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.

Wherefore thou art without excuse, O man that judgest, whoever thou art. For wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest 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 judgment of God is according to truth against those who practise 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 dost thou suppose, O man, who art judging those who do such things, and art thyself doing the same, that thou wilt escape the judgment 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 dost thou despise the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God is leading 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 according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, thou art treasuring up for thyself wrath against the day of wrath and of the manifestation of the righteous judgment of God,

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

who will render to every one according to his works;

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

everlasting life to those who by patient continuance in well-doing seek for glory, and honor, and incorruption; (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 to those who are contentious, and disobedient to the truth; but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and indignation.

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

Tribulation and distress will be upon every soul of man whose works are evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Greek;

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

but glory, honor, and peace, to every one whoso works are good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

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 have sinned without a law, will also perish without a law; and as many as have sinned under a law, will be judged by a law,

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

for it is not the hearers of a law who are righteous before God, but the doers of a law will be accounted righteous; —

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, who have no law, do by nature what is required by the Law, these, having no law, are a law to themselves;

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.

since they show that what the Law requireth is written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness, and their thoughts in turn accusing or defending them; —

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

in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to the gospel which I have preached.

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.

But if thou art called a Jew, and restest on the Law, and makest thy boast of God,

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

and knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the Law;

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

and art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

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 instructor of those who lack wisdom, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and of the truth in the 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?

dost thou then who teachest another, not teach thyself? Thou who proclaimest that others should not steal, dost thou steal?

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?

Dost thou who forbiddest to commit adultery, thyself commit adultery? Thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou rob temples?

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

Dost thou who boastest of the Law, dishonor God by breaking the Law?

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

For, as it is written, “the name of God is on your account blasphemed among the gentiles.”

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 circumcision is indeed a benefit to thee, if thou keep the Law; but if thou art a breaker of the Law, thy circumcision hath become uncircumcision.

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

If then he who is uncircumcised keep the precepts of the Law, shall not he though uncircumcised be regarded as circumcised?

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

Yea, those who are by nature uncircumcised, if they perform the law, will judge thee, who having a written Law and circumcision, art a breaker of the Law.

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

For he is not a Jew, who is one outwardly, nor 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 Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is of the heart, spiritual, not literal, whose praise is not of men, but of God.