Romans 4
1 What thanne schulen we seie, that Abraham oure fadir aftir the flesch foond?
让我们以亚伯拉罕为例。从人类的角度来看，他是我们国家的祖先。那么问题是：他经历了什么？
2 For if Abraham is iustified of werkis of the lawe, he hath glorie, but not anentis God.
如果亚伯拉罕因其行为而被称为正义，他可能会因此而夸口，但决不能在上帝面前。
3 For what seith the scripture? Abraham bileued to God, and it was arettid to him to riytwisnesse.
经文是怎么说的？“亚伯拉罕相信上帝，所以就被视为正确行事的善良之人。”
4 And to hym that worchith mede is not arettid bi grace, but bi dette.
做工的人会获得酬劳，但不算是恩赐，而是他们应得的。
5 Sotheli to hym that worchith not, but bileueth in to hym that iustefieth a wickid man, his feith is arettid to riytwisnesse, aftir the purpos of Goddis grace.
上帝让罪人转为正义，将他们视为正义之人，因为他们相信上帝，为上帝而工作。所以
6 As Dauid seith the blessidnesse of a man, whom God acceptith, he yyueth to hym riytwisnesse with outen werkis of the lawe,
大卫说过，上帝视为正义之人有福，并非是他们做工的一种交换！
7 Blessid ben thei, whos wickidnessis ben foryouun, and whos synnes ben hid.
“那些过错获得赦免、罪恶得到宽恕之人，如此有福，
8 Blessid is that man, to whom God arettide not synne.
主没有将其视为有罪，如此有福。”
9 Thanne whether dwellith this blisfulnesse oneli in circumcisioun, or also in prepucie? For we seien, that the feith was arettid to Abraham to riytwisnesse.
那么这福气只属于犹太人吗？或者也属于其他人？我们刚刚说过，亚伯拉罕被视为善良正义，是因为他相信上帝。
10 Hou thanne was it arettid? in circumcisioun, or in prepucie? Not in circumcisioun, but in prepucie.
那么，这又在何时发生呢？在亚伯拉是犹太人的时候，还是更早？
11 And he took a signe of circumcisioun, a tokenyng of riytwisnesse of the feith which is in prepucie, that he be fadir of alle men bileuynge bi prepucie, that it be arettid also to hem to riytwisnesse;
其实是在他领受割礼之前，割礼确认了他对上帝的信任，这让他成为正义之人。这发生在他受割礼之前，所以他是所有相信上帝、被上帝视为正义之人的祖先，即使这些人没有受割礼成为犹太人也是如此。
12 and that he be fadir of circumcisioun, not onely to hem that ben of circumcisioun, but also to hem that suen the steppis of the feith, which feith is in prepucie of oure fader Abraham.
他也是受割礼之人的父，不仅因为他们受割礼，还因为他们遵循我们祖先亚伯拉罕的例子，他在受割礼之前就信上帝。
13 For not bi the lawe is biheest to Abraham, or to his seed, that he schulde be eir of the world, but bi the riytwisnesse of feith.
上帝承诺亚伯拉罕和他的后裔：这个世界将属于他。但这个承诺并非因他遵循律法，而是因为他相信上帝而变成良善正直之人。
14 For if thei that ben of the lawe, ben eiris, feith is distried, biheest is don awey.
如果这承诺的传承是根据律法而来，那么就无所谓相信上帝与否，承诺也就没有了意义。
15 For the lawe worchith wraththe; for where is no lawe, there is no trespas, nethir is trespassyng.
因为律法会带来惩罚。但如果没有律法，就谈不上违背律法。
16 Therfor riytfulnesse is of the feith, that bi grace biheeste be stable to ech seed, not to that seed oneli that is of the lawe, but to that that is of the feith of Abraham, which is fadir of vs alle.
所以这承诺是基于对上帝的相信。上帝将其作为恩赐馈赠，是向所有亚伯拉罕的子孙做出的承诺，不只是那些遵循律法之人，还包括相信众人之父亚伯拉罕的所有人。
17 As it is writun, For Y haue set thee fadir of many folkis, bifor God to whom thou hast bileued. Which God quykeneth deed men, and clepith tho thingis that ben not, as tho that ben.
如经文所记：“我已立你为万国之父。”在上帝面前，亚伯拉罕相信上帝，那让人起死回生、造物于世的上帝。
18 Which Abraham ayens hope bileuede in to hope, that he schulde be maad fader of many folkis, as it was seid to hym, Thus schal thi seed be, as the sterris of heuene, and as the grauel that is in the brenke of the see.
在没有希望的时候，亚伯拉罕仍心怀希望地相信上帝，这让他成为众人之父，正如上帝所承诺：“所以你将有众多的后裔！”
19 And he was not maad vnstidfast in the bileue, nether he biheelde his bodi thanne nyy deed, whanne he was almost of an hundrid yeer, ne the wombe of Sare nyy deed.
他近一百岁时，感到自己的身躯已行将朽木，撒拉也无法生育，但他对上帝的信丝毫未曾减弱，
20 Also in the biheeste of God he doutide not with vntrist; but he was coumfortid in bileue,
他坚信上帝的承诺，从未有丝毫怀疑。相反，他更坚定地相信上帝，将荣耀给予上帝。
21 yyuynge glorie to God, witynge moost fulli that what euere thingis God hath bihiyt, he is myyti also to do.
他完全确信上帝承诺之事，上帝必能成就。
22 Therfor it was arettid to hym to riytwisnesse.
这就是为什么上帝将亚伯拉罕视为正义之人。
23 And it is not writun oneli for him, that it was arettid to hym to riytwisnesse,
“亚伯拉罕被视为正义之人”这句话，不只是为他而写，
24 but also for vs, to whiche it schal be arettid, that bileuen in him that reiside oure Lord Jhesu Crist fro deeth.
也为我们而写，我们中会有人被上帝视为正义之人，因为我们相信上帝让主耶稣死而复活。
25 Which was bitakun for oure synnes, and roos ayen for oure iustefiyng.
耶稣因我们的罪而受到背叛并送死，又通过复活让我们成为良善正直之人。
