Romans 3
1 Then what advantage does the Jew have? Or what is the profit of circumcision?
aparañca yihūdinaḥ kiṁ śrēṣṭhatvaṁ? tathā tvakchēdasya vā kiṁ phalaṁ?
2 Much in every way! Because first of all, they were entrusted with the revelations of God.
sarvvathā bahūni phalāni santi, viśēṣata īśvarasya śāstraṁ tēbhyō'dīyata|
3 For what if some were without faith? Will their lack of faith nullify the faithfulness of God?
kaiścid aviśvasanē kr̥tē tēṣām aviśvasanāt kim īśvarasya viśvāsyatāyā hānirutpatsyatē?
4 May it never be! Yes, let God be found true, but every man a liar. As it is written, “that you might be justified in your words, and might prevail when you come into judgment.”
kēnāpi prakārēṇa nahi| yadyapi sarvvē manuṣyā mithyāvādinastathāpīśvaraḥ satyavādī| śāstrē yathā likhitamāstē, atastvantu svavākyēna nirddōṣō hi bhaviṣyasi| vicārē caiva niṣpāpō bhaviṣyasi na saṁśayaḥ|
5 But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak like men do.
asmākam anyāyēna yadīśvarasya nyāyaḥ prakāśatē tarhi kiṁ vadiṣyāmaḥ? ahaṁ mānuṣāṇāṁ kathāmiva kathāṁ kathayāmi, īśvaraḥ samucitaṁ daṇḍaṁ dattvā kim anyāyī bhaviṣyati?
6 May it never be! For then how will God judge the world?
itthaṁ na bhavatu, tathā satīśvaraḥ kathaṁ jagatō vicārayitā bhaviṣyati?
7 For if the truth of God through my lie abounded to his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?
mama mithyāvākyavadanād yadīśvarasya satyatvēna tasya mahimā varddhatē tarhi kasmādahaṁ vicārē'parādhitvēna gaṇyō bhavāmi?
8 Why not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), “Let’s do evil, that good may come?” Those who say so are justly condemned.
maṅgalārthaṁ pāpamapi karaṇīyamiti vākyaṁ tvayā kutō nōcyatē? kintu yairucyatē tē nitāntaṁ daṇḍasya pātrāṇi bhavanti; tathāpi tadvākyam asmābhirapyucyata ityasmākaṁ glāniṁ kurvvantaḥ kiyantō lōkā vadanti|
9 What then? Are we better than they? No, in no way. For we previously warned both Jews and Greeks that they are all under sin.
anyalōkēbhyō vayaṁ kiṁ śrēṣṭhāḥ? kadācana nahi yatō yihūdinō 'nyadēśinaśca sarvvaēva pāpasyāyattā ityasya pramāṇaṁ vayaṁ pūrvvam adadāma|
10 As it is written, “There is no one righteous; no, not one.
lipi ryathāstē, naikōpi dhārmmikō janaḥ|
11 There is no one who understands. There is no one who seeks after God.
tathā jñānīśvarajñānī mānavaḥ kōpi nāsti hi|
12 They have all turned away. They have together become unprofitable. There is no one who does good, no, not so much as one.”
vimārgagāminaḥ sarvvē sarvvē duṣkarmmakāriṇaḥ| ēkō janōpi nō tēṣāṁ sādhukarmma karōti ca|
13 “Their throat is an open tomb. With their tongues they have used deceit.” “The poison of vipers is under their lips.”
tathā tēṣāntu vai kaṇṭhā anāvr̥taśmaśānavat| stutivādaṁ prakurvvanti jihvābhistē tu kēvalaṁ| tēṣāmōṣṭhasya nimnē tu viṣaṁ tiṣṭhati sarppavat|
14 “Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”
mukhaṁ tēṣāṁ hi śāpēna kapaṭēna ca pūryyatē|
15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood.
raktapātāya tēṣāṁ tu padāni kṣipragāni ca|
16 Destruction and misery are in their ways.
pathi tēṣāṁ manuṣyāṇāṁ nāśaḥ klēśaśca kēvalaḥ|
17 The way of peace, they haven’t known.”
tē janā nahi jānanti panthānaṁ sukhadāyinaṁ|
18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
paramēśād bhayaṁ yattat taccakṣuṣōragōcaraṁ|
19 Now we know that whatever things the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be closed, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God.
vyavasthāyāṁ yadyallikhati tad vyavasthādhīnān lōkān uddiśya likhatīti vayaṁ jānīmaḥ| tatō manuṣyamātrō niruttaraḥ san īśvarasya sākṣād aparādhī bhavati|
20 Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight; for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.
ataēva vyavasthānurūpaiḥ karmmabhiḥ kaścidapi prāṇīśvarasya sākṣāt sapuṇyīkr̥tō bhavituṁ na śakṣyati yatō vyavasthayā pāpajñānamātraṁ jāyatē|
21 But now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the law and the prophets;
kintu vyavasthāyāḥ pr̥thag īśvarēṇa dēyaṁ yat puṇyaṁ tad vyavasthāyā bhaviṣyadvādigaṇasya ca vacanaiḥ pramāṇīkr̥taṁ sad idānīṁ prakāśatē|
22 even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction,
yīśukhrīṣṭē viśvāsakaraṇād īśvarēṇa dattaṁ tat puṇyaṁ sakalēṣu prakāśitaṁ sat sarvvān viśvāsinaḥ prati varttatē|
23 for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
tēṣāṁ kōpi prabhēdō nāsti, yataḥ sarvvaēva pāpina īśvarīyatējōhīnāśca jātāḥ|
24 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
ta īśvarasyānugrahād mūlyaṁ vinā khrīṣṭakr̥tēna paritrāṇēna sapuṇyīkr̥tā bhavanti|
25 whom God sent to be an atoning sacrifice through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness through the passing over of prior sins, in God’s forbearance;
yasmāt svaśōṇitēna viśvāsāt pāpanāśakō balī bhavituṁ sa ēva pūrvvam īśvarēṇa niścitaḥ, ittham īśvarīyasahiṣṇutvāt purākr̥tapāpānāṁ mārjjanakaraṇē svīyayāthārthyaṁ tēna prakāśyatē,
26 to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time, that he might himself be just and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.
varttamānakālīyamapi svayāthārthyaṁ tēna prakāśyatē, aparaṁ yīśau viśvāsinaṁ sapuṇyīkurvvannapi sa yāthārthikastiṣṭhati|
27 Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.
tarhi kutrātmaślāghā? sā dūrīkr̥tā; kayā vyavasthayā? kiṁ kriyārūpavyavasthayā? itthaṁ nahi kintu tat kēvalaviśvāsarūpayā vyavasthayaiva bhavati|
28 We maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
ataēva vyavasthānurūpāḥ kriyā vinā kēvalēna viśvāsēna mānavaḥ sapuṇyīkr̥tō bhavituṁ śaknōtītyasya rāddhāntaṁ darśayāmaḥ|
29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Isn’t he the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,
sa kiṁ kēvalayihūdinām īśvarō bhavati? bhinnadēśinām īśvarō na bhavati? bhinnadēśināmapi bhavati;
30 since indeed there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.
yasmād ēka īśvarō viśvāsāt tvakchēdinō viśvāsēnātvakchēdinaśca sapuṇyīkariṣyati|
31 Do we then nullify the law through faith? May it never be! No, we establish the law.
tarhi viśvāsēna vayaṁ kiṁ vyavasthāṁ lumpāma? itthaṁ na bhavatu vayaṁ vyavasthāṁ saṁsthāpayāma ēva|
