Romans 4 (HAT) · Opened

1Kisa n'a di konsènan Abraram, granpapa nou? Kisa l' te jwenn?What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, has discovered?

2Si se sa Abraram te fè a ki te fè Bondye fè l' gras, li ta mèt fè grandizè. Men, li pa ka fè sa devan Bondye.If Abraham was indeed justified by works, he had something to boast about, but not before God.

3Men sa ki ekri nan Liv la: Abraram te mete konfyans li nan Bondye, se poutèt sa Bondye fè l' gras.For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”

4Moun ki fè yon travay resevwa lajan pou sa l' fè a. Lajan yo ba li a, se pa yon favè, ni se pa kado yo fè li. Se yon bagay yo dwe li.Now the wages of the worker are not credited as a gift, but as an obligation.

5Okontrè, moun ki pa fè okenn travay pou yo dwe li kichòy, men ki mete konfyans li nan Bondye sèlman, Bondye k'ap fè tout moun ki meprize l' yo gras, ap fè moun sa yo gras tou paske yo mete konfyans yo nan li.However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.

6Se sa David te vle di, lè l' deklare: yon moun Bondye fè gras san Bondye pa gade sou sa l' fè, se moun konsa ki beni:And David speaks likewise of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

7Ala bon sa bon pou moun lè Bondye padonnen peche yo, lè Bondye pa gade sou fòt yo fè!“Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered.

8Ala bon sa bon pou yon moun lè Bondye pa mande l' kont pou sa li fè ki mal!Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.”

9Eske benediksyon sa a se pou moun ki sikonsi yo ase? Eske se pa pou moun ki pa sikonsi yo tou? Nou fèk sot di se paske Abraram te mete konfyans li nan Bondye kifè Bondye te fè l' gras.Is this blessing only on the circumcised, or also on the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.

10Kilè sa te rive? Eske se te anvan Abraram te sikonsi an, osinon nan apre? Non. Se pa t' nan apre. Se te anvan li te sikonsi.In what context was it credited? Was it after his circumcision, or before? It was not after, but before.

11Se lontan apre sa Abraram te resevwa sikonsizyon an tankou yon letanp. Se te mak ki te pou moutre Bondye te fè l' gras, paske li te kwè anvan menm li te sikonsi. Se poutèt sa Abraram se papa tout moun ki mete konfyans yo nan Bondye, menm si yo pa sikonsi. Moun sa yo, Bondye ap fè yo gras.And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.

12Abraram se papa moun ki sikonsi yo tou. Pa paske yo sikonsi ase, men paske yo menm tou yo swiv egzanp konfyans Abraram, papa nou, te gen nan Bondye anvan menm li te sikonsi.And he is also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

13Bondye te pwomèt Abraram ak pitit pitit li yo pou l' te ba yo tout latè pou eritaj. Bondye pa t' fè pwomès sa a paske Abraram te fè sa lalwa mande, men paske Abraram te gen konfyans nan li. Se sak fè Bondye te fè l' gras.For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.

14Si sa Bondye te pwomèt la se te pou moun ki fè sa lalwa a mande, moun pa ta bezwen gen konfyans nan Bondye ankò; pwomès li a pèdi tout valè li.For if those who live by the law are heirs, faith is useless and the promise is worthless,

15Poukisa? Paske lalwa rale kòlè Bondye sou moun. Men, kote ki pa gen lalwa, moun pa ka dezobeyi lalwa.because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law, there is no transgression.

16Konsa, Bondye fè pwomès la pou moun ki gen konfyans nan li. Se sak fè, pwomès la se yon favè Bondye pou tout pitit pitit Abraram yo, pa sèlman pou moun ki fè sa lalwa Moyiz la mande, men pou tout moun ki gen konfyans nan Bondye menm jan Abraram te gen konfyans nan li a. Abraram se papa nou tout,Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.

17jan sa ekri nan Liv la: Mwen fè ou tounen zansèt moun anpil nasyon. Wi, Abraram se papa nou tout devan Bondye, li te mete konfyans li nan Bondye ki fè moun mouri yo leve vivan ankò, nan Bondye ki kreye tout bagay ki pa t' la.As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.

18Abraram te gen konfyans nan Bondye, li t'ap tann pwomès la, malgre lè sa a li pa t' gen okenn rezon pou l' te tann ankò. Se sak fè li tounen zansèt moun anpil nasyon dapre sa Bondye te di l': Pitit pitit ou yo va anpil.Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”

19Lè sa a, Abraram te prèt pou gen santan sou tèt li. Men, konfyans li pa t' febli lè l' te gade kò l' ki te fin ale, epi pou l' te wè Sara, madanm li, ki pa t' ka fè pitit ankò.Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb.

20Non, li pa t' pèdi konfyans nan Bondye, li pa t' janm mete nan tèt li pwomès Bondye a te ka pa rive. Okontrè, li te vin gen plis konfyans toujou; epi li t'ap chante lwanj Bondye.Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,

21Li te gen fèm konviksyon Bondye te gen pouvwa pou l' te fè sa l' te pwomèt la.being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised.

22Se konsa, poutèt konfyans Abraram te gen nan Bondye a, Bondye fè l' gras.This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.”

23Men, se pa pou Abraram sèlman yo te ekri pawòl sa yo: Li fè li gras.Now the words “it was credited to him” were written not only for Abraham,

24Pawòl sa yo te ekri pou nou tou. L'ap fè nou gras tou, nou menm ki mete konfyans nou nan moun li fè soti vivan pami mò yo, Jezikri, Seyè nou an.but also for us, to whom righteousness will be credited—for us who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.

25Se Jezi sa a ki te mouri pou peche nou yo epi ki leve soti vivan ankò pou fè Bondye fè nou gras.He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification.

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