1 I say, then, Did God cast away His people? let it not be! for I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin:

I say then, Has God cast away his people? Far be the thought. For I also am an Israelite, of seed of Abraham, of tribe of Benjamin.

2 G od did not cast away His people whom He knew before; have ye not known -- in Elijah -- what the Writing saith? how he doth plead with God concerning Israel, saying,

God has not cast away his people whom he foreknew. Know ye not what the scripture says in Elias, how he pleads with God against Israel?

3 ` Lord, Thy prophets they did kill, and Thy altars they dug down, and I was left alone, and they seek my life;'

Lord, they have killed thy prophets, they have dug down thine altars; and I have been left alone, and they seek my life.

4 b ut what saith the divine answer to him? `I left to Myself seven thousand men, who did not bow a knee to Baal.'

But what says the divine answer to him? I have left to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed knee to Baal.

5 S o then also in the present time a remnant according to the choice of grace there hath been;

Thus, then, in the present time also there has been a remnant according to election of grace.

6 a nd if by grace, no more of works, otherwise the grace becometh no more grace; and if of works, it is no more grace, otherwise the work is no more work.

But if by grace, no longer of works: since grace is no more grace.

7 W hat then? What Israel doth seek after, this it did not obtain, and the chosen did obtain, and the rest were hardened,

What then? What Israel seeks for, that he has not obtained; but the election has obtained, and the rest have been blinded,

8 a ccording as it hath been written, `God gave to them a spirit of deep sleep, eyes not to see, and ears not to hear,' -- unto this very day,

according as it is written, God has given to them a spirit of slumber, eyes not to see, and ears not to hear, unto this day.

9 a nd David saith, `Let their table become for a snare, and for a trap, and for a stumbling-block, and for a recompense to them;

And David says, Let their table be for a snare, and for a gin, and for a fall-trap, and for a recompense to them:

10 l et their eyes be darkened -- not to behold, and their back do Thou always bow down.'

let their eyes be darkened not to see, and bow down their back alway.

11 I say, then, Did they stumble that they might fall? let it not be! but by their fall the salvation to the nations, to arouse them to jealousy;

I say then, Have they stumbled in order that they might fall? Far be the thought: but by their fall salvation to the nations to provoke them to jealousy.

12 a nd if the fall of them the riches of a world, and the diminution of them the riches of nations, how much more the fulness of them?

But if their fall world's wealth, and their loss wealth of nations, how much rather their fulness?

13 F or to you I speak -- to the nations -- inasmuch as I am indeed an apostle of nations, my ministration I do glorify;

For I speak to you, the nations, inasmuch as I am apostle of nations, I glorify my ministry;

14 i f by any means I shall arouse to jealousy mine own flesh, and shall save some of them,

if by any means I shall provoke to jealousy my flesh, and shall save some from among them.

15 f or if the casting away of them a reconciliation of the world, what the reception -- if not life out of the dead?

For if their casting away world's reconciliation, what reception but life from among dead?

16 a nd if the first-fruit holy, the lump also; and if the root holy, the branches also.

Now if the first-fruit holy, the lump also; and if the root holy, the branches also.

17 A nd if certain of the branches were broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wast graffed in among them, and a fellow-partaker of the root and of the fatness of the olive tree didst become --

Now if some of the branches have been broken out, and thou, being a wild olive tree, hast been grafted in amongst them, and hast become a fellow-partaker of the root and of the fatness of the olive tree,

18 d o not boast against the branches; and if thou dost boast, thou dost not bear the root, but the root thee!

boast not against the branches; but if thou boast, not thou bearest the root, but the root thee.

19 T hou wilt say, then, `The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in;' right!

Thou wilt say then, The branches have been broken out in order that I might be grafted in.

20 b y unbelief they were broken off, and thou hast stood by faith; be not high-minded, but be fearing;

Right: they have been broken out through unbelief, and thou standest through faith. Be not high-minded, but fear:

21 f or if God the natural branches did not spare -- lest perhaps He also shall not spare thee.

if God indeed has not spared the natural branches; lest it might be he spare not thee either.

22 L o, then, goodness and severity of God -- upon those indeed who fell, severity; and upon thee, goodness, if thou mayest remain in the goodness, otherwise, thou also shalt be cut off.

Behold then goodness and severity of God: upon them who have fallen, severity; upon thee goodness of God, if thou shalt abide in goodness, since thou also wilt be cut away.

23 A nd those also, if they may not remain in unbelief, shall be graffed in, for God is able again to graff them in;

And they too, if they abide not in unbelief, shall be grafted in; for God is able again to graft them in.

24 f or if thou, out of the olive tree, wild by nature, wast cut out, and, contrary to nature, wast graffed into a good olive tree, how much rather shall they, who according to nature, be graffed into their own olive tree?

For if thou hast been cut out of the olive tree wild by nature, and, contrary to nature, hast been grafted into the good olive tree, how much rather shall they, who are according to nature be grafted into their own olive tree?

25 F or I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, of this secret -- that ye may not be wise in your own conceits -- that hardness in part to Israel hath happened till the fulness of the nations may come in;

For I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, of this mystery, that ye may not be wise in your own conceits, that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the nations be come in;

26 a nd so all Israel shall be saved, according as it hath been written, `There shall come forth out of Sion he who is delivering, and he shall turn away impiety from Jacob,

and so all Israel shall be saved. According as it is written, The deliverer shall come out of Zion; he shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob.

27 a nd this to them the covenant from Me, when I may take away their sins.'

And this is the covenant from me to them, when I shall have taken away their sins.

28 A s regards, indeed, the good tidings, enemies on your account; and as regards the choice -- beloved on account of the fathers;

As regards the glad tidings, enemies on your account; but as regards election, beloved on account of the fathers.

29 f or unrepented of the gifts and the calling of God;

For the gifts and the calling of God not subject to repentance.

30 f or as ye also once did not believe in God, and now did find kindness by the unbelief of these:

For as indeed ye once have not believed in God, but now have been objects of mercy through the unbelief of these;

31 s o also these now did not believe, that in your kindness they also may find kindness;

so these also have now not believed in your mercy, in order that they also may be objects of mercy.

32 f or God did shut up together the whole to unbelief, that to the whole He might do kindness.

For God hath shut up together all in unbelief, in order that he might shew mercy to all.

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

O depth of riches both of wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable his judgments, and untraceable his ways!

34 f or who did know the mind of the Lord? or who did become His counsellor?

For who has known mind of Lord, or who has been his counsellor?

35 o r who did first give to Him, and it shall be given back to him again?

or who has first given to him, and it shall be rendered to him?

36 b ecause of Him, and through Him, and to Him the all things; to Him the glory -- to the ages. Amen.

For of him, and through him, and for him all things: to him be glory for ever. Amen.