Romans 9
1 I tell the truth in Messiah. I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit,
Mina olen Kristuses ja see, mida ma räägin, on tõsi. Ma ei valeta! Minu südametunnistus ja Püha Vaim kinnitavad,
2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
kui kohutavalt kurb ma olen, kui otsatu valu on mu südames
3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Messiah for my brothers' sake, my physical relatives according to the flesh,
mu oma rahva, mu vendade ja õdede pärast. Ma oleksin pigem ise neetud ja Kristusest lahutatud, kui see neid aitaks.
4 who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service, and the promises;
Nad on mu kaasiisraellased, Jumala valitud rahvas. Jumal ilmutas neile oma auhiilgust ja tegi nendega lepingud, andis neile seaduse, õige jumalateenistuse ja tõotused.
5 of whom are the patriarchs, and from whom is the Messiah, as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God, blessed forever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
Nad on meie esiisad, inimlikult öeldes selle Kristuse esivanemad, kes valitseb kõige üle, kes on igavesti õnnistatud Jumal. Aamen. (aiōn g165)
6 But it is not as though the word of God has come to nothing. For they are not all Israel, that are of Israel.
Jumala tõotus ei ole puudulikuks osutunud. Sest iga iisraellane ei ole õige iisraellane,
7 Neither, because they are Abraham's descendants, are they all children. But, "In Isaac will your descendants be called."
ja kõik need, kes põlvnevad Aabrahamist, ei ole tema õiged lapsed. Sest Pühakiri ütleb: „Sinu järglasi arvestatakse Iisaki kaudu, “
8 That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as descendants.
nii et Jumala lasteks ei arvestata mitte Aabrahami tegelikke lapsi, vaid ainult Jumala tõotuse lapsi peetakse tema õigeteks järeltulijateks.
9 For this is what the promise said, "At the appointed time I will come, and Sarah will have a son."
Tõotus oli selline: „Ma tulen järgmisel aastal tagasi ja Saaral on poeg.“
10 And not only that, but Rebekah also had conceived by one, our father Isaac.
Lisaks oli Rebeka kaksikutel poegadel sama isa, meie esiisa Iisak.
11 For being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him who calls,
Aga isegi enne, kui lapsed sündisid, ja enne, kui nad jõudsid teha midagi õiget või valet (et Jumala plaan saaks jätkuda, tõestades, et Jumala kutsumine ei põhine inimeste sooritusel),
12 it was said to her, "The elder will serve the younger."
öeldi talle: „Vanem vend teenib nooremat.“
13 Even as it is written, "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated."
Nagu Pühakiri ütleb: „Ma valisin Jaakobi, kuid Eesavi heitsin ma kõrvale.“
14 What should we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? Absolutely not.
Mida peaksime siis järeldama? Et Jumal on ebaõiglane? Kindlasti mitte!
15 For he said to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion."
Nagu ta ütles Moosesele: „Ma olen armuline sellele, kellele peaksin armulikkust osutama, ja halastan sellele, kellele peaksin halastust osutama.“
16 So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.
Niisiis ei sõltu see meie tahtmisest ega meie enda pingutustest, vaid Jumala halastusrikkast olemusest.
17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, "For this very purpose I caused you to be raised up, that I might show in you my power, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth."
Pühakirjas on jäädvustatud Jumala sõnad vaaraole: „Ma panen su siia põhjusega, et saaksin sinu kaudu ilmutada oma väge ja et minu nimi saaks tuntuks kogu maailmas.“
18 So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.
Seega halastab Jumal nende peale, kelle peale tahab, ja paadutab hoiaku neil, kellel tahab.
19 You will say then to me, "Why does he still find fault? For who withstands his will?"
Nüüd te vaidlete minuga ja küsite: „Miks ta siis meid süüdistab? Kes saab Jumala tahtele vastu panna?“
20 But who indeed are you, a human being, to reply against God? Will the thing formed ask him who formed it, "Why did you make me like this?"
Nii ei sobi kõneleda, sest kes olete teie − tühipaljad surelikud −, et Jumalale vastu rääkida? Kas loodu võib oma loojale öelda: „Miks sa mind selliseks tegid?“
21 Or hasn't the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel for honor, and another for dishonor?
Kas pottsepal ei ole õigust kasutada sama savikamakat, et valmistada dekoratiivne kauss ja igapäevane kruus?
22 What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath made for destruction,
Nagu oleks Jumal, soovides näidata oma vastuseisu patule ja ilmutada oma väge, kannatlik nende „hävitusele määratud anumatega“,
23 and that he might make known the riches of his glory on vessels of mercy, which he prepared beforehand for glory,
nii et ta võiks avaldada oma auhiilguse suurust nende „halastuse anumate“kaudu, mille ta on eelnevalt au jaoks valmistanud.
24 us, whom he also called, not from the Jews only, but also from the non-Jews?
Need me olemegi − inimesed, kelle ta on kutsunud mitte üksnes juutide hulgast, vaid ka võõramaalaste seast ...
25 As he says also in Hosea, "I will call them which were not my people 'my people,' and her who was not loved, 'loved.'"
Nagu Jumal ütles Hoosea raamatus: „Neid, kes ei ole minu rahvas, ma nimetan oma rahvaks, ja neid, keda ei ole armastatud, ma nimetan armastatuteks“,
26 "It will be that in the place where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,' There they will be called 'children of the living God.'"
ja: „See juhtub kohas, kus neile öeldi: „Te ei ole minu rahvas“, seal nimetatakse neid elava Jumala lasteks.“
27 And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, "Though the number of the children of Israel are as the sand of the sea, the remnant will be kept safe.
Jesaja hüüatab Iisraeli kohta: „Isegi kui Iisraeli lapsed on saanud arvukaks nagu mereliiv, päästetakse üksnes väike hulk.
28 For he will fulfill the word and decisively in righteousness, because the Lord will carry out the word decisively in the midst of the earth."
Sest Issand lõpetab kiiresti ja täielikult oma kohtumõistmise töö maa peal.“
29 As Isaiah has said before, "Unless the Lord of hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, and would have been made like Gomorrah."
Nagu Jesaja varem ütles: „Kui Kõigeväeline Issand ei oleks meile mõningaid järglasi jätnud, oleksime olnud täpselt nagu Soodom ja Gomorra.“
30 What should we say then? That the non-Jews, who did not follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;
Mida peaksime siis järeldama? Et kuigi võõramaalased ei püüdnud toimida õigesti, mõistsid nad, mis on õige, ning usu kaudu Jumalasse tegid seda, mis on moraalselt õige.
31 but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law.
Kuid Iisraeli rahvas, kes ootas, et seadus teeks neid Jumala ees õigeks, ei saavutanud edu.
32 Why? Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone;
Miks mitte? Sest nad toetusid pigem oma tegudele kui usule Jumalasse. Nad komistasid vastu komistuskivi,
33 even as it is written, "Look, I am laying in Zion a stumbling stone and a rock to trip over; and the one who believes in him will not be put to shame."
just nagu Pühakiri ette kuulutas: „Vaata, ma panen Siionisse komistuskivi, kivi, mis pahandab inimesi. Aga kes temasse usub, see ei pettu.“
