Romans 4
1 What thanne schulen we seie, that Abraham oure fadir aftir the flesch foond?
What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather, has found according to the flesh?
2 For if Abraham is iustified of werkis of the lawe, he hath glorie, but not anentis God.
For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not toward God.
3 For what seith the scripture? Abraham bileued to God, and it was arettid to him to riytwisnesse.
For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”
4 And to hym that worchith mede is not arettid bi grace, but bi dette.
Now to him who works, the reward is not counted as grace, but as something owed.
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.
But to him who doesn’t work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.
6 As Dauid seith the blessidnesse of a man, whom God acceptith, he yyueth to hym riytwisnesse with outen werkis of the lawe,
Even as David also pronounces blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:
7 Blessid ben thei, whos wickidnessis ben foryouun, and whos synnes ben hid.
“Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
8 Blessid is that man, to whom God arettide not synne.
Blessed is the man whom the Lord will by no means charge with sin.”
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.
Is this blessing then pronounced only on the circumcised, or on the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.
10 Hou thanne was it arettid? in circumcisioun, or in prepucie? Not in circumcisioun, but in prepucie.
How then was it counted? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
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;
He received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they might be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might also be accounted to them.
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.
He is the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had in uncircumcision.
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.
For the promise to Abraham and to his offspring that he would be heir of the world wasn’t through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
14 For if thei that ben of the lawe, ben eiris, feith is distried, biheest is don awey.
For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of no effect.
15 For the lawe worchith wraththe; for where is no lawe, there is no trespas, nethir is trespassyng.
For the law produces wrath; for where there is no law, neither is there disobedience.
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.
For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace, to the end that the promise may be sure to all the offspring, not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all.
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.
As it is written, “I have made you a father of many nations.” This is in the presence of him whom he believed: God, who gives life to the dead, and calls the things that are not, as though they were.
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.
Against hope, Abraham in hope believed, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, “So will your offspring be.”
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.
Without being weakened in faith, he didn’t consider his own body, already having been worn out, (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb.
20 Also in the biheeste of God he doutide not with vntrist; but he was coumfortid in bileue,
Yet, looking to the promise of God, he didn’t waver through unbelief, but grew strong through faith, giving glory to God,
21 yyuynge glorie to God, witynge moost fulli that what euere thingis God hath bihiyt, he is myyti also to do.
and being fully assured that what he had promised, he was also able to perform.
22 Therfor it was arettid to hym to riytwisnesse.
Therefore it also was “credited to him for righteousness.”
23 And it is not writun oneli for him, that it was arettid to hym to riytwisnesse,
Now it was not written that it was accounted to him for his sake alone,
24 but also for vs, to whiche it schal be arettid, that bileuen in him that reiside oure Lord Jhesu Crist fro deeth.
but for our sake also, to whom it will be accounted, who believe in him who raised Yeshua our Lord from the dead,
25 Which was bitakun for oure synnes, and roos ayen for oure iustefiyng.
who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification.
