Romans 11
1 I say then, Hath God cast off his people? God forbid! for I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
I ask then, has God rejected his people? Absolutely not. For I also am an Israyelite, a descendant of Avraham, of the tribe of Benyamin.
2 God hath not cast off his people, whom He foreknew. Do ye not know what the scripture saith of Elias? how he complains to God against Israel,
God did not reject his people, which he foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says about Eliya? How he pleads with God against Israyel:
3 saying, "Lord, they have slain thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life."
"Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have broken down your altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life."
4 But what saith the oracle of God to him? "I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to Baal."
But how does God answer him? "I have kept for myself seven thousand people, who have not bowed the knee to Bala."
5 And so in the present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
6 And if by grace, it is no more of works: for then grace is no longer grace. But if of works, it is no more grace: for then work is no longer work.
And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace.
7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he sought: but the elect have obtained it, and the rest were blinded,
What then? That which Israyel seeks for, that he did not obtain, but the chosen ones obtained it, and the rest were hardened.
8 (according as it is written, God hath given them a spirit of slumber, that their eyes could not see and their ears could not hear, ) even unto this day.
According as it is written, God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, to this very day.
9 And David saith, Let their table become a snare, and a trap, and a stumbling-block, and a recompence unto them.
Dawid says, "Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumbling block, and a retribution to them.
10 Let their eyes be darkened that they may not see, and always bow down their back.
Let their eyes be darkened, so that they can't see, and their backs be bent continually."
11 Say I then, Have they stumbled, that they should fall irrecoverably? God forbid! but this I say, that by their fall salvation is come to the Gentiles to excite them to emulation.
I ask then, did they stumble that they might fall? Absolutely not. But by their fall salvation has come to the non-Jews, to provoke them to jealousy.
12 Now if their fall be the riches of the world, and their diminution be the riches of the Gentiles, how much more will their fulness be?
Now if their fall is the riches of the world, and their loss the riches of the non-Jews; how much more their fullness?
13 For I speak to you Gentiles: inasmuch indeed as I am the apostle of the Gentiles,
For I speak to you who are the non-Jews. Since then as I am an apostle to the non-Jews, I glorify my ministry;
14 I extol my office, that if possible I may excite to emulation my brethren according to the flesh, and may save some of them:
if by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh, and may save some of them.
15 for if the rejecting of them be the reconciling of the world, what will the receiving them again be but life from the dead?
For if the rejection of them is the reconciling of the world, what would their acceptance be, but life from the dead?
16 Now if the first-fruits be holy, so is the whole heap: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
If the first fruit is holy, so is the lump. If the root is holy, so are the branches.
17 But if some of the branches were broken off, and thou a wild-olive wert grafted in among them, and art made a partaker together with them of the root and fatness of the olive; boast not against the branches:
But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them, and became partaker with them of the rich root of the olive tree;
18 and if thou boastest, remember thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
do not boast over the branches. But if you boast, it is not you who support the root, but the root supports you.
19 Wilt thou say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in?
You will say then, "Branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in."
20 Well; they were broken off for their infidelity, and thou standest by faith: therefore be not high-minded but fear.
True; by their unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by your faith. Do not be conceited, but fear;
21 For if God spared not the natural branches, neither would He spare thee.
for if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you.
22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: towards them that fell, severity; but towards thee, goodness; if thou continue in his goodness: for else thou also shalt be cut off.
See then the goodness and severity of God. Toward those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in his goodness; otherwise you also will be cut off.
23 And they, if they do not continue in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able again to graft them in.
They also, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.
24 For if thou wert cut out of the wild olive, which was natural to thee, and contrary to nature were grafted into a good olive; how much more shall these who are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive-tree?
For if you were cut out of that which is by nature a wild olive tree, and were grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree, how much more will these, which are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
25 For I would not have you, brethren, to be ignorant of this mystery, (least ye should be wise in your own eyes) that blindness in part is befallen Israel, till the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
For I do not desire you to be ignorant, brothers, of this mystery, so that you won't be wise in your own conceits, that a partial hardening has happened to Israyel, until the fullness of the non-Jews has come in,
26 And so all Israel shall be saved, as it is written, "The deliverer shall come out of Sion, and shall turn away impiety from Jacob:
and so all Israyel will be saved. Even as it is written, "There will come out of Tsehyun the Deliverer; he will turn away ungodliness from Yaquv.
27 and this is my covenant with them, when I take away their sins."
This is my covenant to them, when I will take away their sins."
28 As to the gospel indeed they are enemies on your account, but as to the election they are beloved on account of the fathers.
Concerning the Good News, they are enemies for your sake. But concerning the election, they are loved for the fathers' sake.
29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.
30 For as ye were heretofore disobedient to God, but have now obtained mercy in their disobedience:
For as you in time past were disobedient to God, but now have obtained mercy by their disobedience,
31 so these also in your mercy have now been disobedient, that they themselves might be the objects of mercy.
even so these also have now been disobedient, that by the mercy shown to you they may now also obtain mercy.
32 For God hath included them all in the charge of disobedience, that He might have mercy upon all. (eleēsē g1653)
For God has shut up all to disobedience, that he might have mercy on all. (eleēsē g1653)
33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgements, and his ways not to be traced out!
Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God. How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out.
34 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, or who hath been his counsellor?
For "Who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?"
35 Or who hath first given to Him? and it shall be returned.
"Or who has first given to him, and it will be repaid to him again?"
