Romans 9

I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,

Milaza ny marina ao amin'i Kristy aho, fa tsy mandainga, sady miara-milaza amiko ao amin'ny Fanahy Masina koa ny fieritreretako,

That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.

fa mafy ny alaheloko, ka tsy mety mitsahatra ny fahorian'ny foko.

For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:

Fa efa saiky niriko aza ho voaozona ho afaka tamin'i Kristy ny tenako mba hahavonjeko ny rahalahiko, havako araka ny nofo,

Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;

izay Isiraelita sady manana ny fananganan'anaka sy ny voninahitra sy ny fanekena sy ny fanomezana ny lalàna sy ny fombam-pivavahana ary ny teny fikasana;

Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.

azy koa ny razana, sady avy taminy araka ny nofo Kristy, Izay ambonin'izy rehetra, Andriamanitra isaorana mandrakizay. Amena.

Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:

Kanefa tsy lazaiko fa foana ny tenin'Andriamanitra tsy akory. Fa tsy izay rehetra avy amin'ny Isiraely no Isiraely.

Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.

Ary na dia taranak'i Abrahama aza ireo, tsy dia ary zanany avokoa; fa avy amin'isaka no hantsoina izay taranaka ho anao (Gen. 21. 12).

That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.

Izany hoe: Tsy ny zanaky ny nofo no zanak'Andriamanitra; fa ny zanaky ny teny fikasana no isaina ho taranaka.

For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son.

Fa izao no filàzan'ny teny fikasana: Raha avy ny taona toy izao, dia ho avy Aho, ary hanana zazalahy Saraha (Gen. 18. 10).

And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac;

Ary tsy izany ihany, fa Rebeka koa dia nanan'anaka tamin'ny anankiray, dia tamin'isaka razantsika;

(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)

fa raha tsy mbola teraka ireo, ary tsy mbola nanao tsara na ratsy (mba hitoeran'ny fikasan'Andriamanitra araka ny fifidianana, tsy avy amin'ny asa, fa avy amin'izay miantso),

It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.

dia nolazaina tamin-dravehivavy hoe: Ny zokiny hanompo ny zandriny (Gen. 25. 23);

As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.

araka ny voasoratra hoe: Jakoba no tiako, fa Esao no halako (Mal. 1. 2, 3).

What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.

Ahoana ary no holazaintsika? Misy tsi-fahamarinana va amin'Andriamanitra? Sanatria izany!

For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

Fa hoy Izy tamin'i Mosesy: Izaho hiantra izay hiantrako, ary hamindra fo amin'izay hamindrako fo (Eks. 33. 19).

So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

Koa dia tsy avy amin'izay maniry na amin'izay mihazakazaka izany, fa avy amin'Andriamanitra Izay miantra.

For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.

Fa hoy ny Soratra Masina tamin'i Farao: Izany no nanandratako anao, mba ho entiko mampiseho ny heriko, ary mba hanambarana ny anarako any amin'ny tany rehetra (Eks. 9. 16).

Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.

Koa izay tiany hamindrana fo no amindrany fo, ary izay tiany hohamafìna fo no hamafiny fo.

Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?

Hianao ary dia hanao amiko hoe: Koa nahoana Izy no manome tsiny ihany? Fa iza no manohitra ny sitrapony?

Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?

Tsia, ralehilahy, fa iza moa ianao, no mamaly an'Andriamanitra? Izay zavatra noforonina va hanao amin'izay namorona azy hoe: Nahoana Hianao no nanao ahy toy izao?

Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?

Ny mpanefy vilany va tsy manam-pahefana amin'ny tanimanga, ka ny vongany iray ihany no anaovany zavatra samy hafa, ny iray hohajaina, ary ny iray hatao tsinontsinona?

What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:

Sa ahoana kosa raha Andriamanitra, na dia ta-haneho ny fahatezerany sy hampahafantatra ny heriny aza, dia be fahari-po ka nandefitra tamin'izay fanaky ny fahatezerana voavoatra hosimbana,

And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,

mba hampahafantarina koa ny haren'ny voninahiny amin'izay fanaky ny famindram-po, izay namboariny rahateo hahazo voninahitra,

Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?

dia isika izay nantsoiny koa, tsy ny avy amin'ny Jiosy ihany, fa ny avy amin'ny jentilisa koa,

As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.

araka izay lazainy eo amin'i Hosea hoe: Hiantso ny tsy oloko hoe oloko Aho; Ary ilay tsy malala hoe malala (Hos. 2. 25);

And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.

Ary any amin'ny tany izay nilazana taminy hoe: Tsy oloko ianareo, Dia any no hiantsoana azy hoe zanak'Andriamanitra velona (Hos. 2. 1).

Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:

Ary Isaia milaza ny amin'ny Isiraely hoe: Na dia toy ny fasika any amin'ny ranomasina aza ny isan'ny Zanak'isiraely, dia izay sisa ihany no hovonjena;

For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.

fa amin'ny fahatanterahana faingana no hanefan'i Jehovah ny teniny ambonin'ny tany (Isa. 10. 22, 23);

And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.

ary araka izay nolazain'Isaia fahiny hoe: Raha tsy Jehovah, Tompon'ny maro, no namela taranaka ho antsika, Dia efa tonga tahaka an'i Sodoma sy tonga tahaka an'i Gomora isika (Isa. 1. 9).

What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.

Ahoana ary no holazaintsika? Ny jentilisa, izay tsy nitady fahamarinana, no nahazo fahamarinana, nefa fahamarinana izay avy amin'ny finoana?

But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.

fa ny Isiraely, izay nitady lalàn'ny fahamarinana kosa, dia tsy nahatratra izany lalàna izany.

Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;

Nahoana moa? Satria tsy tamin'ny finoana, fa toa tamin'ny asa, ka tafintohina tamin'ny vato mahatafintohina izy;

As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

araka ny voasoratra hoe: Indro Aho mametraka vato mahatafintohina sy vatolampy mahasolafaka ao Ziona; Ary izay mino Azy tsy ho menatra (Isa. 8. 14; 28. 16).