Roma 9
Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
9 Sinasabi ko ang katotohanang na kay Cristo, na hindi ako nagsisinungaling, na ako'y sinasaksihan ng aking budhi sa Espiritu Santo,
2 Na mayroon akong malaking kalungkutan at walang tigil na karamdaman sa aking puso.
3 Sapagka't ako'y makapagnanasa na ako man ay itakuwil mula kay Cristo dahil sa aking mga kapatid, na aking mga kamaganak ayon sa laman.
4 Na pawang mga Israelita; na sa kanila ang pagkukupkop, at ang kaluwalhatian, at ang mga tipan, at ang pagbibigay ng kautusan, at ang paglilingkod sa Dios, at ang mga kapangakuan;
5 Na sa kanila ang mga magulang, at sa kanila mula ang Cristo ayon sa laman, na siyang lalo sa lahat, Dios na maluwalhati magpakailan man. Siya nawa.
6 Datapuwa't hindi sa ang salita ng Dios ay nauwi sa wala. Sapagka't hindi ang lahat ng buhat sa Israel ay mga taga Israel:
7 Ni sapagka't sila'y binhi ni Abraham, ay mga anak na silang lahat: kundi, Kay Isaac tatawagin ang iyong binhi.
8 Sa makatuwid, ay hindi mga anak sa laman ang mga anak ng Dios: kundi ang mga anak sa pangako'y siyang ibibilang na isang binhi.
9 Sapagka't ito ang salita ng pangako, Ayon sa panahong ito'y paririto ako, at magkakaroon si Sara ng isang anak na lalake.
10 At hindi lamang gayon; kundi nang maipaglihi na ni Rebeca sa pamamagitan ng isa, ito nga'y ng ating ama na si Isaac-
11 Sapagka't ang mga anak nang hindi pa ipinanganganak, at hindi pa nagsisigawa ng anomang mabuti o masama, upang ang layon ng Dios ay mamalagi alinsunod sa pagkahirang, na hindi sa mga gawa, kundi doon sa tumatawag,
12 Ay sinabi sa kaniya, Ang panganay ay maglilingkod sa bunso.
13 Gaya ng nasusulat, Si Jacob ay inibig ko, datapuwa't si Esau ay aking kinapootan.
14 Ano nga ang ating sasabihin? Mayroon baga kayang kalikuan sa Dios? Huwag nawang mangyari.
15 Sapagka't sinasabi niya kay Moises, Ako'y maaawa sa aking kinaaawaan, at ako'y mahahabag sa aking kinahahabagan.
16 Kaya nga hindi sa may ibig, ni hindi sa tumatakbo, kundi sa Dios na naaawa.
17 Sapagka't sinasabi ng kasulatan tungkol kay Faraon, Dahil sa layong ito, ay itinaas kita, upang aking maihayag sa pamamagitan mo ang aking kapangyarihan, at upang ang aking pangala'y maitanyag sa buong lupa.
18 Kaya nga sa kaniyang ibig siya'y naaawa, at sa kaniyang ibig siya'y nagpapatigas.
19 Sasabihin mo nga sa akin, Bakit humahanap pa siya ng kamalian? Sapagka't sino ang sumasalangsang sa kaniyang kalooban?
20 Nguni't, Oh tao, sino kang tumututol sa Dios? Sasabihin baga ng bagay na ginawa doon sa gumawa sa kaniya, Bakit mo ako ginawang ganito?
21 O wala bagang kapangyarihan sa putik ang magpapalyok, upang gawin sa isa lamang limpak ang isang sisidlan sa ikapupuri, at ang isa'y sa ikahihiya.
22 Ano kung ang Dios ay inibig na ihayag ang kaniyang kagalitan, at ipakilala ang kaniyang kapangyarihan, ay nagtiis ng malaking pagpapahinuhod sa mga sisidlan ng galit na nangahahanda na sa pagkasira:
23 At upang maipakilala ang kayamanan ng kaniyang kaluwalhatian sa mga sisidlan ng awa, na kaniyang inihanda nang una pa sa kaluwalhatian,
24 Maging sa atin na kaniya namang tinawag, hindi lamang mula sa mga Judio, kundi naman mula sa mga Gentil?
25 Gaya naman ng sinasabi niya sa aklat ni Oseas, Tatawagin kong aking bayan na hindi ko dating bayan; At iniibig, na hindi dating iniibig.
26 At mangyayari, na sa dakong pinagsabihan sa kanila, kayo'y hindi ko bayan, Ay diyan sila tatawaging mga anak ng Dios na buhay.
27 At si Isaias ay sumisigaw tungkol sa Israel, Kung ang bilang man ng mga anak ng Israel ay maging tulad sa buhangin sa dagat, ay ang nalalabi lamang ang maliligtas:
28 Sapagka't isasagawa ng Panginoon ang kaniyang salita sa lupa, na tatapusin at paiikliin.
29 At gaya ng sinabi nang una ni Isaias, Kung hindi nagiwan sa atin ng isang binhi ang Panginoon ng mga hukbo, Tayo'y naging katulad sana ng Sodoma, at naging gaya ng Gomorra.
30 Ano nga ang ating sasabihin? Na ang mga Gentil, na hindi nangagsisisunod sa katuwiran, ay nagkamit ng katuwiran, sa makatuwid baga'y ng katuwiran sa pananampalataya:
31 Datapuwa't ang Israel sa pagsunod sa kautusan ng katuwiran, ay hindi umabot sa kautusang iyan.
32 Bakit? Sapagka't hindi nila hinanap sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya, kundi ng ayon sa mga gawa. Sila'y nangatisod sa batong katitisuran;
33 Gaya ng nasusulat, Narito, inilalagay ko sa Sion ang isang batong katitisuran, at batong pangbuwal: At ang sumasampalataya sa kaniya'y hindi mapapahiya.
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
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
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