Romans 9
1 I am telling you the truth as a Christian man--it is no falsehood, for my conscience enlightened, as it is, by the Holy Spirit adds its testimony to mine--
Chong diktak ki ril ani; Khrista taka kini milak ril mu ung. Ki sielesarietna Ratha Inthieng ruoina han khom milak tho mu ung ti mi minthâr ani.
2 when I declare that I have deep grief and unceasing anguish of heart.
Ku mulung dûktongna lientak le mulung nanah boi theiloi ko dôn tie ki ti zora hin,
3 For I could pray to be accursed from Christ on behalf of my brethren, my human kinsfolk--for such the Israelites are.
Ki mingei, taksa tienga ki richibulngei ruthûla hin Pathien khomâksâmin Khrista renga minsenin om inlang chu ku nuom ngâi.
4 To them belongs recognition as God's sons, and they have His glorious Presence and the Covenants, and the giving of the Law, and the Temple service, and the ancient Promises.
Pathien mingei an nia, aman a nâingeiin a sin ngeia, an kôm a roiinpuina ngei a minlanga; chonginkhitngei a sinpui ngeia male Balam ngei a pêk ngeia; Sava diktak an dônna; Pathien chonginkhâmngei an man ani;
5 To them the Patriarchs belong, and from them in respect of His human lineage came the Christ, who is exalted above all, God blessed throughout the Ages. Amen. (aiōn g165)
Richibulngei inthang tak Hebrew jâisuon an nia, taksa tieng roia chu Khrista reng khom hah an rûia mi ani. Jâttin chunga roijêkpu Pathien chu tuonsôtin! minpâkin om rese, Amen. (aiōn g165)
6 Not however that God's word has failed; for all who have sprung from Israel do not count as Israel,
Pathien chonginkhâm hah ite asena ommak ki tina ni riek mak. Israelngei nâm hah anrêngin Pathien mi ni zit mak ngei.
7 nor because they are Abraham's true children. But the promise was "Through Isaac shall your posterity be reckoned."
Abraham richi murdi khom anrêngin Pathien nâingei ni let uol mak ngei, “Isaac hin nu rûi isûi nîng atih,” Pathien'n a ti pe ani.
8 In other words, it is not the children by natural descent who count as God's children, but the children made such by the promise are regarded as Abraham's posterity.
Ma hah taksa lama a nâingei hah Pathien nâingei nimak ngei, chonginkhâm nâingei hah kêng Abraham richi diktaka be an ni tina ani.
9 For the words are the language of promise and run thus, "About this time next year I will come, and Sarah shall have a son."
Pathien chonginkhâm hah mahi ani “Azora taka juong nôk ka ta, Sarah'n nâipasal nei atih,” ti hi.
10 Nor is that all: later on there was Rebecca too. She was soon to bear two children to her husband, our forefather Isaac--
Ma vai hah nimaka, Rebecca han ei richibul Isaac renga nâi inphîr a neia.
11 and even then, though they were not then born and had not done anything either good or evil, yet in order that God's electing purpose might not be frustrated, based, as it was, not on their actions but on the will of Him who called them, she was told,
Nâite ngei an la suok mân, sielesa an tho thei mân Pathien'n a lungdo angin inkhat lam a thang ani ti ânlang. Sintho sik ni loiin a koipu lungdo sikin Rebecca kôm, “A ulienpu'n nâipangpu sin thông atih,” Pathien'n a ti hah.
12 "The elder of them will be bondservant to the younger."
13 This agrees with the other Scripture which says, "Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated."
Pathien lekhabu'n, “Jacob ku lungkhama, aniatachu Esau chu ke heng,” ati anghan.
14 What then are we to infer? That there is injustice in God?
Hanchu, imo ei ti rang ani zoi? Pathien han dik zoi loina aom mini? Nitet mak.
15 No, indeed; the solution is found in His words to Moses, "Wherever I show mercy it shall be nothing but mercy, and wherever I show compassion it shall be simply compassion."
Ama han Moses kôm han, “Ku nunuom moroi ka ta, ku nunuom chunga inriengmu ki tih a ti anghan.”
16 And from this we learn that everything is dependent not on man's will or endeavour, but upon God who has mercy. For the Scripture said to Pharaoh,
Masikin, miriem nuom sika le sin tho sika niloiin Pathien inriengmuna sikin kêng ani.
17 "It is for this very purpose that I have lifted you so high--that I may make manifest in you My power, and that My name may be proclaimed far and wide in all the earth."
Pathien lekhabu'n Pharaoh kôm, “Ki sinthotheina ki minlang theina rang le rammuol pumpuia ki riming ânthang theina rang pielin rêngin nang ku phun ani,” a ti.
