Romawa 3
1 To, mece ce ribar zama mutumin Yahuda, ko kuwa mene ne amfanin kaciya?
[Someone may object to this, saying], “[If being circumcised does not cause God to accept us Jews], (there is no advantage in being a Jew [over being a non-Jew]./is there any advantage in being a Jew [over being a non-Jew]?) [RHQ] Being circumcised does not benefit [us Jews at all]!”
2 Akwai riba ƙwarai ta kowace hanya! Da farko dai, su ne aka danƙa wa kalmomin nan na Allah.
[I would reply that being Jews] benefits [us] in many ways [HYP]. First of all, it benefits us because it was to [our ancestors] that God’s words, [words that contain his promises], were given {that [God] gave his words, [words that contain his promises]}.
3 Amma a ce waɗansu ba su da bangaskiya fa? Rashin bangaskiyarsu nan zai shafe amincin Allah?
Many [Jews did not obey God as they promised that they would. So someone might ask], “Does their not being faithful mean that God will not [bless us Jews] as he promised [that he would]?”
4 Ko kaɗan! Bari Allah yă zama mai gaskiya, kowane mutum kuma yă zama maƙaryaci. Kamar yadda yake a rubuce cewa, “Gama a tabbatar kana da gaskiya, sa’ad da ka yi magana, ka kuma yi nasara sa’ad da ka yi shari’a.”
[I would reply], “No, it certainly does not mean that! God always does [what he has promised], even though [people do not]. All those who accuse God [of not keeping his promises to us Jews] are very mistaken.” [What King David wrote about God’s justly saying that he would punish him for his sins is also true of those who accuse God of not keeping his promises. What he said to God was], “So everyone must acknowledge that what you [(sg)] have said [about them] (OR, [their sin]) is true, and you will always win the case when you are accused {when [people] accuse you}.”
5 Amma in rashin adalcinmu ya bayyana adalcin Allah a fili, me za mu ce ke nan? Za mu ce Allah ya yi rashin adalci ke nan da ya saukar da fushinsa a kanmu? (Ina magana kamar yadda mutum zai yi ne.)
So if we [Jews’] being wicked [PRS] shows that it is right that God [does not bless us], what shall we say/conclude? Shall we conclude that it is not right for God to be angry [and punish us Jews] [MTY]? I [should not be saying these things], [but] I am speaking as ordinary humans [speak].
6 Sam, ko kusa! Da a ce haka ne, ta yaya Allah zai shari’anta duniya?
We should certainly not [conclude that God should not judge us], because if God [did not judge us Jews], (it would not possibly be right for him to judge [anyone in] the world [MTY]!/how could he judge [anyone in] the world?) [MTY, RHQ]
7 Wani zai iya ce, “In a dalilin ƙaryata, gaskiyar Allah ta ƙara bayyana, har aka ƙara ɗaukaka shi, to, ta yaya zan zama mai zunubi, in ƙaryata tana kawo ɗaukaka ga Allah?”
But [someone might object and say to me], “The fact that God truly [keeps his promises] becomes very clear/evident because of my not doing [what God has commanded]. But the result is that people praise God! So (God should no longer say that I should be punished {that [he] should punish me} on account of my having sinned!/why should God still say that I should be punished {that [he] should punish me} on account of my having sinned?) [RHQ]
8 In haka ne, “Ba sai mu yi ta yin mugunta don yă zama hanyar samun nagarta ba”? Kamar yadda masu baƙar magana game da mu suna cewa wai haka muke faɗa. Tabbatacce za a hukunta irin waɗannan da hukuncin da ya dace da su.
[If what you, Paul, say is true], then (we might as well/it is all right for us to) do evil things in order that good things [like that] will result! For example, [then people will praise God]!” Some people speak evil about me by their [falsely] saying that I say [such things. God] will fairly/justly punish [people who say such things about me]!
9 To, me za mu ce ke nan? Mun fi su ke nan? Ina, ko kaɗan! Mun riga mun zartar cewa da Yahudawa da Al’ummai duk suna a ƙarƙarshin zunubi.
