Romans 4
1 What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather, has found according to the flesh?
Konsa kisa nou kapab di ke Abraham, zansèt nou selon lachè te jwenn kon jijman?
2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.
Paske si Abraham te jistifye pa zèv, li gen yon bagay pou vante tèt li, men pa devan Bondye.
3 For what does the Scripture say? "And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."
Paske kisa Ekriti Sen Yo di?: “Abraham te kwè Bondye e sa te konte kòm ladwati li.”
4 Now to the one who works, the pay is not counted as a gift, but as an obligation.
Alò, nou konnen ke sila ki travay la, salè li pa konte kòm yon favè, men kòm sa li merite.
5 But to him who does not work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.
Men pou sila ki pa travay la, men kwè nan Sila ki jistifye pechè yo, lafwa li ap konte kòm ladwati li.
6 Even as David also pronounces blessing on the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works,
Menm jan ke David te pale tou sou benediksyon ki vini sou moun ke Bondye deklare jis apa de zèv li yo:
7 "Happy are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
“Beni se tout moun ki gen tan padone pou tout inikite yo, e ke peche pa yo gen tan fin kouvri.
8 Happy is the one whom the Lord will not charge with sin."
Beni se moun Senyè a pa rann kont pou peche l.”
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.
Konsa èske benediksyon sa a sou sikonsi sèlman, oubyen èske li tonbe sou ensikonsi yo tou? Paske nou di ke: “Lafwa a te konte a Abraham kòm ladwati li.”
10 How then was it credited? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
Konsa kòman sa te konte? Pandan li te sikonsi, oubyen pandan li te ensikonsi a? Se pa t pandan li te sikonsi a, men lè li te ensikonsi a!
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.
Li te resevwa sign sikonsisyon an, kòm yon so ladwati li ke li te genyen pandan li te ensikonsi a, pou li ta kapab vin papa a tout sila ki kwè, menm sa yo san sikonsisyon, pou ladwati kapab konte pou yo.
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.
Li se papa a sikonsizyon, non sèlman pou sila ki sikonsi yo, men osi a sila yo ki swiv chemen lafwa ke Abraham te genyen pandan li te ensikonsi a.
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.
Paske pwomès a Abraham ak desandan li yo pou li te kab resevwa tout lemond kòm eritaj, pa t fèt selon lalwa, men selon ladwati lafwa a.
14 For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of no effect.
Paske si se sila ki gen Lalwa a k ap eritye, lafwa vin pa vo anyen e pwomès la vin anile.
15 For the law works wrath, for where there is no law, neither is there disobedience.
Paske Lalwa a pote lakòlè, men kote ki pa gen lalwa, pa gen vyolasyon.
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.
Pou rezon sa a, se pa lafwa, pou li ta kapab pa gras, ke pwomès la ta kapab asire a tout desandan Abraham yo; non sèlman a sila ki gen Lalwa a, men osi a sila ki gen lafwa Abraham nan, ki se papa a nou tout.
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.
Jan sa ekri a: “Mwen te fè ou Papa a anpil nasyon yo”, devan Sila a ke li (Abraham) te kwè a. Sa vle di, menm Bondye ki bay lavi a mò yo e ki fè egziste tout sila ki pa t janm egziste oparavan yo.
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."
Nan espwa kont tout esperans li te kwè, pou li ta kapab vin papa a anpil nasyon, selon sa ki te pale a: “Se konsa tout desandan ou yo va ye”.
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.
San li pa t vin fèb nan lafwa, li te reflechi sou pwòp kò li, ki te gen tan prèske mouri paske li te gen anviwon san lane e vant Sarah a te esteril akoz laj li.
20 Yet, looking to the promise of God, he did not waver through unbelief, but grew strong through faith, giving glory to God,
Men, selon pwomès a Bondye a, li pa t varye menm nan konfyans li, men te vin fò nan lafwa e te toujou bay Bondye lwanj.
21 and being fully assured that what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
Li te gen asirans konplè ke sa Bondye te pwomèt la, Li ta kapab fè l rive.
22 And therefore "it was credited to him as righteousness."
Donk sa te konte osi pou li kòm ladwati.
23 Now it was not written that it was credited to him for his sake alone,
Se pa t sèlman pou lakoz li sèl ke yo te ekri ke sa te konte pou li,
24 but for our sake also, to whom it will be credited, who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,
men anplis pou nou osi sa te konte, kòm sila ki kwè nan Li yo; Li menm ki te resisite Jésus Kri, Senyè nou an sòti nan lanmò.
25 who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification.
Li menm ki te livre a lakwa a pou peche nou yo e te resisite pou jistifikasyon nou.
