¹Truth I say in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing testimony with me in the Holy Spirit,

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

²that I have great grief and unceasing pain in my heart —

²et mul on suur kurbus ja südamel lakkamatu valu,

³for I was wishing, I myself, to be anathema from the Christ — for my brethren, my kindred, according to the flesh,

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

⁴who are Israelites, whose [is] the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the lawgiving, and the service, 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 [is] the Christ, according to the flesh, who is over all, God blessed to the ages. Amen.

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

⁶And it is not possible that the word of God hath failed; for not all who [are] of Israel are these Israel;

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

⁷nor because they are seed of Abraham [are] all children, but — `in Isaac shall a seed be called to thee;`

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

⁸that is, the children of the flesh — these [are] not children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for seed;

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

⁹for the word of promise [is] this; `According to this time I will come, and there shall be to Sarah a son.`

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

¹⁰And not only [so], but also Rebecca, having conceived by one — Isaac our father —

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

¹¹(for they being not yet born, neither having done anything good or evil, that the purpose of God, according to choice, might remain; not of works, but of Him who is calling,) it was said to her —

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

¹²`The greater shall serve the less;`

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

¹³according as it hath been written, `Jacob I did love, and Esau I did hate.`

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

¹⁴What, then, shall we say? unrighteousness [is] with God? let it not be!

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

¹⁵for to Moses He saith, `I will do kindness to whom I do kindness, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion;`

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

¹⁶so, then — not of him who is willing, nor of him who is running, but of God who is doing kindness:

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

¹⁷for the Writing saith to Pharaoh — `For this very thing I did raise thee up, that I might shew in thee My power, and that My name might be declared in all the land;`

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.'

¹⁸so, then, to whom He willeth, He doth kindness, and to whom He willeth, He doth harden.

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

¹⁹Thou wilt say, then, to me, `Why yet doth He find fault? for His counsel who hath resisted?`

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

²⁰nay, but, O man, who art thou that art answering again to God? shall the thing formed say to Him who did form [it], Why me didst thou make 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 authority over the clay, out of the same lump to make the one vessel to honour, and the one to dishonour?

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

²²And if God, willing to shew the wrath and to make known His power, did endure, in much long suffering, vessels of wrath fitted for 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 vessels of kindness, that He before prepared for glory, whom also He did call — us —

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

²⁴not only out of Jews, but also out of nations,

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

²⁵as also in Hosea He saith, `I will call what [is] not My people — My people; and her not beloved — 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 be — in the place where it was said to them, Ye [are] not My people; there they shall be called sons of the living God.`

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

²⁷And Isaiah doth cry concerning Israel, `If the number of the sons of Israel may be as the sand of the sea, the remnant shall be saved;

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

²⁸for a matter He is finishing, and is cutting short in righteousness, because a matter cut short will the Lord do upon the land.

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

²⁹and according as Isaiah saith before, `Except the Lord of Sabaoth did leave to us a seed, as Sodom we had become, and as Gomorrah we had been made like.`

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

³⁰What, then, shall we say? that nations who are not pursuing righteousness did attain to righteousness, and righteousness that [is] of faith,

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

³¹and Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, at a law of righteousness did not arrive;

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

³²wherefore? because — not by faith, but as by works of law; for they did stumble at the stone of stumbling,

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

³³according as it hath been written, `Lo, I place in Sion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence; and every one who is believing thereon shall not be ashamed.`

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