ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ 4

1 ܡܢܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܐܡܪܝܢܢ ܥܠ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܪܫܐ ܕܐܒܗܬܐ ܕܐܫܟܚ ܒܒܤܪ

What shall we say then, that Abraham our father hath found concerning the flesh?

2 ܐܠܘ ܓܝܪ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܡܢ ܥܒܕܐ ܐܙܕܕܩ ܗܘܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܫܘܒܗܪܐ ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ

For if Abraham were iustified by workes, he hath wherein to reioyce, but not with God.

3 ܡܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܡܪ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܗܝܡܢ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܘܐܬܚܫܒܬ ܠܗ ܠܙܕܝܩܘ

For what saith the Scripture? Abraham beleeued God, and it was counted to him for righteousnesse.

4 ܠܡܢ ܕܦܠܚ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܡܬܚܫܒ ܠܗ ܐܓܪܗ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܛܝܒܘ ܐܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܢ ܕܡܬܬܚܝܒ ܠܗ

Nowe to him that worketh, the wages is not counted by fauour, but by dette:

5 ܠܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܦܠܚ ܐܠܐ ܗܝܡܢ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܒܡܢ ܕܡܙܕܩ ܠܚܛܝܐ ܡܬܚܫܒܐ ܠܗ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܗ ܠܟܐܢܘ

But to him that worketh not, but beleeueth in him that iustifieth the vngodly, his faith is counted for righteousnesse.

6 ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܦ ܕܘܝܕ ܐܡܪ ܥܠ ܛܘܒܗ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܚܫܒ ܠܗ ܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܥܒܕܐ ܟܕ ܐܡܪ

Euen as Dauid declareth the blessednesse of the man, vnto whom God imputeth righteousnes without workes, saying,

7 ܕܛܘܒܝܗܘܢ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܫܬܒܩ ܠܗܘܢ ܥܘܠܗܘܢ ܘܐܬܟܤܝܘ ܚܛܗܝܗܘܢ

Blessed are they, whose iniquities are forgiuen, and whose sinnes are couered.

8 ܘܛܘܒܘܗܝ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܚܫܘܒ ܠܗ ܐܠܗܐ ܚܛܝܬܗ

Blessed is the man, to whom the Lord imputeth not sinne.

9 ܗܢܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܛܘܒܐ ܥܠ ܓܙܘܪܬܐ ܗܘ ܐܘ ܥܠ ܥܘܪܠܘܬܐ ܐܡܪܝܢܢ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܬܚܫܒܬ ܠܐܒܪܗܡ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܗ ܠܟܐܢܘ

Came this blessednesse then vpon the circumcision onely, or vpon the vncircumcision also? For we say, that faith was imputed vnto Abraham for righteousnesse.

10 ܐܝܟܢܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܐܬܚܫܒܬ ܠܗ ܒܓܙܘܪܬܐ ܐܘ ܒܥܘܪܠܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܓܙܘܪܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܒܥܘܪܠܘܬܐ

Howe was it then imputed? when he was circumcised, or vncircumcised? not when he was cricumcised, but when he was vncircumcised.

11 ܐܬܐ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܫܩܠܗ ܠܓܙܘܪܬܐ ܘܚܬܡܐ ܕܟܐܢܘܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܗ ܕܒܥܘܪܠܘܬܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܐܒܐ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܗܝܡܢܝܢ ܡܢ ܥܘܪܠܘܬܐ ܕܬܬܚܫܒ ܐܦ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܟܐܢܘ

After, he receiued the signe of circumcision, as the seale of the righteousnesse of ye faith which he had, when he was vncircumcised, that he should be the father of all them that beleeue, not being circumcised, that righteousnesse might be imputed to them also,

12 ܘܐܒܐ ܠܓܙܘܪܬܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܢ ܓܙܘܪܬܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܫܠܡܝܢ ܠܥܩܒܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܘܪܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܒܘܢ ܐܒܪܗܡ

And the father of circumcision, not vnto them onely which are of the circumcision, but vnto them also that walke in the steppes of the faith of our father Abraham, which he had when he was vncircumcised.

