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.

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.

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:

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:

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

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).

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

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).)

⁵Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.

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

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.

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

⁷What then? That which Israel seeks for, that he didn’t obtain, but the chosen ones obtained it, and the rest were hardened.

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

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

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)

⁹David says, “Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, a stumbling block, and a retribution to them.

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

¹⁰Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see. Bow down their back always.” Psalm 69:22,23

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

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.

¹²Now if their fall is the riches of the world, and their loss the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fullness?

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

¹³For I speak to you who are Gentiles. Since then as I am an apostle to Gentiles, I glorify my ministry;

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

¹⁴if by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh, and may save some of them.

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

¹⁵For if the rejection of them is the reconciling of the world, what would their acceptance be, but life from the dead?

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

¹⁶If the first fruit is holy, so is the lump. If the root is holy, so are the branches.

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

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;

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)]

¹⁸don’t boast over the branches. But if you boast, it is not you who support the root, but the root supports you.

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

¹⁹You will say then, “Branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.”

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

²⁰True; by their unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by your faith. Don’t be conceited, but fear;

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

²¹for if God didn’t spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you.

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

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.

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.

²³They also, if they don’t continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.

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

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?

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.

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,

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;

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.

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;

²⁷This is my covenant to them, when I will take away their sins.” Isaiah 59:20-21; 27:9; Jeremiah 31:33-34

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

²⁸Concerning the Good News, they are enemies for your sake. But concerning the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sake.

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.

²⁹For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.

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

³⁰For as you in time past were disobedient to God, but now have obtained mercy by their disobedience,

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

³¹even so these also have now been disobedient, that by the mercy shown to you they may also obtain mercy.

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

³²For God has shut up all to disobedience, that he might have mercy on all.

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

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!

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]

³⁴“For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?” Isaiah 40:13

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

³⁵“Or who has first given to him, and it will be repaid to him again?” Job 41:11

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.

³⁶For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things. To him be the glory for ever! Amen.

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.