罗马书 11
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
神並沒有丟棄以色列人
11 那麼我要說，難道 神丟棄了他的子民嗎？絕對沒有！因為我自己也是以色列人，是亞伯拉罕的後裔，屬於便雅憫支派的。 2 神並沒有丟棄他預先知道的子民。難道你們不知道在經上以利亞的話是怎樣說的嗎？他向 神控訴以色列人： 3 “主啊，他們殺了你的眾先知，拆毀了你的祭壇，只剩下我一個人，他們還在尋索我的性命。” 4 但 神怎樣回答他呢？“我為自己留下了七千人，是沒有向巴力屈膝的。” 5 因此，現在也是這樣，按著恩典的揀選，還有剩下的餘數。 6 既然是靠著恩典，就不再是由於行為了；不然的話，恩典就不再是恩典了。 7 那又怎麼樣呢？以色列人懇切尋找的，他們沒有得到，蒙揀選的人倒得著了。其餘的人都成了頑固的， 8 正如經上所記：
“ 神給了他們麻木的靈，
有眼睛卻看不見，
有耳朵卻聽不到，
直到今日。”
9 大衛也說：
“願他們的筵席成為他們的網羅、陷阱、
絆腳石和報應；
10 願他們的眼睛昏暗，不能看見；
願他們的背脊常常彎曲。”
外族人因信得到救恩
11 那麼我要說，他們失足是要倒下去嗎？絕對不是！反而因為他們的過犯，救恩就臨到外族人，為了要激起他們奮發。 12 既然他們的過犯可以使世人富足，他們的失敗可以使外族人富足，何況他們的豐盛呢？
13 我現在對你們外族人說話，因為我是外族人的使徒，所以尊重我的職分， 14 這樣也許可以激起我骨肉之親奮發，使他們中間有一些人得救。 15 如果他們被捨棄，世人就可以與 神復和；他們蒙接納，不就等於從死人中復活嗎？ 16 如果首先獻上的生麵是聖的，整團麵也是聖的；如果樹根是聖的，樹枝也是聖的。
17 如果把幾根樹枝折下來，讓你這野橄欖可以接上去，一同分享那橄欖樹根的汁漿， 18 你就不可向那些樹枝誇口。你若要誇口，就應當想想：不是你支持著樹根，而是樹根支持著你。 19 那麼你會說，那些樹枝被折下來，就是要把我接上去。 20 不錯，他們因為不信而被折下來，你因著信才站立得住。只是不可心高氣傲，倒要存畏懼的心。 21 神既然不顧惜那本來的樹枝，也不會顧惜你。 22 所以要留意 神的恩慈和嚴厲：對跌倒的人，他是嚴厲的；對你，只要你繼續在他的恩慈裡，他是恩慈的；不然的話，你也會被砍下來。 23 至於他們，如果不是繼續不信，他們仍然會被接上去，因為 神能夠把他們再接上去。 24 你這從野生的橄欖樹上砍下來的，尚且可以不自然地接在栽種的橄欖樹上，那些本來就有的樹枝，不是更能夠接在原來的橄欖樹上嗎？
全以色列都要得救
25 弟兄們，我不願意你們對這奧祕一無所知，免得你們自以為聰明。這奧祕就是以色列人當中有一部分是硬心的，直到外族人的全數滿了； 26 這樣，全以色列都要得救，如經上所記：
“拯救者必從錫安出來，
除掉雅各家的不敬虔的心；
27 我除去他們罪惡的時候，
就與他們立這樣的約。”
28 就福音來說，因你們的緣故，他們是仇敵；就揀選來說，因祖宗的緣故，他們是蒙愛的。 29 因為 神的恩賞和呼召是決不會反悔的。 30 正如你們從前不順服 神，現在卻因著他們的不順服，你們倒蒙了憐憫； 31 照樣，他們因著你們所蒙的憐憫，現在也不順服，使他們現在也可以蒙憐憫。 32 因為 神把所有的人都圈在不順服之中，為了要憐憫所有的人。
頌讚 神
33 神的豐富、智慧和知識，是多麼高深啊！他的判斷是多麼難測，他的道路是多麼難尋！
34 “誰知道主的心意，
誰作過他的參謀？”
35 “誰先給了他，
以致他要償還呢？”
36 因為萬有都是本於他，倚靠他，歸於他。願榮耀歸給他，直到永遠。阿們。
羅 馬 書 11
Chinese Union Version (Simplified)
11 我 且 说 ， 神 弃 绝 了 他 的 百 姓 麽 ？ 断 乎 没 有 ！ 因 为 我 也 是 以 色 列 人 ， 亚 伯 拉 罕 的 後 裔 ， 属 便 雅 悯 支 派 的 。
2 神 并 没 有 弃 绝 他 预 先 所 知 道 的 百 姓 。 你 们 岂 不 晓 得 经 上 论 到 以 利 亚 是 怎 麽 说 的 呢 ？ 他 在 神 面 前 怎 样 控 告 以 色 列 人 说 ：
