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

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

²that I have great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart.

²et mul on suur kurbus ja südamel lakkamatu valu,

³For I could wish that I myself were anathema from Christ for my brethren's sake, 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; whose is 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 is Christ as concerning the flesh, 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.

⁶But [it is] not as though the word of God hath come to nought. For they are not all Israel, that 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 Abraham's seed, 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, it is not the children of the flesh that are children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for a seed.

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

⁹For this is a word of promise, According to this season 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 so; but Rebecca also having 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,

¹¹for [the children] 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 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',

¹³Even as it is written, Jacob I loved, but Esau 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 have mercy, 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 it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that hath mercy.

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

¹⁷For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, For this very purpose did I raise thee up, that I might show in thee my power, and that my name might be published abroad in 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.'

¹⁸So then he hath mercy on whom he will, and whom he will be hardeneth.

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

¹⁹Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he still find fault? For who withstandeth 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 didst thou make 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?'

²¹Or hath not the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel unto honor, and another unto dishonor?

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

²²What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering vessels of wrath fitted unto 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 upon vessels of mercy, which he afore prepared unto glory,

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

²⁴[even] us, whom he also called, not from the Jews only, but also from the Gentiles?

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

²⁵As he saith also in Hosea, I will call that my people, which was not my people; And her beloved, that 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 be, [that] in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, There shall they 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 crieth concerning Israel, If the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, it is the remnant that shall be saved:

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

²⁸for the Lord will execute [his] word upon the earth, finishing it and cutting it short.

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

²⁹And, as Isaiah hath said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, We had become as Sodom, and had been made like unto Gomorrah.

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, who followed not after righteousness, 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, following after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at [that] law.

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

³²Wherefore? Because [they sought it] not by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled at the stone of stumbling;

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

³³even as it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence: And he that believeth on him shall not be put to shame.

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