Romans 9

1I tell the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit,

αληθειαν λεγω εν χριστω, ου ψευδομαι, συμμαρτυρουσης μοι της συνειδησεως μου εν πνευματι αγιω,

2that I have great sorrow and continual grief in my heart.

οτι λυπη μοι εστιν μεγαλη και αδιαλειπτος οδυνη τη καρδια μου.

3For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my countrymen according to the flesh,

ηυχομην γαρ αυτος εγω αναθεμα ειναι απο του χριστου υπερ των αδελφων μου, των συγγενων μου κατα σαρκα,

4who are Israelites, to whom pertain the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service of God, and the promises;

οιτινες εισιν ισραηλιται, ων η υιοθεσια και η δοξα και αι διαθηκαι και η νομοθεσια και η λατρεια και αι επαγγελιαι,

5of whom are the fathers and from whom, according to the flesh, Christ came, who is over all, the eternally blessed God. Amen.

ων οι πατερες, και εξ ων ο χριστος το κατα σαρκα, ο ων επι παντων θεος ευλογητος εις τους αιωνας· αμην.

6But it is not that the word of God has taken no effect. For they are not all Israel who are of Israel,

ουχ οιον δε οτι εκπεπτωκεν ο λογος του θεου. ου γαρ παντες οι εξ ισραηλ, ουτοι ισραηλ,

7nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, 'In Isaac your seed shall be called.'

ουδ οτι εισιν σπερμα αβρααμ, παντες τεκνα, αλλ εν ισαακ κληθησεται σοι σπερμα·

8That is, those who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are counted as the seed.

τουτ εστιν ου τα τεκνα της σαρκος ταυτα τεκνα του θεου, αλλα τα τεκνα της επαγγελιας λογιζεται εις σπερμα.

9For this is the word of promise: 'At this time I will come and Sarah shall have a son.'

επαγγελιας γαρ ο λογος ουτος· κατα τον καιρον τουτον ελευσομαι και εσται τη σαρρα υιος.

10And not only this, but when Rebecca also had conceived by one man, even by our father Isaac

ου μονον δε, αλλα και ρεβεκκα εξ ενος κοιτην εχουσα, ισαακ του πατρος ημων·

11(for the children not yet being born, nor having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works but of Him who calls),

μηπω γαρ γεννηθεντων μηδε πραξαντων τι αγαθον η κακον, ινα η κατ εκλογην του θεου προθεσις μενη, ουκ εξ εργων, αλλ εκ του καλουντος,

12it was said to her, 'The older shall serve the younger.'

ερρεθη αυτη οτι ο μειζων δουλευσει τω ελασσονι,

13As it is written, 'Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated.'

καθως γεγραπται· τον ιακωβ ηγαπησα, τον δε ησαυ εμισησα.

14What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? Certainly not!

τι ουν ερουμεν; μη αδικια παρα τω θεω; μη γενοιτο.

15For He says to Moses, 'I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I will have compassion.'

τω γαρ μωυση λεγει· ελεησω ον αν ελεω, και οικτειρησω ον αν οικτειρω.

16So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy.

αρα ουν ου του θελοντος ουδε του τρεχοντος, αλλα του ελεουντος θεου.

17For the Scripture says to the Pharaoh, 'For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth.'

λεγει γαρ η γραφη τω φαραω οτι εις αυτο τουτο εξηγειρα σε, οπως ενδειξωμαι εν σοι την δυναμιν μου, και οπως διαγγελη το ονομα μου εν παση τη γη.

18Therefore He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens.

αρα ουν ον θελει ελεει, ον δε θελει σκληρυνει.

19You will say to me then, 'Why does He still find fault? For who has resisted His will?'

ερεις ουν μοι· τι ετι μεμφεται; τω γαρ βουληματι αυτου τις ανθεστηκεν;

20But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed say to him who formed it, 'Why have you made me like this?'

μενουνγε, ω ανθρωπε, συ τις ει ο ανταποκρινομενος τω θεω; μη ερει το πλασμα τω πλασαντι, τι με εποιησας ουτως;

21Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?

η ουκ εχει εξουσιαν ο κεραμευς του πηλου, εκ του αυτου φυραματος ποιησαι ο μεν εις τιμην σκευος, ο δε εις ατιμιαν;

22What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,

ει δε θελων ο θεος ενδειξασθαι την οργην και γνωρισαι το δυνατον αυτου ηνεγκεν εν πολλη μακροθυμια σκευη οργης κατηρτισμενα εις απωλειαν;

23and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory,

και ινα γνωριση τον πλουτον της δοξης αυτου επι σκευη ελεους, — α προητοιμασεν εις δοξαν;

24even us whom He called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?

ους και εκαλεσεν ημας ου μονον εξ ιουδαιων, αλλα και εξ εθνων,

25As He says also in Hosea: 'I will call them My people, who were not My people, And her beloved, who was not beloved.'

ως και εν τω ωσηε λεγει· καλεσω τον ου λαον μου λαον μου, και την ουκ ηγαπημενην ηγαπημενην·

26'And it shall come to pass in the place where it was said to them, 'You are not My people,' There they shall be called sons of the living God.'

και εσται εν τω τοπω ου ερρεθη αυτοις, ου λαος μου υμεις, εκει κληθησονται υιοι θεου ζωντος.

27Isaiah also cries out concerning Israel: 'Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, The remnant will be saved.

ησαιας δε κραζει υπερ του ισραηλ· εαν η ο αριθμος των υιων ισραηλ ως η αμμος της θαλασσης, το καταλειμμα σωθησεται·

28For He will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, Because the LORD will make a short work upon the earth.'

λογον γαρ συντελων και συντεμνων εν δικαιοσυνη, οτι λογον συντετμημενον ποιησει κυριος επι της γης.

29And as Isaiah said before: 'Unless the LORD of Sabaoth had left us a seed, We would have become like Sodom, And we would have been made like Gomorrah.'

και καθως προειρηκεν ησαιας, ει μη κυριος σαβαωθ εγκατελιπεν ημιν σπερμα, ως σοδομα αν εγενηθημεν και ως γομορρα αν ωμοιωθημεν.

30What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness of faith;

τι ουν ερουμεν; οτι εθνη τα μη διωκοντα δικαιοσυνην κατελαβεν δικαιοσυνην, δικαιοσυνην δε την εκ πιστεως,

31but Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness, has not attained to the law of righteousness.

ισραηλ δε διωκων νομον δικαιοσυνης εις νομον δικαιοσυνης ουκ εφθασεν.

32Why? Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were, by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone.

διατι; οτι ουκ εκ πιστεως, αλλ ως εξ εργων νομου· προσεκοψαν γαρ τω λιθω του προσκομματος,

33As it is written: 'Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and rock of offense, And whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.'

καθως γεγραπται· ιδου τιθημι εν σιων λιθον προσκομματος και πετραν σκανδαλου, και πας ο πιστευων επ αυτω ου καταισχυνθησεται.