Romans 9
1 Truth I say in Christ, I do not lie, my conscience bearing testimony with me in the Holy Spirit,
ahaṁ kāñcid kalpitāṁ kathāṁ na kathayāmi, khrīṣṭasya sākṣāt satyamēva bravīmi pavitrasyātmanaḥ sākṣān madīyaṁ mana ētat sākṣyaṁ dadāti|
2 that I have great grief and unceasing pain in my heart—
mamāntaratiśayaduḥkhaṁ nirantaraṁ khēdaśca
3 for I was wishing, I myself, to be accursed from the Christ—for my brothers, my relatives, according to the flesh,
tasmād ahaṁ svajātīyabhrātr̥ṇāṁ nimittāt svayaṁ khrīṣṭācchāpākrāntō bhavitum aiccham|
4 who are Israelites, whose [is] the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the lawgiving, and the service, and the promises,
yatasta isrāyēlasya vaṁśā api ca dattakaputratvaṁ tējō niyamō vyavasthādānaṁ mandirē bhajanaṁ pratijñāḥ pitr̥puruṣagaṇaścaitēṣu sarvvēṣu tēṣām adhikārō'sti|
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)
tat kēvalaṁ nahi kintu sarvvādhyakṣaḥ sarvvadā saccidānanda īśvarō yaḥ khrīṣṭaḥ sō'pi śārīrikasambandhēna tēṣāṁ vaṁśasambhavaḥ| (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;
īśvarasya vākyaṁ viphalaṁ jātam iti nahi yatkāraṇād isrāyēlō vaṁśē yē jātāstē sarvvē vastuta isrāyēlīyā na bhavanti|
7 nor because they are seed of Abraham [are] all children, but, “in Isaac will a seed be called to you”;
aparam ibrāhīmō vaṁśē jātā api sarvvē tasyaiva santānā na bhavanti kintu ishākō nāmnā tava vaṁśō vikhyātō bhaviṣyati|
8 that is, the children of the flesh—these [are] not children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for seed;
arthāt śārīrikasaṁsargāt jātāḥ santānā yāvantastāvanta ēvēśvarasya santānā na bhavanti kintu pratiśravaṇād yē jāyantē taēvēśvaravaṁśō gaṇyatē|
9 for the word of promise [is] this: “According to this time I will come, and there will be to Sarah a son.”
yatastatpratiśrutē rvākyamētat, ētādr̥śē samayē 'haṁ punarāgamiṣyāmi tatpūrvvaṁ sārāyāḥ putra ēkō janiṣyatē|
10 And not only [so], but also Rebecca, having conceived by one—our father Isaac
aparamapi vadāmi svamanō'bhilāṣata īśvarēṇa yannirūpitaṁ tat karmmatō nahi kintvāhvayitu rjātamētad yathā siddhyati
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),
tadarthaṁ ribkānāmikayā yōṣitā janaikasmād arthād asmākam ishākaḥ pūrvvapuruṣād garbhē dhr̥tē tasyāḥ santānayōḥ prasavāt pūrvvaṁ kiñca tayōḥ śubhāśubhakarmmaṇaḥ karaṇāt pūrvvaṁ
12 it was said to her, “The greater will serve the less”;
tāṁ pratīdaṁ vākyam uktaṁ, jyēṣṭhaḥ kaniṣṭhaṁ sēviṣyatē,
13 according as it has been written: “Jacob I loved, and Esau I hated.”
yathā likhitam āstē, tathāpyēṣāvi na prītvā yākūbi prītavān ahaṁ|
14 What, then, will we say? Unrighteousness [is] with God? Let it not be!
tarhi vayaṁ kiṁ brūmaḥ? īśvaraḥ kim anyāyakārī? tathā na bhavatu|
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”;
yataḥ sa svayaṁ mūsām avadat; ahaṁ yasmin anugrahaṁ cikīrṣāmi tamēvānugr̥hlāmi, yañca dayitum icchāmi tamēva dayē|
16 so then—not of him who is willing, nor of him who is running, but of God who is doing kindness;
ataēvēcchatā yatamānēna vā mānavēna tanna sādhyatē dayākāriṇēśvarēṇaiva sādhyatē|
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”;
phirauṇi śāstrē likhati, ahaṁ tvaddvārā matparākramaṁ darśayituṁ sarvvapr̥thivyāṁ nijanāma prakāśayituñca tvāṁ sthāpitavān|
18 so then, to whom He wills, He does kindness, and to whom He wills, He hardens.
