Romana 3
1 Koa inona ary no tombony ananan’ ny Jiosy, ary inona koa no soa avy amin’ ny famorana?
Then what advantage does the Jew have? Or what is the profit of circumcision?
2 Be ihany amin’ ny zavatra rehetra: voalohany, izy no notolorana ny tenin’ Andriamanitra ho adidiny.
Much in every way! Because first of all, they were entrusted with the revelations of God.
3 Fa ahoana kosa ary? Raha tsy nino ny sasany, moa ny tsi-finoanay va hahafoana ny fahamarinan’ Andriamanitra?
For what if some were without faith? Will their lack of faith nullify the faithfulness of God?
4 Sanatria izany! Aoka Andriamanitra no ho marina, fa ny olona rehetra kosa ho mpandainga; araka ny voasoratra hoe: Mba hohamarinina amin’ ny teninao Hianao, Ary hahery, rehefa manana ady.
May it never be! Yes, let God be found true, but every man a liar. As it is written, “that you might be justified in your words, and might prevail when you come into judgment.”
5 Fa raha ny tsi-fahamarinantsika no mampiseho ny fahamarinan’ Andriamanitra, ahoana ary no holazaintsika? Tsy marina angaha Andriamanitra Izay mandatsaka ny fahatezerany! ― miteny araka ny fanaon’ ny olona aho ―
But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak like men do.
6 Sanatria izany! Fa raha izany, hataon’ Andriamanitra ahoana no fitsara izao tontolo izao?
May it never be! For then how will God judge the world?
7 Fa raha ny fahamarinan’ Andriamanitra kosa no nitombo tamin’ ny laingako ho voninahiny, nahoana aho no mbola tsaraina ho mpanota indray?
For if the truth of God through my lie abounded to his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?
8 Ary nahoana no tsy hanao ratsy hihavian’ ny soa isika, ― araka ny anendrikendrehana anay sy ny filazan’ ny sasany anay. Marina ny fanamelohana ireny.
Why not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), “Let’s do evil, that good may come?” Those who say so are justly condemned.
9 Ahoana ary? Manan-kavaly va isika? Tsia tsy akory; fa efa voalazantsika rahateo ho mpanota avokoa na ny Jiosy na ny jentilisa;
What then? Are we better than they? No, in no way. For we previously warned both Jews and Greeks that they are all under sin.
10 araka ny voasoratra hoe: Tsy misy marina na dia iray akory aza;
As it is written, “There is no one righteous; no, not one.
11 Tsy misy izay mahafantatra, Tsy misy izay mitady an’ Andriamanitra.
There is no one who understands. There is no one who seeks after God.
12 Samy nania avokoa izy rehetra, Samy tsy mahasoa avokoa izy rehetra; Tsy misy izay manao ny tsara na dia iray akory aza.
They have all turned away. They have together become unprofitable. There is no one who does good, no, not so much as one.”
13 Fasana misokatra ny tendany; Ny lelany no anaovany fitaka; Ny poizin’ ny menarana no ao ambanin’ ny molony;
“Their throat is an open tomb. With their tongues they have used deceit.” “The poison of vipers is under their lips.”
14 Feno ozona sy fangidiana ny vavany;
“Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”
15 Ny tongony mimaona handatsa-drà;
“Their feet are swift to shed blood.
16 Fandravana sy fandringanana no eo amin’ ny alehany;
Destruction and misery are in their ways.
17 Ary ny lalan’ ny fiadanana dia tsy fantany;
The way of peace, they haven’t known.”
18 Tsy misy fahatahorana an’ Andriamanitra eo anoloan’ ny masony.
“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
19 Ary fantatsika fa izay zavatra lazain’ ny lalàna dia lazainy amin’ izay manana ny lalàna, mba ho voatampina avokoa ny vava rehetra, ka hiharan’ ny fitsaran’ Andriamanitra izao tontolo izao,
Now we know that whatever things the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be closed, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God.
20 satria tsy misy nofo hohamarinina amin’ ny asan’ ny lalàna eo anatrehany; fa ny lalàna no ahazoana ny fahalalana marina ny amin’ ny ota.
Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight; for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.
21 Fa ankehitriny dia efa naharihary ny fahamarinana avy amin’ Andriamanitra, tsy amin’ ny lalàna anefa, fa ambaran’ ny lalàna sy ny mpaminany,
But now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the law and the prophets;
22 dia ny fahamarinana avy amin’ Andriamanitra amin’ ny finoana an’ i Jesosy Kristy ho an’ izay rehetra mino; fa tsy misy hafa,
even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction,
23 fa samy efa nanota izy rehetra ka tsy manana ny voninahitra avy amin’ Andriamanitra,
for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
24 nefa hamarinina maimaimpoana amin’ ny fahasoavany izy noho ny fanavotana izay ao amin’ i Kristy Jesosy,
being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
25 Izay nasehon’ Andriamanitra tamin’ ny ràny ho fanavotana amin’ ny finoana, hanehoana ny fahamarinany amin’ ny tsy namalian’ Andriamanitra ny fahotana lasa tamin’ ny nandeferany,
whom God sent to be an atoning sacrifice through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness through the passing over of prior sins, in God’s forbearance;
26 mba hanehoana ny fahamarinany ankehitriny, mba ho marina Izy sady hanamarina izay manana finoana an’ i Jesosy.
to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time, that he might himself be just and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.
27 Aiza ary ny fireharehana? Efa foana izany. Amin’ ny lalàna manao ahoana? amin’ ny lalàn’ ny asa va? Tsia; fa amin’ ny lalàn’ ny finoana.
Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.
28 Koa amin’ izany dia ataontsika fa finoana no anamarinana ny olona, fa tsy ny asan’ ny lalàna.
We maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
29 Andriamanitry ny Jiosy ihany va Izy? fa tsy mba an’ ny jentilisa koa? Eny, an’ ny jentilisa koa;
Or is God the God of Jews only? Isn’t he the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,
30 fa iray ihany Andriamanitra, Izay hanamarina ny voafora noho ny finoana, ary ny tsy voafora amin’ ny finoana.
since indeed there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.
31 Koa mahafoana ny lalàna amin’ ny finoana va isika? Sanatria izany! fa mampiorina tsara ny lalàna isika.
Do we then nullify the law through faith? May it never be! No, we establish the law.
