رُوما 4

١ 1 فَمَاذَا نَقُولُ إِنَّ أَبَانَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَدْ وَجَدَ حَسَبَ ٱلْجَسَدِ؟

What shall we say then that Abraham our father obtained according to the flesh?

٢ 2 لِأَنَّهُ إِنْ كَانَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ قَدْ تَبَرَّرَ بِٱلْأَعْمَالِ فَلَهُ فَخْرٌ، وَلَكِنْ لَيْسَ لَدَى ٱللهِ.

for if Abraham were justified by works, he hath something to boast of; but this he hath not before God:

٣ 3 لِأَنَّهُ مَاذَا يَقُولُ ٱلْكِتَابُ؟ «فَآمَنَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بِٱللهِ فَحُسِبَ لَهُ بِرًّا».

for what saith the scripture? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness."

٤ 4 أَمَّا ٱلَّذِي يَعْمَلُ فَلَا تُحْسَبُ لَهُ ٱلْأُجْرَةُ عَلَى سَبِيلِ نِعْمَةٍ، بَلْ عَلَى سَبِيلِ دَيْنٍ.

Now to him that worketh the reward is not reckoned as a favor, but as a debt:

٥ 5 وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِي لَا يَعْمَلُ، وَلَكِنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِٱلَّذِي يُبَرِّرُ ٱلْفَاجِرَ، فَإِيمَانُهُ يُحْسَبُ لَهُ بِرًّا.

but to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him who justifieth the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.

٦ 6 كَمَا يَقُولُ دَاوُدُ أَيْضًا فِي تَطْوِيبِ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ ٱلَّذِي يَحْسِبُ لَهُ ٱللهُ بِرًّا بِدُونِ أَعْمَالٍ:

As David also describeth the blessedness of the man to whom: God imputeth righteousness without works, saying,

٧ 7 «طُوبَى لِلَّذِينَ غُفِرَتْ آثَامُهُمْ وَسُتِرَتْ خَطَايَاهُمْ.

"Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered:

٨ 8 طُوبَى لِلرَّجُلِ ٱلَّذِي لَا يَحْسِبُ لَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ خَطِيَّةً».

blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputeth not sin."

٩ 9 أَفَهَذَا ٱلتَّطْوِيبُ هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْخِتَانِ فَقَطْ أَمْ عَلَى ٱلْغُرْلَةِ أَيْضًا؟ لِأَنَّنَا نَقُولُ: إِنَّهُ حُسِبَ لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ ٱلْإِيمَانُ بِرًّا.

Now is this blessedness upon the circumcised only, or upon the uncircumcised also? for we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.

١٠ 10 فَكَيْفَ حُسِبَ؟ أَوَهُوَ فِي ٱلْخِتَانِ أَمْ فِي ٱلْغُرْلَةِ؟ لَيْسَ فِي ٱلْخِتَانِ، بَلْ فِي ٱلْغُرْلَةِ!

How then was it accounted to him? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

١١ 11 وَأَخَذَ عَلَامَةَ ٱلْخِتَانِ خَتْمًا لِبِرِّ ٱلْإِيمَانِ ٱلَّذِي كَانَ فِي ٱلْغُرْلَةِ، لِيَكُونَ أَبًا لِجَمِيعِ ٱلَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ وَهُمْ فِي ٱلْغُرْلَةِ، كَيْ يُحْسَبَ لَهُمْ أَيْضًا ٱلْبِرُّ.

And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had in uncircumcision: that he might be the father of all that believe though not circumcised, that righteousness may be imputed to them also:

١٢ 12 وَأَبًا لِلْخِتَانِ لِلَّذِينَ لَيْسُوا مِنَ ٱلْخِتَانِ فَقَطْ، بَلْ أَيْضًا يَسْلُكُونَ فِي خُطُوَاتِ إِيمَانِ أَبِينَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ ٱلَّذِي كَانَ وَهُوَ فِي ٱلْغُرْلَةِ.

and the father of circumcision to those, who not only are of the circumcision, but also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had in uncircumcision.

١٣ 13 فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِٱلنَّامُوسِ كَانَ ٱلْوَعْدُ لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ أَوْ لِنَسْلِهِ أَنْ يَكُونَ وَارِثًا لِلْعَالَمِ، بَلْ بِبِرِّ ٱلْإِيمَانِ.

