Pāvilavēstulē Romiešiem 9
1 Es patiesību saku iekš Kristus, es nemeloju, jo mana sirdsapziņa man liecību dod iekš Svēta Gara,
I am speaking the truth as one in union with Christ; it is no lie; and my conscience, enlightened by the Holy Spirit,
2 Ka man ir lielas skumjas un nemitīgas sāpes manā sirdī.
bears me out when I say that there is a great weight of sorrow on me and that my heart is never free from pain.
3 Jo es būtu vēlējies pats būt nolādēts no Kristus par maniem brāļiem, kas ir mani radi pēc miesas;
I could wish that I were myself accursed and severed from the Christ, for the sake of my people – my own flesh and blood.
4 Tie ir Israēlieši, tiem pieder tā bērnība un tā godība un tās derības un tā bauslība un Tā Dieva kalpošana un tās apsolīšanas,
For they are Israelites, and theirs are the adoption as children, the visible presence, the covenants, the revealed Law, the Temple worship, and the promises.
5 Tiem tie tēvi, no kuriem arī Kristus pēc miesas; tas ir Dievs pār visiem, augsti teicams mūžīgi. Āmen. (aiōn g165)
They are descended from the patriarchs, and, as far as his human nature was concerned, from them came the Christ – he who is supreme over all things, God for ever blessed. Amen. (aiōn g165)
6 Tomēr ne tā, tā kā Dieva vārds būtu pakritis; jo ne visi, kas no Israēla, ir Israēls,
Not that God’s Word has failed. For it is not all who are descended from Israel who are true Israelites;
7 Nedz tie visi tādēļ bērni, ka tie ir Ābrahāma dzimums, bet: “Iekš Īzaka tev dzimums taps dēvēts.”
nor, because they are Abraham’s descendants, are they all his children; but – “It is Isaac’s children who will be called your descendants.”
8 Tas ir: ne tie miesas bērni ir Dieva bērni, bet tie apsolīšanas bērni top turēti par dzimumu.
This means that it is not the children born in the course of nature who are God’s children, but it is the children born in fulfilment of the promise who are to be regarded as Abraham’s descendants.
9 Jo tas apsolīšanas vārds ir šis: ap šo pašu laiku Es nākšu, tad Sārai būs dēls.
For these words are the words of a promise – “About this time I will come, and Sarah will have a son.”
10 Un ne vien šī, bet arī Rebeka, kad bija grūta no viena, no Īzaka, mūsu tēva -
Nor is that all. There is also the case of Rebecca, when she was about to bear children to our ancestor Isaac.
11 Jo kad tie bērni vēl nebija dzimuši, nedz darījuši ne laba ne ļauna, lai Dieva nodoms, kā Viņš izredzējis, pastāvētu, ne pēc darbiem, bet pēc Tā aicinātāja;
For in order that the purpose of God, working through selection, might not fail – a selection depending, not on obedience, but on his call – Rebecca was told, before her children were born and before they had done anything either right or wrong,
12 Tad viņai kļuva sacīts: lielākais kalpos mazākajam;
that the elder would be a servant to the younger.
13 Tā kā ir rakstīts: Es Jēkabu esmu mīlējis un Ēsavu ienīdējis.
The words of scripture are – “I loved Jacob, but I hated Esau.”
14 Ko nu lai sakām? Vai netaisnība ir pie Dieva? Nebūt ne!
What are we to say, then? Is God guilty of injustice? Heaven forbid!
15 Jo uz Mozu Viņš saka: Es žēlošu, ko žēloju, un apžēlošos, par ko apžēlojos.
For his words to Moses are – “I will take pity on whom I take pity, and be merciful to whom I am merciful.”
16 Tad nu tas nav ne no cilvēka gribēšanas, ne no cilvēka skriešanas, bet no Dieva apžēlošanās.
So, then, all depends, not on human wishes or human efforts, but on God’s mercy.
17 Jo tas raksts saka uz Faraonu: itin tāpēc Es tevi esmu cēlis, ka Es pie tevis parādītu Savu spēku, un ka Mans Vārds taptu pasludināts visā pasaulē.
In scripture, again, it is said to Pharaoh – “It was for this purpose that I raised you to the throne, to show my power by my dealings with you, and to make my name known throughout the world.”
