Romans 3
1 What, then, [is] the superiority of the Jew? Or what the profit of the circumcision?
We jeriꞌ, ¿jas kꞌu kuchꞌek jun we aj Israel? O ¿jas kutayij ri etal?
2 Much in every way; for first, indeed, that they were entrusted with the oracles of God;
Nim kuchꞌek jun, jeriꞌ rumal cher nabꞌe xyaꞌtaj ri utzij ri Dios chike ri winaq aꞌj Israel.
3 for what, if certain were faithless? Will their faithlessness make the faithfulness of God useless?
Jas kꞌu kakꞌulmataj riꞌ we jun chike we winaq riꞌ maj ukojobꞌal ¿la kakwin kꞌu riꞌ ri man kakojon taj kꞌuꞌx kubꞌan che ri Dios chi man kubꞌan ta chik ri ubꞌim loq?
4 Let it not be! And let God become true, and every man false, according as it has been written: “That You may be declared righteous in Your words, and may overcome in Your being judged.”
¡Man jeꞌ ta riꞌ! Ri Dios tzi kubꞌan wi ri ubꞌim loq pune bꞌanal tzij ri achi. Jetaq kubꞌij ri tzꞌibꞌatalik: Kabꞌantaj na sukꞌ chawe rukꞌ ri kabꞌij, xuqujeꞌ katchꞌeken na are kaqꞌat tzij pa awiꞌ.
5 And if our unrighteousness establishes God’s righteousness, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who is inflicting the wrath? (I speak after the manner of a man.)
We ri qetzelal kukꞌutu chi sukꞌ ri usukꞌal ri Dios, ¿jas kꞌu kaqabꞌij? ¿Xa man sukꞌ taj ri Dios rumal riꞌ kutix loq ri royawal pa qawiꞌ? (Je tajin kinchꞌaw winaq).
6 Let it not be! Since how will God judge the world?
¡Man jeꞌ ta riꞌ! We ta jeriꞌ ¿jas kꞌu kubꞌan ri Dios chuqꞌatik tzij pa kiwiꞌ ri winaq ri e kꞌo cho ri uwachulew?
7 For if the truth of God in my falsehood abounded more to His glory, why am I also yet judged as a sinner?
Wine kꞌo jun kubꞌij: we are ri nubꞌanoj tzij kaqꞌalajisan ri qas tzij re ri Dios xuqujeꞌ kanimarisan ri ujuluwem, ¿jas che kaqꞌat tzij pa nuwiꞌ kabꞌix chwe chi in ajmak?
8 And not, as we are spoken evil of, and as certain affirm us to say, “We may do the evil things, that the good ones may come?” Whose judgment is righteous.
¿Jas kꞌu che makaqabꞌij qabꞌana ri etzelal rech jeriꞌ kape ri utzilal? E kꞌi kakibꞌan bꞌanoj tzij chaqij, kakibꞌij chi jeriꞌ tajin kaqakꞌutu. Qas kataqiꞌ kꞌu na kape ri kꞌaxal pa kiwiꞌ we winaq riꞌ.
9 What, then? Are we better? Not at all! For we charged before both Jews and Greeks with being all under sin,
¿Jas kꞌu kaqabꞌij che we riꞌ? ¿La uj kꞌut uj aꞌj Israel uj jeꞌl chkiwach konojel? ¡Man jeꞌ ta riꞌ! Xqakꞌutu chi ri winaq aꞌj Israel xuqujeꞌ ri man aꞌj Israel taj e kꞌo chuxeꞌ ri makaj.
10 according as it has been written: “There is none righteous, not even one;
Ri Tzꞌibꞌatalik kubꞌij: Man kꞌo taj jun sukꞌ laj winaq, xa ta ne jun.
11 there is none who is understanding, there is none who is seeking after God.
Man kꞌo ta jun retaꞌm ubꞌanik ri sukꞌal, maj kꞌo ta jun ri kajawan ri riqoj ibꞌ rukꞌ ri Dios.
12 All went out of the way, together they became unprofitable, there is none doing good, there is not even one.
Konojel xel kanoq pa ri bꞌe, konojel xuꞌxik winaq ri maj kakitayij, man kꞌo ta jun ri are karilij ubꞌanik ri utzilal; maj, xa ta ne jun.
13 Their throat [is] an opened grave; with their tongues they used deceit; poison of cobras [is] under their lips—
Ri uqul ri winaq jaqalik je ri kꞌo jun muqbꞌal kaminaq, ri raqꞌ kukoj chubꞌanik bꞌanoj tzij. Ri uchiꞌ jeriꞌ kꞌo utyoꞌbꞌal kumatz.
14 whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.
Nojinaq ri uchiꞌ che etzelal xuqujeꞌ yojtajinaqil.
15 Their feet [are] swift to shed blood.
Kaxikꞌan ri raqan keꞌ chubꞌanik ri kamisanik.
