Ròm 9
1 M ap di nou verite nan Kris la, mwen p ap bay manti. Konsyans mwen temwaye pou mwen nan Lespri Sen an,
I am speaking the truth in Christ. My conscience confirms through the Holy Spirit that I am not lying when I say
2 ke mwen gen yon gran tristès ak doulè san rete nan kè mwen.
that I have great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart.
3 Paske mwen te kab vle ke se mwen menm ki te kondane, separe de Kris pou lanmou frè m yo, fanmi mwen, selon lachè.
For I could wish that I myself were accursed, cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh.
4 Yo se Izrayelit ki te resevwa adopsyon kòm fis yo, ak laglwa akò yo, don Lalwa a, sèvis nan tanp lan, ak tout pwomès yo;
They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption as sons, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple service, and the promises.
5 ki gen patriyach yo, e ki se zansèt a Kris la selon lachè; Li menm ki sou tout bagay, Bondye beni pou tout tan an. Amen. (aiōn g165)
To them belong the patriarchs, and from them, according to the flesh, came the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
6 Men se pa kòmsi pawòl Bondye a fè fayit. Paske se pa yo tout ki Izrayelit ki sòti nan ras Israël,
It is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all Israelites truly belong to Israel,
7 ni se pa tout pitit ki sòti nan Abraham ki se pitit li. Men: “Selon Isaac desandan ou yo va nonmen”.
and not all of Abraham's children are his true descendants, but, “Through Isaac yoʋr descendants will be counted.”
8 Sa vle di, se pa zanfan lachè yo ki se pitit Bondye, men zanfan a pwomès la ki konsidere kòm erityè yo.
That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God; rather, the children of the promise are counted as descendants.
9 Paske men pawòl a pwomès la: “Nan moman apwente a, m ap vini e Sarah va gen yon fis.”
For this is what God promised: “About this time next year I will come, and Sarah will have a son.”
10 Epi se pa sèlman sa, men te genRebecca osi, lè li te fè jimo yo pou yon sèl moun, Isaac, papa nou.
Not only that, but when Rebecca had conceived by one man, our father Isaac,
11 Paske malgre jimo yo potko fèt e potko fè anyen ni byen ni mal, pou volonte Bondye selon chwa li ta kanpe, pa akoz zèv yo, men akoz Li menm, Bondye, ki fè apèl la,
though her sons were not yet born and had done nothing good or evil, in order for the purpose of God's choice to stand (not because of works but because of him who calls),
12 Li te di a Rebecca: “Pi gran an va sèvi pi piti a”.
she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”
13 Jan sa ekri a: “Jacob Mwen te renmen an, men Ésaü mwen te rayi a”.
As it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
14 Ki sa nou kapab di konsa? Èske gen lenjistis avèk Bondye? Fòk nou konprann sa pa janm fèt!
What then shall we say? Is there injustice with God? Certainly not!
15 Paske Li di a Moïse: “Mwen va bay mizerikòd a sila ke m vle bay mizerikòd, e konpasyon pou sa ke m vle gen konpasyon.”
For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
16 Konsa, sa pa depann de moun ki vle a oubyen moun ki kouri a, men de Bondye ki vle bay mizerikòd la.
So then, it does not depend on human will or effort, but on God's mercy.
17 Paske Lekriti a di a Farawon: “Pou rezon sa a menm, Mwen te leve ou, pou montre pouvwa Mwen nan ou, pou non Mwen kapab pwoklame toupatou nan lemonn.”
For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “I have raised yoʋ up for the very purpose of showing my power in yoʋ, so that my name might be declared in all the earth.”
18 Konsa, L ap fè mizerikòd a sila Li vle a, e l ap fè kè di a sila Li pito a.
So then, God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden.
19 Konsa nou va di m: “Poukisa Li toujou jwenn fot? Kilès ki kab reziste a volonte Li.”
Yoʋ will say to me then, “Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?”
20 Okontrè, kilès ou ye, o lòm, k ap bay Bondye repons lan? Bagay ki moulen avèk ajil la pa kapab di a moun ki fè l la: “Poukisa ou te fè m konsa?” Se pa sa?
On the contrary, O man, who are yoʋ to answer back to God? Shall the thing formed say to him who formed it, “Why did yoʋ make me like this?”
21 Èske mèt kanari a pa gen dwa sou ajil la, pou l sèvi menm sous ajil la pou fè yon kanari gwo valè e yon kanari komen?
Does the potter not have a right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use?
22 Kisa, si Bondye, malgre volonte L pou montre lakòlè Li, ak fè moun wè pwisans Li, te andire avèk anpil pasyans ak veso lakòlè ki te prepare pou detwi yo.
What if God, although willing to show his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath fitted for destruction,
23 Epi Li te fè sa pou Li ta kapab fè wè richès laglwa Li sou veso mizerikòd yo, ke li te prepare davans pou glwa Li,
in order to make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy that he has prepared in advance for glory,
24 menm nou menm ke Li te rele osi yo, non sèlman pami Jwif yo, men anplis pami pèp etranje yo.
namely us whom he has called, not from the Jews only but also from the Gentiles?
25 Jan Li di osi nan Osée a: “Mwen va rele sila ki pa te pèp mwen yo, ‘pèp mwen’, e sila ki pa t byeneme Mwen yo, ‘byeneme’”
As he says in Hosea, “Those who were ‘not my people’ I will call ‘my people,’ and those who were ‘not beloved’ I will call ‘beloved.’
26 “Epi li va rive ke nan plas kote Li te di yo a: ‘Nou pa pèp mwen’, la menm, yo va rele yo fis a Bondye Vivan an.’”
And in the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’”
27 Ésaïe te kriye fò pou Israël: “Malgre fis a Israël yo anpil tankou grenn sab lanmè, se yon ti retay ki va sove”.
And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, “Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.
28 “Paske Bondye va egzekite pawòl Li sou latè avèk vitès, san manke anyen.
For the Lord will settle the matter swiftly and justly; his sentence will be executed upon the earth without delay.”
29 Epi jan Ésaïe te prevwa a: “Amwenske Senyè dèzame yo pa t kite yon posterite pou nou, nou ta devni tankou Sodome; nou ta sanble Gomorrhe.”
And just as Isaiah foretold, “If the Lord of hosts had not left us any descendants, we would have been like Sodom and become like Gomorrah.”
30 Konsa, kisa nou kapab di? Ke pèp etranje yo, ki pa t chache ladwati Bondye a, te twouve ladwati, ladwati menm ki pa lafwa a.
What then shall we say? That Gentiles who were not pursuing righteousness have obtained righteousness, that is, the righteousness that is by faith.
31 Men Israël ki t ap chèche yon lwa ladwati, pa t rive nan lwa sa a.
But Israel, although they pursued a law of righteousness, did not attain a law of righteousness.
32 Poukisa? Paske yo pa t chèche li pa lafwa, men konsi se te pa zèv. Yo te bite, sou wòch bite a.
Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works of the law. They stumbled over the stone of stumbling,
33 Jis jan sa ekri a: “Gade, m ap mete yon wòch nan Sion k ap fè moun bite; yon wòch k ap yon ofans, e sila ki kwè nan Li Menm nan, p ap janm desi.”
as it is written, “Behold, I am placing in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, yet no one who believes in him will be put to shame.”
