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]
Vad skola vi då säga om Abraham, vår stamfader efter köttet?
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].
Om Abraham blev rättfärdig av gärningar, så har han ju något att berömma sig av. Dock icke inför Gud.
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}.
Ty vad säger skriften? "Abraham trodde Gud, och det räknades honom till rättfärdighet."
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].
Den som håller sig till gärningar, honom bliver lönen tillräknad icke på grund av nåd, utan på grund av förtjänst.
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].
Men den som icke håller sig till gärningar, utan tror på honom som gör den ogudaktige rättfärdig, honom räknas hans tro till rättfärdighet.
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]:
Så prisar ock David den människa salig, som Gud tillräknar rättfärdighet, utan gärningar:
7 [God] is pleased with people whose sins have been {whose sins [he] has} forgiven, and whose sins he [has decided] to forget [DOU].
"Saliga äro de vilkas överträdelser äro förlåtna, och vilkas synder äro överskylda.
8 [God] causes to be happy the people whose sins he no longer keeps a record of.
Salig är den man som Herren icke tillräknar synd."
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].
Gäller nu detta ordet "salig" de omskurna allenast eller ock de oomskurna? Vi säga ju att "tron räknades Abraham till rättfärdighet".
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.
Huru blev den honom då tillräknad? Skedde det sedan han hade blivit omskuren, eller medan han ännu var oomskuren? Det skedde icke sedan han hade blivit omskuren, utan medan han ännu var oomskuren.
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.
Och han undfick omskärelsens tecken såsom ett insegel på den rättfärdighet genom tron, som han hade, medan han ännu var oomskuren. Ty så skulle han bliva en fader för alla oomskurna som tro, och så skulle rättfärdighet tillräknas dem.
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.
Han skulle ock bliva en fader för omskurna, nämligen för sådana som icke allenast äro omskurna, utan ock vandra i spåren av den tro som vår fader Abraham hade, medan han ännu var oomskuren.
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.
Det var nämligen icke genom lag som Abraham och hans säd undfick det löftet att han skulle få världen till arvedel; det var genom rättfärdighet av tro.
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].
Ty om de som låta det bero på lag skola få arvedelen, så är tron till intet nyttig, och löftet är gjort om intet.
Vad lagen kommer åstad är ju vredesdom; men där ingen lag finnes, där finnes icke heller någon överträdelse.
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].
Därför måste det bero på tro, för att det skulle vara av nåd, så att löftet kunde bliva beståndande för all hans säd, icke blott för dem som hörde till lagens folk, utan ock för dem som allenast hade Abrahams tro. Han är ju allas vår fader,
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],
enligt detta skriftens ord: "Jag har bestämt dig till att bliva en fader till många folk"; han är detta inför den Gud som han trodde, inför honom som gör de döda levande och kallar på de ting som icke äro till, likasom voro de till.
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.
Och där ingen förhoppning fanns, där hoppades han ändå och trodde; och han kunde så bliva "en fader till många folk", efter vad som var förutsagt: "Så skall din säd bliva."
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],
Och han försvagades icke i sin tro, när han betänkte huru hans egen kropp var såsom död -- han var ju omkring hundra år gammal -- och huru jämväl Saras moderliv var såsom dött.
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].
Han tvivlade icke på Guds löfte i otro, utan blev fastmer starkare i sin tro; ty han ärade Gud
21 He was also convinced {very sure} that the thing that God promised, God was able to do.
och var fullt viss om att vad Gud hade lovat, det var han också mäktig att hålla.
22 And that is the reason that the record of his sins was erased {[God] erased the record of his sins}.
Därför räknades det honom ock till rättfärdighet.
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.
Men att det så tillräknades honom, det är skrivet icke såsom gällde det allenast honom,
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.
utan det skulle gälla också oss; ty det skall tillräknas jämväl oss, oss som tro på honom som från de döda uppväckte Jesus, vår Herre,
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.
vilken utgavs för våra synders skull och uppväcktes för vår rättfärdiggörelses skull.
