Romans 4

1 What shall we say then, that Abraham our father hath found concerning the flesh?

Aberahame fa re bua ka fa nameng, re ka re ke mosimolodi wa sechaba sa Sejuta. Maitemogelo a gagwe kaga potso e ya go bolokwa ka tumelo e ne e le eng? A Modimo o ne wa mo amogela ka ntlha ya ditiro tsa gagwe tse di molemo? Fa e le gore go ntse jalo, o ne a ka nna le sengwe se a ipelafatsang ka sone. Mme mo mogopolong wa Modimo, Aberahame o ne a sena sepe se a ka ipelafatsang ka sone.

2 For if Abraham were iustified by workes, he hath wherein to reioyce, but not with God.

3 For what saith the Scripture? Abraham beleeued God, and it was counted to him for righteousnesse.

Gonne dikwalo di re bolelela gore Aberahame o ne a dumela Modimo, mme ke sone se Modimo o neng wa phimola dibe tsa gagwe wa mo supa gore “ga a na molato”.

4 Nowe to him that worketh, the wages is not counted by fauour, but by dette:

A mme ga a a ka a bona tshwanelo ya gagwe go ya kwa legodimong ka ntlha ya dilo tsotlhe tse di molemo tse a di dirileng? Nnyaa, gonne go bolokwa, ke mpho; fa e le gore motho o ne a ka e bona ka go e fufulela, mme e ne e ka seka ya nna mpho fela ntswa tota e le mpho fela! E newa ba ba sa e fufuleleng: Gonne Modimo o supa baleofi ba le molemo mo ponong ya one fa ba na le tumelo mo go Keresete go ba boloka mo bogaleng jwa Modimo.

5 But to him that worketh not, but beleeueth in him that iustifieth the vngodly, his faith is counted for righteousnesse.

6 Euen as Dauid declareth the blessednesse of the man, vnto whom God imputeth righteousnes without workes, saying,

Kgosi Dafide o buile ka sone selo se, fa a tlhalosa boitumelo jwa moleofi yo o neng a sa bo tshwanela pele ga a supiwa a “sena molato” ke Modimo.

7 Blessed are they, whose iniquities are forgiuen, and whose sinnes are couered.

O ne a re, “Go sego ba ba itshwaretsweng dibe ebile di tlositswe mo matlhong a bone.

8 Blessed is the man, to whom the Lord imputeth not sinne.

Ee, go boitumelo thata jang mo mothong yo dibe tsa gagwe a sa tlholeng a di balelwa ke Morena.”

9 Came this blessednesse then vpon the circumcision onely, or vpon the vncircumcision also? For we say, that faith was imputed vnto Abraham for righteousnesse.

Jaanong he, potso ke gore: A lesego le le neelwa fela ba ba dumelang mo go Keresete ebile ba boloka melao ya Sejuta, kgotsa le neelwa le ba ba sa bolokeng melao ya Sejuta, mme ba ikanya Keresete fela. Mme he, ra reng kaga Aberahame? Ra re o amogetse masego a ka tumelo ya gagwe. A e ne e le ka tumelo fela? Kgotsa a e ne e le ka ntlha ya gore le ene o ne a boloka melao ya Sejuta?

10 Howe was it then imputed? when he was circumcised, or vncircumcised? not when he was cricumcised, but when he was vncircumcised.

Mo go arabeng potso eo, arabang e: Modimo o neetse Aberahame masego a leng? O a mo neetse pele ga a nna Mojuta, pele ga a tsena mo modirong wa thupiso ya Sejuta.

11 After, he receiued the signe of circumcision, as the seale of the righteousnesse of ye faith which he had, when he was vncircumcised, that he should be the father of all them that beleeue, not being circumcised, that righteousnesse might be imputed to them also,

Erile Modimo o sena go solofetsa go mo segofatsa ka ntlha ya tumelo ya gagwe, a rupisiwa. Sekao sa thupiso e ne e le sesupo sa gore Aberahame o ne a setse a na le tumelo le gore Modimo o ne o setse o mo amogetse o mo supile fa a le tshiamo mo ponong ya one pele ga modiro wa thupiso o diragala. Jalo Aberahame ke rara wa semowa wa ba ba dumelang mme ba bolokwa kwa ntle ga go tshegetsa melao ya Sejuta. Re a bona, jaanong gore ba ba sa tshegetseng melao e, ba siamisiwa ke Modimo ka tumelo.

12 And the father of circumcision, not vnto them onely which are of the circumcision, but vnto them also that walke in the steppes of the faith of our father Abraham, which he had when he was vncircumcised.

Gape Aberahame ke rara wa semowa wa Bajuta ba ba rupisitsweng, gonne Aberahame o ne a bona kutlwelo botlhoko ya Modimo ka ntlha ya tumelo fela, pele ga a rupisiwa.

13 For the promise that he should be the heire of the worlde, was not giuen to Abraham, or to his seede, through the Lawe, but through the righteousnesse of faith.

