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A twutzxix Ttanim qMan Dios

11  Atzin jaˈlin, ¿Mapela tzˈel tiˈjlin te qMan Diosjo Ttanim te jun majx, ayeˈ aj Judiy? ¡Mina! Quˈn ikyqinx wejiˈy, aj Judiyqiˈn, ex antza tzajnin nyajila tiˈj Abraham ex tiˈjjo chˈuq xjal, a tzajnin tiˈj Benjamín, a tkˈwal Israel. Me nya ma chin el tiˈjlin Dios. Quˈn atxix naˈmtaq tkubˈlin xkye tkyaqil, ax Dios o jaw skˈoˈnkye aj Judiy, tuˈn kyok te Ttanim, ex nya o chi el tiˈjlin. ¿Ma miˈtzin bˈiˈn kyuˈn tzeˈnku ntqˈmaˈn Tuˈjil Tyol Dios, tej tyolbˈin Elías kyiˈj aj Judiy toj tnaˈj Dios? Chiˈ kyjaluˈn:

Ay wAjaw, aye tsanjila, ma chi kubˈ kybˈyoˈn aj Judiy,
ex ma chi kubˈ kyyuchˈin t‑altara,
a jaˈ nkubˈe patit oyaj ex chojbˈil il twutza.
Ex njunalxa ma chin kyij ten,
ex kyaj tuˈn nkubˈ kybˈyoˈn.

Me xi ttzaqˈwin Dios:
    O tzˈel npaˈnjiˈy wuq mil ichin,
aye bˈajxi chi kˈuline twutz juntl dios, a Baal tbˈi.

5-6 Atziˈn jaˈlin; ma kyij jun jteˈbˈin kybˈaj aj Judiy, aye skˈoˈnqexix tuˈn t‑xtalbˈil qMan Dios, ex nya tuˈn kybˈinchbˈin. Quˈn noqit tuˈn kybˈinchbˈin, matla chi klettz kyuˈnx kyibˈx, ex ntiˈtla tajbˈintzjo t‑xtalbˈil qMan Dios.

¿Tzeˈntziˈntz ikyjo? Mi xknet kyuˈn aj Judiy tuˈn kyok te tzˈaqle twutz Dios, ex ma txi kujix kyanmin. Me ayetzin skˈoˈnqe tuˈn qMan, ma chi ok te tzˈaqle twutz, noq tuˈn t‑xtalbˈil, tzeˈnku ntqˈmaˈn Tuˈjil Tyol Dios:

Ex ax Dios ok jpunte kynabˈl,
tuˈn mi tzˈel kynikyˈ te,
ex ax xi kujsinte kyanmin,
tuˈn mi kynaˈye,
ex ok tjpun kyẍkyin,
tuˈn mi kybˈiye.
Tzeˈnx kyten jaˈlin.

Ex ikyxjo tqˈma David toj Tuˈjil Tyol Dios:
    Noqit axjo kyikyˈsbˈil nintz qˈij kubˈ toj kybˈe,
tuˈn kybˈaj jaw takpaj tiˈj,
ex tuˈn tbˈaj kyjtzˈoˈn kyibˈ toj,
ex tuˈn kykyij tjaqˈ tkawbˈil Dios kujxix wen.
10     Noqit tzaj yupj toj kywutz,
tuˈntzin mi kylaˈye,
    ex atzintlaˈ ttzkyel kyiˈj kyij kˈoweˈ tjaqˈ kyiqitz te bˈisbˈajil te jun majx.

A kolbˈil kye nya Judiyqe

11 Tuˈn ẍi kubˈ tzˈaq aj Judiy toj tkyaqiljo lo, ¿Mapela chi kubˈxtz te jun majx tiˈj kynimbˈil? ¡Mina! Me tuˈn s‑el kyiˈjlin aj Judiy qMan Dios, ex tuˈntzin tjaw chyoˈn kyanmin, bˈeˈx tzaj tqˈoˈn Dios kolbˈil kye nya Judiyqe. 12 Tuˈntzin tej kykubˈ tzˈaq aj Judiy, bˈeˈx tzaj tqˈoˈn qMan Dios kolbˈil kye txqantl, aye nya Judiyqe. Exsin qa nimx tkyˈiwbˈil qMan Diostz tzaj kyibˈaj kykyaqil xjal tuˈn ikyjo, ¿Mixla yaˈtzjo aj kymeltzˈaj aj Judiy tuˈn kyok te Ttanim Dios junx kyukˈaˈ txqantl xjal, a nya Judiyqe?

