Romans 4
1 What, then, shall we say that Abraham our father has found, as it respects the flesh?
What thanne schulen we seie, that Abraham oure fadir aftir the flesch foond?
2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has cause for boasting, but not before God.
For if Abraham is iustified of werkis of the lawe, he hath glorie, but not anentis God.
3 For what says the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.
For what seith the scripture? Abraham bileued to God, and it was arettid to him to riytwisnesse.
4 Now to him that works, the reward is not counted as a favor, but as a debt:
And to hym that worchith mede is not arettid bi grace, but bi dette.
5 but to him that works not, but believes on him that justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
Sotheli to hym that worchith not, but bileueth in to hym that iustefieth a wickid man, his feith is arettid to riytwisnesse, aftir the purpos of Goddis grace.
6 Even as David also speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God counts righteousness without works, saying:
As Dauid seith the blessidnesse of a man, whom God acceptith, he yyueth to hym riytwisnesse with outen werkis of the lawe,
7 Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
Blessid ben thei, whos wickidnessis ben foryouun, and whos synnes ben hid.
8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not charge sin.
Blessid is that man, to whom God arettide not synne.
9 Comes this blessedness then on those who are circumcised only, or on those who are uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was counted to Abraham for righteousness.
Thanne whether dwellith this blisfulnesse oneli in circumcisioun, or also in prepucie? For we seien, that the feith was arettid to Abraham to riytwisnesse.
10 Under what circumstances, then, was it counted? After he was circumcised? Or, while he was uncircumcised? Not after he was circumcised, but while he was uncircumcised.
Hou thanne was it arettid? in circumcisioun, or in prepucie? Not in circumcisioun, but in prepucie.
11 And he received the sign of circumcision, as a seal of the righteousness of the faith that he had while he was uncircumcised, in order that he might be the father of all that believe, even in a state of uncircumcision, so that righteousness might be counted to them also;
And he took a signe of circumcisioun, a tokenyng of riytwisnesse of the feith which is in prepucie, that he be fadir of alle men bileuynge bi prepucie, that it be arettid also to hem to riytwisnesse;
12 and the father of circumcision to those who are not only circumcised, but who, also, walk in the steps of that faith which our father Abraham had while he was yet uncircumcised.
and that he be fadir of circumcisioun, not onely to hem that ben of circumcisioun, but also to hem that suen the steppis of the feith, which feith is in prepucie of oure fader Abraham.
13 For the promise that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, nor to his posterity, through law, but through the righteousness of faith.
For not bi the lawe is biheest to Abraham, or to his seed, that he schulde be eir of the world, but bi the riytwisnesse of feith.
14 For if they that are of the law be heirs, the faith is made powerless, and the promise is unmeaning;
For if thei that ben of the lawe, ben eiris, feith is distried, biheest is don awey.
15 for the law inflicts punishment; for where no law is, there is no transgression.
For the lawe worchith wraththe; for where is no lawe, there is no trespas, nethir is trespassyng.
16 Therefore, the inheritance is by faith, that it may be according to grace, in order that the promise may be sure to all his posterity, not to those only who are of the law, but to those, also, who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,
Therfor riytfulnesse is of the feith, that bi grace biheeste be stable to ech seed, not to that seed oneli that is of the lawe, but to that that is of the feith of Abraham, which is fadir of vs alle.
17 (as it is written: I have made you a father of many nations, ) in the sight of him in whom he believed, even God, who makes the dead alive, and calls those things which are not, as though they were.
As it is writun, For Y haue set thee fadir of many folkis, bifor God to whom thou hast bileued. Which God quykeneth deed men, and clepith tho thingis that ben not, as tho that ben.
18 He, against hope, confidently believed that he would become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken: So shall your posterity be.
Which Abraham ayens hope bileuede in to hope, that he schulde be maad fader of many folkis, as it was seid to hym, Thus schal thi seed be, as the sterris of heuene, and as the grauel that is in the brenke of the see.
19 And not being weak in faith, he considered not his own body, which was already dead, (for he was about a hundred years old, ) nor the deadness of Sarah’s womb;
And he was not maad vnstidfast in the bileue, nether he biheelde his bodi thanne nyy deed, whanne he was almost of an hundrid yeer, ne the wombe of Sare nyy deed.
20 and he doubted not, through unbelief, with respect to the promise of God, but was strong in faith, giving glory to God,
Also in the biheeste of God he doutide not with vntrist; but he was coumfortid in bileue,
21 and being fully persuaded that what he had promised he was able also to perform.
yyuynge glorie to God, witynge moost fulli that what euere thingis God hath bihiyt, he is myyti also to do.
22 For this reason, it was counted to him for righteousness.
Therfor it was arettid to hym to riytwisnesse.
23 But that it was counted to him, was not written for his sake alone,
And it is not writun oneli for him, that it was arettid to hym to riytwisnesse,
24 but for our sakes also, to whom it shall be counted, if we believe on him that raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,
but also for vs, to whiche it schal be arettid, that bileuen in him that reiside oure Lord Jhesu Crist fro deeth.
25 who was delivered up for our offenses, and raised again for our justification.
Which was bitakun for oure synnes, and roos ayen for oure iustefiyng.