3 主 阿 ， 他 们 杀 了 你 的 先 知 ， 拆 了 你 的 祭 坛 ， 只 剩 下 我 一 个 人 ， 他 们 还 要 寻 索 我 的 命 。
4 神 的 回 话 是 怎 麽 说 的 呢 ？ 他 说 ： 我 为 自 己 留 下 七 千 人 ， 是 未 曾 向 巴 力 屈 膝 的 。
5 如 今 也 是 这 样 ， 照 着 拣 选 的 恩 典 ， 还 有 所 留 的 馀 数 。
6 既 是 出 於 恩 典 ， 就 不 在 乎 行 为 ； 不 然 ， 恩 典 就 不 是 恩 典 了 。
7 这 是 怎 麽 样 呢 ？ 以 色 列 人 所 求 的 ， 他 们 没 有 得 着 ， 惟 有 蒙 拣 选 的 人 得 着 了 ； 其 馀 的 就 成 了 顽 梗 不 化 的 。
8 如 经 上 所 记 ： 神 给 他 们 昏 迷 的 心 ， 眼 睛 不 能 看 见 ， 耳 朵 不 能 听 见 ， 直 到 今 日 。
9 大 卫 也 说 ： 愿 他 们 的 筵 席 变 为 网 罗 ， 变 为 机 槛 ， 变 为 绊 脚 石 ， 作 他 们 的 报 应 。
10 愿 他 们 的 眼 睛 昏 蒙 ， 不 得 看 见 ； 愿 你 时 常 弯 下 他 们 的 腰 。
11 我 且 说 ， 他 们 失 脚 是 要 他 们 跌 倒 麽 ？ 断 乎 不 是 ！ 反 倒 因 他 们 的 过 失 ， 救 恩 便 临 到 外 邦 人 ， 要 激 动 他 们 发 愤 。
12 若 他 们 的 过 失 ， 为 天 下 的 富 足 ， 他 们 的 缺 乏 ， 为 外 邦 人 的 富 足 ； 何 况 他 们 的 丰 满 呢 ？
13 我 对 你 们 外 邦 人 说 这 话 ； 因 我 是 外 邦 人 的 使 徒 ， 所 以 敬 重 （ 原 文 作 ： 荣 耀 ） 我 的 职 分 ，
14 或 者 可 以 激 动 我 骨 肉 之 亲 发 愤 ， 好 救 他 们 一 些 人 。
15 若 他 们 被 丢 弃 ， 天 下 就 得 与 神 和 好 ； 他 们 被 收 纳 ， 岂 不 是 死 而 复 生 麽 ？
16 所 献 的 新 面 若 是 圣 洁 ， 全 团 也 就 圣 洁 了 ； 树 根 若 是 圣 洁 ， 树 枝 也 就 圣 洁 了 。
17 若 有 几 根 枝 子 被 折 下 来 ， 你 这 野 橄 榄 得 接 在 其 中 ， 一 同 得 着 橄 榄 根 的 肥 汁 ，
18 你 就 不 可 向 旧 枝 子 夸 口 ； 若 是 夸 口 ， 当 知 道 不 是 你 托 着 根 ， 乃 是 根 托 着 你 。
19 你 若 说 ， 那 枝 子 被 折 下 来 是 特 为 叫 我 接 上 。
20 不 错 ！ 他 们 因 为 不 信 ， 所 以 被 折 下 来 ； 你 因 为 信 ， 所 以 立 得 住 ； 你 不 可 自 高 ， 反 要 惧 怕 。
21 神 既 不 爱 惜 原 来 的 枝 子 ， 也 必 不 爱 惜 你 。
22 可 见 神 的 恩 慈 和 严 厉 ， 向 那 跌 倒 的 人 是 严 厉 的 ， 向 你 是 有 恩 慈 的 ； 只 要 你 长 久 在 他 的 恩 慈 里 ， 不 然 ， 你 也 要 被 砍 下 来 。
23 而 且 他 们 若 不 是 长 久 不 信 ， 仍 要 被 接 上 ， 因 为 神 能 够 把 他 们 从 新 接 上 。
24 你 是 从 那 天 生 的 野 橄 榄 上 砍 下 来 的 ， 尚 且 逆 着 性 得 接 在 好 橄 榄 上 ， 何 况 这 本 树 的 枝 子 ， 要 接 在 本 树 上 呢 ！
25 弟 兄 们 ， 我 不 愿 意 你 们 不 知 道 这 奥 秘 （ 恐 怕 你 们 自 以 为 聪 明 ） ， 就 是 以 色 列 人 有 几 分 是 硬 心 的 ， 等 到 外 邦 人 的 数 目 添 满 了 ，
26 於 是 以 色 列 全 家 都 要 得 救 。 如 经 上 所 记 ： 必 有 一 位 救 主 从 锡 安 出 来 ， 要 消 除 雅 各 家 的 一 切 罪 恶 ；
