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1 ܡܢܐ ܗܝ ܗܟܝܠ ܝܬܝܪܘܬܗ ܕܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܐܘ ܡܢܐ ܝܘܬܪܢܗ ܕܓܙܘܪܬܐ

Then what advantage does the Jew have? And what is the benefit of circumcision?

2 ܤܓܝ ܒܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܠܘܩܕܡ ܕܐܬܗܝܡܢ ܡܠܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ

It is great in every way. First of all, the Jews were entrusted with revelation from God.

3 ܐܢ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܠܐ ܗܝܡܢܘ ܕܠܡܐ ܒܕܠܐ ܗܝܡܢܘ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܛܠܘ

For what if some Jews were without faith? Will their unbelief abolish God's faithfulness?

4 ܚܤ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܓܝܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܘܟܠ ܒܪܢܫ ܕܓܠ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܟܬܝܒ ܕܬܗܘܐ ܟܐܝܢ ܒܡܠܝܟ ܘܬܙܟܐ ܟܕ ܕܝܢܝܢ ܠܟ

May it never be. Instead, let God be found to be true, even though every man is a liar. As it has been written, “That you might be shown to be righteous in your words, and that you might prevail when you come into judgment.”

5 ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܥܘܠܢ ܟܐܢܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܩܝܡ ܡܢܐ ܢܐܡܪ ܠܡܐ ܥܘܠ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܝܬܐ ܪܘܓܙܗ ܐܝܟ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܗܘ ܡܡܠܠ ܐܢܐ

But if our unrighteousness shows the righteousness of God, what can we say? Can we say that God is unrighteous to bring his wrath upon us? (I am using a human argument.)

6 ܚܤ ܘܐܢ ܠܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܢܕܘܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܥܠܡܐ

May it never be! For then how would God judge the world?

7 ܐܢ ܓܝܪ ܫܪܪܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܬܝܬܪ ܒܕܓܠܘܬܝ ܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܗ ܕܝܠܗ ܠܡܢܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܐܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܛܝܐ ܡܬܬܕܝܢ ܐܢܐ

But if the truth of God through my lie provides abundant praise for him, why am I still being judged as a sinner?

8 ܐܘ ܕܠܡܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܓܕܦܝܢ ܥܠܝܢ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܐܡܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܕܢܐܬܝܢ ܛܒܬܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܕܝܢܗܘܢ ܢܛܝܪ ܗܘ ܠܟܐܢܘܬܐ

Why not say, as we are falsely reported to say, and as some affirm that we say, “Let us do evil, so that good may come”? The judgment on them is just.

9 ܡܢܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܐܚܝܕܝܢܢ ܝܬܝܪܐ ܕܩܕܡܢ ܦܤܩܢ ܥܠ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܐܪܡܝܐ ܕܬܚܝܬ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ

What then? Are we excusing ourselves? Not at all. For we have already accused both Jews and Greeks, all of them, of being under sin.

10 ܐܝܟ ܕܟܬܝܒ ܕܠܝܬ ܟܐܢܐ ܐܦܠܐ ܚܕ

This is as it is written: “There is no one righteous, not one.

11 ܘܠܐ ܕܡܤܬܟܠ ܘܠܐ ܕܒܥܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ

There is no one who understands. There is no one who seeks after God.

12 ܟܠܗܘܢ ܤܛܘ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܘܐܤܬܠܝܘ ܘܠܝܬ ܕܥܒܕ ܛܒܬܐ ܐܦܠܐ ܚܕ

They have all turned away. They together have become useless. There is no one who does good, no, not even one.”

13 ܩܒܪܐ ܦܬܝܚܐ ܓܓܪܬܗܘܢ ܘܠܫܢܝܗܘܢ ܢܟܘܠܬܢܝܢ ܘܚܡܬܐ ܕܐܤܦܤ ܬܚܝܬ ܤܦܘܬܗܘܢ

“Their throat is an open grave. Their tongues have deceived. The poison of snakes is under their lips.”

14 ܦܘܡܗܘܢ ܡܠܐ ܠܘܛܬܐ ܘܡܪܬܐ

“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”

15 ܘܪܓܠܝܗܘܢ ܩܠܝܠܢ ܠܡܐܫܕ ܕܡܐ

“Their feet are swift to pour out blood.