[If someone would ask], “[Shall we conclude that God] will treat us [Jews] more favorably [and will treat] the non-Jews less [favorably] [RHQ]?” [I would reply that we can] certainly not [conclude that]! I have already shown you that all people, the Jews and also the non-Jews, have sinned and [so they deserve to be punished] {[that God will punish them]} [PRS].
10 Kamar yadda yake a rubuce cewa, “Babu wani mai adalci, babu ko ɗaya;
[The following words] that are written {prophets have written} [in the Scriptures support this], No person is righteous. There is not even one righteous person!
11 babu wani mai fahimta, babu wani mai neman Allah.
There is no one who understands [how to live properly] (OR, [about God]). There is no one who seeks/desires [to know] God!
12 Duk sun kauce gaba ɗaya, sun zama marasa amfani; babu wani mai aikata nagarta, babu ko ɗaya.”
Absolutely everyone has turned away [MET] [from God]. God considers them depraved (OR, Everyone has become useless [to God]). There is no one who acts righteously; no, there is not even one!
13 “Maƙogwaronsu kamar buɗaɗɗun kaburbura ne, harsunansu suna yin ƙarya.” “Dafin mugun maciji yana a leɓunansu.”
What people say [MTY] [is foul/bad, like the smell that comes from] a grave that has been {that [people] have} opened [MET]. [By what people say] [MTY], they deceive people. [By what they say] [MTY] [they injure people, just like] the poison of snakes [injures people] [MET].
14 “Bakunansu sun cike da la’ana da ɗacin rai.”
They are continually (cursing/asking God to do harmful things to) others and saying (cruel/harsh/hateful) things [MTY].
15 “Ƙafafunsu suna saurin kai su zuwa ga zub da jini;
They (go quickly/are eager) to murder people [MTY].
16 hallaka da baƙin ciki suna ko’ina a hanyoyinsu,
Wherever they go, they ruin everything and make [people] miserable [MTY].
17 ba su kuma san hanyar salama ba.”
They have not/never known how [to live] peacefully [with other people].
18 “Babu tsoron Allah a idanunsu.”
They absolutely refuse to fear/reverence God [SYN]!
19 Yanzu mun san cewa dukan abin da doka ta ce, tana magana ne ga waɗanda suke ƙarƙarshin doka, saboda a rufe kowane baki; dukan duniya kuma ta ba da lissafin kanta a gaban Allah.
Furthermore, we know that it is to [Jewish] people, [who are] required to obey [God’s] laws, that Moses wrote those laws [PRS]. [We can infer from this that] there are no [Jews or non-Jews] [SYN] who are able to say anything [in reply to God’s saying that he will punish them for having sinned]. God has declared everyone in the world [MTY] guilty!
20 Saboda haka babu wanda Allah zai ce da shi mai adalci ta wurin kiyaye doka kawai; a maimako, ta wurin doka ne muke sane da zunubi.
It is not because people have done the things that God’s laws [require] that [God] will (erase the record of their sins/declare them no longer guilty for sin), [because no one has done those things completely]. In fact, the result of [our knowing God’s] laws is that we know clearly that we have sinned (OR, are sinful).
21 Amma yanzu an bayyana wani adalci daga Allah, wannan adalcin bai danganta ga doka ba, Doka da Annabawa suna ba da shaida game da wannan adalci.
But God’s (erasing the record of our sins/declaring us no longer guilty) does not depend on [our obeying] the laws [that he gave Moses]. It has now been {[God] has now} revealed [to us] how he erases the record of our sins [by a different way]. It was written about [by Moses] {[Moses] wrote about it} in the laws [PRS] [God gave] him, and it was also written about by the prophets {the prophets also wrote about it}.
22 Wannan adalcin Allah yana zuwa ta wurin bangaskiya a cikin Yesu Kiristi ga dukan waɗanda suka ba da gaskiya ne. Ba bambanci,
God erases the record of our sins because we trust in [what] Jesus Christ [has done for us]. God does this for every person who trusts [in Christ], because [he considers] that there is no difference [between Jews and non-Jews].
