Romans 9
1 Truth I say in Christ, I do not lie, my conscience bearing testimony with me in the Holy Spirit,
ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲧⲉϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ϯϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ. ⲉⲥⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲁⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ.
2 that I have great grief and unceasing pain in my heart—
ⲃ̅ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙ̅ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲱϫⲛ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ.
3 for I was wishing, I myself, to be accursed from the Christ—for my brothers, my relatives, according to the flesh,
ⲅ̅ⲛⲉⲓ̈ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲥ̅ⲧⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲁⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅
4 who are Israelites, whose [is] the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the lawgiving, and the service, and the promises,
ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓ̈ⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗⲓⲧⲏⲥ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧϣⲏⲣⲉ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲛⲟⲙⲟⲑⲉⲥⲓⲁ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲡϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲣⲏⲧ.
5 whose [are] the fathers, and of whom [is] the Christ, according to the flesh, who is God over all, blessed for all ages. Amen. (aiōn g165)
ⲉ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅. ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ ϣⲁⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ· (aiōn g165)
6 And it is not possible that the word of God has failed; for not all who [are] of Israel are these of Israel;
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲭⲟⲓⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥϩⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ.
7 nor because they are seed of Abraham [are] all children, but, “in Isaac will a seed be called to you”;
ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲛⲉ ϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲩⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ.
8 that is, the children of the flesh—these [are] not children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for seed;
ⲏ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ.
9 for the word of promise [is] this: “According to this time I will come, and there will be to Sarah a son.”
ⲑ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲁⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲣⲣⲁ.
10 And not only [so], but also Rebecca, having conceived by one—our father Isaac
ⲓ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲕⲉϩⲣⲉⲃⲉⲕⲕⲁ. ⲉⲁⲥϫⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲓ̈ⲥⲁⲁⲕ.
11 (for they being not yet born, neither having done anything good or evil, that the purpose of God, according to [divine] selection, might remain; not of works, but of Him who is calling),
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲡⲟⲟⲩ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ. ⲏ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲧⲱϣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲱⲧⲡ̅ ⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
12 it was said to her, “The greater will serve the less”;
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲱϩⲙ̅. ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁⲣ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈.
13 according as it has been written: “Jacob I loved, and Esau I hated.”
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲓ̈ⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧϥ̅. ⲏ̅ⲥⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱϥ.
14 What, then, will we say? Unrighteousness [is] with God? Let it not be!
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁϫⲟⲟϥ ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ.
15 For to Moses He says, “I will do kindness to whom I do kindness, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion”;
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϣⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲩ̈ⲥⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲛⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲛⲁ ⲛⲁϥ. ⲧⲁϣⲛϩ̅ⲧⲏⲓ̈ ϩⲁⲡⲉϯⲛⲁϣⲛ̅ϩⲧⲏⲓ̈ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ.
16 so then—not of him who is willing, nor of him who is running, but of God who is doing kindness;
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲣⲁ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲡⲉⲧⲡⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁ ⲡⲉ.
17 for the Writing says to Pharaoh, “For this very thing I raised you up, that I might show in you My power, and that My Name might be declared in all the land”;
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲫⲁⲣⲁⲱ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥⲕ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲟⲩⲉⲛϩ̅ⲧⲁϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲕ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅.
18 so then, to whom He wills, He does kindness, and to whom He wills, He hardens.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲣⲁ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϥ̅ⲟⲩⲁϣϥ̅ ⲡⲉϣⲁϥⲛⲁ ⲛⲁϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϥ̅ⲟⲩⲁϣϥ̅ ϣⲁϥϯⲛ̅ϣⲟⲧ ⲛⲁϥ.
19 You will say, then, to me, “Why does He yet find fault? For who has resisted His counsel?”
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲕⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲣⲟϥ ϥϭⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ. ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ.
20 No, but, O man, who are you that are answering again to God? Will the thing formed say to Him who formed [it], Why did you make me thus?
ⲕ̅ⲱ̅ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲕ̅ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲡⲉⲡⲗⲁⲥⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲡⲗⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲕⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ.
21 Does the potter not have authority over the clay, out of the same lump to make one vessel to honor and one to dishonor?
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲏ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲕⲉⲣⲁⲙⲉⲩⲥⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ. ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲱϣ.
22 And if God, willing to show the wrath and to make known His power, endured, in much long suffering, vessels of wrath fitted for destruction,
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲟⲣⲅⲏ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥϭⲟⲙ. ⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁⲣϣ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲥⲕⲉⲩⲏ ⲛ̅ⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲉⲩⲥⲃ̅ⲧⲱⲧ ⲉⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
23 and that He might make known the riches of His glory on vessels of kindness, that He before prepared for glory, whom also He called—us—
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲥⲕⲉⲩⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲃ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ.
24 not only out of Jews, but also out of nations,
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ. ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲉϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ.
25 as also in Hosea He says, “I will call what [is] not My people—My people; and her not beloved—Beloved,
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲱⲥⲏⲉ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ.
26 and it will be—in the place where it was said to them, You [are] not My people; there they will be called sons of the living God.”
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲥ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ̅.
27 And Isaiah cries concerning Israel, “If the number of the sons of Israel may be as the sand of the sea, the remnant will be saved;
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲏ̅ⲥⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲧⲏⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲣ̅ⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲱ ⲛ̅ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲟⲩϣⲱϫⲡ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̈.
28 for a matter He is finishing, and is cutting short in righteousness, because a matter cut short will the LORD do on the land.”
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ϩⲓϫⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ.
29 And according as Isaiah says before, “Except the LORD of Hosts left to us a seed, we had become as Sodom, and we had been made like Gomorrah.”
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲏ̅ⲥⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲃⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ ϣⲱϫⲡ̅ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ. ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲇⲟⲙⲁ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲅⲟⲙⲟⲣⲣⲁ.
30 What, then, will we say? That nations who are not pursuing righteousness attained to righteousness, and righteousness that [is] of faith,
ⲗ̅ⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲡⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲉⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ. ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ.
31 and Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not arrive at a law of righteousness;
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲡⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ⲧⲁϩⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
32 why? Because—not by faith, but as by works of law; for they stumbled at the stone of stumbling,
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϫⲱⲣⲡ̅ ⲉⲡⲱⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ϫⲣⲟⲡ
33 according as it has been written: “Behold, I place in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and everyone who is believing thereon will not be ashamed.”
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲱ ϩⲛ̅ⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϥ̅ⲛⲁϫⲓϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ.
