Romans 11
1 I ask then, Has God cast off His People? No, indeed. Why, I myself am an Israelite, of the posterity of Abraham and of the tribe of Benjamin.
BUT I say, Hath Aloha put away his people? Not so. For I also am of Israel, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benyamen.
2 God has not cast off His People whom He knew beforehand. Or are you ignorant of what Scripture says in speaking of Elijah--how he pleaded with God against Israel, saying,
Aloha hath not put away his people whom from before he knew. Or know you not what he saith in the scripture concerning Elia,
3 "Lord, they have put Thy Prophets to death, and have overthrown Thy altars; and, now that I alone remain, they are thirsting for my blood"?
when he cried unto Aloha against Israel, saying, My Lord, thy prophets have they killed, and thy altars overthrown, and I alone am left, and they seek my soul?
4 But what did God say to him in reply? "I have reserved for Myself 7,000 men who have never bent the knee to Baal."
And it was said to him by revelation, Behold, I have left to myself seven thousand men, who upon their knees have not kneeled nor worshipped Baal.
5 In the same way also at the present time there has come to be a remnant whom God in His grace has selected.
So also, at this time, a residue is left by the election of grace.
6 But if it is in His grace that He has selected them, then His choice is no longer determined by human actions. Otherwise grace would be grace no longer.
But if by grace, it is not of works; otherwise grace is not grace. But if by works, it is not of grace; otherwise work is not work.
7 How then does the matter stand? It stands thus. That which Israel are in earnest pursuit of, they have not obtained; but God's chosen servants have obtained it, and the rest have become hardened.
What then, That which Israel sought he hath not found; but the election hath found: but the rest of them are blinded in their hearts.
8 And so Scripture says, "God has given them a spirit of drowsiness--eyes to see nothing with and ears to hear nothing with--even until now."
As it is written, Aloha hath given them the spirit of trouble, And eyes that see not, and ears that hear not, until the present day.
9 And David says, "Let their very food become a snare and a trap to them, a stumbling-block and a retribution.
And David again saith, Let their table become a snare before them, And their reward be for a stumbling-block:
10 Let darkness come over their eyes that they may be unable to see, and make Thou their backs continually to stoop."
Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, And their back at all times be bowed;
11 I ask, however, "Have they stumbled so as to be finally ruined?" No, indeed; but by their lapse salvation has come to the Gentiles in order to arouse the jealousy of the descendants of Israel;
But I say, Have they stumbled so as to fall? Not so: but, by their stumbling was salvation to the Gentiles, unto their zeal.
12 and if their lapse is the enriching of the world, and their overthrow the enriching of the Gentiles, will not still greater good follow their restoration?
And if their stumbling were wealth to the world, and their condemnation wealth to the Gentiles, how much then will their fulness be?
13 But to you Gentiles I say that, since I am an Apostle specially sent to the Gentiles, I take pride in my ministry,
To you, Gentiles, I speak, I, who am apostle of the Gentiles, in my ministry I glory,
14 trying whether I can succeed in rousing my own countrymen to jealousy and thus save some of them.
if I may provoke my fleshly kindred, and save some of them.
15 For if their having been cast aside has carried with it the reconciliation of the world, what will their being accepted again be but Life out of death?
For if their rejection was the reconciliation of the world, what (will) their conversion (be) but life from the dead?
16 Now if the firstfruits of the dough are holy, so also is the whole mass; and if the root of a tree is holy, so also are the branches.
For if the first-fruits be holy, (so) also (will be) the mass; and if the root be holy, (so) also the branches.
17 And if some of the branches have been pruned away, and you, although you were but a wild olive, have been grafted in among them and have become a sharer with others in the rich sap of the root of the olive tree,
And if the branches were cut off, and thou who art a wild olive art engrafted in their place, and hast a participation of the root and fatness of the olive,
18 beware of glorying over the natural branches. Or if you are so glorying, do not forget that it is not you who uphold the root: the root upholds you.
boast not against the branches: but if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root beareth thee.
19 "Branches have been lopped off," you will say, "for the sake of my being grafted in."
And perhaps thou wilt say, The branches were cut off, and I in their place am engrafted:
20 This is true; yet it was their unbelief that cut them off, and you only stand through your faith.
Well, they on account of unbelief were cut off, and thou by faith standest: be not exalted in thy mind, but fear.
21 Do not be puffed up with pride. Tremble rather--for if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will He spare you.
If Aloha spared not them who were branches by nature, (take heed) lest he spare not thee.
22 Notice therefore God's kindness and God's severity. On those who have fallen His severity has descended, but upon you His kindness has come, provided that you do not cease to respond to that kindness. Otherwise you will be cut off also.
Behold, then, the goodness and the severity of Aloha: towards them who fell, severity; but towards thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness; if not, thou also wilt be cut off.
23 Moreover, if they turn from their unbelief, they too will be grafted in. For God is powerful enough to graft them in again;
And they, if they continue not in their want of faith, they also shall be engrafted; for Aloha is able again to engraft them.
24 and if you were cut from that which by nature is a wild olive and contrary to nature were grafted into the good olive tree, how much more certainly will these natural branches be grafted on their own olive tree?
For if thou who art of the wild olive which is thy nature, wast cut off, and, which was not thy nature, art engrafted into the good olive, how much more they, if they are engrafted into the olive of their nature?
25 For there is a truth, brethren, not revealed hitherto, of which I do not wish to leave you in ignorance, for fear you should attribute superior wisdom to yourselves--the truth, I mean, that partial blindness has fallen upon Israel until the great mass of the Gentiles have come in;
But I would have you know, my brethren, this mystery, that you may not be wise in your own mind, -that blindness of heart for a little space is unto Israel until the fulness of the Gentiles be brought in:
26 and so all Israel will be saved. As is declared in Scripture, "From Mount Zion a Deliverer will come: He will remove all ungodliness from Jacob;
and then all Israel shall be saved. As it is written, The Redeemer shall come from Sion, And turn iniquity from Jakub;
27 and this shall be My Covenant with them; when I have taken away their sins."
And then shall be to them my covenant, When I have forgiven them their sins.
28 In relation to the Good News, the Jews are God's enemies for your sakes; but in relation to God's choice they are dearly loved for the sake of their forefathers.
But, in (regard of) the gospel, they are enemies on your account; and, in the election, they are beloved on account of the fathers.
29 For God does not repent of His free gifts nor of His call;
For Aloha turneth not in his gift and in his vocation.
30 but just as you were formerly disobedient to Him, but now have received mercy at a time when they are disobedient,
For as you also were not obedient unto Aloha at the first, and now have received mercy through their disobedience;
31 so now they also have been disobedient at a time when you are receiving mercy; so that to them too there may now be mercy.
so also these are now disobedient for the mercy that is upon you, that upon them also might be mercy.
32 For God has locked up all in the prison of unbelief, that upon all alike He may have mercy. (eleēsē g1653)
For Aloha hath included them all in disobedience, that upon all he might show mercy. (eleēsē g1653)
33 Oh, how inexhaustible are God's resources and God's wisdom and God's knowledge! How impossible it is to search into His decrees or trace His footsteps!
O the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of Aloha, whose judgments man searcheth not, and whose ways are inscrutable!
34 "Who has ever known the mind of the Lord, or shared His counsels?"
For who hath known the mind of the Lord, or who hath been his counsellor?
35 "Who has first given God anything, so as to receive payment in return?"
Or who hath first given to him, that so he should receive from him?
