罗马书 11
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
上帝不放弃以色列人
11 这样,难道上帝放弃了祂的子民吗?当然没有!因我自己也是以色列人,是亚伯拉罕的后裔,属于便雅悯支派。 2 上帝并没有放弃祂预先拣选的子民。你们不知道圣经上有关以利亚先知的记载吗?他在上帝面前控告以色列人,说: 3 “主啊!他们残杀你的先知,拆毁你的祭坛,只剩下我一个人,他们还要杀我。” 4 上帝怎样回答呢?祂说:“我为自己留下七千人,他们未曾跪拜巴力。”
5 现在的情况也是一样,上帝按照拣选的恩典留下了少数人。 6 既然说是出于恩典,就不再基于行为,不然恩典就不再是恩典了。 7 这该怎么说呢?以色列人努力追求,却一无所得,只有蒙拣选的人得到了,其他的人都变得顽固不化。 8 正如圣经上说:
“上帝使他们至今心智昏迷,
眼睛看不见,耳朵听不到。”
9 大卫也说:
“愿他们的宴席成为网罗、
陷阱、绊脚石,
给他们带来报应;
10 愿他们眼目昏暗,
无法看见,
永远弯腰驼背。”
11 那么,以色列人一失足就再也爬不起来了吗?当然不是!恰好相反,因他们的过犯,救恩临到了外族人,使他们心生嫉妒。 12 如果他们的过犯给世界带来了富足,他们的失败给外族人带来了富足,那么,他们发愤回头的时候岂不要带来更大的祝福吗?
外族人得救
13 我有话要对你们外族人说,因为我是外族人的使徒,我尊重自己的职分, 14 希望使我的骨肉同胞心生嫉妒,好使他们当中的一些人得救。 15 如果他们被抛弃,人类便有机会与上帝和好,那么,当他们被接纳的时候,又将怎样呢?岂不是要死而复生吗? 16 献祭时所献的那部分面团如果圣洁,整团面也圣洁;树根如果圣洁,树枝也圣洁。
17 如果橄榄树上有几条枝子被折了下来,你这野橄榄枝被接了上去,得以汲取橄榄树根供应的汁浆,你就不可向折下来的枝子夸口。 18 你怎能夸口呢?要知道:不是你托住树根,而是树根托住你。 19 你也许会说:“原来的枝子被折下来,是为了把我接上去。” 20 不错,他们因为不信被折了下来,而你因为信被接了上去,然而不要自高,要敬畏上帝。 21 上帝既然没有留下原来的枝子,也可以不留下你。 22 可见,上帝既慈爱又严厉。祂对堕落的人是严厉的,对你却是慈爱的。你要常常活在祂的爱中,不然你也会被砍下来。 23 当然,如果以色列人不再顽固不信,必会重新被接上去,因为上帝能把他们重新接上。 24 你这从野生的橄榄树上砍下来的枝子,尚且可以违反自然,被接到好橄榄树上,何况原来的枝子被接回到原来的树上呢?
全以色列都要得救
25 弟兄姊妹,我不愿意你们对以下这奥秘一无所知,还自以为聪明。这奥秘就是:虽然有些以色列人的心刚硬,但等到外族人得救的数目满了以后, 26 全以色列都要得救。正如圣经上说:“救主必从锡安出来,祂将除去雅各子孙的罪恶。 27 那时我要除去他们的罪,这是我与他们所立的约。”
28 就福音而论,他们成为上帝的仇敌是为了使你们得到福音;就上帝的拣选而论,因为他们祖先的缘故,他们仍是上帝所爱的。 29 因为上帝绝不会收回祂的恩赐和呼召。 30 你们从前不顺服上帝,然而因为他们的不顺服,你们现在反蒙了怜悯。 31 同样,他们现在不顺服是为了使你们蒙怜悯,好使他们也蒙怜悯。 32 因为上帝把世人都归在不顺服之列,是为了要怜悯世人。
颂赞上帝
33 啊,上帝的智慧和知识多么博大精深!
祂的判断多么难测!
祂的踪迹多么难寻!
34 谁曾知道主的心意?
谁曾做过祂的谋士?
35 谁曾给过祂,
等祂偿还呢?
36 因为万物都源于祂,
倚靠祂,归于祂。
愿荣耀归给祂,
直到永远。阿们!
Romains 11
La Bible du Semeur
Le reste d’Israël
11 Je demande donc : Dieu aurait-il rejeté son peuple ? Assurément pas ! En effet, ne suis-je pas moi-même Israélite, descendant d’Abraham, de la tribu de Benjamin ? 2 Non, Dieu n’a pas rejeté son peuple qu’il s’est choisi d’avance. Rappelez-vous ce que dit l’Ecriture dans le passage rapportant l’histoire d’Elie dans lequel celui-ci se plaint à Dieu au sujet d’Israël : 3 Seigneur, ils ont tué tes prophètes, ils ont démoli tes autels. Et moi, je suis resté tout seul, et voilà qu’ils en veulent à ma vie[a].
