Romerne 4
1 Kva skal me då segja at Abraham, far vår, hev vunne etter kjøtet?
What advantage then shall we say that Abraham our father had as to the flesh?
2 For vart Abraham rettferdiggjord av gjerningar, so hev han noko å rosa seg av. Men det hev han ikkje for Gud.
For if Abraham was accepted as righteous through works, he hath ground of boasting. But he hath no ground of boasting before God.
3 For kva segjer Skrifti? «Abraham trudde Gud, og det vart rekna honom til rettferd.»
For what saith the scripture? “Abraham had faith in God, and it was accounted unto him as righteousness.”
4 Men den som held seg til gjerningar, honom vert løni ikkje tilrekna av nåde, men etter skyldnad;
Now to him that performeth works, the reward is not accounted a matter of grace, but of debt;
5 men den som ikkje held seg til gjerningar, men trur på han som gjer den ugudlege rettferdig, honom vert trui hans rekna til rettferd.
but to him who without performing works hath faith in him who accepteth as righteous one that hath been ungodly, his faith is accounted as righteousness;
6 Soleis prisar og David det menneskjet sælt som Gud tilreknar rettferd utan gjerningar:
as David also speaketh of the blessedness of the man whom God accepteth as righteous without works:
7 «Sæle er dei som hev misgjerderne sine forlatne og synderne sine yverbreidde.
“Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
8 Sæl er den mann som Herren ikkje tilreknar synd.»
Blessed is the man whom the Lord shall not charge with sin.”
9 Gjeld no denne sælkingi dei umskorne, eller dei u-umskorne og? For me segjer at trui vart rekna Abraham til rettferd.
Doth this blessedness belong to the circumcised alone, or to the uncircumcised also? For we are saying that Abraham's faith was accounted as righteousness.
10 Korleis vart ho då tilrekna honom? då han var umskoren, eller då han hadde fyrehud? Ikkje då han var umskoren, men då han hadde fyrehud,
How then was it so accounted? After his circumcision, or while he was uncircumcised? Not after he was circumcised, but while he was uncircumcised.
11 og han fekk umskjeringsteiknet til innsigle på rettferdi ved den trui som han hadde då han var u-umskoren, av di han skulde vera far til alle dei u-umskorne som trur, so rettferdi kunde verta tilrekna deim og,
And he received the outward sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was uncircumcised; that he might be the father of all the uncircumcised who have faith, so that righteousness might be put to their account also;
12 og far til dei umskorne, dei som ikkje berre hev umskjering, men og gjeng i fotfaret av den trui som Abraham, far vår, hadde då han var u-umskoren.
and that he might be the father of the circumcised, who are not circumcised merely, but who tread in the steps of that faith which our father Abraham had while yet uncircumcised.
13 For ikkje ved lovi fekk Abraham eller ætti hans den lovnaden at han skulde vera erving til verdi, men ved tru-rettferd.
For not through the Law was the promise made to Abraham or his offspring that he should be the heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith.
14 For er dei som held seg til lovi ervingar, so hev trui vorte gagnlaus og lovnaden til inkjes;
For if they that are of the Law are heirs, then faith becometh a vain thing, and the promise is made of no effect.
15 for lovi verkar vreide, men der det ingi lov er, der er ikkje heller lovbrot.
For the Law is the cause of wrath; for where there is no law there is no transgression.
16 Difor fekk han lovnaden ved trui, so det kunde vera som ein nåde, so lovnaden kunde standa fast for all ætti, ikkje berre for den som hev lovi, men og for den som hev Abrahams tru; han som er far til oss alle -
Therefore the inheritance was made to depend on faith, that it might be a matter of grace; that the promise might be sure to all the offspring, not to that only which is under the Law, but to that also which hath the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all
17 som skrive stend: «Til fader åt mange folk hev eg sett deg» - for Guds åsyn som han trudde på, han som gjer dei daude livande og kallar det som ikkje er til, som um det vore til.
(as it is written, “I have made thee a father of many nations”) in the sight of that God whom he believed, who giveth life to the dead, and calleth the things that are not, as though they were.
18 Mot von trudde han med von, so han skulde verta far til mange folk, etter det som sagt var: «So skal ætti di verta.»
For he had confident hope in that which was past hope, that he should become a father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, “Thus shall thy offspring be;”
19 Og utan veikskap i trui såg han på sin eigen likam, som var utlivd, han var nære på hundrad år, og på det utdøydde morslivet hennar Sara;
and not being weak in faith, he regarded not his own body which had become dead, he being about a hundred years old, nor the deadness of Sarah's womb;
20 men på Guds lovnad tvila han ikkje med vantru, men vart sterk i trui, med di han gav Gud æra
nor did he waver in respect to the promise of God through unbelief, but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
21 og var fullviss på at det han hadde lova, var han og megtig til å gjera.
being fully convinced, that what he hath promised, he is able also to perform.
22 Difor vart det og rekna honom til rettferd.
And therefore it was accounted to him for righteousness.
23 Men ikkje berre for hans skuld er det skrive at det vart honom tilrekna,
And that it was so accounted was not written for his sake alone,
24 men og for vår skuld som det skal verta tilrekna, me som trur på honom som vekte upp Jesus, vår Herre, frå dei daude,
but for our sakes also, to whom it will be so accounted through our faith in him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead,
25 han som vart gjeven for våre brot og uppvekt til vår rettferdiggjering.
who was delivered up on account of our trespasses, and raised from the dead that we might be accepted as righteous.