16 ܫܚܩܐ ܘܕܘܘܢܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܬܗܘܢ

Destruction and suffering are in their paths.

17 ܘܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܫܠܡܐ ܠܐ ܝܕܥܘ

These people have not known a way of peace.”

18 ܘܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܝܬ ܩܕܡ ܥܝܢܝܗܘܢ

“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

19 ܝܕܥܝܢܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܕܡ ܕܐܡܪ ܢܡܘܤܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܢܡܘܤܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܡܪ ܕܟܠ ܦܘܡ ܢܤܬܟܪ ܘܥܠܡܐ ܟܠܗ ܢܬܚܝܒ ܠܐܠܗܐ

Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to the ones who are under the law. This is in order that every mouth may be shut, and the whole world held accountable to God.

20 ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢ ܥܒܕܘܗܝ ܕܢܡܘܤܐ ܠܐ ܡܙܕܕܩ ܟܠ ܒܤܪ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܢܡܘܤܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܬܝܕܥܬ ܚܛܝܬܐ

This is because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

21 ܗܫܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܢܡܘܤܐ ܟܐܢܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܬܓܠܝܬ ܘܡܤܗܕ ܥܠܝܗ ܗܘ ܢܡܘܤܐ ܘܢܒܝܐ

But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known. It was witnessed by the Law and the Prophets,

22 ܟܐܢܘܬܗ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܝܕ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܠܟܠܢܫ ܐܦ ܥܠ ܟܠܢܫ ܕܡܗܝܡܢ ܒܗ ܠܝܬ ܓܝܪ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ

that is, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe. For there is no distinction.

23 ܡܛܠ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܚܛܘ ܘܚܤܝܪܝܢ ܡܢ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ

For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God,

24 ܘܡܙܕܕܩܝܢ ܒܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܡܓܢ ܘܒܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ

and they are freely justified by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

25 ܗܢܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܤܡܗ ܐܠܗܐ ܚܘܤܝܐ ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܕܡܗ ܡܛܠ ܚܛܗܝܢ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܚܛܝܢ

For God provided Christ Jesus as a propitiation through faith in his blood. He offered Christ as proof of his justice, because of his disregard of previous sins

26 ܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܝܗܒ ܠܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܡܓܪܬ ܪܘܚܗ ܠܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܟܐܢܘܬܗ ܕܒܙܒܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܗܘ ܢܗܘܐ ܟܐܢܐ ܘܢܙܕܩ ܒܟܐܢܘܬܐ ܠܡܢ ܕܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܗܘ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ

in his patience. This all happened for the demonstration of his righteousness at this present time. This was so he could prove himself just, and to show that he justifies anyone because of faith in Jesus.

27 ܐܝܟܘ ܗܟܝܠ ܫܘܒܗܪܐ ܐܬܒܛܠ ܠܗ ܒܐܝܢܐ ܢܡܘܤܐ ܕܥܒܕܐ ܠܐ ܐܠܐ ܒܢܡܘܤܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ

Where then is boasting? It is excluded. On what grounds? Of works? No, but on the grounds of faith.

28 ܡܬܪܥܝܢܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܗܘ ܡܙܕܕܩ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܘܠܐ ܒܥܒܕܐ ܕܢܡܘܤܐ

We conclude then that a person is justified by faith without works of the law.

29 ܠܡܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܗܘ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܘܕܥܡܡܐ ܠܐ ܐܝܢ ܐܦ ܕܥܡܡܐ

Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not also the God of Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles also.

30 ܡܛܠ ܕܚܕ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܙܕܩ ܓܙܘܪܬܐ ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܐܦ ܥܘܪܠܘܬܐ ܒܗ ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ

If, indeed, God is one, he will justify the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through faith.

31 ܠܡܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܢܡܘܤܐ ܗܘ ܡܒܛܠܝܢܢ ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܚܤ ܐܠܐ ܢܡܘܤܐ ܗܘ ܡܩܝܡܝܢܢ

Do we then nullify the law through faith? May it never be! Instead, we uphold the law.