Romans 4
1 Abraham is the [revered] ancestor of us [Jews]. So think about what we can conclude [from what happened to Abraham about how God can erase the record of our sins]. [RHQ]
Vamos tomar Abraão como exemplo. A partir de um ponto de vista humano, ele é o pai da nossa nação. Devemos nos perguntar: “Qual era a experiência dele?”
2 If it was because of Abraham’s doing [good] things that the record of his sins was erased {that [God] erased the record of his sins}, Abraham could then have been able to boast [about that to people], but he would not have [had any basis to] boast to God [about it].
Pois, se Abraão foi considerado justo pelo que ele fez, ele deveria ter algo de que se orgulhar, mas não aos olhos de Deus.
3 [Remember that] in the Scriptures it is written {someone wrote} [PRS] that Abraham believed what God [promised] [RHQ], and as a result the record of his sins was erased {[God] erased the record of his sins}.
No entanto, o que está escrito nas Sagradas Escrituras? “Abraão acreditou em Deus e, assim, foi considerado como uma pessoa justa.”
4 If we receive wages for work that we do, those wages are not considered to be a gift. Instead, they [are considered] to be what we have earned. [Similarly, if God erases the record of our sins because we did things to earn God’s favor], we would not consider that [God’s erasing the record of our sin] was [a gift. Instead, we would consider it as what we had earned].
Quem trabalha deve receber o seu pagamento; não é considerado um presente e, sim, o salário por conta do trabalho que fez.
5 But suppose that we do not do things [to gain God’s acceptance]. Suppose that we instead trust [in God], who erases the record of sins of wicked people. Then the erasing of the record of our sins because of our trusting [in Christ] is considered to be a gift to us, [not something that we earned].
Mas Deus, que transforma pecadores em justos, considera-os justos, não porque eles trabalharam por isso, mas por causa da fé que eles depositam nele. É por isso que
6 Similarly, it is as David wrote [in the Psalms] about people being happy whose record of sins God has erased even though they have not done things [to earn it. David wrote]:
Davi fala a respeito da felicidade das pessoas a quem Deus considera justas, e não por elas terem trabalhado por isso:
7 [God] is pleased with people whose sins have been {whose sins [he] has} forgiven, and whose sins he [has decided] to forget [DOU].
“Felizes são aqueles cujos erros são perdoados e cujos pecados são apagados.
8 [God] causes to be happy the people whose sins he no longer keeps a record of.
Felizes aqueles que o Senhor não considera como pecadores.”
9 As for our being happy [because God has erased the record of our sins], (it is not something that [only] we Jews [can experience]./is it [MTY] something that [only] we Jews [can experience]?) [RHQ] [No, it is] also something that non-Jews [can experience] [MTY]. [What is written in the Scriptures], that it was because Abraham trusted [in God] that the record of his sins was erased {[God] erased the record of his sins}, [also shows that this is true].
Mas, esta bênção vem apenas para os judeus, ou vem para os outros também? Nós acabamos de dizer que Abraão foi considerado justo por causa de sua fé em Deus.
10 ([Think about] when [God erased the record of Abraham’s sins]./When did [God erase the record of Abraham’s sins]?) [RHQ] (Consider whether [it happened] after someone circumcised [Abraham to mark him as one who belonged to God], or before someone circumcised him./[Did it happen] after [Abraham was] circumcised [to be marked as one who belonged to God], or before he was circumcised?) [RHQ] It happened before he was circumcised, not after he was circumcised.
Mas, quando isso aconteceu? Quando Abraão estava circuncidado ou antes? Foi antes e não depois.
11 [Many years later, God commanded that] Abraham [be] circumcised. Abraham’s accepting that ritual simply showed [that he knew that God had accepted him]. [He knew that God] had [erased the record of his sins] because he trusted [in God] while he was still, [in effect, a non-Jew because] he had not been circumcised. [So we can understand that] Abraham became (a spiritual ancestor/like an ancestor) to [all] of us whose record of sins has been erased {whose sins [God] has erased the record of} because we believe [in God’s promise, even though some of us] are not circumcised.
Na verdade, foi antes dele ser circuncidado. O fato dele ser circuncidado apenas confirmou a sua fé em Deus, que o aceitou. Isso aconteceu antes dele ser circuncidado. Então, ele é o pai de todos que creem em Deus e que são considerados justos por Deus, muito embora eles possam não ser circuncidados.
12 Likewise, Abraham is the [spiritual] ancestor of all us Jews who are not merely circumcised but who, more importantly, [believe in God’s promise] as our ancestor Abraham did, even before he was circumcised.
Ele também é o pai dos circuncidados, não apenas por eles assim o serem, mas por eles seguirem o exemplo da fé em Deus, que o nosso antepassado Abraão teve antes de ser circuncidado.
