Římanům 3
1 Což tedy má více Žid nežli pohan? Aneb jaký jest užitek obřízky?
[Someone may object to this, saying], “[If being circumcised does not cause God to accept us Jews], (there is no advantage in being a Jew [over being a non-Jew]./is there any advantage in being a Jew [over being a non-Jew]?) [RHQ] Being circumcised does not benefit [us Jews at all]!”
2 Mnohý všelikterak. Přední zajisté ten, že jest jim svěřen Zákon Boží.
[I would reply that being Jews] benefits [us] in many ways [HYP]. First of all, it benefits us because it was to [our ancestors] that God’s words, [words that contain his promises], were given {that [God] gave his words, [words that contain his promises]}.
3 Nebo což jest do toho, jestliže byli někteří z nich nevěrní? Zdaliž nevěra jejich věrnost Boží vyprázdní?
Many [Jews did not obey God as they promised that they would. So someone might ask], “Does their not being faithful mean that God will not [bless us Jews] as he promised [that he would]?”
4 Nikoli, nýbrž budiž Bůh pravdomluvný, ale každý člověk lhář, jakož psáno jest: Aby ospravedlněn byl v řečech svých, a přemohl, když by soudil.
[I would reply], “No, it certainly does not mean that! God always does [what he has promised], even though [people do not]. All those who accuse God [of not keeping his promises to us Jews] are very mistaken.” [What King David wrote about God’s justly saying that he would punish him for his sins is also true of those who accuse God of not keeping his promises. What he said to God was], “So everyone must acknowledge that what you [(sg)] have said [about them] (OR, [their sin]) is true, and you will always win the case when you are accused {when [people] accuse you}.”
5 Ale jestližeť pak nepravost naše spravedlnost Boží zvelebuje, což díme? Zdali nespravedlivý jest Bůh, jenž uvodí hněv? (Po lidskuť pravím.)
So if we [Jews’] being wicked [PRS] shows that it is right that God [does not bless us], what shall we say/conclude? Shall we conclude that it is not right for God to be angry [and punish us Jews] [MTY]? I [should not be saying these things], [but] I am speaking as ordinary humans [speak].
6 Nikoli, sic jinak kterakž by Bůh soudil svět?
We should certainly not [conclude that God should not judge us], because if God [did not judge us Jews], (it would not possibly be right for him to judge [anyone in] the world [MTY]!/how could he judge [anyone in] the world?) [MTY, RHQ]
7 Nebo jestližeť pravda Boží mou lží rozmohla se k slávě jeho, i pročež pak já jako hříšník bývám souzen?
But [someone might object and say to me], “The fact that God truly [keeps his promises] becomes very clear/evident because of my not doing [what God has commanded]. But the result is that people praise God! So (God should no longer say that I should be punished {that [he] should punish me} on account of my having sinned!/why should God still say that I should be punished {that [he] should punish me} on account of my having sinned?) [RHQ]
8 A ne raději (jakž o nás zle mluví a jakož někteří praví, že bychom říkali, ): Èiňme zlé věci, aby přišly dobré? Jichžto spravedlivé jest odsouzení.
[If what you, Paul, say is true], then (we might as well/it is all right for us to) do evil things in order that good things [like that] will result! For example, [then people will praise God]!” Some people speak evil about me by their [falsely] saying that I say [such things. God] will fairly/justly punish [people who say such things about me]!
9 Což tedy? My převyšujeme pohany? Nikoli, nebo jsme již prve dokázali toho, že jsou, i Židé i Řekové, všickni pod hříchem,
[If someone would ask], “[Shall we conclude that God] will treat us [Jews] more favorably [and will treat] the non-Jews less [favorably] [RHQ]?” [I would reply that we can] certainly not [conclude that]! I have already shown you that all people, the Jews and also the non-Jews, have sinned and [so they deserve to be punished] {[that God will punish them]} [PRS].
10 Jakož psáno jest: Že není spravedlivého ani jednoho.
[The following words] that are written {prophets have written} [in the Scriptures support this], No person is righteous. There is not even one righteous person!
11 Není rozumného, není, kdo by hledal Boha.
There is no one who understands [how to live properly] (OR, [about God]). There is no one who seeks/desires [to know] God!
12 Všickni se uchýlili, spolu neužiteční učiněni jsou; není, kdo by činil dobré, není ani jednoho.
Absolutely everyone has turned away [MET] [from God]. God considers them depraved (OR, Everyone has become useless [to God]). There is no one who acts righteously; no, there is not even one!
13 Hrob otevřený hrdlo jejich, jazyky svými lstivě mluvili, jed lítých hadů pod rty jejich.
What people say [MTY] [is foul/bad, like the smell that comes from] a grave that has been {that [people] have} opened [MET]. [By what people say] [MTY], they deceive people. [By what they say] [MTY] [they injure people, just like] the poison of snakes [injures people] [MET].
14 Kterýchžto ústa plná jsou zlořečení a hořkosti.
They are continually (cursing/asking God to do harmful things to) others and saying (cruel/harsh/hateful) things [MTY].
15 Nohy jejich rychlé k vylévání krve.
They (go quickly/are eager) to murder people [MTY].
16 Setření a bída na cestách jejich.
Wherever they go, they ruin everything and make [people] miserable [MTY].