27 又 说 ： 我 除 去 他 们 罪 的 时 候 ， 这 就 是 我 与 他 们 所 立 的 约 。
28 就 着 福 音 说 ， 他 们 为 你 们 的 缘 故 是 仇 敌 ； 就 着 拣 选 说 ， 他 们 为 列 祖 的 缘 故 是 蒙 爱 的 。
29 因 为 神 的 恩 赐 和 选 召 是 没 有 後 悔 的 。
30 你 们 从 前 不 顺 服 神 ， 如 今 因 他 们 的 不 顺 服 ， 你 们 倒 蒙 了 怜 恤 。
31 这 样 ， 他 们 也 是 不 顺 服 ， 叫 他 们 因 着 施 给 你 们 的 怜 恤 ， 现 在 也 就 蒙 怜 恤 。
32 因 为 神 将 众 人 都 圈 在 不 顺 服 之 中 ， 特 意 要 怜 恤 众 人 。
33 深 哉 ， 神 丰 富 的 智 慧 和 知 识 ！ 他 的 判 断 何 其 难 测 ！ 他 的 踪 迹 何 其 难 寻 ！
34 谁 知 道 主 的 心 ？ 谁 作 过 他 的 谋 士 呢 ？
35 谁 是 先 给 了 他 ， 使 他 後 来 偿 还 呢 ？
36 因 为 万 有 都 是 本 於 他 ， 倚 靠 他 ， 归 於 他 。 愿 荣 耀 归 给 他 ， 直 到 永 远 。 阿 们 ！
Romans 11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 11
The Remnant of Israel.[a] 1 I ask, then, has God rejected his people? Of course not!(A) For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.(B) 2 God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the scripture says about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel? 3 “Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have torn down your altars, and I alone am left, and they are seeking my life.”(C) 4 But what is God’s response to him? “I have left for myself seven thousand men who have not knelt to Baal.”(D) 5 So also at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace.(E) 6 But if by grace, it is no longer because of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.(F) 7 What then? What Israel was seeking it did not attain, but the elect attained it; the rest were hardened,(G) 8 as it is written:
“God gave them a spirit of deep sleep,
eyes that should not see
and ears that should not hear,
down to this very day.”(H)
9 And David says:(I)
“Let their table become a snare and a trap,
a stumbling block and a retribution for them;
10 let their eyes grow dim so that they may not see,
and keep their backs bent forever.”
