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

¹I tell the truth in Christ. I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit,

²et mul on suur kurbus ja südamel lakkamatu valu,

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

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

³For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brothers’ sake, my relatives according to the 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, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, 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.

⁵of whom are the fathers, and from whom is Christ as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God, blessed forever. Amen.

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

⁶But it is not as though the word of God has come to nothing. For they are not all Israel, that are of Israel.

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

⁷Neither, because they are Abraham’s seed, are they all children. But, “In Isaac will your seed be called.” Genesis 21:12

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

⁸That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as a seed.

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

⁹For this is a word of promise, “At the appointed time I will come, and Sarah will have a son.” Genesis 18:10,14

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

¹⁰Not only so, but Rebecca also conceived by one, by our father Isaac.

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

¹¹For 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 who calls, NA puts the phrase “not of works, but of him who calls” at the beginning of verse 12 instead of the end of verse 11.

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

¹²it was said to her, “The elder will serve the younger.” Genesis 25:23

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

¹³Even as it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.” Malachi 1:2-3

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

¹⁴What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? May it never be!

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

¹⁵For he said to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” Exodus 33:19

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

¹⁶So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has 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 purpose I caused you to be raised up, that I might show in you my power, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” Exodus 9:16

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

¹⁸So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.

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

¹⁹You will say then to me, “Why does he still find fault? For who withstands his will?”

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

²⁰But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed ask him who formed it, “Why did you make me like this?” Isaiah 29:16; 45:9

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

²¹Or hasn’t the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel for honor, and another for dishonor?

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

²²What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath made 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 on vessels of mercy, which he prepared beforehand for glory,

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

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

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 them ‘my people,’ which were not my people; and her ‘beloved,’ who was not beloved.” Hosea 2:23

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

²⁶“It will be that in the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ There they will be called ‘children of the living God.’” Hosea 1:10

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

²⁷Isaiah cries concerning Israel, “If the number of the children of Israel are as the sand of the sea, it is the remnant who will be saved;

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

²⁸for He will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, because the LORD will make a short work upon the earth.” Isaiah 10:22-23

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

²⁹As Isaiah has said before, “Unless the Lord of Armies Greek: Sabaoth (for Hebrew: Tze’va’ot) had left us a seed, we would have become like Sodom, and would have been made like Gomorrah.” Isaiah 1:9

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

³⁰What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who didn’t follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;

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

³¹but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, didn’t arrive at the law of righteousness.

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

³²Why? Because they didn’t seek it by faith, but as it were by works of the law. They stumbled over the stumbling stone;

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

³³even as it is written, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and a rock of offense; and no one who believes in him will be disappointed.” Isaiah 8:14; 28:16