13 ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܓܝܪ ܒܢܡܘܤܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܘܠܟܢܐ ܠܐܒܪܗܡ ܘܠܙܪܥܗ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܝܪܬܐ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܐܠܐ ܒܟܐܢܘܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܗ

For the promise that he should be the heire of the worlde, was not giuen to Abraham, or to his seede, through the Lawe, but through the righteousnesse of faith.

14 ܐܠܘ ܓܝܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܢ ܢܡܘܤܐ ܗܘܘ ܝܪܬܐ ܤܪܝܩܐ ܗܘܬ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܘܡܒܛܠ ܗܘܐ ܡܘܠܟܢܐ

For if they which are of the Lawe, be heires, faith is made voide, and the promise is made of none effect.

15 ܢܡܘܤܐ ܓܝܪ ܡܥܒܕܢܐ ܗܘ ܕܪܘܓܙܐ ܟܪ ܕܠܝܬ ܓܝܪ ܢܡܘܤܐ ܐܦܠܐ ܥܒܪ ܢܡܘܤܐ

For the Lawe causeth wrath: for where no Lawe is, there is no transgression.

16 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܒܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܢܙܕܕܩ ܘܢܗܘܐ ܫܪܝܪ ܡܘܠܟܢܐ ܠܟܠܗ ܙܪܥܗ ܠܐ ܠܐܝܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܢܡܘܤܐ ܗܘ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܠܐܝܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܗܘ ܕܐܒܪܗܡ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܐܒܐ ܕܟܠܢ

Therefore it is by faith, that it might come by grace, and the promise might be sure to all the seede, not to that onely which is of the Lawe: but also to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of vs all,

17 ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܟܬܝܒ ܕܤܡܬܟ ܐܒܐ ܠܤܘܓܐܐ ܕܥܡܡܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܕܗܝܡܢܬ ܒܗ ܕܡܚܐ ܡܝܬܐ ܘܩܪܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ

(As it is written, I haue made thee a father of many nations) euen before God whom he beleeued, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those thinges which be not, as though they were.

18 ܘܕܠܐ ܤܒܪܐ ܠܤܒܪܐ ܗܝܡܢ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܐܒܐ ܠܤܘܓܐܐ ܕܥܡܡܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܟܬܝܒ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܙܪܥܟ

Which Abraham aboue hope, beleeued vnder hope, that he should be the father of many nations: according to that which was spoken to him, So shall thy seede be.

19 ܘܠܐ ܐܬܟܪܗ ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܗ ܟܕ ܡܬܒܩܐ ܒܦܓܪܗ ܡܝܬܐ ܕܗܘܐ ܒܪ ܡܐܐ ܫܢܝܢ ܘܒܡܪܒܥܐ ܡܝܬܐ ܕܤܪܐ

And he not weake in the faith, considered not his owne bodie, which was nowe dead, being almost an hundreth yeere olde, neither the deadnes of Saraes wombe.

20 ܘܒܡܘܠܟܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܐܬܦܠܓ ܐܝܟ ܚܤܝܪ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܐܬܚܝܠ ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܘܝܗܒ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ

Neither did he doubt of the promise of God through vnbeliefe, but was strengthened in the faith, and gaue glorie to God,

21 ܘܐܫܪ ܕܡܕܡ ܕܡܠܟ ܠܗ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܓܡܪ

Being fully assured that he which had promised, was also able to doe it.

22 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܬܚܫܒܬ ܠܗ ܠܟܐܢܘ

And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousnesse.

23 ܘܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܛܠܬܗ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܐܬܟܬܒܬ ܗܕܐ ܕܐܬܚܫܒܬ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܗ ܠܟܐܢܘ

Nowe it is not written for him onely, that it was imputed to him for righteousnesse,

24 ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܡܛܠܬܢ ܕܐܦܠܢ ܥܬܝܕ ܗܘ ܕܢܚܫܘܒ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܗܝܡܢܢ ܒܡܢ ܕܐܩܝܡ ܠܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܡܝܬܐ

But also for vs, to whom it shalbe imputed for righteousnesse, which beleeue in him that raised vp Iesus our Lord from the dead,

25 ܕܗܘ ܐܫܬܠܡ ܡܛܠ ܚܛܗܝܢ ܘܩܡ ܡܛܠ ܕܢܙܕܩܢ

Who was deliuered to death for our sinnes, and is risen againe for our iustification.