For the promise made to Abraham, or to his seed, that he should be heir of the world, was not by the law, but by the righteousness of faith:

١٤ 14 لِأَنَّهُ إِنْ كَانَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِنَ ٱلنَّامُوسِ هُمْ وَرَثَةً، فَقَدْ تَعَطَّلَ ٱلْإِيمَانُ وَبَطَلَ ٱلْوَعْدُ:

for if they only that are of the law be heirs, faith is made useless, and the promise is become of no effect.

١٥ 15 لِأَنَّ ٱلنَّامُوسَ يُنْشِئُ غَضَبًا، إِذْ حَيْثُ لَيْسَ نَامُوسٌ لَيْسَ أَيْضًا تَعَدٍّ.

Now the law worketh wrath; for where there is no law, there is no transgression.

١٦ 16 لِهَذَا هُوَ مِنَ ٱلْإِيمَانِ، كَيْ يَكُونَ عَلَى سَبِيلِ ٱلنِّعْمَةِ، لِيَكُونَ ٱلْوَعْدُ وَطِيدًا لِجَمِيعِ ٱلنَّسْلِ. لَيْسَ لِمَنْ هُوَ مِنَ ٱلنَّامُوسِ فَقَطْ، بَلْ أَيْضًا لِمَنْ هُوَ مِنْ إِيمَانِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، ٱلَّذِي هُوَ أَبٌ لِجَمِيعِنَا.

And therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace, that so the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but also to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,

١٧ 17 كَمَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ: «إِنِّي قَدْ جَعَلْتُكَ أَبًا لِأُمَمٍ كَثِيرَةٍ». أَمَامَ ٱللهِ ٱلَّذِي آمَنَ بِهِ، ٱلَّذِي يُحْيِي ٱلْمَوْتَى، وَيَدْعُو ٱلْأَشْيَاءَ غَيْرَ ٱلْمَوْجُودَةِ كَأَنَّهَا مَوْجُودَةٌ.

(as it is written, "I have made thee a father of many nations,") in the sight of Him whom he believed, even God, who giveth life to the dead, and calleth the things that are not as if they were:

١٨ 18 فَهُوَ عَلَى خِلَافِ ٱلرَّجَاءِ، آمَنَ عَلَى ٱلرَّجَاءِ، لِكَيْ يَصِيرَ أَبًا لِأُمَمٍ كَثِيرَةٍ، كَمَا قِيلَ: «هَكَذَا يَكُونُ نَسْلُكَ».

who against hope believed, with hope, that he should be the father of many nations, according to that which was said unto him, "So shall thy seed be."

١٩ 19 وَإِذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ ضَعِيفًا فِي ٱلْإِيمَانِ لَمْ يَعْتَبِرْ جَسَدَهُ - وَهُوَ قَدْ صَارَ مُمَاتًا، إِذْ كَانَ ٱبْنَ نَحْوِ مِئَةِ سَنَةٍ - وَلَا مُمَاتِيَّةَ مُسْتَوْدَعِ سَارَةَ.

And not being weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, being about an hundred years old; nor the deadness of Sarah's womb.

٢٠ 20 وَلَا بِعَدَمِ إِيمَانٍ ٱرْتَابَ فِي وَعْدِ ٱللهِ، بَلْ تَقَوَّى بِٱلْإِيمَانِ مُعْطِيًا مَجْدًا لِلهِ.

He hesitated not at the promise of God through unbelief: but was strong in faith, giving glory to God,

٢١ 21 وَتَيَقَّنَ أَنَّ مَا وَعَدَ بِهِ هُوَ قَادِرٌ أَنْ يَفْعَلَهُ أَيْضًا.

and being fully persuaded, that what was promised He was able to perform:

٢٢ 22 لِذَلِكَ أَيْضًا: حُسِبَ لَهُ بِرًّا».

and therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

٢٣ 23 وَلَكِنْ لَمْ يُكْتَبْ مِنْ أَجْلِهِ وَحْدَهُ أَنَّهُ حُسِبَ لَهُ،

Now it was not written on his account only, that it was imputed to him:

٢٤ 24 بَلْ مِنْ أَجْلِنَا نَحْنُ أَيْضًا، ٱلَّذِينَ سَيُحْسَبُ لَنَا، ٱلَّذِينَ نُؤْمِنُ بِمَنْ أَقَامَ يَسُوعَ رَبَّنَا مِنَ ٱلْأَمْوَاتِ،

but for our sakes also, to him it will be imputed, as we believe on Him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead:

٢٥ 25 ٱلَّذِي أُسْلِمَ مِنْ أَجْلِ خَطَايَانَا وَأُقِيمَ لِأَجْلِ تَبْرِيرِنَا.

who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.