Romans 11

1 I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.

1 وَهُنَا أَقُولُ: هَلْ رَفَضَ اللهُ شَعْبَهُ؟ حَاشَا! فَأَنَا أَيْضاً إِسْرَائِيلِيٌّ، مِنْ نَسْلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمِنْ سِبْطِ بِنْيَامِينَ.

2 God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel:

2 إِنَّ اللهَ لَمْ يَرْفُضْ شَعْبَهُ الَّذِي كَانَ قَدِ اخْتَارَهُ. أَمَا تَعْلَمُونَ مَا يَقُولُهُ الْكِتَابُ فِي أَمْرِ إِيلِيَّا لَمَّا رَفَعَ إِلَى اللهِ شَكْوَى عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ قَائِلاً:

3 “Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”?

3 «يَا رَبُّ؟ قَتَلُوا أَنْبِيَاءَكَ، وَهَدَمُوا مَذَابِحَكَ، وَبَقِيتُ أَنَا وَحْدِي، وَهُمْ يَسْعَوْنَ إِلَى قَتْلِي!»

4 And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”

4 وَلكِنْ، مَاذَا كَانَ الْجَوَابُ الإِلَهِيُّ لَهُ؟ «أَبْقَيْتُ لِنَفْسِي سَبْعَةَ آلافِ رَجُلٍ لَمْ يَحْنُوا رُكْبَةً لِلْبَعْلِ!»

5 In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.

5 فَكَذَلِكَ، فِي الزَّمَانِ الْحَاضِرِ، مَاتَزَالُ بَقِيَّةٌ اخْتَارَهَا اللهُ بِالنِّعْمَةِ.

6 And if it is by grace, then it is no longer by works. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace.

6 وَلكِنْ، بِمَا أَنَّ ذَلِكَ قَدْ تَمَّ بِالنِّعْمَةِ، فَلَيْسَ بَعْدُ عَلَى أَسَاسِ الأَعْمَالِ، وَإلَّا فَلَيْسَتِ النِّعْمَةُ نِعْمَةً بَعْدُ.

7 What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,

7 فَمَا الْخُلاصَةُ إِذاً؟ إِنَّ مَا يَسْعَى إِلَيْهِ إِسْرَائِيلُ لَمْ يَنَالُوهُ، بَلْ نَالَهُ الْمُخْتَارُونَ مِنْهُمْ، وَالْبَاقُونَ عَمِيَتْ بَصَائِرُهُمْ،

8 as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.”

8 وَفْقاً لِمَا قَدْ كُتِبَ: «أَلْقَى اللهُ عَلَيْهِمْ رُوحَ خُمُولٍ وَأَعْطَاهُمْ عُيُوناً لَا يُبْصِرُونَ بِها، وَآذَاناً لَا يَسْمَعُونَ بِها، حَتَّى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ».

9 And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them.

9 كَذَلِكَ يَقُولُ دَاوُدُ: «لِتَصِرْ لَهُمْ مَائِدَتُهُمْ فَخّاً وَشَرَكاً وَعَقَبَةً وَعِقَاباً.

10 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.”

10 لِتُظْلِمْ عُيُونُهُمْ كَيْ لَا يُبْصِرُوا، وَلْتَكُنْ ظُهُورُهُمْ مُنْحَنِيَةً دَائِماً!»

11 I ask then, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not! However, because of their trespass, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous.

11 فَأَقُولُ إِذاً: هَلْ تَعَثَّرُوا لِكَيْ يَسْقُطُوا أَبَداً؟ حَاشَا! بَلْ بِسَقْطَتِهِمْ تَوَفَّرَ الْخَلاصُ لِلأُمَمِ، لَعَلَّ ذلِكَ يُثِيرُ غَيْرَتَهُمْ.

12 But if their trespass means riches for the world, and their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their fullness bring!

