Romans 11
1 But then I ask, “Has God rejected his people?” Of course not! I'm an Israelite myself, from the tribe of Benjamin.
Koulye a, m'ap mande: Eske Bondye te voye pèp li a jete? Men non. Paske mwen menm, mwen se yon moun pèp Izrayèl, yon pitit pitit Abraram. Mwen soti nan branch fanmi Benjamen.
2 God has not rejected his chosen people. Don't you recall what Scripture says about Elijah? How he complained about Israel to God, saying,
Non, Bondye pa voye pèp li te chwazi davans lan jete. Eske ou pa chonje sa ki ekri nan Liv la, kote y'ap rakonte ki jan Eli t'ap pote plent bay Bondye pou pèp Izrayèl la:
3 “Lord they've killed your prophets and destroyed your altars. I'm the only one left, and they're trying to kill me too!”
Bondye, yo touye pwofèt yo, yo kraze lotèl ou yo; se mwen menm sèl ki rete. Men y'ap chache wete lavi m' tou?
4 How did God answer him? “I still have seven thousand left who have not worshiped Baal.”
Men repons Bondye te ba li: Mwen gen sètmilòm (7.000) pou mwen ki pa janm mete jenou yo atè devan Baal.
5 Today it's just the same: there are still some faithful people left, chosen by God's grace.
Konsa tou, koulye a, gen yon ti rès Bondye te chwazi nan pèp la, se yon favè li te fè yo.
6 And since it's through grace, then clearly it's not based on what people do, otherwise grace wouldn't be grace!
Se pa paske yo te fè sa ki byen kifè Bondye te fè yo fave sa a; men se paske Bondye te vle fè l' pou yo. Si se pa t' konsa, favè Bondye a pa ta yon favè tout bon ankò.
7 So what do we conclude? That the people of Israel didn't achieve what they were striving for—only the chosen, while the rest became hard-hearted.
Bon. Kisa n'a di koulye a? Sa pèp Izrayèl la t'ap chache a, li pa t' jwenn li. Men, moun Bondye te chwazi yo, se yo ase ki jwenn li. Kanta pou lòt yo, yo vin gen tèt di,
8 As Scripture says, “God dulled their minds so their eyes could not see and their ears could not hear, to this very day.”
dapre jan sa te ekri nan Liv la: Bondye te rann lespri yo lou, yo gen je, men yo pa ka wè; yo gen zòrèy, men yo pa ka tande jouk jòdi a.
9 David adds, “May their feasts become a trap for them, a net that catches them, a temptation that brings punishment.
David, bò pa l', di tou: Se pou resepsyon y'ap fè yo tounen yon senn, yon pèlen pou yo, pou yo menm yo pran ladan l', pou yo resevwa chatiman yo.
10 May their eyes become blind so they cannot see, and may their backs always be bent low in dejection.”
Se pou je yo bouche pou yo pa wè menm. Fè yo mache do ba tout tan.
11 So am I saying that they stumbled and consequently failed completely? Not at all! But as a result of their mistakes, salvation came to other nations, to “make them jealous.”
Koulye a, m'ap mande: Lè jwif yo bite, èske yo te tonbe nèt. Men non. Men, lè yo tonbe a, sa penmèt moun lòt nasyon yo rive delivre. Se konsa yo tounen yon jalouzi pou jwif yo.
12 Now if even their failure benefits the world, and their loss profits the foreigners, how much more beneficial it would be if they were to completely fulfill what they were meant to be.
Fòt jwif yo fè a tounen yon richès pou tout moun. Tonbe yo tonbe a, sa vin yon gwo benediksyon pou moun lòt nasyon yo. Nou pa bezwen mande ki gwo benediksyon sa va ye lè tout jwif yo va delivre!
13 Now let me speak to you foreigners. Insofar as I'm a missionary to foreigners, I promote what I'm doing
Koulye a, nou menm moun lòt nasyon yo, mwen gen sa pou m' di nou: Se apòt nou mwen ye, se vre. Mwen kontan anpil travay m'ap fè a.
14 that somehow I might make my people jealous and save some of them.
Men, mwen kwè konsa m'a rive eksite jalouzi moun ras mwen yo, pou m' ka delivre kèk nan yo.
15 If the result of God's rejection of them is that the world becomes God's friends, the result of God's acceptance of them would be like the dead coming back to life!
Wi. Si lè Bondye te mete jwif yo sou kote, sa te penmèt tout moun sou latè rive vin byen ak Bondye ankò, nou pa bezwen mande kisak va rive lè jwif yo va tounen vin jwenn favè Bondye? Se va lavi pou tout moun ki te mouri yo!
16 If the first part of the bread dough given as an offering is holy, then so is all the rest; if the roots of a tree are holy, then so are the branches.
Lè yo ofri premye moso pen an bay Bondye, tout rès pen an vin pou li tou. Si yo ofri rasin yon pyebwa bay Bondye, tout branch li yo vin pou li tou.
17 Now if some of the branches have been broken off, and you—a wild olive shoot—have been grafted in, and have shared with them the benefit of nourishment from the olive tree's roots,
Pèp Izrayèl la tankou yon pye oliv kay. Yo koupe kèk branch soti ladan li. Ou menm ki pa jwif la, ou tankou yon branch pye oliv mawon yo grefe nan plas branch yo koupe yo. Kifè koulye a, se ou menm k'ap pwofite lèt rasin k'ap nouri pye oliv kay la.
18 then you shouldn't look down on the other branches. If you're tempted to boast, remember it's not you who are supporting the roots, but the roots that are supporting you.
