Romans 9
1 Truth I say in Christ, I do not lie, my conscience bearing testimony with me in the Holy Spirit,
Milaza ny marina ao amin’ i Kristy aho, fa tsy mandainga, sady miara-milaza amiko ao amin’ ny Fanahy Masìna koa ny fieritreretako,
2 that I have great grief and unceasing pain in my heart—
fa mafy ny alaheloko, ka tsy mety mitsahatra ny fahorian’ ny foko.
3 for I was wishing, I myself, to be accursed from the Christ—for my brothers, my relatives, according to the flesh,
Fa efa saiky niriko aza ho voaozona ho afaka tamin’ i Kristy ny tenako mba hahavonjeko ny rahalahiko, havako araka ny nofo,
4 who are Israelites, whose [is] the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the lawgiving, and the service, and the promises,
izay Isiraelita sady manana ny fananganan’ anaka sy ny voninahitra sy ny fanekena sy ny fanomezana ny lalàna sy ny fombam-pivavahana ary ny teny fikasana;
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)
azy koa ny razana, sady avy taminy araka ny nofo Kristy, Izay ambonin’ izy rehetra, Andriamanitra isaorana mandrakizay. Amena. (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;
Kanefa tsy lazaiko fa foana ny tenin’ Andriamanitra tsy akory. Fa tsy izay rehetra avy amin’ ny Isiraely no Isiraely.
7 nor because they are seed of Abraham [are] all children, but, “in Isaac will a seed be called to you”;
Ary na dia taranak’ i Abrahama aza ireo, tsy dia ary zanany avokoa; fa avy amin’ isaka no hantsoina izay taranaka ho anao.
8 that is, the children of the flesh—these [are] not children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for seed;
Izany hoe: Tsy ny zanaky ny nofo no zanak’ Andriamanitra; fa ny zanaky ny teny fikasana no isaina ho taranaka.
9 for the word of promise [is] this: “According to this time I will come, and there will be to Sarah a son.”
Fa izao no filàzan’ ny teny fikasana: Raha avy ny taona toy izao, dia ho avy Aho, ary hanana zazalahy Saraha.
10 And not only [so], but also Rebecca, having conceived by one—our father Isaac
Ary tsy izany ihany, fa Rebeka koa dia nanan’ anaka tamin’ ny anankiray, dia tamin’ isaka razantsika;
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),
fa raha tsy mbola teraka ireo, ary tsy mbola nanao tsara na ratsy (mba hitoeran’ ny fikasan’ Andriamanitra araka ny fifidianana, tsy avy amin’ ny asa, fa avy amin’ izay miantso),
12 it was said to her, “The greater will serve the less”;
dia nolazaina tamin-dravehivavy hoe: Ny zokiny hanompo ny zandriny;
13 according as it has been written: “Jacob I loved, and Esau I hated.”
araka ny voasoratra hoe: Jakoba no tiako, fa Esao no halako.
14 What, then, will we say? Unrighteousness [is] with God? Let it not be!
Ahoana ary no holazaintsika? Misy tsi-fahamarinana va amin’ Andriamanitra? Sanatria izany!
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”;
Fa hoy Izy tamin’ i Mosesy: Izaho hiantra izay hiantrako, ary hamindra fo amin’ izay hamindrako fo.
16 so then—not of him who is willing, nor of him who is running, but of God who is doing kindness;
Koa dia tsy avy amin’ izay maniry na amin’ izay mihazakazaka izany, fa avy amin’ Andriamanitra Izay miantra.
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”;
Fa hoy ny Soratra Masìna tamin’ i Farao: Izany no nanandratako anao, mba ho entiko mampiseho ny heriko, ary mba hanambarana ny anarako any amin’ ny tany rehetra.
18 so then, to whom He wills, He does kindness, and to whom He wills, He hardens.
Koa izay tiany hamindrana fo no amindrany fo, ary izay tiany hohamafìna fo no hamafiny fo.
19 You will say, then, to me, “Why does He yet find fault? For who has resisted His counsel?”
Hianao ary dia hanao amiko hoe: Koa nahoana Izy no manome tsiny ihany? Fa iza no manohitra ny sitrapony?
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?
Tsia, ralehilahy, fa iza moa ianao, no mamaly an’ Andriamanitra? Izay zavatra noforonina va hanao amin’ izay namorona azy hoe: Nahoana Hianao no nanao ahy toy izao?
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?
Ny mpanefy vilany va tsy manam-pahefana amin’ ny tanimanga, ka ny vongany iray ihany no anaovany zavatra samy hafa, ny iray hohajaina, ary ny iray hatao tsinontsinona?
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,
Sa ahoana kosa raha Andriamanitra, na dia ta-haneho ny fahatezerany sy hampahafantatra ny heriny aza, dia be fahari-po ka nandefitra tamin’ izay fanaky ny fahatezerana voavoatra hosimbana,
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—
mba hampahafantarina koa ny haren’ ny voninahiny amin’ izay fanaky ny famindram-po, izay namboariny rahateo hahazo voninahitra,
24 not only out of Jews, but also out of nations,
dia isika izay nantsoiny koa, tsy ny avy amin’ ny Jiosy ihany, fa ny avy amin’ ny jentilisa koa,
25 as also in Hosea He says, “I will call what [is] not My people—My people; and her not beloved—Beloved,
araka izay lazainy eo amin’ i Hosea hoe: Hiantso ny tsy oloko hoe oloko Aho; Ary ilay tsy malala hoe malala;
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.”
Ary any amin’ ny tany izay nilazana taminy hoe: Tsy oloko ianareo, Dia any no hiantsoana azy hoe zanak’ Andriamanitra velona.
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;
Ary Isaia milaza ny amin’ ny Isiraely hoe: Na dia toy ny fasika any amin’ ny ranomasina aza ny isan’ ny Zanak’ isiraely, dia izay sisa ihany no hovonjena;
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.”
fa amin’ ny fahatanterahana faingana no hanefan’ i Jehovah ny teniny ambonin’ ny tany;
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.”
ary araka izay nolazain’ Isaia fahiny hoe: Raha tsy Jehovah, Tompon’ ny maro, no namela taranaka ho antsika, Dia efa tonga tahaka an’ i Sodoma sy tonga tahaka an’ i Gomora isika.
30 What, then, will we say? That nations who are not pursuing righteousness attained to righteousness, and righteousness that [is] of faith,
Ahoana ary no holazaintsika? Ny jentilisa, izay tsy nitady fahamarinana, no nahazo fahamarinana, nefa fahamarinana izay avy amin’ ny finoana?
31 and Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not arrive at a law of righteousness;
fa ny Isiraely, izay nitady lalàn’ ny fahamarinana kosa, dia tsy nahatratra izany lalàna izany.
32 why? Because—not by faith, but as by works of law; for they stumbled at the stone of stumbling,
Nahoana moa? Satria tsy tamin’ ny finoana, fa toa tamin’ ny asa, ka tafintohina tamin’ ny vato mahatafintohina izy;
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.”
araka ny voasoratra hoe: Indro Aho mametraka vato mahatafintohina sy vatolampy mahasolafaka ao Ziona; Ary izay mino Azy tsy ho menatra.
