Romani 3
1 Qual è dunque la superiorità del Giudeo? O quale l'utilità della circoncisione? -
[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 Grande, sotto ogni aspetto. Anzitutto perché a loro sono state affidate le rivelazioni di Dio. -
[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 Che dunque? Se alcuni non hanno creduto, la loro incredulità può forse annullare la fedeltà di Dio? -
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 Perché tu sia riconosciuto giusto nelle tue parole e trionfi quando sei giudicato. Impossibile! Resti invece fermo che Dio è verace e ogni uomo mentitore, come sta scritto: -
[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 Se però la nostra ingiustizia mette in risalto la giustizia di Dio, che diremo? Forse è ingiusto Dio quando riversa su di noi la sua ira? Parlo alla maniera umana. -
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 Impossibile! Altrimenti, come potrà Dio giudicare il mondo? -
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 Ma se per la mia menzogna la verità di Dio risplende per sua gloria, perché dunque sono ancora giudicato come peccatore?
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 Perché non dovremmo fare il male affinchè venga il bene, come alcuni - la cui condanna è ben giusta - ci calunniano, dicendo che noi lo affermiamo?
[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 Che dunque? Dobbiamo noi ritenerci superiori? Niente affatto! Abbiamo infatti dimostrato precedentemente che Giudei e Greci, tutti, sono sotto il dominio del peccato,
[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 Non c'è nessun giusto, nemmeno uno, come sta scritto:
[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 non c'è sapiente, non c'è chi cerchi Dio!
There is no one who understands [how to live properly] (OR, [about God]). There is no one who seeks/desires [to know] God!
12 Tutti hanno traviato e si son pervertiti; non c'è chi compia il bene, non ce n'è neppure uno.
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 La loro gola è un sepolcro spalancato, tramano inganni con la loro lingua, veleno di serpenti è sotto le loro labbra,
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 la loro bocca è piena di maledizione e di amarezza.
They are continually (cursing/asking God to do harmful things to) others and saying (cruel/harsh/hateful) things [MTY].
15 I loro piedi corrono a versare il sangue;
They (go quickly/are eager) to murder people [MTY].
16 strage e rovina è sul loro cammino
Wherever they go, they ruin everything and make [people] miserable [MTY].
17 e la via della pace non conoscono.
They have not/never known how [to live] peacefully [with other people].
18 Non c'è timore di Dio davanti ai loro occhi.
They absolutely refuse to fear/reverence God [SYN]!
19 Ora, noi sappiamo che tutto ciò che dice la legge lo dice per quelli che sono sotto la legge, perché sia chiusa ogni bocca e tutto il mondo sia riconosciuto colpevole di fronte a Dio.
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 Infatti in virtù delle opere della legge nessun uomo sarà giustificato davanti a lui, perché per mezzo della legge si ha solo la conoscenza del peccato.
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 Ora invece, indipendentemente dalla legge, si è manifestata la giustizia di Dio, testimoniata dalla legge e dai profeti;
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 giustizia di Dio per mezzo della fede in Gesù Cristo, per tutti quelli che credono. E non c'è distinzione:
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 tutti hanno peccato e sono privi della gloria di Dio,
All people have done evil, and all people have failed to accomplish the glorious [goals] that God [set for them].
24 ma sono giustificati gratuitamente per la sua grazia, in virtù della redenzione realizzata da Cristo Gesù.
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 Dio lo ha prestabilito a servire come strumento di espiazione per mezzo della fede, nel suo sangue, al fine di manifestare la sua giustizia, dopo la tolleranza usata verso i peccati passati,
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 nel tempo della divina pazienza. Egli manifesta la sua giustizia nel tempo presente, per essere giusto e giustificare chi ha fede in Gesù.
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 Dove sta dunque il vanto? Esso è stato escluso! Da quale legge? Da quella delle opere? No, ma dalla legge della fede.
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 Noi riteniamo infatti che l'uomo è giustificato per la fede indipendentemente dalle opere della legge.
[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 Forse Dio è Dio soltanto dei Giudei? Non lo è anche dei pagani? Certo, anche dei pagani!
(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 Poiché non c'è che un solo Dio, il quale giustificherà per la fede i circoncisi, e per mezzo della fede anche i non circoncisi.
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 Togliamo dunque ogni valore alla legge mediante la fede? Nient'affatto, anzi confermiamo la legge.
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].”
