Romans 9
1 I tell the truth in Christ. I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit,
Mitaroñe ty hatò amy Norizañey raho fa tsy misovo-bolañe; mitrao-pitaroñe am-pitsakoreako i Arofo Masiñey,
2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
t’ie lonjetse, naho mitolom-pihontoke ty an-troko atoa,
3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brothers' sake, my physical relatives according to the flesh,
fa nisalalaeko t’ie haitoañe amy Norizañey ty amo longoko ama’ nofotseo,
4 who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service, and the promises;
ie nte-Israele, a’ iareo ty fameloman-ko anake, ty engeñe, o fañinao, ty fanolorañe Hàke, i fisoroñañey, vaho o fampitamàñeo;
5 of whom are the patriarchs, and from whom is the Christ, as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God, blessed forever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
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)
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.
Fa tsy te nilesa o tsaran’ Añahareo, amy te tsy hene nte-Israele t’ie tarira’ Israele,
7 Neither, because they are Abraham's descendants, are they all children. But, "In Isaac will your descendants be called."
mbore tsy songa anake t’ie tiri’ i Abraàme; fa, Am’ Isaka ty ikanjiañe o tiri’oo,
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 descendants.
aa le tsy o tariratse ama nofotseo ro anan’ Añahare, fa o ana’ i fitamàñeio ro volilieñe ho tariratse.
9 For this is what the promise said, "At the appointed time I will come, and Sarah will have a son."
Hoe ty tsara’ i fitamàñey, Hibalike ami’ty sa toy raho le hanañ’ ajajalahy t’i Sarahae.
10 And not only that, but Rebekah also had conceived by one, our father Isaac.
Mbore adodea amy Ribkae, ie nampiareña’ Isaka raentika indrai-piolotse,
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,
(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),
12 it was said to her, "The elder will serve the younger."
le hoe ty tsinara ama’e: Hitoroñe ty zai’e ty zoke’e,
13 Even as it is written, "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated."
amy pinatetse ty hoe: Nikokoako t’Iakobe fa nihejeko t’i Esave.
14 What should we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? Absolutely not.
Inoñ’arè ty hatao-tika? Hera aman’ Añahare ao ty tsy to. Sondo’e zay!
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."
Fa hoe re amy Mosè: Ho ferenaiñeko ze hiferenaiñako, le ho tretrezeko ze hitretrezako.
16 So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.
Aa le tsy ty fisalalà’ ondaty, tsy ty filaisa’ ondaty, fa i Andrianañahare mpitretrè.
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."
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.
18 So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.
Aa le tretreze’e ze satri’e, naho ampigàñe’e ze laha’e.
19 You will say then to me, "Why does he still find fault? For who withstands his will?"
Aa ke hatao’ areo amako ty hoe, Inoñe arè ty itiñea’e an-tika? Ia ty hahasebañe i satri’ey?
20 But who indeed are you, a human being, to reply against God? Will the thing formed ask him who formed it, "Why did you make me like this?"
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?`
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?
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?
22 What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath made for destruction,
Aa vaho akore t’i Andrianañahare, ie te hamente ty haviñera’e naho hampandrendreke ty haozara’e, ro nifeake haliñisañe amo valàñen-kabosehañe harotsakeo,
23 and that he might make known the riches of his glory on vessels of mercy, which he prepared beforehand for glory,
hampahafohinañe ty hafanjàka’ ty enge’e amo valañem-pitretrezañeo, o nihentseñe’e taolo ho rengèñeo?
24 us, whom he also called, not from the Jews only, but also from the non-Jews?
Itika nikanjie’e ‘nio, tsy amo Jiosio avao, fa amo kilakila ondatio ka?
25 As he says also in Hosea, "I will call them which were not my people 'my people,' and her who was not loved, 'loved.'"
ie natovo’e amy Hosea ao, ty hoe: Ho tokaveko ty hoe: Ondatiko o tsy ni-ondatikoo, vaho Kokoa’e, i tsy nikokoañey.
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.'"
Hifetsake an-toetse nanoañe am’ iereo ty hoe: Tsy ondatiko nahareo, t’ie hikanjiañe ty hoe: anak’ Andrianañahare veloñe.
27 And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, "Though the number of the children of Israel are as the sand of the sea, the remnant will be kept safe.
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,
28 For he will fulfill the word and decisively in righteousness; because the Lord will carry out the word decisively on the earth."
fa hafetsa’ Iehovà an-tane atoy i tsinara’ey; tsy kalafo naho masika.
29 As Isaiah has said before, "Unless the Lord of hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, and would have been made like Gomorrah."
Le ty amy nitokia’ Isaiay: Naho tsy napo’ i Talè-i-Màroy tiry tika le ho nanahake i Sodoma vaho ho nihambañe amy Gomora.
30 What should we say then? That the non-Jews, who did not follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;
Inoñe arè ty ho asan-tika? T’ie nitendreke havantañañe o kilakila ondaty tsy nimane havañonañeo, eka, toe havantañañe mijadoñ’ am-patokisañe;
31 but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law.
fa tsy nahatakatse ty havantaña’ i Hake ka t’Israele nimanemane Hàke.
32 Why? Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone;
Akore? Amy t’ie tsy am-patokisañe fa am-pimanemaneañe, toe nitsikapia’ i vato fitsikapiañey.
33 even as it is written, "Look, I am laying in Zion a stumbling stone and a rock to trip over; and the one who believes in him will not be put to shame."
Hoe ty pinatetse: Hehe, Apoko e Ziona ao ty vato fitsikapiañe naho ty vato faminganañe; fa tsy ho salatse ty miato ama’e.
