Baroma 4
1 Aberahame fa re bua ka fa nameng, re ka re ke mosimolodi wa sechaba sa Sejuta. Maitemogelo a gagwe kaga potso e ya go bolokwa ka tumelo e ne e le eng? A Modimo o ne wa mo amogela ka ntlha ya ditiro tsa gagwe tse di molemo? Fa e le gore go ntse jalo, o ne a ka nna le sengwe se a ipelafatsang ka sone. Mme mo mogopolong wa Modimo, Aberahame o ne a sena sepe se a ka ipelafatsang ka sone.
What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, hath found according to the flesh?
For if Abraham was justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not toward God.
3 Gonne dikwalo di re bolelela gore Aberahame o ne a dumela Modimo, mme ke sone se Modimo o neng wa phimola dibe tsa gagwe wa mo supa gore “ga a na molato”.
For what saith the scripture? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.
4 A mme ga a a ka a bona tshwanelo ya gagwe go ya kwa legodimong ka ntlha ya dilo tsotlhe tse di molemo tse a di dirileng? Nnyaa, gonne go bolokwa, ke mpho; fa e le gore motho o ne a ka e bona ka go e fufulela, mme e ne e ka seka ya nna mpho fela ntswa tota e le mpho fela! E newa ba ba sa e fufuleleng: Gonne Modimo o supa baleofi ba le molemo mo ponong ya one fa ba na le tumelo mo go Keresete go ba boloka mo bogaleng jwa Modimo.
Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but as of debt.
But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.
6 Kgosi Dafide o buile ka sone selo se, fa a tlhalosa boitumelo jwa moleofi yo o neng a sa bo tshwanela pele ga a supiwa a “sena molato” ke Modimo.
Even as David also pronounceth blessing upon the man, unto whom God reckoneth righteousness apart from works,
7 O ne a re, “Go sego ba ba itshwaretsweng dibe ebile di tlositswe mo matlhong a bone.
[saying], Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, And whose sins are covered.
8 Ee, go boitumelo thata jang mo mothong yo dibe tsa gagwe a sa tlholeng a di balelwa ke Morena.”
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not reckon sin.
9 Jaanong he, potso ke gore: A lesego le le neelwa fela ba ba dumelang mo go Keresete ebile ba boloka melao ya Sejuta, kgotsa le neelwa le ba ba sa bolokeng melao ya Sejuta, mme ba ikanya Keresete fela. Mme he, ra reng kaga Aberahame? Ra re o amogetse masego a ka tumelo ya gagwe. A e ne e le ka tumelo fela? Kgotsa a e ne e le ka ntlha ya gore le ene o ne a boloka melao ya Sejuta?
Is this blessing then pronounced upon the circumcision, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say, To Abraham his faith was reckoned for righteousness.
10 Mo go arabeng potso eo, arabang e: Modimo o neetse Aberahame masego a leng? O a mo neetse pele ga a nna Mojuta, pele ga a tsena mo modirong wa thupiso ya Sejuta.
How then was it reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision:
11 Erile Modimo o sena go solofetsa go mo segofatsa ka ntlha ya tumelo ya gagwe, a rupisiwa. Sekao sa thupiso e ne e le sesupo sa gore Aberahame o ne a setse a na le tumelo le gore Modimo o ne o setse o mo amogetse o mo supile fa a le tshiamo mo ponong ya one pele ga modiro wa thupiso o diragala. Jalo Aberahame ke rara wa semowa wa ba ba dumelang mme ba bolokwa kwa ntle ga go tshegetsa melao ya Sejuta. Re a bona, jaanong gore ba ba sa tshegetseng melao e, ba siamisiwa ke Modimo ka tumelo.
and he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might be reckoned unto them;
12 Gape Aberahame ke rara wa semowa wa Bajuta ba ba rupisitsweng, gonne Aberahame o ne a bona kutlwelo botlhoko ya Modimo ka ntlha ya tumelo fela, pele ga a rupisiwa.
and the father of circumcision to them who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham which he had in uncircumcision.
13 Jaanong go bonala sentle gore tsholofetso e Modimo o neng wa e naya Aberahame ya gore o tlaa mo naya lefatshe lotlhe mmogo le losika lwa gagwe, e ne e se ka ntlha ya gore Aberahame o ne a tshegetsa melao ya Modimo, mme e ne e le ka ntlha ya gore o ne a ikanya Modimo gore o tlaa diragatsa tsholofetso ya one.
