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]
Mitä me siis sanomme esi-isämme Aabrahamin saavuttaneen lihan mukaan?
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].
Sillä jos Aabraham on teoista vanhurskautettu, on hänellä kerskaamista, mutta ei Jumalan edessä.
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}.
Sillä mitä Raamattu sanoo? "Aabraham uskoi Jumalaa, ja se luettiin hänelle vanhurskaudeksi".
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].
Mutta töitä tekevälle ei lueta palkkaa armosta, vaan ansiosta,
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].
mutta joka ei töitä tee, vaan uskoo häneen, joka vanhurskauttaa jumalattoman, sille luetaan hänen uskonsa vanhurskaudeksi;
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]:
niinkuin myös Daavid ylistää autuaaksi sitä ihmistä, jolle Jumala lukee vanhurskauden ilman tekoja:
7 [God] is pleased with people whose sins have been {whose sins [he] has} forgiven, and whose sins he [has decided] to forget [DOU].
"Autuaat ne, joiden rikokset ovat anteeksi annetut ja joiden synnit ovat peitetyt!
8 [God] causes to be happy the people whose sins he no longer keeps a record of.
Autuas se mies, jolle Herra ei lue syntiä!"
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].
Koskeeko sitten tämä autuaaksi ylistäminen ainoastaan ympärileikattuja, vai eikö ympärileikkaamattomiakin? Sanommehan: "Aabrahamille luettiin usko vanhurskaudeksi".
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.
Kuinka se sitten siksi luettiin? Hänen ollessaanko ympärileikattuna vai ympärileikkaamatonna? Ei ympärileikattuna, vaan ympärileikkaamatonna.
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.
Ja hän sai ympärileikkauksen merkin sen uskonvanhurskauden sinetiksi, joka hänellä oli ympärileikkaamatonna, että hänestä tulisi kaikkien isä, jotka ympärileikkaamattomina uskovat, niin että vanhurskaus heillekin luettaisiin;
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.
ja että hänestä tulisi myöskin ympärileikattujen isä, niiden, jotka eivät ainoastaan ole ympärileikattuja, vaan myös vaeltavat sen uskon jälkiä, mikä meidän isällämme Aabrahamilla oli jo ympärileikkaamatonna.
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.
Sillä se lupaus, että Aabraham oli perivä maailman, ei tullut hänelle eikä hänen siemenelleen lain kautta, vaan uskonvanhurskauden kautta.
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].
Sillä jos ne, jotka pitäytyvät lakiin, ovat perillisiä, niin usko on tyhjäksi tehty ja lupaus käynyt mitättömäksi.
Sillä laki saa aikaan vihaa; mutta missä lakia ei ole, siellä ei ole rikkomustakaan.
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].
Sentähden se on uskosta, että se olisi armosta; että lupaus pysyisi lujana kaikelle siemenelle, ei ainoastaan sille, joka pitäytyy lakiin, vaan myös sille, jolla on Aabrahamin usko, hänen, joka on meidän kaikkien isä
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],
-niinkuin kirjoitettu on: "Monen kansan isäksi minä olen sinut asettanut" -sen Jumalan edessä, johon hän uskoi ja joka kuolleet eläviksi tekee ja kutsuu olemattomat, ikäänkuin ne olisivat.
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.
Ja Aabraham toivoi, vaikka ei toivoa ollut, ja uskoi tulevansa monen kansan isäksi, tämän sanan mukaan: "Niin on sinun jälkeläistesi luku oleva",
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],
eikä hän heikontunut uskossansa, vaikka näki, että hänen ruumiinsa oli kuolettunut-sillä hän oli jo noin satavuotias-ja että Saaran kohtu oli kuolettunut;
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].
mutta Jumalan lupausta hän ei epäuskossa epäillyt, vaan vahvistui uskossa, antaen kunnian Jumalalle,
21 He was also convinced {very sure} that the thing that God promised, God was able to do.
ja oli täysin varma siitä, että minkä Jumala on luvannut, sen hän voi myös täyttää.
22 And that is the reason that the record of his sins was erased {[God] erased the record of his sins}.
Sentähden se luettiinkin hänelle vanhurskaudeksi.
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.
Mutta ei ainoastaan hänen tähtensä ole kirjoitettu, että se hänelle luettiin,
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.
vaan myös meidän tähtemme, joille se on luettava, kun uskomme häneen, joka kuolleista herätti Jeesuksen, meidän Herramme,
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.
joka on alttiiksi annettu meidän rikostemme tähden ja kuolleista herätetty meidän vanhurskauttamisemme tähden.