4 Eh bien ! quelle a été la réponse de Dieu ? J’ai gardé en réserve pour moi sept mille hommes qui ne se sont pas prosternés devant le dieu Baal[b].
5 Il en est de même dans le temps présent : il subsiste un reste que Dieu a librement choisi dans sa grâce. 6 Or, puisque c’est par grâce, cela ne peut pas venir des œuvres, ou alors la grâce n’est plus la grâce.
7 Que s’est-il donc passé ? Ce que le peuple d’Israël cherchait, il ne l’a pas trouvé ; seuls ceux que Dieu a choisis l’ont obtenu. Les autres ont été rendus incapables de comprendre, conformément à ce qui est écrit :
8 Dieu a frappé leur esprit de torpeur, leurs yeux de cécité et leurs oreilles de surdité,
et il en est ainsi jusqu’à ce jour[c] .
9 De même David déclare :
Que leurs banquets deviennent pour eux un piège, un filet,
une cause de chute, et qu’ils y trouvent leur châtiment.
10 Que leurs yeux s’obscurcissent ╵au point de ne plus voir,
fais-leur courber le dos ╵continuellement[d]!
La chute d’Israël n’est pas définitive
11 Je demande alors : si les Israélites ont trébuché, est-ce pour tomber définitivement ? Loin de là ! Par leur faute, le salut est devenu accessible aux païens, ce qui excitera leur jalousie. 12 Et si leur faute a fait la richesse du monde, et leur déchéance la richesse des non-Juifs, quelle richesse plus grande encore n’y aura-t-il pas dans leur complet rétablissement ?
13 Je m’adresse particulièrement ici à vous qui êtes d’origine païenne : dans la mesure même où je suis l’apôtre des non-Juifs, je me fais une idée d’autant plus haute de mon ministère 14 que je parviendrai peut-être, en l’exerçant, à rendre jaloux ceux de mon peuple et à en conduire ainsi quelques-uns au salut. 15 Car si leur mise à l’écart a entraîné la réconciliation du monde, quel sera l’effet de leur réintégration ? Rien de moins qu’une résurrection d’entre les morts ! 16 En effet, si les prémices du pain offert à Dieu sont consacrées, toute la pâte l’est aussi. Si la racine est consacrée, les branches le sont aussi[e].
17 Ainsi en est-il d’Israël : quelques branches ont été coupées. Et toi qui, par ton origine païenne, étais comme un rameau d’olivier sauvage, tu as été greffé parmi les branches restantes, et voici que tu as part avec elles à la sève qui monte de la racine de l’olivier cultivé. 18 Ne te mets pas, pour autant, à te vanter aux dépens des branches coupées[f]. Et si tu es tenté par un tel orgueil, souviens-toi que ce n’est pas toi qui portes la racine, c’est elle qui te porte !
19 Peut-être vas-tu dire : si des branches ont été coupées, c’est pour que je puisse être greffé. 20 Bien ! Mais elles ont été coupées à cause de leur incrédulité ; et toi, c’est à cause de ta foi que tu tiens. Ne sois donc pas orgueilleux ! Sois plutôt sur tes gardes ! 21 Car si Dieu n’a pas épargné les branches naturelles, il ne t’épargnera pas non plus[g]. 22 Considère donc, à la fois, la bonté et la sévérité de Dieu : sévérité à l’égard de ceux qui sont tombés, bonté à ton égard aussi longtemps que tu t’attaches à cette bonté. Sinon, toi aussi, tu seras retranché.
23 En ce qui concerne les Israélites, s’ils ne demeurent pas dans leur incrédulité, ils seront regreffés. Car Dieu a le pouvoir de les greffer de nouveau. 24 En effet, toi, tu as été coupé de l’olivier sauvage auquel tu appartenais par ta nature, pour être greffé, contrairement à ta nature, sur l’olivier cultivé : à combien plus forte raison les branches qui proviennent de cet olivier seront-elles greffées sur lui !
« Tout Israël sera sauvé »
25 Frères et sœurs, je ne veux pas que vous restiez dans l’ignorance de ce mystère, pour que vous ne croyiez pas détenir en vous-mêmes une sagesse supérieure : l’endurcissement d’une partie d’Israël durera jusqu’à ce que l’ensemble des non-Juifs soit entré dans le peuple de Dieu, 26 et ainsi, tout Israël sera sauvé. C’est là ce que dit l’Ecriture :
De Sion[h] viendra le Libérateur ;
il éloignera de Jacob toute désobéissance.
27 Et voici en quoi consistera mon alliance avec eux[i] :
c’est que j’enlèverai leurs péchés[j] .
