Revised Literal Translation

Romans 11:12-32

12NowδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487the fallτὸ παράπτωμαto paraptōmaG3588 G3900of themαὐτῶνautōnG846bethe richesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,andκαὶkaiG2532the diminishingτὸ ἥττημαto hēttēmaG3588 G2275of themαὐτῶνautōnG846the richesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149of the Gentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484;how muchπόσῳposōG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123theirαὐτῶν;¶autōnG846fulnessτὸ πλήρωμαto plērōmaG3588 G4138?

13μὲνmenG3303ForG1063I speakλέγωlegōG3004to youὙμῖνHuminG4771Gentilesτοῖς ἔθνεσιν·tois ethnesinG3588 G1484,ἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909inasmuch asὅσονhosonG3745IG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510the apostleἀπόστολος,apostolosG652of the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,I magnifyδοξάζω,doxazōG1392mineG1473officeτὴν διακονίανtēn diakonianG3588 G1248:

14IfεἴeiG1487by any meansG4459I may provoke to emulationπαραζηλώσωparazēlōsōG3863them which aremyG1473fleshτὴν σάρκαtēn sarkaG3588 G4561,andκαὶkaiG2532might saveσώσωsōsōG4982someτινὰςtinasG5100ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶν.autōnG846.

15ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487the casting awayἡ ἀποβολὴhē apobolēG3588 G580of themαὐτῶνautōnG846bethe reconcilingκαταλλαγὴkatallagēG2643of the worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,whatτίςtisG5101shallthe receivingἡ πρόσλημψιςhē proslēmpsisG3588 G4356of them be,εἰeiG1487butμὴmēG3361lifeζωὴzōēG2222fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶν;nekrōnG3498?

16ForδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487the firstfruitἡ ἀπαρχὴhē aparchēG3588 G536beholyἁγία,hagiaG40,the lumpτὸ φύραμα·to phuramaG3588 G5445isalsoκαὶkaiG2532holy:andκαὶkaiG2532ifεἰeiG1487the rootἡ ῥίζαhē rhizaG3588 G4491beholyἁγία,hagiaG40,soκαὶkaiG2532arethe branchesοἱ κλάδοι.hoi kladoiG3588 G2798.

17AndδέdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487someτινεςtinesG5100of the branchesτῶν κλάδωνtōn kladōnG3588 G2798be broken offἐξεκλάσθησαν,exeklasthēsanG1575,andδὲdeG1161thouσὺsuG4771,beingὢνōnG1510a wild olive treeἀγριέλαιοςagrielaiosG65,wert graffedἐνεκεντρίσθηςenekentristhēsG1461inἐνenG1722among themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,andG2532ἐγένου,egenouG1096with them partakestσυγκοινωνὸςsugkoinōnosG4791of the rootτῆς ῥίζηςtēs rhizēsG3588 G4491andG2532fatnessτῆς πιότητοςtēs piotētosG3588 G4096of the olive treeτῆς ἐλαίαςtēs elaiasG3588 G1636;

18BoastκατακαυχῶkatakauchōG2620notμὴmēG3361against the branchesτῶν κλάδων·tōn kladōnG3588 G2798.ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487thou boastκατακαυχᾶσαι,katakauchasaiG2620,thouσὺsuG4771bearestβαστάζειςbastazeisG941notοὐouG3756the rootτὴν ῥίζανtēn rhizanG3588 G4491,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235the rootἡ ῥίζαhē rhizaG3588 G4491theeσέ.seG4771.

19Thou wilt sayG2046thenοὖν·ounG3767,The branchesκλάδοιkladoiG3588 G2798were broken offἐξεκλάσθησανexeklasthēsanG1575,thatἵναinaG2443IἐγὼegōG1473might be graffed inἐγκεντρισθῶ.egkentristhōG1461.

20Wellκαλῶς·kalōsG2573;because of unbeliefτῇ ἀπιστίᾳtēa apistiaG3588 G570they were broken offἐξεκλάσθησαν,exeklasthēsanG1575,andδὲdeG1161thouσὺsuG4771standestἕστηκας.hestēkasG2476by faithτῇ πίστειtēa pisteiG3588 G4102.BeG5309notμὴmēG3361highmindedG5309,butἀλλὰallaG235fearφοβοῦ·phobouG5399:

21κατὰkataG2596ὁhoG3588ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487Godθεὸς τῶνtheos tōnG3588 G2316sparedἐφείσατο,epheisatoG5339notοὐκoukG3756theG2798naturalφύσινphusinG5449branchesκλάδωνkladōnG2798, take heedlestG3381heG5339alsoG3761spareφείσεται.¶pheisetaiG5339notG3761theeσοῦsouG4771.

22G3588μὲνmenG3303BeholdG3708thereforeοὖνounG3767the goodnessG5544andκαὶkaiG2532severityἀποτομίανapotomianG663of GodG2316:onἐπὶepiG1909them which fellπεσόνταςpesontasG4098,severityἀποτομία,apotomiaG663;butδὲdeG1161towardἐπὶepiG1909theeσὲseG4771,goodnessG5544,ifἐὰνeanG1437thou continueἐπιμένῃςepimenēsG1961inG3588 G5544hisgoodnessG3588 G5544:otherwiseἐπεὶepeiG1893thouσὺsuG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532shalt be cut offἐκκοπήσῃ.ekkopēsēG1581.

