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¶ Nan kondisyon sa a, lè yon moun jwif, ki avantaj ki gen nan sa? Kisa sikonsizyon an fè pou li?

Tout jan, li gen anpil avantaj. Pou kòmanse, se jwif yo Bondye te mete reskonsab pawòl li yo.

Bon, tande non. Si gen ladan yo ki pa kenbe pawòl yo, èske poutèt sa Bondye p'ap kenbe pawòl li tou?

O non, lekontrè. Menm si tout moun ap bay manti, Bondye gen pou fè sa ki pou fèt la rive vre. Se sa menm ki ekri nan Liv la: Se pou yo rekonèt se ou menm ki gen rezon lè w'ap pale. Se ou menm ki pou gen pwose a lè y'ap jije ou.

Men, si lè nou fè sa ki mal, sa fè moun wè pi klè se Bondye ki gen rezon, kisa n'a di lè sa a? Eske poutèt sa lè Bondye peni nou li gen tò? (Eskize m' wi, m'ap pale tankou moun.)

Men non! Si lè sa a Bondye pa gen rezon, ki jan Bondye va fè pou jije moun?

Bon, si lè m' bay manti, sa fè verite Bondye a parèt pi klè, si sa sèvi yon lwanj pou Bondye, poukisa pou l' ta jije m' tankou yon moun ki fè sa ki mal?

Poukisa nou pa di pito: Ann fè sa ki mal pou Bondye ka fè plis byen toujou! Gen kèk malpalan ki pretann se sa mwen di. Enben, Bondye ap kondannen moun sa yo, epi la gen rezon.

Men, sa sa ye menm? Nou menm jwif, èske nou pi bon pase moun lòt nasyon yo? Non, se pa vre menm. Mwen deja moutre nou sa: tout moun, ou te mèt jwif, ou te mèt pa jwif, tout moun anba pouvwa peche a.

10 Jan sa ekri nan Liv la: Nanpwen moun ki gen rezon devan Bondye. Non, pa menm yon grenn.

11 Yo yonn pa gen konprann. Yo yonn p'ap chache Bondye.

12 Yo tout lage kò yo nan bwa, yo tout pèdi chemen yo. Nanpwen yonn ladan yo k'ap fè sa ki byen. Non, pa menm yon sèl.

13 Bouch yo ou ta di yon kavo ki louvri. Se twonpe y'ap twonpe moun ase ak lang yo. Pawòl nan bouch yo se pwazon, ou ta di venen sèpan aspik.

14 Bouch yo plen madichon ak jouman.

15 Ti krik ti krak, se fè san koule.

16 Kote yo pase se dega, se malè yo kite dèyè.

17 Yo pa konn ki jan pou yo viv byen ak moun.

18 Yo mete nan tèt yo pa gen rezon pou gen krentif Bondye.

19 ¶ Nou konnen egzijans lalwa se pou moun ki anba lalwa. Konsa, pa gen eskiz ki pou soti nan bouch pesonn: tout moun antò devan Bondye.

20 Se pa paske yon moun fè sa lalwa a mande kifè li inonsan devan Bondye. Poukisa? Paske lalwa annik fè nou konnen sa nou fè a pa bon.

21 Men koulye a, Bondye fè nou wè ki jan li fè moun gras. Lalwa pa gen anyen pou wè nan sa. Se sa liv lalwa a ansanm ak liv pwofèt yo di nou tou.

22 Se lè moun mete konfyans yo nan Jezikri Bondye fè yo gras. Li fè l' pou tout moun ki kwè nan Kris la, paske yo tout se menm.

23 Tout moun fè peche; yo tout vire do bay Bondye ki gen pouvwa a.

24 Men Bondye ki renmen yo, li fè yo gras. Li fè sa pou yo gratis, gremesi Jezikri ki vin delivre yo.

25 Se li menm, Jezikri, Bondye te ofri tankou bèt pou touye. Li bay san li pou tout moun ki mete konfyans yo nan li ka resevwa padon pou peche yo. Bondye te vle moutre nou ki jan li fè moun gras. Nan tan lontan, Bondye te pran pasyans, li te fèmen je l' sou peche moun te fè.

