Romans 9
1 I tell the truth in Messiah. I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit
Khrih awh awitak tang ni kak kqawn, ka qaai ap kqawn nyng, Ciim Myihla awh ka simnaak ingawm dyih pyi hy –
2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart.
kawseetnaak ak bau soeih ing kawlung tlawhnaak tak khqoet khqoet nyng.
3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Messiah for my brothers’ sake, my relatives according to the flesh
Ka koeinaa, ka pilnamkhqi aham ka mah ve awihkha zawk nawh Khrih ingqawi kqeng qu ham dyna poek nyng.
4 who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service, and the promises;
A mingmih taw Israel thlangkhqi ni, cakhqi na coengnaak, boeimangnaak, awikamnaak, sainaak, anaa awi huhnaak, bawkim bawknaak ingkaw awikamnaak ak hu thlangkhqi na awm uhy.
5 of whom are the fathers, and from whom is Messiah as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God, blessed forever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
Pakdamkhqi awm a mingmih a koe ni, cekkhqi ak khuiawh kawng ni pumsa benawh taw Khrih ce a law hy, anih taw ik-oeih boeih ak khanawh Khawsa na awm nawh, kumqui kyihcah aham awm hy! 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.
Khawsak awi ce hqawng hawh hy ni ti man tinaak. Israel awhkawng ak lawkhqi boeih ce Israel na am awm boeih uhy.
7 Neither, because they are Abraham’s offspring, are they all children. But, “your offspring will be accounted as from Isaac.”
Anih a cadilkhqi ce Abraham a cakhqi na am awm boeih bai hy. “Isaak awhkawng ni cadil qui ce noet na a awm hly,” tinawh ni a awm hy.
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.
Pumsa benawh kaw cakhqi ve Khawsa cakhqi na am awm hy, awikamnaak awh ak paakhqi ceni Abraham cakhqi na a mik awm.
9 For this is a word of promise: “At the appointed time I will come, and Sarah will have a son.”
Awikamnaak cetaw; a tym a khoek awh law tlaih kawng nyng saw, Sarah ing cak pa ta kaw,” tinawh awm hy.
10 Not only so, but Rebekah also conceived by one, by our father Isaac.
Ce doeng amni, Rebekah a cakhqi ingawm pa pynoet doeng ni a mi taak hy, ningnih a pa Isaak ce.
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,
Cehlai, cakphei ta hlan nawh, ak che ak leek a sim hlanawh – Khawsa ang cainaak tyknaak ce ang dyih thainaak aham:
12 it was said to her, “The elder will serve the younger.”
bibinaak ak caming am nawh anih ak khykung ing – “A hqam ing ang no a bi bi pe kaw,” tina hy.
13 Even as it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
Jakob lungna nyng saw Esau sawh na nyng,” tinawh qee hyt na awm hawh hy.
14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? May it never be!
Cawhtaw ikawmyihna nu ni ti lah voei? Khawsa ve am thym hy nik ti hly nu? Amni ti qoe qoe kaw!
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.”
Mosi a venawh, “Qeennaak ka taak thlang ak khanawh qeennaak ta kawng nyng saw, lungnaak ka taak ak thlang ak khanawh lungnaak ta kawng nyng,” tinawh kqawn pe hawh hy.
16 So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.
Cedawngawh, ak ngaihkung ak camawh am nawh, ak thawngkung ak camawh am bai ni, ak qeenkung Khawsa ak camawh ni.
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.”
Cakciim ing Pharaoh a venawh: Kang ming ce khawmdek pum awh khyipyi na a awm nawh, nang ak khanawh ka boeimangnaak kang dang sak aham kang cainaak ik-oeih awh ve nang taw ka ni tlung sak qoe ni,” tina hy.
18 So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.
Cedawngawh Khawsa amah ing a ngaih thlang ak khanawh qeennaak ta nawh, a ngaih ak thlang ce am thin hqam sak hy.
19 You will say then to me, “Why does he still find fault? For who withstands his will?”
Nangmih ak khuiawh kawng u ingawm: “Cawhtaw kawtih Khawsa ing thlang thawlh ak puk bai? Anih ak kawngaih ak oelh thai u nu ak awm?” ti kawm uk ti.
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?”
Cehlai, Aw thlanghqing, Khawsak awi ak oelh thai nang ce a u nu? “A sai ik-oeih ing ak saikung a venawh, ‘Ikawtih vemyihna nani sai?’ tina kawm nu?”
21 Or hasn’t the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel for honour, and another for dishonour?
Am ak sepkung ing tamlai boengoet awhkawng a vang ce ak nep soeih na, a vang bai taw hawnaak mailai na saithainaak am ta nawh nu?
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,
Khawsa ing kawsonaak ce tyk nawh a saithainaak ce dang sak ham a ngaih mantaw, cehlai plawci aham ak awm am ak khanawh yhnaak ak dung soeih ing ang yh awhtaw, ikawmyihna?
23 and that he might make known the riches of his glory on vessels of mercy, which he prepared beforehand for glory—
Boeimang aham a qoek a bah cekhqi, qeennaak a taak thlangkhqi venawh boeimangnaak ap kqawn noeng ce a sai peek awhtaw –
24 us, whom he also called, not from the Jews only, but also from the Gentiles?
Judakhqi ven doeng awhkawng am nawh Gentelkhqi ven awhkawng awm ak khy ningnih vetaw ikawmyihna ni awmnaak kaw?
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.”
Hosea awh vemyihna kqan hawh hy: “Kak thlang na amak awmkhqi ce ‘kak thlangkhqi” tinawh khy kawng nyng saw; am ka lungnaak nu ce ‘ka lungnaak,’ tina kawng nyng”
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.’”
nangmih kai ak thlangkhqi amni,’ tinawh ak khynaak hun qoe qoe awh, a mingmih ce ‘Ak hqing Khawsa cakhqi,’ tinawh khy kawm uh,” tinawh kqawn hy.
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;
Isaiah ingawm Israelkhqi awh vemyihna anak kqawn bai hy: “Israel thlangkhqi ve tuicunli a keng awhkaw dizui zah law u seiawm, ak syng tloek doeng ni a hul hly.
28 for he will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, because the Lord will make a short work upon the earth.”
Ikawtih Bawipa ing khawmdek khanawh awideng kawmsaw ang tawnna a dytnaak ce pha sak kaw,” tihy.
29 As Isaiah has said before, “Unless the Lord of Hosts had left us a seed, we would have become like Sodom, and would have been made like Gomorrah.”
Isaiah ing lamma na vemyihna kqawn bai hy: “Bawipa ing cadilkhqi ve a ma hlyn mantaw, ningnih ve Sodom khaw amyihna ni awm kawm usaw, Gomora khaw amyihna ni ni awm hly hawh uhy,” tinawh kqawn hy.
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;
Cawhtaw ikawmyihna ni ti lah voei? Dyngnaak amak hquut Gentelkhqi ing cangnaak ak caming dyngnaak ce hu uhy,
31 but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, didn’t arrive at the law of righteousness.
cehlai dyngnaak ham anaa ak hquut Israelkhqi ingtaw am hu uhy.
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,
Ikawtih a mami huh? Cangnaak ing a hquut kaana bibinaak ing ami hquut a dawngawh “Bahnaak lung,” awh bah uhy.
33 even as it is written, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and a rock of offence; and no one who believes in him will be disappointed.”
Toek lah, bahnaak aham ingkaw tluuknaak aham Zion awh lung ta nyng, u awm ce ak ypnaak thlang taw ityk awh awm chah am phyi kaw,” tinawh qee hyt awm hawh hy.
