Romatɔwo 4
1 Azɔ nu ka gblɔ ge míala tso mía tɔgbui Abraham, ame si ƒe ŋutinya míese le nya sia me la ŋuti?
which? therefore/then to say to find/meet Abraham the/this/who (ancestor *N(K)O*) me according to flesh
2 Ne ele eme vavã be wotso afia na Abraham to eƒe dɔwɔwɔwo me la, ekema nane li si ŋuti wòaƒo adegbe le, gake menye le Mawu ŋkume o.
if for Abraham out from work to justify to have/be pride but no to/with (the/this/who *k*) God
3 Nu ka Ŋɔŋlɔ Kɔkɔe la gblɔ? “Abraham xɔ Mawu dzi se, eye wobui nɛ dzɔdzɔenyenyee.”
which? for the/this/who a writing to say to trust (in) then Abraham the/this/who God and to count it/s/he toward righteousness
4 Azɔ ne ame aɖe wɔ dɔ la, ekema eƒe fetu menye nunana o, ke boŋ enye eƒe dɔdeasi.
the/this/who then to work the/this/who wage no to count according to grace but according to (the/this/who *k*) debt
5 Ke ne ame aɖe mewɔ dɔ o, gake wòxɔ Mawu, ame si tsoa afia na ame vɔ̃ɖi dzi se la, ekema woabu eƒe xɔse nɛ dzɔdzɔenyenyee.
the/this/who then not to work to trust (in) then upon/to/against the/this/who to justify the/this/who ungodly to count the/this/who faith it/s/he toward righteousness
6 David gblɔ nya sia ke esi wòƒo nu tso ame si Mawu bu ame dzɔdzɔe ƒe yayra ŋu dɔ wɔwɔ manɔmee be,
just as and David to say the/this/who blessedness the/this/who a human which the/this/who God to count righteousness without work
7 “Woayra ame siwo wotsɔ woƒe dzidadawo ke wo, kple ame siwo wotsyɔ nu woƒe nu vɔ̃wo dzi la.
blessed which to release: forgive the/this/who lawlessness and which to cover the/this/who sin
8 Woayra ŋutsu si ƒe nu vɔ̃ Aƒetɔ la mabu nɛ o la.”
blessed man (which *N(k)O*) no not to count lord: God sin
9 Ɖe yayra sia nye aʋatsotsotɔwo ɖeɖe ko tɔ alo enye ame siwo menye aʋamatsomatsotɔwo hã tɔa? Míegblɔna be Mawu bu Abraham ƒe xɔse nɛ dzɔdzɔenyenyee.
the/this/who blessedness therefore/then this/he/she/it upon/to/against the/this/who circumcision or and upon/to/against the/this/who uncircumcision to say for (that/since: that *k*) to count the/this/who Abraham the/this/who faith toward righteousness
10 Nu ka ta wobu Abraham ƒe xɔse nɛ dzɔdzɔenyenyee ɖo? Ɖe wobui nɛ dzɔdzɔenyenyee le eƒe aʋatsotso megbe alo do ŋgɔ na eƒe aʋatsotsoa? Menye le eƒe aʋatsotso megbe o, ke boŋ do ŋgɔ na eƒe aʋatsotso!
how! therefore/then to count in/on/among circumcision to be or in/on/among uncircumcision no in/on/among circumcision but in/on/among uncircumcision
11 Exɔ aʋatsotso si nye eƒe dzɔdzɔenyenye ƒe nutrenu ƒe dzesi si wòxɔ la esime wometso aʋa nɛ o. Esia ta Abraham nye ame siwo katã xɔ se, gake wometso aʋa na wo o la fofo, be woabui na wo dzɔdzɔenyenyee.
and sign to take circumcision seal the/this/who righteousness the/this/who faith the/this/who in/on/among the/this/who uncircumcision toward the/this/who to exist it/s/he father all the/this/who to trust (in) through/because of uncircumcision toward the/this/who to count and it/s/he the/this/who righteousness
12 Abraham ganye ame siwo katã wotso aʋa na la fofo, ame siwo mexɔ aʋatsotso ɖeɖe ko o, ke boŋ wonɔ agbe le xɔse me abe ale si mía fofo Abraham hã nɔ agbee hafi wotso aʋa nɛ ene.