16 Ruin and misery [are] in their ways.
Kutukij kan ronojel ri kꞌo pa ri ubꞌe xuqujeꞌ kubꞌan etzelal.
17 And a way of peace they did not know.
Man ketaꞌm taj uwach ri bꞌe rech jaꞌmaril.
18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
Man kumochꞌ taj ribꞌ cho ri Dios.
19 And we have known that as many things as the Law says, to those in the Law it speaks, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may come under judgment to God;
Kamik kꞌut qetaꞌm chi ronojel ri kubꞌij ri taqanik, kubꞌij chike konojel ri e kꞌo chuxeꞌ ri taqanik, rech jeriꞌ maj jun kachꞌawik xuqujeꞌ konojel ri winaq aꞌjuwachulew kekanaj chuxeꞌ ri uqꞌatoj tzij ri Dios.
20 for this reason by works of law will no flesh be declared righteous before Him, for through law is a knowledge of sin.
Jeriꞌ rumal maj jun kabꞌantaj sukꞌ che cho ri Dios rumal ubꞌanik ri chak ri kubꞌij ri taqanik, xane qetaꞌm chi are ri taqanik kakꞌutuw chiqawach chi uj aꞌjmakibꞌ.
21 And now apart from law the righteousness of God has been revealed, testified to by the Law and the Prophets,
Kamik kꞌut xukꞌut ribꞌ ri usukꞌal ri Dios, ri xpetik man rumal taj re ri taqanik, are waꞌ ri xkiqꞌalajisaj loq ri e qꞌalajisal taq utzij ri Dios xuqujeꞌ ri taqanik.
22 and the righteousness of God [is] through the faith of Jesus Christ to all, and on all those believing—for there is no difference,
We usukꞌal ri Dios riꞌ xpetik chike konojel ri kekojon che ri Jesucristo. Jeriꞌ rumal cher xaq e junam ri winaq ri aꞌj Israel kukꞌ ri man aꞌj Israel taj. Jeriꞌ rumal ri Dios man xaq ta kꞌyaqal ri keꞌraj.
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God—
Xa kꞌu rumal cher konojel xemakunik rumal riꞌ maj ke che ri ujuluwem ri Dios.
24 being declared righteous freely by His grace through the redemption that [is] in Christ Jesus,
Pa ri utoqꞌobꞌ kꞌu ri Dios xubꞌan sukꞌ chiꞌwe man rukꞌ ta pwaq, xane xixutoro pa Cristo Jesús.
25 whom God set forth [as] a propitiatory covering, through faith in His blood, for the showing forth of His righteousness, because of the passing over of the former sins in the forbearance of God—
Ri Dios xutzuj ri Jesucristo che sipanik chuchupik ronojel ri qamak, are waꞌ ri kaqakꞌamawaꞌj rukꞌ ri qakojobꞌal rumal ri ukikꞌel, rech jeriꞌ kukꞌut chiqawach ri usukꞌal rumal cher najtir chi kanoq ri Dios pa ri rutzilal xsachan kan che ri ojer taq makaj.
26 for the showing forth of His righteousness in the present time, for His being righteous, and declaring him righteous who [is] of the faith of Jesus.
Kamik kꞌut, ri Dios utzujum ri Jesucristo rech jeriꞌ kukꞌut ri usukꞌal. Rech jeriꞌ kilitajik chi sukꞌ ri Dios xuqujeꞌ are kabꞌanow sukꞌ chike ri kekojon che ri Jesús.
27 Where then [is] the boasting? It was excluded; by what law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith:
¿Jawjeꞌ kꞌu kꞌo wi ri nimal? Maj chik ¿jas rumal? ¿La xa rumal ri taqanik? Man je ta riꞌ, xa rumal ri kojobꞌal.
28 therefore we reckon a man to be declared righteous by faith, apart from works of law.
Kꞌisbꞌal rech kaqabꞌij chi ri achi kux sukꞌ man rumal ta ri chak ri kuta ri taqanik xane rumal ri kojobꞌal.
29 [Is He] only the God of Jews, and not also of nations?
Ri Dios, ¿la xaq xwi kꞌu kiDios ri winaq aꞌj Israel? ¿La man kꞌu kiDios xuqujeꞌ ri winaq ri man aꞌj Israel taj? Jeꞌ, jeriꞌ ri Dios kiDios xuqujeꞌ ri winaq ri man aꞌj Israel taj.
30 Yes, also of nations; since [there is] one God who will declare righteous circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
Xa jun Dios kꞌolik. Are kabꞌanow sukꞌ rumal ri kojobꞌal chike ri e kojtal ketal xuqujeꞌ ri man kojtal ta ketal.
31 Do we then make law useless through faith? Let it not be! Indeed, we establish law.
¿La kel kꞌu kubꞌij chi kaqachup ri taqanik rukꞌ ri kojobꞌal? Man je ta riꞌ, xane rukꞌ wa kaqabꞌij chi qas sukꞌ wi ri taqanik.
