New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 11:1-10

1I sayΛέγωLegōG3004thenοὖν·ounG3767,GodθεὸςtheosG2316has notrejectedἀπώσατοapōsatoG683His peopleλαὸνlaonG2992, has He?May it neverG3361be! ForI tooκαὶkaiG2532amεἰμί,eimiG1510an IsraeliteἸσραηλίτηςIsraēlitēsG2475,a descendantσπέρματοςspermatosG4690of AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11,of the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of BenjaminΒενιαμίν.BeniaminG958.

2GodθεὸςtheosG2316has not rejectedἀπώσατοapōsatoG683His peopleλαὸνlaonG2992whomὃνhonG3739Heforeknewπροέγνω.¶proegnōG4267.OrἪĒG2228do you not knowG3609whatτίtiG5101the Scriptureγραφή,graphēG1124saysλέγειlegeiG3004in the passage aboutElijahἨλίᾳĒliaG2243,howὡςhōsG5613he pleadsἐντυγχάνειentugchaneiG1793with GodθεῷtheōG2316againstκατὰkataG2596IsraelἸσραήλIsraēlG2474?

3“Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,they have killedἀπέκτειναν,apekteinanG615Your prophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396,they have tornG2679downG2679Your altarsθυσιαστήριάthusiastēriaG2379,and I aloneμόνος,monosG3441am leftὑπελείφθηνhupeleiphthēnG5275,and they are seekingζητοῦσινzētousinG2212my lifeψυχήνpsuchēnG5590.”

4But whatτίtiG5101is the divineG5538responseG5538to him? “I have keptκατέλιπονkateliponG2641for MyselfG1683sevenG2035thousandG2035menἄνδραςandrasG435whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748have not bowedἔκαμψανekampsanG2578the kneeγόνυgonuG1119to BaalΒάαλ.BaalG896.”

5In the sameG3779wayG3779thenοὖνounG3767,there has alsoκαὶkaiG2532comeγέγονεν.gegonenG1096to be at the presentνῦνnunG3568timeκαιρῷkairōG2540a remnantλεῖμμαleimmaG3005accordingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596to God’sgraciousχάριτοςcharitosG5485choiceἐκλογὴνeklogēnG1589.

6ButifεἰeiG1487it is by graceχάριτιcharitiG5485,it is noG3765longerG3765on the basisἐξexG1537of worksἔργων,ergōnG2041,otherwiseἐπεὶepeiG1893graceχάριςcharisG5485is noG3765longerG3765graceχάριςcharisG5485.

7WhatG5101thenοὖν;ounG3767?WhatG5101IsraelἸσραήλ,IsraēlG2474is seekingἐπιζητεῖepizēteiG1934,it has not obtainedἐπέτυχεν,epetuchenG2013, butthoseG1589who were chosenG1589obtainedἐπέτυχεν·epetuchenG2013it, and the restλοιποὶloipoiG3062werehardenedἐπωρώθησανepōrōthēsanG4456;

8justG2509as it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125, “GodθεὸςtheosG2316gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325them a spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of stuporκατανύξεως,katanuxeōsG2659,EyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788to seeβλέπεινblepeinG991not and earsὦταōtaG3775to hearἀκούεινakoueinG191not,Downἕωςhe'ōsG2193to thisG4594veryG4594dayἡμέρας.hēmerasG2250.”

9And DavidG1160saysλέγει·legeiG3004, “Let their tableτράπεζαtrapezaG5132becomeγενηθήτωgenēthētōG1096a snareπαγίδαpagidaG3803and a trapθήρανthēranG2339,And a stumblingσκάνδαλονskandalonG4625blockG4625and a retributionἀνταπόδομαantapodomaG468to them.

10Let their eyesὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoiG3788be darkenedσκοτισθήτωσανskotisthētōsanG4654to seeβλέπειν,blepeinG991not,And bendσύγκαμψον.¶sugkampsonG4781their backsνῶτονnōtonG3577foreverδιὰ παντὸςdia pantosG1223 G3956.”

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