Romana 9
1 Mitaroñe ty hatò amy Norizañey iraho fa tsy misovo-bolañe; mitrao-pitaroñe am-pitsakoreako i Arofo Masiñey,
Truth I say in Christ, I do not lie, my conscience bearing testimony with me in the Holy Spirit,
2 t’ie lonjetse, naho mitolom-pihontoke ty an-troko atoa,
that I have great grief and unceasing pain in my heart—
3 fa nisalalaeko t’ie haitoañe amy Norizañey ty amo longoko ama’ nofotseo,
for I was wishing, I myself, to be accursed from the Christ—for my brothers, my relatives, according to the flesh,
4 ie nte-Israele, a’ iareo ty fameloman-ko anake, ty engeñe, o fañinao, ty fanolorañe Hàke, i fisoroñañey, vaho o fampitamàñeo;
who are Israelites, whose [is] the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the lawgiving, and the service, and the promises,
5 a’ iareo o raeo, naho boak’am’iareo ami’ty nofotse i Norizañey—i ambone’ ze he’ey, i Andrianañahare rengeñe nainai’ey. Amena. (aiōn g165)
whose [are] the fathers, and of whom [is] the Christ, according to the flesh, who is God over all, blessed for all ages. Amen. (aiōn g165)
6 Fa tsy te nilesa o tsaran’ Añahareo, amy te tsy hene nte-Israele t’ie tarira’ Israele,
And it is not possible that the word of God has failed; for not all who [are] of Israel are these of Israel;
7 mbore tsy songa anake t’ie tiri’ i Abraàme; fa, Am’ Isaka ty ikanjiañe o tiri’oo,
nor because they are seed of Abraham [are] all children, but, “in Isaac will a seed be called to you”;
8 aa le tsy o tariratse ama nofotseo ro anan’ Añahare, fa o ana’ i fitamàñeio ro volilieñe ho tariratse.
that is, the children of the flesh—these [are] not children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for seed;
9 Hoe ty tsara’ i fitamàñey, Hibalike ami’ty sa toy raho le hanañ’ ajajalahy t’i Sarahae.
for the word of promise [is] this: “According to this time I will come, and there will be to Sarah a son.”
10 Mbore adodea amy Ribkae, ie nampiareña’ Isaka raentika indrai-piolotse,
And not only [so], but also Rebecca, having conceived by one—our father Isaac
11 (iereo mbe tsy nitoly, mboe tsy nanao inoñe ndra soa ndra raty, soa te hijadoñe i fijoboñañe sinafirin’ Añaharey, tsy amo tolon-drahao fa amy Mpikanjiy),
(for they being not yet born, neither having done anything good or evil, that the purpose of God, according to [divine] selection, might remain; not of works, but of Him who is calling),
12 le hoe ty tsinara ama’e: Hitoroñe ty zai’e ty zoke’e,
it was said to her, “The greater will serve the less”;
13 amy pinatetse ty hoe: Nikokoako t’Iakobe fa nihejeko t’i Esave.
according as it has been written: “Jacob I loved, and Esau I hated.”
14 Inoñ’arè ty hatao-tika? Hera aman’ Añahare ao ty tsy to. Sondo’e izay!
What, then, will we say? Unrighteousness [is] with God? Let it not be!
15 Fa hoe re amy Mosè: Ho ferenaiñeko ze hiferenaiñako, le ho tretrezeko ze hitretrezako.
For to Moses He says, “I will do kindness to whom I do kindness, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion”;
16 Aa le tsy ty fisalalà’ ondaty, tsy ty filaisa’ ondaty, fa i Andrianañahare mpitretrè.
so then—not of him who is willing, nor of him who is running, but of God who is doing kindness;
17 Le hoe i Sokitse Masiñey amy Farao: Amo safiry zao ty nampionjonako azo, te ihe ty hampiboahañe ty haozarako, naho hanitsihañe ty tane toy ami’ty fitaroñañe i añarakoy.
for the Writing says to Pharaoh, “For this very thing I raised you up, that I might show in you My power, and that My Name might be declared in all the land”;
18 Aa le tretreze’e ze satri’e, naho ampigàñe’e ze laha’e.
so then, to whom He wills, He does kindness, and to whom He wills, He hardens.