26 Men koulye a, li moutre nou ki jan l'ap fè moun gras, paske li fè nou wè se li menm ki gen rezon, an menm tan l'ap fè tout moun ki kwè nan Jezi yo gras.

27 Bon. Nan kondisyon sa a, ki rezon moun genyen pou y'ap fè grandizè ankò? Pa genyen menm. Poukisa? Eske se paske yo fè sa lalwa mande? Non. Men, paske yo fè Bondye konfyans.

28 Nou kenbe sa nou di a: se paske yon moun gen konfyans nan Bondye kifè Bondye fè l' gras, se pa paske li fè sa lalwa mande.

29 Eske Bondye se Bondye jwif yo sèlman? Eske li pa Bondye moun lòt nasyon yo tou? Men wi, li se Bondye moun lòt nasyon yo tou.

30 Paske se yon sèl Bondye a ki genyen. L'ap fè moun ki sikonsi yo gras paske yo gen konfyans nan li. Konsa tou, l'ap fè moun ki pa sikonsi yo gras paske yo menm tou yo gen konfyans nan li.

31 Bon. Jan nou pale a, èske konfyans nan Bondye fè lalwa a pèdi valè li? Men non, okontrè, nou kanpe lalwa a pi rèd.

God’s Faithfulness

What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there in circumcision? Much in every way!(A) First of all, the Jews have been entrusted with the very words of God.(B)

What if some were unfaithful?(C) Will their unfaithfulness nullify God’s faithfulness?(D) Not at all! Let God be true,(E) and every human being a liar.(F) As it is written:

“So that you may be proved right when you speak
    and prevail when you judge.”[a](G)

But if our unrighteousness brings out God’s righteousness more clearly,(H) what shall we say? That God is unjust in bringing his wrath on us? (I am using a human argument.)(I) Certainly not! If that were so, how could God judge the world?(J) Someone might argue, “If my falsehood enhances God’s truthfulness and so increases his glory,(K) why am I still condemned as a sinner?”(L) Why not say—as some slanderously claim that we say—“Let us do evil that good may result”?(M) Their condemnation is just!

No One Is Righteous

What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage?(N) Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.(O) 10 As it is written:

“There is no one righteous, not even one;
11     there is no one who understands;
    there is no one who seeks God.
12 All have turned away,
    they have together become worthless;
there is no one who does good,
    not even one.”[b](P)
13 “Their throats are open graves;
    their tongues practice deceit.”[c](Q)
“The poison of vipers is on their lips.”[d](R)
14     “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”[e](S)
15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16     ruin and misery mark their ways,
17 and the way of peace they do not know.”[f](T)
18     “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”[g](U)

19 Now we know that whatever the law says,(V) it says to those who are under the law,(W) so that every mouth may be silenced(X) and the whole world held accountable to God.(Y) 20 Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law;(Z) rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.(AA)

Righteousness Through Faith

21 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God(AB) has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.(AC) 22 This righteousness(AD) is given through faith(AE) in[h] Jesus Christ(AF) to all who believe.(AG) There is no difference between Jew and Gentile,(AH) 23 for all have sinned(AI) and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and all are justified(AJ) freely by his grace(AK) through the redemption(AL) that came by Christ Jesus. 25 God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement,[i](AM) through the shedding of his blood(AN)—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished(AO) 26 he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.

27 Where, then, is boasting?(AP) It is excluded. Because of what law? The law that requires works? No, because of the law that requires faith. 28 For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.(AQ) 29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,(AR) 30 since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.(AS) 31 Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.

Footnotes

  1. Romans 3:4 Psalm 51:4
  2. Romans 3:12 Psalms 14:1-3; 53:1-3; Eccles. 7:20
  3. Romans 3:13 Psalm 5:9
  4. Romans 3:13 Psalm 140:3
  5. Romans 3:14 Psalm 10:7 (see Septuagint)
  6. Romans 3:17 Isaiah 59:7,8
  7. Romans 3:18 Psalm 36:1
  8. Romans 3:22 Or through the faithfulness of
  9. Romans 3:25 The Greek for sacrifice of atonement refers to the atonement cover on the ark of the covenant (see Lev. 16:15,16).