ROMANOS 9
Cakchiquel Occidental
Can ye ri israelitas ri xechaˈox (xechaˈ) ruma ri Dios chi xeˈoc rutinamit
9 Ri nwajoˈ nbij chiwe can kitzij wi, ruma nuniman ri Cristo y ma ntzˈuc ta tzij. Ri wánima can nunaˈ wi chi kitzij ri nbij, ruma queriˈ chukaˈ nukˈalajsaj ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu chuwe. 2 Riyin sibilaj yibison. Can ronojel kˈij cˈo nimalaj kˈaxon pa wánima cuma ri wech aj Israel. 3 Rumariˈ riyin nbij, wi xa ta riqˈui chi yinelesex el riyin riqˈui ri Cristo y nika rucˈayewal pa nuwiˈ y wi ta riqˈui riˈ yecolotej ri nicˈaj chic wech aj Israel, riyin can nyaˈ kˈij chi que ta riˈ niban chuwe. 4 Ri wech aj Israel, qˈuiy cˈa ri quicˈulun, ruma ri Dios xuben chique chi xeˈoc ralcˈual. Y can xcˈojeˈ wi cˈa rukˈij rucˈojlen ri Dios quiqˈui. Ri Dios xuben chukaˈ jun trato quiqˈui. Ri Dios chique riyeˈ xuyaˈ wi ri ley, y xucˈut chiquiwech achique rubanic riche (rixin) chi niquiyaˈ rukˈij. Y chukaˈ xubij chi xtuyaˈ qˈuiy ruwech rutzil chique. 5 Y ri catiˈt quimamaˈ riyeˈ ye ri Abraham, ri Isaac y ri Jacob. Y chiquicojol cˈa ri wech aj Israel xalex wi ri Cristo tek xpe waweˈ chuwech re ruwachˈulef. Ri Cristo yariˈ ri Dios y ya Riyaˈ ri cˈo pa ruwiˈ ronojel cosas. Can cˈo rukˈij riche (rixin) xtibe kˈij xtibe sek. Amén.
6 Man cˈa tikachˈob ta chi ri Dios man ta rubanon ri nubij chupan ri ruchˈabel. Ruma ma quinojel ta ri ye riy rumam ri Israel ri can kitzij chi ye aj Israel chuwech ri Dios. 7 Y chukaˈ ma quinojel ta ri ye riy rumam ca ri Abraham ye chaˈon ruma ri Dios. Ruma ri Dios xubij cˈa chare ri Abraham: Xaxu (xaxe wi) ri ye riy rumam ri acˈajol Isaac ri xtiquibiniˈaj chi kitzij chi ye awiy amam riyit, xchaˈ chare. 8 Y riqˈui riˈ nikatzˈet chi ma quinojel ta ri ye riy rumam ca ri Abraham ye ralcˈual ri Dios. Xaxu (xaxe wi) ri ye chaˈon ruma ri Dios ri yecˈulu ri utzil ri rutzujun (rusujun). Xaxu (xaxe) wi cˈa riyeˈ ri nibix chique ruma ri Dios chi ye ralcˈual chic Riyaˈ. 9 Achiˈel tek ri Dios xubij chare ri Abraham: Xquipe chic iwuqˈui pa jun junaˈ anej, ruma ri Sara ri awixjayil xticˈojeˈ jun ral, y ti cˈajol (alaˈ). Queriˈ xubij ri Dios chare ri Abraham.
10 Y can que wi riˈ xbanatej. Can xalex na wi ri kamamaˈ Isaac. Y tek ri Isaac cˈulan chic, ri Rebeca ri rixjayil ri Isaac xeralaj ye caˈiˈ acˈalaˈ. 11 Y ri Dios xuchaˈ jun chique ri caˈiˈ acˈalaˈ riˈ tek ma jane queˈalex, y riqˈui ri xquicˈulwachij ri caˈiˈ acˈalaˈ riˈ, can nikˈalajin wi chi ri Dios ma yojruchaˈ ta ruma ri yekabanalaˈ. Riyaˈ yeruchaˈ ri ruchˈobon chi yeruchaˈ. Ruma tek ma jane queˈalex ri caˈiˈ acˈalaˈ riˈ, y ma jane tikˈalajin ri xtiquibanalaˈ wi utz o ma utz ta, 12 ri Dios xubij yan chare ri teˈej chi ya ri chakˈlaxel ri xtitakanoj pa ruwiˈ ri nimalaxel. 13 Y chukaˈ chupan ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ri tzˈibatal ca, nubij: Ri Jacob can xinwajoˈ wi. Yacˈa ri Esaú ma xinwajoˈ ta. Queriˈ nubij ri tzˈibatal ca.
