Romans 11
1 I say, then—Hath God cast off his people? Far be it! For, I also, am an Israelite, —of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin:
I say therefore, did God thrust away his people? May it not happen! For I also am an Israelite from the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
2 God hath not cast off his people, whom he fore approved. Or know ye not, in [the account of] Elijah what the scripture saith, when he intercedeth with God against Israel?
God did not thrust away his people whom he foreknew. Or know ye not what the scripture tells by Elijah? How he encounters God about Israel.
3 Lord! Thy prophets, have they slain, thine altars, have they overthrown, and, I, am left alone, and they are seeking my life!
Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and they have torn down thine altars, and I am left alone, and they seek my life.
4 But what saith unto him the response? I have left for myself seven thousand men, who, indeed, have not bowed a knee unto Baal.
But what does the divine response say to him? I have reserved for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed a knee to Baal.
5 Thus, then, in the present season also, a remnant, by way of an election of favour, hath come into being.
So then also at this present time there has become a remnant according to the selection of grace.
6 If, however, by favour, no longer of works; else, favour, no longer proveth to be favour!
And if it is by grace, it is no longer from works, otherwise grace becomes no longer grace. But if it is from works it is no longer grace, otherwise work is no longer work.
7 What then? That which Israel seeketh after, the same, it hath not obtained: —the election, however, have obtained it, and, the rest, have been hardened; —
What then? What Israel seeks, this it did not obtain. But the chosen obtained it, and the rest were hardened,
8 Even as it is written—God hath given unto them a spirit of stupor, —eyes not to see, and ears not to hear, —until this very day;
just as it is written that God gave them a spirit of slumber: eyes not to see, and ears not to hear, until this very day.
9 And, David, saith—Let their table be turned into a snare, and into gin, and into a trap, and into a recompense unto them,
And David says, Let their table become for a snare, and for a trap, and for a stumbling block, and for a retribution to them.
10 Darkened be their eyes, not to see, and, their back, do thou continually bow down.
Let their eyes be darkened, not to see, and may thou bow down their back always.
11 I say then—Did they stumble in order that they might fall? Far be it! But, by their fall, salvation [hath come] unto the nations, to the end of provoking them to jealousy.
I say then, did they stumble so that they would fall? May it not happen! But in their transgression, salvation is to the Gentiles, in order to provoke them to jealousy.
12 If, moreover, their fall, is the riches of a world, and their loss, the riches of nations, how much rather their fullness?
Now if their transgression is wealth of the world, and their failure is wealth of Gentiles, how much more their fullness?
13 Unto you, however, am I speaking, —you of the nations; inasmuch, indeed, then, as, I, am an apostle to the nations, my ministry, I glorify,
For I speak to you the Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am indeed an apostle of Gentiles, I enhance my ministry,
14 If by any means I may provoke to jealousy my own flesh, and save some from among them; —
if somehow I may provoke my flesh to jealousy and may save some of them.
15 For, if, the casting away of them, hath become the reconciling of a world, what shall, the taking of them in addition, be, but life from among the dead?
For if the casting away of them is reconciliation of the world, what is the acceptance except life from the dead?
16 If, moreover, the first fruit [is] holy, the lump [shall be] also; and, if the root [is] holy, the branches [shall be] also.
And if the first fruit is holy, the branch is also. And if the root is holy, the branches are also.
17 If, however, some of the branches, have been broken out, and, thou, being a wild olive hast been grafted in among them, and hast become a joint partaker of the root of the fatness of the olive,
And if some of the branches were broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and became a joint partaker of the root of the fatness of the olive tree,
18 Be not boasting over the branches! Howbeit, if thou boast, it is not, thou, that bearest the root, but the root, thee!
do not boast against the branches. But if thou boast, thou do not bear the root, but the root thee.
19 Thou wilt say, then—Branches were broken out in order that, I, might he grafted in.
Thou will therefore say, Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.
20 Well: by their want of faith, they have been broken out, —and, thou, by thy faith, dost stand!—Regard not lofty things, but be afraid;
Correct! They were broken off for their unbelief, and thou stand by thy faith. Be not high-minded but fear,
21 For, if, God, hath not spared, the natural branches, neither, thee, will he spare!
for if God spared not the natural branches, perhaps neither will he spare thee.
22 See, then, the kindness and the severity of God: upon them who have fallen, severity, —but, upon thee, the kindness of God, if thou abide still in the kindness, —otherwise, thou also, shalt he cut out;
Behold therefore the goodness and the severity of God. Indeed toward those who fell, severity, but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness, otherwise thou too will be cut off.
23 Whereas, they also, unless they abide still in their want of faith, shall be grafted in, for God is, able, again to engraft them!
And also those, 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, out of the naturally wild olive was cut out, and, beyond nature, hast been engrafted into the good olive, how much rather, shall these, the natural [branches] be engrafted into their own olive tree?
For if thou were cut from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, the natural ones, be grafted into their own olive tree.
25 For I wish not, ye should be ignorant, brethren, of this sacred secret, lest within yourselves ye be presumptuous, that, a hardening in part, hath befallen Israel, until, the full measure of the nations, shall come in;
For I do not want you, brothers, to be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise according to yourselves, that a callousness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles come in.
26 And, so, all Israel shall be saved: even as it is written—There shall have come out of Zion the Deliverer, —He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;
And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written, The man who delivers will come from Zion, and will turn away impiety from Jacob.
27 And, this, for them, is the covenant from me, as soon as I take away their sins.
And this is the covenant from me to them when I will take away their sins.
28 As touching the joyful-message, indeed, they are enemies for your sake, but, as touching the election, beloved for their father’s sake;
They are indeed enemies toward the good news for your sake, but toward selection, they are beloved for the fathers' sake.
29 For, not to be regretted, are the gifts and the calling of God: —
For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.
30 For, just as, ye, at one time had not yielded unto God, and yet now have received mercy by their refusal to yield,
For as ye once were also disobedient to God, but now have received mercy at the disobedience of these,
31 So, these also, have now refused to yield, by your own mercy, in order that, themselves also, should now become objects of mercy;
so also now these have been disobedient for thy mercy, so that they also may receive mercy.
32 For God hath shut up all together, in a refusal to yield, in order that, upon all, he may bestow mercy. (eleēsē g1653)
For God has confined all men in disobedience, so that he might be merciful to all. (eleēsē g1653)
33 Oh! the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments! and untraceable his ways!
O the depth of wealth, both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways beyond finding out!
34 For who hath come to know the mind of the Lord? Or who hath become his counselor?
For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who became his counselor?
35 Or who hath first given unto him, and it shall be recompensed to him again?
Or who first gave to him, and it will be repaid to him?
