1 D igo entonces: ¿Acaso ha desechado Dios a su pueblo ? ¡De ningún modo! Porque yo también soy israelita, descendiente de Abraham, de la tribu de Benjamín.

I ask then, “Has God put His people, the Jews, aside?” No, not at all! I myself am a Jew. Abraham was my early father. I am from the family group of Benjamin.

2 D ios no ha desechado a su pueblo, al cual conoció con anterioridad. ¿O no sabéis lo que dice la Escritura en el pasaje sobre Elías, cómo suplica a Dios contra Israel:

God has not put His people aside. He chose them from the beginning. Do you know what the Holy Writings say about Elijah? Do you know what Elijah said to God against the Jews?

3 S eñor, han dado muerte a tus profetas, han derribado tus altares; y yo solo he quedado y atentan contra mi vida ?

He said, “Lord, they have killed Your early preachers. They have destroyed the places where You are worshiped. I am the only one left. They are trying to kill me.”

4 P ero, ¿qué le dice la respuesta divina?: Me he reservado siete mil hombres que no han doblado la rodilla a Baal.

But what did God say to him? God said, “I still have 7, 000 men. None of them have worshiped the false god Baal.”

5 Y de la misma manera, también ha quedado en el tiempo presente un remanente conforme a la elección de la gracia de Dios.

It is the same now. A few of the Jews are being chosen because of God’s loving-favor.

6 P ero si es por gracia, ya no es a base de obras, de otra manera la gracia ya no es gracia. Y si por obras, ya no es gracia; de otra manera la obra ya no es obra.

If they are saved from the punishment of sin because of God’s loving-favor, it is nothing men have done to earn it. If men had earned it, then His loving-favor would not be a free gift.

7 E ntonces ¿qué? Aquello que Israel busca no lo ha alcanzado, pero los que fueron escogidos lo alcanzaron y los demás fueron endurecidos;

This is the way it was. Many Jews did not get what they were looking for. Only those God chose received it. The hearts of the others were made hard. They could not understand it.

8 t al como está escrito: Dios les dio un espiritu de estupor, ojos con que no ven y oidos con que no oyen, hasta el dia de hoy.

The Holy Writings say this about them, “God gave them hearts and minds that want to sleep. He gave them eyes that could not see. To this very day He gave them ears that could not hear.”

9 Y David dice: Su banquete se convierta en lazo y en trampa, y en piedra de tropiezo y en retribucion para ellos.

David said, “Let their table of food become a trap to hold them. Let it be a hole into which they fall and will suffer.

10 O scurezcanse sus ojos para que no puedan ver, y dobla sus espaldas para siempre. La salvación de los gentiles

Let their eyes be closed so they cannot see. Keep their backs from being straight always because of their troubles.”

11 D igo entonces: ¿Acaso tropezaron para caer? ¡De ningún modo! Pero por su transgresión ha venido la salvación a los gentiles, para causarles celos.

I ask then, “Did the Jews fall so they would be lost forever?” No, not at all! It means the people who are not Jews are able to be saved from the punishment of sin because the Jews sinned by not putting their trust in Christ. This made the Jews jealous of those who are not Jews.

12 Y si su transgresión es riqueza para el mundo, y su fracaso es riqueza para los gentiles, ¡cuánto más será su plenitud!

The world received good things from God because of the sin of the Jews. Because the Jews did not receive God’s free gift, the people who are not Jews received good things from Him. Think how much more the world will receive when the Jews finish God’s plan by putting their trust in Christ!

13 P ero a vosotros hablo, gentiles. Entonces, puesto que yo soy apóstol de los gentiles, honro mi ministerio,

I am speaking to you people who are not Jews. As long as I am a missionary to you, I want you to know how important my job is.

14 s i en alguna manera puedo causar celos a mis compatriotas y salvar a algunos de ellos.

I do this so it will make my own people, the Jews, jealous. Then it may be that some will be saved from the punishment of sin.

15 P orque si el excluirlos a ellos es la reconciliación del mundo, ¿qué será su admisión, sino vida de entre los muertos ?

Because the Jews have been put aside, many other people in the world have been saved from the punishment of sin. Think what it will be like when they are also gathered in. It will be like the dead coming back to life!

16 Y si el primer pedazo de masa es santo, también lo es toda la masa; y si la raíz es santa, también lo son las ramas.

If the first loaf is holy, all the bread is holy. If the root is holy, all the branches are holy.

17 P ero si algunas de las ramas fueron desgajadas, y tú, siendo un olivo silvestre, fuiste injertado entre ellas y fuiste hecho participante con ellas de la rica savia de la raíz del olivo,

But some of the branches (who are the Jews) were broken off. You who are not Jews were put in the place where the branches had been broken off. Now you are sharing the rich root of the olive tree.