13 At jun nyola kyukˈiy, ayiˈy nya Judiyqiˈy, quˈn ma tzaj tqˈoˈn Dios wokliˈn te tsanjil kyxola. Tuˈnpetziˈn, tokxix tilil wuˈn toj waqˈiˈn, 14 quˈn wajatlaˈy tuˈn kyklet junjun nxjalila, tuˈntzintla aj kyok kaˈyiˈn kyuˈn, aj kyoka te Ttanim Dios, bˈeˈx tuˈn tjaw chyoˈn kyanmin, ex tuˈn kyok lipe kyiˈja tuˈn kyklet. 15 Quˈn noq tpajlin ẍi el iˈjlin Judiy tuˈn Dios, tkyaqil nimil nya Judiy ma kyij toj wen tukˈa Dios. Me noqit chi meltzˈaj, manyorxitla kyˈiwbˈilx tuˈn qMan Dios tibˈaj tkyaqil nimil Judiy ex nya Judiy, exsintla jun anqˈbˈil kyxol kyimnin. 16 Quˈn te Abraham te qMan Dios teˈ, ex ok te xjanxix, junx kyukˈa txqantl tnejil kyxeˈchil aj Judiy. Exsin ikyqex kye txqantl aj Judiy kchi okil xjanxix. Ikytziˈn tzeˈnku jun tze; qa bˈaˈn tlokˈ, il tiˈj tuˈn kyel tqˈobˈ bˈaˈn.

17 Quˈn ayetzin kye aj Judiy tzeˈnqekuˈ tqˈobˈ jun wiq tqan lobˈj tbˈanilxix wen, ex ayetzin kye aj nya Judiyqiˈy tzeˈnqeku tqˈobˈ jun tqan lobˈj toj kˈuˈl. Ikyqetziˈn aj Judiy, ayeˈ mi xkubˈ kynimin, bˈeˈx ẍi ok xikybˈita te kyxel. Atzin jaˈlin, nchi anqˈin tiˈjjo tlokˈ tnejil tqan lobˈj, ex tuˈnxjo anetziˈn ate kychwinqila. 18-19 Me mi jaw kynimsin kyibˈa kyibˈajjo aj Judiy, quˈn akula kyqˈmay: Ma chi el txˈemit kye aj Judiy, ex ma qo oka te kyxel toj Tkawbˈil Dios, qa chi chijiˈy. Nya bˈaˈn kyxima ikyjo, quˈn nyaqe kyeˈ nchi kaˈchin te tlokˈ tze; qalaˈ a tlokˈ tze nkˈaˈchin kyiˈja. 20 Quˈn noq tuˈn mix kubˈe kynimin kye aj Judiy ja ẍi ele txˈemite, ex ayetzin kyeˈ ma chi ok te kyxel noq tuˈn kynimbˈila. Tuˈnpetziˈn, mi kyjaw kynimsin kyibˈa, qalaˈ kyajsintz tiˈj kyanmiˈn, quˈn ex ikyxjo aku chi el txˈemita. 21 Quˈn qa ma chi el ttxˈeˈmin Dios aj Judiy, aye tqˈobˈku tqan lobˈj, ex ikyxjo kyeˈ, ¿Tin quˈniltz nlay chi el txˈemin kyeˈ, qa ma tzˈel kyiˈjliˈn?

