Romans 9
1 [The] truth I speak in Christ, Not I am lying, while is bearing witness with me the conscience of mine in [the] Spirit Holy,
I speak truth in Christ, I do not lie, my conscience bearing witness with me in the Holy Spirit, that
2 that grief to me is great and unceasing sorrow in the heart of me.
I have great grief and unceasing anguish in my heart.
3 was wishing for a curse to be [my]self I myself separated from Christ for the brothers of mine the kinsmen of mine according to [the] flesh;
For I could wish to be myself accursed and cast out from Christ in behalf of my brethren, my kinsmen as to the flesh;
4 who are Israelites, whose [is] the divine adoption as sons and the glory and the covenants and the lawgiving and the service and the promises,
who are Israelites; whom God adopted as sons, whose was the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the Law, and the service of the sanctuary, and the promises;
5 whose [are] the patriarchs and from whom [is] Christ according to the flesh, who is being over all God blessed to the ages, Amen. (aiōn g165)
whose are the fathers, and from whom, as to the flesh, was the Christ. He who is over all, God, be blessed for ever! Amen. (aiōn g165)
6 [It is] not as however that has failed the word of God. Not for all who [are] of Israel [are] these Israel;
Not as though the word of God hath failed; for not all they that are of Israel are Israel;
7 Nor because they are seed of Abraham [are] all children, rather In Isaac will be named to you offspring.
nor because they are descendants of Abraham are they all children; but, “Thy offspring shall be reckoned from Isaac.”
8 That is not the children of the flesh these [are] children of God, but the children of the promise are regarded as offspring.
That is, not the children by natural descent are children of God, but the children to whom the promise is made are accounted as the offspring.
9 Of [the] promise for the word [is] this: At time this I will come and there will be to Sarah a son.
For the word of promise is this: “At this time I will come, and Sarah shall have a son.”
10 Not only then, but also Rebecca by one conception having Isaac the father of us;
And not only so, but also when Rebecca had conceived by one man, our father Isaac,
11 not yet not yet for having been born nor having done anything good or (evil, *N(k)O*) so that the according to election purpose of God may stand, not of works but of the [One] calling,
before the children were born, or had done any thing good or evil, to the end that God's purpose according to election might stand, not depending on works, but on the will of him that calleth,
12 it was said to her that The older will serve the younger;
it was said to her, “The elder shall serve the younger:”
13 (Even as *NK(o)*) it has been written: Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.
as it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
14 What then will we say? Not injustice with God [is there]? Never would it be!
What then shall we say? Is there injustice with God? Far be it!
15 To Moses for He says: I will show mercy to whom maybe I may show mercy and I will have compassion on whom maybe I may have compassion.
For he saith to Moses, “On whom I have mercy, on him will I have mercy; and on whom I have compassion, on him will I have compassion.”
16 So then [it is] not of the [one who is] willing nor of the [one who is] running but of the [one who is] showing mercy of God.
So then it dependeth not on him that willeth, nor on him that runneth, but on God who showeth mercy.
17 Says for the Scripture to Pharaoh that For this very therefore I have raised up you so that I may show in you the power of Mine and that may be declared the name of Me in all the earth.
For the Scripture saith to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose did I raise thee up, that I might show forth my power in thee, and that my name might be made known in all the earth.”
18 So then to whom He wants He shows mercy, whom now He wants He hardens.
So then he hath mercy on whom he will, and hardeneth whom he will.
19 You will say to me then: Why (then *NO*) still does He find fault? The for purpose of Him who has been resisting?
Hence thou wilt say to me, Why then doth he still find fault? for who resisteth his will?
20 O man, but rather, you yourself who are who is answering against to God? Not will say the thing formed to the [One] having formed [it]; Why me did you make like this?
Nay but, O man, who art thou that makest answer to God? Shall the thing that is wrought say to the workman, Why hast thou made me thus?
21 Or not has authority the potter over the clay out of the same lump to make one indeed unto honor vessel one however unto dishonor?
Hath not the potter a right out of the same lump of clay to make one vessel for an honorable use, and another for a dishonorable?
22 What if now desiring God to show the wrath and to make known the power of Him bore with much patience [the] vessels of wrath fitted for destruction,
What if God endured with much patience vessels of wrath fitted for destruction, purposing to manifest his wrath and to make known his power;
23 also that He may make known the riches of the glory of Him upon [the] vessels of mercy which He prepared beforehand for glory?
purposing also to make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared for glory,
24 whom even He has called us not only out from [the] Jews but also out from [the] Gentiles,
whom he also called, even us, not only from among the Jews, but also from among the gentiles?
25 As also in Hosea He says: I will call that which [is] not people of Mine people of Mine and her who not loved loved.
as he also saith in Hosea, “I will call that my people, which was not my people; and her beloved, that was not beloved.
26 and It will happen that in the place where it was said to them; Not people of Mine [are] You yourselves, there they will be called sons of God [the] living.
And it shall be, that in the place where it was said to them, Ye are not my people, there shall they be called sons of the living God.”
27 Isaiah also cries out concerning Israel: Though shall be the number of the sons of Israel as the sand of the sea, [only] the (vestige *N(k)O*) will be saved;
But Isaiah crieth out concerning Israel, “Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.
28 [The] sentence for concluding and bringing swiftly (in righteousness for word brought swiftly *K*) will perform [the] Lord upon the earth.
For he is accomplishing his word and speedily fulfilling it in righteousness; for a speedily fulfilled word will the Lord execute upon the earth.”
29 And even as has foretold Isaiah: only unless [the] Lord of Hosts had left us descendants, like Sodom then we should have become and like Gomorrah then would we have been made.
And as Isaiah hath said before, “Unless the Lord of hosts had left us a seed, we should have become as Sodom, and been made like Gomorrah.”
30 What then will we say? That Gentiles not pursuing righteousness have grasped righteousness, righteousness now that [is] by faith;
What then shall we say? That the gentiles, who did not strive after righteousness, obtained righteousness, but a righteousness which is of faith;
31 Israel however pursuing a law of righteousness to [that] law (righteousness *k*) not did attain.
while Israel, which strove after a law of righteousness, did not attain to a law of righteousness.
32 Because of why? Because [it was] not by faith but as by works (of law; *K*) They stumbled (for *k*) over the stone of stumbling
Why? Because they did not strive for it by faith, but as being by works. For they stumbled against the stone of stumbling;
33 even as it has been written: Behold I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, and (everyone *K*) who is believing on Him never will be put to shame.
as it is written, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and rock of offence; and he that believeth in him shall not be put to shame.”