23Andδέ,deG1161theyκἀκεῖνοιkakeinoiekeinosG1565alsoκἀκεῖνοιkakeinoiekeinosG2532,ifἐὰνeanG1437they abideG1961notμὴmēG3361stillG1961in unbeliefτῇ ἀπιστίᾳ,tēa apistiaG3588 G570,shall be graffed inG1461:forγάρgarG1063Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316isἐστινestinG1510ableδυνατὸςdunatosG1415to graffG1461themαὐτούς·autousG846inG1461againπάλινpalinG3825.

24τῆςtēsG3588οἱhoiG3588ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487thouσὺsuG4771wert cut outἐξεκόπηςexekopēsG1581ofἐκekG1537the olive tree which is wildἀγριελαίουagrielaiouG65byκατὰkataG2596natureφύσινphusinG5449,andκαὶkaiG2532wert graffedG1461contrary toπαρὰparaG3844natureφύσινphusinG5449intoεἰςeisG1519a good olive treeκαλλιέλαιον,kallielaionG2565:how muchπόσῳposōG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123shallG1461theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778,which beτῇtēaG3588κατὰkataG2596the naturalφύσινphusinG5449branches,be graffed intoG1461their ownἰδίᾳidiaG2398olive treeἐλαίᾳ;¶elaiaG1636?

25οὗhouG3739τὸtoG3588ForγὰρgarG1063I wouldG2309notΟὐOuG3756,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,thatG2309yeὑμᾶςhumasG4771should be ignorant ofἀγνοεῖν,agnoeinG50thisτοῦτο,toutoG3778mysteryμυστήριον τῷmustērion tōG3588 G3466,lestἵναinaG2443μὴmēG3361ye should beἦτεēteG1510wiseφρόνιμοι,phronimoiG5429inπαρ᾽par᾽G3844your own conceitsἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438;thatὅτιhotiG3754blindnessπώρωσιςpōrōsisG4457inἀπὸapoG575partμέρουςmerousG3313is happenedγέγονενgegonenG1096to IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,untilἄχριachriG891the fulnessτὸ πλήρωμαto plērōmaG3588 G4138of the Gentilesτῶν ἐθνῶνtōn ethnōnG3588 G1484be come inεἰσέλθῃ,eiselthēG1525.

26ὁhoG3588AndG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779allπᾶςpasG3956IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474shall be savedσωθήσεταιsōthēsetaiG4982:asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125,There shall comeἥξειhēxeiG2240out ofἐκekG1537ZionΣιὼνSiōnG4622the Delivererῥυόμενος,rhuomenosG4506,andG2532shall turn awayἀποστρέψειapostrepseiG654ungodlinessἀσεβείαςasebeiasG763fromἀπὸapoG575JacobἸακώβ·IakōbG2384:

27παρ᾽par᾽G3844ἡhēG3588ForκαὶkaiG2532thisαὕτηhautēG3778ismyἐμοῦemouG1473covenantδιαθήκη,diathēkēG1242unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,whenὅτανhotanG3752I shall take awayἀφέλωμαιaphelōmaiG851theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846sinsτὰς ἁμαρτίαςtas hamartiasG3588 G266.

28μὲνmenG3303As concerningκατὰkataG2596the gospelτὸ εὐαγγέλιονto euangelionG3588 G2098, they areenemiesἐχθροὶechthroiG2190forG1223yourὑμᾶςhumasG4771sakesG1223:butδὲdeG1161as touchingκατὰkataG2596the electionτὴν ἐκλογὴνtēn eklogēnG3588 G1589, they arebelovedἀγαπητοὶagapētoiG27forG1223the fathers’τοὺς πατέρας·tous paterasG3588 G3962sakesG1223.

29ForγὰρgarG1063the giftsτὰ χαρίσματαta charismataG3588 G5486andκαὶkaiG2532callingἡ κλῆσιςhē klēsisG3588 G2821of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.tou theouG3588 G2316arewithout repentanceἀμεταμέληταametamelētaG278.

30τῷtōG3588G2532ForγὰρgarG1063asὥσπερhōsperG5618yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771in times pastποτεpoteG4218have not believedἠπειθήσατεēpeithēsateG544Godθεῷ τῇtheō tēaG3588 G2316,yetδὲdeG1161haveG1653nowνῦνnunG3568obtained mercyἠλεήθητεēleēthēteG1653throughG543theirτούτωνtoutōnG3778unbeliefG543:

31τῷtōG3588Even soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779haveG544theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778alsoκαὶkaiG2532nowG3568not believedG544,thatἵναinaG2443through yourG5212mercyἐλέειeleeiG1656theyαὐτοὶautoiG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532may obtain mercyἐλεηθῶσιν.eleēthōsinG1653.

32ὁhoG3588τοὺςtousG3588ForγὰρgarG1063Godθεὸς τοὺςtheos tousG3588 G2316hath concludedσυνέκλεισενsunekleisenG4788them allπάνταςpantasG3956inεἰςeisG1519unbeliefἀπείθειανapeitheianG543,thatἵναinaG2443he might have mercy uponἐλεήσῃ.¶eleēsēG1653allπάνταςpantasG3956.

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