The Gentiles’ Salvation. 11 [b]Hence I ask, did they stumble so as to fall? Of course not! But through their transgression salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make them jealous.(J) 12 Now if their transgression is enrichment for the world, and if their diminished number is enrichment for the Gentiles, how much more their full number.
13 Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I glory in my ministry(K) 14 in order to make my race jealous and thus save some of them. 15 For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? 16 [c]If the firstfruits are holy, so is the whole batch of dough; and if the root is holy, so are the branches.(L)
17 But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, were grafted in their place and have come to share in the rich root of the olive tree,(M) 18 do not boast against the branches. If you do boast, consider that you do not support the root; the root supports you.(N) 19 Indeed you will say, “Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.” 20 That is so. They were broken off because of unbelief, but you are there because of faith. So do not become haughty, but stand in awe.(O) 21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, [perhaps] he will not spare you either.(P) 22 See, then, the kindness and severity of God: severity toward those who fell, but God’s kindness to you, provided you remain in his kindness; otherwise you too will be cut off.(Q) 23 And they also, if they do not remain in unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.(R) 24 For if you were cut from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and grafted, contrary to nature, into a cultivated one, how much more will they who belong to it by nature be grafted back into their own olive tree.
God’s Irrevocable Call.[d] 25 I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not become wise [in] your own estimation: a hardening has come upon Israel in part, until the full number of the Gentiles comes in,(S) 26 and thus all Israel will be saved,(T) as it is written:(U)
“The deliverer will come out of Zion,
he will turn away godlessness from Jacob;
27 and this is my covenant with them
when I take away their sins.”(V)
28 In respect to the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but in respect to election, they are beloved because of the patriarchs.(W) 29 For the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable.(X)
Triumph of God’s Mercy. 30 [e]Just as you once disobeyed God but have now received mercy because of their disobedience, 31 so they have now disobeyed in order that, by virtue of the mercy shown to you, they too may [now] receive mercy. 32 For God delivered all to disobedience, that he might have mercy upon all.(Y)
33 [f]Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How inscrutable are his judgments and how unsearchable his ways!(Z)
34 “For who has known the mind of the Lord[g]
or who has been his counselor?”(AA)
35 [h]“Or who has given him anything(AB)
that he may be repaid?”
36 For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.(AC)
Footnotes
- 11:1–10 Although Israel has been unfaithful to the prophetic message of the gospel (Rom 10:14–21), God remains faithful to Israel. Proof of the divine fidelity lies in the existence of Jewish Christians like Paul himself. The unbelieving Jews, says Paul, have been blinded by the Christian teaching concerning the Messiah.
- 11:11–15 The unbelief of the Jews has paved the way for the preaching of the gospel to the Gentiles and for their easier acceptance of it outside the context of Jewish culture. Through his mission to the Gentiles Paul also hopes to fill his fellow Jews with jealousy. Hence he hastens to fill the entire Mediterranean world with the gospel. Once all the Gentile nations have heard the gospel, Israel as a whole is expected to embrace it. This will be tantamount to resurrection of the dead, that is, the reappearance of Jesus Christ with all the believers at the end of time.
- 11:16–24 Israel remains holy in the eyes of God and stands as a witness to the faith described in the Old Testament because of the firstfruits (or the first piece baked) (Rom 11:16), that is, the converted remnant, and the root that is holy, that is, the patriarchs (Rom 11:16). The Jews’ failure to believe in Christ is a warning to Gentile Christians to be on guard against any semblance of anti-Jewish arrogance, that is, failure to recognize their total dependence on divine grace.
- 11:25–29 In God’s design, Israel’s unbelief is being used to grant the light of faith to the Gentiles. Meanwhile, Israel remains dear to God (cf. Rom 9:13), still the object of special providence, the mystery of which will one day be revealed.