18 Tad nu Viņš apžēlojās, par ko Tas grib, un apcietina, ko Tas grib.
So, then, where God wills, he takes pity, and where he wills, he hardens the heart.
19 Tu nu gan uz mani sacīsi: ko tad Viņš vēl rāj? Jo kas Viņa prātam var pretī turēties?
Perhaps you will say to me – “How can anyone still be blamed? For who withstands his purpose?”
20 Bet, ak cilvēciņ! Kas tu tāds esi, ka tu gribi ar Dievu tiesāties? Vai kāds darbs uz savu meistaru saka: kam tu mani tādu esi taisījis?
I might rather ask “Who are you who are arguing with God?” Does a thing which a person has moulded say to the person who has moulded it “Why did you make me like this?”
21 Vai tad podniekam nav vara pār mālu, no tās pašas pītes taisīt citu trauku godam un citu negodam?
Has not the potter absolute power over their clay, so that out of the same lump they make one thing for better, and another for common, use?
22 Bet nu Dievs, gribēdams dusmību parādīt un Savu spēku zināmu darīt, ar lielu lēnprātību ir panesis tos dusmības traukus, sataisītus uz pazušanu,
And what if God, intending to reveal his displeasure and make his power known, bore most patiently with the objects of his displeasure, though they were fit only to be destroyed,
23 Un ka Tas Savas godības bagātību parādītu pie tiem žēlastības traukiem, ko Viņš iepriekš ir sataisījis uz godību.
so as to make known his surpassing glory in dealing with the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared beforehand for glory,
24 Tādus Viņš arī mūs ir aicinājis, ne vien no Jūdiem, bet arī no pagāniem.
and whom he called – even us – not only from among the Jews but from among the Gentiles also!
25 Tā kā Viņš arī pie Hozejas saka: Es tos saukšu par Saviem ļaudīm, kas Mani ļaudis nebija, un par Savu mīļo, kas Man mīļa nebija;
This, indeed, is what he says in the book of Hosea – “Those who were not my people, I will call my people, and those who were unloved I will love.
26 Un notiks tanī vietā, kur uz tiem tika sacīts: Jūs neesat Mani ļaudis! Tur tie taps saukti Tā dzīvā Dieva bērni.
And in the place where it was said to them – ‘You are not my people’, they will be called sons of the living God.”
27 Un Jesaja izsauc pār Israēli: ja Israēla bērnu skaits būtu kā jūras smiltis, tomēr tikai atlikums taps izglābts.
And Isaiah cries aloud over Israel – “Though the sons of Israel are like the sand of the sea in number, only a remnant of them will escape!
28 Jo Viņš to vārdu piepilda un pasteidz iekš taisnības; jo drīz Tas Kungs to vārdu izdarīs virs zemes.
For the Lord will execute his sentence on the world, fully and without delay.”
29 Un itin kā Jesaja ir papriekš sacījis: ja Tas Kungs Cebaot mums nebūtu atlicinājis kādu sēklu, tad mēs būtu palikuši tā kā Sodoma un līdzīgi Gomorai.
It is as Isaiah foretold – “Had not the Lord of Hosts spared some few of our people to us, we should have become like Sodom and been made to resemble Gomorrah.”
30 Ko nu lai sakām? Ka pagāni, kas pēc taisnības nedzinās, taisnību dabūjuši, proti to taisnību no ticības;
What are we to say, then? Why, that Gentiles, who were not in search of righteousness, secured it – a righteousness which was the result of faith;
31 Bet Israēls, pēc taisnības bauslības dzīdamies, to taisnības bauslību nav panācis.
while Israel, which was in search of a Law which would ensure righteousness, failed to discover one.
32 Kādēļ? Tādēļ ka ne no ticības bet tā kā no bauslības darbiem (to meklēja); jo tie ir piedauzījušies pie tā piedauzīšanas akmens,
And why? Because they looked to obedience, and not to faith, to secure it. They stumbled over the stumbling-block.
33 Itin kā ir rakstīts: redzi, Es lieku Ciānā piedauzīšanas akmeni un apgrēcības klinti, un kas uz Viņu tic nepaliks kaunā.
As scripture says – “See, I place a stumbling-block in Zion – a rock which will prove a hindrance; and he who believes in him will have no cause for shame.”
