Romana 9
1 Mitaroñe ty hatò amy Norizañey iraho fa tsy misovo-bolañe; mitrao-pitaroñe am-pitsakoreako i Arofo Masiñey,
I speak the truth in Christ, I do not speak falsely, my conscience bearing me witness, in the Holy Spirit,
2 t’ie lonjetse, naho mitolom-pihontoke ty an-troko atoa,
that I have great grief and unceasing anguish, in my heart,
3 fa nisalalaeko t’ie haitoañe amy Norizañey ty amo longoko ama’ nofotseo,
for my brethren, --my kinsmen, according to the flesh; (for I also was, myself, wishing to be accursed from Christ: )
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 are the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the rites of 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 from whom the Messiah descended, according to the flesh; who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
6 Fa tsy te nilesa o tsaran’ Añahareo, amy te tsy hene nte-Israele t’ie tarira’ Israele,
Now, it is not to be supposed that the promise of God has failed; for all the descendants of Israel are not Israel.
7 mbore tsy songa anake t’ie tiri’ i Abraàme; fa, Am’ Isaka ty ikanjiañe o tiri’oo,
Neither are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but "In Isaac shall your seed be called."
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 are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are counted 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 was this, "According to this time, I will come, and Sarah shall have a son."
10 Mbore adodea amy Ribkae, ie nampiareña’ Isaka raentika indrai-piolotse,
And not only this, but Rebecca, also, having conceived twins, by one, even Isaac our father;
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),
(they, indeed, not being yet born; neither having done any good or evil; that the purpose of God might stand, by an election; not on account of works, but of him who calls: )
12 le hoe ty tsinara ama’e: Hitoroñe ty zai’e ty zoke’e,
it was said to her, "The elder shall serve the younger";
13 amy pinatetse ty hoe: Nikokoako t’Iakobe fa nihejeko t’i Esave.
as it is written, "Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have slighted."
14 Inoñ’arè ty hatao-tika? Hera aman’ Añahare ao ty tsy to. Sondo’e izay!
What shall we, then, say? Is there not injustice with God?
15 Fa hoe re amy Mosè: Ho ferenaiñeko ze hiferenaiñako, le ho tretrezeko ze hitretrezako.
By no means. For he says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy; and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion."
16 Aa le tsy ty fisalalà’ ondaty, tsy ty filaisa’ ondaty, fa i Andrianañahare mpitretrè.
So, then, it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs; but of God, who shows mercy.
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.
Besides, the scripture says to Pharaoh, "Even for this same purpose I have roused you up; that I might show, in you, my power; and that my name might be published through all the earth."
18 Aa le tretreze’e ze satri’e, naho ampigàñe’e ze laha’e.
Well, then, he has mercy on whom he will; and whom he will, he hardens.
19 Aa ke hatao’ areo amako ty hoe, Inoñe arè ty itiñea’e an-tika? Ia ty hahasebañe i satri’ey?
But you will say to me, Why does he still find fault, for who has resisted his will?
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?’
Nay, but, O man, who are you, who reply against God? Shall the thing formed, say to him who formed it, Why have you made 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?
Has not the potter a just power over the clay, to make of the same lump one vessel to honor, and another 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,
Yet God, willing to show his wrath, and make know his power, did bear, with much long-suffering, the 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 the vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared for glory:
24 Itika nikanjie’e ‘nio, tsy amo Jiosio avao, fa amo kilakila ondatio ka?
even us, whom he has called; not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles.
25 ie natovo’e amy Hosea ao, ty hoe: Ho tokaveko ty hoe: Ondatiko o tsy ni-ondatikoo, vaho Kokoa’e, i tsy nikokoañey.
Even as he says, by Hosea, "They shall be called my people, who were not my people; and she beloved, who was not beloved.
26 Hifetsake an-toetse nanoañe am’ iereo ty hoe: Tsy ondatiko nahareo, t’ie hikanjiañe ty hoe: anak’ Andrianañahare veloñe.
And it shall come to pass, in the place where it was said to them, You are not my people; there they shall 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,
Besides, Isaiah cries, concerning Israel, "Through the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant shall be saved.
28 fa hafetsa’ Iehovà an-tane atoy i tsinara’ey; tsy kalafo naho masika.
For he was about to complete and hasten his work in righteousness; for a short work will the Lord make upon this 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, as Isaiah has said before, "Unless the Lord of hosts had left us a seed, we should have become as Sodom, and been made like to 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 shall we say, then, that the Gentiles, who did not seek after justification, have attained justification, even a justification which is by faith?
31 fa tsy nahatakatse ty havantaña’ i Hake ka t’Israele nimanemane Hàke.
But Israel, who followed a law of justification, have not attained to a law of justification.
32 Akore? Amy t’ie tsy am-patokisañe fa am-pimanemaneañe, toe nitsikapia’ i vato fitsikapiañey.
Why? Because they sought it not by faith; but, as it were, 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.
As it is written, "Behold, I place in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; and whosoever believes on it, shall not be ashamed."