12 فَإِذَا كَانَتْ سَقْطَتُهُمْ غِنىً لِلْعَالَمِ، وَخَسَارَتُهُمْ غِنىً لِلأُمَمِ، فَكَمْ بِالأَحْرَى يَكُونُ اكْتِمَالُهُمْ؟

13 I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry

13 فَإِنِّي أُخَاطِبُكُمْ، أَنْتُمُ الأُمَمَ، بِمَا أَنِّي رَسُولٌ لِلأُمَمِ، مُمَجِّداً رِسَالَتِي،

14 in the hope that I may provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of them.

14 لَعَلِّي أُثِيرُ غَيْرَةَ بَنِي جِنْسِي فَأُنْقِذَ بَعْضاً مِنْهُمْ.

15 For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?

15 فَإِذَا كَانَ إِبْعَادُهُمْ فُرْصَةً لِمُصَالَحَةِ الْعَالَمِ، فَمَاذَا يَكُونُ قُبُولُهُمْ إِلّا حَيَاةً مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَاتِ؟

16 If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches.

16 وَإذَا كَانَتِ الْقِطْعَةُ الأُولَى مِنَ الْعَجِينِ مُقَدَّسَةً، فَالْعَجِينُ كُلُّهُ مُقَدَّسٌ؛ وَإذَا كَانَ أَصْلُ الشَّجَرَةِ مُقَدَّساً، فَالأَغْصَانُ أَيْضاً تَكُونُ مُقَدَّسَةً.

17 Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root,

17 فَإِذَا كَانَتْ بَعْضُ أَغْصَانِ الزَّيْتُونَةِ قَدْ قُطِعَتْ، ثُمَّ طُعِّمْتَ فِيهَا وَأَنْتَ مِنْ زَيْتُونَةٍ بَرِّيَّةٍ، فَصِرْتَ بِذَلِكَ شَرِيكاً فِي أَصْلِ الزَّيْتُونَةِ وَغِذَائِهَا،

18 do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.

18 فَلا تَفْتَخِرْ عَلَى بَاقِي الأَغْصَانِ. وَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَفْتَخِرُ، فَلَسْتَ أَنْتَ تَحْمِلُ الأَصْلَ، بَلْ هُوَ يَحْمِلُكَ.

19 You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.”

19 وَلكِنَّكَ قَدْ تَقُولُ: «تِلْكَ الأَغْصَانُ قَدْ قُطِعَتْ لأُطَعَّمَ أَنَا!»

20 That is correct: They were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.

20 صَحِيحٌ! فَهِيَ قُطِعَتْ لِسَبَبِ عَدَمِ الإِيمَانِ، وَأَنْتَ إِنَّمَا تَثْبُتُ بِسَبَبِ الإِيمَانِ. فَلا يَأْخُذْكَ الْغُرُورُ، بَلْ خَفْ

21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, He will certainly not spare you either.

21 إِنَّ اللهَ رُبَّمَا لَا يُبْقِي عَلَيْكَ مَادَامَ لَمْ يُبْقِ عَلَى الأَغْصَانِ الأَصْلِيَّةِ.

22 Take notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.

22 فَتَأَمَّلْ إِذاً لُطْفَ اللهِ وَشِدَّتَهُ: أَمَّا الشِّدَّةُ، فَعَلَى الَّذِينَ سَقَطُوا؛ وَأَمَّا لُطْفُ اللهِ فَمِنْ نَحْوِكَ مَادُمْتَ تَثْبُتُ فِي اللُّطْفِ. وَلَوْ لَمْ تَكُنْ ثَابِتاً، لَكُنْتَ أَنْتَ أَيْضاً تُقْطَعُ.

23 And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.

23 وَهُمْ أَيْضاً، إِنْ لَمْ يَثْبُتُوا فِي عَدَمِ الإِيمَان فَسَوْفَ يُطَعَّمُونَ، لأَنَّ اللهَ قَادِرٌ أَنْ يُطَعِّمَهُمْ مِنْ جَدِيدٍ.

24 For if you were cut from a wild olive tree, and contrary to nature were grafted into one that is cultivated, how much more readily will these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree!

