Romana 11
1 Dia hoy izaho: Sao narian’ Andriamanitra anie ny olony? Sanatria izany! fa izaho koa mba Isiraelita’ taranak’ i Abrahama ihany, avy amin’ ny firenen’ i Benjamina.
I say, then, Has God rejected his people? It can not be. For I am an Israelite, of the posterity of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
2 Andriamanitra tsy nanary ny olony izay efa fantany rahateo; sa tsy fantatrareo izay lazain’ ny Soratra Masìna eo amin’ ny tantaran’ i Elia, dia ilay fitarainany tamin’ Andriamanitra nentiny namely ny Isiraely hoe:
God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Know you not what the scripture says, in regard to Elijah? how he intercedes with God against Israel, saying:
3 Jehovah ô, efa namono ny mpaminaninao sy nandrava ny alitaranao izy: ary izaho irery ihany no sisa, ka mitady ny aiko koa izy?
Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thy altars, and I am left alone, and they seek: my life.
4 Fa ahoana no navalin’ Andriamanitra azy? Izaho efa niaro fito arivo lahy ho Ahy, dia izay tsy mba nandohalika tamin’ i Bala.
But what says the answer of God to him? I have reserved for myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to Baal.
5 Dia toy izany koa amin’ izao andro ankehitriny izao misy sisa ihany araka ny fifidianana amin’ ny fahasoavana.
Thus, then, at the present time also, there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
6 Ary raha avy amin’ ny fahasoavana izany, dia tsy mba avy amin’ ny asa intsony; fa raha izany, dia tsy fahasoavana intsony ny fahasoavana.
And if the election is by grace, it is no longer by works; otherwise grace is no longer grace.
7 Ahoana ary? Izay notadiavin’ ny Isiraely dia tsy azony, fa ny voafidy ihany no nahazo izany, fa nohamafìna ny fon’ ny sisa;
What then? Israel has not obtained that which he seeks; but the chosen have obtained it, and the rest have been hardened to this day,
8 araka ny voasoratra hoe: Andriamanitra efa nanome azy fanahy sondrian-tory sy maso tsy hahita, ary sofina tsy hahare, mandraka androany
as it is written: God has given them a spirit of stupor, eyes with which they can not see, and ears with which they can not hear.
9 Ary hoy Davida: Aoka ny latabany ho fandrika sy ho tonta Ary ho fahatafintohinana sy ho famaliana azy;
And David says: Let their table become a trap, and a net, and a snare, and a recompense to them;
10 Aoka ny masony ho jamba tsy hahita, Ary aoka hamokoka mandrakariva izy.
let their eyes be darkened, so that they may not see, and let them bow down their back always.
11 Dia hoy izaho: Sao dia tafintohina ho lavo anie ny Isiraely? Sanatria izany! fa ny fahatafintohinany no nahatonga famonjena ho an’ ny jentilisa mba hampialona azy.
I say, then, Have they stumbled, in order that they may fall? It can not be. But rather, through their fall, salvation has come to the Gentiles, to excite them to jealousy.
12 Ary raha ny fahatafintohinany no tonga haren’ izao tontolo izao, ary ny nihenany no tonga haren’ ny jentilisa, mainka fa ny hafenoany.
Now, if their fall be the riches of the world, and their loss be the riches of the Gentiles, how much more shall their full acceptance be the riches of the world?
13 Fa ianareo jentilisa no itenenako. Koa satria Apostolin’ ny jentilisa aho, dia mankalaza ny fanompoako,
For I speak to you, Gentiles; inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I do honor to my ministry,
14 raha mba misy hahazoako hampialona ireo mifanapa-tsinay amiko, mba hamonjeko ny sasany aminy.
if, by any means, I may excite to jealousy those who are my flesh, and save some of them.
15 Fa raha ny fanariana azy no fampihavanana izao tontolo izao, tsy ho fitsanganana amin’ ny maty ny fandraisana azy?
For, if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the reception of them be, but life from the dead?
16 Ary koa, raha masìna ny santatra, dia masìna koa ny vongany; ary raha masìna ny fakany, dia masìna koa ny sampany.
Now, if the first fruit is holy, the mass is holy also: and if the root is holy, the branches are holy also.
17 Fa raha notapahina ny sampany sasany, ary ianao izay tahaka ny hazo oliva maniry ho azy kosa no natsofoka teo aminy mba niombona ny fakan’ ny menaky ny hazo oliva
And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, have been grafted in among them, and partake with them of the root and fatness of the olive,
18 dia aza mirehareha amin’ ny sampany; fa raha mirehareha ianao, tsy ianao no mitondra ny fakany, fa ny fakany no mitondra anao.
boast not against the branches; but if you boast, boast not that you bear the root, but that the root bears you.
