¹Dia hoy izaho: Sao narian'Andriamanitra anie ny olony? Sanatria izany! fa izaho koa mba Isiraelita'taranak'i Abrahama ihany, avy amin'ny firenen'i Benjamina.

¹I say, then, Did God cast away His people? let it not be! for I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin:

²Andriamanitra tsy nanary ny olony izay efa fantany rahateo; sa tsy fantatrareo izay lazain'ny Soratra Masina eo amin'ny tantaran'i Elia, dia ilay fitarainany tamin'Andriamanitra nentiny namely ny Isiraely hoe:

²God did not cast away His people whom He knew before; have ye not known — in Elijah — what the Writing saith? how he doth plead with God concerning Israel, saying,

³Jehovah ô, efa namono ny mpaminaninao sy nandrava ny alitaranao izy: ary izaho irery ihany no sisa, ka mitady ny aiko koa izy? (1 Mpan. 19. 14).

³`Lord, Thy prophets they did kill, and Thy altars they dug down, and I was left alone, and they seek my life;`

⁴Fa ahoana no navalin'Andriamanitra azy? Izaho efa niaro fito arivo lahy ho Ahy, dia izay tsy mba nandohalika tamin'i Bala (1 Mpan. 19. 18).)

⁴but what saith the divine answer to him? `I left to Myself seven thousand men, who did not bow a knee to Baal.`

⁵Dia toy izany koa amin'izao andro ankehitriny izao misy sisa ihany araka ny fifidianana amin'ny fahasoavana.

⁵So then also in the present time a remnant according to the choice of grace there hath been;

⁶Ary raha avy amin'ny fahasoavana izany, dia tsy mba avy amin'ny asa intsony; fa raha izany, dia tsy fahasoavana intsony ny fahasoavana.

⁶and if by grace, no more of works, otherwise the grace becometh no more grace; and if of works, it is no more grace, otherwise the work is no more work.

⁷Ahoana ary? Izay notadiavin'ny Isiraely dia tsy azony, fa ny voafidy ihany no nahazo izany, fa nohamafìna ny fon'ny sisa;

⁷What then? What Israel doth seek after, this it did not obtain, and the chosen did obtain, and the rest were hardened,

⁸araka ny voasoratra hoe: Andriamanitra efa nanome azy fanahy sondrian-tory sy maso tsy hahita, ary sofina tsy hahare, mandraka androany(Isa 29. 10; Deo. 29. 3)

⁸according as it hath been written, `God gave to them a spirit of deep sleep, eyes not to see, and ears not to hear,` — unto this very day,

⁹Ary hoy Davida: Aoka ny latabany ho fandrika sy ho tonta Ary ho fahatafintohinana sy ho famaliana azy;

⁹and David saith, `Let their table become for a snare, and for a trap, and for a stumbling-block, and for a recompense to them;

¹⁰Aoka ny masony ho jamba tsy hahita, Ary aoka hamokoka mandrakariva izy (Sal. 69. 22, 23).

¹⁰let their eyes be darkened — not to behold, and their back do Thou always bow down.`

¹¹Dia hoy izaho: Sao dia tafintohina ho lavo anie ny Isiraely? Sanatria izany! fa ny fahatafintohinany no nahatonga famonjena ho an'ny jentilisa mba hampialona azy.

¹¹I say, then, Did they stumble that they might fall? let it not be! but by their fall the salvation [is] to the nations, to arouse them to jealousy;

¹²Ary raha ny fahatafintohinany no tonga haren'izao tontolo izao, ary ny nihenany no tonga haren'ny jentilisa, mainka fa ny hafenoany.

¹²and if the fall of them [is] the riches of a world, and the diminution of them the riches of nations, how much more the fulness of them?

¹³Fa ianareo jentilisa no itenenako. Koa satria Apostolin'ny jentilisa aho, dia mankalaza ny fanompoako,

¹³For to you I speak — to the nations — inasmuch as I am indeed an apostle of nations, my ministration I do glorify;

¹⁴raha mba misy hahazoako hampialona ireo mifanapa-tsinay amiko, mba hamonjeko ny sasany aminy. [ Gr. ny nofoko]

¹⁴if by any means I shall arouse to jealousy mine own flesh, and shall save some of them,

¹⁵Fa raha ny fanariana azy no fampihavanana izao tontolo izao, tsy ho fitsanganana amin'ny maty ny fandraisana azy? [ Gr. fiainana]

¹⁵for if the casting away of them [is] a reconciliation of the world, what the reception — if not life out of the dead?

¹⁶Ary koa, raha masina ny santatra, dia masina koa ny vongany; ary raha masina ny fakany, dia masina koa ny sampany.

¹⁶and if the first-fruit [is] holy, the lump also; and if the root [is] holy, the branches also.

¹⁷Fa raha notapahina ny sampany sasany, ary ianao izay tahaka ny hazo oliva maniry ho azy kosa no natsofoka teo aminy mba niombona ny fakan'ny menaky ny hazo oliva [ Na: (fakany sy ny menaky)]

¹⁷And if certain of the branches were broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wast graffed in among them, and a fellow-partaker of the root and of the fatness of the olive tree didst become —

¹⁸dia aza mirehareha amin'ny sampany; fa raha mirehareha ianao, tsy ianao no mitondra ny fakany, fa ny fakany no mitondra anao.

¹⁸do not boast against the branches; and if thou dost boast, thou dost not bear the root, but the root thee!

