Romans 4
1 What then shall we say—as touching Abraham our forefather?
Acunakyaküng, Abraham mi pupa, mi ti hin ihawkba mi ti khai ni? Abrahama pawhmsah khawi ta i ni?
2 For, if Abraham by works was declared righteous, he hath whereof to boast; —nevertheless, not towards God, —
Abraham naw bilawhnak am ngsungpyunnak a yah vaisü üng, a awhcahnak vai sü, cunsepi Pamhnama hmaia ta acukba am ni.
3 For what doth the Scripture say? And Abraham believed in God, and it was reckoned unto him as righteousness.
Cangcim naw a pyen ta “Abraham naw Pamhnam jum lü, acuna a jumnak cun Pamhnam naw ngsungpyunnaka a ngaih pet.”
4 Now, unto him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned by way of favour but by way of obligation,
Khyang naw khut a bi üng, a bia phu cun amdanga a yaha am kya, hlawh lü a yaha kyaki.
5 Whereas, unto him that worketh not but believeth on him that declareth righteous the ungodly, his faith is reckoned as righteousness.
Cunsepi, bilawhnak üng am ni lü jumnak am ngdüi lü Pamhnam jumkia mkhyekatnak cun ngcimki tia a ngaih pet. Isetiakyaküng Pamhnam naw acuna jumnak cun amät am jah ngsungpyunsaki tia Pamhnam naw a ngaih ni.
6 Just as David also affirmeth the happiness of the man unto whom God reckoneth righteousness apart from works: —
Ahin hin, Davit naw khyanga bilawhnaka phäha am ni lü, Pamhnam naw ngsungpyunkia a jah ngaih pete cun jodaw ve,
7 Happy, they whose lawlessnesses have been forgiven and whose sins have been covered,
“Ami mkhyenak jah mhlät peta khyange ja ami katnak jah bu pete ta jekyai u se!
8 Happy, the man whose sin the Lord will in nowise reckon.
Bawipa naw ami mkhyekatnak am a jah kheh petea khyange cun jekyai u se” tia a pyen ni.
9 This happiness, then, [is it] for the circumcision, or for the uncircumcision? for we say—His faith was reckoned unto Abraham as righteousness:
Davita pyen jekyainak cun vun mawih khamkiea phäh däka mä akya? Am kya! Vun am mawikiea phäha pi kyaki ni. Cangcim üngka mi pyena kba, “Abraham naw Pamhnam jumei lü a jumnak cun ngsungpyunkia a doei pet.”
10 How, then, was it reckoned? When he was in circumcision or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision;
Acun cun ihawkba a ngaih pet ni? Vun a mawi käna aw? Am a mawih ham üng aw? Vun a mawih käna am ni, a mawih hlana kyaki.
11 And, a sign, he received [namely] of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while yet uncircumcised; to the end he might be father of all that believe during uncircumcision, to the end [the same] righteousness might be reckoned unto them, —
Acunakyase, vun am a mawih ham üng a jumnak am ngsungpyunnak yahki tia ksingnak vaia, vun mawi lü msingnak pawhki. Acuna ngsungpyunnak cun ami phäha kya khaia, vun am mawikie üng jumeikie naküta paa kyanak thei vaia ni.
12 And father of circumcision—unto them who are not of circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of the faith, while yet uncircumcised, of our father Abraham.
Ani cun vun mawikiea paa pi a kyanak sih vaia, vun mawikie cun pi mi pa Abraham naw vun am mawi lü a xün k'um üng jumnak a taka mäiha jumnak ami tak vaia ni.
13 For, not through means of law, doth the promise belong unto Abraham or unto his seed, —that he should be heir of the world; but, through a righteousness by faith.
Abraham ja a mjükphyüie naw khawmdek ami kanak vaia khyütam cun Thum a läklama phäh am ni, ani naw jum lü a jumnak cun ngsungpyunnaka a doei pet ni.
14 For, if they who are of law are heirs, made void is faith and of no effect is the promise.
Thum läkie üng Pamhnam naw khyütam a jah pet ta jumnak cun am mdanga kya lü Pamhnama khyütam pi am mdang vai ni.
15 For, the law, worketh out anger, but, where there is no law, neither is there transgression.
Thum naw Pamhnama mlungsonak lawpüiki; cunsepi thuma am a ve üng thum lümkan am ve.
16 For this cause, it is by faith, in order that it may be by way of favour, so that the promise is firm unto all the seed, —not unto that by the law only, but unto that also [which is such] by the faith of Abraham; who is father of us all, —
Acunakyase, khyütam cun jumnak üng kya lü Pamhnam naw Abrahama mjükphyüie amdanga a jah pet cun Thum läk sawxatki üng am kya lü Abrahama juma kba jumeikie a jah pet ni. Abraham cun ngmüimkhya lama avana mi pa vaia phäh ni.
17 Even as it is written—Father of many nations, have I appointed thee: before him whom he believed—God, who causeth the dead to live, and calleth the things that are not as things that are: —
Cangcim naw, “Khyangmjü khawkäna paa ka ning pyang päng ni” tia a pyena kba ni. Khyütam cun Abrahama jum Pamhnama ma daw lü acuna Pamhnam naw thikie jah xünsak lü, am vekie pi ve khaia pawhki ni.
18 Who, past hope, upon hope believed, so that he became father of many nations, —according to what had been said—So shall be thy seed; —
Abraham naw äpei vaia anglawiki äpei lü jumnak am “ani cun khyangmjü khawhaha paa” thawn lawki. Cangcim naw, “Na mjükphyüie cun aisi kän law khaie” tia pyenki.
19 And, without becoming weak in his faith, he attentively considered his own body, already deadened—he being a hundred years old, the deadening also of Sarah’s womb;
A khawkum a phya law khyäü khaia a mtisa xü lü a yängsänak am ve sepi, a jumnak am ngcek law. Sarah pi am ca khawh ti.
20 In respect, however, of the promise of God, he was not led to hesitate by unbelief, but received power by his faith, giving glory unto God,
A jumnak am khyah, Pamhnama khyütam pi jumeiki. A jumnak cun johit üng be lü Pamhnam mhlünmtaiki.
21 And being fully persuaded (that), —what he hath promised, able is he also to perform:
Pamhnam naw khyütam cun kümkawi lawsak thei khai tia süm lü a jumnak khäng law bawki.
22 Wherefore [also], it was reckoned unto him as righteousness.
Acunakyase Abraham cun a jumnak üng ngsungpyunkia Pamhnam naw ngaih petki.
23 Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was reckoned unto him,
Acunakyase, “A jumnak cun a ngsungpyunnaka ngaiha kyaki” ti cun, amäta phäh däka yuka am kya lü,
24 But for our sakes also—unto whom it is to be reckoned, —even unto them that believe upon him who raised Jesus our Lord from among the dead:
mimia phäha pi kyaki. Mi Bawipa Jesuh, kthihnak üngkhyüh mtho beki mi jumkia kyase, mi jumnak cun ngsungpyunnaka ngai vaia kyaki.
25 Who was delivered up on account of our offences and was raised on account of the declaring us righteous.
Acuna Jesuh cun, mi mkhyekatnaka phäha thikia kya lü, Pamhnam am mi ngsungpyunnak vaia phäh mthawh bea kyaki ni.
