Romans 11
1 Because of that, [if anyone should ask], “Has God rejected his people [the Jews?” I would declare that] he certainly has not [rejected all of us! You can realize that by remembering that] I also belong to the [people of] Israel. I am a descendant of Abraham, and I belong to the tribe of Benjamin, [but God has not rejected me]!
Ich frage nun: Hat Gott sein Volk verstoßen? Nimmermehr! Ich bin doch auch ein Israelit, entsprossen aus Abrahams Geschlecht, aus dem Stamm Benjamin.
2 No, God has not rejected his people, whom he chose long ago [to be people whom he would bless in a special way]. Remember [RHQ] what is written [PRS] in the Scriptures about Elijah when he [mistakenly] complained to God about [the people of] Israel, saying,
Gott hat sein Volk nicht verstoßen, das er sich einst zum Eigentum erwählt. Wißt ihr nicht, was die Schrift in der Geschichte von Elia sagt? Der klagt vor Gott über Israel:
3 “Lord, they have killed [the rest of] your [(sg)] prophets, they have destroyed your altars. I am the only one [who believes in you] who remains [alive], and now they are trying to kill me!”
Herr, sie haben deine Propheten getötet und deine Altäre umgestürzt; ich allein bin übriggeblieben, und sie trachten mir nach dem Leben.
4 God answered him like this: “[You(sg) are not the only one who believes in me]! I have protected for myself [not just you, but] 7,000 [other] men who have not worshipped [the false god] Baal. (Remember that!/Do you not remember that?) [RHQ]”
Doch wie lautet Gottes Antwort? Ich habe mir 7000 Männer erhalten, die nie ihre Knie gebeugt haben vor Baal.
5 So, similarly, there is also at this time a small group [of us Jews] who have become [believers. God] has chosen us [to become believers] (OR, [his people]) only because he acts kindly toward us, in ways that we do not deserve.
Ebenso gibt's auch heute einen (treuen) Überrest, den Gottes Gnade auserwählt hat.
6 Since it is because he acts kindly [toward those whom he chooses, it is] not because they have done good things [that he has chosen them]. If [God chose people because they did good deeds], then it would not be because he was acting toward them in a way that they did not deserve.
Ist aber hier die Gnade ausschlaggebend, dann können keine Werke dabei in Frage kommen. Sonst wäre ja die Gnade keine Gnade mehr.
7 [Since God chose only some people of Israel], [this is what I conclude: [RHQ] Most of the people of] Israel did not find [the way for him to erase the record of their sins], even though some of them were earnestly looking for it. The [people of Israel whom God had] chosen found it, but the rest [of them] were {[God]} made spiritually insensitive/unresponsive.
Wie steht's also? Was Israel erstrebt, das hat es (als Gesamtheit) nicht erlangt. Nur die Auserwählten haben es erlangt. Die anderen aber sind verstockt,
8 [Our] fellow Jews are just like the [ones] about whom Isaiah wrote, God (caused their senses to be dull/made them unable to think clearly). Up to this very day, [they have] eyes but they cannot see [spiritually] [MET]. [They have] ears, but they cannot understand [spiritually] what they hear.
wie geschrieben steht: Gott hat ihnen einen Geist der Schläfrigkeit gegeben — Augen, um nicht zu sehen, und Ohren, um nicht zu hören — bis auf den heutigen Tag.
9 And [they remind me of what King] David said, [when he asked God to cause his enemies’ senses to be dull] [MET], [Make them stupid] [MTY], [like animals that are] caught in snares! May they [feel secure because of the things that they enjoy but which will catch them like a] trap [DOU, MET], with the result that you will destroy them.
Und David sagt: Ihr Tisch soll ihnen zur Schlinge werden und zum Strick, zur Falle und zur Vergeltung!
10 May their ability to perceive [danger] be dulled {Dull their ability to perceive [spiritually]} [MET], with the result that they will not [become alarmed] [MET] [when there is danger]. May you cause them to carry heavy loads on their backs continually [as slaves do] [MTY].