14 ¿Achique nichˈob riyix? ¿La ma choj ta cami xuben ri Dios, tek queriˈ xuben? Ri Dios can choj wi xuben. 15 Ruma Riyaˈ xubij chukaˈ chare ri Moisés: Achique winek ri nwajoˈ njoyowaj ruwech, can njoyowaj wi cˈa ruwech. Y achique winek ri nwajoˈ ntoˈ, can ntoˈ wi. Queriˈ xubij ri Dios chare. 16 Y riqˈui riˈ nikˈalajin chi ri Dios nuyaˈ ri rutzil chake ruma chi Riyaˈ nujoyowaj kawech, y ma ruma ta chi riyoj xkajoˈ chi nijoyowex kawech, y ma ruma ta chi yoj‑el yoj‑oc chucanoxic ri utzil riˈ. 17 Achiˈel ri nubij chupan ri tzˈibatal ca tek ri Dios xubij chare ri Faraón: Xatinyaˈ pan Egipto riche (rixin) chi nikˈalajin ri wuchukˈaˈ y riche (rixin) chi nitzijox ri nubiˈ pa ronojel ruwachˈulef. Queriˈ xubij ri Dios chare ri Faraón. 18 Y riqˈui riˈ nikatzˈet chi ri Dios nujoyowaj quiwech ri nrajoˈ chi nujoyowaj quiwech y nucowirisaj ri cánima ri nrajoˈ chi nucowirisaj.
19 Pero ma ruma ta riˈ chi riyix utz nichˈob ka: Wi xa riqˈui cˈa ri Dios nipe wi chi nujoyowaj ruwech jun winek, y wi xa riqˈui chukaˈ Riyaˈ nipe wi chi nucowirisaj ránima jun winek, y wi xa majun winek rucˈamon ta chi nupabaˈ riˈ chuwech ri nrajoˈ nuben ri Dios kiqˈui, ¿achique cˈa ruma tek nubij aj maquiˈ chake? yixchaˈ. 20 Yacˈa riyin nbij chi riyoj winek, majun modo nikabij chare ri Dios chi ma utz ta ri nuben. ¿La utz cami chi jun bojoˈy nubij ta chare ri aj banoy riche (rixin): Achique ruma tek ya nubaniquil reˈ ri naben chuwe? Can ma utz ta cˈa chi nubij queriˈ. 21 Ruma ya ri aj banoy bojoˈy ri nichˈobo achique ri nrajoˈ nuben riqˈui ri chˈabek. Ruma riqˈui ri mismo chˈabek riˈ nicowin nuben jun bojoˈy ri nim rejkalen o nuben jun chic ri ma nim ta rejkalen.
22 Ri Dios can rajowan wi chi nucˈut ri ruchukˈaˈ y ri royowal pa quiwiˈ ri winek ri yemacun. Pero Riyaˈ sibilaj ye rucochˈon ri winek ri can rumolon chic riˈ ri quimac chuwech, astapeˈ can utz wi chi xka yan ta ri royowal pa quiwiˈ y xeqˈuis yan ta ri pa rucˈayewal. 23 Y chukaˈ pa rukˈaˈ Riyaˈ cˈo wi riche (rixin) chi nukˈalajsaj ri rutzil pa kawiˈ riyoj, ri xujoyowaj kawech. Ruchojmirisan chic ri kacˈaslen riche (rixin) chi jabel xtibekabanaˈ riqˈui Riyaˈ, ri cˈo rukˈij rucˈojlen. 24 Queriˈ rubanon kiqˈui riyoj ri xojrusiqˈuij (xojroyoj) chi israelitas, y chi ma ye israelitas ta. 25 Achiˈel ri nubij ri Dios chupan ri wuj ri tzˈiban ca ruma ri Oseas:
Ri winek ri ma ye nutinamit ta, xtinben chique chi xqueˈoc nutinamit.
Ma ye wajowan ta pe, pero xquenwajoˈ cˈa.