Se poutèt sa, pa gonfle kò ou sou branch ki koupe yo. Ki jan ou kapab ap fè grandizè? Pa bliye, se yon senp branch ou ye. Se pa ou k'ap pote rasin lan. Men, se rasin lan k'ap pote ou pito.
19 You could make the claim, “Branches were broken off so I could be grafted in.”
Lè sa a wa di m': Wi. Men, yo te koupe branch yo pou yo te kapab grefe m' nan plas yo?
20 All well and good—but they were broken off because of their failure to trust in God, and you stay there because you trust in God. So don't think highly of yourselves, but be respectful,
Wi. Se vre sa. Men, yo te koupe yo paske yo pa t' gen konfyans nan Bondye; ou menm ou kenbe paske ou gen konfyans nan Bondye. Pa kite lògèy pran tèt ou. Okontrè, se pou ou gen krentif anpil nan kè ou.
21 because if God didn't spare the original branches, he won't spare you either.
Paske, si jwif yo ki branch pyebwa a menm Bondye pa te al dousman ak yo, se pa avè ou la pral dousman.
22 You should recognize both God's kindness and toughness—he was tough on the fallen, but God is kind to you so long as you trust in his kindness—otherwise you'll be removed too.
Sa fè nou wè ki jan Bondye gen bon kè, ki jan li sevè tou. Li sevè pou moun ki tonbe yo, men li bon pou ou menm. Men, se pou ou rete fèm nan renmen Bondye. Si se pa sa, ou menm tou y'a koupe ou tankou lòt branch yo.
23 If they no longer refuse to trust in God, they can be grafted in as well, for God is able to graft them back in again.
Konsa tou, si jwif yo pa pèsiste nan movèz fwa yo, si yo rive gen konfyans, y'ap grefe yo tou kote yo te ye anvan an paske Bondye gen pouvwa grefe yo ankò.
24 If you could be cut from a wild olive tree, and then be grafted artificially onto a cultivated olive tree, how much more easily they could be grafted back naturally to their own tree.
Ou menm ki pa jwif, ou se yon branch pye oliv mawon yo koupe. Atout ou mawon an, yo grefe ou sou pye oliv kay la. Men jwif yo menm, se branch pye oliv kay la menm yo ye. L'ap pi fasil toujou pou grefe yo ankò sou pyebwa pa yo a.
25 I don't want you, my brothers and sisters to miss this previously-hidden truth, for otherwise you could become conceited. The people of Israel have become hard-hearted in part, until the process of the foreigners coming in is complete.
Frè m' yo, mwen vle fè nou konnen sekrè sa a ki vre tout bon, konsa nou p'ap mete nan tèt nou nou gen pi bon konprann pase sa. Men sekrè a: Yon pati nan pèp Izrayèl la rive gen tèt di. Men, se pa pou tout tan. Se va pou jouk tan tout moun lòt nasyon yo va fin delivre.
26 This is how all Israel will be saved. As Scripture says, “The Savior will come from Zion, and he will turn Jacob away from his opposition to God.
Se konsa tout pèp Izrayèl la va delivre, dapre sa ki ekri nan Liv la: Moun k'ap wete lèzòm anba esklavaj la, se nan Siyon l'ap soti. L'ap wete tout mechanste pitit pitit Jakòb yo, voye jete byen lwen.
27 My promise to them is that I'll take away their sins.”
Men kontra m' pral pase avèk yo lè m'a wete tout peche yo.
28 Though they are enemies of the good news—and this is to your benefit—they are still the chosen people, and loved because of their forefathers.
Jwif yo tounen lènmi Bondye paske yo derefize asepte Bon Nouvèl la. Men, se te pou byen nou, nou menm moun lòt nasyon yo. Men, Bondye toujou renmen yo poutèt zansèt yo, paske se Bondye menm ki te chwazi yo.
29 God's gifts and his calling can't be withdrawn.
Sa Bondye fè kado, li bay li nèt; li p'ap chanje lide lè l' fin rele yon moun.
30 At one time you disobeyed God, but now God has shown you mercy as a result of their disobedience.
Nan tan lontan, nou menm moun lòt nasyon yo, nou t'ap dezobeyi Bondye. Men, koulye a nou vin konnen ki jan Bondye gen pitye pou nou paske jwif yo dezobeyi li.
31 In just the same way that they're now disobedient as you were, they will also be shown mercy like you received.
Konsa tou, koulye a jwif yo ap dezobeyi Bondye, paske nou vin konnen ki jan Bondye gen pitye pou nou. Y'ap dezobeyi pou yo menm tou yo ka vin konnen ki jan Bondye gen pitye pou yo.
32 For God treated everyone as prisoners because of their disobedience so that he could be merciful to everyone. (eleēsē g1653)
Bondye mete tout moun anba menm chenn dezobeyisans lan pou l' ka gen pitye pou tout moun ansanm. (eleēsē g1653)
33 Oh how deep are God's riches, wisdom, and knowledge! How incredible his decisions, how unimaginable his methods!
O, gade jan Bondye rich non! Bon konprann li, konesans li, nou pa ka sonde yo! Sa depase nou anpil. Ki moun ki ka esplike jijman Bondye? Ki moun ki konprann lide li gen nan tèt li? Jan sa ekri nan Liv la:
34 Who can know God's thoughts? Who can give him advice?
Ki moun ki konnen sa k'ap pase nan tèt Mèt la? Ki moun ki ka ba li konsèy?
35 Who has ever given anything to God that God would be obliged to repay?
Ki moun ki te janm ba li kichòy nan lide pou Bondye renmèt li sa?