Ihre Augen sollen sich verdunkeln, daß sie nicht sehen; und ihre Rücken beuge immerdar!
11 [Perhaps someone will ask], “[When the Jews] sinned [by not believing in Christ, did] it result in their separating themselves from God [permanently?]” Then I [would reply], [No], they have certainly not [separated themselves from God permanently]! What is happening is that because they sinned, [God] is saving non-Jews in order to cause [the Jews] to envy [the way he blesses non-Jews and so ask Christ to save them].
Ich frage nun: Sind sie deshalb gestrauchelt, um ins Verderben zu fallen? Nimmermehr! Sondern durch ihren Fehltritt ist das Heil zu den Heiden gekommen, damit sie dadurch gereizt würden, auch selbst das Heil zu suchen.
12 [When the Jews] sinned (OR, rejected Christ), [the result was that God] abundantly [blessed other people in] [MTY] the world by [offering them the opportunity to believe]. And [when the Jews] failed [spiritually, the result was that God] abundantly [blessed] the non-Jews. Since that is true, think how wonderful it will be when the complete number [of the Jews whom God has chosen will believe in Christ] [RHQ]!
Hat nun aber schon der Fehltritt der Juden die Welt reich gemacht, und hat schon die kleine Zahl, die aus ihrer Mitte gläubig geworden ist, den Heiden solchen Segen zugeführt, wie groß wird da erst der Segen für die Heiden sein, wenn sich einst die Vollzahl der Juden bekehrt?
13 Now it is to you non-Jews that I am saying [what follows]. I am the one who is the apostle to non-Jews, and I highly esteem this work [that God appointed] me to do.
Jetzt wende ich mich an euch, ihr Heidenchristen. Gerade ich bin ja in besonderem Sinn Heidenapostel. Aber es ist doch auch eine Ehre für mein Amt,
14 But I also hope that [by my labors] I will make my fellow Jews (jealous/want what you non-Jews have), [with the result that] some of them will [believe and] be saved.
wenn ich versuche, in (meinen Landsleuten, ) meinem Fleisch und Blut, den Eifer (für die Frohe Botschaft) zu wecken und wenigstens einige von ihnen zum Heil zu führen.
15 [God] has rejected [most of my fellow Jews because they refused to believe, with the result that] he reconciled [many other people in] the world [MTY] [to himself]. But he will accept [my fellow Jews again when they trust in Christ]! And (this is what the result will be./do you know what the result will be?) [RHQ] It will be [as though God is making them] alive again after they have been dead!
Denn hat schon ihre Verwerfung der Heidenwelt (die Wohltaten der) Versöhnung gebracht, was wird dann ihre Wiederannahme mit sich bringen? Nichts anderes als die Auferstehung aus den Toten.
16 [Just like] the whole lump [of dough] will belong to God if [people offer] to God [MET] the [bread baked from] the first part [of it] [MET], [so the Jews will belong to God because their ancestors belonged to God]. And just like the branches [of a tree] will be good if the roots are good [MET], [so the descendants of our great Jewish ancestors who belonged to God will also some day belong to God].
Ist das Erstlingsbrot heilig, so ist auch der ganze Teig heilig; und ist die Wurzel heilig, dann sind es auch die Zweige.
17 [God has rejected] many of [the Jews] [MET], [like] branches [of a tree] are broken off {[like people] break off [dead] branches [of a tree]}. And each of you [non-Jews whom God has accepted is like] [MET] [a branch of] a wild/uncultivated olive tree [that] was {[that someone]} grafted among the branches (OR, onto one of the branches) [that were left on a cultivated olive tree]. [God has caused] you [to benefit from how he blessed our(exc) first Jewish ancestors, as branches] benefit from the nutritious sap from the roots of a [cultivated] olive tree [MET].
