Romans 4
1 What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather, has found according to the flesh?
ⲁ̅ⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲓⲛ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ
2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.
ⲃ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲙⲁⲓⲉ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧϥ ⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ
3 For what does the Scripture say? "And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."
ⲅ̅ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲡⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ
4 Now to the one who works, the pay is not counted as a gift, but as an obligation.
ⲇ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲉⲡ ⲡⲉϥⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲡϣⲁ
5 But to him who does not work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.
ⲉ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϣⲁⲩⲉⲡ ⲧⲉϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ
6 Even as David also pronounces blessing on the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works,
ⲋ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϫⲱ ⲙⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲁϫⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ
7 "Happy are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
ⲍ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϩⲱⲃⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ
8 Happy is the one whom the Lord will not charge with sin."
ⲏ̅ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲉⲡ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ
9 Is this blessing then pronounced on the circumcised, or on the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness.
ⲑ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲥⲃⲃⲉ ϫⲛ ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲕⲉⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲧⲛϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲡ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ
10 How then was it credited? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
ⲓ̅ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲟⲡⲥ ϭⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲛⲉϥϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ϫⲛ ⲉϥϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲛⲉϥϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉϥϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃⲃⲉ
11 He received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision, so that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might also be credited to them.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲛⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲟⲡⲥ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ
12 The father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had in uncircumcision.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ
13 For the promise to Abraham and to his descendants that he should be heir of the world was not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲏ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ
14 For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of no effect.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ
15 For the law works wrath, for where there is no law, neither is there disobedience.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲩⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲥⲓⲥ
16 For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace, to the end that the promise may be sure to all the descendants, 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.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲕⲉⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ
17 As it is written, "I have made you a father of many nations." This is in the presence of him whom he believed: God, who gives life to the dead, and calls the things that are not, as though they were.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲕⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲛϩⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ
18 Who hoped in spite of hopeless circumstances, with the result that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, "so will your descendants be."
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
19 And not being weak in faith, he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡϥϭⲃⲃⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲁϥⲕⲁϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲣⲁ
20 Yet, looking to the promise of God, he did not waver through unbelief, but grew strong through faith, giving glory to God,
ⲕ̅ⲉⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡϥⲣϩⲏⲧ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲁϥϯ ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
21 and being fully assured that what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲧ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲁⲁϥ
22 And therefore "it was credited to him as righteousness."
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲟⲡⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ
23 Now it was not written that it was credited to him for his sake alone,
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲁϩϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲡⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
24 but for our sake also, to whom it will be credited, who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲟⲡⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ
25 who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟ
