Romans 11

فَأَقُولُ: أَلَعَلَّ اللهَ رَفَضَ شَعْبَهُ؟ حَاشَا! لأَنِّي أَنَا أَيْضًا إِسْرَائِيلِيٌّ مِنْ نَسْلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مِنْ سِبْطِ بِنْيَامِينَ.

I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

لَمْ يَرْفُضِ اللهُ شَعْبَهُ الَّذِي سَبَقَ فَعَرَفَهُ. أَمْ لَسْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ مَاذَا يَقُولُ الْكِتَابُ فِي إِيلِيَّا؟ كَيْفَ يَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَى اللهِ ضِدَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَائِلاً:

God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,

«يَارَبُّ، قَتَلُوا أَنْبِيَاءَكَ وَهَدَمُوا مَذَابِحَكَ، وَبَقِيتُ أَنَا وَحْدِي، وَهُمْ يَطْلُبُونَ نَفْسِي!».

Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.

لكِنْ مَاذَا يَقُولُ لَهُ الْوَحْيُ؟ «أَبْقَيْتُ لِنَفْسِي سَبْعَةَ آلاَفِ رَجُل لَمْ يُحْنُوا رُكْبَةً لِبَعْل».

But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.

فَكَذلِكَ فِي الزَّمَانِ الْحَاضِرِ أَيْضًا قَدْ حَصَلَتْ بَقِيَّةٌ حَسَبَ اخْتِيَارِ النِّعْمَةِ.

Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.

فَإِنْ كَانَ بِالنِّعْمَةِ فَلَيْسَ بَعْدُ بِالأَعْمَالِ، وَإِلاَّ فَلَيْسَتِ النِّعْمَةُ بَعْدُ نِعْمَةً. وَإِنْ كَانَ بِالأَعْمَالِ فَلَيْسَ بَعْدُ نِعْمَةً، وَإِلاَّ فَالْعَمَلُ لاَ يَكُونُ بَعْدُ عَمَلاً.

And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

فَمَاذَا؟ مَا يَطْلُبُهُ إِسْرَائِيلُ ذلِكَ لَمْ يَنَلْهُ. وَلكِنِ الْمُخْتَارُونَ نَالُوهُ. وَأَمَّا الْبَاقُونَ فَتَقَسَّوْا،

What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded

كَمَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ: «أَعْطَاهُمُ اللهُ رُوحَ سُبَاتٍ، وَعُيُونًا حَتَّى لاَ يُبْصِرُوا، وَآذَانًا حَتَّى لاَ يَسْمَعُوا إِلَى هذَا الْيَوْمِ».

(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.

وَدَاوُدُ يَقُولُ:«لِتَصِرْ مَائِدَتُهُمْ فَخًّا وَقَنَصًا وَعَثْرَةً وَمُجَازَاةً لَهُمْ.

And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:

لِتُظْلِمْ أَعْيُنُهُمْ كَيْ لاَ يُبْصِرُوا، وَلْتَحْنِ ظُهُورَهُمْ فِي كُلِّ حِينٍ».

Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.

فَأَقُولُ: أَلَعَلَّهُمْ عَثَرُوا لِكَيْ يَسْقُطُوا؟ حَاشَا! بَلْ بِزَلَّتِهِمْ صَارَ الْخَلاَصُ لِلأُمَمِ لإِغَارَتِهِمْ.

I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.

فَإِنْ كَانَتْ زَلَّتُهُمْ غِنىً لِلْعَالَمِ، وَنُقْصَانُهُمْ غِنىً لِلأُمَمِ، فَكَمْ بِالْحَرِيِّ مِلْؤُهُمْ؟

Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?

فَإِنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَا الأُمَمُ: بِمَا أَنِّي أَنَا رَسُولٌ لِلأُمَمِ أُمَجِّدُ خِدْمَتِي،

For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:

لَعَلِّي أُغِيرُ أَنْسِبَائِي وَأُخَلِّصُ أُنَاسًا مِنْهُمْ.

If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them.

لأَنَّهُ إِنْ كَانَ رَفْضُهُمْ هُوَ مُصَالَحَةَ الْعَالَمِ، فَمَاذَا يَكُونُ اقْتِبَالُهُمْ إِلاَّ حَيَاةً مِنَ الأَمْوَاتِ؟

For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?

وَإِنْ كَانَتِ الْبَاكُورَةُ مُقَدَّسَةً فَكَذلِكَ الْعَجِينُ! وَإِنْ كَانَ الأَصْلُ مُقَدَّسًا فَكَذلِكَ الأَغْصَانُ!

For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.

فَإِنْ كَانَ قَدْ قُطِعَ بَعْضُ الأَغْصَانِ، وَأَنْتَ زَيْتُونَةٌ بَرِّيَّةٌ طُعِّمْتَ فِيهَا، فَصِرْتَ شَرِيكًا فِي أَصْلِ الزَّيْتُونَةِ وَدَسَمِهَا،

And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;

فَلاَ تَفْتَخِرْ عَلَى الأَغْصَانِ. وَإِنِ افْتَخَرْتَ، فَأَنْتَ لَسْتَ تَحْمِلُ الأَصْلَ، بَلِ الأَصْلُ إِيَّاكَ يَحْمِلُ!

Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.

فَسَتَقُولُ: «قُطِعَتِ الأَغْصَانُ لأُطَعَّمَ أَنَا!».

Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.

حَسَنًا! مِنْ أَجْلِ عَدَمِ الإِيمَانِ قُطِعَتْ، وَأَنْتَ بِالإِيمَانِ ثَبَتَّ. لاَ تَسْتَكْبِرْ بَلْ خَفْ!

Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:

لأَنَّهُ إِنْ كَانَ اللهُ لَمْ يُشْفِقْ عَلَى الأَغْصَانِ الطَّبِيعِيَّةِ فَلَعَلَّهُ لاَ يُشْفِقُ عَلَيْكَ أَيْضًا!

For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.

فَهُوَذَا لُطْفُ اللهِ وَصَرَامَتُهُ: أَمَّا الصَّرَامَةُ فَعَلَى الَّذِينَ سَقَطُوا، وَأَمَّا اللُّطْفُ فَلَكَ، إِنْ ثَبَتَّ فِي اللُّطْفِ، وَإِلاَّ فَأَنْتَ أَيْضًا سَتُقْطَعُ.

Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.

وَهُمْ إِنْ لَمْ يَثْبُتُوا فِي عَدَمِ الإِيمَانِ سَيُطَعَّمُونَ. لأَنَّ اللهَ قَادِرٌ أَنْ يُطَعِّمَهُمْ أَيْضًا.

And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again.

لأَنَّهُ إِنْ كُنْتَ أَنْتَ قَدْ قُطِعْتَ مِنَ الزَّيْتُونَةِ الْبَرِّيَّةِ حَسَبَ الطَّبِيعَةِ، وَطُعِّمْتَ بِخِلاَفِ الطَّبِيعَةِ فِي زَيْتُونَةٍ جَيِّدَةٍ، فَكَمْ بِالْحَرِيِّ يُطَعَّمُ هؤُلاَءِ الَّذِينَ هُمْ حَسَبَ الطَّبِيعَةِ،فِي زَيْتُونَتِهِمِ الْخَاصَّةِ؟

For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?

فَإِنِّي لَسْتُ أُرِيدُ أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ أَنْ تَجْهَلُوا هذَا السِّرَّ، لِئَلاَّ تَكُونُوا عِنْدَ أَنْفُسِكُمْ حُكَمَاءَ: أَنَّ الْقَسَاوَةَ قَدْ حَصَلَتْ جُزْئِيًّا لإِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى أَنْ يَدْخُلَ مِلْؤُ الأُمَمِ،

For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

وَهكَذَا سَيَخْلُصُ جَمِيعُ إِسْرَائِيلَ. كَمَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ:«سَيَخْرُجُ مِنْ صِهْيَوْنَ الْمُنْقِذُ وَيَرُدُّ الْفُجُورَ عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ.

And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:

وَهذَا هُوَ الْعَهْدُ مِنْ قِبَلِي لَهُمْ مَتَى نَزَعْتُ خَطَايَاهُمْ».

For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.

مِنْ جِهَةِ الإِنْجِيلِ هُمْ أَعْدَاءٌ مِنْ أَجْلِكُمْ، وَأَمَّا مِنْ جِهَةِ الاخْتِيَارِ فَهُمْ أَحِبَّاءُ مِنْ أَجْلِ الآبَاءِ،

As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.

لأَنَّ هِبَاتِ اللهِ وَدَعْوَتَهُ هِيَ بِلاَ نَدَامَةٍ.

For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.

فَإِنَّهُ كَمَا كُنْتُمْ أَنْتُمْ مَرَّةً لاَ تُطِيعُونَ اللهَ، وَلكِنِ الآنَ رُحِمْتُمْ بِعِصْيَانِ هؤُلاَءِ

For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:

هكَذَاهؤُلاَءِ أَيْضًا الآنَ، لَمْ يُطِيعُوا لِكَيْ يُرْحَمُوا هُمْ أَيْضًا بِرَحْمَتِكُمْ.

Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.

لأَنَّ اللهَ أَغْلَقَ عَلَى الْجَمِيعِ مَعًا فِي الْعِصْيَانِ، لِكَيْ يَرْحَمَ الْجَمِيعَ.

For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.

يَا لَعُمْقِ غِنَى اللهِ وَحِكْمَتِهِ وَعِلْمِهِ! مَا أَبْعَدَ أَحْكَامَهُ عَنِ الْفَحْصِ وَطُرُقَهُ عَنِ الاسْتِقْصَاءِ!

O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

«لأَنْ مَنْ عَرَفَ فِكْرَ الرَّبِّ؟ أَوْ مَنْ صَارَ لَهُ مُشِيرًا؟

For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?

أَوْ مَنْ سَبَقَ فَأَعْطَاهُ فَيُكَافَأَ؟».

Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?

لأَنَّ مِنْهُ وَبِهِ وَلَهُ كُلَّ الأَشْيَاءِ. لَهُ الْمَجْدُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ. آمِينَ.

For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.