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

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

²et mul on suur kurbus ja südamel lakkamatu valu,

²that I have great grief and uninterrupted pain in my heart,

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

³for I have wished, I myself, to be a curse from the Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen, according to flesh;

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

⁴who are Israelites; whose [is] the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the law-giving, and the service, and the promises;

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

⁵whose [are] the fathers; and of whom, as according to flesh, [is] the Christ, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.

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

⁶Not however as though the word of God had failed; for not all [are] Israel which [are] of Israel;

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

⁷nor because they are seed of Abraham [are] all children: but, In Isaac shall a seed be called to thee.

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

⁸That is, [they that are] the children of the flesh, these [are] not the children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned as seed.

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

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

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

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

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

¹¹[the children] indeed being not yet born, or having done anything good or worthless (that the purpose of God according to election might abide, not of works, but of him that calls),

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

¹²it was said to her, The greater shall serve the less:

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

¹³according as it is written, I have loved Jacob, and I have hated Esau.

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

¹⁴What shall we say then? [Is there] unrighteousness with God? Far be the thought.

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

¹⁵For he says to Moses, I will shew mercy to whom I will shew mercy, and I will feel compassion for whom I will feel compassion.

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

¹⁶So then [it is] not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shews mercy.

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.'

¹⁷For the scripture says to Pharaoh, For this very thing I have raised thee up from amongst [men], that I might thus shew in thee my power, and so that my name should be declared in all the earth.

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

¹⁸So then, to whom he will he shews mercy, and whom he will he hardens.

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

¹⁹Thou wilt say to me then, Why does he yet find fault? for who resists his purpose?

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

²⁰Aye, but thou, O man, who art *thou* that answerest again to God? Shall the thing formed say to him that has formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?

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

²¹Or has not the potter authority over the clay, out of the same lump to make one vessel to honour, and another to dishonour?

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

²²And if God, minded to shew his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much long-suffering vessels of wrath fitted for destruction;

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

²³and that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared for glory,

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

²⁴us, whom he has also called, not only from amongst [the] Jews, but also from amongst [the] nations?

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.

²⁵As he says also in Hosea, I will call not-my-people My people; and the-not-beloved Beloved.

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

²⁶And it shall be, in the place where it was said to them, *Ye* [are] not my people, there shall they be called Sons of [the] living God.

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

²⁷But Esaias cries concerning Israel, Should the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, the remnant shall be saved:

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

²⁸for [he] is bringing the matter to an end, and [cutting [it] short in righteousness; because] a cutting short of the matter will [the] Lord accomplish upon the earth.

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

²⁹And according as Esaias said before, Unless [the] Lord of hosts had left us a seed, we had been as Sodom, and made like even as Gomorrha.

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

³⁰What then shall we say? That [they of the] nations, who did not follow after righteousness, have attained righteousness, but [the] righteousness that is on the principle of faith.

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

³¹But Israel, pursuing after a law of righteousness, has not attained to [that] law.

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

³²Wherefore? Because [it was] not on the principle of faith, but as of works. They have stumbled at the stumblingstone,

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

³³according as it is written, Behold, I place in Zion a stone of stumbling and rock of offence: and he that believes on him shall not be ashamed.