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

¹Sandhed siger jeg i Kristus, jeg lyver ikke, min Samvittighed vidner med mig i den Helligånd,

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

²at jeg har en stor Sorg og en uafladelig Kummer i mit Hjerte.

³For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brothers’ sake, my relatives according to the flesh,

³Thi jeg kunde ønske selv at være bandlyst fra Kristus til Bedste for mine Brødre, mine Frænder efter Kødet,

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

⁴de, som jo ere Israeliter, hvem Sønneudkårelsen og Herligheden og Pagterne og Lovgivningen og Gudstjenesten og Forjættelserne tilhøre,

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

⁵hvem Fædrene tilhøre, og af hvem Kristus er efter Kødet, han, som er Gud over alle Ting, højlovet i Evighed! Amen.

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

⁶Ikke dog som om Guds Ord har glippet; thi ikke alle, som stamme fra Israel, ere Israel;

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

⁷ej, heller ere alle Børn, fordi de ere Abrahams Sæd, men: "I Isak skal en Sæd få Navn efter dig."

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.

⁸Det vil sige: Ikke Kødets Børn ere Guds Børn, men Forjættelsens Børn regnes for Sæd.

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

⁹Thi et Forjættelsesord er dette: "Ved denne Tid vil jeg komme, så skal Sara have en Søn."

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

¹⁰Men således skete det ikke alene dengang, men også med Rebekka, da hun var frugtsommelig ved een, Isak, vor Fader.

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.

¹¹Thi da de endnu ikke vare fødte og ikke havde gjort noget godt eller ondt, blev der, for at Guds Udvælgelses Beslutning skulde stå fast, ikke i Kraft af Gerninger, men i Kraft af ham, der kalder,

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

¹²sagt til hende: ""Den ældste skal tjene den yngste,""

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

¹³som der er skrevet: ""Jakob elskede jeg, men Esau hadede jeg."

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

¹⁴Hvad skulle vi da sige? mon der er Uretfærdighed hos Gud? Det være langt fra!

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

¹⁵Thi han siger til Moses: "Jeg vil være barmhjertig imod den, hvem jeg er barmhjertig imod, og forbarme mig over den, hvem jeg forbarmer mig over."

¹⁶So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.

¹⁶Altså står det ikke til den, som vil, ej heller til den, som løber, men til Gud, som er barmhjertig.

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

¹⁷Thi Skriften siger til Farao: "Netop derfor lod jeg dig fremstå, for at jeg kunde vise min Magt på dig, og for at mit Navn skulde forkyndes på hele Jorden."

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

¹⁸Så forbarmer han sig da over den, som han vil, men forhærder den, som han vil.

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

¹⁹Du vil nu sige til mig: Hvad klager han da over endnu? thi hvem står hans Villie imod?

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

²⁰Ja, men, hvem er dog du, o Menneske! som går i Rette med Gud? mon noget, som blev dannet, kan sige til den, som dannede det: Hvorfor gjorde du mig således?

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?

²¹Eller har Pottemageren ikke Rådighed over Leret til af den samme Masse at gøre et Kar til Ære, et andet til Vanære?

²²What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath made for destruction,

²²Men hvad om nu Gud, skønt han vilde vise sin Vrede og kundgøre sin Magt, dog med stor Langmodighed tålte Vredes-Kar, som vare beredte til Fortabelse,

²³and that he might make known the riches of his glory on vessels of mercy, which he prepared beforehand for glory,

²³også for at kundgøre sin Herligheds Rigdom over Barmhjertigheds-Kar, som han forud havde beredt til Herlighed?

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

²⁴Og hertil kaldte han også os, ikke alene af Jøder, men også af Hedninger,

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

²⁵som han også siger hos Hoseas: "Det, som ikke var mit Folk, vil jeg kalde mit Folk, og hende, som ikke var den elskede; den elskede;

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

²⁶og det skal ske, at på det Sted, hvor der blev sagt til dem: I ere ikke mit Folk, der skulle de kaldes den levende Guds Børn."

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;

²⁷Men Esajas udråber over Israel: "Om end Israels Børns Tal var som Havets Sand, så skal kun Levningen frelses.

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

²⁸Thi idet Herren opgør Regnskab og afslutter det i Hast, vil han fuldbyrde det på Jorden."

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

²⁹Og som Esajas forud har sagt: "Dersom den Herre Zebaoth ikke havde levnet os en Sæd, da vare vi blevne som Sodoma og gjorte lige med Gomorra."

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

³⁰Hvad skulle vi da sige? At Hedninger, som ikke jagede efter Retfærdighed, fik Retfærdighed; nemlig Retfærdigheden af Tro;

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

³¹men Israel, som jagede efter en Retfærdigheds Lov, nåede ikke til en sådan Lov.

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

³²Hvorfor? fordi de ikke søgte den af Tro, men som af Geringer. De stødte an på Anstødsstenen,

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

³³som der er skrevet: "Se, jeg sætter i Zion en Anstødssten og en Forargelses Klippe; og den, som tror på ham, skal ikke blive til Skamme."