Romans 9
1 I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing witness with me in the Holy Ghost,
Mitaroñe ty hatò amy Norizañey iraho fa tsy misovo-bolañe; mitrao-pitaroñe am-pitsakoreako i Arofo Masiñey,
2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart.
t’ie lonjetse, naho mitolom-pihontoke ty an-troko atoa,
3 For I could wish that I myself were anathema from Christ for my brethren’s sake, my kinsmen according to the flesh:
fa nisalalaeko t’ie haitoañe amy Norizañey ty amo longoko ama’ nofotseo,
4 who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service [of God], and the promises;
ie nte-Israele, a’ iareo ty fameloman-ko anake, ty engeñe, o fañinao, ty fanolorañe Hàke, i fisoroñañey, vaho o fampitamàñeo;
5 whose are the fathers, and of whom is Christ as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
a’ iareo o raeo, naho boak’am’iareo ami’ty nofotse i Norizañey—i ambone’ ze he’ey, i Andrianañahare rengeñe nainai’ey. Amena. (aiōn g165)
6 But [it is] not as though the word of God hath come to nought. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
Fa tsy te nilesa o tsaran’ Añahareo, amy te tsy hene nte-Israele t’ie tarira’ Israele,
7 neither, because they are Abraham’s seed, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
mbore tsy songa anake t’ie tiri’ i Abraàme; fa, Am’ Isaka ty ikanjiañe o tiri’oo,
8 That is, it is not the children of the flesh that are children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for a seed.
aa le tsy o tariratse ama nofotseo ro anan’ Añahare, fa o ana’ i fitamàñeio ro volilieñe ho tariratse.
9 For this is a word of promise, According to this season will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.
Hoe ty tsara’ i fitamàñey, Hibalike ami’ty sa toy raho le hanañ’ ajajalahy t’i Sarahae.
10 And not only so; but Rebecca also having conceived by one, [even] by our father Isaac—
Mbore adodea amy Ribkae, ie nampiareña’ Isaka raentika indrai-piolotse,
11 for [the children] 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 that calleth,
(iereo mbe tsy nitoly, mboe tsy nanao inoñe ndra soa ndra raty, soa te hijadoñe i fijoboñañe sinafirin’ Añaharey, tsy amo tolon-drahao fa amy Mpikanjiy),
12 it was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
le hoe ty tsinara ama’e: Hitoroñe ty zai’e ty zoke’e,
13 Even as it is written, Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.
amy pinatetse ty hoe: Nikokoako t’Iakobe fa nihejeko t’i Esave.
14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
Inoñ’arè ty hatao-tika? Hera aman’ Añahare ao ty tsy to. Sondo’e izay!
15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.
Fa hoe re amy Mosè: Ho ferenaiñeko ze hiferenaiñako, le ho tretrezeko ze hitretrezako.
16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that hath mercy.
Aa le tsy ty fisalalà’ ondaty, tsy ty filaisa’ ondaty, fa i Andrianañahare mpitretrè.
17 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, For this very purpose did I raise thee up, that I might shew in thee my power, and that my name might be published abroad in all the earth.
Le hoe i Sokitse Masiñey amy Farao: Amo safiry zao ty nampionjonako azo, te ihe ty hampiboahañe ty haozarako, naho hanitsihañe ty tane toy ami’ty fitaroñañe i añarakoy.
18 So then he hath mercy on whom he will, and whom he will he hardeneth.
Aa le tretreze’e ze satri’e, naho ampigàñe’e ze laha’e.
19 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he still find fault? For who withstandeth his will?
Aa ke hatao’ areo amako ty hoe, Inoñe arè ty itiñea’e an-tika? Ia ty hahasebañe i satri’ey?
20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why didst thou make me thus?
Hete, ry ‘ndaty, ia v’iheo te manoiñe aman’ Añahare? Ho volañe’ i namboareñey ty hoe hao i namboatse azey: Akore ty nanoe’o ahy?’
21 Or hath not the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
Hera añana’ i mpanao valañe-taney lily i lietsey, t’ie ami’ty boko’e raike ro itsenea’e sinim-piasiañe naho ty valàñe tsotra?
22 What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering vessels of wrath fitted unto destruction:
Aa vaho akore t’i Andrianañahare, ie te hamente ty haviñera’e naho hampandrendreke ty haozara’e, ro nifeake haliñisañe amo valàñen-kabosehañe harotsakeo,
23 and that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he afore prepared unto glory,
hampahafohinañe ty hafanjàka’ ty enge’e amo valañem-pitretrezañeo, o nihentseñe’e taolo ho rengèñeo?
24 [even] us, whom he also called, not from the Jews only, but also from the Gentiles?
Itika nikanjie’e ‘nio, tsy amo Jiosio avao, fa amo kilakila ondatio ka?
25 As he saith also in Hosea, I will call that my people, which was not my people; And her beloved, which was not beloved.
ie natovo’e amy Hosea ao, ty hoe: Ho tokaveko ty hoe: Ondatiko o tsy ni-ondatikoo, vaho Kokoa’e, i tsy nikokoañey.
26 And it shall be, [that] in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, There shall they be called sons of the living God.
Hifetsake an-toetse nanoañe am’ iereo ty hoe: Tsy ondatiko nahareo, t’ie hikanjiañe ty hoe: anak’ Andrianañahare veloñe.
27 And Isaiah crieth concerning Israel, If the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, it is the remnant that shall be saved:
Le hoe ty koi’ Isaia ty am’Israele: Ndra te nira amo fasen-driakeo ty ia’ o tiri’ Israeleo, ty sehanga’e avao ty ho rombaheñe,
28 for the Lord will execute [his] word upon the earth, finishing it and cutting it short.
fa hafetsa’ Iehovà an-tane atoy i tsinara’ey; tsy kalafo naho masika.
29 And, as Isaiah hath said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, We had become as Sodom, and had been made like unto Gomorrah.
Le ty amy nitokia’ Isaiay: Naho tsy napo’ i Talè-i-Màroy tiry tika le ho nanahake i Sodoma vaho ho nihambañe amy Gomora.
30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:
Inoñe arè ty ho asan-tika? T’ie nitendreke havantañañe o kilakila ondaty tsy nimane havañonañeo, eka, toe havantañañe mijadoñ’ am-patokisañe;
31 but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at [that] law.
fa tsy nahatakatse ty havantaña’ i Hake ka t’Israele nimanemane Hàke.
32 Wherefore? Because [they sought it] not by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled at the stone of stumbling;
Akore? Amy t’ie tsy am-patokisañe fa am-pimanemaneañe, toe nitsikapia’ i vato fitsikapiañey.
33 even as it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence: And he that believeth on him shall not be put to shame.
Hoe ty pinatetse: Hehe, Apoko e Ziona ao ty vato fitsikapiañe naho ty vato faminganañe; fa tsy ho salatse ty miato ama’e.
