1I ask then, did God reject his people? May it never be! For I also am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
1Tinpatz' êre, ¿ma xe'tz'ektânâc laj Israel xban li Dios chi jo'canan? ¡Chi yâl nak inc'a'! Lâin ajcui' aj Israel lâin ut lâin ralal xc'ajol laj Benjamín ut laj Abraham.
2God didn’t reject his people, which he foreknew. Or don’t you know what the Scripture says about Elijah? How he pleads with God against Israel:
2Li Kâcua' Dios inc'a' quixtz'ektâna lix tenamit, li quixsiq'ueb ru junxil chok' ralal xc'ajol. ¿Ma inc'a' nequenau c'a'ru tz'îbanbil sa' li Santil Hu chirix laj Elías nak quitijoc chiru li Dios chixjitbaleb laj Israel? Quixye:
3“Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have broken down your altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.” 1 Kings 19:10,14
3At Kâcua', quilaje'xcamsi lâ profetas ut quilaje'xjuc' lâ artal; lâin xincana injunes ut jo'can ajcui' lâin, te'raj incamsinquil.
4But how does God answer him? “I have reserved for myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” 1 Kings 19:18
4Li Dios quichak'oc ut quixye re: Sic'bileb ru inban cuukub mil chi cuînk chok' cue. Eb a'an inc'a' que'xcuik'ib ribeb chixlok'oninquil li yîbanbil dios aj Baal, chan.
5Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
5Jo'can ajcui' sa' eb li cutan a'in. Cuan ajcui' li quixsiq'ueb ru li Dios riq'uin lix nimal ruxtân usta moco q'uiheb ta.
6And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.
6Moco riq'uin ta xyehom xbânuhomeb nak quixsiq'ueb ru. Yal riq'uin ban lix nimal ruxtân li Dios nak quixsiq'ueb ru. Cui ta quixsiq'ueb ru sa' xc'aba' xyehom xbânuhomeb, a'an mâcua' raj chic xban xnimal ruxtân li Dios.
7What then? That which Israel seeks for, that he didn’t obtain, but the chosen ones obtained it, and the rest were hardened.
7Nakaq'ue retal nak moco chixjunileb ta laj Israel que'xtau rusilal li Dios li yôqueb chixsic'bal. Ca'aj cui' li sic'bileb ru que'xtau, usta moco q'ui eb ta. Ut li jun ch'ôl chic que'cacuubresîc lix ch'ôleb ut inc'a' que'xbânu li quiraj li Dios.
8According as it is written, “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, to this very day.” Deuteronomy 29:4; Isaiah 29:10
8Jo'ca'in tz'îbanbil sa' li Santil Hu: Que'canabâc xban li Dios jo' eb li âleb xch'ôl li inc'a' neque'xtau xyâlal. Cuanqueb xnak' ru ut inc'a' neque'ril c'a'ru li us. Cuanqueb xxic ut inc'a' neque'raj rabinquil lix yâlal. Chalen anakcuan inc'a' neque'raj xtaubal xyâlal. (Isa. 29:10)
9David says, “Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, a stumbling block, and a retribution to them.
9Tz'îbanbil ajcui' sa' li Santil Hu li quixye laj David nak quitijoc: Eb li nink'e neque'xbânu chisuk'îk taxak chok' raylal sa' xbêneb. Raylal taxak tâchâlk sa' xbêneb re nak te'xtoj rixeb lix mâqueb li yôqueb chixbânunquil.
10Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see. Bow down their back always.” Psalm 69:22,23
10Che'môyk ta li xnak'eb ru re nak inc'a' chic te'ilok, ut inc'a' te'xtau xyâlal. Che'c'utzlâk ta li rixeb chi junaj cua xban li raylal li yôkeb chixc'ulbal. (Sal. 69:23)
11I ask then, did they stumble that they might fall? May it never be! But by their fall salvation has come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.
11Lâin ninye nak usta que'xtich rib laj judío, inc'a' que't'ane' chi junaj cua. Naraj naxye nak usta que'xtz'ektâna li Cristo eb laj judío toj naru te'pâbânk ut te'colek'. Xban nak que'xk'et râtin li Dios eb laj judío, jo'can nak li colba-ib quiq'uehe' reheb li mâcua'eb aj judío re nak eb laj judío te'xrahi ru li colba-ib ut te'xpâb li Cristo.
12Now if their fall is the riches of the world, and their loss the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fullness?
