Romans 9
1 Truth, say I, in Christ, I utter no falsehood, —my conscience bearing witness with me in the Holy Spirit, —
Truth I say in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing testimony with me in the Holy Spirit,
2 That I have great grief and incessant travail in my heart;
that I have great grief and unceasing pain in my heart —
3 For I could have wished to be accursed, even I myself, from the Christ, in behalf of my brethren my kinsmen according to the flesh; —
for I was wishing, I myself, to be anathema from the Christ — for my brethren, my kindred, according to the flesh,
4 Who, indeed, are Israelites, whose are the sonship, and the glory, and the covenants, and the legislation, and the divine service, and the promises,
who are Israelites, whose [is] the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the lawgiving, and the service, and the promises,
5 Whose are the fathers, and of whom is the Christ—according to the flesh—he who is over all, God, blessed unto the ages. Amen. (aiōn g165)
whose [are] the fathers, and of whom [is] the Christ, according to the flesh, who is over all, God blessed to the ages. Amen. (aiōn g165)
6 It is not, however, as though the word of God had failed; for, not all they who are of Israel, the same are Israel.
And it is not possible that the word of God hath failed; for not all who [are] of Israel are these Israel;
7 Neither, because they are seed of Abraham, are all children, —but, In Isaac, shall there be called unto thee a seed.
nor because they are seed of Abraham [are] all children, but — 'in Isaac shall a seed be called to thee;'
8 That is—not the children of the flesh, the same are children of God; but, the children of the promise, are reckoned as a seed.
that is, the children of the flesh — these [are] not children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for seed;
9 For, of promise, is this word—According to this season, will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.
for the word of promise [is] this; 'According to this time I will come, and there shall be to Sarah a son.'
10 And, not only so, but, when, Rebekah also, was with child, of one—Isaac our father, —
And not only [so], but also Rebecca, having conceived by one — Isaac our father —
11 They, in fact, not being yet born, nor having practised anything good or bad, —in order that the purpose of God by way of election might stand, —not by works but by him that was calling,
(for they being not yet born, neither having done anything good or evil, that the purpose of God, according to choice, might remain; not of works, but of Him who is calling, ) it was said to her —
12 It was said unto her—The elder, shall serve the younger;
'The greater shall serve the less;'
13 Even as it is written—Jacob, have I loved, but, Esau, have I hated.
according as it hath been written, 'Jacob I did love, and Esau I did hate.'
14 What, then, shall we say? Is there injustice with God? Far be it!
What, then, shall we say? unrighteousness [is] with God? let it not be!
15 For, unto Moses, he saith—I will have mercy upon whomsoever I can have mercy, and I will have compassion upon whomsoever I can have compassion.
for to Moses He saith, 'I will do kindness to whom I do kindness, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion;'
16 Hence, then, it is nor of him that wisheth nor of him that runneth, but of the mercy-shewing God.
so, then — not of him who is willing, nor of him who is running, but of God who is doing kindness:
17 For the Scripture saith unto Pharaoh—Unto this end, have I raised thee up, that I may thus shew in thee my power, and that I may declare my name in all the earth.
for the Writing saith to Pharaoh — 'For this very thing I did raise thee up, that I might shew in thee My power, and that My name might be declared in all the land;'
18 Hence, then, —on whom he pleaseth, he hath mercy, and, whom he pleaseth, he doth harden.
so, then, to whom He willeth, He doth kindness, and to whom He willeth, He doth harden.
19 Thou wilt say to me, then—Why longer findeth he fault? For, his purpose, who hath withstood?
Thou wilt say, then, to me, 'Why yet doth He find fault? for His counsel who hath resisted?'
20 O man! Who, nevertheless, art, thou, that art answering again unto God? Shall the thing formed say unto him that formed it—Why didst thou make me thus?
nay, but, O man, who art thou that art answering again to God? shall the thing formed say to Him who did form [it], Why me didst thou make thus?
21 Or hath not the potter a right over the clay—out of the same lump, to make some, indeed, into a vessel for honour, and some for dishonour?
hath not the potter authority over the clay, out of the same lump to make the one vessel to honour, and the one to dishonour?
22 And, if God—wishing to shew his anger and to make known his power—bare, in much patience, with vessels of anger already fitted for destruction,
And if God, willing to shew the wrath and to make known His power, did endure, in much long suffering, vessels of wrath fitted for destruction,
23 In order that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy which he prepared beforehand for glory, —
and that He might make known the riches of His glory on vessels of kindness, that He before prepared for glory, whom also He did call — us —
24 Whom he also called, even us, not only from among Jews, but also from among the nations, [what then?]
not only out of Jews, but also out of nations,
25 As also in Hosea he saith—I will call the not-my-people, My people, and the not-beloved, beloved,
as also in Hosea He saith, 'I will call what [is] not My people — My people; and her not beloved — Beloved,
26 And it shall be—in the place where it was said [to them]—not my people are, ye! there, shall they be called—Sons of a Living God.
and it shall be — in the place where it was said to them, Ye [are] not My people; there they shall be called sons of the living God.'
27 Isaiah, moreover, exclaimeth over Israel—Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, the remnant, shall be saved;
And Isaiah doth cry concerning Israel, 'If the number of the sons of Israel may be as the sand of the sea, the remnant shall be saved;
28 For, a complete and concise account, will the Lord make upon the earth.
for a matter He is finishing, and is cutting short in righteousness, because a matter cut short will the Lord do upon the land.
29 And, even as Isaiah hath before said, —If, the Lord of hosts, had not left us a seed, as Sodom, had we become, and, as Gomorrha, had we been made like.
and according as Isaiah saith before, 'Except the Lord of Sabaoth did leave to us a seed, as Sodom we had become, and as Gomorrah we had been made like.'
30 What, then, shall we say? That, they of the nations, who were not in pursuit of righteousness, have laid hold of righteousness, —a righteousness, however, which is by faith;
What, then, shall we say? that nations who are not pursuing righteousness did attain to righteousness, and righteousness that [is] of faith,
31 Whereas, Israel, though in pursuit of a law of righteousness, unto a law, have not attained.
and Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, at a law of righteousness did not arrive;
32 Wherefore? Because, not by faith but as by works, [have they sought it]: they have stumbled at the stone of stumbling,
wherefore? because — not by faith, but as by works of law; for they did stumble at the stone of stumbling,
33 Even as it is written—Lo! I lay in Zion, a stone to strike against and a rock to stumble over, and, he that resteth faith thereupon, shall not be put to shame.
according as it hath been written, 'Lo, I place in Sion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence; and every one who is believing thereon shall not be ashamed.'
