Romans 9
1 I tell the truth in Christ. I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit
Sandhed siger jeg i Kristus, jeg lyver ikke, min Samvittighed vidner med mig i den Helligaand,
2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart.
at jeg har en stor Sorg og en uafladelig Kummer i mit Hjerte.
3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brothers’ sake, my relatives according to the flesh
Thi jeg kunde ønske selv at være bandlyst fra Kristus til Bedste for mine Brødre, mine Frænder efter Kødet,
4 who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service, and the promises;
de, som jo ere Israeliter, hvem Sønneudkaarelsen og Herligheden og Pagterne og Lovgivningen og Gudstjenesten og Forjættelserne tilhøre,
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)
hvem Fædrene tilhøre, og af hvem Kristus er efter Kødet, han, som er Gud over alle Ting, højlovet i Evighed! Amen. (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.
Ikke dog som om Guds Ord har glippet; thi ikke alle, som stamme fra Israel, ere Israel;
7 Neither, because they are Abraham’s offspring, are they all children. But, “your offspring will be accounted as from Isaac.”
ej heller ere alle Børn, fordi de ere Abrahams Sæd, men: „I Isak skal en Sæd faa Navn efter dig.‟
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.
Det vil sige: Ikke Kødets Børn ere Guds Børn, men Forjættelsens Børn regnes for Sæd.
9 For this is a word of promise: “At the appointed time I will come, and Sarah will have a son.”
Thi et Forjættelsesord er dette: „Ved denne Tid vil jeg komme, saa skal Sara have en Søn.‟
10 Not only so, but Rebekah also conceived by one, by our father Isaac.
Men saaledes skete det ikke alene dengang, men ogsaa med Rebekka, da hun var frugtsommelig ved een, Isak, vor Fader.
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,
Thi da de endnu ikke vare fødte og ikke havde gjort noget godt eller ondt, blev der, for at Guds Udvælgelses Beslutning skulde staa fast, ikke i Kraft af Gerninger, men i Kraft af ham, der kalder,
12 it was said to her, “The elder will serve the younger.”
sagt til hende: „Den ældste skal tjene den yngste, ‟
13 Even as it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
som der er skrevet: „Jakob elskede jeg, men Esau hadede jeg.‟
14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? May it never be!
Hvad skulle vi da sige? mon der er Uretfærdighed hos Gud? Det være langt fra!
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.”
Thi han siger til Moses: „Jeg vil være barmhjertig imod den, hvem jeg er barmhjertig imod, og forbarme mig over den, hvem jeg forbarmer mig over.‟
16 So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.
Altsaa staar det ikke til den, som vil, ej heller til den, som løber, men til Gud, som er barmhjertig.
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.”
Thi Skriften siger til Farao: „Netop derfor lod jeg dig fremstaa, for at jeg kunde vise min Magt paa dig, og for at mit Navn skulde forkyndes paa hele Jorden.‟
18 So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.
Saa forbarmer han sig da over den, som han vil, men forhærder den, som han vil.
19 You will say then to me, “Why does he still find fault? For who withstands his will?”
Du vil nu sige til mig: Hvad klager han da over endnu? thi hvem staar hans Villie imod?
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?”
Ja, men, hvem er dog du, o Menneske! som gaar i Rette med Gud? mon noget, som blev dannet, kan sige til den, som dannede det: Hvorfor gjorde du mig saaledes?
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?
Eller har Pottemageren ikke Raadighed over Leret til af den samme Masse at gøre et Kar til Ære, et andet til Vanære?
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,
Men hvad om nu Gud, skønt han vilde vise sin Vrede og kundgøre sin Magt, dog med stor Langmodighed taalte Vredes-Kar, som vare beredte til Fortabelse,
23 and that he might make known the riches of his glory on vessels of mercy, which he prepared beforehand for glory—
ogsaa for at kundgøre sin Herligheds Rigdom over Barmhjertigheds-Kar, som han forud havde beredt til Herlighed?
24 us, whom he also called, not from the Jews only, but also from the Gentiles?
Og hertil kaldte han ogsaa os, ikke alene af Jøder, men ogsaa af Hedninger,
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.”
som han ogsaa siger hos Hoseas: „Det, som ikke var mit Folk, vil jeg kalde mit Folk, og hende, som ikke var den elskede, den elskede;
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.’”
og det skal ske, at paa det Sted, hvor der blev sagt til dem: I ere ikke mit Folk, der skulle de kaldes den levende Guds Børn.‟
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;
Men Esajas udraaber over Israel: „Om end Israels Børns Tal var som Havets Sand, saa skal kun Levningen frelses.
28 for he will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, because the Lord will make a short work upon the earth.”
Thi idet Herren opgør Regnskab og afslutter det i Hast, vil han fuldbyrde det paa Jorden.‟
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.”
Og som Esajas forud har sagt: „Dersom den Herre Zebaoth ikke havde levnet os en Sæd, da vare vi blevne som Sodoma og gjorte lige med Gomorra.‟
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;
Hvad skulle vi da sige? At Hedninger, som ikke jagede efter Retfærdighed, fik Retfærdighed, nemlig Retfærdigheden af Tro;
31 but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, didn’t arrive at the law of righteousness.
men Israel, som jagede efter en Retfærdigheds Lov, naaede ikke til en saadan Lov.
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,
Hvorfor? fordi de ikke søgte den af Tro, men som af Gerninger. De stødte an paa Anstødsstenen,
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.”
som der er skrevet: „Se, jeg sætter i Zion en Anstødssten og en Forargelses Klippe; og den, som tror paa ham, skal ikke blive til Skamme.‟
