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Waral cäkil wi ri winak aj Israel ri xquirik ru tobanic ri Dios

11  Quinbij chi cˈu che we chanim: Ri Dios cˈut, ¿a xa retzelam qui wäch ri winak rech ru tinimit Israel? ¡Man jeˈ taj! Ri in cˈut, in aj Israel. Are nu mam ri Abraham. In riˈ, in re ri rachalaxic ri ka mam Benjamín ojer. Ri Dios tzojer lok xequichaˈ ri winak rech ru tinimit Israel, man retzelam tä cˈu qui wäch waˈ cämic. ¿A mat cänaˈtaj chiwe jas cubij ru Lokˈ Pixab ri Dios ri Tzˈibtalic chrij ri ka mam Elías? Ri areˈ aretak xuban orar, xchˈaw chquij ri winak aj Israel, xubij: “Kajaw Dios, qui cämisam ri kˈalajisal tak re ri Lokˈ Pixab la, qui wulim cˈu tak ri taˈbal tokˈob ri cäkˈijilax wi la. Xuwi ri in chic in canajinak canok, are cˈu cäcaj quinquicämisaj in xukujeˈ,” ―xchaˈ. Ri Dios cˈut xubij che: “E nu tasom can wukub mil achijab ri man xexuqui tä chuwäch ri tiox Baal,” ―xcha ri Dios. Je cˈu waˈ ri cämic, e canajinak can quieb oxib chque ri aj Israel ri xeuchaˈ can ri Dios rumal ri u tokˈob pa qui wiˈ. We xa rumal ru tokˈob ri Dios xechaˈtajic, man are tä rumal ri cäcowinic ri winak chubanic. We ta rumal ri cäcowin jun chubanic, ru tokˈob ri Dios man tokˈob tä cˈu riˈ.

¿Jas cˈut? Ri xquitzucuj ri winak aj Israel, man xquirik taj. Are xerikow ri winak ri xechaˈ rumal ri Dios. Are cˈu ri niqˈuiaj winak chic xa xcowirisax ri canimaˈ. Jas ri cubij ru Lokˈ Pixab ri Dios ri Tzˈibtalic: “Ri Dios xuban chque chi man cäquinaˈ tä chic. Pune cˈo qui xiquin, xuban chque chi man cäquita taj. Pune cˈo qui wakˈäch, xuban chque chi man quecaˈy taj. Je cˈu waˈ caˈnom pa tak we kˈij cämic,” ―cächaˈ. Ri ka mam David ojer xukujeˈ xubij:

Ri nimak tak wiˈm ri cäcaˈno chuban
ta na chque chi areˈ chapäbal,
chi areˈ xukujeˈ cˈambal,
rech cäquichakˈij quib, quetzakic,
cäcˈäjisax cˈu qui wäch, ―cächaˈ.
10 Chemoyir ta na ri e areˈ
rech man quecaˈy tä chic, xukujeˈ
chumej ta rib ri quij,
mat chjicomataj chic, ―cächaˈ.

Waral cäquil wi chi e cˈo winak ri man e aj Israel taj ri cäquirik na ru tobanic ri Dios

11 Quinbij cˈut: ¿A tzij lo chi ri winak aj Israel aretak xquichakˈij quib, xetzakic, man xewalij tä chic? ¿A xa xetzak canok? ¡Man jeˈ taj! Xane aretak ri winak aj Israel man xeniman taj, ri niqˈuiaj winak chic, ri man e aj Israel taj, xquirik ru tobanic ri Dios, rech ri winak aj Israel cäquicoj ta qui chukˈab chubanic que jas ri xcaˈn ri niqˈuiaj winak chic. 12 Rumal cˈu ri qui mac ri winak aj Israel ri winak cho ruwächulew xquirik nimalaj utzil. Rumal ri qui tzakic ri e areˈ xquirik utzil ri winak ri man e aj Israel taj. E ta cˈu lo aretak quetzelej chi lok jumul ri winak aj Israel, ¿a mat sibalaj nim na ri utzil ri cäriktajic? ¡Jeˈ, je riˈ!

13 Cˈo cˈu ri cwaj quinbij chiwe ix ri man ix aj Israel taj. Rumal chi in apóstol ri takom bi rumal ri Dios cucˈ ri winak ri man e aj Israel taj, nim na quinwil wi ri nu chac. 14 Cwaj chi jujun chque ri nu winak in, ri e aj Israel, chquirayij ta u banic que jas ri i banom ix, rech cäquirik ru tobanic ri Dios. 15 We cˈu aretak xetzelax qui wäch ri winak aj Israel rumal ri Dios, xcˈoji utzil chquixol ri niqˈuiaj winak chic rucˈ ri Dios, ¿jas ri cäcˈulmataj na aretak ri winak aj Israel quecˈamowax chi na jumul rumal ri Dios? Are jeˈ ta ne jun cäminak waˈ cäcˈastaj chquixol ri cäminakib. 16 We ri nabe caxlan wa ri cäban che ri kˈor are jachom cho ri Dios, ronojel ri kˈor jachom riˈ che ri Dios. We ru xeraˈ ri cheˈ jachom che ri Dios, xukujeˈ ru kˈab tak ri cheˈ e jachom riˈ che ri Dios.

