Romans 4
1 Abraham is the [revered] ancestor of us [Jews]. So think about what we can conclude [from what happened to Abraham about how God can erase the record of our sins]. [RHQ]
Võtame näiteks Aabrahami. Inimlikust vaatepunktist on ta meie rahva isa. Küsigem: „Missugune oli tema kogemus?“
2 If it was because of Abraham’s doing [good] things that the record of his sins was erased {that [God] erased the record of his sins}, Abraham could then have been able to boast [about that to people], but he would not have [had any basis to] boast to God [about it].
Sest kui Aabraham oleks tehtud õigeks selle järgi, mida ta tegi, oleks tal olnud millegagi kiidelda, kuid mitte Jumala silmis.
3 [Remember that] in the Scriptures it is written {someone wrote} [PRS] that Abraham believed what God [promised] [RHQ], and as a result the record of his sins was erased {[God] erased the record of his sins}.
Aga mida ütleb Pühakiri? „Aabraham uskus Jumalat, seega peeti teda heaks inimeseks, kes teeb õigust.“
4 If we receive wages for work that we do, those wages are not considered to be a gift. Instead, they [are considered] to be what we have earned. [Similarly, if God erases the record of our sins because we did things to earn God’s favor], we would not consider that [God’s erasing the record of our sin] was [a gift. Instead, we would consider it as what we had earned].
Kes teeb tööd, saab palka; seda ei peeta kingituseks, vaid ta on oma palga välja teeninud.
5 But suppose that we do not do things [to gain God’s acceptance]. Suppose that we instead trust [in God], who erases the record of sins of wicked people. Then the erasing of the record of our sins because of our trusting [in Christ] is considered to be a gift to us, [not something that we earned].
Kuid Jumal, kes teeb patused õigeks, peab neid õigeks mitte sellepärast, et nad on selle nimel tööd teinud, vaid sellepärast, et nad usuvad temasse. Sellepärast
6 Similarly, it is as David wrote [in the Psalms] about people being happy whose record of sins God has erased even though they have not done things [to earn it. David wrote]:
kõneleb Taavet nende õnnest, keda Jumal peab õigeks, ja mitte sellepärast, et nad selle nimel vaeva oleksid näinud:
7 [God] is pleased with people whose sins have been {whose sins [he] has} forgiven, and whose sins he [has decided] to forget [DOU].
„Kui õnnelikud on need, kelle ülekohus on andeks antud ja kelle patud on kinni kaetud!
8 [God] causes to be happy the people whose sins he no longer keeps a record of.
Kui õnnelikud on need, keda Issand ei pea patuseks!“
9 As for our being happy [because God has erased the record of our sins], (it is not something that [only] we Jews [can experience]./is it [MTY] something that [only] we Jews [can experience]?) [RHQ] [No, it is] also something that non-Jews [can experience] [MTY]. [What is written in the Scriptures], that it was because Abraham trusted [in God] that the record of his sins was erased {[God] erased the record of his sins}, [also shows that this is true].
Kas see õnnistus on nüüd siis ainult juutide jaoks või on see ka teiste jaoks? Eelnevalt selgus, et Aabraham tunnistati heaks ja õigeks, sest ta uskus Jumalat.
10 ([Think about] when [God erased the record of Abraham’s sins]./When did [God erase the record of Abraham’s sins]?) [RHQ] (Consider whether [it happened] after someone circumcised [Abraham to mark him as one who belonged to God], or before someone circumcised him./[Did it happen] after [Abraham was] circumcised [to be marked as one who belonged to God], or before he was circumcised?) [RHQ] It happened before he was circumcised, not after he was circumcised.
Aga millal see juhtus? Kas siis, kui Aabraham oli juut, või enne seda?
11 [Many years later, God commanded that] Abraham [be] circumcised. Abraham’s accepting that ritual simply showed [that he knew that God had accepted him]. [He knew that God] had [erased the record of his sins] because he trusted [in God] while he was still, [in effect, a non-Jew because] he had not been circumcised. [So we can understand that] Abraham became (a spiritual ancestor/like an ancestor) to [all] of us whose record of sins has been erased {whose sins [God] has erased the record of} because we believe [in God’s promise, even though some of us] are not circumcised.
Tegelikult oli see enne seda, kui temast sai juut ümberlõikamise teel, mis kinnitas tema usku Jumala võimesse teha teda õigeks. See juhtus enne, kui ta sai ümber lõigatud, nii et ta on kõigi nende isa, kes usuvad Jumalasse ja keda Jumal peab õigeks, isegi kui nad ei ole ümberlõigatud juudid.
12 Likewise, Abraham is the [spiritual] ancestor of all us Jews who are not merely circumcised but who, more importantly, [believe in God’s promise] as our ancestor Abraham did, even before he was circumcised.
Ta on ka ümberlõigatud juutide isa, mitte üksnes sellepärast, et nad on ümber lõigatud, vaid sellepärast, et nad järgivad Aabrahami eeskuju Jumalasse uskumises enne ümberlõikamist.
