रोमी 4
1 तब हामी के भनौँ त? हाम्रा पुर्खा अब्राहामले शरीरअनुसार के पाए त?
What then shall we say that Abraham, our earthly forefather, has gained?
2 यदि अब्राहाम कामद्वारा धर्मी ठहरिएका भए, उनले घमण्ड गर्ने कारण हुन्थ्यो, तर परमेश्वरको सामु त होइन ।
For if he was held to be righteous on the ground of his actions, he has something to boast of; but not in the presence of God.
3 किनकि धर्मशास्त्रले के भन्छ? “अब्राहामले परमेश्वरमा विश्वास गरे, र यो उनको निम्ति धार्मिकता गनियो ।”
For what says the Scripture? "And Abraham believed God, and this was placed to his credit as righteousness."
4 अब जसले काम गर्छ, त्यसको ज्यालालाई अनुग्रहको रूपमा गनिँदैन, तर पाउनुपर्ने कुराको रूपमा गनिन्छ ।
But in the case of a man who works, pay is not reckoned a favour but a debt;
5 तर त्यसको निम्ति जसले काम गर्दैन, तर त्यसको सट्टा अधर्मीलाई धर्मी ठहराउनुहुनेमा विश्वास गर्छ, त्यसको विश्वासलाई धार्मिकताको रूपमा गनिन्छ ।
whereas in the case of a man who pleads no actions of his own, but simply believes in Him who declares the ungodly free from guilt, his faith is placed to his credit as righteousness.
6 दाऊदले पनि कामविना नै परमेश्वरले धार्मिकता गान्नुभएको मानिसलाई आशिष् घोषणा गर्छन् ।
In this way David also tells of the blessedness of the man to whose credit God places righteousness, apart from his actions.
7 उनले भने, “ती धन्य हुन्, जसका अधर्महरू क्षमा भएका छन् र जसका पापहरू ढाकिएका छन् ।”
"Blessed," he says, "are those whose iniquities have been forgiven, and whose sins have been covered over.
8 त्यो मानिस धन्यको हो, जसको विरुद्धमा परमेश्वरले पापको लेखा राख्नुहुन्न ।”
Blessed is the man of whose sin the Lord will not take account."
9 तब के यो आशिष् केवल ती खतना भएकाहरूका लागि मात्रै भनिएको हो वा ती खतना नगरिएकाहरूका लागि पनि भनिएको हो? किनकि हामी भन्छौँ, “अब्राहामको निम्ति विश्वास धार्मिकताको रूपमा गनियो ।”
This declaration of blessedness, then, does it come simply to the circumcised, or to the uncircumcised as well? For Abraham's faith--so we affirm--was placed to his credit as righteousness.
10 त्यसो हो भने, यो कसरी गनियो त? अब्राहाम खतनामा हुँदा वा बेखतना हुँदा? यो खतनामा हुँदा भएको थिएन, तर बेखतनामा हुँदा भएको थियो ।
What then were the circumstances under which this took place? Was it after he had been circumcised, or before?
11 अब्राहामले खतनाको चिन्ह पाए । यो विश्वासको धार्मिकताको छाप थियो, जुन उनी बेखतनाको हुँदा नै पाइसकेका थिए । यो चिन्हको परिणामचाहिँ तिनीहरू बेखतनामै भए तापनि उनी विश्वास गर्ने सबैका पिता भए । यसको मतलब यो हो, कि त्यो धार्मिकता तिनीहरूको निम्ति धार्मिकता गनिनेछ ।
Before, not after. And he received circumcision as a sign, a mark attesting the reality of the faith-righteousness which was his while still uncircumcised, that he might be the forefather of all those who believe even though they are uncircumcised--in order that this righteousness might be placed to their credit;
12 यसको अर्थ यो हो, कि अब्राहाम खतनाबाट आएकाहरूका निम्ति मात्र होइन, तर हाम्रा पिता अब्राहामको कदम पछ्याउनेहरूका निम्ति पनि पिता भए । र उनी बेखतनामा हुँदा नै उनीसँग विश्वास थियो ।
and the forefather of the circumcised, namely of those who not merely are circumcised, but also walk in the steps of the faith which our forefather Abraham had while he was as yet uncircumcised.
13 किनकि अब्राहाम र उनका सन्तानहरूलाई दिइएको प्रतिज्ञा अर्थात् तिनीहरू संसारको उत्तराधिकार हुने प्रतिज्ञा व्यवस्थाद्वारा दिइएको थिएन । बरु, यो विश्वासको धार्मिकताद्वारा थियो ।
Again, the promise that he should inherit the world did not come to Abraham or his posterity conditioned by Law, but by faith-righteousness.
