Romana 9
1 Mitaroñe ty hatò amy Norizañey iraho fa tsy misovo-bolañe; mitrao-pitaroñe am-pitsakoreako i Arofo Masiñey,
Truth, say I, in Christ, I utter no falsehood, —my conscience bearing witness with me in the Holy Spirit, —
2 t’ie lonjetse, naho mitolom-pihontoke ty an-troko atoa,
That I have great grief and incessant travail in my heart;
3 fa nisalalaeko t’ie haitoañe amy Norizañey ty amo longoko ama’ nofotseo,
For I could have wished to be accursed, even I myself, from the Christ, in behalf of my brethren my kinsmen 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, indeed, are Israelites, whose are the sonship, and the glory, and the covenants, and the legislation, and the divine 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—he who is over all, God, blessed unto the ages. Amen. (aiōn g165)
6 Fa tsy te nilesa o tsaran’ Añahareo, amy te tsy hene nte-Israele t’ie tarira’ Israele,
It is not, however, as though the word of God had failed; for, not all they who are of Israel, the same are Israel.
7 mbore tsy songa anake t’ie tiri’ i Abraàme; fa, Am’ Isaka ty ikanjiañe o tiri’oo,
Neither, because they are seed of Abraham, are all children, —but, In Isaac, shall there be called unto thee a seed.
8 aa le tsy o tariratse ama nofotseo ro anan’ Añahare, fa o ana’ i fitamàñeio ro volilieñe ho tariratse.
That is—not the children of the flesh, the same are children of God; but, the children of the promise, are reckoned as a seed.
9 Hoe ty tsara’ i fitamàñey, Hibalike ami’ty sa toy raho le hanañ’ ajajalahy t’i Sarahae.
For, of promise, is this word—According to this season, will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.
10 Mbore adodea amy Ribkae, ie nampiareña’ Isaka raentika indrai-piolotse,
And, not only so, but, when, Rebekah also, was with child, of one—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, in fact, not being yet born, nor having practised anything good or bad, —in order that the purpose of God by way of election might stand, —not by works but by him that was calling,
12 le hoe ty tsinara ama’e: Hitoroñe ty zai’e ty zoke’e,
It was said unto her—The elder, shall serve the younger;
13 amy pinatetse ty hoe: Nikokoako t’Iakobe fa nihejeko t’i Esave.
Even as it is written—Jacob, have I loved, but, Esau, have I hated.
14 Inoñ’arè ty hatao-tika? Hera aman’ Añahare ao ty tsy to. Sondo’e izay!
What, then, shall we say? Is there injustice with God? Far be it!
15 Fa hoe re amy Mosè: Ho ferenaiñeko ze hiferenaiñako, le ho tretrezeko ze hitretrezako.
For, unto Moses, he saith—I will have mercy upon whomsoever I can have mercy, and I will have compassion upon whomsoever I can have compassion.
16 Aa le tsy ty fisalalà’ ondaty, tsy ty filaisa’ ondaty, fa i Andrianañahare mpitretrè.
Hence, then, it is nor of him that wisheth nor of him that runneth, but of the mercy-shewing God.
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 Scripture saith unto Pharaoh—Unto this end, have I raised thee up, that I may thus shew in thee my power, and that I may declare my name in all the earth.
18 Aa le tretreze’e ze satri’e, naho ampigàñe’e ze laha’e.
Hence, then, —on whom he pleaseth, he hath mercy, and, whom he pleaseth, he doth harden.
19 Aa ke hatao’ areo amako ty hoe, Inoñe arè ty itiñea’e an-tika? Ia ty hahasebañe i satri’ey?
Thou wilt say to me, then—Why longer findeth he fault? For, his purpose, who hath withstood?
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?’
O man! Who, nevertheless, art, thou, that art answering again unto God? Shall the thing formed say unto him that formed it—Why didst thou 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?
Or hath not the potter a right over the clay—out of the same lump, to make some, indeed, into a vessel for honour, and some for dishonour?
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—wishing to shew his anger and to make known his power—bare, in much patience, with vessels of anger already fitted for destruction,
23 hampahafohinañe ty hafanjàka’ ty enge’e amo valañem-pitretrezañeo, o nihentseñe’e taolo ho rengèñeo?
In order that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy which he prepared beforehand for glory, —
24 Itika nikanjie’e ‘nio, tsy amo Jiosio avao, fa amo kilakila ondatio ka?
Whom he also called, even us, not only from among Jews, but also from among the nations, [what then?]
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 saith—I will call the not-my-people, My people, and the 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 shall be—in the place where it was said [to them]—not my people are, ye! there, shall they be called—Sons of a 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,
Isaiah, moreover, exclaimeth over Israel—Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, the remnant, shall be saved;
28 fa hafetsa’ Iehovà an-tane atoy i tsinara’ey; tsy kalafo naho masika.
For, a complete and concise account, will the Lord make upon the earth.
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, even as Isaiah hath before said, —If, the Lord of hosts, had not left us a seed, as Sodom, had we become, and, as Gomorrha, had we been made like.
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, shall we say? That, they of the nations, who were not in pursuit of righteousness, have laid hold of righteousness, —a righteousness, however, which is by faith;
31 fa tsy nahatakatse ty havantaña’ i Hake ka t’Israele nimanemane Hàke.
Whereas, Israel, though in pursuit of a law of righteousness, unto a law, have not attained.
32 Akore? Amy t’ie tsy am-patokisañe fa am-pimanemaneañe, toe nitsikapia’ i vato fitsikapiañey.
Wherefore? Because, not by faith but as by works, [have they sought it]: they have 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.
Even as it is written—Lo! I lay in Zion, a stone to strike against and a rock to stumble over, and, he that resteth faith thereupon, shall not be put to shame.