For not through the law was the promise to Abraham or to his seed that he should be heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith.
14 Mme fa e le gore o sa ntse o re masego a Modimo a ya kwa go ba ba “siameng thata” mme o raya gore ditsholofetso tsa Modimo mo go ba ba nang le tumelo ga di reye sepe, ebile tumelo ke boeleele.
For if they that are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of none effect:
15 Mme boammaaruri ke gore: Fa re leka go nna le lesego le poloko ya Modimo ka go boloka melao ya one re aga re felela mo bogaleng jwa one, gonne re palelwa ke go e tshegetsa malatsi otlhe. Tsela e nngwe fela e re ka ipabalelang ka yone gore re seka ra tlola melao, ke ya gore go seka ga bewa melao, e se re kgotsa ra e tlola.
for the law worketh wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there transgression.
16 Jalo masego a Modimo re a newa ka tumelo, e le neo fela; re tlhomamisa go nna le one re sala morago ngwao ya Sejuta kgotsa re sa e sale morago fa re na le tumelo e e tshwanang le ya ga Aberahame, gonne Aberahame ke rraa rona rotlhe fa go tla mo dilong tse tsa tumelo.
For this cause [it is] of faith, that [it may be] according to grace; to the end that the promise may be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all
17 Ke sone se dikwalo di se rayang fa di re Modimo o dirile Aberahame rara wa dichaba tse dintsi. Modimo o tlaa amogela batho botlhe mo dichabeng tsotlhe ba ba o ikanyang jaaka Aberahame a ne a dira. Mme tsholofetso e, e tswa mo Modimong ka bo one, o o dirang gore baswi ba tshele gape, ebile o bua ka ditiragalo tsa malatsi a a tlang ka tlhomamiso e e gagametseng jaaka o ka re di setse di bile di diragetse!
(as it is written, A father of many nations have I made thee) before him whom he believed, [even] God, who giveth life to the dead, and calleth the things that are not, as though they were.
18 Jalo erile fa Modimo o raya Aberahame o re o tlaa mo naya ngwana wa mosimane yo o tlaa nnang ra-merafe e mentsi e bo e nna chaba e tona, Aberahame o ne a dumela Modimo le fa tsholofetso e e ntseng jalo e ne e ka seka ya diragala!
Who in hope believed against hope, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, So shall thy seed be.
19 Mme ka ntlha ya gore tumelo ya gagwe e ne e nonofile, o ne a seka a tshwenyega kaga lobaka lwa gore o ne a tsofetse thata go ka nna motsadi, ka nako eo o ne a le dingwaga di le lekgolo, le ene Sara mosadi wa gagwe o ne a le dingwaga di le masome a fera bongwe, a tsofetse thata go ka nna le ngwana.
And without being weakened in faith he considered his own body now as good as dead (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb;
20 Mme Aberahame ga a ise a ke a belaele. O ne a dumela Modimo, gonne tumelo ya gagwe le tshepo di ne di nonofile, mme o ne a galaletsa Modimo, ka masego a, le pele ga a diragala.
yet, looking unto the promise of God, he wavered not through unbelief, but waxed strong through faith, giving glory to God,
21 O ne a tlhomamisa thata gore Modimo o ne o kgona sentle go dira le fa e le eng se o se solofeditseng.
and being fully assured that what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
22 Mme ka ntlha ya tumelo ya ga Aberahame Modimo o ne wa mo itshwarela dibe wa mo supa “a sena molato.”
Wherefore also it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.
23 Jaanong polelo e ntle e, ya gore o ne a amogelwa a bo a letlelesega ka tumelo ya gagwe, e ne e sa solegele Aberahame molemo a le nosi.
Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was reckoned unto him;
24 Le rona e ne e le ya rona, e re tlhomamisetsa gore Modimo o tlaa re amogela ka yone tsela e o amogetseng Aberahame ka yone, fa re dumela ditsholofetso tsa Modimo o o tsositseng Jesu Morena wa rona mo baswing.
but for our sake also, unto whom it shall be reckoned, who believe on him that raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,
25 O swetse dibe tsa rona mme a tsoga gape go re siamisa mo Modimong a re tlatsa ka tshiamo ya Modimo.
who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification.