19 Aa ke hatao’ areo amako ty hoe, Inoñe arè ty itiñea’e an-tika? Ia ty hahasebañe i satri’ey?
You will say, then, to me, “Why does He yet find fault? For who has resisted His counsel?”
20 Hete, ry ‘ndaty, ia v’iheo te manoiñe aman’ Añahare? Ho volañe’ i namboareñey ty hoe hao i namboatse azey: Akore ty nanoe’o ahy?’
No, but, O man, who are you that are answering again to God? Will the thing formed say to Him who formed [it], Why did you make me thus?
21 Hera añana’ i mpanao valañe-taney lily i lietsey, t’ie ami’ty boko’e raike ro itsenea’e sinim-piasiañe naho ty valàñe tsotra?
Does the potter not have authority over the clay, out of the same lump to make one vessel to honor and one to dishonor?
22 Aa vaho akore t’i Andrianañahare, ie te hamente ty haviñera’e naho hampandrendreke ty haozara’e, ro nifeake haliñisañe amo valàñen-kabosehañe harotsakeo,
And if God, willing to show the wrath and to make known His power, endured, in much long suffering, vessels of wrath fitted for destruction,
23 hampahafohinañe ty hafanjàka’ ty enge’e amo valañem-pitretrezañeo, o nihentseñe’e taolo ho rengèñeo?
and that He might make known the riches of His glory on vessels of kindness, that He before prepared for glory, whom also He called—us—
24 Itika nikanjie’e ‘nio, tsy amo Jiosio avao, fa amo kilakila ondatio ka?
not only out of Jews, but also out of nations,
25 ie natovo’e amy Hosea ao, ty hoe: Ho tokaveko ty hoe: Ondatiko o tsy ni-ondatikoo, vaho Kokoa’e, i tsy nikokoañey.
as also in Hosea He says, “I will call what [is] not My people—My people; and her not beloved—Beloved,
26 Hifetsake an-toetse nanoañe am’ iereo ty hoe: Tsy ondatiko nahareo, t’ie hikanjiañe ty hoe: anak’ Andrianañahare veloñe.
and it will be—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 Le hoe ty koi’ Isaia ty am’Israele: Ndra te nira amo fasen-driakeo ty ia’ o tiri’ Israeleo, ty sehanga’e avao ty ho rombaheñe,
And Isaiah cries concerning Israel, “If the number of the sons of Israel may be as the sand of the sea, the remnant will be saved;
28 fa hafetsa’ Iehovà an-tane atoy i tsinara’ey; tsy kalafo naho masika.
for a matter He is finishing, and is cutting short in righteousness, because a matter cut short will the LORD do on the land.”
29 Le ty amy nitokia’ Isaiay: Naho tsy napo’ i Talè-i-Màroy tiry tika le ho nanahake i Sodoma vaho ho nihambañe amy Gomora.
And according as Isaiah says before, “Except the LORD of Hosts left to us a seed, we had become as Sodom, and we had been made like Gomorrah.”
30 Inoñe arè ty ho asan-tika? T’ie nitendreke havantañañe o kilakila ondaty tsy nimane havañonañeo, eka, toe havantañañe mijadoñ’ am-patokisañe;
What, then, will we say? That nations who are not pursuing righteousness attained to righteousness, and righteousness that [is] of faith,
31 fa tsy nahatakatse ty havantaña’ i Hake ka t’Israele nimanemane Hàke.
and Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not arrive at a law of righteousness;
32 Akore? Amy t’ie tsy am-patokisañe fa am-pimanemaneañe, toe nitsikapia’ i vato fitsikapiañey.
why? Because—not by faith, but as by works of law; for they stumbled at the stone of stumbling,
33 Hoe ty pinatetse: Hehe, Apoko e Ziona ao ty vato fitsikapiañe naho ty vato faminganañe; fa tsy ho salatse ty miato ama’e.
according as it has been written: “Behold, I place in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and everyone who is believing thereon will not be ashamed.”
