Romatɔwo 11
1 Azɔ mele biabiam be, ɖe Mawu gbe eƒe amewo mahã? Gbeɖe! Nye ŋutɔ hã Israeltɔ menye; Abraham ƒe dzidzimevie menye tso Benyamin ƒomea me.
I SAY then, Hath God rejected his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
2 Mawu megbe eƒe ame siwo wòtia tso gɔmedzedzea me ke la o. Mienya nya si Ŋɔŋlɔ Kɔkɔe la gblɔ na Eliya esi wònɔ Israelviwo nu tsom la oa?
God hath not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Know ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession with God against Israel, saying,
3 Eliya gblɔ be, “Aƒetɔ, wowu wò nyagblɔɖilawo, eye wogbã wò vɔsamlekpuiwo ƒu anyi; nye ɖeka hɔ̃ koe susɔ, eye wodi be yewoawu nye hã.”
“Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I only am left, and they seek my life.”
4 Mieɖo ŋku ale si Mawu ɖo nya sia ŋu dzia? Mawu gblɔ be, “Ao, menye wò ɖeka koe susɔ o. Ame akpe adre sɔŋ le asinye kpe ɖe ŋuwò, ame siwo galɔ̃am kokoko, eye womedea ta agu na legbawo o!”
But what saith the oracle of God to him? “I have left to myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”
5 Alea ke wògale egbe sia hã. Menye Yudatɔwo katãe de megbe tso Mawu gbɔ o. Ame ʋɛ aɖewo le xɔxɔ kpɔm le Mawu ƒe amenuveve si wòtsɔ tia woe la ta.
So then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
6 Nenye Mawu ƒe amenuveve tae la, ekema menye woƒe dɔwɔwɔ tae o. Elabena ne ele nenema la, ekema nu si wona faa la, meganye nunana o.
But if by grace, it is no more by works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if by works, it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
7 Eya ta alea nya la lee nye esi: Israeltɔ geɖewo mekpɔ Mawu ƒe amenuveve si dim wole la o. Wo dometɔ ʋɛ siwo Mawu tia la kpɔe, ke ame susɔewo ƒe ŋkuwo gbã.
What then is the result? Israel hath not obtained that which it seeketh; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded,
8 Nu siae Ŋɔŋlɔ Kɔkɔe la le gbɔgblɔm be, “Mawu na alɔ̃dɔdɔgbɔgbɔ wo, womia woƒe ŋkuwo, eye woƒe towo me xe, Aleae wòle va se ɖe egbe.”
as it is written, “God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear; unto this present day.”
9 David ƒo nu tso nu ma ke ŋu esi wògblɔ be, “Mina woƒe nuɖuɖu nyuiwo nazu mɔ aɖe wo alo woanye nuɖiaɖia kpakple teƒeɖoɖo na wo.
And David saith, “Let their table be for a snare, and for a trap, and for a stumbling-block, and for a recompence unto them:
10 Mina woƒe ŋkuwo dzi natsyɔ, ale be womagate ŋu akpɔ nu o, eye agba kpekpe nabi dzime na wo gobaa hafi woanɔ yiyim ɖaa.”
let their eyes be blinded, that they may not see, and bow down their back continually.”
11 Megale biabiam be: Ɖe Mawu gbe Yudatɔwo tegbetegbea? Gbeɖe! Eƒe taɖodzinue nye be yeana ɖeɖekpɔkpɔ nasu ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o la hã si, bena Yudatɔwo naʋã ŋu wo.
I say then, Have they stumbled so as to fall? God forbid: but by their stumbling salvation is come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.
12 Azɔ ne woƒe anyidzedze zu xexea me katã ƒe yayra, eye woƒe bubu zu ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o la ƒe yayra la, ekema mibu yayra gã si wu esia si ava xexea me dzi ne Yudatɔwo hã va xɔ Yesu la ŋu.
For if their stumbling is the riches of the world, and their diminution the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?
