Romans 4

1 What shall we then say that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?

What thanne schulen we seie, that Abraham oure fadir aftir the flesch foond?

2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath something to glory 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 saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.

For what seith the scripture? Abraham bileued to God, and it was arettid to him to riytwisnesse.

4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.

And to hym that worchith mede is not arettid bi grace, but bi dette.

5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for 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 describeth the blessedness of the man, to whom God imputeth 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 Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

Blessid ben thei, whos wickidnessis ben foryouun, and whos synnes ben hid.

8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.

Blessid is that man, to whom God arettide not synne.

9 Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for 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 reckoned? 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 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they are not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed to them also:

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 And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised.

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, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, 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 they who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of no effect:

For if thei that ben of the lawe, ben eiris, feith is distried, biheest is don awey.

15 Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

For the lawe worchith wraththe; for where is no lawe, there is no trespas, nethir is trespassyng.

16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; 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 thee a father of many nations, ) before him whom he believed, even God, who giveth life to the dead, and calleth those things which 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 against hope believed with hope, that he should become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed 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 being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet 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 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in 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 persuaded 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 imputed to him for righteousness.

Therfor it was arettid to hym to riytwisnesse.

23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;

And it is not writun oneli for him, that it was arettid to hym to riytwisnesse,

24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that 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 for our offences, and raised again for our justification.

Which was bitakun for oure synnes, and roos ayen for oure iustefiyng.