Romatɔwo 2

1 Esia ta taflatsedodo aɖeke mele wò, ame si drɔ̃a ʋɔnu ame bubu la si o. Nu si nètsɔna drɔ̃a ʋɔnu ame bubu la, eya ke nètsɔna drɔ̃a ʋɔnu ɖokuiwò, elabena wò ame si le ʋɔnu drɔ̃m ame bubu la, wò ŋutɔ èwɔa nu siawo ke.

Wherefore thou hast no excuse, O man, who judgest thy neighbour; for in that for which thou judgest thy neighbour, thou condemnest thyself; for in those which thou judgest, thou also art conversant.

2 Azɔ la, míenya be Mawu ƒe ʋɔnudɔdrɔ̃ ame siwo wɔa ale nu siawo la nye nyateƒe.

AND we know what is the judgment of Aloha in truth against them who in these things converse.

3 Ke ne wò, ame si le ʋɔnu drɔ̃m amewo hafi le nu siawo ke wɔm la, ɖe nèsusu be yeasi le Mawu ƒe ʋɔnudɔdrɔ̃ la nua?

But thinkest thou, O man, who judgest them who in these converse, while thou also conversest in them, that thou wilt escape the judgment of Aloha?

4 Alo ɖe mètsɔ ɖeke le Mawu ƒe dɔmenyo gã la, eƒe dzidodo, kple eƒe dzigbɔɖi me oa? Alo mènya be Mawu ƒe dɔmenyo ƒe taɖodzinue nye be wòana nàtrɔ dzi me oa?

Or upon the riches of his goodness, and upon his long-suffering, and upon the space he giveth thee, presumest thou? and knowest not that the goodness of Aloha unto repentance leadeth thee?

5 Gake ɖe miaƒe tomaɖomaɖo kple dzimesesẽ ta la, miaƒe nu vɔ̃wo le agbɔ sɔm ɖe edzi, hele Mawu ƒe dɔmedzoeŋkeke la lalam, esime wòadrɔ̃ ʋɔnu dzɔdzɔe.

Yet, through the hardness of thy unrepenting heart, layest thou up the treasure of wrath for the day of wrath, and the revelation of the just judgment of Aloha,

6 Mawu adrɔ̃ ʋɔnu ame sia ame ku ɖe eƒe dɔwɔwɔ ŋu.

who rendereth to every man according to his works.

7 Ana agbe mavɔ ame sia ame si tsɔa dzidodo wɔa nu nyui eye wòdia ŋutikɔkɔe kple bubu kple agbe mavɔ si Mawu nana. (aiōnios g166)

To them who seek, in perseverance of good works, glory and honour and incorruption, he giveth eternal life; (aiōnios g166)

8 Ke ahe to na ɖokuitɔdilawo kple ame siwo tsia tsitre ɖe eƒe nyateƒe la ŋu eye wowɔa nu vɔ̃. Mawu atrɔ eƒe dɔmedzoe akɔ ɖe wo dzi.

but to them who are rebellious, and obey not the truth, but unrighteousness obey, he will render wrath and indignation

9 Konyifafa kple fukpekpe ava nu vɔ̃ wɔlawo dzi: gbã la, ava Yudatɔwo dzi, emegbe la, ava ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o la hã dzi.

and affliction and distress, upon every man who worketh evils; to Jihudoyee first, and to Aramoyee;

10 Ke ŋutikɔkɔe kple bubu kple ŋutifafa atso Mawu gbɔ na ame sia ame si le nu nyui wɔm la, gbã na Yudatɔwo, emegbe la, na ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o.

but glory and honour and peace to every one who worketh good, to the Jihudoya first, and also to the Aramoya;

11 Elabena Mawu medea vovototo amewo me o.

for there is no acceptance of faces with Aloha.

12 Eya ta woahe to na ame siwo katã si se mele o la abe semanɔsitɔwo ene ne wowɔ nu vɔ̃ eye woadrɔ̃ ʋɔnu ame siwo le se la te abe setenɔlawo ene.

For they who without the law have sinned, without the law also will perish: and they who in the law have sinned, by the law will be judged.

13 Elabena menye ame siwo sea se la woe nye ame dzɔdzɔewo le Mawu ŋkume o, ke boŋ ame siwo wɔa se la dzi lae woatso afia na abe ame dzɔdzɔewo ene.

For not the hearers of the law are righteous before Aloha, but the doers of the law are justified.

14 (Le nyateƒe me la, ne ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o, ame siwo si se mele o, gake wowɔ nu ɖe dzɔdzɔme ƒe ɖoɖo nu eye wòsɔ kple se la la, ekema wozu se na wo ɖokuiwo,

FOR if the Gentiles, who have not the law, from their nature shall perform the law, these, while not having the law, unto themselves become a law.