13 God promised Abraham and his descendants that they would receive [the blessings that he promised to give to the people in] the world. But when he promised that, it was not because Abraham [obeyed] the laws [that God later gave to Moses]. Instead, it was because Abraham believed [that God would do what he promised that he would do]. As a result, God erased the record of his sins.
Jumala tõotus Aabrahamile ja tema järeltulijatele, et maailm kuulub neile, ei tuginenud tema seaduse täitmisele, vaid sellele, et ta sai õigeks usu läbi Jumalasse.
14 If [we think that] it is those who [obey God’s] laws who will receive [what he has promised], it is useless [for us to trust in him. And what he] promised is worthless. [Remember that] it is [stated] in God’s law [PRS] [that] he will punish [people who do not perfectly obey them], and remember that wherever [MTY] laws exist, [people] disobey them [LIT].
Sest kui tõotatud pärand tugineks seaduse täitmisele, siis ei oleks Jumala uskumise teema vajalik ja tõotus oleks mõttetu.
Sest seadus toob kaasa karistuse, aga kui seadust ei ole, siis ei saa seda rikkuda.
16 So it is because [we] trust [in God that we will receive the things that he has promised]. [It is not because we perfectly obey God’s laws. He wants] (to [erase the record of our sins/to declare us no longer guilty]) without our earning it. As a result, what God now promises, he guarantees to give to all people who are [Abraham’s spiritual] descendants. [He promises to do that not only for us Jewish believers], who [have] God’s laws [and trust in him as Abraham did], but also for those [non-Jews who do not have God’s laws but] who trust [in him] as Abraham did. Abraham is the [spiritual] ancestor of all of us [believers].
Seega tugineb tõotus Jumalasse uskumisele. See antakse tasuta anniga, mis on garanteeritud kõigile Aabrahami lastele, mitte üksnes neile, kes seadust järgivad, vaid ka neile, kes usuvad nagu Aabraham, meie kõigi isa.
17 What is written {What [Moses] wrote} [in the Scriptures about what God promised Abraham shows that this is true]. [God said to him], “It is in order that you [(sg)] may be the ancestor of many ethnic groups that I have chosen you.” Romans 4:17b-22 God [guaranteed that he would give Abraham many descendants]. Abraham confidently believed that God [would do that],
Nagu Pühakiri ütleb: „Ma olen teinud su paljude rahvaste isaks.“Sest Jumala ligiolus uskus Aabraham Jumalasse, kes teeb surnud elavaks ja kutsub sõnaga esile selle, mida enne ei olnud olemas.
18 even though there was no physical reason for him to hope [that he would have descendants, because he and his wife were too old to bear children]. But God is the one who causes dead people to live again, and who talks about things that do not yet exist as already existing. [God said to Abraham], “You will have so many descendants that they will be [as impossible to count as the stars].” And Abraham believed that, and he believed that he would become the ancestor of many ethnic groups.
Vastu kõiki ootusi usaldas Aabraham Jumalat, nii et temast võis saada paljude rahvaste isa, just nagu Jumal oli talle tõotanud: „Nii palju saad sa järeltulijaid!“
19 He did not doubt [that God would do what he promised], even though he knew that his body was already [as incapable of begetting children as if he were] dead [MET] because he was about 100 years old. And [even though he realized that] Sarah had never been able to become pregnant [IDM],
Tema usku Jumalasse ei nõrgestanud isegi see, et tema arvates oli ta ihu praktiliselt surnud (ta oli ligikaudu sada aastat vana), ja ta teadis, et Saara oli laste saamiseks liiga vana.
20 he did not doubt at all that God [would do what he had] promised. Instead, he trusted [in God] more/very strongly, and he thanked God [for what God was going to do].
Ta hoidis kinni Jumala tõotusest − ta ei kahelnud selles. Tema usk Jumalasse muutus hoopis tugevamaks ja ta ülistas Jumalat.
21 He was also convinced {very sure} that the thing that God promised, God was able to do.
Ta oli täielikult veendunud, et Jumalal on vägi teha seda, mida ta oli tõotanud.
22 And that is the reason that the record of his sins was erased {[God] erased the record of his sins}.
Sellepärast pidas Jumal Aabrahami õigeks.
23 The words [in the Scriptures], “The record of his sins was erased {[God] erased the record of his sins},” are not only about Abraham.
Sõnad „Aabrahami peeti õigeks“ei olnud kirja pandud üksnes tema kasuks.
24 They were also written {[They] also wrote that} for us whose record of sins would be erased {[God] would erase}. They were written {[They] wrote it} for us who believe [God], the one who caused our Lord Jesus to become alive again after he died.
Need olid ka meie jaoks, keda peetakse õigeks, kuna me usume Jumalasse, kes äratas meie Issanda Jeesuse surnuist üles.
25 Jesus allowed [men] to execute [MTY] him so that [God could forgive] our evil deeds. And [God] caused Jesus to live again because [God wanted to show that because of the death of Jesus he was able to] erase the record of our sins.
Jeesus anti surma meie pattude pärast ja ta äratati ellu, et meid õigeks teha.
