Romans 3
1 [Someone may object to this, saying], “[If being circumcised does not cause God to accept us Jews], (there is no advantage in being a Jew [over being a non-Jew]./is there any advantage in being a Jew [over being a non-Jew]?) [RHQ] Being circumcised does not benefit [us Jews at all]!”
Yaatin, Ayhude gidon ay dummatethi de7ii? Woykko qaxxaretethan ay maadey de7ii?
2 [I would reply that being Jews] benefits [us] in many ways [HYP]. First of all, it benefits us because it was to [our ancestors] that God’s words, [words that contain his promises], were given {that [God] gave his words, [words that contain his promises]}.
Tumakka Ayhude gidoy daro ogera maaddees. Ubbaafe sinthe Xoossay ba qaala hadara Ayhudetas immis.
3 Many [Jews did not obey God as they promised that they would. So someone might ask], “Does their not being faithful mean that God will not [bless us Jews] as he promised [that he would]?”
Yaatin, enttafe issoti issoti qaala ammanonna ixxiko, entta ixxoy Xoossaa ammanetethaa diggiyye?
4 [I would reply], “No, it certainly does not mean that! God always does [what he has promised], even though [people do not]. All those who accuse God [of not keeping his promises to us Jews] are very mistaken.” [What King David wrote about God’s justly saying that he would punish him for his sins is also true of those who accuse God of not keeping his promises. What he said to God was], “So everyone must acknowledge that what you [(sg)] have said [about them] (OR, [their sin]) is true, and you will always win the case when you are accused {when [people] accuse you}.”
Diggenna! Asa ubbay worddanchcho gidikkoka Xoossay tuma gido. Geeshsha Maxaafan, “Ne qaalan ne xillasa; nena mooteyssa pirddan lathaasa” geetettidi xaafettis.
5 So if we [Jews’] being wicked [PRS] shows that it is right that God [does not bless us], what shall we say/conclude? Shall we conclude that it is not right for God to be angry [and punish us Jews] [MTY]? I [should not be saying these things], [but] I am speaking as ordinary humans [speak].
Yaatin, nu nagaray Xoossay xillo gideyssa bessiyabaa gidikko, nu woyganee? Xoossay nu nagara gisho, nu bolla pirddiko, likke gidenneyye? Hayssa taani asa qofatho gays.
6 We should certainly not [conclude that God should not judge us], because if God [did not judge us Jews], (it would not possibly be right for him to judge [anyone in] the world [MTY]!/how could he judge [anyone in] the world?) [MTY, RHQ]
Hessi ubbarakka hanenna. Hessada hanikko, Xoossay ha alamiya bolla waati pirddanee?
7 But [someone might object and say to me], “The fact that God truly [keeps his promises] becomes very clear/evident because of my not doing [what God has commanded]. But the result is that people praise God! So (God should no longer say that I should be punished {that [he] should punish me} on account of my having sinned!/why should God still say that I should be punished {that [he] should punish me} on account of my having sinned?) [RHQ]
Shin ta worddotethay Xoossaa tumaa qonccisidi, iya bonchchuwa darssi bessiyabaa gidikko, yaatin, ays ta bolla nagaranchchoda pirddeetii?
8 [If what you, Paul, say is true], then (we might as well/it is all right for us to) do evil things in order that good things [like that] will result! For example, [then people will praise God]!” Some people speak evil about me by their [falsely] saying that I say [such things. God] will fairly/justly punish [people who say such things about me]!
Issi issi asay, “Lo77oy yaana mela iita oothoos” yaagidi tamaarssiyaada oothidi tana mootosona. Hessa mela asaa bolla yaa Xoossaa pirdday likke.
9 [If someone would ask], “[Shall we conclude that God] will treat us [Jews] more favorably [and will treat] the non-Jews less [favorably] [RHQ]?” [I would reply that we can] certainly not [conclude that]! I have already shown you that all people, the Jews and also the non-Jews, have sinned and [so they deserve to be punished] {[that God will punish them]} [PRS].
Yaatin, nuuni woyganee? Nu Ayhudeti, Ayhude gidonnayssatappe aadhdhonaayye? Gidenna! Ayhude gidin, Ayhude gidonna attin ubbay nagaranchcho gideyssa taani kasetada hinttew odas.
10 [The following words] that are written {prophets have written} [in the Scriptures support this], No person is righteous. There is not even one righteous person!
Geeshsha Maxaafan, “Xillo asi issoykka baawa.
11 There is no one who understands [how to live properly] (OR, [about God]). There is no one who seeks/desires [to know] God!
Akeekiya asi baawa, Xoossaa koyaa oonikka baawa.
12 Absolutely everyone has turned away [MET] [from God]. God considers them depraved (OR, Everyone has become useless [to God]). There is no one who acts righteously; no, there is not even one!
Asa ubbay Xoossaas zokko zaaridosona; ubbay issife pathonnabaa gididosona. Lo77o oothiya oonikka baawa; issi asikka baawa.
13 What people say [MTY] [is foul/bad, like the smell that comes from] a grave that has been {that [people] have} opened [MET]. [By what people say] [MTY], they deceive people. [By what they say] [MTY] [they injure people, just like] the poison of snakes [injures people] [MET].
Entta doonappe keyaa qaalay, dooyettida duufoppe keyaa xinqqo mela; bantta inxarssan cimmoosona. Entta doonappe ase wodhiya, shoosha marzey keyees.
14 They are continually (cursing/asking God to do harmful things to) others and saying (cruel/harsh/hateful) things [MTY].
Entta doonan camo odaynne baadethi kumis.
15 They (go quickly/are eager) to murder people [MTY].
Entti suuthi gussanaw ellesoosona.