17 Jujun cˈu chque ri winak aj Israel e areˈ jeˈ ta ne ri kas u kˈab ru cheˈal olivo. Pune je riˈ, xeesax cˈu apanok. Ri at cˈut, at jeˈ jas ru kˈab ru cheˈal olivo re juyub, xatcoj cˈu che qui qˈuexwäch ri xeesaxic. Catcˈasi cˈu na rumal ru xeraˈ ri kas cheˈ, xukujeˈ rumal ru raxal. 18 Machomaj cˈut chi nim na a banic at chquiwäch ri kas u kˈab ri cheˈ. We cachomaj chi nim na a banic, chnaˈtaj chawe chi man at taj ri tokˈaninak ru xeraˈ ri cheˈ, xane ru xeraˈ ri cheˈ are at tokˈaninak at.

19 Craj ne cabij: “Xeesax cˈu apan ru kˈab ri cheˈ rech quinnacˈ cok in che ru cheˈal olivo,” ―catchaˈ. 20 Kas tzij, xa cˈu rumal chi man xecojon taj xeesax apanok, are cˈu ri at xa rumal chi xatcojonic xatnacˈ cok. Manimarisaj baˈ awib, xane xa chaxej awib cho ri Dios. 21 We ri Dios man xusach tä qui mac ri winak aj Israel ri jeˈ ta ne e kas u kˈab ri cheˈ, ri at xukujeˈ man cäsach tä na a mac riˈ. 22 Chawila baˈ chi ri Dios sibalaj utz na, xukujeˈ cˈut sibalaj cˈaˈn. Are cˈaˈn chque ri winak ri xetzakic, utz cˈu chawe at. Rajwaxic cˈut chi ri at catakej ri rutzil ranimaˈ, rech mäjiˈ ri at xukujeˈ catresaj na apanok. 23 Ri winak aj Israel cˈut, we quecojon na ri e areˈ, quetzelej na rucˈ ri Dios, quenacˈ chi na cok jumul chic che ri cheˈ rumal chi ri Dios cäcowinic queunacˈ chi na cok jumul chic. 24 Ri at cˈut ri man at aj Israel taj, xa at jeˈ ta ne u kˈab olivo re juyub xatesax cˈu apanok. Te cˈu riˈ xatnacˈ che ru cheˈal ri kas olivo ri man are tä a cheˈal at. We je riˈ ri winak aj Israel ri jeˈ ta ne e u kˈab ri kas olivo, man cˈäx taj quenacˈ cok che ri kas qui cheˈal jumul chic.

Waral cäkil wi chi ri winak aj Israel cäquirik na ru tobanic ri Dios

25 Kachalal, cwaj in chi quiwetamaj ru chomam lok ri Dios ojer ri man esam tä chi sak, rech man quichomaj taj chi ri ix nim na i banic. Are waˈ: Ri winak aj Israel xcowir jubikˈ ri canimaˈ. Ri Dios cˈut jeˈ xuban waˈ chque rech cäqˈuis na coquic conojel ri niqˈuiaj winak chic ri man e aj Israel taj ru chomam lok ri Areˈ ojer. 26 Aretak cäbantaj waˈ, conojel ri winak aj Israel cäquirik na ru tobanic ri Dios. Cubij cˈu ru Lokˈ Pixab ri Dios ri Tzˈibtalic:

Pa ri tinimit Sión quel wi na lok
ri Torol Que ri winak,
cäresaj cˈu na ri etzelal chquij
ri ralcˈual can ri ka mam Jacob, ―cächaˈ.
27 Are waˈ ri trato ri quinban na cucˈ,
aretak ri in quinwesaj ri qui mac, ―xchaˈ.

28 Ri winak aj Israel, rumal chi man xecojon tä che ri Utzalaj Tzij re ri Evangelio, ri Dios xuban u cˈulel chque. Je riˈ xyaˈtaj chiwe ix chi quixcojonic. Ri Dios cˈut queraj na ri winak aj Israel rumal chi xeuchaˈ ri qui mam ojer. 29 Je riˈ, rumal chi ri Dios man cäresaj tä chic ri cusipaj. Aretak cusiqˈuij jun winak, man cuqˈuex tä ru chomanic chrij. 30 Ri ix nabe canok man xixniman tä che ri Dios. Cämic riˈ rumal chi man xeniman tä ri winak aj Israel, ri Dios xutokˈobisaj i wäch ix. 31 Jeˈ xukujeˈ cämic ri winak aj Israel man e nimaninak taj, xak cˈu rech ri Dios cutokˈobisaj qui wäch jas ri xuban chiwe ix, ri ix man aj Israel taj. 32 Ri Dios cˈut junam xuban chque conojel winak chi man queniman taj, rech xukujeˈ junam cutokˈobisaj qui wäch nimalaj conojel.

33 ¡Sibalaj cajmabal waˈ ru bantajic ri ka Dios! ¡Sibalaj nim na ru noˈj, ri retambal! Man cujcowin tä chuchˈobic ru chomanic, man cujcowin tä che retamaxic ri cuchomaj u banic. 34 Jeˈ jas ri cubij ru Lokˈ Pixab ri Tzˈibtalic: “¿Jachin u chˈobom ru chomanic ri Dios? ¿Jachin lo ri yaˈtal che chi cuya ru noˈj ri Areˈ? ¡Man cˈo tä jun! 35 ¿Jachin ri cˈo jas xuya che ri Dios rech cäyiˈ rajil u qˈuexel che? ¡Man cˈo tä jun!” ―cächa ri Tzˈibtalic. 36 Ronojel cˈut ri cˈolic cäpe rucˈ ri Dios. Ri Areˈ cˈut xebanow conojel rech cˈo cupatänij che. ¡Chnimarisax ta baˈ u kˈij ri Dios amakˈel pa tak ri kˈij ri junab ri quepetic! Amén.

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