Romans 11
1 I say then: Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
I ask then, has God rejected his people? Absolutely not. For I also am an Israyelite, a descendant of Avraham, of the tribe of Benyamin.
2 God hath not cast away his people, which he foreknew. Know you not what the scripture saith of Elias; how he calleth on God against Israel?
God did not reject his people, which he foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says about Eliya? How he pleads with God against Israyel:
3 Lord, they have slain thy prophets, they have dug down thy altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.
"Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have broken down your altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life."
4 But what saith the divine answer to him? I have left me seven thousand men, that have not bowed their knees to Baal.
But how does God answer him? "I have kept for myself seven thousand people, who have not bowed the knee to Bala."
5 Even so then at this present time also, there is a remnant saved according to the election of grace.
Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
6 And if by grace, it is not now by works: otherwise grace is no more grace.
And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace.
7 What then? That which Israel sought, he hath not obtained: but the election hath obtained it; and the rest have been blinded.
What then? That which Israyel seeks for, that he did not obtain, but the chosen ones obtained it, and the rest were hardened.
8 As it is written: God hath given them the spirit of insensibility; eyes that they should not see; and ears that they should not hear, until this present day.
According as it is written, God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, to this very day.
9 And David saith: Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumbling block, and a recompense unto them.
Dawid says, "Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumbling block, and a retribution to them.
10 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see: and bow down their back always.
Let their eyes be darkened, so that they can't see, and their backs be bent continually."
11 I say then, have they so stumbled, that they should fall? God forbid. But by their offence, salvation is come to the Gentiles, that they may be emulous of them.
I ask then, did they stumble that they might fall? Absolutely not. But by their fall salvation has come to the non-Jews, to provoke them to jealousy.
12 Now if the offence of them be the riches of the world, and the diminution of them, the riches of the Gentiles; how much more the fulness of them?
Now if their fall is the riches of the world, and their loss the riches of the non-Jews; how much more their fullness?
13 For I say to you, Gentiles: as long indeed as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I will honour my ministry,
For I speak to you who are the non-Jews. Since then as I am an apostle to the non-Jews, I glorify my ministry;
14 If, by any means, I may provoke to emulation them who are my flesh, and may save some of them.
if by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh, and may save some of them.
15 For if the loss of them be the reconciliation of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?
For if the rejection of them is the reconciling of the world, what would their acceptance be, but life from the dead?
16 For if the firstfruit be holy, so is the lump also: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
If the first fruit is holy, so is the lump. If the root is holy, so are the branches.
17 And if some of the branches be broken, and thou, being a wild olive, art ingrafted in them, and art made partaker of the root, and of the fatness of the olive tree,
But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them, and became partaker with them of the rich root of the olive tree;
18 Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
do not boast over the branches. But if you boast, it is not you who support the root, but the root supports you.
19 Thou wilt say then: The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.
You will say then, "Branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in."
20 Well: because of unbelief they were broken off. But thou standest by faith: be not highminded, but fear.
True; by their unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by your faith. Do not be conceited, but fear;
21 For if God hath not spared the natural branches, fear lest perhaps he also spare not thee.
for if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you.
22 See then the goodness and the severity of God: towards them indeed that are fallen, the severity; but towards thee, the goodness of God, if thou abide in goodness, otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
See then the goodness and severity of God. Toward those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in his goodness; otherwise you also will be cut off.
23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.
They also, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.
24 For if thou wert cut out of the wild olive tree, which is natural to thee; and, contrary to nature, were grafted into the good olive tree; how much more shall they that are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
For if you were cut out of that which is by nature a wild olive tree, and were grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree, how much more will these, which are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
25 For I would not have you ignorant, brethren, of this mystery, (lest you should be wise in your own conceits), that blindness in part has happened in Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles should come in.
For I do not desire you to be ignorant, brothers, of this mystery, so that you won't be wise in your own conceits, that a partial hardening has happened to Israyel, until the fullness of the non-Jews has come in,
26 And so all Israel should be saved, as it is written: There shall come out of Sion, he that shall deliver, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob.
and so all Israyel will be saved. Even as it is written, "There will come out of Tsehyun the Deliverer; he will turn away ungodliness from Yaquv.
27 And this is to them my covenant: when I shall take away their sins.
This is my covenant to them, when I will take away their sins."
28 As concerning the gospel, indeed, they are enemies for your sake: but as touching the election, they are most dear for the sake of the fathers.
Concerning the Good News, they are enemies for your sake. But concerning the election, they are loved for the fathers' sake.
29 For the gifts and the calling of God are without repentance.
For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.
30 For as you also in times past did not believe God, but now have obtained mercy, through their unbelief;
For as you in time past were disobedient to God, but now have obtained mercy by their disobedience,
31 So these also now have not believed, for your mercy, that they also may obtain mercy.
even so these also have now been disobedient, that by the mercy shown to you they may now also obtain mercy.
For God has shut up all to disobedience, that he might have mercy on all. (eleēsē g1653)
33 O the depth of the riches of the wisdom and of the knowledge of God! How incomprehensible are his judgments, and how unsearchable his ways!
Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God. How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out.
34 For who hath known the mind of the Lord? Or who hath been his counsellor?
For "Who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?"
35 Or who hath first given to him, and recompense shall be made him?
"Or who has first given to him, and it will be repaid to him again?"