16 Wherever they go, they ruin everything and make [people] miserable [MTY].
Entta ogiyan dhayoynne qohoy de7ees.
17 They have not/never known how [to live] peacefully [with other people].
Entti sarotetha ogiya erokkona.
18 They absolutely refuse to fear/reverence God [SYN]!
Bantta de7uwan Xoossaas yayyokonna” geetettidi xaafettis.
19 Furthermore, we know that it is to [Jewish] people, [who are] required to obey [God’s] laws, that Moses wrote those laws [PRS]. [We can infer from this that] there are no [Jews or non-Jews] [SYN] who are able to say anything [in reply to God’s saying that he will punish them for having sinned]. God has declared everyone in the world [MTY] guilty!
Ase ubbaa doona oythanawunne kumetha alamiya Xoossaa pirddaafe garssan shiishanaw, higgey imettiday higgefe garssan aqeyssatas gideyssa nu eroos.
20 It is not because people have done the things that God’s laws [require] that [God] will (erase the record of their sins/declare them no longer guilty for sin), [because no one has done those things completely]. In fact, the result of [our knowing God’s] laws is that we know clearly that we have sinned (OR, are sinful).
Hessa gisho, oonikka higges kiitettidi Xoossaa sinthan xillanaw dandda7enna. Higgey asi ubbay nagaranchcho gideyssa bessees.
21 But God’s (erasing the record of our sins/declaring us no longer guilty) does not depend on [our obeying] the laws [that he gave Moses]. It has now been {[God] has now} revealed [to us] how he erases the record of our sins [by a different way]. It was written about [by Moses] {[Moses] wrote about it} in the laws [PRS] [God gave] him, and it was also written about by the prophets {the prophets also wrote about it}.
Shin ha77i Xoossay asi higgey baynnashin xilliya oge qonccisis. He ogiya Muse higgeynne nabeti markkattidosona.
22 God erases the record of our sins because we trust in [what] Jesus Christ [has done for us]. God does this for every person who trusts [in Christ], because [he considers] that there is no difference [between Jews and non-Jews].
Ha xillotethaa, Xoossay Yesuus Kiristtoosa baggara asa ubbaas shaakoy baynna immees.
23 All people have done evil, and all people have failed to accomplish the glorious [goals] that God [set for them].
Asa ubbay nagara oothidosona; Xoossay enttaw immida bonchchuwafe haakkidi attidosona.
24 Our record of sins has been erased {God erased the record of our sins} by God acting kindly [to forgive our sins], without our doing anything to earn it. Christ Jesus accomplished this [by dying for us].
Shin entti Xoossaa aadho keehatethan, woziya Kiristtoos Yesuusa baggara coo xillidosona.
25 God showed that Christ was the one who would atone for (OR, forgive) our sins [with the] blood [that flowed from his body when he died. God redeems/forgives] us because of our trusting [in Christ’s having died for us. God wanted] to show that he acts justly. [He wanted to do that] because, before [Jesus came, God] did not punish [everyone who sinned. So it seemed as though he was not being just]. But he was overlooking people’s sins during [that time],
Xoossay Yesuus Kiristtoosa yarshsho oothidi immiday, iya ammaniyaa ubbay iya suuthan nagara maarotethi demmana melassa. Xoossay hessa oothiday ba dandda7an kase nagaraa taybonna aggidi, ba xillotethaa bessanaassa.
26 because he is patient. [God arranged for Jesus to die for us]. By doing that, God now shows that he is just, and he shows that he is justly able to erase the record of sins for everyone who trusts/believes in Jesus.
Ha77i wodiyan Yesuusa ammaniyaa ubbaa xillisidi, Xoossay ba huu7en xillo gideyssa bessees.
27 It is not at all [RHQ] because of [our obeying the] laws [of Moses that God erases the record of our sins]. So, (there is no way that we can boast [that God does that because of our obeying those laws]./how can we boast [about God erasing the record of our sins because of our obeying those laws]?) [RHQ] Instead, [it is because of our] believing/trusting [in Christ that God erases the record of our sins].
Yaatin, nu ceeqettiyabay aybi de7ii? Aybikka baawa. Nuuni ceeqettey higges kiitettiya gishoyye? Akkay! Ammano gishossa.
28 [We cannot boast about that], because we conclude that the record of our sins is erased {God erases the record of our sins} because of our trusting [in Christ]. God does not erase the record of our sins because of our obeying the laws [that he gave to Moses, because it is impossible for us to completely obey them].
Xoossay ase xillisey ammanonnappe attin higges kiitetethan gidonnayssa nu akeekos.
29 (You who are Jews certainly should not [think that you] are the only ones whom God [will accept]!/Do you Jews [think it is you] alone whom God [will accept]?) [RHQ] You certainly should [realize that he will accept] non-Jews, too. [RHQ] Of course, [he will accept] non-Jews also,
Woykko Xoossay Ayhudeta xalaala Xoosseyye? Ayhude gidonnayssatas Xoosse gidenneyye? Tuma, Ayhude gidonnayssataskka I Xoosse.
30 because, [as you firmly believe], there is only one God, who will erase the record of Jews’ [MTY] sins if they trust [in what Christ has done], and who will similarly erase the record of non-Jews’ [MTY] sins if they trust [in Christ].
Xoossay issino; Ayhudetanne Ayhude gidonnayssata ammanon xillisey iya.
31 So, [if someone should ask concerning the laws that God gave Moses], “By saying [that God erases the record of our sins because of our] trusting [in Christ], does that mean that those laws now are useless?”, [I would reply], “Certainly not. Instead, we truly fulfill the laws [that God gave Moses].”
Yaatin, nuuni higgiya ammano gisho shaaros guusseyye? Gidenna! Higgiya minthosippe attin.
