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

¹[Ny amin'ny nandavan'Andriamanitra ny Jiosy] Milaza ny marina ao amin'i Kristy aho, fa tsy mandainga, sady miara-milaza amiko ao amin'ny Fanahy Masina koa ny fieritreretako,

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

²fa mafy ny alaheloko, ka tsy mety mitsahatra ny fahorian'ny foko.

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

³Fa efa saiky niriko aza ho voaozona ho afaka tamin'i Kristy ny tenako mba hahavonjeko ny rahalahiko, havako araka ny nofo, [ Gr. anatema]

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;

⁴izay Isiraelita sady manana ny fananganan'anaka sy ny voninahitra sy ny fanekena sy ny fanomezana ny lalàna sy ny fombam-pivavahana ary ny teny fikasana;

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

⁵azy koa ny razana, sady avy taminy araka ny nofo Kristy, Izay ambonin'izy rehetra, Andriamanitra isaorana mandrakizay. Amena. [ Na: Avy taminy araky ny nofo Kristy. Isaorana mandrakizay anie Andriamanitra, Izay ambonin'izy rehetra]

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

⁶Kanefa tsy lazaiko fa foana ny tenin'Andriamanitra tsy akory. Fa tsy izay rehetra avy amin'ny Isiraely no Isiraely.

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

⁷Ary na dia taranak'i Abrahama aza ireo, tsy dia ary zanany avokoa; fa avy amin'isaka no hantsoina izay taranaka ho anao (Gen. 21. 12).

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.

⁸Izany hoe: Tsy ny zanaky ny nofo no zanak'Andriamanitra; fa ny zanaky ny teny fikasana no isaina ho taranaka.

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

⁹Fa izao no filàzan'ny teny fikasana: Raha avy ny taona toy izao, dia ho avy Aho, ary hanana zazalahy Saraha (Gen. 18. 10).

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

¹⁰Ary tsy izany ihany, fa Rebeka koa dia nanan'anaka tamin'ny anankiray, dia tamin'isaka razantsika;

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;)

¹¹fa raha tsy mbola teraka ireo, ary tsy mbola nanao tsara na ratsy (mba hitoeran'ny fikasan'Andriamanitra araka ny fifidianana, tsy avy amin'ny asa, fa avy amin'izay miantso),

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

¹²dia nolazaina tamin-dravehivavy hoe: Ny zokiny hanompo ny zandriny (Gen. 25. 23);

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

¹³araka ny voasoratra hoe: Jakoba no tiako, fa Esao no halako (Mal. 1. 2, 3).

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

¹⁴Ahoana ary no holazaintsika? Misy tsi-fahamarinana va amin'Andriamanitra? Sanatria izany!

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.

¹⁵Fa hoy Izy tamin'i Mosesy: Izaho hiantra izay hiantrako, ary hamindra fo amin'izay hamindrako fo (Eks. 33. 19).

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

¹⁶Koa dia tsy avy amin'izay maniry na amin'izay mihazakazaka izany, fa avy amin'Andriamanitra Izay miantra.

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.

¹⁷Fa hoy ny Soratra Masina tamin'i Farao: Izany no nanandratako anao, mba ho entiko mampiseho ny heriko, ary mba hanambarana ny anarako any amin'ny tany rehetra (Eks. 9. 16).

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

¹⁸Koa izay tiany hamindrana fo no amindrany fo, ary izay tiany hohamafìna fo no hamafiny fo.

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

¹⁹Hianao ary dia hanao amiko hoe: Koa nahoana Izy no manome tsiny ihany? Fa iza no manohitra ny sitrapony?

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?

²⁰Tsia, ralehilahy, fa iza moa ianao, no mamaly an'Andriamanitra? Izay zavatra noforonina va hanao amin'izay namorona azy hoe: Nahoana Hianao no nanao ahy toy izao?

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

²¹Ny mpanefy vilany va tsy manam-pahefana amin'ny tanimanga, ka ny vongany iray ihany no anaovany zavatra samy hafa, ny iray hohajaina, ary ny iray hatao tsinontsinona?

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:

²²Sa ahoana kosa raha Andriamanitra, na dia ta-haneho ny fahatezerany sy hampahafantatra ny heriny aza, dia be fahari-po ka nandefitra tamin'izay fanaky ny fahatezerana voavoatra hosimbana,

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

²³mba hampahafantarina koa ny haren'ny voninahiny amin'izay fanaky ny famindram-po, izay namboariny rahateo hahazo voninahitra,

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

²⁴dia isika izay nantsoiny koa, tsy ny avy amin'ny Jiosy ihany, fa ny avy amin'ny jentilisa koa,

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

²⁵araka izay lazainy eo amin'i Hosea hoe: Hiantso ny tsy oloko hoe oloko Aho; Ary ilay tsy malala hoe malala (Hos. 2. 25);

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.

²⁶Ary any amin'ny tany izay nilazana taminy hoe: Tsy oloko ianareo, Dia any no hiantsoana azy hoe zanak'Andriamanitra velona (Hos. 2. 1).

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:

²⁷Ary Isaia milaza ny amin'ny Isiraely hoe: Na dia toy ny fasika any amin'ny ranomasina aza ny isan'ny Zanak'isiraely, dia izay sisa ihany no hovonjena;

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

²⁸fa amin'ny fahatanterahana faingana no hanefan'i Jehovah ny teniny ambonin'ny tany (Isa. 10. 22, 23);

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.

²⁹ary araka izay nolazain'Isaia fahiny hoe: Raha tsy Jehovah, Tompon'ny maro, no namela taranaka ho antsika, Dia efa tonga tahaka an'i Sodoma sy tonga tahaka an'i Gomora isika (Isa. 1. 9).

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

³⁰Ahoana ary no holazaintsika? Ny jentilisa, izay tsy nitady fahamarinana, no nahazo fahamarinana, nefa fahamarinana izay avy amin'ny finoana?

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

³¹fa ny Isiraely, izay nitady lalàn'ny fahamarinana kosa, dia tsy nahatratra izany lalàna izany.

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

³²Nahoana moa? Satria tsy tamin'ny finoana, fa toa tamin'ny asa, ka tafintohina tamin'ny vato mahatafintohina izy;araka ny voasoratra hoe: Indro Aho mametraka vato mahatafintohina sy vatolampy mahasolafaka ao Ziona; Ary izay mino Azy tsy ho menatra (Isa. 8. 14; 28. 16).

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

³³araka ny voasoratra hoe: Indro Aho mametraka vato mahatafintohina sy vatolampy mahasolafaka ao Ziona; Ary izay mino Azy tsy ho menatra (Isa. 8. 14; 28. 16).