complete verse (Romans 9:13)

Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 9:13:

  • Uma: “In the Holy Book we read this Word of God: ‘It is the descendants of Yakub I have chosen, not the descendants of Esau.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “About this it has been written in the holy-book, God said, ‘Yakub was the one I loved not Esaw.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There’s also a written word of God where He said, ‘Jacob is precious here in my breath more than Esau.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “This indeed also is the meaning of what God caused-to-be-written which says, ‘I showed my love to Jacob, but Esau, I rejected/disliked.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi (verses 11-13): “But before these children were born God told Rebecca that Esau would be born first. Then Jacob, the younger one would rule his brother. This is what is written in the Holy Book about what God said. He said: ‘I love Jacob, but concerning Esau, I do not love him.’ This is the word God spoke before the children were born. He didn’t wait until the children were born in order that it be seen which one lived good and which one lived bad. Therefore it is apparent here that God from the beginning has determined what will come to pass. It isn’t that he first saw how the children turned out, rather that what he determined to choose, that is what came to be.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

For the Old Testament quote, see Malachi 1:2 and Malachi 1:3.

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