23 gama duka sun yi zunubi suka kuma kāsa ga ɗaukakar Allah,
All people have done evil, and all people have failed to accomplish the glorious [goals] that God [set for them].
24 an kuma kuɓutar da su kyauta ta wurin alherinsa bisa ga aikin fansar da ya zo ta wurin Yesu Kiristi.
Our record of sins has been erased {God erased the record of our sins} by God acting kindly [to forgive our sins], without our doing anything to earn it. Christ Jesus accomplished this [by dying for us].
25 Allah ya miƙa Yesu Kiristi a matsayin hadayar kafara, ta wurin bangaskiya cikin jininsa. Ya yi haka domin yă nuna adalcinsa, domin a cikin haƙurinsa bai hukunta zunuban da aka aikata a dā ba
God showed that Christ was the one who would atone for (OR, forgive) our sins [with the] blood [that flowed from his body when he died. God redeems/forgives] us because of our trusting [in Christ’s having died for us. God wanted] to show that he acts justly. [He wanted to do that] because, before [Jesus came, God] did not punish [everyone who sinned. So it seemed as though he was not being just]. But he was overlooking people’s sins during [that time],
26 ya yi haka domin yă nuna adalcinsa a wannan lokaci, saboda yă zama mai adalci da mai kuɓutar da waɗanda suke ba da gaskiya a cikin Yesu.
because he is patient. [God arranged for Jesus to die for us]. By doing that, God now shows that he is just, and he shows that he is justly able to erase the record of sins for everyone who trusts/believes in Jesus.
27 To, me za mu yi taƙama a kai? Babu wani abin da zamu yi taƙama a kai. A kan wace ƙa’ida ce za mu yi taƙama? Ta hanyar bin doka ne? A’a, sai dai ta wurin bangaskiya.
It is not at all [RHQ] because of [our obeying the] laws [of Moses that God erases the record of our sins]. So, (there is no way that we can boast [that God does that because of our obeying those laws]./how can we boast [about God erasing the record of our sins because of our obeying those laws]?) [RHQ] Instead, [it is because of our] believing/trusting [in Christ that God erases the record of our sins].
28 Gama mun tsaya a kan cewa ta wurin bangaskiya ne ake kuɓutar da mutum, ba ta wurin kiyaye doka ba.
[We cannot boast about that], because we conclude that the record of our sins is erased {God erases the record of our sins} because of our trusting [in Christ]. God does not erase the record of our sins because of our obeying the laws [that he gave to Moses, because it is impossible for us to completely obey them].
29 Allah ɗin, Allahn Yahudawa ne kaɗai? Shi ba Allahn Al’ummai ba ne? I, shi Allahn Al’ummai ne ma,
(You who are Jews certainly should not [think that you] are the only ones whom God [will accept]!/Do you Jews [think it is you] alone whom God [will accept]?) [RHQ] You certainly should [realize that he will accept] non-Jews, too. [RHQ] Of course, [he will accept] non-Jews also,
30 da yake Allah ɗaya ne kaɗai, shi kuma zai kuɓutar da masu kaciya bisa ga bangaskiya da kuma marasa kaciya ta wurin wannan bangaskiya ɗin.
because, [as you firmly believe], there is only one God, who will erase the record of Jews’ [MTY] sins if they trust [in what Christ has done], and who will similarly erase the record of non-Jews’ [MTY] sins if they trust [in Christ].
31 To, za mu soke dokar saboda wannan bangaskiyar ne? Ko kaɗan! A maimako, sai ma tabbatar da ita muke yi.
So, [if someone should ask concerning the laws that God gave Moses], “By saying [that God erases the record of our sins because of our] trusting [in Christ], does that mean that those laws now are useless?”, [I would reply], “Certainly not. Instead, we truly fulfill the laws [that God gave Moses].”