24 فَإِذَا كُنْتَ أَنْتَ قَدْ قُطِعْتَ مِنَ الزَّيْتُونَةِ الْبَرِّيَّةِ الَّتِي تَنْتَمِي إِلَيْهَا أَصْلاً، وَطُعِّمْتَ خِلافاً لِلْعَادَةِ فِي الزَّيْتُونَةِ الْجَيِّدَةِ، فَكَمْ بِالأَحْرَى هَؤُلاءِ، الَّذِينَ هُمْ أَغْصَانٌ أَصْلِيَّةٌ، سَوْفَ يُطَعَّمُونَ فِي زَيْتُونَتِهِمِ الْخَاصَّةِ.

25 I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.

25 فَإِنِّي لَا أُرِيدُ، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، أَنْ يَخْفَى عَلَيْكُمْ هَذَا السِّرُّ، لِكَيْ لَا تَكُونُوا حُكَمَاءَ فِي نَظَرِ أَنْفُسِكُمْ، وَهُوَ أَنَّ الْعَمَى قَدْ أَصَابَ إِسْرَائِيلَ جُزْئِيًّا إِلَى أَنْ يَتِمَّ دُخُولُ الأُمَمِ.

26 And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.

26 وَهكَذَا، سَوْفَ يَخْلُصُ جَمِيعُ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَفْقاً لِمَا قَدْ كُتِبَ: «إِنَّ الْمُنْقِذَ سَيَطْلُعُ مِنْ صِهْيَوْنَ وَيَرُدُّ الإِثْمَ عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ.

27 And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.”

27 وَهَذَا هُوَ الْعَهْدُ مِنِّي لَهُمْ حِينَ أُزِيلُ خَطَايَاهُمْ».

28 Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs.

28 فَفِيمَا يَتَعَلَّقُ بِالإِنْجِيلِ، هُمْ أَعْدَاءُ اللهِ مِنْ أَجْلِكُمْ. وَأَمَّا فِيمَا يَتَعَلَّقُ بِالاخْتِيَارِ الإِلهِيِّ فَهُمْ مَحْبُوبُونَ مِنْ أَجْلِ الآبَاءِ.

29 For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.

29 فَإِنَّ اللهَ لَا يَتَرَاجَعُ أَبَداً عَنْ هِبَاتِهِ وَدَعْوَتِهِ.

30 Just as you who formerly disobeyed God have now received mercy through their disobedience,

30 وَالْوَاقِعُ أَنَّهُ كَمَا كُنْتُمْ أَنْتُمْ فِي الْمَاضِي غَيْرَ مُطِيعِينَ لِلهِ، وَلَكِنَّكُمُ الآنَ نِلْتُمُ الرَّحْمَةَ مِنْ جَرَّاءِ عَدَمِ طَاعَتِهِمْ هُمْ،

31 so they too have now disobeyed, in order that they too may now receive mercy through the mercy shown to you.

31 فَكَذَلِكَ الآنَ هُمْ غَيْرُ مُطِيعِينَ لِلهِ. لِيَنَالُوا هُمْ أَيْضاً الرَّحْمَةَ، مِنْ جَرَّاءِ الرَّحْمَةِ الَّتِي نِلْتُمُوهَا أَنْتُمْ.

32 For God has consigned everyone to disobedience so that He may have mercy on everyone.

32 فَإِنَّ اللهَ حَبَسَ الْجَمِيعَ مَعاً فِي عَدَمِ الطَّاعَةِ لِكَيْ يَرْحَمَهُمْ جَمِيعاً.

33 O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!

33 فَمَا أَعْمَقَ غِنَى اللهِ وَحِكْمَتَهُ وَعِلْمَهُ! مَا أَبْعَدَ أَحْكَامَهُ عَنِ الْفَحْصِ وَطُرُقَهُ عَنِ التَّتَبُّعِ!

34 “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?”

34 «لأَنَّهُ مَنْ عَرَفَ فِكْرَ الرَّبِّ؟ أَوْ مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ مُشِيراً؟

35 “Who has first given to God, that God should repay him?”

35 أَوْ مَنْ أَقْرَضَهُ شَيْئاً حَتَّى يُرَدَّ لَهُ؟»

36 For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.

36 فَإِنَّ مِنْهُ وَبِهِ وَلَهُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ. لَهُ الْمَجْدُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ. آمِينَ!