13 Abe ale si mienya ene la, Mawu tiam be manye dɔtsɔla tɔxɛ na mi ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o la. Medaa akpe na Mawu ɣe sia ɣi be etsɔ dɔ vevie sia de asi nam
For I address myself to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am indeed the apostle of the Gentiles, I exalt my ministry:
14 ale be ne mate ŋui la, mana nye ŋutɔ nye amewo adi nu si le mi ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o la si, eye mato esia me aɖe wo dometɔ aɖewo.
if by any means I might provoke to jealousy my flesh, and save some of them.
15 Anye nu wɔnuku gã aɖe ŋutɔ ne wozu kristotɔwo. Mawu ƒe tɔtrɔ le wo yome fia be Mawu trɔ ɖe xexea me ƒe akpa bubuawo ŋu be woakpɔ ɖeɖe abe ame kukuwo ƒe agbegbɔgbɔ ene.
For if the rejection of them is the reconciliation of the world, what shall their recovery be, but life from the dead?
16 Eye zi ale si Abraham kple nyagblɔɖilawo nye Mawu ƒe amewo la, nenema ke wo viwo hã anye Mawu ƒe amewo. Elabena ne ati aɖe ƒe kewo le kɔkɔe la, eƒe alɔwo hã nɔa kɔkɔe.
Now if the first fruits be holy, so is the mass: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
17 Ke wolã alɔ siawo dometɔ aɖewo siwo le Abraham ƒe ati la ŋu la ɖa; ame siawoe nye Yudatɔwo. Eye mi ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o la, mienye alɔwo le amiti aɖe si nɔ gbe me la ŋuti; ke azɔ la, mieva zu alɔ na Abraham ƒe ati la. Eya ta azɔ la, miawo hã mixɔ yayra si ŋugbe Mawu do na Abraham kple viawo la, eye miakpɔ gome le Mawu ƒe nunyiame me tso eya ŋutɔ ƒe amiti tɔxɛ la gbɔ.
But if some of the branches have been broken off, and thou though a wild olive hast been grafted in among them, and become a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
18 Gake mikpɔ nyuie be miagaƒo adegbe be wotsɔ yewo ɖo atilɔ siwo wolã ɖa la teƒe o. Miɖo ŋku edzi be miele vevie le ale si mienye Mawu ƒe ati la ƒe akpa aɖe la ɖeɖe ko ta; alɔ ko mienye, menye ati la ƒe kee mienye o.
boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
19 Miagblɔ be, “Wolã alɔ siawo ɖa be woakpɔ teƒe nam. Esia fia be menye ame dzadzɛ.”
Wilt thou say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in?
20 Kpɔ nyuie. Ɖo ŋku edzi be wolã alɔ siwo nye Yudatɔwo la ɖa, elabena womexɔ Mawu dzi se o, eye miawo miezu alɔwo le miaƒe dzixɔse ɖeɖe ko ta. Migado mia ɖokuiwo ɖe dzi o, ke nɔ vɔvɔ̃m boŋ.
Admitted; by unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not high minded, but fear:
21 Elabena ne Mawu mekpɔ nublanui na atilɔ gbãtɔwo o la, makpɔ nublanui na miawo hã o.
for if God spared not the native branches, tremble lest he spare not thee.
22 Mide dzesi ale si Mawu nyoa dɔ me, eye wògahea to na ame hãe. Eƒe asi sẽna ɖe ame siwo gbea toɖoɖoe la dzi, ke enyoa dɔ me ne míeyi elɔlɔ̃ kple edzixɔxɔ se dzi. Ke ne míelɔ̃e o, eye míexɔ edzi se hã o la, alã míawo hã ɖa.
Behold therefore the kindness and severity of God: to those indeed who fell, severity; but unto thee, kindness, if thou continuest in that kindness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
23 Ke ne Yudatɔwo aɖe asi le woƒe dzimaxɔse ŋu, eye woatrɔ ava Mawu gbɔ la, Mawu agate ŋu axɔ wo, ado ɖe ati la dzi.
But they also, if they continue not in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.