13 God promised Abraham and his descendants that they would receive [the blessings that he promised to give to the people in] the world. But when he promised that, it was not because Abraham [obeyed] the laws [that God later gave to Moses]. Instead, it was because Abraham believed [that God would do what he promised that he would do]. As a result, God erased the record of his sins.
A promessa de Deus para Abraão e para os seus descendentes, de que o mundo pertenceria a ele, não foi por ele cumprir a lei, mas por ele ser considerado justo por sua fé em Deus.
14 If [we think that] it is those who [obey God’s] laws who will receive [what he has promised], it is useless [for us to trust in him. And what he] promised is worthless. [Remember that] it is [stated] in God’s law [PRS] [that] he will punish [people who do not perfectly obey them], and remember that wherever [MTY] laws exist, [people] disobey them [LIT].
Pois, se a herança prometida fosse baseada no cumprimento da lei, então, a discussão de se acreditar em Deus não seria necessária, e a promessa não faria sentido.
Pois a lei resulta em punição; mas se não há lei, então, não existe desobediência à lei.
16 So it is because [we] trust [in God that we will receive the things that he has promised]. [It is not because we perfectly obey God’s laws. He wants] (to [erase the record of our sins/to declare us no longer guilty]) without our earning it. As a result, what God now promises, he guarantees to give to all people who are [Abraham’s spiritual] descendants. [He promises to do that not only for us Jewish believers], who [have] God’s laws [and trust in him as Abraham did], but also for those [non-Jews who do not have God’s laws but] who trust [in him] as Abraham did. Abraham is the [spiritual] ancestor of all of us [believers].
Assim, a promessa se baseia na fé em Deus. E ela é dada como um presente, sem que nada seja cobrado em troca, garantida a todos os descendentes de Abraão. A promessa não é apenas para aqueles que seguem a lei, mas também para os que creem, como Abraão, o pai de todos nós.
17 What is written {What [Moses] wrote} [in the Scriptures about what God promised Abraham shows that this is true]. [God said to him], “It is in order that you [(sg)] may be the ancestor of many ethnic groups that I have chosen you.” Romans 4:17b-22 God [guaranteed that he would give Abraham many descendants]. Abraham confidently believed that God [would do that],
Como dizem as Sagradas Escrituras: “Eu o tornei pai de muitas nações.” Pois, na presença de Deus, Abraão creu em Deus, que faz os mortos reviverem e faz com que exista o que antes não existia.
18 even though there was no physical reason for him to hope [that he would have descendants, because he and his wife were too old to bear children]. But God is the one who causes dead people to live again, and who talks about things that do not yet exist as already existing. [God said to Abraham], “You will have so many descendants that they will be [as impossible to count as the stars].” And Abraham believed that, and he believed that he would become the ancestor of many ethnic groups.
Contra toda a esperança, Abraão manteve sua esperança e creu em Deus. Então, ele se tornou o pai de muitos povos, exatamente como Deus tinha prometido a ele: “É assim que você terá muitos descendentes!”
19 He did not doubt [that God would do what he promised], even though he knew that his body was already [as incapable of begetting children as if he were] dead [MET] because he was about 100 years old. And [even though he realized that] Sarah had never been able to become pregnant [IDM],
Sua fé em Deus não enfraqueceu, mesmo quando ele pensou que o seu corpo estava praticamente morto (ele tinha quase cem anos de idade) e sabia que Sara já estava muito idosa para ter filhos.
20 he did not doubt at all that God [would do what he had] promised. Instead, he trusted [in God] more/very strongly, and he thanked God [for what God was going to do].
Ele se manteve firme à promessa de Deus e não duvidou dela. Pelo contrário, sua fé em Deus ficou ainda mais forte, e ele louvou a Deus.
21 He was also convinced {very sure} that the thing that God promised, God was able to do.
Ele estava totalmente convencido de que Deus tinha o poder para cumprir o que havia prometido.
22 And that is the reason that the record of his sins was erased {[God] erased the record of his sins}.
É por isso que Abraão foi considerado justo por Deus.
23 The words [in the Scriptures], “The record of his sins was erased {[God] erased the record of his sins},” are not only about Abraham.
As palavras “Abraão foi considerado justo” não foram escritas apenas para o seu benefício.
24 They were also written {[They] also wrote that} for us whose record of sins would be erased {[God] would erase}. They were written {[They] wrote it} for us who believe [God], the one who caused our Lord Jesus to become alive again after he died.
Elas também foram escritas para nós, para aqueles entre nós que serão considerados justos, pois temos fé em Deus, que ressuscitou nosso Senhor Jesus dos mortos.
25 Jesus allowed [men] to execute [MTY] him so that [God could forgive] our evil deeds. And [God] caused Jesus to live again because [God wanted to show that because of the death of Jesus he was able to] erase the record of our sins.
Jesus foi entregue para morrer por causa dos nossos pecados e foi ressuscitado para nos tornar justos.