18 This is a proof that wherever He chooses He shows mercy, and wherever he chooses He hardens the heart.
Ma anghan Pathien'n a nuom kai inriengmuna a neia, a nuom kai a mulung a minngar ngâi ani.
19 "Why then does God still find fault?" you will ask; "for who is resisting His will?"
Ma anghan aninte, “Pathien'n irangin mo mi a lei dem tit rêka? A lungdo hah tumo a makhal theia?” mi nin ti thei.
20 Nay, but who are you, a mere man, that you should cavil against GOD? Shall the thing moulded say to him who moulded it, "Why have you made me thus?"
Hannirese, O miriem, Pathien makhalpu hah tumo ni ni? bêlpil han a sinpu rekel ngâi mak, “Irangin mo hi anghin mi ni sin?” ati rang mini?
21 Or has not the potter rightful power over the clay to make out of the same lump one vessel for more honourable and another for less honourable uses?
Bêlpil tangkhat renga bêl a lut uol, anem uola sin rangin bêl sinpu han bêlpil chunga racham a dôn nimak mo?
22 And what if God, while choosing to make manifest the terrors of His anger and to show what is possible with Him, has yet borne with long-forbearing patience with the subjects of His anger who stand ready for destruction,
Ma anghan Pathien'n a tho ngâi, a taksina le a sinthotheina minlang nuom khomrese, a taksina changpu bêl inmang kelen ruo ngei chu a tuong zajâma.
23 in order to make known His infinite goodness towards the subjects of His mercy whom He has prepared beforehand for glory,
Hanchu, a inriengmuna bêl a roiinpuina chang ranga a minsûk, eini ngei kôma hin a roiinpuina tamtak a juong vur ani.
24 even towards us whom He has called not only from among the Jews but also from among the Gentiles?
Ma anga bêlngei hah eini Judangei lâia vai niloiin Jentailngei lâi renga a koi ngei khom ei ni sa.
25 So also in Hosea He says, "I will call that nation My People which was not My People, and I will call her beloved who was not beloved.
Hosea lekhabua, “Ki mi ni ngâi loi ngei hah ‘ki mingei’ tîng ka ta. Lungkham ku mu ngâi loi nu hah ‘Lungkhamnu’ tîng ki tih.
26 And in the place where it was said to them, 'No people of Mine are you,' there shall they be called sons of the everliving God."
‘Ki mingei nimak chei’ a tina mun lelê han Pathien a ring nâingeiin bên om an tih,” tia a lei misîr anghan.
27 And Isaiah cries aloud concerning Israel, "Though the number of the sons of Israel be like the sands of the sea, only a remnant of them shall be saved;
Isaiah khom han Israelngei chong hêt puiin “Israelngei hah tuikhangliena sietsai dôr tam khomrese ngei, mi tômte kêng sanminringa om rang an ni.
28 for the Lord will hold a reckoning upon the earth, making it efficacious and brief."
Pumapa'n pilchunga a roijêkna rang hah a jêk kelen rang sikin,” a ti hah.
29 Even as Isaiah says in an earlier place, "Were it not that the Lord, the God of Hosts, had left us some few descendants, we should have become like Sodom, and have come to resemble Gomorrah."
Isaiah nanâkin, “Pumapa Râtinchung han suonpâr mi lei hôih pe no rese chu, Sodom anghan nîng ei ti zoia. Gomorrah angtakin nîng ei ti zoi,” tia a lei ril anghan.
30 To what conclusion does this bring us? Why, that the Gentiles, who were not in pursuit of righteousness, have overtaken it--a righteousness, however, which arises from faith;
Imo ei ti rang ani zoi? Jentailngei, Pathien taka dikna zong loi ngei hah taksônna sikin dik an hong intum zoi ani.
31 while the descendants of Israel, who were in pursuit of a Law that could give righteousness, have not arrived at one.
Balam jôma adik chang rang bôk Pathien mi Israelngei hanchu balam angtakin dik chang makngei.
32 And why? Because they were pursuing a righteousness which should arise not from faith, but from what they regarded as merit. They stuck their foot against the stone which lay in their way;
Itho sikin mo? Taksônnân minngam loiin sintho nân an zong sika ani. Masikin “Inpalna rang lunga” an inpal zoia.
33 in agreement with the statement of Scripture, "See, I am placing on Mount Zion a stone for people to stumble at, and a rock for them to trip over, and yet he whose faith rests upon it shall never have reason to feel ashamed."
Pathien lekhabu'n, “En roh! Keiman Ziona han lungpui ka dara mahan mingei minpal a ta, ma lungpui han minlet ngei atih. Tutu khom ama iem murdi'n chu mâimôkinshakin om noni ngei,” tia inziek anghan.
