| 1 Dico ergo : Numquid Deus repulit populum suum ? Absit. Nam et ego Israëlita sum ex semine Abraham, de tribu Benjamin : | 1 I ask, then, has God rejected his people? Of course not! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. |
| 2 non repulit Deus plebem suam, quam præscivit. An nescitis in Elia quid dicit Scriptura ? quemadmodum interpellat Deum adversum Israël : | 2 God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the scripture says about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel? |
| 3 Domine, prophetas tuos occiderunt, altaria tua suffoderunt : et ego relictus sum solus, et quærunt animam meam. | 3 "Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have torn down your altars, and I alone am left, and they are seeking my life." |
| 4 Sed quid dicit illi divinum responsum ? Reliqui mihi septem millia virorum, qui non curvaverunt genua ante Baal. | 4 But what is God's response to him? "I have left for myself seven thousand men who have not knelt to Baal." |
| 5 Sic ergo et in hoc tempore reliquiæ secundum electionem gratiæ salvæ factæ sunt. | 5 So also at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace. |
| 6 Si autem gratia, jam non ex operibus : alioquin gratia jam non est gratia. | 6 But if by grace, it is no longer because of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace. |
| 7 Quid ergo ? Quod quærebat Israël, hoc non est consecutus : electio autem consecuta est : ceteri vero excæcati sunt : | 7 What then? What Israel was seeking it did not attain, but the elect attained it; the rest were hardened, |
| 8 sicut scriptum est : Dedit illis Deus spiritum compunctionis : oculos ut non videant, et aures ut non audiant, usque in hodiernum diem. | 8 as it is written: "God gave them a spirit of deep sleep, eyes that should not see and ears that should not hear, down to this very day." |
| 9 Et David dicit : Fiat mensa eorum in laqueum, et in captionem, et in scandalum, et in retributionem illis. | 9 And David says: "Let their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution for them; |
10 Obscurentur oculi eorum ne videant : et dorsum eorum semper incurva.
| 10 let their eyes grow dim so that they may not see, and keep their backs bent forever." |
| 11 Dico ergo : Numquid sic offenderunt ut caderent ? Absit. Sed illorum delicto, salus est gentibus ut illos æmulentur. | 11 Hence I ask, did they stumble so as to fall? Of course not! But through their transgression salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make them jealous. |
| 12 Quod si delictum illorum divitiæ sunt mundi, et diminutio eorum divitiæ gentium : quanto magis plenitudo eorum ? | 12 Now if their transgression is enrichment for the world, and if their diminished number is enrichment for the Gentiles, how much more their full number. |
| 13 Vobis enim dico gentibus : Quamdiu quidem ego sum gentium Apostolus, ministerium meum honorificabo, | 13 Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I glory in my ministry |
| 14 si quomodo ad æmulandum provocem carnem meam, et salvos faciam aliquos ex illis. | 14 in order to make my race jealous and thus save some of them. |
| 15 Si enim amissio eorum, reconciliatio est mundi : quæ assumptio, nisi vita ex mortuis ? | 15 For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? |
| 16 Quod si delibatio sancta est, et massa : et si radix sancta, et rami. | 16 If the firstfruits are holy, so is the whole batch of dough; and if the root is holy, so are the branches. |
| 17 Quod si aliqui ex ramis fracti sunt, tu autem cum oleaster esses, insertus es in illis, et socius radicis, et pinguedinis olivæ factus es, | 17 But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, were grafted in their place and have come to share in the rich root of the olive tree, |
| 18 noli gloriari adversus ramos. Quod si gloriaris : non tu radicem portas, sed radix te. | 18 do not boast against the branches. If you do boast, consider that you do not support the root; the root supports you. |
| 19 Dices ergo : Fracti sunt rami ut ego inserar. | 19 Indeed you will say, "Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in." |
| 20 Bene : propter incredulitatem fracti sunt. Tu autem fide stas : noli altum sapere, sed time. | 20 That is so. They were broken off because of unbelief, but you are there because of faith. So do not become haughty, but stand in awe. |
| 21 Si enim Deus naturalibus ramis non pepercit : ne forte nec tibi parcat. | 21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, (perhaps) he will not spare you either. |
| 22 Vide ergo bonitatem, et severitatem Dei : in eos quidem qui ceciderunt, severitatem : in te autem bonitatem Dei, si permanseris in bonitate, alioquin et tu excideris. | 22 See, then, the kindness and severity of God: severity toward those who fell, but God's kindness to you, provided you remain in his kindness; otherwise you too will be cut off. |
| 23 Sed et illi, si non permanserint in incredulitate, inserentur : potens est enim Deus iterum inserere illos. | 23 And they also, if they do not remain in unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. |
24 Nam si tu ex naturali excisus es oleastro, et contra naturam insertus es in bonam olivam : quanto magis ii qui secundum naturam inserentur suæ olivæ ?
| 24 For if you were cut from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and grafted, contrary to nature, into a cultivated one, how much more will they who belong to it by nature be grafted back into their own olive tree. |
| 25 Nolo enim vos ignorare, fratres, mysterium hoc (ut non sitis vobis ipsis sapientes), quia cæcitas ex parte contigit in Israël, donec plenitudo gentium intraret, | 25 I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not become wise (in) your own estimation: a hardening has come upon Israel in part, until the full number of the Gentiles comes in, |
| 26 et sic omnis Israël salvus fieret, sicut scriptum est : Veniet ex Sion, qui eripiat, et avertat impietatem a Jacob. | 26 and thus all Israel will be saved, as it is written: "The deliverer will come out of Zion, he will turn away godlessness from Jacob; |
| 27 Et hoc illis a me testamentum : cum abstulero peccata eorum. | 27 and this is my covenant with them when I take away their sins." |
| 28 Secundum Evangelium quidem, inimici propter vos : secundum electionem autem, carissimi propter patres. | 28 In respect to the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but in respect to election, they are beloved because of the patriarchs. |
| 29 Sine pœnitentia enim sunt dona et vocatio Dei. | 29 For the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable. |
| 30 Sicut enim aliquando et vos non credidistis Deo, nunc autem misericordiam consecuti estis propter incredulitatem illorum : | 30 Just as you once disobeyed God but have now received mercy because of their disobedience, |
| 31 ita et isti nunc non crediderunt in vestram misericordiam : ut et ipsi misericordiam consequantur. | 31 so they have now disobeyed in order that, by virtue of the mercy shown to you, they too may (now) receive mercy. |
32 Conclusit enim Deus omnia in incredulitate, ut omnium misereatur.
| 32 For God delivered all to disobedience, that he might have mercy upon all. |
| 33 O altitudo divitiarum sapientiæ, et scientiæ Dei : quam incomprehensibilia sunt judicia ejus, et investigabiles viæ ejus ! | 33 Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How inscrutable are his judgments and how unsearchable his ways! |
| 34 Quis enim cognovit sensum Domini ? aut quis consiliarius ejus fuit ? | 34 "For who has known the mind of the Lord or who has been his counselor?" |
| 35 aut quis prior dedit illi, et retribuetur ei ? | 35 "Or who has given him anything that he may be repaid?" |
| 36 Quoniam ex ipso, et per ipsum, et in ipso sunt omnia : ipsi gloria in sæcula. Amen. | 36 For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen. |