Jaanong go bonala sentle gore tsholofetso e Modimo o neng wa e naya Aberahame ya gore o tlaa mo naya lefatshe lotlhe mmogo le losika lwa gagwe, e ne e se ka ntlha ya gore Aberahame o ne a tshegetsa melao ya Modimo, mme e ne e le ka ntlha ya gore o ne a ikanya Modimo gore o tlaa diragatsa tsholofetso ya one.

14 For if they which are of the Lawe, be heires, faith is made voide, and the promise is made of none effect.

Mme fa e le gore o sa ntse o re masego a Modimo a ya kwa go ba ba “siameng thata” mme o raya gore ditsholofetso tsa Modimo mo go ba ba nang le tumelo ga di reye sepe, ebile tumelo ke boeleele.

15 For the Lawe causeth wrath: for where no Lawe is, there is no transgression.

Mme boammaaruri ke gore: Fa re leka go nna le lesego le poloko ya Modimo ka go boloka melao ya one re aga re felela mo bogaleng jwa one, gonne re palelwa ke go e tshegetsa malatsi otlhe. Tsela e nngwe fela e re ka ipabalelang ka yone gore re seka ra tlola melao, ke ya gore go seka ga bewa melao, e se re kgotsa ra e tlola.

16 Therefore it is by faith, that it might come by grace, and the promise might be sure to all the seede, not to that onely which is of the Lawe: but also to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of vs all,

Jalo masego a Modimo re a newa ka tumelo, e le neo fela; re tlhomamisa go nna le one re sala morago ngwao ya Sejuta kgotsa re sa e sale morago fa re na le tumelo e e tshwanang le ya ga Aberahame, gonne Aberahame ke rraa rona rotlhe fa go tla mo dilong tse tsa tumelo.

17 (As it is written, I haue made thee a father of many nations) euen before God whom he beleeued, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those thinges which be not, as though they were.

Ke sone se dikwalo di se rayang fa di re Modimo o dirile Aberahame rara wa dichaba tse dintsi. Modimo o tlaa amogela batho botlhe mo dichabeng tsotlhe ba ba o ikanyang jaaka Aberahame a ne a dira. Mme tsholofetso e, e tswa mo Modimong ka bo one, o o dirang gore baswi ba tshele gape, ebile o bua ka ditiragalo tsa malatsi a a tlang ka tlhomamiso e e gagametseng jaaka o ka re di setse di bile di diragetse!

18 Which Abraham aboue hope, beleeued vnder hope, that he should be the father of many nations: according to that which was spoken to him, So shall thy seede be.

Jalo erile fa Modimo o raya Aberahame o re o tlaa mo naya ngwana wa mosimane yo o tlaa nnang ra-merafe e mentsi e bo e nna chaba e tona, Aberahame o ne a dumela Modimo le fa tsholofetso e e ntseng jalo e ne e ka seka ya diragala!

19 And he not weake in the faith, considered not his owne bodie, which was nowe dead, being almost an hundreth yeere olde, neither the deadnes of Saraes wombe.

Mme ka ntlha ya gore tumelo ya gagwe e ne e nonofile, o ne a seka a tshwenyega kaga lobaka lwa gore o ne a tsofetse thata go ka nna motsadi, ka nako eo o ne a le dingwaga di le lekgolo, le ene Sara mosadi wa gagwe o ne a le dingwaga di le masome a fera bongwe, a tsofetse thata go ka nna le ngwana.

20 Neither did he doubt of the promise of God through vnbeliefe, but was strengthened in the faith, and gaue glorie to God,

Mme Aberahame ga a ise a ke a belaele. O ne a dumela Modimo, gonne tumelo ya gagwe le tshepo di ne di nonofile, mme o ne a galaletsa Modimo, ka masego a, le pele ga a diragala.

21 Being fully assured that he which had promised, was also able to doe it.

O ne a tlhomamisa thata gore Modimo o ne o kgona sentle go dira le fa e le eng se o se solofeditseng.

22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousnesse.

Mme ka ntlha ya tumelo ya ga Aberahame Modimo o ne wa mo itshwarela dibe wa mo supa “a sena molato.”

23 Nowe it is not written for him onely, that it was imputed to him for righteousnesse,

Jaanong polelo e ntle e, ya gore o ne a amogelwa a bo a letlelesega ka tumelo ya gagwe, e ne e sa solegele Aberahame molemo a le nosi.

24 But also for vs, to whom it shalbe imputed for righteousnesse, which beleeue in him that raised vp Iesus our Lord from the dead,

Le rona e ne e le ya rona, e re tlhomamisetsa gore Modimo o tlaa re amogela ka yone tsela e o amogetseng Aberahame ka yone, fa re dumela ditsholofetso tsa Modimo o o tsositseng Jesu Morena wa rona mo baswing.

25 Who was deliuered to death for our sinnes, and is risen againe for our iustification.

O swetse dibe tsa rona mme a tsoga gape go re siamisa mo Modimong a re tlatsa ka tshiamo ya Modimo.