Romans 4
1 What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, hath found?
asmākaṁ pūrvvapuruṣa ibrāhīm kāyikakriyayā kiṁ labdhavān ētadadhi kiṁ vadiṣyāmaḥ?
2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not toward God.
sa yadi nijakriyābhyaḥ sapuṇyō bhavēt tarhi tasyātmaślāghāṁ karttuṁ panthā bhavēditi satyaṁ, kintvīśvarasya samīpē nahi|
3 For what saith the scripture? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.
śāstrē kiṁ likhati? ibrāhīm īśvarē viśvasanāt sa viśvāsastasmai puṇyārthaṁ gaṇitō babhūva|
4 Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but as of debt.
karmmakāriṇō yad vētanaṁ tad anugrahasya phalaṁ nahi kintu tēnōpārjitaṁ mantavyam|
5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.
kintu yaḥ pāpinaṁ sapuṇyīkarōti tasmin viśvāsinaḥ karmmahīnasya janasya yō viśvāsaḥ sa puṇyārthaṁ gaṇyō bhavati|
6 Even as David also pronounceth blessing upon the man, unto whom God reckoneth righteousness apart from works,
aparaṁ yaṁ kriyāhīnam īśvaraḥ sapuṇyīkarōti tasya dhanyavādaṁ dāyūd varṇayāmāsa, yathā,
7 [saying], Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, And whose sins are covered.
sa dhanyō'ghāni mr̥ṣṭāni yasyāgāṁsyāvr̥tāni ca|
8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not reckon sin.
sa ca dhanyaḥ parēśēna pāpaṁ yasya na gaṇyatē|
9 Is this blessing then pronounced upon the circumcision, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say, To Abraham his faith was reckoned for righteousness.
ēṣa dhanyavādastvakchēdinam atvakchēdinaṁ vā kaṁ prati bhavati? ibrāhīmō viśvāsaḥ puṇyārthaṁ gaṇita iti vayaṁ vadāmaḥ|
10 How then was it reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision:
sa viśvāsastasya tvakchēditvāvasthāyāṁ kim atvakchēditvāvasthāyāṁ kasmin samayē puṇyamiva gaṇitaḥ? tvakchēditvāvasthāyāṁ nahi kintvatvakchēditvāvasthāyāṁ|
11 and he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might be reckoned unto them;
aparañca sa yat sarvvēṣām atvakchēdināṁ viśvāsinām ādipuruṣō bhavēt, tē ca puṇyavattvēna gaṇyēran;
12 and the father of circumcision to them 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.
yē ca lōkāḥ kēvalaṁ chinnatvacō na santō 'smatpūrvvapuruṣa ibrāhīm achinnatvak san yēna viśvāsamārgēṇa gatavān tēnaiva tasya pādacihnēna gacchanti tēṣāṁ tvakchēdināmapyādipuruṣō bhavēt tadartham atvakchēdinō mānavasya viśvāsāt puṇyam utpadyata iti pramāṇasvarūpaṁ tvakchēdacihnaṁ sa prāpnōt|
13 For not through the law was the promise to Abraham or to his seed, that he should be heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith.
ibrāhīm jagatō'dhikārī bhaviṣyati yaiṣā pratijñā taṁ tasya vaṁśañca prati pūrvvam akriyata sā vyavasthāmūlikā nahi kintu viśvāsajanyapuṇyamūlikā|
14 For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of none effect:
yatō vyavasthāvalambinō yadyadhikāriṇō bhavanti tarhi viśvāsō viphalō jāyatē sā pratijñāpi luptaiva|
15 for the law worketh wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there transgression.
adhikantu vyavasthā kōpaṁ janayati yatō 'vidyamānāyāṁ vyavasthāyām ājñālaṅghanaṁ na sambhavati|
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 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
ataēva sā pratijñā yad anugrahasya phalaṁ bhavēt tadarthaṁ viśvāsamūlikā yatastathātvē tadvaṁśasamudāyaṁ prati arthatō yē vyavasthayā tadvaṁśasambhavāḥ kēvalaṁ tān prati nahi kintu ya ibrāhīmīyaviśvāsēna tatsambhavāstānapi prati sā pratijñā sthāsnurbhavati|
17 (as it is written, A father of many nations have I made thee) before him whom he believed, [even] God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth the things that are not, as though they were.
yō nirjīvān sajīvān avidyamānāni vastūni ca vidyamānāni karōti ibrāhīmō viśvāsabhūmēstasyēśvarasya sākṣāt sō'smākaṁ sarvvēṣām ādipuruṣa āstē, yathā likhitaṁ vidyatē, ahaṁ tvāṁ bahujātīnām ādipuruṣaṁ kr̥tvā niyuktavān|
18 Who in hope believed against hope, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, So shall thy seed be.
tvadīyastādr̥śō vaṁśō janiṣyatē yadidaṁ vākyaṁ pratiśrutaṁ tadanusārād ibrāhīm bahudēśīyalōkānām ādipuruṣō yad bhavati tadarthaṁ sō'napēkṣitavyamapyapēkṣamāṇō viśvāsaṁ kr̥tavān|
19 And without being weakened in faith he considered his own body now as good as dead (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb:
aparañca kṣīṇaviśvāsō na bhūtvā śatavatsaravayaskatvāt svaśarīrasya jarāṁ sārānāmnaḥ svabhāryyāyā rajōnivr̥ttiñca tr̥ṇāya na mēnē|
20 yea, looking unto the promise of God, he wavered not through unbelief, but waxed strong through faith, giving glory to God,
aparam aviśvāsād īśvarasya pratijñāvacanē kamapi saṁśayaṁ na cakāra;
21 and being fully assured that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
kintvīśvarēṇa yat pratiśrutaṁ tat sādhayituṁ śakyata iti niścitaṁ vijñāya dr̥ḍhaviśvāsaḥ san īśvarasya mahimānaṁ prakāśayāñcakāra|
22 Wherefore also it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.
iti hētōstasya sa viśvāsastadīyapuṇyamiva gaṇayāñcakrē|
23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was reckoned unto him;
puṇyamivāgaṇyata tat kēvalasya tasya nimittaṁ likhitaṁ nahi, asmākaṁ nimittamapi,
24 but for our sake also, unto whom it shall be reckoned, who believe on him that raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,
yatō'smākaṁ pāpanāśārthaṁ samarpitō'smākaṁ puṇyaprāptyarthañcōtthāpitō'bhavat yō'smākaṁ prabhu ryīśustasyōtthāpayitarīśvarē
25 who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification.
yadi vayaṁ viśvasāmastarhyasmākamapi saēva viśvāsaḥ puṇyamiva gaṇayiṣyatē|
