Romans 4
1 What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather, has found according to the flesh?
What thanne schulen we seie, that Abraham oure fadir aftir the flesch foond?
2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.
For if Abraham is iustified of werkis of the lawe, he hath glorie, but not anentis God.
3 For what does the Scripture say? "And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."
For what seith the scripture? Abraham bileued to God, and it was arettid to him to riytwisnesse.
4 Now to the one who works, the pay is not counted as a gift, but as an obligation.
And to hym that worchith mede is not arettid bi grace, but bi dette.
5 But to him who does not work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.
Sotheli to hym that worchith not, but bileueth in to hym that iustefieth a wickid man, his feith is arettid to riytwisnesse, aftir the purpos of Goddis grace.
6 Even as David also pronounces blessing on the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works,
As Dauid seith the blessidnesse of a man, whom God acceptith, he yyueth to hym riytwisnesse with outen werkis of the lawe,
7 "Happy are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
Blessid ben thei, whos wickidnessis ben foryouun, and whos synnes ben hid.
8 Happy is the one whom the Lord will not charge with sin."
Blessid is that man, to whom God arettide not synne.
9 Is this blessing then pronounced on the circumcised, or on the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness.
Thanne whether dwellith this blisfulnesse oneli in circumcisioun, or also in prepucie? For we seien, that the feith was arettid to Abraham to riytwisnesse.
10 How then was it credited? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
Hou thanne was it arettid? in circumcisioun, or in prepucie? Not in circumcisioun, but in prepucie.
11 He received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision, so that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might also be credited to them.
And he took a signe of circumcisioun, a tokenyng of riytwisnesse of the feith which is in prepucie, that he be fadir of alle men bileuynge bi prepucie, that it be arettid also to hem to riytwisnesse;
12 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.
and that he be fadir of circumcisioun, not onely to hem that ben of circumcisioun, but also to hem that suen the steppis of the feith, which feith is in prepucie of oure fader Abraham.
13 For the promise to Abraham and to his descendants that he should be heir of the world was not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
For not bi the lawe is biheest to Abraham, or to his seed, that he schulde be eir of the world, but bi the riytwisnesse of feith.
14 For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of no effect.
For if thei that ben of the lawe, ben eiris, feith is distried, biheest is don awey.
15 For the law works wrath, for where there is no law, neither is there disobedience.
For the lawe worchith wraththe; for where is no lawe, there is no trespas, nethir is trespassyng.
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 descendants, 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.
Therfor riytfulnesse is of the feith, that bi grace biheeste be stable to ech seed, not to that seed oneli that is of the lawe, but to that that is of the feith of Abraham, which is fadir of vs alle.
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.
As it is writun, For Y haue set thee fadir of many folkis, bifor God to whom thou hast bileued. Which God quykeneth deed men, and clepith tho thingis that ben not, as tho that ben.
18 Who hoped in spite of hopeless circumstances, with the result that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, "so will your descendants be."
Which Abraham ayens hope bileuede in to hope, that he schulde be maad fader of many folkis, as it was seid to hym, Thus schal thi seed be, as the sterris of heuene, and as the grauel that is in the brenke of the see.
19 And not being weak in faith, he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb.
And he was not maad vnstidfast in the bileue, nether he biheelde his bodi thanne nyy deed, whanne he was almost of an hundrid yeer, ne the wombe of Sare nyy deed.
20 Yet, looking to the promise of God, he did not waver through unbelief, but grew strong through faith, giving glory to God,
Also in the biheeste of God he doutide not with vntrist; but he was coumfortid in bileue,
21 and being fully assured that what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
yyuynge glorie to God, witynge moost fulli that what euere thingis God hath bihiyt, he is myyti also to do.
22 And therefore "it was credited to him as righteousness."
Therfor it was arettid to hym to riytwisnesse.
23 Now it was not written that it was credited to him for his sake alone,
And it is not writun oneli for him, that it was arettid to hym to riytwisnesse,
24 but for our sake also, to whom it will be credited, who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,
but also for vs, to whiche it schal be arettid, that bileuen in him that reiside oure Lord Jhesu Crist fro deeth.
25 who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification.
Which was bitakun for oure synnes, and roos ayen for oure iustefiyng.