26 Y chukaˈ ri acuchi (achique) yecˈo wi tek ri Dios xubij chique: Riyix ma yix nutinamit ta,
can chiriˈ chukaˈ xtibix wi chique: Riyix yix ralcˈual chic ri cˈaslic Dios.
27 Ri Isaías cˈo ri xubij ca chikij riyoj israelitas. Riyaˈ can riqˈui cˈa ruchukˈaˈ xchˈo y xubij: Riyoj ri riy rumam ca ri Israel, can sibilaj yoj qˈuiy. Can yoj achiˈel ri sanayiˈ ri cˈo chuchiˈ ri mar, ruma can majun ri nicowin ta najlan kiche (kixin). Xa yacˈa ri ma yoj qˈuiy ta ri xkojcolotej. 28 Ri Ajaf Dios can rubin cˈa chi xtuyaˈ rucˈayewal pa ruwiˈ re ruwachˈulef. Y can chanin cˈa xtibanatej, y can pa ruchojmil tek xtibanatej. 29 Ri Isaías can rubin cˈa chukaˈ:
Ri Dios ri Rajaf ronojel, wi ta xojruqˈuis konojel,
xkacˈulwachij ta achiˈel ri xquicˈulwachij ri tinamit Sodoma y Gomorra ojer ca. Queriˈ xubij ri Isaías.
Ruma ri cukbel cˈuˈx tek yojtzˈetetej chi majun kamac
30 ¿Achique cˈa nikabij chrij reˈ? Ri ma ye israelitas ta astapeˈ ma quitijon ta quikˈij riche (rixin) chi yetzˈetetej ruma ri Dios chi majun quimac, xa yeriˈ ri xquetzˈetetej ruma ri Dios chi majun quimac ruma quicukuban quicˈuˈx riqˈui. 31 Yacˈa ri kech aj Israel, can niquitij wi quikˈij ruma nicajoˈ yetzˈetetej ruma ri Dios chi majun quimac. Can niquitij quikˈij riche (rixin) chi niquiben ta ri nubij ri ruley ri Dios, pero ma yecowin ta. 32 ¿Y achique ruma? Ruma ma quicukuban ta quicˈuˈx riqˈui ri Jesucristo. Xaxu (xaxe) wi ri nubij ri ley ri niquitij quikˈij riche (rixin) chi niquiben y xa ma niquicukubaˈ ta quicˈuˈx riqˈui ri Jesucristo; rumariˈ xquichakˈij (xquitochˈ) caken chuwech ri Abej. Y ri Abej riˈ ya ri Jesucristo. 33 Achiˈel ri nubij ri Dios chupan ri tzˈibatal ca:
Riyin xtinyaˈ cˈa jun ri achiˈel Abej ri pa tinamit Sion, y yecˈo winek ri xa xtiquichakˈij (xtiquitochˈ) caken chuwech ri achiˈel Abej riˈ y xquetzak.
Yacˈa ri xqueniman riche (rixin), majun achique ruma xqueqˈuixbitej.
Romans 9
New King James Version
Israel’s Rejection of Christ
9 I (A)tell the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit, 2 (B)that I have great sorrow and continual grief in my heart. 3 For (C)I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my [a]countrymen according to the flesh, 4 who are Israelites, (D)to whom pertain the adoption, (E)the glory, (F)the covenants, (G)the giving of the law, (H)the service of God, and (I)the promises; 5 (J)of whom are the fathers and from (K)whom, according to the flesh, Christ came, (L)who is over all, the eternally blessed God. Amen.
Israel’s Rejection and God’s Purpose(M)
6 (N)But it is not that the word of God has taken no effect. For (O)they are not all Israel who are of Israel, 7 (P)nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, (Q)“In Isaac your seed shall be called.” 8 That is, those who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but (R)the children of the promise are counted as the seed. 9 For this is the word of promise: (S)“At this time I will come and Sarah shall have a son.”
10 And not only this, but when (T)Rebecca also had conceived by one man, even by our father Isaac 11 (for the children not yet being born, nor having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works but of (U)Him who calls), 12 it was said to her, (V)“The older shall serve the younger.” 13 As it is written, (W)“Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated.”
