Roma 4

1 Abrahamu'a tagrikna vahe mani'neno, neregeho mani'neaki, na'ane huta hugahune?

What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, has discovered?

2 Hagi agri eri'zamo'ma hanigeno fatgo hu'noe huno Abrahamu'a avufga erinte marerigahie. Hu'neanagi Anumzamofo avurera knarera osugahie.

If Abraham was indeed justified by works, he had something to boast about, but not before God.

3 Na'ankure avontafemo'a anage huno hu'ne, Abrahamu'a Anumzamofonte amentinti higeno, Anumzamo'a fatgo nere huno Abrahamunkura hu'ne. (Jen-Agf 15:6)

For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”

4 Vahe'mo'za eri'zama enerizana muse'za zamisazegu e'norizanki, miza erinaku enerize

Now the wages of the worker are not credited as a gift, but as an obligation.

5 Hu'neanagi vahe'mo'za eri'za eri'zazantera Anumzamo'a fatgo vahere huno hunozamante, hu'neanagi Anumzamo'a kefozanti eritrene hu'za zamentintima hazageno, fatgo vahere huno hunezmante.

However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness.

6 Deviti'a anahukna huno ama anazanku nanekema hu'neana, Anumzamo'ma kumi vahekuma fatgo vahere huno hu'nea asomu kema hu'nea nanekefina huno,

And David speaks likewise of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

7 Anumzamo'ma magomofo hazenke zama'ane, kumi'ama atrentenesimo'a muse hino.

“Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered.

8 Kumi hu'nesia zanku'ma Ramo'ma kumi hu'ne huno osania zankura muse hino. (Sam-Zga 32:1-2)

Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.”

9 Ama ana asomura Jiu vahe'mofo zanke me'nefi, oku zamavufaga tagaosu megi'a vahe'mokizmi zanene? Tagra Abrahamunkura, Anumzamo'a fatgo nere huno hu'ne huta nehune. Na'ankure agra amentinti hu'negeno'e.

Is this blessing only on the circumcised, or also on the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.

10 Hu'neanagi inankna higeno anazana efore hu'ne? Agra oku avufga taga hutegeno fatgo nere huno hu'nefi, oku avufga taga osu'negeno'e? Ana hu'neankita hufra okigosune. Abrahamu'a oku avufga taga osu'negeno Anumzamo'a fatago nere huno hu'ne.

In what context was it credited? Was it after his circumcision, or before? It was not after, but before.

11 Oku avufgama taga hu'zana amentinti hu'zamofo avame'zankino, ko Abrahamu'a amentinti higeno Anumzamo'a fatgo nere huno hunte'ne. Oku avufgama taga osu'nere anagea hunte'ne. E'ina hu'negu oku zamavufaga taga osu vahe'mo'za zamentintima haza vahe'mokiziminena, Anumzamo'a fatgo hu'naze huno huzmantesigeno, Abrahamu'a nezmafaza hugahie.

And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.

12 Anazanke huno oku zamufga taga hu'nazamo'za Abrahamu'ma oku avufga taga osu'neno amentinti higeno, fatgo nere hu'neankna hu'za zamentinti hanaza vahe'mokizmia, Abrahamu'a nezmafa mani'ne.

And he is also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

13 Na'ankure Anumzamo'ma Abrahamune agehe'mokizmi huvempa ke huzmanteno, ana miko mopa zami'neana Anumzamofo kasege amage antezantera ozami'ne. Hianagi Anumzamo'enema amentintifi'ma fatgo huno mania zante ami'ne.

For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.

14 Hagi Anumzamo'ma huvempama huzmante'nemo'za kasege avarari zampinti huvempa huzmante'neazama erizasina zamentinti hu'zamo'a nena raga'a oregeno, huvempa hu'nea kemo'enena amne'za sesine.

For if those who live by the law are heirs, faith is useless and the promise is worthless,

15 Hu'negu kasege'mo'a arimpahe'za avreno ne-e. Hianagi kasegema omneresina kasegema rutagre'zana omanesine.

because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law, there is no transgression.

16 E'ina hu'negu Anumzamo'ma huvempa huzmante'neazana zamentinti haza vahe'mo'za enerize. E'i ana musezana Mosese kasege amage nentesio, nontesio Abrahamu'ma hu'neankna amentintima hanimo erigahie. Hu'negu Abrahamu'a ana miko zamentini vahe'mokizimi nezamafa'e.

Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.

17 E'i ana zanku avontafepina Anumzamo'a Abrahamuna asamino, Kagra rama'a vahe'mokizmi nezmafaza hugahane hu'ne. E'i anazama fore hu'neana, na'ankure Anumzamo'a fri'naza vahera zamasimu nezamino, hakarea'zana Agra erifore hu'ne huno Abrahamu'a amentinti hu'nea zante anara hune. (Jen-Agf 17:5)

As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.

18 Amentintima huzamofona amuha hu'zana omaneanagi, Abrahamu'a ana miko vahe'mokizmi nezmafana manigahue amentinti azeri hankavetinegeno, Anumzamo'a negeno fatgo nere hunte'ne. Kagehe'moza hakare hanageno hamprigara osugosie hu'ne. (Jen-Agf 15:5)

Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”

19 Abrahamu'a 100'a kafuzage maniteno keana avufgamo'a mofavre eri fore huga osigeno, Sara'enena tvavateno mofavre kasentega osu'neanagi, Abrahamu'a amentinti hu'neazana otre'ne.

Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb.

20 Anumzamo'ma huvempa hunte'nea zankura Abrahamu'a tare rimpa osu'neanki, amentintimo'a mago'ane hankavenetigeno anazamo'a Anumzamofona ragia ami'ne.

Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,

21 Anumzamo'a huvempama hunante'neazana amane hunantegahie huno rimpa fru Abrahamu'a erine.

being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised.

22 E'ina hu'negu Abrahamu'ma amentinti hu'nea zanku, Anumzamo'a fatgo nere huno hunte'ne.

This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.”

23 Anumzamo'a Abrahamunku fatgo nere huno hunte'neana, agrake azahu'za erisia zanku huno kreonte'neanki,

Now the words “it was credited to him” were written not only for Abraham,

24 tagriku enenku huno krente'naze. Jisasi'ma fri'nefinti azeri oti'nea Rantimofonte tamentintia hunentonkeno, Anumzamo'a tazeri agru hurante'ne.

but also for us, to whom righteousness will be credited—for us who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.

25 Na'ankure tagri kumiku Jisasina atregeno efri'nemofo azeri oti'nea zamo, Anumzamofo avurera tagrira tazeri fatgo vahera se'ne.

He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification.