Romans 4
1 What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, found?
Kisa n'a di konsènan Abraram, granpapa nou? Kisa l' te jwenn?
2 For if Abraham had been justified by works, he would have had a reason to boast, but not before God.
Si se sa Abraram te fè a ki te fè Bondye fè l' gras, li ta mèt fè grandizè. Men, li pa ka fè sa devan Bondye.
3 For what does the scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.”
Men sa ki ekri nan Liv la: Abraram te mete konfyans li nan Bondye, se poutèt sa Bondye fè l' gras.
4 Now for him who works, what he is paid is not counted as a gift, but as what is owed.
Moun ki fè yon travay resevwa lajan pou sa l' fè a. Lajan yo ba li a, se pa yon favè, ni se pa kado yo fè li. Se yon bagay yo dwe li.
5 But for him who does not work but instead believes in the one who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness.
Okontrè, moun ki pa fè okenn travay pou yo dwe li kichòy, men ki mete konfyans li nan Bondye sèlman, Bondye k'ap fè tout moun ki meprize l' yo gras, ap fè moun sa yo gras tou paske yo mete konfyans yo nan li.
6 David also pronounces blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness without works.
Se sa David te vle di, lè l' deklare: yon moun Bondye fè gras san Bondye pa gade sou sa l' fè, se moun konsa ki beni:
7 He said, “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
Ala bon sa bon pou moun lè Bondye padonnen peche yo, lè Bondye pa gade sou fòt yo fè!
8 Blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count sin.”
Ala bon sa bon pou yon moun lè Bondye pa mande l' kont pou sa li fè ki mal!
9 Then is this blessing pronounced only on those of the circumcision, or also on those of the uncircumcision? For we say, “Faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness.”
Eske benediksyon sa a se pou moun ki sikonsi yo ase? Eske se pa pou moun ki pa sikonsi yo tou? Nou fèk sot di se paske Abraram te mete konfyans li nan Bondye kifè Bondye te fè l' gras.
10 So how was it counted? When Abraham was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? It was not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
Kilè sa te rive? Eske se te anvan Abraram te sikonsi an, osinon nan apre? Non. Se pa t' nan apre. Se te anvan li te sikonsi.
11 Abraham received the sign of circumcision. This was a seal of the righteousness of the faith that he had already possessed when he was in uncircumcision. The result of this sign was that he became the father of all those who believe, even if they are in uncircumcision. This means that righteousness will be counted for them.
Se lontan apre sa Abraram te resevwa sikonsizyon an tankou yon letanp. Se te mak ki te pou moutre Bondye te fè l' gras, paske li te kwè anvan menm li te sikonsi. Se poutèt sa Abraram se papa tout moun ki mete konfyans yo nan Bondye, menm si yo pa sikonsi. Moun sa yo, Bondye ap fè yo gras.
12 This also meant that Abraham became the father of the circumcision for those who are not only circumcised but also for those who follow in the steps of faith of our father Abraham before he was circumcised.
Abraram se papa moun ki sikonsi yo tou. Pa paske yo sikonsi ase, men paske yo menm tou yo swiv egzanp konfyans Abraram, papa nou, te gen nan Bondye anvan menm li te sikonsi.
13 For the promise to Abraham and to his descendants that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith.
Bondye te pwomèt Abraram ak pitit pitit li yo pou l' te ba yo tout latè pou eritaj. Bondye pa t' fè pwomès sa a paske Abraram te fè sa lalwa mande, men paske Abraram te gen konfyans nan li. Se sak fè Bondye te fè l' gras.
14 For if those who live by the law are to be the heirs, faith is made empty, and the promise is void.
Si sa Bondye te pwomèt la se te pou moun ki fè sa lalwa a mande, moun pa ta bezwen gen konfyans nan Bondye ankò; pwomès li a pèdi tout valè li.
15 For the law brings about wrath, but where there is no law, there is no trespass.
Poukisa? Paske lalwa rale kòlè Bondye sou moun. Men, kote ki pa gen lalwa, moun pa ka dezobeyi lalwa.
16 For this reason it is by faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all of Abraham's descendants—not only to those who are under the law, but also to those who share the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all,
Konsa, Bondye fè pwomès la pou moun ki gen konfyans nan li. Se sak fè, pwomès la se yon favè Bondye pou tout pitit pitit Abraram yo, pa sèlman pou moun ki fè sa lalwa Moyiz la mande, men pou tout moun ki gen konfyans nan Bondye menm jan Abraram te gen konfyans nan li a. Abraram se papa nou tout,
17 as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations.” Abraham was in the presence of him whom he trusted, that is, God, who gives life to the dead and calls the things that do not exist into existence.
jan sa ekri nan Liv la: Mwen fè ou tounen zansèt moun anpil nasyon. Wi, Abraram se papa nou tout devan Bondye, li te mete konfyans li nan Bondye ki fè moun mouri yo leve vivan ankò, nan Bondye ki kreye tout bagay ki pa t' la.
18 In hope he believed against hope, that he would become the father of many nations, according to what he had been told, “So will your descendants be.”
Abraram te gen konfyans nan Bondye, li t'ap tann pwomès la, malgre lè sa a li pa t' gen okenn rezon pou l' te tann ankò. Se sak fè li tounen zansèt moun anpil nasyon dapre sa Bondye te di l': Pitit pitit ou yo va anpil.
19 Without becoming weak in faith, he considered his own body as dead (because he was about a hundred years old)—and he considered the deadness of Sarah's womb.
Lè sa a, Abraram te prèt pou gen santan sou tèt li. Men, konfyans li pa t' febli lè l' te gade kò l' ki te fin ale, epi pou l' te wè Sara, madanm li, ki pa t' ka fè pitit ankò.
20 But because of God's promise, Abraham did not hesitate in unbelief. Instead, he was strengthened in faith and gave praise to God.
Non, li pa t' pèdi konfyans nan Bondye, li pa t' janm mete nan tèt li pwomès Bondye a te ka pa rive. Okontrè, li te vin gen plis konfyans toujou; epi li t'ap chante lwanj Bondye.
21 He was fully convinced that what God had promised, he was also able to accomplish.
Li te gen fèm konviksyon Bondye te gen pouvwa pou l' te fè sa l' te pwomèt la.
22 Therefore this was also counted to him as righteousness.
Se konsa, poutèt konfyans Abraram te gen nan Bondye a, Bondye fè l' gras.
23 Now it was not written only for his benefit, that it was counted for him.
Men, se pa pou Abraram sèlman yo te ekri pawòl sa yo: Li fè li gras.
24 It was written also for us, for whom it will be counted, we who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
Pawòl sa yo te ekri pou nou tou. L'ap fè nou gras tou, nou menm ki mete konfyans nou nan moun li fè soti vivan pami mò yo, Jezikri, Seyè nou an.
25 This is the one who was delivered up for our trespasses and was raised for our justification.
Se Jezi sa a ki te mouri pou peche nou yo epi ki leve soti vivan ankò pou fè Bondye fè nou gras.