ataḥ sa yam anugrahītum icchati tamēvānugr̥hlāti, yañca nigrahītum icchati taṁ nigr̥hlāti|
19 You will say, then, to me, “Why does He yet find fault? For who has resisted His counsel?”
yadi vadasi tarhi sa dōṣaṁ kutō gr̥hlāti? tadīyēcchāyāḥ pratibandhakatvaṁ karttaṁ kasya sāmarthyaṁ vidyatē?
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?
hē īśvarasya pratipakṣa martya tvaṁ kaḥ? ētādr̥śaṁ māṁ kutaḥ sr̥ṣṭavān? iti kathāṁ sr̥ṣṭavastu sraṣṭrē kiṁ kathayiṣyati?
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?
ēkasmān mr̥tpiṇḍād utkr̥ṣṭāpakr̥ṣṭau dvividhau kalaśau karttuṁ kiṁ kulālasya sāmarthyaṁ nāsti?
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,
īśvaraḥ kōpaṁ prakāśayituṁ nijaśaktiṁ jñāpayituñcēcchan yadi vināśasya yōgyāni krōdhabhājanāni prati bahukālaṁ dīrghasahiṣṇutām āśrayati;
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—
aparañca vibhavaprāptyarthaṁ pūrvvaṁ niyuktānyanugrahapātrāṇi prati nijavibhavasya bāhulyaṁ prakāśayituṁ kēvalayihūdināṁ nahi bhinnadēśināmapi madhyād
24 not only out of Jews, but also out of nations,
asmāniva tānyāhvayati tatra tava kiṁ?
25 as also in Hosea He says, “I will call what [is] not My people—My people; and her not beloved—Beloved,
hōśēyagranthē yathā likhitam āstē, yō lōkō mama nāsīt taṁ vadiṣyāmi madīyakaṁ| yā jāti rmē'priyā cāsīt tāṁ vadiṣyāmyahaṁ priyāṁ|
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.”
yūyaṁ madīyalōkā na yatrēti vākyamaucyata| amarēśasya santānā iti khyāsyanti tatra tē|
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;
isrāyēlīyalōkēṣu yiśāyiyō'pi vācamētāṁ prācārayat, isrāyēlīyavaṁśānāṁ yā saṁkhyā sā tu niścitaṁ| samudrasikatāsaṁkhyāsamānā yadi jāyatē| tathāpi kēvalaṁ lōkairalpaistrāṇaṁ vrajiṣyatē|
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.”
yatō nyāyēna svaṁ karmma parēśaḥ sādhayiṣyati| dēśē saēva saṁkṣēpānnijaṁ karmma kariṣyati|
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.”
yiśāyiyō'paramapi kathayāmāsa, sainyādhyakṣaparēśēna cēt kiñcinnōdaśiṣyata| tadā vayaṁ sidōmēvābhaviṣyāma viniścitaṁ| yadvā vayam amōrāyā agamiṣyāma tulyatāṁ|
30 What, then, will we say? That nations who are not pursuing righteousness attained to righteousness, and righteousness that [is] of faith,
tarhi vayaṁ kiṁ vakṣyāmaḥ? itaradēśīyā lōkā api puṇyārtham ayatamānā viśvāsēna puṇyam alabhanta;
31 and Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not arrive at a law of righteousness;
kintvisrāyēllōkā vyavasthāpālanēna puṇyārthaṁ yatamānāstan nālabhanta|
32 why? Because—not by faith, but as by works of law; for they stumbled at the stone of stumbling,
tasya kiṁ kāraṇaṁ? tē viśvāsēna nahi kintu vyavasthāyāḥ kriyayā cēṣṭitvā tasmin skhalanajanakē pāṣāṇē pādaskhalanaṁ prāptāḥ|
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.”
likhitaṁ yādr̥śam āstē, paśya pādaskhalārthaṁ hi sīyōni prastarantathā| bādhākārañca pāṣāṇaṁ paristhāpitavānaham| viśvasiṣyati yastatra sa janō na trapiṣyatē|
