Romafo 4
1 Asɛm bɛn na yɛbɛka afa yɛn honam fam tete agya Abraham ho? Osuahu bɛn na onyae?
What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, found?
2 Sɛ wɔnam nneɛma a ɔyɛe so buu no bem a, anka ɔwɔ biribi a ɔde bɛhoahoa ne ho. Nanso ɔrentumi nhoahoa ne ho wɔ Onyankopɔn anim.
For if Abraham had been justified by works, he would have had a reason to boast, but not before God.
3 Kyerɛwsɛm no kyerɛ yɛn se, “Abraham gyee Onyankopɔn dii; na ɛno so na ɛnam maa Onyankopɔn gyee no sɛ ɔtreneeni no.”
For what does the scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.”
4 Onipa a ɔyɛ adwuma no fata nʼakatua; ɛnsɛ sɛ wobu nʼakatua no sɛ akyɛde, na mmom, ɛyɛ biribi a wayɛ ho adwuma anya.
Now for him who works, what he is paid is not counted as a gift, but as what is owed.
5 Ɛnyɛ nnwuma bi a onipa yɛ na ɛbɛma Onyankopɔn abu no bem. Onyankopɔn gye nnebɔneyɛfo to mu, efisɛ wɔwɔ gyidi wɔ ne mu.
But for him who does not work but instead believes in the one who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness.
6 Dawid ka asɛm koro no ara se nhyira a efi Onyankopɔn nkyɛn ba onipa a Onyankopɔn agye no ato mu so. Saa nhyira yi mfi nnipa nnwuma mu. Ɛno nti Dawid kae se:
David also pronounces blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness without works.
7 “Nhyira ne wɔn a wɔde wɔn amumɔyɛ akyɛ wɔn, na wɔakata wɔn bɔne so.
He said, “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
8 Nhyira nka onipa a Awurade mmu ne bɔne ngu ne so da.”
Blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count sin.”
9 Saa anigye a Dawid ka ho asɛm no wɔ hɔ ma twetiatwafo nko ana? Dabi. Ɛwɔ hɔ ma wɔn nso a wontwaa twetia no; efisɛ yɛakenkan afi Kyerɛwsɛm no mu se, “Abraham gyee Onyankopɔn dii, na esiane ne gyidi nti, Onyankopɔn gyee no sɛ ɔtreneeni.”
Then is this blessing pronounced only on those of the circumcision, or also on those of the uncircumcision? For we say, “Faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness.”
10 Bere bɛn na saa asɛm yi sii? Esii ansa na wɔretwa Abraham twetia anaa Abraham twetiatwa no akyi na esii? Esii ansa, na ɛnyɛ twetiatwa no akyi na esii.
So how was it counted? When Abraham was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? It was not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
11 Akyiri yi na wotwaa no twetia na ne twetiatwa no yɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne a ɛkyerɛ sɛ, na Onyankopɔn agye no sɛ ɔtreneeni ansa na wɔretwa no twetia. Enti Abraham yɛ Honhom mu agya ma wɔn a wogye Onyankopɔn di nyinaa na wagye wɔn sɛ atreneefo a wontwaa wɔn twetia nso.
Abraham received the sign of circumcision. This was a seal of the righteousness of the faith that he had already possessed when he was in uncircumcision. The result of this sign was that he became the father of all those who believe, even if they are in uncircumcision. This means that righteousness will be counted for them.
12 Saa ara nso na Abraham yɛ agya ma obiara a wɔatwa no twetia na ɔwɔ gyidi sɛnea na Abraham wɔ gyidi ansa na wɔretwa no twetia no.
This also meant that Abraham became the father of the circumcision for those who are not only circumcised but also for those who follow in the steps of faith of our father Abraham before he was circumcised.
13 Ɛnyɛ mmara no so na wɔnam hyɛɛ Abraham ne nʼasefo bɔ sɛ wɔbɛyɛ wiase adedifo, mmom ɛnam trenee a efi gyidi mu so.
For the promise to Abraham and to his descendants that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith.
14 Sɛ wɔn a wodi Mmara so yɛ adedifo a, ɛno de na gyidi nka hwee, na bɔhyɛ no nso so nni mfaso,
For if those who live by the law are to be the heirs, faith is made empty, and the promise is void.
15 efisɛ mmara de abufuwhyew ba. Na sɛ mmara nni hɔ a, mmarato nni hɔ.
For the law brings about wrath, but where there is no law, there is no trespass.
16 Enti bɔhyɛ no fi gyidi mu sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ebefi adom mu na ɛbɛtena hɔ ama Abraham asefo nyinaa; ɛnyɛ wɔn a wɔwɔ mmara no ase nko ara, na mmom wɔn a wɔwɔ gyidi sɛ Abraham nso. Ɔyɛ yɛn nyinaa agya.
For this reason it is by faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all of Abraham's descendants—not only to those who are under the law, but also to those who share the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all,
17 Sɛnea wɔakyerɛw no, “Mayɛ wo aman bebree agya.” Onyankopɔn kaa saa, efi sɛ, Abraham gyee Onyankopɔn a ɔma awufo nya nkwa, na ɔyɛ nneɛma foforo fi nea enni hɔ mu dii.
as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations.” Abraham was in the presence of him whom he trusted, that is, God, who gives life to the dead and calls the things that do not exist into existence.
18 Bere a anidaso asa no, Abraham nyaa anidaso gye dii, enti ɔbɛyɛɛ aman bebree so agya, sɛnea na wɔaka akyerɛ no se, “Saa na wʼasefo bɛyɛ” no.
In hope he believed against hope, that he would become the father of many nations, according to what he had been told, “So will your descendants be.”
19 Abraham gyidi anhinhim bere a na ɔreyɛ adi mfe ɔha no mpo. Na onim nso sɛ ɔregye nna awu, na ne yere Sara nso rentumi nwo mma.
Without becoming weak in faith, he considered his own body as dead (because he was about a hundred years old)—and he considered the deadness of Sarah's womb.
20 Nanso ne gyidi anhinhim, na wannye Onyankopɔn bɔhyɛ no ho akyinnye. Ɔhyɛɛ ne gyidi mu den de anuonyam maa Onyankopɔn.
But because of God's promise, Abraham did not hesitate in unbelief. Instead, he was strengthened in faith and gave praise to God.
21 Na ogye dii yiye sɛ Onyankopɔn betumi ayɛ nea wahyɛ ho bɔ no.
He was fully convinced that what God had promised, he was also able to accomplish.
22 Eyi nti wobuu no sɛ trenee maa no.
Therefore this was also counted to him as righteousness.
23 Wɔkyerɛw se, “Wobuu no sɛ trenee maa no” no, wɔankyerɛw amma ɔno nko ara.
Now it was not written only for his benefit, that it was counted for him.
24 Na mmom wɔkyerɛw maa yɛn nso a Onyankopɔn bebu yɛn sɛ atreneefo, yɛn a yegye nea onyan Yesu, yɛn Awurade fii awufo mu di no.
It was written also for us, for whom it will be counted, we who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
25 Yɛn bɔne nti, woyii no maa owu, na wonyan no maa yɛn bembu.
This is the one who was delivered up for our trespasses and was raised for our justification.
