Romans 4
1 So then, what shall we say that Abraham had achieved, who is our father according to the flesh?
Inona ary no holazaintsika ho efa azon’ i Abrahama, razantsika araka ny nofo?
2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he would have glory, but not with God.
Fa raha asa no nanamarinana an’ i Abrahama, dia misy hireharehany ihany, nefa tsy amin’ Andriamanitra.
3 For what does Scripture say? “Abram believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice.”
Fa ahoana hoy ny Soratra Masìna? Ary Abrahama nino an’ Andriamanitra, ka dia nisaina ho fahamarinany izany.
4 But for he who works, wages are not accounted according to grace, but according to debt.
Ary ho an’ izay miasa, dia tsy isaina ho fahasoavana ny karama, fa ho trosa.
5 Yet truly, for he who does not work, but who believes in him who justifies the impious, his faith is reputed unto justice, according to the purpose of the grace of God.
Fa ho an’ izay tsy miasa kosa, fa mino Izay manamarina ny ratsy fanahy, dia ny finoany no isaina ho fahamarinana.
6 Similarly, David also declares the blessedness of a man, to whom God brings justice without works:
Dia araka izany koa no ilazan’ i Davida fa sambatra ny olona izay isain’ Andriamanitra fahamarinana tsy amin’ ny asa, hoe:
7 “Blessed are they whose iniquities have been forgiven and whose sins have been covered.
Sambatra izay voavela ny helony sy voasarona ny fahotany.
8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord has not imputed sin.”
Sambatra izay olona tsy hisain’ i Jehovah heloka.
9 Does this blessedness, then, remain only in the circumcised, or is it even in the uncircumcised? For we say that faith was reputed to Abraham unto justice.
Koa izany fahasambarana izany moa an’ ny voafora ihany va, sa an’ ny tsy voafora koa? fa lazaintsika fa ny finoana no nisaina ho fahamarinan’ i Abrahama.
10 But then how was it reputed? In circumcision or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
Ary ahoana no nanisana izany? Tamin’ izy efa voafora va, sa fony izy tsy mbola voafora? Tsy tamin’ izy efa voafora tsy akory, fa fony izy tsy mbola voafora.
11 For he received the sign of circumcision as a symbol of the justice of that faith which exists apart from circumcision, so that he might be the father of all those who believe while uncircumcised, so that it might also be reputed to them unto justice,
Ary ny famorana, izay famantarana, dia noraisiny ho tombo-kasen’ ny fahamarinana amin’ ny finoana izay nananany fony izy tsy mbola voafora, mba ho rain’ ny olona rehetra izay mino izy, na dia ny tsy voafora aza, mba hisaina ho an’ ireny ny fahamarinana,
12 and he might be the father of circumcision, not only for those who are of circumcision, but even for those who follow the footsteps of that faith which is in the uncircumcision of our father Abraham.
ary ho rain’ ny voafora, dia tsy izay voafora ihany, fa izay mandeha araka ny dian’ ny finoan’ i Abrahama razantsika koa, izay nananany fony izy tsy mbola voafora.
13 For the Promise to Abraham, and to his posterity, that he would inherit the world, was not through the law, but through the justice of faith.
Fa tsy lalàna, fa fahamarinana amin’ ny finoana, no nahazoan’ i Abrahama sy ny taranany ny teny fikasana ho mpandova izao tontolo izao izy.
14 For if those who are of the law are the heirs, then faith becomes empty and the Promise is abolished.
Fa raha izay amin’ ny lalàna no mpandova, dia efa foana ny finoana, ary efa tsinontsinona ny teny fikasana;
15 For the law works unto wrath. And where there is no law, there is no law-breaking.
fa ny lalàna mahatonga fahatezerana; fa raha tsy misy lalàna, dia tsy misy fandikan-dalàna.
16 Because of this, it is from faith according to grace that the Promise is ensured for all posterity, not only for those who are of the law, but also for those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all before God,
Koa finoana no andovana, mba ho araka ny fahasoavana, hahatò ny teny fikasana ho an’ ny taranaka rehetra, ― tsy ho an’ izay amin’ ny lalàna ihany, fa ho an’ izay amin’ ny finoan’ i Abrahama koa, dia ilay razantsika rehetra ―
17 in whom he believed, who revives the dead and who calls those things that do not exist into existence. For it is written: “I have established you as the father of many nations.”
araka ny voasoratra hoe: Nataoko ho rain’ ny firenena maro ianao ― teo anatrehan’ izay ninoany, dia Andriamanitra Izay mamelona ny maty sy miantso ny tsy misy toy ny misy.
18 And he believed, with a hope beyond hope, so that he might become the father of many nations, according to what was said to him: “So shall your posterity be.”
Ary na dia efa tsy nisy fanantenana aza, dia nanantena ihany izy ka nino, mba ho rain’ ny firenena maro; araka ny voalaza hoe: Ho tahaka izany ny taranakao.
19 And he was not weakened in faith, nor did he consider his own body to be dead (though he was then almost one hundred years old), nor the womb of Sarah to be dead.
Ary satria tsy mba nalemy finoana izy, dia nihevitra ny tenany izay efa hoatra ny maty (fa efa tokony ho zato taona izy) sy ny fahafatesan’ ny kibon’ i Saraha,
20 And then, in the Promise of God, he did not hesitate out of distrust, but instead he was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God,
ary tsy niahanahana ny amin’ ny teny fikasan’ Andriamanitra tamin’ ny tsi-finoana izy, fa nampaherezin’ ny finoana ka nanome voninahitra an’ Andriamanitra
21 knowing most fully that whatever God has promised, he is also able to accomplish.
ary natoky indrindra fa izay nolazainy dia hainy hatao koa.
22 And for this reason, it was reputed to him unto justice.
Dia nisaina ho fahamarinany izany.
23 Now this has been written, that it was reputed to him unto justice, not only for his sake,
Nefa tsy ho azy ihany no nanoratana fa nisaina ho azy izany,
24 but also for our sake. For the same shall be reputed to us, if we believe in him who raised up our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead,
fa ho antsika izay hanisana izany koa, dia isika izay mino Ilay nanangana an’ i Jesosy Tompontsika tamin’ ny maty,
25 who was handed over because of our offenses, and who rose again for our justification.
Izay natolotra noho ny fahadisoantsika ka natsangana indray ho fanamarinana antsika.