Sind aber einige Zweige abgebrochen, und bist du als Zweig eines wilden Ölbaums an ihrer Stelle eingepfropft worden und hast nun Anteil an der Wurzel und dem Saft des edlen Ölbaums:
18 However, you [non-Jews] must not despise [the Jews whom God rejected] [MET], [who are like] the branches that [were broken off from the tree] If any of you [wants to] boast [about having received blessings from God], [remember this: Branches] do not nourish the roots. Instead the roots nourish [the branches] [MET]. [Similarly, you are blessed by God because of what] you [have received from the Jews! It is not what the Jews have received from] you [that blesses them] [MET]!
so erhebe dich nicht in Hochmut über die (abgehauenen) Zweige! Erhebst du dich trotzdem, so bedenke: nicht du trägst die Wurzel, sondern die Wurzel trägt dich.
19 If one of you then says, “[God rejected the Jews] [MET] [like] branches [MET] that are broken {that people broke} off [a tree and rejected], in order that [he might accept us non-Jews, as] branches [MET] of a tree are grafted in {[as people] graft in branches of a tree},”
Du kannst nun sagen: "Die Zweige sind abgebrochen worden, weil ich eingepfropft werden sollte."
20 [I would reply that] this is true. However, it is because the Jews did not believe [in Christ] that they were rejected [MET] {that [God] rejected [MET] them}. As for you, it is [only] because you believe [in Christ] that [God has accepted] you! [So] do not [any of you] become proud, but instead beware [of what could happen to you]
Ganz recht! Sie sind wegen ihres Unglaubens abgebrochen worden; und du stehst an ihrer Stelle, weil du glaubst. Sei nicht hochmütig, sondern fürchte dich!
21 Since God did not spare [the unbelieving Jews] [MET] [who were like a tree’s] natural branches, he will not spare any of you [if you do] not [keep trusting in him]!
Denn hat Gott die natürlichen Zweige nicht verschont, so könnte er vielleicht dich auch nicht verschonen.
22 Note then, that God acts kindly, but he also acts severely. He has acted severely toward [the Jews] who have stopped trusting in him. On the other hand, he acts kindly toward each of you [non-Jews only] if you continue [to appreciate his acting] kindly [toward you]. However, you will be rejected {[he] will reject you} if you do not [keep trusting in him].
So schau denn hin auf Gottes Güte und auf Gottes Strenge! Gegen die Gefallenen offenbart sich Gottes Strenge. An dir aber erweist sich seine Güte, wenn du im Guten treu verharrst. Sonst wirst du auch abgehauen.
23 And if the Jews believe [in Christ] [LIT], God also will [reunite them to himself as] branches are grafted {[as people] graft branches} into [a tree again], because God is able to do that.
Umgekehrt sollen jene, wenn sie nicht im Unglauben verharren, wieder eingepfropft werden. Denn Gott hat die Macht, sie wieder einzupfropfen.
24 Each of you [non-Jews who were previously separated from God has benefited from the ways in which God blessed the Jews] [MET]. [That is like taking branches] that have been cut {that someone has cut} from a wild olive tree that just grew [without being planted] {[someone planting it]} and, contrary to what people usually do, grafting them into a cultivated olive tree. So God will much more readily [receive back the Jews because they belonged to him before] [MET]! [That will be like] the original branches [that had been cut off] being grafted {like grafting the original branches [that someone cut off], } back into the olive tree to which they [originally belonged]!
Bist du herausgeschnitten aus dem wilden Ölbaum, dem du ursprünglich angehörst, und im Widerspruch mit deiner Herkunft einem edlen Ölbaum eingepfropft worden: wieviel leichter können diese ihrem angestammten Ölbaum, dem sie ursprünglich als Zweige angehören, wieder eingepfropft werden!
25 My [non-Jewish] fellow believers, I certainly want you to understand [LIT] this truth that God has now revealed [about my fellow Jews who are refusing to believe]. You should not proudly think [that] God [now favors you] more [than the Jews] (OR, [that you understand God’s further plans for the Jews]). Many [people of] Israel will continue to be stubborn until all the non-Jews [whom God has chosen have believed in Jesus].
Damit ihr euch nicht selbst für weise haltet, liebe Brüder, will ich euch hier Kunde geben über ein Geheimnis: Verstockung ist über einen Teil von Israel gekommen, und die wird so lange währen, bis der Heiden Vollzahl (in der Kirche) eingegangen ist.
26 And then all [HYP] [the people of] Israel will be saved {[God] will save all [HYP] [the people of] Israel}. Then these words that are written {that [a prophet] wrote} [in the Scriptures will] ([become true/be fulfilled]): The one who sets [his people] free will originate from [the place where] God dwells (OR, from the Jews) [MTY]. Then he will remove the guilt of the Israelite people (OR, descendants of Jacob) [MTY].
Dann wird ganz Israel gerettet werden, wie geschrieben steht: Es wird aus Zion kommen der Erretter, der wird von Jakob wegtun das gottlose Wesen.
27 And [as God says], The contract that I will make with them is that I will forgive their sins.
So will ich einen Bund mit ihnen schließen, wenn ich hinweggenommen habe ihre Sünden.
28 With regard to [the Jews rejecting] the good message [about Christ, God treats] them as enemies, which has benefited you [non-Jews]. But in regard to [their being the people whom God] chose, [God still] loves them because of [what he promised] their ancestors.
Weil die Juden zur Zeit gegen die Heilsbotschaft verstockt sind, stehen sie Gott feindlich gegenüber, und das kommt euch zugute. Weil sie aber auserwählt sind, werden sie noch immer um der Väter willen von Gott geliebt.
29 [He still loves them], because he never changed his mind about the privileges/blessings he [gave to them] and about his choosing [them to be his people].
Denn Gott nimmt seine Gnadengaben und Berufung nicht zurück.
30 You [non-Jews] once disobeyed God, but now he has acted mercifully towards you because the [Jews] disobeyed him.
Wie ihr einst ungehorsam gegen Gott gewesen seid, nun aber sein Erbarmen erfahren habt zu einer Zeit, wo sie ungehorsam sind:
31 Now the Jews have disobeyed God. The result is that by the very same way in which he acted mercifully towards you, he will act mercifully towards them [again].
so sind sie jetzt ungehorsam zu einer Zeit, wo ihr Barmherzigkeit erfahrt, damit auch sie dereinst Erbarmen finden.
32 God has declared and proved that all people, [both Jews and non-Jews] [MET], disobey ([him/his laws]). He has declared that because he wants to act mercifully towards us all. (eleēsē g1653)
Denn Gott hat sie als Volk in den Kerker des Unglaubens eingeschlossen, um sich (einst) des ganzen Volkes zu erbarmen. (eleēsē g1653)
33 [I marvel how] vast and great are the wise things that God [has done] and what he has [always] known [DOU]! We are completely unable to understand the things that he has decided and the ways [in which he acts toward us] [DOU]!
Wie unergründlich tief ist Gottes Gnadenfülle, Weisheit und Erkenntnis! Wie unerforschlich sind seine Gerichte, wie unbegreiflich seine Wege!
34 [I remember the Scriptures that say], (No one has known what the Lord thinks./Who has known what the Lord thinks?) [RHQ] (Absolutely no one has given him advice [about what he should do!]/Who has advised him [about what he should do]?) [RHQ]
Denn: Wer hat des Herrn Sinn verstanden? Und wer hat ihn beraten?
35 And, (No one has given anything to God that [he did not previously receive from God!]/Has anyone given anything to God that [he did not previously receive from God]?) [RHQ] So God (is not obligated to/does not have to) pay back anything to anyone!
Wer hätte ihm etwas geschenkt, was ihm vergolten werden müßte?
36 God [is the one who created] all things. He is also the one who [sustains all things]. The reason that he created them was that [everything he created might praise] him. May [all people] honor him forever! (May it be so!/Amen!) (aiōn g165)
Von ihm, durch ihn, für ihn sind alle Dinge. Ihm sei Lobpreis in Ewigkeit! Amen. (aiōn g165)