22 Quˈn tzˈelku kynikyˈa te: Wenxix te Dios kyukˈaˈ waˈlqe toj kynimbˈil; me kujxix kyukˈa nchi kubˈ tzˈaq. Ex ayetzin kyeˈ, il tiˈj tuˈn tkubˈ kybˈinchinjiˈy wen, ex tuˈn kyxi lipeˈy tiˈj qMan Dios, quˈn qa mina, ex ikyx kyejiˈy aku chi el txˈemiˈn tuˈn. 23 Ex ikyxjo kye aj Judiy, qa ma chi meltzˈaj, kchi kˈwel xikybˈin juntl majl, quˈn at te Dios tipin tuˈn tbˈantjo ikyjo tuˈn. 24 Quˈn qa ayiˈy nya Judiyqiˈy, ma chi el txˈemiˈn tiˈj jun toj kˈul tqan lobˈj, tuˈn kyok xikybˈiˈn tiˈj jun toj ja tqan lobˈj, a mixsin yaˈtzjo kyeˈ, ayeˈ tqˈobˈkuxix tqan lobˈj, ayeˈ aj Judiy, qa ma chi meltzˈaj, chi okil xikybˈin tiˈjxixjo ttxuyil tbˈanil tqan lobˈj.

Ok kchi kletil aj Judiy

25 Ayiˈy werman, waja tuˈn tel kynikyˈa teˈ yol ewintaq ojtxe, tuˈntzin mi tzˈok kyqˈoˈnexix kyibˈa te aj nabˈl: Ayetziˈn junjun aj Judiy ma kubˈ kychˈuẍsin kyanmin, nya te jun majx; qalaˈ noq tuˈn tjapin bˈaj kybˈaja, aye nya Judiyqiy, toj kynimbˈil. 26 Ajtzin tbˈajjo ikyjo, kykyaqilx aj Israel kchi kletil, tzeˈnku ntqˈmaˈn Tuˈjil Tyol Dios:

Tzul Kolil toj Sion qˈol tzaqpibˈl kye aj Judiy.
Ex k‑elil paˈn tkyaqil nya wen kyiˈj aj Israel.
27 Atzin wejiˈy Nyol kyijlin bˈant tiˈj kyukˈa, aj tel wiˈn kyilch.

28 Aye xjal aj Judiy i ok ajqˈoj tiˈjjo Tbˈanil Tqanil kolbˈil, noq tuˈn xi qˈoˈn tumil kolbˈil kyeˈy, ayiˈy nya Judiyqiˈy. Me kˈuˈjlinqe tuˈn qMan Dios, quˈn ax jaw skˈoˈnkye atxix ojtxe kyukˈa tnejil kyxeˈchil. 29 Quˈn tkyaqiljo o tzaj tqˈoˈn Dios, nlay tzˈel tiˈn; ex a txokbˈil tuˈn kyok te Ttanim, nlay txˈixpit. 30 Quˈn ikytzin tzeˈnku kyeˈ ojtxe. Ma tzˈel kyiˈjliˈn Dios. Me tzaj qˈaqˈin tkˈuˈj Dios kyiˈja, noq tuˈn mix kubˈe kynimin aj Israel. 31 Exsin ikyxjo jaˈlin, ma tzˈel kyiˈjlin aj Israel Dios, tuˈn ttzaj qˈaqˈin tkˈuˈj kyiˈj, ikyxjo tzeˈnku kyeˈ. 32 Quˈn tkyaqil xjal o tzˈok tqˈoˈn Dios tjaqˈ tqanbˈil, tuˈn tel kyiˈjlin, ex tuˈn ntzaj qˈaqˈinl tkˈuˈj Dios kyiˈj kykyaqil xjal tuˈntzintla kyklet, aye aj Judiy ex nya Judiy.

33 Ntiˈ juntl tzeˈnku te qMan Dios. Quˈn nimxla taˈye t‑xilin tnabˈl ex jniˈ tojtzqibˈl. Nlayxla tzˈel qnikyˈ te jniˈ t‑ximbˈitz; nlayxla tzˈel pjetjo jniˈ tkawbˈil; ex nlayxla bˈant xpichˈit tkyaqil tumil quˈn. 34 ¿Ma atpela jun n‑el tnikyˈ tiˈjjo tnabˈl qAjaw? Ex ¿Ma atpela jun o tzaj xnaqˈtzinte? 35 Ex ¿Ma atpela jun o txi qˈoˈnte chˈin te qAjaw, tuˈntzintla tzaj tqˈoˈn t‑xel? 36 Quˈn tkyaqilx antza ntzaje te qMan Dios, ex ax kubˈ bˈinchinte tkyaqil, ex ax tAjaw Tkyaqil. Nimxit tbˈi qMan Dios te jun majx. Ikyxitjo.