19 Ary ianao dia hanao hoe: Notapahina ny sampany sasany hanatsofohana ahy.
You will say then: The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.
20 Marina ihany izany; ny tsi-finoany no nanapahana azy, ary ny finoanao kosa no itoeranao. Aza miavonavona, fa matahora;
Well; on account of unbelief they were broken off; but you stand by faith. Be not high-minded, but fear.
21 fa raha ny tena sampana aza tsy navelan’ Andriamanitra, dia tsy havelany koa ianao.
For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed, lest he spare not you.
22 Koa indro ny fahamoram-panahin’ Andriamanitra sy ny fahasaro-pony: amin’ izay lavo dia fahasaro-po; fa aminao kosa dia fahamoram-panahin’ Andriamanitra, raha maharitra ao amin’ ny fahamoram-panahiny ianao; fa raha tsy izany, dia hotapahina koa ianao.
Behold, then, the goodness and severity of God: toward them that fell; severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in his goodness; otherwise, you also shall be cut off.
23 Ary ireny kosa, raha tsy mikikitra eo amin’ ny tsi-finoana, dia hatsofoka ihany; fa azon’ Andriamanitra atsofoka indray izy.
And they, also, if they continue not in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.
24 Fa raha notapahina tamin’ ny hazo oliva naniry ho azy ianao ka natsofoka tamin’ ny hazo oliva tsara, nefa tsy tena sampany, mainka fa izay tena sampany no hatsofoka amin’ ny hazo oliva nanapahana azy.
For if you were cut out from an olive-tree that is wild by nature, and were grafted, against nature, into a good olive, how much more shall these, which are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive?
25 Fa tsy tiako tsy ho fantatrareo izany zava-miafina izany, ry rahalahy (fandrao mihevitra ny tenanareo ho hendry ianareo), fa efa misy fahamafiam-po manjo ny Isiraely sasany mandra-piditry ny hafenoan’ ny jentilisa;
For I do not wish you, brethren, to be ignorant of this mystery―lest you be wise in your own conceit―that blindness has happened to Israel in part, till the full number of the Gentiles shall have come in.
26 ary amin’ izany dia hovonjena avokoa ny Isiraely rehetra, ― araka ny voasoratra hoe: Hivoaka avy any Ziona ny Mpanafaka, Ary hampiala ny haratsiam-panahy amin’ i Jakoba Izy;
And so all Israel shall be saved, as it is written: There shall come out of Zion the Deliverer, and he shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob.
27 Ary izao no fanekeko aminy, raha manaisotra ny fahotany Aho.
And this is my covenant with them, when I shall take away their sins.
28 Raha ny amin’ ny filazantsara dia fahavalo izy noho ny aminareo; fa raha ny amin’ ny fifidianana kosa dia malala izy noho ny amin’ ny razana.
As it respects the gospel, they are enemies of God for your sakes; but as it respects their election, they are beloved for the fathers sakes:
29 Fa ny fanomezam-pahasoavana sy ny fiantsoan’ Andriamanitra dia tsy misy hanenenany.
for God’s gifts and calling are irrevocable.
30 Fa tahaka anareo tsy nanaiky an’ Andriamanitra fahiny, nefa ankehitriny ny tsi-faneken’ ireny no nahazoanareo famindram-po,
For as you formerly did not believe God, but now have obtained mercy through their unbelief;
31 dia toy izany kosa ankehitriny, tsy nanaiky ireny, mba hahazoany famindram-po ankehitriny noho ny famindram-po azonareo.
so, also, these have not now believed, that through the mercy shown to you, they also may obtain mercy.
32 Fa Andriamanitra nanidy azy rehetra tamin’ ny tsi-fanekena, mba hamindrany fo amin’ izy rehetra. (eleēsē g1653)
For God has delivered them all over to unbelief, that he may have mercy on them all. (eleēsē g1653)
33 Endrey ny halalin’ ny haren’ Andriamanitra sy ny fahendreny ary ny fahalalany! ny fitsarany tsy hita lany, ary ny lalany tsy azo fantarina!
O the depth of the riches, both of the wisdom and of the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
34 Fa iza no nahalala ny sain’ i Jehovah? ary iza no mpanolo-tsaina Azy?
For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or, who has been his counsellor?
35 Na iza no nanome Azy aloha hamaliana azy indray?
Or, who has first given to him, and received from him a recompense?
