Romafoɔ 2

1 Mo a mobu afoforɔ atɛn no, monni anoyie biara. Ɛkwan biara a mobɛfa so abu afoforɔ atɛn no, ɛnam saa ɛkwan no ara so ma mode atemmuo ba mo ho so. Ɛfiri sɛ, bɔne a ɛma mobu afoforɔ atɛn no, mo nso moyɛ saa bɔne korɔ no ara bi.

Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoeuer thou art that condemnest: for in that that thou condemnest another, thou condemnest thy selfe: for thou that condemnest, doest the same things.

2 Yɛnim sɛ, sɛ Onyankopɔn bu wɔn a wɔte saa ara no atɛn a, na ne kwan so ara ne no.

But we know that the iudgement of God is according to trueth, against them which comit such things.

3 Na wo, onipa, wobu afoforɔ atɛn wɔ nneɛma korɔ no ara a woyɛ bi no ho a, wosusu sɛ Onyankopɔn remmu wo atɛn anaa?

And thinkest thou this, O thou man, that condemnest them which doe such thinges, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the iudgement of God?

4 Anaasɛ, ebia, wommu nʼayamyɛ, nʼabodwokyerɛ ne ne boasetɔ? Wonnim sɛ Onyankopɔn yɛ mmɔborɔhunufoɔ a ɔpɛ sɛ ɔkyerɛ wo kwan a wobɛfa so anu wo ho?

Or despisest thou the riches of his bountifulnesse, and patience, and long sufferance, not knowing that the bountifulnesse of God leadeth thee to repentance?

5 Nanso, ɛsiane wʼakoma den ne akoma pirim enti, woboaboa abufuhyeɛ ano ma wo ho wɔ Onyankopɔn abufuhyeɛ da no, ɛda no a ɔbɛda nʼatɛntenenee adi no.

But thou, after thine hardnesse, and heart that canot repent, heapest vp as a treasure vnto thy selfe wrath against the day of wrath, and of the declaration of the iust iudgement of God,

6 Deɛ obiara ayɛ no, ɛso akatua na Onyankopɔn bɛma no anya.

Who wil reward euery man according to his woorkes:

7 Wɔn a wɔde boasetɔ yɛ papa de hwehwɛ animuonyam, anidie ne deɛ ɛmporɔ no, ɔbɛma wɔn nkwa a ɛnni awieeɛ. (aiōnios g166)

That is, to them which through patience in well doing, seeke glorie, and honour, and immortalitie, euerlasting life: (aiōnios g166)

8 Nanso wɔn a wɔyɛ pɛsɛmenkomenya, ne wɔn a wɔpo nokorɛ no kɔdi bɔne akyi no, abufuhyeɛ ne amanehunu bɛba wɔn so.

But vnto them that are contentious and disobey the trueth, and obey vnrighteousnesse, shalbe indignation and wrath.

9 Yudafoɔ ne amanamanmufoɔ a wɔkɔ so yɛ bɔne no nyinaa bɛhunu amane na wɔn werɛ nso bɛho.

Tribulation and anguish shalbe vpon the soule of euery man that doeth euill: of the Iewe first, and also of the Grecian.

10 Nanso, wɔn a wɔtie no no, sɛ wɔyɛ Yudafoɔ anaa amanamanmufoɔ no, wɔbɛnya animuonyam, anidie ne asomdwoeɛ afiri Onyankopɔn nkyɛn.

But to euery man that doeth good, shalbe glory, and honour, and peace: to the Iew first, and also to the Grecian.

11 Onyankopɔn nyɛ nyiyimu na ɔnyɛ animhwɛ nso wɔ nʼatemmuo mu.

For there is no respect of persons with God.

12 Wɔn a wɔnnim mmara no na wɔyɛ bɔne no, wɔbɛkwati mmara no abu wɔn atɛn ara, na wɔn a wɔnim mmara no na wɔyɛ bɔne no, wɔnam mmara no so bɛbu wɔn atɛn.

For as many as haue sinned without the Lawe, shall perish also without the Lawe: and as many as haue sinned in the Lawe, shall be iudged by the Lawe,

13 Ɛnyɛ mmaratiefoɔ na wɔtene wɔ Onyankopɔn anim, na mmom, ɛyɛ wɔn a woyɛ ɔsetie ma mmara no na wɔbɛbu wɔn bem.

(For the hearers of the Lawe are not righteous before God: but the doers of the Lawe shalbe iustified.

14 Amanamanmufoɔ no nni mmara, nanso wɔfiri wɔn awosu mu yɛ deɛ mmara no hwehwɛ sɛ wɔyɛ a, ɛwom sɛ wɔnni mmara deɛ, nanso yeinom bɛyɛ mmara ama wɔn.