17 A cesty pokoje nepoznali.
They have not/never known how [to live] peacefully [with other people].
18 Není bázně Boží před očima jejich.
They absolutely refuse to fear/reverence God [SYN]!
19 Víme pak, že cožkoli Zákon mluví, těm, kteříž jsou pod Zákonem, mluví, aby všeliká ústa zacpána byla a aby vinen byl všecken svět Bohu.
Furthermore, we know that it is to [Jewish] people, [who are] required to obey [God’s] laws, that Moses wrote those laws [PRS]. [We can infer from this that] there are no [Jews or non-Jews] [SYN] who are able to say anything [in reply to God’s saying that he will punish them for having sinned]. God has declared everyone in the world [MTY] guilty!
20 Protož z skutků Zákona nebude ospravedlněn žádný člověk před obličejem jeho; nebo skrze Zákon přichází poznání hřícha.
It is not because people have done the things that God’s laws [require] that [God] will (erase the record of their sins/declare them no longer guilty for sin), [because no one has done those things completely]. In fact, the result of [our knowing God’s] laws is that we know clearly that we have sinned (OR, are sinful).
21 Ale nyní bez Zákona spravedlnost Boží zjevena jest, osvědčená Zákonem i Proroky,
But God’s (erasing the record of our sins/declaring us no longer guilty) does not depend on [our obeying] the laws [that he gave Moses]. It has now been {[God] has now} revealed [to us] how he erases the record of our sins [by a different way]. It was written about [by Moses] {[Moses] wrote about it} in the laws [PRS] [God gave] him, and it was also written about by the prophets {the prophets also wrote about it}.
22 Spravedlnost totiž Boží, skrze víru Ježíše Krista, ke všem a na všecky věřící.
God erases the record of our sins because we trust in [what] Jesus Christ [has done for us]. God does this for every person who trusts [in Christ], because [he considers] that there is no difference [between Jews and non-Jews].
23 Neboť není rozdílu. Všickniť zajisté zhřešili, a nemají slávy Boží.
All people have done evil, and all people have failed to accomplish the glorious [goals] that God [set for them].
24 Spravedlivi pak učiněni bývají darmo, milostí jeho, skrze vykoupení, kteréž se stalo v Kristu Ježíši,
Our record of sins has been erased {God erased the record of our sins} by God acting kindly [to forgive our sins], without our doing anything to earn it. Christ Jesus accomplished this [by dying for us].
25 Jehožto Bůh vydal za smírci, skrze víru ve krvi jeho, k ukázání spravedlnosti své, skrze odpuštění předešlých hříchů,
God showed that Christ was the one who would atone for (OR, forgive) our sins [with the] blood [that flowed from his body when he died. God redeems/forgives] us because of our trusting [in Christ’s having died for us. God wanted] to show that he acts justly. [He wanted to do that] because, before [Jesus came, God] did not punish [everyone who sinned. So it seemed as though he was not being just]. But he was overlooking people’s sins during [that time],
26 V shovívání Božím, k dokázání spravedlnosti své v nynějším času, k tomu, aby on spravedlivým byl a ospravedlňujícím toho, jenž jest z víry Ježíšovy.
because he is patient. [God arranged for Jesus to die for us]. By doing that, God now shows that he is just, and he shows that he is justly able to erase the record of sins for everyone who trusts/believes in Jesus.
27 Kdež jest tedy chlouba tvá? Vyprázdněna jest. Skrze který zákon? Skutků-li? Nikoli, ale skrze zákon víry.
It is not at all [RHQ] because of [our obeying the] laws [of Moses that God erases the record of our sins]. So, (there is no way that we can boast [that God does that because of our obeying those laws]./how can we boast [about God erasing the record of our sins because of our obeying those laws]?) [RHQ] Instead, [it is because of our] believing/trusting [in Christ that God erases the record of our sins].
28 Protož za to máme, že člověk bývá spravedliv učiněn věrou bez skutků Zákona.
[We cannot boast about that], because we conclude that the record of our sins is erased {God erases the record of our sins} because of our trusting [in Christ]. God does not erase the record of our sins because of our obeying the laws [that he gave to Moses, because it is impossible for us to completely obey them].
29 Zdaliž jest toliko Bůh Židů? Zdali také není i pohanů? Ba, jistě i pohanů,
(You who are Jews certainly should not [think that you] are the only ones whom God [will accept]!/Do you Jews [think it is you] alone whom God [will accept]?) [RHQ] You certainly should [realize that he will accept] non-Jews, too. [RHQ] Of course, [he will accept] non-Jews also,
30 Poněvadž jeden jest Bůh, kterýž ospravedlňuje obřízku z víry, a neobřízku skrze víru.
because, [as you firmly believe], there is only one God, who will erase the record of Jews’ [MTY] sins if they trust [in what Christ has done], and who will similarly erase the record of non-Jews’ [MTY] sins if they trust [in Christ].
31 Což tedy Zákon vyprazdňujeme skrze víru? Nikoli, nýbrž Zákon tvrdíme.
So, [if someone should ask concerning the laws that God gave Moses], “By saying [that God erases the record of our sins because of our] trusting [in Christ], does that mean that those laws now are useless?”, [I would reply], “Certainly not. Instead, we truly fulfill the laws [that God gave Moses].”
