Romans 4

1 What, then, will we say Abraham our father to have found, according to flesh?

What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?

2 For if Abraham was declared righteous by works, he has to boast—but not before God;

For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before YHWH.

3 for what does the writing say? “And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness”;

For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed YHWH, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.

4 and to him who is working, the reward is not reckoned of grace, but of debt;

Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of favour, but of debt.

5 and to him who is not working, and is believing on Him who is declaring righteous the impious, his faith is reckoned for righteousness—

But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the unrighteous, his faith is counted for righteousness.

6 even as David also speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God reckons righteousness apart from works:

Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom YHWH imputeth righteousness without works,

7 “Blessed [are] they whose lawless acts were forgiven, And whose sins were covered;

Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

8 Blessed [is] the man To whom the LORD may not reckon sin.”

Blessed is the man to whom YHWH will not impute sin.

9 [Is] this blessedness, then, on the circumcision, or also on the uncircumcision—for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness?

Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.

10 How then was it reckoned? He being in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision;

How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

11 and he received a sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of faith in the uncircumcision, for his being father of all those believing through uncircumcision, for the righteousness also being reckoned to them,

And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:

12 and father of circumcision to those not of circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of faith, that [is] in the uncircumcision of our father Abraham.

And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised.

13 For not through law [is] the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, of his being heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith;

For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

14 for if they who are of law [are] heirs, faith has been made void, and the promise has been made useless;

For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:

15 for the Law works wrath; for where law is not, neither [is] transgression.

Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

16 Because of this [it is] of faith, that [it may be] according to grace, for the promise being sure to all the seed, not to that which [is] of the Law only, but also to that which [is] of the faith of Abraham,

Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by favour; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

17 who is father of us all (according as it has been written: “A father of many nations I have set you,”) before Him whom he believed—God, who is quickening the dead, and is calling the things that are not as being.

(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations, ) before him whom he believed, even YHWH, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

18 Who, against hope, believed in hope, for his becoming father of many nations according to that spoken: “So will your seed be”;

Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.

19 and having not been weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already become dead (being about one hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb,

And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb:

20 and at the promise of God did not stagger in unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, having given glory to God,

He staggered not at the promise of YHWH through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to YHWH;

21 and having been fully persuaded that what He has promised He is also able to do:

And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

22 for this reason also it was reckoned to him for righteousness.

And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

23 And it was not written on his account alone that it was reckoned to him,

Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;

24 but also on ours, to whom it is about to be reckoned—to us believing on Him who raised up Jesus our Lord out of the dead,

But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Yahushua our Saviour from the dead;

25 who was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised up because of our being declared righteous.

Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.