- 11:30–32 Israel, together with the Gentiles who have been handed over to all manner of vices (Rom 1), has been delivered…to disobedience. The conclusion of Rom 11:32 repeats the thought of Rom 5:20, “Where sin increased, grace overflowed all the more.”
- 11:33–36 This final reflection celebrates the wisdom of God’s plan of salvation. As Paul has indicated throughout these chapters, both Jew and Gentile, despite the religious recalcitrance of each, have received the gift of faith. The methods used by God in making this outreach to the world stagger human comprehension but are at the same time a dazzling invitation to abiding faith.
- 11:34 The citation is from the Greek text of Is 40:13. Paul does not explicitly mention Isaiah in this verse, nor Job in Rom 11:35.
- 11:35 Paul quotes from an old Greek version of Jb 41:3a, which differs from the Hebrew text (Jb 41:11a).
Roma 11
Ang Bagong Tipan: Filipino Standard Version
Hindi Ganap na Itinakwil ng Diyos ang Israel
11 Kaya ito (A) ang sinasabi ko: Itinakwil na ba ng Diyos ang kanyang bayan? Huwag nawang mangyari! Ako mismo ay Israelita, mula sa lahi ni Abraham, mula sa lipi ni Benjamin. 2 Hindi itinakwil ng Diyos ang kanyang bayan na kanyang kinilala noong una pa man. Hindi ba ninyo alam ang sinasabi ng Kasulatan tungkol kay Elias, kung paano siyang dumaing sa Diyos laban sa Israel? 3 “Panginoon,”(B) sabi niya, “pinatay nila ang iyong mga propeta at giniba ang iyong mga dambana. Ako na lang ang natitira, at sinisikap nila akong patayin!” 4 Ngunit ano (C) ang sagot sa kanya ng Diyos? “Nagtira ako para sa akin ng pitong libong lalaking hindi yumuyukod kay Baal.” 5 Kaya hanggang sa kasalukuyan ay may nalalabi pa ring mga hinirang sa pamamagitan ng biyaya ng Diyos. 6 At kung ang paghirang ay sa pamamagitan ng biyaya, ito'y hindi batay sa mga gawa, sapagkat kung gayon, hindi magiging biyaya ang biyaya. 7 Ano ngayon? Hindi nakamtan ng Israel ang pinagsikapan nitong makuha. Ito'y nakamtan ng mga hinirang, subalit ang iba nama'y nagmatigas. 8 Gaya (D) ng nasusulat,
“Binigyan sila ng Diyos ng manhid na diwa,
ng mga matang hindi makakita,
at ng mga taingang hindi makarinig
hanggang sa araw na ito.”
9 Sinabi (E) naman ni David,
“Ang hapag nawa nila'y maging bitag at patibong,
isang katitisuran, at ganti sa kanila;
10 lumabo nawa ang kanilang mga paningin, upang hindi sila makakita,
at sa hirap ay makuba sila habang panahon.”
Ang Kaligtasan ng mga Hentil
11 Kaya't sinasabi ko: natisod ba sila upang tuluyang mabuwal? Huwag nawang mangyari! Sa halip, dahil sa pagsuway nila ay dumating ang kaligtasan sa mga Hentil, upang ibunsod sa selos ang Israel. 12 Ngayon, kung ang pagsuway nila ay nagdulot ng kayamanan para sa sanlibutan, at ang pagkalugi nila ay naging kayamanan para sa mga Hentil, gaano pa kaya ang idudulot ng kanilang lubos na pagbabalik-loob?
