Romans 9
1 I tell the truth in Christ. I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit
ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲧⲉϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ϯϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ. ⲉⲥⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲁⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ.
2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart.
ⲃ̅ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙ̅ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲱϫⲛ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ.
3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brothers’ sake, my relatives according to the flesh
ⲅ̅ⲛⲉⲓ̈ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲥ̅ⲧⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲁⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅
4 who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service, and the promises;
ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓ̈ⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗⲓⲧⲏⲥ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧϣⲏⲣⲉ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲛⲟⲙⲟⲑⲉⲥⲓⲁ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲡϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲣⲏⲧ.
5 of whom are the fathers, and from whom is Christ as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God, blessed forever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
ⲉ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅. ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ ϣⲁⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ· (aiōn g165)
6 But it is not as though the word of God has come to nothing. For they are not all Israel that are of Israel.
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲭⲟⲓⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥϩⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ.
7 Neither, because they are Abraham’s offspring, are they all children. But, “your offspring will be accounted as from Isaac.”
ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲛⲉ ϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲩⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ.
8 That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as heirs.
ⲏ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ.
9 For this is a word of promise: “At the appointed time I will come, and Sarah will have a son.”
ⲑ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲁⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲣⲣⲁ.
10 Not only so, but Rebekah also conceived by one, by our father Isaac.
ⲓ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲕⲉϩⲣⲉⲃⲉⲕⲕⲁ. ⲉⲁⲥϫⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲓ̈ⲥⲁⲁⲕ.
11 For being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him who calls,
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲡⲟⲟⲩ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ. ⲏ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲧⲱϣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲱⲧⲡ̅ ⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
12 it was said to her, “The elder will serve the younger.”
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲱϩⲙ̅. ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁⲣ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈.
13 Even as it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲓ̈ⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧϥ̅. ⲏ̅ⲥⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱϥ.
14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? May it never be!
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁϫⲟⲟϥ ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ.
15 For he said to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϣⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲩ̈ⲥⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲛⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲛⲁ ⲛⲁϥ. ⲧⲁϣⲛϩ̅ⲧⲏⲓ̈ ϩⲁⲡⲉϯⲛⲁϣⲛ̅ϩⲧⲏⲓ̈ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ.
16 So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲣⲁ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲡⲉⲧⲡⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁ ⲡⲉ.
17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I caused you to be raised up, that I might show in you my power, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲫⲁⲣⲁⲱ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥⲕ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲟⲩⲉⲛϩ̅ⲧⲁϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲕ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅.
18 So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲣⲁ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϥ̅ⲟⲩⲁϣϥ̅ ⲡⲉϣⲁϥⲛⲁ ⲛⲁϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϥ̅ⲟⲩⲁϣϥ̅ ϣⲁϥϯⲛ̅ϣⲟⲧ ⲛⲁϥ.
19 You will say then to me, “Why does he still find fault? For who withstands his will?”
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲕⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲣⲟϥ ϥϭⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ. ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ.
20 But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed ask him who formed it, “Why did you make me like this?”
ⲕ̅ⲱ̅ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲕ̅ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲡⲉⲡⲗⲁⲥⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲡⲗⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲕⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ.
21 Or hasn’t the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel for honor, and another for dishonor?
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲏ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲕⲉⲣⲁⲙⲉⲩⲥⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ. ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲱϣ.
22 What if God, willing to show his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲟⲣⲅⲏ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥϭⲟⲙ. ⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁⲣϣ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲥⲕⲉⲩⲏ ⲛ̅ⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲉⲩⲥⲃ̅ⲧⲱⲧ ⲉⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
23 and that he might make known the riches of his glory on vessels of mercy, which he prepared beforehand for glory—
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲥⲕⲉⲩⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲃ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ.
24 us, whom he also called, not from the Jews only, but also from the Gentiles?
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ. ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲉϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ.
25 As he says also in Hosea, “I will call them ‘my people,’ which were not my people; and her ‘beloved,’ who was not beloved.”
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲱⲥⲏⲉ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ.
26 “It will be that in the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called ‘children of the living God.’”
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲥ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ̅.
27 Isaiah cries concerning Israel, “If the number of the children of Israel are as the sand of the sea, it is the remnant who will be saved;
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲏ̅ⲥⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲧⲏⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲣ̅ⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲱ ⲛ̅ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲟⲩϣⲱϫⲡ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̈.
28 for he will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, because the Lord will make a short work upon the earth.”
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ϩⲓϫⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ.
29 As Isaiah has said before, “Unless the Lord of Armies had left us a seed, we would have become like Sodom, and would have been made like Gomorrah.”
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲏ̅ⲥⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲃⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ ϣⲱϫⲡ̅ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ. ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲇⲟⲙⲁ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲅⲟⲙⲟⲣⲣⲁ.
30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who didn’t follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;
ⲗ̅ⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲡⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲉⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ. ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ.
31 but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, didn’t arrive at the law of righteousness.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲡⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ⲧⲁϩⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
32 Why? Because they didn’t seek it by faith, but as it were by works of the law. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϫⲱⲣⲡ̅ ⲉⲡⲱⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ϫⲣⲟⲡ
33 even as it is written, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and a rock of offense; and no one who believes in him will be disappointed.”
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲱ ϩⲛ̅ⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϥ̅ⲛⲁϫⲓϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ.
