Romans 4
1 What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather, has found according to the flesh?
Inona ary no holazaintsika ho efa azon’ i Abrahama, razantsika araka ny nofo?
2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not toward God.
Fa raha asa no nanamarinana an’ i Abrahama, dia misy hireharehany ihany, nefa tsy amin’ Andriamanitra.
3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”
Fa ahoana hoy ny Soratra Masìna? Ary Abrahama nino an’ Andriamanitra, ka dia nisaina ho fahamarinany izany.
4 Now to him who works, the reward is not counted as grace, but as something owed.
Ary ho an’ izay miasa, dia tsy isaina ho fahasoavana ny karama, fa ho trosa.
5 But to him who doesn’t work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.
Fa ho an’ izay tsy miasa kosa, fa mino Izay manamarina ny ratsy fanahy, dia ny finoany no isaina ho fahamarinana.
6 Even as David also pronounces blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:
Dia araka izany koa no ilazan’ i Davida fa sambatra ny olona izay isain’ Andriamanitra fahamarinana tsy amin’ ny asa, hoe:
7 “Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
Sambatra izay voavela ny helony sy voasarona ny fahotany.
8 Blessed is the man whom the Lord will by no means charge with sin.”
Sambatra izay olona tsy hisain’ i Jehovah heloka.
9 Is this blessing then pronounced only on the circumcised, or on the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.
Koa izany fahasambarana izany moa an’ ny voafora ihany va, sa an’ ny tsy voafora koa? fa lazaintsika fa ny finoana no nisaina ho fahamarinan’ i Abrahama.
10 How then was it counted? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
Ary ahoana no nanisana izany? Tamin’ izy efa voafora va, sa fony izy tsy mbola voafora? Tsy tamin’ izy efa voafora tsy akory, fa fony izy tsy mbola voafora.
11 He received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they might be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might also be accounted to them.
Ary ny famorana, izay famantarana, dia noraisiny ho tombo-kasen’ ny fahamarinana amin’ ny finoana izay nananany fony izy tsy mbola voafora, mba ho rain’ ny olona rehetra izay mino izy, na dia ny tsy voafora aza, mba hisaina ho an’ ireny ny fahamarinana,
12 He is the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had in uncircumcision.
ary ho rain’ ny voafora, dia tsy izay voafora ihany, fa izay mandeha araka ny dian’ ny finoan’ i Abrahama razantsika koa, izay nananany fony izy tsy mbola voafora.
13 For the promise to Abraham and to his offspring that he would be heir of the world wasn’t through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
Fa tsy lalàna, fa fahamarinana amin’ ny finoana, no nahazoan’ i Abrahama sy ny taranany ny teny fikasana ho mpandova izao tontolo izao izy.
14 For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of no effect.
Fa raha izay amin’ ny lalàna no mpandova, dia efa foana ny finoana, ary efa tsinontsinona ny teny fikasana;
15 For the law produces wrath; for where there is no law, neither is there disobedience.
fa ny lalàna mahatonga fahatezerana; fa raha tsy misy lalàna, dia tsy misy fandikan-dalàna.
16 For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace, to the end that the promise may be sure to all the offspring, not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all.
Koa finoana no andovana, mba ho araka ny fahasoavana, hahatò ny teny fikasana ho an’ ny taranaka rehetra, ― tsy ho an’ izay amin’ ny lalàna ihany, fa ho an’ izay amin’ ny finoan’ i Abrahama koa, dia ilay razantsika rehetra ―
17 As it is written, “I have made you a father of many nations.” This is in the presence of him whom he believed: God, who gives life to the dead, and calls the things that are not, as though they were.
araka ny voasoratra hoe: Nataoko ho rain’ ny firenena maro ianao ― teo anatrehan’ izay ninoany, dia Andriamanitra Izay mamelona ny maty sy miantso ny tsy misy toy ny misy.
18 Against hope, Abraham in hope believed, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, “So will your offspring be.”
Ary na dia efa tsy nisy fanantenana aza, dia nanantena ihany izy ka nino, mba ho rain’ ny firenena maro; araka ny voalaza hoe: Ho tahaka izany ny taranakao.
19 Without being weakened in faith, he didn’t consider his own body, already having been worn out, (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb.
Ary satria tsy mba nalemy finoana izy, dia nihevitra ny tenany izay efa hoatra ny maty (fa efa tokony ho zato taona izy) sy ny fahafatesan’ ny kibon’ i Saraha,
20 Yet, looking to the promise of God, he didn’t waver through unbelief, but grew strong through faith, giving glory to God,
ary tsy niahanahana ny amin’ ny teny fikasan’ Andriamanitra tamin’ ny tsi-finoana izy, fa nampaherezin’ ny finoana ka nanome voninahitra an’ Andriamanitra
21 and being fully assured that what he had promised, he was also able to perform.
ary natoky indrindra fa izay nolazainy dia hainy hatao koa.
22 Therefore it also was “credited to him for righteousness.”
Dia nisaina ho fahamarinany izany.
23 Now it was not written that it was accounted to him for his sake alone,
Nefa tsy ho azy ihany no nanoratana fa nisaina ho azy izany,
24 but for our sake also, to whom it will be accounted, who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,
fa ho antsika izay hanisana izany koa, dia isika izay mino Ilay nanangana an’ i Jesosy Tompontsika tamin’ ny maty,
25 who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification.
Izay natolotra noho ny fahadisoantsika ka natsangana indray ho fanamarinana antsika.