For when the Gentiles which haue not the Lawe, doe by nature, the things conteined in the Lawe, they hauing not the Lawe, are a Lawe vnto themselues,

15 Esiane sɛ wɔn abrabɔ kyerɛ sɛ, deɛ mmara no hwehwɛ no, wɔatwerɛ wɔ wɔn akoma mu no enti, wɔn ahonim di adanseɛ sɛ wɔdi bem anaasɛ wɔabu wɔn fɔ.

Which shew the effect of the Lawe written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witnes, and their thoughts accusing one another, or excusing, )

16 Enti, asɛmpa a meka no kyerɛ sɛ, sɛ ɛda no duru a, saa na Onyankopɔn nam Yesu Kristo so bɛbu nnipa kɔkoamsɛm atɛn.

At the day when God shall iudge the secretes of men by Iesus Christ, according to my Gospel.

17 Mo Yudafoɔ deɛ, mosusu sɛ mo ne Onyankopɔn te no yie so, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔde ne Mmara a monam so bɛnya nkwagyeɛ no maa mo. Na moka no mo anofafa so nso sɛ, moyɛ ne nnamfonom sononko bi.

Beholde, thou art called a Iewe, and restest in the Lawe, and gloriest in God,

18 Monim deɛ Onyankopɔn hwehwɛ sɛ moyɛ. Moasua afiri Mmara no mu ahunu deɛ ɛyɛ.

And knowest his will, and triest the things that dissent from it, in that thou art instructed by the Lawe:

19 Mofa mo ho sɛ moyɛ akwankyerɛfoɔ ma anifirafoɔ, na moyɛ hann nso ma wɔn a wɔte esum mu.

And persuadest thy selfe that thou art a guide of the blinde, a light of them which are in darkenesse,

20 Mogye di sɛ mobɛtumi akyerɛ adwenemherɛfoɔ ne mmɔfra Onyankopɔn akwan, ɛfiri sɛ, nokorɛm, monim ne Mmara a osuahunu ne nokorɛ ahyɛ no ma no.

An instructer of them which lacke discretion, a teacher of the vnlearned, which hast the forme of knowledge, and of the truth in ye Law.

21 Mokyerɛkyerɛ afoforɔ, na adɛn enti na montumi nkyerɛkyerɛ mo ho mo ho? Moka kyerɛ afoforɔ sɛ wɔmmmɔ korɔno. Mo nso mobɔ korɔno anaa?

Thou therefore, which teachest another, teachest thou not thy selfe? thou that preachest, A man should not steale, doest thou steale?

22 Mo a moka sɛ adwamammɔ nyɛ. Mo nso mobɔ adwaman anaa? Mo a moka sɛ mokyiri ahoni no, mo nso mobɔ korɔno wɔ asɔrefie mu anaa?

Thou that saist, A man should not commit adulterie, doest thou commit adulterie? thou that abhorrest idoles, committest thou sacrilege?

23 Mode mmara no hoahoa mo ho, nanso mobu mmara no so de bu Onyankopɔn animtia.

Thou that gloriest in the Lawe, through breaking the Lawe, dishonourest thou God?

24 Ɛnyɛ nwanwa sɛ Atwerɛsɛm no ka sɛ mo enti, ewiasefoɔ kasa tia Onyankopɔn.

For ye Name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.

25 Sɛ woyɛ Yudani na wodi Onyankopɔn mmara no so a, ɛyɛ adeɛ a ɛsom bo. Na sɛ moanni so a, nsonsonoeɛ biara nni mo ne momonotofoɔ ntam.

For circucision verely is profitable, if thou do the Lawe: but if thou be a transgressour of the Lawe, thy circumcision is made vncircumcision.

26 Sɛ momonotofoɔ di Onyankopɔn mmara so a, wɔremmu wɔn sɛ Onyankopɔn nkurɔfoɔ anaa?

Therefore if the vncircumcision keepe the ordinances of the Lawe, shall not his vncircumcision be counted for circumcision?

27 Enti momonotoni a ɔdi mmara no so no bɛkasa atia mo, Yudafoɔ a monim Onyankopɔn mmara a wɔatwerɛ no, nanso monni so no.

And shall not vncircumcision which is by nature (if it keepe the Lawe) condemne thee which by the letter and circumcision art a transgressour of the Lawe?

28 Wo a wɔwoo mo sɛ Yudafoɔ anaasɛ twa a wɔatwa mo twetia no nkyerɛ sɛ moyɛ Yudafoɔ kann.

For hee is not a Iewe, which is one outwarde: neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:

29 Yudani kann no ne deɛ ɔyɛ no wɔ nʼakoma mu. Saa ara nso na twetiatwa yɛ akoma mu nsakraeɛ a ɛfiri Onyankopɔn Honhom mu ba. Nsakraeɛ yi mmfiri di a obi di mmara bi so. Na deɛ wɔasakra no ayɛyie mmfiri nnipa hɔ, na mmom, ɛfiri Onyankopɔn hɔ.

But he is a Iewe which is one within, and the circumcision is of the heart, in the spirite not in the letter, whose praise is not of men, but of God.