Romans 9
1 I tell the truth in Christ. I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit
ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲧⲉϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲛϯϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲥⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲁⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ϩⲙ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart.
ⲃ̅ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲧⲱϫⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ
3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brothers’ sake, my relatives according to the flesh
ⲅ̅ⲛⲉⲓϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲥⲧⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲁ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲁⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ
4 who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service, and the promises;
ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲛⲟⲙⲟⲑⲉⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲡϣⲙϣⲉ 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)
ⲉ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ 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.
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲭ ⲟⲓⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲛⲁⲓ 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 ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲛⲉ ϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛ ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ 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.
ⲏ̅ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ
9 For this is a word of promise: “At the appointed time I will come, and Sarah will have a son.”
ⲑ̅ⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲣⲁ
10 Not only so, but Rebekah also conceived by one, by our father Isaac.
ⲓ̅ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲕⲉϩⲣⲉⲃⲉⲕⲕⲁ ⲉⲁⲥϫⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ
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 ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲧⲱϣ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
12 it was said to her, “The elder will serve the younger.”
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲱϩⲙ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁⲣϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ
13 Even as it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧϥ ⲏⲥⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱϥ
14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? May it never be!
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲟϥ ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲛϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ
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 ⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲛⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ⲧⲁϣⲛϩⲧⲏⲓ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁϣⲛϩⲧⲏⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ
16 So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲣⲁ ϭⲉ ⲙⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲡⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ 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.”
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲧⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲫⲁⲣⲁⲱ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥⲕ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲉⲟⲩⲉⲛϩ ⲧⲁϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϫⲱ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ
18 So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲣⲁ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϥⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲡⲉϣⲁϥⲛⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϥⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ϣⲁϥϯⲛϣⲟⲧ ⲛⲁϥ
19 You will say then to me, “Why does he still find fault? For who withstands his will?”
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲕⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲣⲟϥ ϥϭⲛⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ
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?”
ⲕ̅ⲱ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲡⲉⲡⲗⲁⲥⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲡⲗⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲕⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ
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?
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲏ ⲙⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲕⲉⲣⲁⲙⲉⲩⲥ ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲛⲁⲁⲩ 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,
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥϭⲟⲙ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲕⲉⲩⲏ ⲛⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲉⲩⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲉⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ
23 and that he might make known the riches of his glory on vessels of mercy, which he prepared beforehand for glory—
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲕⲉⲩⲏ ⲛⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲛ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ
24 us, whom he also called, not from the Jews only, but also from the Gentiles?
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲕⲉϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ
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.”
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲥⲏⲉ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ 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.’”
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ
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;
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲏⲥⲁⲓⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲧⲏⲡⲉ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲣⲑⲉ ⲙⲡϣⲱ ⲛⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲟⲩϣⲱϫⲡ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ
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 ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ϩⲓϫⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ
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.”
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲏⲥⲁⲓⲁⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ ϣⲱϫⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲇⲟⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲛⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲅⲟⲙⲟⲣⲣⲁ
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 ϫⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲡⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲉⲧ ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ
31 but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, didn’t arrive at the law of righteousness.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲡⲏⲧ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲡϥⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ
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,
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϫⲱⲣⲡ ⲉⲡⲱⲛⲉ ⲛϫⲣⲟⲡ
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.”
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲱ ϩⲛ ⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲛϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲛⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϥⲛⲁϫⲓϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ
