Romana 9
1 Mitaroñe ty hatò amy Norizañey iraho fa tsy misovo-bolañe; mitrao-pitaroñe am-pitsakoreako i Arofo Masiñey,
I am speaking the truth in Christ. My conscience confirms through the Holy Spirit that I am not lying when I say
2 t’ie lonjetse, naho mitolom-pihontoke ty an-troko atoa,
that I have great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart.
3 fa nisalalaeko t’ie haitoañe amy Norizañey ty amo longoko ama’ nofotseo,
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 ie nte-Israele, a’ iareo ty fameloman-ko anake, ty engeñe, o fañinao, ty fanolorañe Hàke, i fisoroñañey, vaho o fampitamàñeo;
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 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)
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 Fa tsy te nilesa o tsaran’ Añahareo, amy te tsy hene nte-Israele t’ie tarira’ Israele,
It is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all Israelites truly belong to Israel,
7 mbore tsy songa anake t’ie tiri’ i Abraàme; fa, Am’ Isaka ty ikanjiañe o tiri’oo,
and not all of Abraham's children are his true descendants, but, “Through Isaac yoʋr descendants will be counted.”
8 aa le tsy o tariratse ama nofotseo ro anan’ Añahare, fa o ana’ i fitamàñeio ro volilieñe ho tariratse.
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 Hoe ty tsara’ i fitamàñey, Hibalike ami’ty sa toy raho le hanañ’ ajajalahy t’i Sarahae.
For this is what God promised: “About this time next year I will come, and Sarah will have a son.”
10 Mbore adodea amy Ribkae, ie nampiareña’ Isaka raentika indrai-piolotse,
Not only that, but when Rebecca had conceived by one man, 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),
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 le hoe ty tsinara ama’e: Hitoroñe ty zai’e ty zoke’e,
she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”
13 amy pinatetse ty hoe: Nikokoako t’Iakobe fa nihejeko t’i Esave.
As it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau 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? Certainly not!
15 Fa hoe re amy Mosè: Ho ferenaiñeko ze hiferenaiñako, le ho tretrezeko ze hitretrezako.
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 Aa le tsy ty fisalalà’ ondaty, tsy ty filaisa’ ondaty, fa i Andrianañahare mpitretrè.
So then, it does not depend on human will or effort, but on God's 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.
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 Aa le tretreze’e ze satri’e, naho ampigàñe’e ze laha’e.
So then, God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden.
19 Aa ke hatao’ areo amako ty hoe, Inoñe arè ty itiñea’e an-tika? Ia ty hahasebañe i satri’ey?
Yoʋ will say to me then, “Why does he still find fault? For who can resist 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?’
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 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 a right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use?
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,
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 hampahafohinañe ty hafanjàka’ ty enge’e amo valañem-pitretrezañeo, o nihentseñe’e taolo ho rengèñeo?
in order to make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy that he has prepared in advance for glory,
24 Itika nikanjie’e ‘nio, tsy amo Jiosio avao, fa amo kilakila ondatio ka?
namely us whom he has called, not from the Jews only but also from 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.
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 Hifetsake an-toetse nanoañe am’ iereo ty hoe: Tsy ondatiko nahareo, t’ie hikanjiañe ty hoe: anak’ Andrianañahare veloñe.
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 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 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 fa hafetsa’ Iehovà an-tane atoy i tsinara’ey; tsy kalafo naho masika.
For the Lord will settle the matter swiftly and justly; his sentence will be executed upon the earth without delay.”
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 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 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 Gentiles who were not pursuing righteousness have obtained righteousness, that is, the righteousness that is by faith.
31 fa tsy nahatakatse ty havantaña’ i Hake ka t’Israele nimanemane Hàke.
But Israel, although they pursued a law of righteousness, did not attain a law of righteousness.
32 Akore? Amy t’ie tsy am-patokisañe fa am-pimanemaneañe, toe nitsikapia’ i vato fitsikapiañey.
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 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 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.”
