Romans 4
1 Let's take Abraham as an example. From a human viewpoint he is the father of our nation. Let's ask, “What was his experience?”
ⲁ̅ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϪⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨϪⲈⲘϤ ⲠⲈⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ.
2 For if Abraham was set right by what he did, he would have had something to boast about—but not in God's eyes.
ⲃ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲀϤⲘⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲈϤ ϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲚ.
3 However, what does Scripture say? “Abraham trusted God, and so he was considered as being a good person who did right.”
ⲅ̅ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲞⲠⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
4 Whoever works gets paid—it's not considered as a gift, but because they've earned their wages.
ⲇ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲈⲠ ⲠⲈϤⲂⲈⲬⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϪⲈ ϤⲈⲢⲞϤ.
5 But God, who makes sinners right, considers them as right not because they've worked for it but because they trust in him. This is why
ⲉ̅ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲀⲚ ⲈϤⲚⲀϨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲐⲘⲀⲒⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ϢⲀⲨⲈⲠ ⲠⲈϤⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
6 David speaks of the happiness of those whom God considers as right, and not because they worked for it:
ⲋ̅ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰϤ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲆⲀⲨⲒⲆ ϪⲰ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲀⲔⲀⲢⲒⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲰⲠ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲈ ϨⲰⲂ.
7 “How happy are those whose wrongs are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
ⲍ̅ⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲬⲰ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲀⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϨⲰⲂⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
8 How happy are those the Lord does not consider sinful.”
ⲏ̅ⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒⲀⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲈⲠ ⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ.
9 Now is this blessing just for the Jews, or is it for others too? We've just stated that Abraham was accepted as good and right because he trusted God.
ⲑ̅ⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀⲔⲀⲢⲒⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀϤⲬⲎ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ ϢⲀⲚ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲦⲈⲚϪⲰ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲈⲠ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
10 But when did this happen? When Abraham was a Jew or before?
ⲓ̅ⲠⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲨⲞⲠϤ ⲈϤⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ ϢⲀⲚ ⲈϤⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲈϤⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ.
11 It was actually before he became a Jew by being circumcised, which was a confirmation of his trust in God to make him right. This happened before he was circumcised, so he is the father of everyone who trusts in God and are considered as right by God, even though they may not be circumcised Jews.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲤⲪⲢⲀⲄⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲈⲠϪⲒⲚⲦⲞⲨⲰⲠ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
12 He is also the father of circumcised Jews not merely because they're circumcised, but because they follow the example of the trust in God our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲞϢⲒ ϨⲒ ⲚⲒϢⲈⲚⲦⲀⲦⲤⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ.
13 God's promise to Abraham and his descendants that the world would belong to him was not based on his keeping of the law, but because he was made right through his trust in God.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲰϢ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲒⲈ ⲠⲈϤϪⲢⲞϪ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲀϨϮ.
14 For if the promised inheritance is based on keeping the law, then the issue of trusting God is not necessary, and the promise is pointless.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲔⲰⲢϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲰϢ.
15 For the law results in punishment—but if there's no law then it cannot be broken.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲨϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲪⲘⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲀⲤⲒⲤ.
16 So the promise is based on trusting God. It is provided as a free gift, guaranteed to all the children of Abraham—not merely to those who follow the law, but also to those who trust like Abraham, the father of us all.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲰϢ ⲈϤⲦⲀϪⲢⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲘⲠⲒϪⲢⲞϪ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲦⲎⲢⲈⲚ ⲠⲈ.
17 As Scripture says, “I've made you the father of many nations.” For in the presence of God, Abraham trusted in the God who makes the dead alive and speaks into existence what didn't previously exist.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒⲬⲀⲔ ⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲦⲀⲚϦⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲐⲰϨⲈⲘ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲤⲈϢⲞⲠ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲈⲈⲨϢⲞⲠ.
18 Against all hope Abraham in hope trusted God, so he could become the father of many peoples, just as God had promised him: “This is how many descendants you'll have!”
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲚⲀϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲀϤⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲨϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎ ϢⲚⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲈⲔϪⲢⲞϪ ⲈϤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ.
19 His trust in God didn't weaken even though he thought his body was practically dead (he was around a hundred years old), and knew that Sarah was too old to have children.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲰⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲀϤϮⲚⲒⲀⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲀϤϪⲈⲘϤ ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲢⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲔⲈⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲐⲘⲈⲦⲢⲀ ⲚⲤⲀⲢⲢⲀ.
20 He held on to God's promise—he didn't doubt it. Instead his trust in God grew stronger, and he gave glory to God.
ⲕ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦ ⲂϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲠⲒⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀϤϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲀϤϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
21 He was totally convinced that what God had promised he had the power to deliver.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲠⲈϤϨⲎⲦ ⲐⲎⲦ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲰϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲀⲒϤ.
22 That's why Abraham was considered right by God.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲨⲞⲠⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
23 The words “Abraham was considered right” weren't just written down for his benefit.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲚⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲞⲠⲤ ⲚⲀϤ.
24 They were for us too, those of us who will be considered as right, since we trust in God who raised our Lord Jesus from the dead.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲞⲠⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ
25 Jesus was handed over to die because of our sins, and was raised to life to make us right.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲈⲚⲐⲘⲀⲒⲞ.