14 किनकि यदि ती व्यवस्थाकाहरू उत्तराधिकारीहरू हुन् भने विश्वासीलाई त रित्तो बनाइयो र प्रतिज्ञालाई रद्द गरियो ।
For if it is the righteous through Law who are heirs, then faith is useless and the promise counts for nothing.
15 किनकि व्यवस्थाले क्रोध ल्याउँछ, तर जहाँ व्यवस्था छैन त्यहाँ अनाज्ञाकारिता हुँदैन ।
For the Law inflicts punishment; but where no Law exists, there can be no violation of Law.
16 यसैले, यो विश्वासद्वारा हुन्छ, ताकि त्यो अनुग्रहद्वारा हुन सकोस् । परिणामस्वरूप, प्रतिज्ञा सारा सन्तानहरूका निम्ति निश्चित छ । अनि यी सन्तानहरूले केवल व्यवस्था जान्नेहरूलाई मात्र होइन, तर ती अब्राहामको विश्वासबाट आएकाहरूलाई पनि समेट्छन् । किनकि उनी हामी सबैका पिता हुन् ।
All depends on faith, and for this reason--that acceptance with God might be an act of pure grace,
17 जस्तो लेखिएको छ, “मैले तिमीलाई धेरै जातिहरूका पिता बनाएको छु ।” अब्राहाम आफूले भरोसा गरेका परमेश्वरको उपस्थितिमा थिए, जसले मरेकालाई जीवन दिनुहुन्छ र अस्तित्वमा नभएका थोकहरूलाई अस्तित्वमा ल्याउन सक्नुहुन्छ ।
so that the promise should be made sure to all Abraham's true descendants; not merely to those who are righteous through the Law, but to those who are righteous through a faith like that of Abraham. Thus in the sight of God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and makes reference to things that do not exist, as though they did, Abraham is the forefather of all of us. As it is written, "I have appointed you to be the forefather of many nations."
18 यी सारा बाहिरी परिस्थितिहरूका बाबजुद पनि भविष्यको निम्ति अब्राहामले परमेश्वरमा दृढतासाथ भरोसा गरे । त्यसैले, उनी “तेरा सन्तानहरू यस्तै हुनेछन्” भनिएअनुसार धेरै जातिहरूका पिता बने ।
Under utterly hopeless circumstances he hopefully believed, so that he might become the forefather of many nations, in agreement with the words "Equally numerous shall your posterity be."
19 उनी विश्वासमा कमजोर थिएनन् । अब्राहामले बुझे, कि उनको शरीर बालक जन्माउन समर्थ थिएन (किनकि उनी करिब एक सय वर्ष पुगेका थिए) । साराको कोख पनि बालक पैदा गर्न समर्थ थिएन भन्ने पनि उनले स्वीकार गरे ।
And, without growing weak in faith, he could contemplate his own vital powers which had now decayed--for he was nearly 100 years old--and Sarah's barrenness.
20 तर परमेश्वरको प्रतिज्ञाका कारण, अब्राहाम अविश्वासमा रोकिएनन् । बरु, उनलाई विश्वासमा बलियो बनाइयो र उनले परमेश्वरको प्रशंसा गरे ।
Nor did he in unbelief stagger at God's promise, but became mighty in faith, giving glory to God,
21 परमेश्वरले जे कुरा प्रतिज्ञा गर्नुभएको थियो, त्यो उहाँ पुरा गर्न सक्षम पनि हुनुहुन्थ्यो भनी उनी पूर्ण रूपमा विश्वस्त थिए ।
and being absolutely certain that whatever promise He is bound by He is able also to make good.
22 त्यसकारण, यो उनको निम्ति धार्मिकता गनियो ।
For this reason also his faith was placed to his credit as righteousness.
23 अब यो केवल उनको भलाइको निम्ति गनिएको थिएन ।
Nor was the fact of its being placed to his credit put on record for his sake only;
24 यो हाम्रो निम्ति पनि लेखिएको थियो, जसको निम्ति यो गनिनेछ, हामी जसले हाम्रा येशू प्रभुलाई मृत्युबाट जीवित पार्नुहुनेमा विश्वास गर्छौं ।
it was for our sakes too. Faith, before long, will be placed to the credit of us also who are believers in Him who raised Jesus, our Lord, from the dead,
25 यो उहाँ नै हुनुहुन्छ जसलाई हाम्रा अपराधका लागि सुम्पिएको थियो, र हामीलाई धर्मी ठहराउन जीवित पारिएको थियो ।
who was surrendered to death because of the offences we had committed, and was raised to life because of the acquittal secured for us.