¹⁹Ary ianao dia hanao hoe: Notapahina ny sampany sasany hanatsofohana ahy.

¹⁹Thou wilt say, then, `The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in;` right!

²⁰Marina ihany izany; ny tsi-finoany no nanapahana azy, ary ny finoanao kosa no itoeranao. Aza miavonavona, fa matahora;

²⁰by unbelief they were broken off, and thou hast stood by faith; be not high-minded, but be fearing;

²¹fa raha ny tena sampana aza tsy navelan'Andriamanitra, dia tsy havelany koa ianao.

²¹for if God the natural branches did not spare — lest perhaps He also shall not spare thee.

²²Koa indro ny fahamoram-panahin'Andriamanitra sy ny fahasaro-pony: amin'izay lavo dia fahasaro-po; fa aminao kosa dia fahamoram-panahin'Andriamanitra, raha maharitra ao amin'ny fahamoram-panahiny ianao; fa raha tsy izany, dia hotapahina koa ianao.

²²Lo, then, goodness and severity of God — upon those indeed who fell, severity; and upon thee, goodness, if thou mayest remain in the goodness, otherwise, thou also shalt be cut off.

²³Ary ireny kosa, raha tsy mikikitra eo amin'ny tsi-finoana, dia hatsofoka ihany; fa azon'Andriamanitra atsofoka indray izy.

²³And those also, if they may not remain in unbelief, shall be graffed in, for God is able again to graff them in;

²⁴Fa raha notapahina tamin'ny hazo oliva naniry ho azy ianao ka natsofoka tamin'ny hazo oliva tsara, nefa tsy tena sampany, mainka fa izay tena sampany no hatsofoka amin'ny hazo oliva nanapahana azy.

²⁴for if thou, out of the olive tree, wild by nature, wast cut out, and, contrary to nature, wast graffed into a good olive tree, how much rather shall they, who [are] according to nature, be graffed into their own olive tree?

²⁵Fa tsy tiako tsy ho fantatrareo izany zava-miafina izany, ry rahalahy (fandrao mihevitra ny tenanareo ho hendry ianareo), fa efa misy fahamafiam-po manjo ny Isiraely sasany mandra-piditry ny hafenoan'ny jentilisa;

²⁵For I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, of this secret — that ye may not be wise in your own conceits — that hardness in part to Israel hath happened till the fulness of the nations may come in;

²⁶ary amin'izany dia hovonjena avokoa ny Isiraely rehetra, - araka ny voasoratra hoe: Hivoaka avy any Ziona ny Mpanafaka, Ary hampiala ny haratsiam-panahy amin'i Jakoba Izy;

²⁶and so all Israel shall be saved, according as it hath been written, `There shall come forth out of Sion he who is delivering, and he shall turn away impiety from Jacob,

²⁷Ary izao no fanekeko aminy, raha manaisotra ny fahotany Aho (Isa. 59. 20, 21; 27. 9).

²⁷and this to them [is] the covenant from Me, when I may take away their sins.`

²⁸Raha ny amin'ny filazantsara dia fahavalo izy noho ny aminareo; fa raha ny amin'ny fifidianana kosa dia malala izy noho ny amin'ny razana.

²⁸As regards, indeed, the good tidings, [they are] enemies on your account; and as regards the choice — beloved on account of the fathers;

²⁹Fa ny fanomezam-pahasoavana sy ny fiantsoan'Andriamanitra dia tsy misy hanenenany.

²⁹for unrepented of [are] the gifts and the calling of God;

³⁰Fa tahaka anareo tsy nanaiky an'Andriamanitra fahiny, nefa ankehitriny ny tsi-faneken'ireny no nahazoanareo famindram-po,

³⁰for as ye also once did not believe in God, and now did find kindness by the unbelief of these:

³¹dia toy izany kosa ankehitriny, tsy nanaiky ireny, mba hahazoany famindram-po ankehitriny noho ny famindram-po azonareo.

³¹so also these now did not believe, that in your kindness they also may find kindness;

³²Fa Andriamanitra nanidy azy rehetra tamin'ny tsi-fanekena, mba hamindrany fo amin'izy rehetra.

³²for God did shut up together the whole to unbelief, that to the whole He might do kindness.

³³Endrey ny halalin'ny haren'Andriamanitra sy ny fahendreny ary ny fahalalany! ny fitsarany tsy hita lany, ary ny lalany tsy azo fantarina! [ Na: ny haren'ny fahendren'Andriamanitra]

³³O depth of riches, and wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable His judgments, and untraceable His ways!

³⁴Fa iza no nahalala ny sain'i Jehovah? ary iza no mpanolo-tsaina Azy? (Isa 40. 13)

³⁴for who did know the mind of the Lord? or who did become His counsellor?

³⁵Na iza no nanome Azy aloha hamaliana azy indray?Fa Izy no nihavian'izao zavatra rehetra izao, ary Izy no mihazona azy, sady Izy koa no antony; Izy anie no homem-boninahitra mandrakizay. Amena.

³⁵or who did first give to Him, and it shall be given back to him again?

³⁶Fa Izy no nihavian'izao zavatra rehetra izao, ary Izy no mihazona azy, sady Izy koa no antony; Izy anie no homem-boninahitra mandrakizay. Amena.

³⁶because of Him, and through Him, and to Him [are] the all things; to Him [is] the glory — to the ages. Amen.