28 Si l’on se place du point de vue de l’Evangile, ils sont devenus ennemis de Dieu pour que vous en bénéficiiez. Mais du point de vue du libre choix de Dieu, ils restent ses bien-aimés à cause de leurs ancêtres. 29 Car les dons de la grâce et l’appel de Dieu sont irrévocables. 30 Vous-mêmes, en effet, vous avez désobéi à Dieu autrefois et maintenant Dieu vous a fait grâce en se servant de leur désobéissance. 31 De la même façon[k], si leur désobéissance actuelle a pour conséquence votre pardon, c’est pour que Dieu leur pardonne à eux aussi[l]. 32 Car Dieu a emprisonné tous les hommes dans la désobéissance afin de faire grâce à tous.
33 Combien grandes sont les richesses de Dieu, combien profondes sa sagesse et sa science ! Nul ne peut sonder ses jugements. Nul ne peut découvrir ses plans. 34 Car,
Qui a connu la pensée du Seigneur ?
Qui a été son conseiller[m] ?
35 Qui lui a fait des dons
pour devoir être payé de retour[n] ?
36 En effet, tout vient de lui, tout subsiste par lui et pour lui. A lui soit la gloire à jamais ! Amen.
Footnotes
- 11.3 1 R 19.10.
- 11.4 1 R 19.18.
- 11.8 Dt 29.3 ; Es 29.10.
- 11.10 Ps 69.23-24 cité selon l’ancienne version grecque.
- 11.16 Voir Nb 15.19-21. Les prémices et la racine peuvent représenter les patriarches (v. 28).
- 11.18 Autre traduction : les branches d’origine.
- 11.21 Certains manuscrits ont : prends garde, de peur qu’il ne t’épargne pas non plus.
- 11.26 Autre traduction : A cause de Sion.
- 11.27 Es 59.20-21 cité selon l’ancienne version grecque.
- 11.27 Es 27.9 cité selon l’ancienne version grecque. Voir Jr 31.33-34.
- 11.31 Plusieurs manuscrits ajoutent : maintenant.
- 11.31 Autres traductions : De la même façon, eux ont maintenant désobéi afin que, par le pardon que vous avez obtenu, ils obtiennent à leur tour le pardon de Dieu, ou : …ils obtiennent maintenant à leur tour….
- 11.34 Es 40.13 cité selon l’ancienne version grecque.
- 11.35 Jb 41.3.
Romans 11
New King James Version
Israel’s Rejection Not Total
11 I say then, (A)has God cast away His people? (B)Certainly not! For (C)I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God has not cast away His people whom (D)He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel, saying, 3 (E)“Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life”? 4 But what does the divine response say to him? (F)“I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” 5 (G)Even so then, at this present time there is a remnant according to the election of grace. 6 And (H)if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. [a]But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.
7 What then? (I)Israel has not obtained what it seeks; but the elect have obtained it, and the rest were (J)blinded. 8 Just as it is written:
(K)“God has given them a spirit of stupor,
(L)Eyes that they should not see
And ears that they should not hear,
To this very day.”
9 And David says:
(M)“Let their table become a snare and a trap,
A stumbling block and a recompense to them.
10 Let their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see,
And bow down their back always.”
Israel’s Rejection Not Final
11 I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? Certainly not! But (N)through their [b]fall, to provoke them to (O)jealousy, salvation has come to the Gentiles. 12 Now if their [c]fall is riches for the world, and their failure riches for the Gentiles, how much more their fullness!
13 For I speak to you Gentiles; inasmuch as (P)I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry, 14 if by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh and (Q)save some of them. 15 For if their being cast away is the reconciling of the world, what will their acceptance be (R)but life from the dead?
16 For if (S)the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches. 17 And if (T)some of the branches were broken off, (U)and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them became a partaker of the root and [d]fatness of the olive tree, 18 (V)do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you.
19 You will say then, “Branches were broken off that I might be grafted in.” 20 Well said. Because of (W)unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear. 21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, He may not spare you either. 22 Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, [e]goodness, (X)if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise (Y)you also will be cut off. 23 And they also, (Z)if they do not continue in unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. 24 For if you were cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, who are natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
25 For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be (AA)wise in your own [f]opinion, that (AB)blindness in part has happened to Israel (AC)until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. 26 And so all Israel will be [g]saved, as it is written:
(AD)“The Deliverer will come out of Zion,
And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;
27 For (AE)this is My covenant with them,
When I take away their sins.”
28 Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the election they are (AF)beloved for the sake of the fathers. 29 For the gifts and the calling of God are (AG)irrevocable. 30 For as you (AH)were once disobedient to God, yet have now obtained mercy through their disobedience, 31 even so these also have now been disobedient, that through the mercy shown you they also may obtain mercy. 32 For God has [h]committed them (AI)all to disobedience, that He might have mercy on all.
33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!