12Xban nak que'xk'et li râtin li Dios eb laj judío, li rusilal li Dios quiq'uehe' reheb chixjunileb li cuanqueb sa' ruchich'och'. Reheb raj laj judío li osobtesîc, aban que'xtz'ektâna. Jo'can nak quiq'uehe' reheb li mâcua'eb aj judío. Ut k'axal cui'chic li sahil ch'ôlejil takac'ul nak te'pâbânk lix q'uialeb laj judío ut te'q'uehek' sa' ajl sa' kayânk lâo li ac colbilo.
13For I speak to you who are Gentiles. Since then as I am an apostle to Gentiles, I glorify my ministry;
13Anakcuan tinâtinak êriq'uin lâex li mâcua'ex aj judío. Lâin taklanbilin xban li Dios chixyebal resil li colba-ib êre. Ut ninq'ue xlok'al lin c'anjel.
14if by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh, and may save some of them.
14Mâre chi jo'can te'yot'ek' xch'ôleb laj judío li cuech tenamitil ut te'xpâb li Cristo jo' xebânu lâex ut te'colek'.
15For if the rejection of them is the reconciling of the world, what would their acceptance be, but life from the dead?
15Xban nak que'tz'ektânâc laj judío, li mâcua'eb aj judío que'c'ame' sa' usilal riq'uin li Dios. Ut k'axal numtajenak li xlok'al nak eb laj judío te'colek'. Chanchan te'cuaclîk chak chi yo'yo sa' xyânkeb li camenak.
16If the first fruit is holy, so is the lump. If the root is holy, so are the branches.
16Cui k'axtesinbil sa' ruk' li Dios li xbên caxlan cua na-el, k'axtesinbil ajcui' lix comon. Ut cui k'axtesinbil sa' ruk' li Dios lix xe' li che', k'axtesinbil ajcui' chixjunil li ruk'. A'in naraj naxye: Xban nak li Dios quixsic' ru laj Abraham, jo'can nak sic'bil ajcui' ruheb li ralal xc'ajol.
17But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them, and became partaker with them of the root and of the richness of the olive tree;
17Texinjuntak'êta riq'uin li che' olivo. Eb laj judío chanchan li châbil che' aubil ut ch'olaninbil chi us. Aban cuan li ruk' qui-isîc ut a'an retalil eb laj judío li que'tz'ektânan re li Cristo. Ut lâex li mâcua'ex aj judío chanchanex li ruk' li che' li moco aubil ta. Yal xjunes quimok chak. Ut anakcuan yôquex chi tz'akônc riq'uin li usilal li quiyechi'îc re laj Abraham xban li Dios.
18don’t boast over the branches. But if you boast, it is not you who support the root, but the root supports you.
18Jo'can nak mexnumta chiru li ruk' li che' li que'isîc xban nak lâex yal ruk'ex ajcui' li che'. Chenauhak nak moco lâex ta nequexq'uehoc xyu'am lix xe' li che', aban lix xe' naq'uehoc êyu'am lâex.
19You will say then, “Branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.”
19Mâre têye lâex, que'isîc li ruk' li che' re nak lâo toletzek' sa' xna'ajeb.
20True; by their unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by your faith. Don’t be conceited, but fear;
20Yâl ajcui' nequeye, aban xban nak inc'a' neque'pâban jo'can nak que'isîc. Ut lâex chic quexletze' sa' xna'ajeb a'an xban nak nequexpâban. Jo'can nak chexucua ru li Dios ut mênimobresi êrib.
21for if God didn’t spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you.
21Cui li Dios quirisi eb laj judío, li tz'akal ruk' li che', ¿ma toja' ta chic lâex inc'a' texrisi cui inc'a' texpâbânk?
22See then the goodness and severity of God. Toward those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in his goodness; otherwise you also will be cut off.
22Cheq'uehak retal nak k'axal châbil li Dios, abanan najosk'o' ajcui' sa' xbêneb li neque'tz'ektânan re li Cristo. Riq'uin cacuil âtin narakoc âtin sa' xbêneb li neque'k'etoc re li râtin. Châbilak êriq'uin lâex cui texcuânk junelic sa' li rusilal. Cui inc'a' nequexcuan sa' li rusilal tex-isîk ajcui' lâex.
23They also, if they don’t continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.
23Jo'can nak cui eb laj judío te'pâbânk, eb a'an te'letzek' cui'chic sa' lix tônaleb. Li Dios nim xcuanquil chixc'ulbaleb cui'chic ut chixcuybal lix mâqueb.
24For if you were cut out of that which is by nature a wild olive tree, and were grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree, how much more will these, which are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
24Lâex mâcua'ex aj judío, nequexinjuntak'êta riq'uin li che' olivo li yal quimok chak. Quex-isîc riq'uin li che' a'an ut quexletze' sa' li aubil che'. Eb laj judío nequebinjuntak'êta riq'uin li tz'akal ruk' li che' olivo li aubil. Inc'a' ch'a'aj nak te'letzek' cui'chic xban li Dios riq'uin li aubil che' xban nak a'aneb tz'akal ruk' li che'.
