with the olive-tree which was theirs?
For blev du avhugget av det oljetre som er vilt av naturen, og mot naturen innpodet i et godt oljetre, hvor meget mere skal de da bli innpodet i sitt eget oljetre, disse som av naturen hører det til.
25 For it is my desire, brothers, that this secret may be clear to you, so that you may not have pride in your knowledge, that Israel has been made hard in part, till all the Gentiles have come in;
For jeg vil ikke, brødre, at I skal være uvitende om denne hemmelighet - forat I ikke skal tykkes eder selv kloke - at forherdelse delvis er kommet over Israel, inntil fylden av hedningene er kommet inn,
26 And so all Israel will get salvation: as it is said in the holy Writings, There will come out of Zion the One who makes free; by him wrongdoing will be taken away from Jacob:
og således skal hele Israel bli frelst, som skrevet er: Fra Sion skal redningsmannen komme, han skal bortrydde ugudelighet fra Jakob,
27 And this is my agreement with them, when I will take away their sins.
og når jeg borttar deres synder, da er dette min pakt med dem.
28 As far as the good news is in question, they are cut off from God on account of you, but as far as the selection is in question, they are loved on account of the fathers.
Efter evangeliet er de fiender for eders skyld, men efter utvelgelsen er de elsket for fedrenes skyld;
29 Because God's selection and his mercies may not be changed.
for sine nådegaver og sitt kall angrer Gud ikke på.
30 For as you, in time past, were not under the rule of God, but now have got mercy through their turning away,
For likesom I før var ulydige mot Gud, men nu har fått miskunn ved disses ulydighet,
31 So in the same way these have gone against the orders of God, so that by the mercy given to you they may now get mercy.
så har også disse nu vært ulydige, forat de også skal få miskunn ved den miskunn som er blitt eder til del;
32 For God has let them all go against his orders, so that he might have mercy on them all. (eleēsē g1653)
for Gud har overgitt dem alle til ulydighet forat han kunde miskunne sig over dem alle. (eleēsē g1653)
33 O how deep is the wealth of the wisdom and knowledge of God! no one is able to make discovery of his decisions, and his ways may not be searched out.
O dyp av rikdom og visdom og kunnskap hos Gud! Hvor uransakelige hans dommer er, og hvor usporlige hans veier!
34 Who has knowledge of the mind of the Lord? or who has taken part in his purposes?
For hvem kjente Herrens sinn? eller hvem var hans rådgiver?
35 Or who has first given to him, and it will be given back to him again?
Eller hvem gav ham noget først, så han skulde få vederlag igjen?