24 Elabena ne Mawu lɔ̃ be yeaxɔ mi ame siwo nɔ adzɔge ke, ame siwo nye amiti dzodzro aɖe ƒe akpa aɖe tsã, eye fifia yeaxɔ mi ado ɖe ye ŋutɔ yeƒe ati nyui dzi, nu si medzɔna edziedzi o la, ɖe miekpɔe be anɔ klalo sãa wu be yeagbugbɔ Yudatɔwo, ame siwo nɔ afi ma tsã la axɔ oa?
For if thou hast been cut out of the naturally wild olive, and contrary to nature hast been grafted into the good olive: how much more shall these, which are native branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
25 Nɔvi lɔlɔ̃awo, medi be mianya nyateƒe sia tso Mawu gbɔ, ale be miagado mia ɖokuiwo ɖe dzi, eye miade asi dada me o. Ɛ̃, eme kɔ be Israel ƒe ame aɖewo tsi tsitre ɖe nyanyui la ŋu azɔ, ke anɔ alea va se ɖe esime mi ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o la katã, miava Kristo gbɔ.
For I would not that you should be ignorant, brethren, of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is come on Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
26 Ekema Israel blibo la akpɔ ɖeɖe. Mieɖo ŋku nu si nyagblɔɖilawo gblɔ tso nu sia ŋuti dzia? “Xɔla aɖe ava tso Zion, eye wòatrɔ Yakob katã ɖa tso mawumavɔ̃mavɔ̃ ɖe sia ɖe ƒomevi gbɔ.
And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, “The Deliverer shall go forth out of Sion, and shalt turn away ungodliness from Jacob;
27 Ɣe ma ɣi me la, maɖe woƒe nu vɔ̃wo katã ɖa abe nye nubabla kpli wo ene.”
and this is my covenant with them, When I shall take away their sins.”
28 Azɔ la, Yudatɔ geɖewo nye nyanyui la ƒe futɔwo. Wolé fui. Ke nu sia ɖe vi na miawo, elabena ena Mawu tsɔ eƒe nunana na mi ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o la. Ke Mawu galɔ̃a Yudatɔwo kokoko le eƒe ŋugbe si wòdo na Abraham, Isak kple Yakob la ta.
As concerning the gospel indeed, they are now enemies for your sakes: as concerning the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sake.
29 Elabena Mawu magagbugbɔ eƒe nunanawo kple eƒe ameyɔyɔ axɔ o; Mawu magbe eƒe ŋugbedodowo dzi wɔwɔ gbeɖe o.
For unchangeable are the gifts and the calling of God.
30 Tsã la, mienye aglãdzelawo ɖe Mawu ŋu, ke esi Yudatɔwo gbe eƒe nunanawo xɔxɔ la, Mawu ve miawo nu ɖe wo teƒe.
For as ye also in times past did not believe in God, but now have obtained mercy through their unbelief:
31 Azɔ la, Yudatɔwoe nye aglãdzelawo. Gake gbe ɖeka la, woawo hã akpɔ gome le Mawu ƒe amenuveve si wòkɔ ɖe mia dzi la me.
so also these now have not believed in your mercy, that they also might obtain mercy.
32 Elabena Mawu ɖe ŋku ɖa le wo ŋu le woƒe nu vɔ̃ ta, ale be yeate ŋu akpɔ nublanui na amewo katã sɔsɔe. (eleēsē g1653)
For God hath shut up all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all. (eleēsē g1653)
33 O, Mawu wɔnukɔ aɖe ŋutɔe le mía si. Eƒe nunya kple kesinɔnuwo lolo loo! Míate ŋu ase eƒe nyametsotsowo kple ɖoɖowo me akpɔ o!
O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and how incomprehensible his ways!
34 “Elabena mía dometɔ kae ate ŋu anya Aƒetɔ la ƒe susu? Ame kae nya nu egbegbe be wòate ŋu azu eƒe adaŋudela alo mɔfiala?”
For who hath known the mind of the Lord, or who hath been admitted his counsellor?
35 “Ame kae tre nunana Mawu, be wòagaɖo eteƒe nɛ mahã?”
Or who hath first given unto him, and it shall be repaid him again?