25For I don’t desire you to be ignorant, brothers, The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” of this mystery, so that you won’t be wise in your own conceits, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in,
25Ex hermân, nacuaj nak tênau jun li na'leb mukmu nak quicuan, li quic'utbesîc chak xyâlal chicuu. Cui tênau a'in inc'a' tênimobresi êrib riq'uin xc'oxlanquil nak cuan êna'leb. Eb laj judío li inc'a' que'pâban que'cacuubresîc lix ch'ôleb. Abanan eb a'an te'pâbânk ajcui' nak talaje'pâbânk lix q'uialeb li mâcua'eb aj judío.
26and so all Israel will be saved. Even as it is written, “There will come out of Zion the Deliverer, and he will turn away ungodliness from Jacob.
26Jo'can nak te'colek' chixjunileb laj Israel jo' tz'îbanbil retalil sa' li Santil Hu li quixye li Dios: Aran Sión tâchâlk chak laj Colonel ut a'an tixcuy xmâqueb li ralal xc'ajol laj Israel. (Isa. 59:20-21)
27This is my covenant to them, when I will take away their sins.” Isaiah 59:20-21; 27:9; Jeremiah 31:33-34
27Ut lâin tincuyeb xmâc jo' quinye reheb nak quinq'ue li contrato reheb junxil. (Isa. 27:9)
28Concerning the Good News, they are enemies for your sake. But concerning the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sake.
28Xban nak eb laj judío que'xtz'ektâna li colba-ib, moco cuanqueb ta sa' usilal riq'uin li Dios. A'an quic'ulman re nak texpâbânk lâex li mâcua'ex aj judío. Abanan li Dios naxraheb laj judío sa' xc'aba'eb lix xe'tônil yucua'eb xban nak eb a'an ac sic'bileb chak ru xban li Dios.
29For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.
29Li Dios inc'a' naxjal xc'a'ux riq'uin li c'a'ru naxyechi'i ke, chi moco naxjal xc'a'ux nak quixsic' ku.
30For as you in time past were disobedient to God, but now have obtained mercy by their disobedience,
30Ut lâex, li mâcua'ex aj judío, lâex aj k'etol râtin li Dios nak quexcuan chak. Ut eb laj judío que'xk'et ajcui' chak râtin li Dios. Jo'can nak lâex chic x-uxtânâc êru xban li Dios.
31even so these also have now been disobedient, that by the mercy shown to you they may also obtain mercy.
31Eb laj judío que'xk'et chak râtin li Dios. Abanan tâcuulak xk'ehil nak te'pâbânk ut te'uxtânâk ajcui' ruheb xban li Dios jo' nak x-uxtânâc êru lâex.
32For God has shut up all to disobedience, that he might have mercy on all.
32Li Dios quiril nak chixjunileb li cuanqueb sa' ruchich'och' aj mâqueb. Jo'can nak quixcanabeb chixbânunquil lix mâusilaleb xbaneb lix k'etba âtin. Aban toj cuan ajcui' ruxtân li Dios sa' xbêneb.
33Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out!
33Relic chi yâl nak k'axal numtajenak li ruxtân li Dios. A'an naxnau chixjunil. Numtajenak cui'chic lix na'leb. Mâ ani nata'oc ru chanru nak narakoc âtin. Ut mâ ani nata'oc ru li naxbânu.
34“For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?” Isaiah 40:13
34Jo'ca'in tz'îbanbil sa' li Santil Hu: Mâ ani nana'oc re xc'a'ux li Kâcua'. Mâ ani naru naq'uehoc xna'leb. (Isa. 40:13-14)
35“Or who has first given to him, and it will be repaid to him again?” Job 41:11
35Mâ ani naru naq'uehoc c'a'ru re li Dios re nak tâq'uehek' ta cui'chic rêkaj re xban li Dios. (Job 35:7; 41:11)Chixjunil li c'a' re ru cuan, riq'uin li Dios nachal chak. Li Dios quiyîban re chixjunil ut a'an aj êchal re chixjunil. Lok'oninbil taxak li Kâcua' Dios chi junelic k'e cutan. Jo'can taxak.
36For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things. To him be the glory for ever! Amen.
36Chixjunil li c'a' re ru cuan, riq'uin li Dios nachal chak. Li Dios quiyîban re chixjunil ut a'an aj êchal re chixjunil. Lok'oninbil taxak li Kâcua' Dios chi junelic k'e cutan. Jo'can taxak.