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]
Dadꞌi mete conto mia hita atahori Yahudi ra, baꞌi Abraham na. Hita bisa tanori saa mia e, soꞌal atahori maloleꞌ ro Lamatualain, huu ramahere neu Kristus?
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].
Hita bisa tanori taꞌo ia: mete ma Abraham bisa maloleꞌ no Lamatualain huu ana tao dala maloleꞌ, na ana naꞌena netehuuꞌ de mbarani olaꞌ naeꞌ sia atahori mata nara. Te sia Lamatualain matan, ana nda mbarani olaꞌ saa sa boe.
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}.
Te nenesuraꞌ sia Lamatualain Susura Meumaren oi, “Huu Abraham namahere neu Lamatualain, naa de Lamatualain cap e, atahori rala ndoos mana maloleꞌ no Eni.”
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].
Na, atahori mana tao ues, simbo nggadꞌin. Nggadꞌin naa nda doiꞌ parsen sa, te doiꞌ fo malangga bae fo nggati atahori naa bebꞌenggen. Huu atahori mana tao ues naa hak na naa.
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].
Te nda hambu atahori bisa tao rala dalaꞌ esa, fo ana malolole no Lamatualain. Huu atahori musi ramahere neu Yesus Kristus, naa fo Lamatualain cap se onaꞌ atahori rala ndoos, ma simbo e. Huu Lamatualain mana naꞌena hak fo nae, atahori mana namahere neu Yesus Kristus bisa malole baliꞌ no E, mae dalahulun atahori naa tao salaꞌ ma nda tao afiꞌ mbali Lamatuaꞌ sa.
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]:
Mane Daud o nafadꞌeꞌ nae, atahori ralan maꞌahe leleꞌ Lamatualain cap se nae, sira atahori rala ndoos, mae ara nda tao tungga hohoro-lalaneꞌ no matetuꞌ sa. Huu Daud suraꞌ, nae:
7 [God] is pleased with people whose sins have been {whose sins [he] has} forgiven, and whose sins he [has decided] to forget [DOU].
“Mae atahori ia ra ralena-langga Lamatualain Hohoro-lalanen, te Ana tefa-soi hendi sala nara ena. Naa de ara onton seli! Atahori mana tao deꞌulakaꞌ ra, Lamatualain liliiꞌ hendi sala nara ena.
8 [God] causes to be happy the people whose sins he no longer keeps a record of.
Te mete ma Lamatualain nda ito-reken atahori sala nara sa, na, atahori naa onton tebꞌe-tebꞌeꞌ!”
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].
Naa, mbei ma hei duꞌa mae, akaꞌ atahori Yahudi mana sunat ra, mana onton fo maloleꞌ ro Lamatualain, do? Ma atahori nusa feaꞌ nda mana sunat ra sa, nda bisa sa, do? Hokoꞌ! Dudꞌuꞌat naa, sala! Naa de hai fee nesenenedꞌaꞌ neu nggi mae, huu Abraham namahere neu Lamatuaꞌ, naa de Lamatuaꞌ cap e, atahori rala ndos mana maloleꞌ no E.
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.
Eni bes Lamatuaꞌ cap Abraham taꞌo naa? Leleꞌ ana sunat ena, do nda feꞌe sunat sa? Matetun, nda leleꞌ ana sunat basa sa, te leleꞌ ana nda feꞌe sunat sa.
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.
Tebꞌe! Leleꞌ Abraham nda feꞌe sunat sa, te Lamatualain cap e, nae atahori rala ndoos mana maloleꞌ no Lamatuaꞌ. Dꞌoo-dꞌoo, dei de ana sunat fo dadꞌi bukti oi, eni dadꞌi atahori mamahereꞌ neu Lamatuaꞌ. No taꞌo naa, Abraham mana soi dalaꞌ fee neu basa atahori mana ramahere Lamatualain. Huu Lamatuaꞌ simbo basa atahori mana ramahere neu E, fo ara maloleꞌ ro Lamatua, mae ara mana nenesunat, do hokoꞌ.
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.
Abraham o soi dalaꞌ fee hita atahori Yahudi mana sunat ra boe. Nda huu hita sunat sa, te huu hita tamahere Kristus, onaꞌ Abraham namahere Lamatuaꞌ leleꞌ ana nda feꞌe sunat sa.
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.
Lamatualain hengge-nee hehelu-fufulin no Abraham ma tititi-nonosi nara nae, dꞌoo-dꞌoo te raefafoꞌ dadꞌi sira hata-heto nara. Lamatuaꞌ helu-fuli taꞌo naa, huu Abraham namahere E, de Lamatuaꞌ cap e nae, atahori rala ndoos ma mana maloleꞌ no Eni. Te Lamatuaꞌ nda helu-fuli taꞌo naa sa, huu Abraham tao tungga Eni Hohoro-lalanen.
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].
Huu mete ma atahori mana tao tunggaꞌ a Lamatuaꞌ Hohoro-lalanen bisa simbo nala hata-hetoꞌ fo Lamatuaꞌ helu-fuliꞌ naa, naa sosoan nae, parsumaꞌ a nemehere neu Lamatuaꞌ. Ma Lamatuaꞌ a hehelu-fufulin naa o nda naꞌena ngguna sa boe.
Sia bee hambu Lamatuaꞌ Hohoro-lalanen, na, sia naa o atahori ralena-langga Hohoro-lalaneꞌ naa ra boe. Ma mete ma atahori ralena-langga Hohoro-lalanen, na, Lamatuaꞌ namanasa, de huku-dꞌoki se. Onaꞌ Lamatuaꞌ Hohoro-lalanen nese, na, neꞌo nda hambu atahori ralena-langga Hohoro-lalaneꞌ naa sa. Te memaꞌ hohoro-lalane naa sia.
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].
Naa de hita musi tamahere E. Naa, nenendin seli lenaꞌ basaꞌ e. Te Lamatuaꞌ hiiꞌ a natudꞌu rala malolen neu atahori mana ramahere neu E. De mete ma tamahere neu E onaꞌ Abraham, neꞌo hita tae simbo saa fo Ana helu-fuliꞌ a, mae hita atahori Yahudi mana tao tungga Hohoro-lalanen, do hokoꞌ. Dadꞌi basa hita mana tamahereꞌ ra, onaꞌ Abraham tititi-nonosin.
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],
Sia Lamatuaꞌ Susura Meumaren, Ana helu-fuli neu Abraham ena nae, “‘Au tao fo dadꞌi muu nusaꞌ hetar bei-baꞌi nara.” Abraham namahere neu Lamatualain. De dꞌoo-dꞌoo ma Lamatualain tao natetu hehelu-fufulin. Ana o mana tao nasodꞌa baliꞌ atahori mates ra. Ana olaꞌ a, na saa nese o, dadꞌi neuꞌ ena.
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.
Abraham namahere Lamatuaꞌ, ma nahani E, mae ana nda feꞌe ma anaꞌ sa. Naeni de Lamatuaꞌ tao e dadꞌi “Nusaꞌ hetar bei-baꞌi nara.” Naa onaꞌ mana nenesuraꞌ sia Susura Meumareꞌ a nae, “Tititi-nonosiꞌ hetar dei fo laoꞌ mia nggo.”
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],
Abraham namahere tebꞌe-tebꞌeꞌ neu Lamatuaꞌ, mae ana bubꞌuluꞌ eni lasi kakaluꞌ ena, too natun esa ena. Ma Sara mamana anan naꞌateꞌeme, ma ana nggonggoo ena.
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].
Te Abraham nemeheren nda nanggongga sa, do dꞌua nae Lamatuaꞌ nda bisa tao natetu hehelu-fufulin sa. Nemeheren neu Lamatuaꞌ bau manggate leleꞌ ana soꞌu nananaru Lamatuaꞌ naran.
21 He was also convinced {very sure} that the thing that God promised, God was able to do.
Abraham namahere tebꞌe-tebꞌeꞌ nae, saa fo Lamatua helu-fuli, Ana bisa tao natetu e.
22 And that is the reason that the record of his sins was erased {[God] erased the record of his sins}.
Naa de Lamatualain cap Abraham, atahori rala ndoos mana maloleꞌ no E.
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.
Te Lamatuaꞌ Susura Meumaren nae, Lamatuaꞌ nda ito-reken taꞌo naa fee neuꞌ a Abraham sa,
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.
te fee neu nggita boe! Huu mete ma tamahere neu E, Ana o cap nggita atahori rala ndoos mana maloleꞌ to E. Lamatuaꞌ naa, mana tao nasodꞌa baliꞌ hita Lamatuan Yesus mia mamaten.
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.
Yesus mate, huu sala singgo tara. Basa boe ma, Ana nasodꞌa baliꞌ fo soi dalaꞌ, naa fo ata bisa maloleꞌ baliꞌ to Lamatualain.
