Rom 4
1 Cemyih, pakdam Abraham akawng ce ikawmyihna nik kqawn lah voei?
What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather, has found according to the flesh?
2 Abraham ing bibinaak ak caming dyngnaak a na huh mantaw, ang oek qu aham awm hy; cehlai Khawsa haiawh taw am awm hy.
For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.
3 Cabu awi ing ikaw ak kqawn? “Abraham ing Khawsa cangna nawh, cawhkaw cangnaak ce dyngnaak na taak pehy,” tihy.
For what does the Scripture say? "And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."
4 Thlang ing bibi nawh, a bibi phu a huh ce kutdo am ming na hy, a huh hly kawi ni a huh hy.
Now to the one who works, the pay is not counted as a gift, but as an obligation.
5 Bi am bi hlai hy, thlak che ak dyng sak Khawsa ak ypnaak thlang cetaw, ak cangnaak ak caming thlak dyng na awm hy.
But to him who does not work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.
6 Bibinaak a awm kaana Khawsa ing thlak dyng na a taak thlang a zoseennaak ce David ingawm a nak kqawn hy.
Even as David also pronounces blessing on the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works,
7 A khawboe seetnaak ak khanawh qeenkhaw ngai na ak awmkhqi, a thawlhnaak hlip na ak awmkhqi taw a mi zoseen hy.
"Happy are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
8 Bawipa ing a thawlhnaak kawna amak sui peek thlangkhqi taw a mi zoseen hy, tinawh,
Happy is the one whom the Lord will not charge with sin."
9 vawhkaw zoseennaak ve chahhui ak qeetkhqi doeng aham awm ak awm nu? “Abraham ak cangnaak ce am dyngnaak na taak pe hy,” ni ti hawh hy.
Is this blessing then pronounced on the circumcised, or on the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness.
10 Ikawmyihna a awm awh nu cemyihna a taak peek hy voei? Chahhui a qeet coengawh nu, a qeet hlanawh nu? A hu na am ni, lamma na hu hawh hy!
How then was it credited? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
11 Chahhui a qeet hlanawh ni cangnaak ak caming thlak dyng na awmnaak hatnaak, chahhui qeet naak ce hu hawh hy. Cedawngawh, chahhui qeet kaana awm hlai u hy ak cangnaak thlangkhqi boeih ing dyngnaak ce a huhnaak thai aham anih ce cekkhqi a pa na awm hy.
He received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision, so that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might also be credited to them.
12 Cekcoengawh chahhui qeet doeng kqawn kaana chahhui qeet hlanawh ni pa Abraham ing a taak cangnaak khawleh ak tut chahhui a mik qeet thlangkhqi a pa na awm awm bai hy.
The father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had in uncircumcision.
13 Khawmdek qona a awm thainaak aham awikam ce Abraham ingkaw a cakhqi ing anaa ak caming am hu uhy, cangnaak ak caming ak law dyngnaak ing ni a mi huh hy.
For the promise to Abraham and to his descendants that he should be heir of the world was not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
14 Anaa awi ak caming ak hqingkhqi ing qo ce ami huh mantaw, cangnaak ce a phu am awm kawmsaw awikamnaak awm a hqawng nani a awm hly hawh,
For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of no effect.
15 anaa awi ingtaw kawsonaak ni a haw law hy. Anaa awi a ma awmnaak awhtaw awi eeknaak awm am awm hy.
For the law works wrath, for where there is no law, neither is there disobedience.
16 Cedawngawh, qeennaak ak caming Abraham a cadilkhqi boeih a venawh awi a na kam hy – anaa awi ing ak awmkhqi doeng kaana Abraham ak cangnaak ak takhqi boeih a venawh awm awi taaknaak taw cangnaak ing ni a law hy. Anih taw ningnih boeih a pa na awm hy.
For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace, to the end that the promise may be sure to all the descendants, not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all.
17 ”Thlangphyn boeih a pa na ni sai hawh nyng,” tinawh a qee myihna. Anih ing ak cangnaak Khawsa mik huh awh anih taw ningnih a pa na awm hy, thlak thikhqi venawh hqingnaak ak pekung ingkaw amak awm ik-oeihkhqi ak awm sakkung taw Khawsa ni.
As it is written, "I have made you a father of many nations." This is in the presence of him whom he believed: God, who gives life to the dead, and calls the things that are not, as though they were.
18 Ngaih-u aham a ma awm awh awm Abraham ingtaw cangnaak ing ang ngaih-u dawngawh thlangphun boeih a pa na awm hy, “Na cadil ce zah law kaw,” tinawh a venawh kqawn pehy.
Who hoped in spite of hopeless circumstances, with the result that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, "so will your descendants be."
19 Cangnaak awh tha seet kaana awm nawh, a pum ce ak thi hqoeng a myihna awm hawh hlai hy – cawh a kum zakhat tluk law hawh hy – Sarah awm cak kaa bai hy.
And not being weak in faith, he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb.
20 Cehlai Khawsa ak awikam awh upvoetnaak a khoeh ca awm am tahy, cangnaak awh tha awm sak nawh Khawsa venawh thangleeknaak ce pehy,
Yet, looking to the promise of God, he did not waver through unbelief, but grew strong through faith, giving glory to God,
21 Khawsa ing ak awikamnaak awh a hoei sai thai hy tice caangna khak hy.
and being fully assured that what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
22 Cedawngawh, “Anih ce thlak dyng na tahy.”
And therefore "it was credited to him as righteousness."
23 Cehlai, “thlak dyng na tahy,” tive anih aham doeng na am qee hy,
Now it was not written that it was credited to him for his sake alone,
24 Bawipa Jesu thihnaak awhkawng ak thawhkung ce ak cangnaak ningnih boeih a hamna awm awm lawt hy.
but for our sake also, to whom it will be credited, who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,
25 Jesu taw ningnih a thawlhnaak awh thihnaak yh nawh nim dyngnaak a hamna thoh sak tlaihna awm hawh hy.
who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification.
