¹I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,

¹Ma räägin tõtt Kristuses, ma ei valeta, minu kaastunnistaja on mu südametunnistus Pühas Vaimus,

²That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.

²et mul on suur kurbus ja südamel lakkamatu valu,

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

³sest ma sooviksin pigem ise olla neetud ja Kristusest lahutatud oma vendade heaks, kes on mu veresugulased,

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

⁴kes on iisraellased, kelle päralt on lapseõigus ja kirkus ja lepingud ja seadustik ja jumalateenistus ja tõotused,

⁵Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.

⁵kelle päralt on esiisad ja kelle seast Kristus on ihu poolest. Jumal, kes on üle kõige, olgu kiidetud igavesti! Aamen.

⁶Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:

⁶Aga see pole nõnda, et Jumala sõna oleks läinud tühja. Ei ole ju need kõik, kes pärinevad Iisraelist, veel Iisrael,

⁷Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.

⁷ega ole kõik Aabrahami lapsed sellepärast, et nad on tema järglased, vaid on öeldud: 'Sinu sugu loetakse Iisakist.'

⁸That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.

⁸See tähendab: mitte lihased lapsed ei ole Jumala lapsed, vaid tema sooks arvatakse tõotuse lapsed.

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

⁹Sest see on tõotusesõna: 'Ma tulen tagasi sellesama aastaaja paiku, ja Saaral on siis poeg.'

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

¹⁰Ent mitte ainult temaga, vaid ka Rebekaga oli sama lugu, kui ta jäi lapseootele meie esiisast Iisakist,

¹¹(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)

¹¹sest kui kaksikud veel ei olnud sündinud ega teinud midagi head ega halba, siis - et valikule põhinev Jumala kavatsus jääks püsima

¹²It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.

¹²mitte tegude, vaid kutsuja pärast - öeldi talle: 'Suurem orjab vähemat',

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

¹³nagu on kirjutatud: 'Jaakobit ma armastasin, Eesavit aga vihkasin.'

¹⁴What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.

¹⁴Mis me siis ütleme? Kas Jumala juures on ebaõiglust? Mitte sugugi!

¹⁵For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

¹⁵Ta ju ütleb Moosesele: 'Ma halastan, kellele ma halastan, ja heidan armu, kellele ma heidan armu.'

¹⁶So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

¹⁶Nõnda siis ei sõltu see inimese tahtest ega pingutusest, vaid Jumalast, kes halastab.

¹⁷For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.

¹⁷Ütleb ju Pühakiri vaarao kohta: 'Just selleks olen ma sind üles äratanud, et sinu juures näidata oma väge, ja et minu nime kuulutataks kogu maal.'

¹⁸Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.

¹⁸Niisiis, ta halastab, kellele tahab, ning kalgistab, keda tahab.

¹⁹Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?

¹⁹Nüüd sa ütled mulle: 'Mis ta siis enam ette heidab! Kes saab vastu panna tema tahtmisele?'

²⁰Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?

²⁰Oh inimene, kes sina õigupoolest oled, et sa tahad Jumalaga vaielda? Ega siis savinõu ütle oma voolijale: 'Miks sa mu nõnda oled teinud?'

²¹Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?

²¹Või kas pole potissepal meelevalda savi üle - valmistada samast segust üks nõu auliseks, teine aga autuks tarbeks?

²²What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:

²²Eks Jumal, tahtes näidata oma viha ja teha tuntavaks oma väge, ole suure pikameelsusega talunud vihanõusid, mis olid valmistatud hukatuseks,

²³And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,

²³ja teinud seda selleks, et ilmutada oma kirkuse rikkust armunõude vastu, mis ta oli juba enne valmistanud kirkuseks?

²⁴Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?

²⁴Nende hulka on ta kutsunud meidki, mitte üksnes juutide, vaid ka paganate seast.

²⁵As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.

²⁵Nõnda nagu ta ütleb ka Hoosea raamatus: 'Ma hüüan oma rahvaks teda, kes ei olnud minu rahvas, ja armsaks teda, kes ei olnud mulle armas.

²⁶And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.

²⁶Ja siis sünnib selles paigas, kus neile öeldi: Teie pole minu rahvas!, et seal hüütakse neid elava Jumala poegadeks.'

²⁷Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:

²⁷Aga Jesaja hüüab Iisraeli kohta: 'Kui Iisraeli laste arv oleks nagu mereliiv, siiski pääsevad neist vaid riismed,

²⁸For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.

²⁸sest lõplikult ja kiiresti teeb Issand tõeks oma sõna maa peal.'

²⁹And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.

²⁹Ja nõnda on Jesaja ette öelnud: 'Kui vägede Issand poleks meile jätnud seemet, siis oleksime olnud nagu Soodom ja saanud Gomorra sarnaseks.'

³⁰What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.

³⁰Mis me siis ütleme? Seda, et paganad, kes õigust ei taotlenud, on õiguse kätte saanud, ent õiguse, mis tuleb usust.

³¹But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.

³¹Aga Iisrael, kes taotles õigust Seaduse varal, ei ole Seaduseni ulatunud.

³²Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;

³²Mispärast? Sellepärast, et nad ei lähtunud usust, vaid arvasid õigeks saavat tegudest. Nad komistasid vastu komistuskivi,

³³As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

³³nagu on kirjutatud: 'Ennäe, ma panen Siionisse komistuskivi ja pahanduskalju, ja see, kes usub temasse, ei jää häbisse.'