Israel’s Rejection and God’s Justice
14 What shall we say then? (X)Is there unrighteousness with God? Certainly not! 15 For He says to Moses, (Y)“I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I will have compassion.” 16 So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy. 17 For (Z)the Scripture says to the Pharaoh, (AA)“For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth.” 18 Therefore He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He (AB)hardens.
19 You will say to me then, “Why does He still find fault? For (AC)who has resisted His will?” 20 But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? (AD)Will the thing formed say to him who formed it, “Why have you made me like this?” 21 Does not the (AE)potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make (AF)one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?
22 What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering (AG)the vessels of wrath (AH)prepared for destruction, 23 and that He might make known (AI)the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had (AJ)prepared beforehand for glory, 24 even us whom He (AK)called, (AL)not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?
25 As He says also in Hosea:
(AM)“I will call them My people, who were not My people,
And her beloved, who was not beloved.”
26 “And(AN) it shall come to pass in the place where it was said to them,
‘You are not My people,’
There they shall be called sons of the living God.”
27 Isaiah also cries out concerning Israel:
(AO)“Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea,
(AP)The remnant will be saved.
28 For [b]He will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness,
(AQ)Because the Lord will make a short work upon the earth.”
29 And as Isaiah said before:
(AR)“Unless the Lord of [c]Sabaoth had left us a seed,
(AS)We would have become like Sodom,
And we would have been made like Gomorrah.”
Present Condition of Israel
30 What shall we say then? (AT)That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have attained to righteousness, (AU)even the righteousness of faith; 31 but Israel, (AV)pursuing the law of righteousness, (AW)has not attained to the law [d]of righteousness. 32 Why? Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were, [e]by the works of the law. For (AX)they stumbled at that stumbling stone. 33 As it is written:
(AY)“Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and rock of offense,
And (AZ)whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.”
Footnotes
- Romans 9:3 Or relatives
- Romans 9:28 NU the Lord will finish the work and cut it short upon the earth
- Romans 9:29 Lit., in Heb., Hosts
- Romans 9:31 NU omits of righteousness
- Romans 9:32 NU by works, omitting of the law
Romans 9
New International Version
Paul’s Anguish Over Israel
9 I speak the truth in Christ—I am not lying,(A) my conscience confirms(B) it through the Holy Spirit— 2 I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. 3 For I could wish that I myself(C) were cursed(D) and cut off from Christ for the sake of my people,(E) those of my own race,(F) 4 the people of Israel.(G) Theirs is the adoption to sonship;(H) theirs the divine glory,(I) the covenants,(J) the receiving of the law,(K) the temple worship(L) and the promises.(M) 5 Theirs are the patriarchs,(N) and from them is traced the human ancestry of the Messiah,(O) who is God over all,(P) forever praised Amen.
God’s Sovereign Choice
6 It is not as though God’s word(R) had failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.(S) 7 Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abraham’s children. On the contrary, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.”[b](T) 8 In other words, it is not the children by physical descent who are God’s children,(U) but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham’s offspring.(V) 9 For this was how the promise was stated: “At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.”[c](W)
10 Not only that, but Rebekah’s children were conceived at the same time by our father Isaac.(X) 11 Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad(Y)—in order that God’s purpose(Z) in election might stand: 12 not by works but by him who calls—she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”[d](AA) 13 Just as it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”[e](AB)
14 What then shall we say?(AC) Is God unjust? Not at all!(AD) 15 For he says to Moses,
“I will have mercy on whom I have mercy,
and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”[f](AE)
16 It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.(AF) 17 For Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”[g](AG) 18 Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden.(AH)
19 One of you will say to me:(AI) “Then why does God still blame us?(AJ) For who is able to resist his will?”(AK) 20 But who are you, a human being, to talk back to God?(AL) “Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it,(AM) ‘Why did you make me like this?’”[h](AN) 21 Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use?(AO)
22 What if God, although choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience(AP) the objects of his wrath—prepared for destruction?(AQ) 23 What if he did this to make the riches of his glory(AR) known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory(AS)— 24 even us, whom he also called,(AT) not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?(AU) 25 As he says in Hosea:
“I will call them ‘my people’ who are not my people;
and I will call her ‘my loved one’ who is not my loved one,”[i](AV)
26 and,
“In the very place where it was said to them,
‘You are not my people,’
there they will be called ‘children of the living God.’”[j](AW)
27 Isaiah cries out concerning Israel:
“Though the number of the Israelites be like the sand by the sea,(AX)
only the remnant will be saved.(AY)
28 For the Lord will carry out
his sentence on earth with speed and finality.”[k](AZ)
29 It is just as Isaiah said previously:
“Unless the Lord Almighty(BA)
had left us descendants,
we would have become like Sodom,
we would have been like Gomorrah.”[l](BB)
Israel’s Unbelief
30 What then shall we say?(BC) That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;(BD) 31 but the people of Israel, who pursued the law as the way of righteousness,(BE) have not attained their goal.(BF) 32 Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone.(BG) 33 As it is written:
Footnotes
- Romans 9:5 Or Messiah, who is over all. God be forever praised! Or Messiah. God who is over all be forever praised!