and father circumcision the/this/who no out from circumcision alone but and the/this/who to follow the/this/who track the/this/who in/on/among (the/this/who *k*) uncircumcision (the/this/who *k*) faith the/this/who father me Abraham
13 Menye to se la mee Abraham kple eƒe dzidzimeviwo xɔ ŋugbedodo la le be anye xexea me ƒe domenyila o, ke boŋ to dzɔdzɔenyenye si tso xɔse mee.
no for through/because of law the/this/who promise the/this/who Abraham or the/this/who seed: offspring it/s/he the/this/who heir it/s/he to exist (the/this/who *k*) world but through/because of righteousness faith
14 Elabena ne ame siwo le agbe le se la nu nye domenyilawo la, ekema xɔse menye viɖenu o, eye ŋugbedodo la nye yakanu,
if for the/this/who out from law heir to empty the/this/who faith and to abate the/this/who promise
15 elabena se la hea dɔmedzoe vanɛ. Eye afi si se mele o la, nu vɔ̃ menɔa anyi o.
the/this/who for law wrath to workout/produce whither (then *N(k)O*) no to be law nor transgression
16 Eya ta ŋugbedodo la vana to xɔse me be wòanye amenuveve, eye wòanye Abraham ƒe dzidzimeviwo katã, menye ame siwo le se la te ɖeɖe ko o, ke boŋ ame siwo si xɔse le abe Abraham ene. Eyae nye mí katã fofo.
through/because of this/he/she/it out from faith in order that/to according to grace toward the/this/who to exist firm the/this/who promise all the/this/who seed: offspring no the/this/who out from the/this/who law alone but and the/this/who out from faith Abraham which to be father all me
17 Abe ale si Ŋɔŋlɔ Kɔkɔe la gblɔ ene be: “Meɖo wò dukɔ geɖewo fofo.” Eyae nye mía fofo le Mawu ŋkume, ame si dzi wòxɔ se, Mawu, ame si naa agbe ame kukuwo, eye wòyɔa nu siwo meli o la abe ɖe woli ene.
as/just as to write that/since: that father much Gentiles to place you before which to trust (in) God the/this/who to make alive the/this/who dead and to call: call the/this/who not to be as/when to be
18 Togbɔ be mɔkpɔkpɔ aɖeke megali o hã la, Abraham kpɔ mɔ le xɔse me, eye wòzu dukɔ geɖewo fofo, abe ale si wogblɔ nɛ ene be, “Nenema anye wò dzidzimeviwo.”
which from/with/beside hope upon/to/against hope to trust (in) toward the/this/who to be it/s/he father much Gentiles according to the/this/who to say thus(-ly) to be the/this/who seed: offspring you
19 Megbɔdzɔ le xɔse me o, eya ta mebu be yeƒe ŋutilã ku, esi wòxɔ abe ƒe alafa ɖeka ene, eye Sara hã ƒe vidzidɔ ku na vidzidzi o.
and not be weak: weak the/this/who faith (no *K*) to observe the/this/who themself body already to put to death a hundred years old somewhere be already and the/this/who death the/this/who womb Sarah
20 Ke meke ɖi le Mawu ƒe ŋugbedodo la ŋuti le dzimaxɔse me o, ke boŋ edo ŋusẽ eƒe xɔse, eye wòtsɔ ŋutikɔkɔe na Mawu,
toward then the/this/who promise the/this/who God no to judge/doubt the/this/who unbelief but to strengthen the/this/who faith to give glory the/this/who God
21 eye wòka ɖe edzi blibo be Mawu ate ŋu awɔ nu sia nu si ŋugbe wòdo la.
and to fulfill that/since: that which to profess able to be and to do/make: do
22 Nu sia ta “wobui nɛ dzɔdzɔenyenyee” ɖo.
therefore and to count it/s/he toward righteousness
23 Gake menye eya ɖeɖe ta woŋlɔ ɖi be “wobui nɛ dzɔdzɔenyenyee” o,
no to write then through/because of it/s/he alone that/since: that to count it/s/he
24 ke míawo hã tae, mí ame siwo Mawu abui na dzɔdzɔenyenyee, mí ame siwo xɔa ame si fɔ Yesu, míaƒe Aƒetɔ la ɖe tsitre tso ame kukuwo dome dzi sena.
but and through/because of me which to ensue to count the/this/who to trust (in) upon/to/against the/this/who to arise Jesus the/this/who lord: God me out from dead
25 Eku ɖe míaƒe nu vɔ̃wo ta, eye wofɔe ɖe tsitre ɖe afiatsotso na mí ta.
which to deliver through/because of the/this/who trespass me and to arise through/because of the/this/who justification me