The Remnant of Israel

11 I ask then: Did God reject his people? By no means!(A) I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham,(B) from the tribe of Benjamin.(C) God did not reject his people,(D) whom he foreknew.(E) Don’t you know what Scripture says in the passage about Elijah—how he appealed to God against Israel: “Lord, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars; I am the only one left, and they are trying to kill me”[a]?(F) And what was God’s answer to him? “I have reserved for myself seven thousand who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”[b](G) So too, at the present time there is a remnant(H) chosen by grace.(I) And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works;(J) if it were, grace would no longer be grace.

What then? What the people of Israel sought so earnestly they did not obtain.(K) The elect among them did, but the others were hardened,(L) as it is written:

“God gave them a spirit of stupor,
    eyes that could not see
    and ears that could not hear,(M)
to this very day.”[c](N)

And David says:

“May their table become a snare and a trap,
    a stumbling block and a retribution for them.
10 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,(O)
    and their backs be bent forever.”[d](P)

Ingrafted Branches

11 Again I ask: Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all!(Q) Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles(R) to make Israel envious.(S) 12 But if their transgression means riches for the world, and their loss means riches for the Gentiles,(T) how much greater riches will their full inclusion bring!

13 I am talking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles,(U) I take pride in my ministry 14 in the hope that I may somehow arouse my own people to envy(V) and save(W) some of them. 15 For if their rejection brought reconciliation(X) to the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?(Y) 16 If the part of the dough offered as firstfruits(Z) is holy, then the whole batch is holy; if the root is holy, so are the branches.

17 If some of the branches have been broken off,(AA) and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others(AB) and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root, 18 do not consider yourself to be superior to those other branches. If you do, consider this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.(AC) 19 You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.” 20 Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith.(AD) Do not be arrogant,(AE) but tremble.(AF) 21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you either.

22 Consider therefore the kindness(AG) and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue(AH) in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off.(AI) 23 And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.(AJ) 24 After all, if you were cut out of an olive tree that is wild by nature, and contrary to nature were grafted into a cultivated olive tree,(AK) how much more readily will these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree!

All Israel Will Be Saved

25 I do not want you to be ignorant(AL) of this mystery,(AM) brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited:(AN) Israel has experienced a hardening(AO) in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in,(AP) 26 and in this way[e] all Israel will be saved.(AQ) As it is written:

“The deliverer will come from Zion;
    he will turn godlessness away from Jacob.
27 And this is[f] my covenant with them
    when I take away their sins.”[g](AR)

28 As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies(AS) for your sake; but as far as election is concerned, they are loved on account of the patriarchs,(AT) 29 for God’s gifts and his call(AU) are irrevocable.(AV) 30 Just as you who were at one time disobedient(AW) to God have now received mercy as a result of their disobedience, 31 so they too have now become disobedient in order that they too may now[h] receive mercy as a result of God’s mercy to you. 32 For God has bound everyone over to disobedience(AX) so that he may have mercy on them all.

Doxology

33 Oh, the depth of the riches(AY) of the wisdom and[i] knowledge of God!(AZ)
    How unsearchable his judgments,
    and his paths beyond tracing out!(BA)
34 “Who has known the mind of the Lord?
    Or who has been his counselor?”[j](BB)
35 “Who has ever given to God,
    that God should repay them?”[k](BC)
36 For from him and through him and for him are all things.(BD)
    To him be the glory forever! Amen.(BE)

Footnotes

  1. Romans 11:3 1 Kings 19:10,14
  2. Romans 11:4 1 Kings 19:18
  3. Romans 11:8 Deut. 29:4; Isaiah 29:10
  4. Romans 11:10 Psalm 69:22,23
  5. Romans 11:26 Or and so
  6. Romans 11:27 Or will be
  7. Romans 11:27 Isaiah 59:20,21; 27:9 (see Septuagint); Jer. 31:33,34
  8. Romans 11:31 Some manuscripts do not have now.
  9. Romans 11:33 Or riches and the wisdom and the
  10. Romans 11:34 Isaiah 40:13
  11. Romans 11:35 Job 41:11