34 “For who has known the (AJ)mind of the Lord?
Or (AK)who has become His counselor?”
35 “Or(AL) who has first given to Him
And it shall be repaid to him?”
36 For (AM)of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, (AN)to whom be glory forever. Amen.
Footnotes
- Romans 11:6 NU omits the rest of v. 6.
- Romans 11:11 trespass
- Romans 11:12 trespass
- Romans 11:17 richness
- Romans 11:22 NU adds of God
- Romans 11:25 estimation
- Romans 11:26 Or delivered
- Romans 11:32 shut them all up in
Romans 11
Legacy Standard Bible
God Has Not Rejected Israel
11 I say then, has God (A)rejected His people? (B)May it never be! For (C)I too am an Israelite, a seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 [a](D)God has not rejected His people whom He (E)foreknew. (F)Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah, how he appeals to God against Israel? 3 “Lord, (G)they have killed Your prophets, they have torn down Your altars, and I alone am left, and they are seeking my life.” 4 But what does the divine response say to him? “(H)I have left for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” 5 In this way then, at the present time, (I)a remnant according to God’s [b]gracious choice has also come to be. 6 But (J)if it is by grace, it is no longer of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace.
7 What then? What (K)Israel is seeking, it has not obtained, but the chosen obtained it, and the rest were (L)hardened; 8 just as it is written,
“[c](M)God gave them a spirit of stupor,
Eyes to see not and ears to hear not,
Down to this very day.”
9 And David says,
“(N)Let their table become a snare and a trap,
And a stumbling block and a retribution to them.
10 (O)Let their eyes be darkened to see not,
And bend their backs forever.”
Gentiles Grafted In
11 (P)I say then, did they stumble so as to fall? (Q)May it never be! But by their transgression (R)salvation has come to the Gentiles, to (S)make them jealous. 12 Now if their transgression is riches for the world and their failure is riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their [d](T)fullness be! 13 But I am speaking to you who are Gentiles. Inasmuch then as (U)I am an apostle of Gentiles, I magnify my ministry, 14 if somehow I might (V)move to jealousy (W)my [e]fellow countrymen and (X)save some of them. 15 For if their rejection is the (Y)reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but (Z)life from the dead? 16 And if the (AA)first piece of dough is holy, the lump is also; and if the root is holy, the branches are too.
17 But if some of the (AB)branches were broken off, and (AC)you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them and became a partaker with them of the [f]rich root of the olive tree, 18 do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast against them, remember that (AD)it is not you who supports the root, but the root supports you. 19 (AE)You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.” 20 Quite right! They were broken off for their unbelief, but you (AF)stand by your faith. (AG)Do not be haughty, but fear, 21 for if God did not spare the natural branches, He will not spare you, either. 22 Behold then the kindness and severity of God; to those who fell, severity, but to you, God’s (AH)kindness, (AI)if you continue in His kindness; otherwise you also (AJ)will be cut off. 23 And they also, (AK)if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. 24 For if you were cut off from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these who are the natural branches be grafted into their own olive tree?
All Israel Will Be Saved
25 For (AL)I do not want you, brothers, to be uninformed of this (AM)mystery—so that you will not be (AN)wise in your own estimation—that a partial (AO)hardening has happened to Israel until the (AP)fullness of the Gentiles has come in; 26 and so all Israel will be saved; just as it is written,
“(AQ)The Deliverer will come from Zion,
He will remove ungodliness from Jacob.”
27 “(AR)And this is [g]My covenant with them,
(AS)When I take away their sins.”
28 [h]From the standpoint of the gospel they are (AT)enemies for your sake, but [i]from the standpoint of God’s choice they are beloved for (AU)the sake of the fathers; 29 for the gifts and the (AV)calling of God (AW)are irrevocable. 30 For just as you once were disobedient to God, but now have been shown mercy because of their disobedience, 31 so these also now have been disobedient, that because of the mercy shown to you they also may now be shown mercy. 32 For (AX)God has shut up all in disobedience so that He may show mercy to all.
33 Oh, the depth of (AY)the riches and (AZ)wisdom and knowledge of God! (BA)How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways! 34 For (BB)who has known the mind of the Lord, or who became His counselor? 35 Or (BC)who has first given to Him [j]that it might be repaid to him? 36 For (BD)from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. (BE)To Him be the glory [k]forever. Amen.
Footnotes
- Romans 11:2 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Ps 94:14
- Romans 11:5 Lit choice of grace
- Romans 11:8 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Is 29:10
- Romans 11:12 Or fulfillment
- Romans 11:14 Lit flesh
- Romans 11:17 Lit root of the fatness
- Romans 11:27 Lit the covenant from Me
- Romans 11:28 Lit According to the gospel
- Romans 11:28 Lit according to the election
- Romans 11:35 Lit and it will be paid back
- Romans 11:36 Lit to the ages
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