Romans 4
1 What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, has discovered?
ⲁ̅ⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲉⲙϥ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ.
2 If Abraham was indeed justified by works, he had something to boast about, but not before God.
ⲃ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲁϥⲙⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲛ.
3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
ⲅ̅ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲟⲡⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
4 Now the wages of the worker are not credited as a gift, but as an obligation.
ⲇ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲉⲡ ⲡⲉϥⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲉⲣⲟϥ.
5 However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness.
ⲉ̅ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲛ ⲉϥⲛⲁϩϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲫⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϣⲁⲩⲉⲡ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
6 And David speaks likewise of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
ⲋ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱϥ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲁⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ ϩⲱⲃ.
7 “Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
ⲍ̅ⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩϩⲱⲃⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
8 Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.”
ⲏ̅ⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲛⲁⲉⲡ ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ.
9 Is this blessing only on the circumcised, or also on the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.
ⲑ̅ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲃⲓ ϣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲡ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
10 In what context was it credited? Was it after his circumcision, or before? It was not after, but before.
ⲓ̅ⲡⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲟⲡϥ ⲉϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲃⲓ ϣⲁⲛ ⲉϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⲉϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲥⲉⲃⲓ.
11 And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲑⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛⲧⲟⲩⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.
12 And he is also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲓ ⲛⲓϣⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ.
13 For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲓⲉ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ϫⲣⲟϫ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ.
14 For if those who live by the law are heirs, faith is useless and the promise is worthless,
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲕⲱⲣϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲱϣ.
15 because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law, there is no transgression.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲩϫⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲫⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲥⲓⲥ.
16 Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲱϣ ⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ϫⲣⲟϫ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ.
17 As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲭⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲧⲁⲛϧⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲑⲱϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϣⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲡ.
18 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲁϥⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕ⳿ϫⲣⲟϫ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ.
19 Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲱⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϯⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲁϥϫⲉⲙϥ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲣ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲕⲉⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲧⲣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲣⲁ.
20 Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,
ⲕ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧ ⲃ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϯⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.
21 being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲑⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓϥ.
22 This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.”
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲟⲡⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
23 Now the words “it was credited to him” were written not only for Abraham,
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲡⲥ ⲛⲁϥ.
24 but also for us, to whom righteousness will be credited—for us who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲡⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ.
25 He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓⲟ
