Romans 4
1 What then will we say Abraham, our father according to flesh, to have found?
Yaatin, nu mayzay Abrahamey ay demmidee?
2 For if Abraham was made righteous from works, he has a boast, but not before God.
Abrahamey ooson xillidabaa gidiyakko, I ceeqettiyabay de7ees, gidoshin, Xoossaa sinthan ceeqettanaw dandda7enna.
3 For what does the scripture say? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness.
Geeshsha Maxaafay, “Abrahamey Xoossaa ammanis; Xoossay hessa iyaw xillotethi oothidi ekkis” yaagees.
4 Now to the man being employed, the wage is not reckoned according to grace, but according to obligation.
Oothiya uray ekkiya daamozey, iya ooso wolqqaas cigettiya gateppe attin iyaw imota gidenna.
5 But to the man not being employed, but who believes in him who makes the impious man righteous, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.
Shin ooso oothonna oonikka nagaranchchuwa xillisiya Xoossaa ammanikko, iya ammanoy iyaw xillotethi gididi taybettees.
6 Just as David also tells the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness independent of works,
Geeshsha Maxaafan Dawitey, oosoy baynna Xoossay xillisiya asati ay mela anjjettidaakko hayssada yaagidi qonccisees:
7 saying, Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
“Entta balay atto geetettidayssatinne entta nagaray kamettidayssati anjjettidayssata.
8 Blessed is a man to whom the Lord does, no, not impute sin.
Goday iya nagaraa taybonna asi anjjettidayssa” yaagees.
9 Is this blessedness therefore upon men of circumcision, or also upon men of uncircumcision? For we say, Faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.
Yaatin, Dawitey odida anjjoy qaxxarettida asaa xalaalaseyye? Woykko qaxxarettiboona asaase? Nuuni, “Geeshsha Maxaafay, ‘Abrahamey Xoossaa ammanis; Xoossay hessa iyaw xillotethi oothidi ekkis’ yaagees” gida.
10 How then was it reckoned? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
Yaatin, hessi awude hanidee? Abrahamey qaxxaretineyye? Woykko qaxxarettonna de7ishinee? Qaxxarettanaappe sinthe hanisippe attin guye gidenna.
11 And he received the sign of circumcision, as a seal of the righteousness of his faith during uncircumcision, for him to be father of all those who believe during uncircumcision (for righteousness to also be imputed to them),
Abrahamey qaxarettanaappe sinthe iya ammanoy iyaw xillotethi gididi taybettidayssa erisanaw, iya qaxxaroy malaata gidis. Hessa gisho, Abrahamey qaxxarettonna ammaneyssatasinne ammanon xilleyssata ubbaas aawa gidis.
12 and father of those of circumcision, to those not only of circumcision, but also to those who march in the steps of faith-of that during the uncircumcision of our father Abraham.
I qaxxarettidayssataskka aawa. Abrahamey enttaw aawa gididay entti qaxxarettida gisho, xalaalas gidonnashin, I qaxxaretanaappe sinthe ammanida ammanuwa entti kaallida gishossa.
13 For the promise to Abraham or to his seed, for him to be heir of the world, was not through law, but through a righteousness of faith.
Abrahamesinne iya sheeshas, “Alamiya ta hinttew immana” yaagida ufayssay, Abrahamey ammanon xillida gishossafe attin higge naagidi polida gisho gidenna.
14 For if those from law are heirs, faith has been made void, and the promise has been made useless.
Higges kiitettidayssati Xoossaa immana gida ufayssaa laataeyssata gidikko, asaa ammanoy maaddenna; Xoossaa ufayssayka hada gidis.
15 For the law works wrath. For where there is no law, neither is there transgression.
Higge menthoy Xoossaa hanqo ehees, shin higgey baynnason higge menthoy baawa.
16 Because of this it is from faith, so that it is according to grace, in order for the promise to be sure to all the seed, not only to the seed from the law, but also to the seed from the faith of Abraham, who is father of us all
Hessa gisho, Xoossay immida ufayssay ammanon ekettees. Ha ufayssay Abrahaame sheeshaa ubbaas Xoossaa aadho keehatethaa baggara imettidayssa qonccisees. Hessika higge naageyssata xalaalas gidonnashin, Abrahameda ammanida ubbaassa. Abrahamey nu ubbaas aawa.
17 (as it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations), before him whom he believed, of God who makes the dead alive, and who calls things not existing, as existing.
Geeshsha Maxaafan, “Ta nena daro kawotethatas aawa oothas” geetettidi Abrahaame gisho, xaafettis. Ha ufayssay Abrahames imettiday hayqqidayssatas de7o immeysinne oorathabaa oothiya Xoossay iya gideyssa I ammanida gishossa.
18 Who, against hope, believed in hope, in order for him to become father of many nations according to that which was spoken, So thy seed will be.
Xoossay Abrahames daro zerethi immanayssa caaqqis. Ufayssi oothanaw aykkoka dandda7ettona wode Abrahamey Xoossan ammanida gishonne ufayssi oothida gisho, daro kawotethatas aawa gidis.
19 And not being weak in faith he did not regard his body, which was now deadened (being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb.
Abrahames xeetu laythi kumana hanikkoka, ba daaburida asatethaanne Saara na7a yelanaw dandda7onnayssa erishe ba ammanuwan daaburibeenna.
20 And he did not waver in unbelief at the promise of God, but became strong in faith, giving glory to God,
Gidoshin, I ba ammanuwan minnidi Xoossaas bonchcho immisppe attin Xoossay immida ufayssaa ammanonna ixxidi, sidhibeenna.
21 and being fully assured that what he promised, he was able also to perform.
Abrahamey, Xoossay caaqqida caaquwa polanayssa ba kumetha wozanan ammanis.
22 And therefore it was reckoned to him for righteousness.
Hessa gisho, Xoossay iya ammanuwa xillotethan taybis.
23 Now it was not written because of him alone that it was imputed to him,
Shin, “Iyaw xillotethan taybis” giya qaalay Abrahaame xalaalas xaafettibeenna.
24 but also because of us to whom it is going to be imputed, to those who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,
He qaalay nu Godaa Yesuusa hayqoppe denthida Xoossaa ammaniyaa nuuskka nu ammanoy xillotethan taybettana mela xaafettis.
25 who was delivered up for our offenses, and was raised up for our justification.
Xoossay iya nu nagara gisho, hayqos aathidi immis; I nuna xillisanaw hayqoppe denddis.