18 n o seas arrogante para con las ramas; pero si eres arrogante, recuerda que tú no eres el que sustenta la raíz, sino que la raíz es la que te sustenta a ti.

Do not be proud. Do not think you are better than the branches that were broken off. If you are proud, remember that you do not hold the root. It is the root that holds you.

19 D irás entonces: Las ramas fueron desgajadas para que yo fuera injertado.

You may say, “Branches were broken off to make room for me.”

20 M uy cierto; fueron desgajadas por su incredulidad, pero tú por la fe te mantienes firme. No seas altanero, sino teme;

It is true. They were broken off because they did not put their trust in Christ. And you are there only because of your faith. Do not be proud. Instead, be afraid.

21 p orque si Dios no perdonó a las ramas naturales, tampoco a ti te perdonará.

God did not keep the first branches (who are the Jews) on the tree. Then watch, or He will not keep you on the tree.

22 M ira, pues, la bondad y la severidad de Dios; severidad para con los que cayeron, pero para ti, bondad de Dios si permaneces en su bondad; de lo contrario también tú serás cortado.

We see how kind God is. It shows how hard He is also. He is hard on those who fall away. But He is kind to you if you keep on trusting Him. If you do not, He will cut you off.

23 Y también ellos, si no permanecen en su incredulidad, serán injertados, pues poderoso es Dios para injertarlos de nuevo.

If the Jews would put their trust in Christ, God would put them back into the tree. He has power to do that.

24 P orque si tú fuiste cortado de lo que por naturaleza es un olivo silvestre, y contra lo que es natural fuiste injertado en un olivo cultivado, ¿cuánto más éstos, que son las ramas naturales, serán injertados en su propio olivo? La salvación de Israel al fin de los tiempos

You people who are not Jews were cut off from a wild olive tree. Instead of being there, you were put into a garden olive tree which is not the right place for you to grow. It would be easy for God to put the Jews back onto their own olive tree because they are the branches that belong there.

25 P orque no quiero, hermanos, que ignoréis este misterio, para que no seáis sabios en vuestra propia opinión: que a Israel le ha acontecido un endurecimiento parcial hasta que haya entrado la plenitud de los gentiles;

Christian brothers, I want you to understand this truth which is no longer a secret. It will keep you from thinking you are so wise. Some Jews have become hard until the right amount of people who are not Jews come to God.

26 y así, todo Israel será salvo; tal como está escrito: El Libertador vendra de Sion; apartara la impiedad de Jacob.

Then all the Jews will be saved, as the Holy Writings say, “The One Who saves from the punishment of sin will come out of Jerusalem. He will turn the Jews from doing sinful things.”

27 Y este es mi pacto con ellos, cuando yo quite sus pecados.

“And this is My promise to them when I take away their sins.”

28 E n cuanto al evangelio, son enemigos por causa de vosotros; pero en cuanto a la elección de Dios, son amados por causa de los padres;

The Jews are fighting against the Good News. Because they hate the Good News, it has helped you who are not Jews. But God still loves the Jews because He has chosen them and because of His promise to their early fathers.

29 p orque los dones y el llamamiento de Dios son irrevocables.

God does not change His mind when He chooses men and gives them His gifts.

30 P ues así como vosotros en otro tiempo fuisteis desobedientes a Dios, pero ahora se os ha mostrado misericordia por razón de la desobediencia de ellos,

At one time you did not obey God. But when the Jews did not receive God’s gift, you did. It was because they did not obey.

31 a sí también ahora éstos han sido desobedientes, para que por la misericordia mostrada a vosotros, también a ellos ahora les sea mostrada misericordia.

The Jews will not obey now. God’s loving-kindness to you will some day turn them to Him. Then the Jews may have His loving-kindness also.

32 P orque Dios ha encerrado a todos en desobediencia para mostrar misericordia a todos. La insondable sabiduría de Dios

God has said that all men have broken His Law. But He will show loving-kindness on all of them.

33 ¡ Oh, profundidad de las riquezas y de la sabiduría y del conocimiento de Dios! ¡Cuán insondables son sus juicios e inescrutables sus caminos!

God’s riches are so great! The things He knows and His wisdom are so deep! No one can understand His thoughts. No one can understand His ways.

34 P ues, ¿ quien ha conocido la mente del Señor ?, ¿ o quien llego a ser su consejero ?,

The Holy Writings say, “Who knows the mind of the Lord? Who is able to tell Him what to do?”

35 ¿ o quien le ha dado a El primero para que se le tenga que recompensar ?

“Who has given first to God, that God should pay him back?”

36 P orque de El, por El y para El son todas las cosas. A El sea la gloria para siempre. Amén.

Everything comes from Him. His power keeps all things together. All things are made for Him. May He be honored forever. Let it be so.