Romans 11
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1I ask, therefore, has Hashem repudiated His people? Not at all! Chas v'shalom! For I too am a ben Yisroel, of the zera Avraham (seed of Avraham Avinu), of the tribe of Binyamin.
2 Hashem has not repudiated His people whom He foreknew.#11:2 Ps 94:14; Ro 8:29 Or do you not have da'as what the Kitvei Hakodesh says in the section about Eliyahu HaNavi, how he appeals to Hashem against Yisroel?
3Adonoi, they have killed your Nevi'im, they have torn down your mizbe'achot (altars), and I alone have been left, and they seek my life.#11:3 1Kgs 19:10
4But what is Hashemʼs answer to him? “I have kept for Myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to Ba'al.”#11:4 1Kgs 19:18
5Thus, therefore, also in the zman hazeh, there has come into being a she'erit (remnant, remainder) in accordance with the bechirah (election) of chesed (free, unmerited favor or grace).
6But if on the mekor (basis) of chen v'chesed (unmerited favor, grace), then not on the mekor (basis) of#11:6 loin (wages), batsolen (pay) for ma'asim (works), vi-bahlt (since) otherwise chesed would no longer be chesed.#11:6 Ro 4:4-5
7What then? What Yisroel sought for, that is what it did not obtain; but hannivcharim (the elect, the chosen ones) obtained it. And the rest were hardened.#11:7 Ro 9:17-18
8As it is written, G-d gave to them a ruach tardemah (spirit of deep sleep), eyes that they should not see and ears that they should not hear, until this very day.#11:8 Isa 29:10
9And Dovid said, Let their shulchan (table) become a snare and a net, a trap and a retribution for them;
10Let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see, and bend their backs forever.#11:10 Ps 69:22,23
11I ask, therefore, have they stumbled so as to fall? Chas v'shalom! But by their peysha (transgression), Yeshu'at Eloheinu is coming to the Goyim in order to provoke them to jealousy.
12And if their peysha (transgression) means riches for the world, and their failure means riches for the Goyim, how much more will their fullness mean!
13I am speaking to you Goyim. So then, in as much as I am Shliach of the Ethnic Groups, I magnify my avodas kodesh, in the tikvah
14that I might provoke my kinsmen to jealousy and might save some of them.
15For if their rejection means ritztzuy (reconciliation),#11:15 cessation of enmity, hostility between a wrathful holy G-d and sinful men for the gontzer velt (whole world), what shall their acceptance mean other than Chayyim min haMesim (Life from the dead ones)?
16If the terumah haissa (portion, offering of the dough) that is reshit (first) is kodesh (holy), so is the whole; and if the shoresh (root) is kodesh (holy), so also are the ana'fim (the branches).
17But if some of the ana'fim have been broken off, and you, a wild olive, have been grafted among them and have become sharer in the richness of the olive treeʼs root,
18Do not boast#11:18 Ro 4:2 over the ana'fim. If you do boast, it is not the case that you sustain the shoresh, but the shoresh sustains you.
19You will say, then, “Ana'fim were broken off in order that I might be grafted in.”
20Quite so: they were broken off on the mekor (basis) of no emunah, but you stand only by emunah. Do not cherish proud thoughts, but fear.
21For if G-d did not spare the natural anafim, neither will He spare you.
22Consider then the nedivut (generosity), the chesed of Hashem, and also the fearful judgment of Hashem: to those who fell,#11:22 Ro 11:15 severity; but to you the goodness of Hashem, provided that you continue in that goodness; otherwise, you too will be cut off.
23Whereas, they also, if they do not continue in a condition of no emunah, shall be grafted in; for Hashem is able to graft them in again.
24For if you#11:24 Goyim were cut off from the wild olive tree and grafted unnaturally into the cultivated olive tree, how much more shall those who belong to it naturally be grafted into their own olive tree.
25For I do not want you to be unaware, Achim b'Moshiach, of this raz (mystery), lest you be wise in your own estimation, that a hardening in part has come over Yisroel, until the full number of the Goyim has come in;
26And so Klal Yisroel shall be delivered, as it is written: Out of Tziyon shall come the Go'el (Deliverer, Redeemer); He will turn away, remove peysha from Ya'akov (Jacob),
27And this will be My Berit (covenant) with them, when I take away their sins.#11:27 Isa 59:20-21; 27:9
28With regard to the Besuras HaGeulah they are oyevim (enemies) for your#11:28 you Goyim sake, whereas with regard to the bechirah (election) they are beloved for the sake of the Avot (Fathers).
29For the matnat Hashem and the kri'at Hashem are irrevocable.
30For just as you Goyim were once without mishma'at to Hashem, but now have received chaninah (mercy, pardon) by their lack of mishma'at,
31So also they have now been without mishma'at for your chaninah (mercy, pardon) in order that they also might receive chaninah (mercy).#11:31 Ro 9:15-16
32For G-d has confined all in disobedience in order that He might have chaninah (mercy) on all;
33O the depth of the riches and the chochmah (wisdom) and da'as (knowledge) of Hashem. How unfathomable are His mishpatim and unsearchable His ways.