- Romans 9:7 Gen. 21:12
- Romans 9:9 Gen. 18:10,14
- Romans 9:12 Gen. 25:23
- Romans 9:13 Mal. 1:2,3
- Romans 9:15 Exodus 33:19
- Romans 9:17 Exodus 9:16
- Romans 9:20 Isaiah 29:16; 45:9
- Romans 9:25 Hosea 2:23
- Romans 9:26 Hosea 1:10
- Romans 9:28 Isaiah 10:22,23 (see Septuagint)
- Romans 9:29 Isaiah 1:9
- Romans 9:33 Isaiah 8:14; 28:16
Romans 9
English Standard Version
God's Sovereign Choice
9 (A)I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit— 2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. 3 For (B)I could wish that I myself were (C)accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers,[a] my kinsmen (D)according to the flesh. 4 They are (E)Israelites, and to them belong (F)the adoption, (G)the glory, (H)the covenants, (I)the giving of the law, (J)the worship, and (K)the promises. 5 To them belong (L)the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ, (M)who is God over all, (N)blessed forever. Amen.
6 But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel, 7 and not all are children of Abraham (O)because they are his offspring, but (P)“Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.” 8 This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but (Q)the children of the promise are counted as offspring. 9 For this is what the promise said: (R)“About this time next year I will return, and Sarah shall have a son.” 10 And not only so, but (S)also when Rebekah had conceived children by one man, our forefather Isaac, 11 though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad—in order that God's purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of (T)him who calls— 12 she was told, (U)“The older will serve the younger.” 13 As it is written, (V)“Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
14 What shall we say then? (W)Is there injustice on God's part? By no means! 15 For he says to Moses, (X)“I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” 16 So then it depends not on human will or exertion,[b] but on God, who has mercy. 17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, (Y)“For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I might show my power in you, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” 18 So then he has mercy on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills.
19 You will say to me then, “Why does he still find fault? For (Z)who can resist his will?” 20 But who are you, O man, (AA)to answer back to God? (AB)Will what is molded say to its molder, “Why have you made me like this?” 21 (AC)Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump (AD)one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use? 22 What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience (AE)vessels of wrath (AF)prepared for destruction, 23 in order to make known (AG)the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he (AH)has prepared beforehand for glory— 24 even us whom he (AI)has called, (AJ)not from the Jews only but also from the Gentiles? 25 As indeed he says in Hosea,
(AK)“Those who were not my people I will call ‘my people,’
and her who was not beloved I will call ‘beloved.’”
26 (AL)“And in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’
there they will be called (AM)‘sons of the living God.’”
27 And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: (AN)“Though the number of the sons of Israel[c] be as the sand of the sea, (AO)only a remnant of them will be saved, 28 for the Lord will carry out his sentence upon the earth fully and without delay.” 29 And as Isaiah predicted,
(AP)(AQ)“If the Lord of hosts had not left us offspring,
(AR)we would have been like Sodom
and become like Gomorrah.”
Israel's Unbelief
30 What shall we say, then? (AS)That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, (AT)a righteousness that is by faith; 31 but that Israel (AU)who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness[d] (AV)did not succeed in reaching that law. 32 Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the (AW)stumbling stone, 33 as it is written,
(AX)“Behold, I am laying in Zion (AY)a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense;
(AZ)and whoever believes in him will not be (BA)put to shame.”
Footnotes
- Romans 9:3 Or brothers and sisters
- Romans 9:16 Greek not of him who wills or runs
- Romans 9:27 Or children of Israel
- Romans 9:31 Greek a law of righteousness
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