13 Ito naman ang sasabihin ko sa inyo, mga Hentil. Dahil ako nga ang apostol para sa mga Hentil, ikinararangal ko ang aking ministeryo 14 sa pag-asang maibunsod ko sa selos ang aking mga kalahi at sa gayon ay mailigtas ko ang ilan sa kanila. 15 Sapagkat kung ang kanilang pagkatakwil ay naging daan ng pagbabalik-loob ng sanlibutan, hindi ba't ang kanilang pagtanggap ay maitutulad sa muling pagkabuhay mula sa kamatayan? 16 Kung ang masa ng tinapay na inialay bilang unang bunga ay banal, banal din ang buong masa na pinagkunan niyon. Kung banal ang ugat, gayundin ang mga sanga. 17 Kung pinutol ang ilang sanga ng punong olibo, at ikaw na sangang ligaw ay idinugtong sa puno upang makabahagi sa katas na nagmumula sa ugat ng punong ito, 18 huwag kang magmalaki sa mga sangang pinutol. Alalahanin mong hindi ikaw ang bumubuhay sa mga ugat, kundi ang ugat ang bumubuhay sa iyo. 19 Maaaring sabihin mo, “Pinutol ang mga sanga upang ako'y maidugtong.” 20 Tama iyan. Ngunit pinutol sila dahil sa kawalan nila ng pananampalataya, at ikaw naman ay idinugtong dahil sa iyong pananampalataya. Kaya't huwag kang magmataas, sa halip ay matakot ka. 21 Sapagkat kung ang mga likas na sanga ay hindi pinanghinayangan ng Diyos, ikaw man ay hindi niya panghihinayangan. 22 Kaya't masdan ninyo ang kabutihan at kabagsikan ng Diyos: kabagsikan sa mga humiwalay, ngunit kabutihan sa iyo, kung mananatili ka sa kanyang kabutihan. Kung hindi, puputulin ka rin. 23 At kung sila'y hindi magpupumilit sa di-pagsampalataya, muli silang idudugtong, sapagkat kaya ng Diyos na sila'y muling idugtong. 24 Kung ikaw na sangang galing sa ligaw na olibo ay naidugtong sa inaalagaang olibo kahit salungat sa likas na paraan, lalo pang maaaring idugtong ang mga likas na sanga sa sarili nitong puno.
Ang Panunumbalik ng Israel
25 Mga kapatid, hindi ko nais na kayong mga Hentil ay maging mataas ang tingin sa sarili. Kaya't nais kong maunawaan ninyo ang hiwagang ito. Nagkaroon ng pagmamatigas ang isang bahagi ng Israel, hanggang makapasok ang kabuuang bilang ng mga Hentil. 26 Sa (F) ganitong paraan maliligtas ang buong Israel. Gaya ng nasusulat,
“Magbubuhat sa Zion ang sasagip sa atin;
aalisin niya ang kasamaan mula sa lahi ni Jacob.”
27 “At ito (G) ang aking pakikipagtipan sa kanila,
kapag pinawi ko na ang kanilang mga kasalanan.”
28 Tungkol sa ebanghelyo, naging kaaway sila ng Diyos alang-alang sa inyo. Tungkol naman sa paghirang, sila'y mga minamahal ng Diyos alang-alang sa kanilang mga ninuno. 29 Sapagkat hindi maaaring bawiin ang mga kaloob at ang pagtawag ng Diyos. 30 Dati kayong mga suwail sa Diyos subalit ngayo'y kinahabagan dahil sa kanilang pagsuway. 31 Ngayon nama'y sila ang naging suwail upang sa pamamagitan ng habag na ipinakita sa inyo, sila rin ay tumanggap ng habag ng Diyos. 32 Sapagkat ibinilanggo ng Diyos ang lahat sa pagsuway upang mahabag siya sa lahat.
33 Napakalalim(H) ng kayamanan at karunungan at kaalaman ng Diyos! Hindi maabot ng isip ng tao ang kanyang hatol, at hindi masiyasat ang kanyang mga paraan!
34 “Sapagkat sino (I) ang nakaaalam sa pag-iisip ng Panginoon,
o sino ang kanyang naging tagapayo?”
35 “Sino (J) ang nakapagbigay sa Diyos ng anuman,
upang siya'y bayaran ng Diyos?”
36 Sapagkat (K) mula sa kanya, at sa pamamagitan niya, at para sa kanya ang lahat ng mga bagay. Sumakanya ang kaluwalhatian magpakailanman. Amen.
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