15 togbɔ be se mele wo si o be woŋlɔ nu si se la bia la ɖe woƒe dziwo me, woƒe dzitsinya hã ɖia ɖase, eye ɣe aɖewo ɣi la, woƒe tamesusu hã bua fɔ wo, eye wòʋlia wo ta ɣe bubu ɣi.)

And these show the work of law written upon their hearts, and their conscience testifieth of them, while their reasonings accuse or excuse one another;

16 Nu sia adzɔ le ŋkeke si dzi Mawu adrɔ̃ ʋɔnu amewo ƒe nu ɣaɣlawo to Yesu Kristo dzi abe ale si nyanyui la gblɔ ene.

in the day when Aloha judgeth the secrets of men according to my gospel by Jeshu Meshiha.

17 Azɔ ne mieyɔ mia ɖokuiwo be Yudatɔwo, ne mieɖoa ŋu ɖe se la ŋu, eye mieƒoa adegbe be kadodo nyui le miawo kple Mawu dome,

But if thou (who) a Jihudoya art called, and reposest on the law, and boastest in Aloha,

18 ne mienya eƒe lɔlɔ̃nu, eye mieda asi ɖe nu si nyo la dzi, elabena wofia se la mi;

because thou knowest his will, and distinguishest the things that are fitting, because thou art learned from the law;

19 ne mieka ɖe edzi be yewoe afia mɔ ŋkuagbãtɔwo, yewoe nye kekeli na ame siwo le viviti me,

and confidest upon thyself that thou art a guide of the blind, and a light to those who are in darkness,

20 ame siwo fiaa nu bometsilawo, ame siwo fiaa nu ɖeviwo, elabena sidzedze kple nyateƒe la le se la me la,

and an instructor of the wanting-in-mind, and a teacher of children, and hast a type of knowledge and of truth in the law:

21 ekema wò, ame si le nu fiam ame bubuwo la, ɖe mefiaa nu ɖokuiwò oa? Wò, ame si le mawunya gblɔm na amewo be womegafi fi o ɖe, ɖe nèfiaa fia?

Thou, then, who teachest others, dost thou not teach thyself? and who preachest that men should not steal, dost thou steal?

22 Wò, ame si gblɔna be womegawɔ ahasi o ɖe, ɖe nèwɔa ahasia? Wò, ame si tsi tsitre ɖe legbasubɔsubɔ ŋu ɖe, ɖe nèfia gbedoxɔmenuwoa?

and who sayest they should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? And thou who condemnest idols, dost thou despoil the sanctuary?

23 Wò, ame si ƒoa adegbe tso seawo ŋu ɖe, ɖe nèdoa vlo Mawu to se la dzi dada mea?

And thou who boastest of the law, in this that thou transgressest against the law, Aloha himself despisest thou?

24 Abe ale si woŋlɔe ɖi ene la, ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o la ɖua fewu le Mawu ŋu ɖe mia ta.

For the name of Aloha through you is blasphemed among the Gentiles, as it is written.

25 Asixɔxɔ le aʋatsotso ŋu ne miewɔ ɖe se la dzi, gake ne mieda le se la dzi la, ekema miele abe ame siwo wometso aʋa na o la ene.

For circumcision profiteth, if thou accomplish the law; but if thou transgress the law, thy circumcision is become uncircumcisedness.

26 Ne ame siwo wometso aʋa na o la wɔna ɖe seawo dzi la, ɖe womabu wo abe ame siwo wotso aʋa na la ene oa?

But if the uncircumcision shall keep the commandment of the law, is not uncircumcisedness reckoned to him (as) circumcision?

27 Ame si wometso aʋa na le ŋutilã me o, gake wòwɔna ɖe se la dzi la, abu fɔ wò, ame si, togbɔ be woŋlɔ se la na wò, eye wotso aʋa na wò hã la, nènye sedzidala.

And the uncircumcision, who by nature accomplishes the law will judge thee, who with the scripture and with circumcision, transgressest against the law.

28 Ame si nye Yudatɔ le gotagome la, menye Yudatɔ vavã o, elabena aʋatsotso menye gotagomenu kple ŋutilãmenu ɖeɖe ko o.

FOR it is not in outwardness that he is a Jihudoya nor is that which is seen in the flesh circumcision:

29 Gbeɖe, ame si nye Yudatɔ vavã la nye Yudatɔ tso eƒe dzi me ke, eye aʋatsotso siae nye ame ƒe dzi ƒe aʋatsotso to Gbɔgbɔ la ƒe ŋusẽ me, ke menye to nya si woŋlɔ ɖi la me o. Ame sia ƒe kafukafu tso Mawu gbɔ, ke menye tso amewo gbɔ o.

but he is a Jihudoya who is one in inwardness; and circumcision is that which is of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not from the sons of men, but from Aloha.