34For who has known the Ruach of Hashem? Or who has been ISH ATZATO (His Counselor)?#11:34 Isa 40:13
35Or who has given in advance to Him so that His presents come only as a (choiv) debt repaid?#11:35 Job 41:11 [41:3]; Ro 4:4
36Because from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. Lo HaKavod l'Olamim. Omein. (To Him be glory forever. Amen.)
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Romans 11
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God Shows Mercy to All People
1So I ask: Did God throw out his people? No! I myself am an Israelite from the family of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. 2God chose the Israelites to be his people before they were born, and he has not thrown his people out. Surely you know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he prayed to God against the people of Israel. 3“Lord,” he said, “they have killed your prophets, and they have destroyed your altars. I am the only prophet left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.” 4But what answer did God give Elijah? He said, “But I have left seven thousand people in Israel who have never bowed down before Baal.” 5It is the same now. There are a few people that God has chosen by his grace. 6And if he chose them by grace, it is not for the things they have done. If they could be made God’s people by what they did, God’s gift of grace would not really be a gift.
7So this is what has happened: Although the Israelites tried to be right with God, they did not succeed, but the ones God chose did become right with him. The others were made stubborn and refused to listen to God. 8As it is written in the Scriptures:
“God gave the people a dull mind so they could not understand.”#Isaiah 29:10
“He closed their eyes so they could not see
and their ears so they could not hear.
This continues until today.”#Deuteronomy 29:4
9And David says:
“Let their own feasts trap them and cause their ruin;
let their feasts cause them to stumble and be paid back.
10Let their eyes be closed so they cannot see
and their backs be forever weak from troubles.”#Psalm 69:22–23
11So I ask: When the Jews fell, did that fall destroy them? No! But their failure brought salvation to those who are not Jews, in order to make the Jews jealous. 12The Jews’ failure brought rich blessings for the world, and the Jews’ loss brought rich blessings for the non-Jewish people. So surely the world will receive much richer blessings when enough Jews become the kind of people God wants.
13Now I am speaking to you who are not Jews. I am an apostle to those who are not Jews, and since I have that work, I will make the most of it. 14I hope I can make my own people jealous and, in that way, help some of them to be saved. 15When God turned away from the Jews, he became friends with other people in the world. So when God accepts the Jews, surely that will bring them life after death.
16If the first piece of bread is offered to God, then the whole loaf is made holy. If the roots of a tree are holy, then the tree’s branches are holy too.
17It is as if some of the branches from an olive tree have been broken off. You non-Jewish people are like the branch of a wild olive tree that has been joined to that first tree. You now share the strength and life of the first tree, the Jews. 18So do not brag about those branches that were broken off. If you brag, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you. 19You will say, “Branches were broken off so that I could be joined to their tree.” 20That is true. But those branches were broken off because they did not believe, and you continue to be part of the tree only because you believe. Do not be proud, but be afraid. 21If God did not let the natural branches of that tree stay, then he will not let you stay if you don’t believe.
22So you see that God is kind and also very strict. He punishes those who stop following him. But God is kind to you, if you continue following in his kindness. If you do not, you will be cut off from the tree. 23And if the Jews will believe in God again, he will accept them back. God is able to put them back where they were. 24It is not natural for a wild branch to be part of a good tree. And you who are not Jews are like a branch cut from a wild olive tree and joined to a good olive tree. But since those Jews are like a branch that grew from the good tree, surely they can be joined to their own tree again.
25I want you to understand this secret, brothers and sisters, so you will understand that you do not know everything: Part of Israel has been made stubborn, but that will change when many who are not Jews have come to God. 26And that is how all Israel will be saved. It is written in the Scriptures:
“The Savior will come from Jerusalem;
he will take away all evil from the family of Jacob.
27And I will make this agreement with those people
when I take away their sins.”#Isaiah 59:20-21; 27:9
28The Jews refuse to accept the Good News, so they are God’s enemies. This has happened to help you who are not Jews. But the Jews are still God’s chosen people, and he loves them very much because of the promises he made to their ancestors. 29God never changes his mind about the people he calls and the things he gives them. 30At one time you refused to obey God. But now you have received mercy, because those people refused to obey. 31And now the Jews refuse to obey, because God showed mercy to you. But this happened so that they also can receive mercy from him. 32God has given all people over to their stubborn ways so that he can show mercy to all.
Praise to God
33Yes, God’s riches are very great, and his wisdom and knowledge have no end! No one can explain the things God decides or understand his ways. 34As the Scripture says,
“Who has known the mind of the Lord,
or who has been able to give him advice?”#Isaiah 40:13
35“No one has ever given God anything
that he must pay back.”#Job 41:11
36Yes, God made all things, and everything continues through him and for him. To him be the glory forever! Amen.
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