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Romans 4
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Abraham and David’s Faith Counted as Righteousness

4 What then shall we say that Abraham, [a]our forefather (A)according to the flesh, has found? 2 For if Abraham was justified [b]by works, he has something to boast about—but (B)not [c]before God! 3 For what does the Scripture say? “(C)Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.” 4 Now to the one who (D)works, his wage is not counted according to grace, but according to what is due. 5 But to the one who does not work, but (E)believes upon Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, 6 just as David also speaks of the blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:

7 “(F)Blessed are those whose lawless deeds have been forgiven,
And whose sins have been covered.
8 (G)Blessed is the man whose sin the [d]Lord will not (H)take into account.”

9 Therefore, is this blessing on [e](I)the circumcised, or on [f]the uncircumcised also? For (J)we say, “(K)Faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness.” 10 How then was it counted? While he was [g]circumcised, or [h]uncircumcised? Not while [i]circumcised, but while [j]uncircumcised; 11 and he (L)received the sign of circumcision, (M)a seal of the righteousness of the faith which [k]he had while uncircumcised, so that he might be (N)the father of (O)all who believe without being circumcised, that righteousness might be counted to them, 12 and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also follow in the steps of the faith of our father Abraham which [l]he had while uncircumcised.

13 For (P)the promise to Abraham or to his seed (Q)that he would be heir of the world was not [m]through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith. 14 For (R)if those who are [n]of the Law are heirs, faith has been made empty and the promise has been abolished; 15 for (S)the Law brings about wrath, but (T)where there is no law, there also is no trespass.

16 For this reason it is [o]by faith, in order that it may be according to (U)grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to (V)all the seed, not only to [p]those who are of the Law, but also to [q](W)those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is (X)the father of us all— 17 as it is written, “(Y)A father of many nations have I made you”—in the presence of Him whom he believed, even God, (Z)who gives life to the dead and [r](AA)calls into being (AB)that which does not exist. 18 In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become (AC)a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, “(AD)So shall your seed be.” 19 And without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now (AE)as good as dead since (AF)he was about a hundred years old, and (AG)the deadness of Sarah’s womb; 20 yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, (AH)giving glory to God, 21 and (AI)being fully assured that (AJ)what God had promised, He was able also to do. 22 Therefore (AK)it was also counted to him as righteousness. 23 Now (AL)not for his sake only was it written that it was counted to him, 24 but for our sake also, to whom it will be counted, as those (AM)who believe upon Him who (AN)raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, 25 He who was (AO)delivered over on account of our transgressions, and was (AP)raised on account of our justification.

Footnotes

  1. Romans 4:1 Or our forefather, has found according to the flesh
  2. Romans 4:2 Lit out of
  3. Romans 4:2 Lit toward
  4. Romans 4:8 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Ps 32:2
  5. Romans 4:9 Lit circumcision
  6. Romans 4:9 Lit uncircumcision
  7. Romans 4:10 Lit in circumcision
  8. Romans 4:10 Lit in uncircumcision
  9. Romans 4:10 Lit in circumcision
  10. Romans 4:10 Lit in uncircumcision
  11. Romans 4:11 Lit was in uncircumcision
  12. Romans 4:12 Lit was in uncircumcision
  13. Romans 4:13 Or through law
  14. Romans 4:14 Or of law
  15. Romans 4:16 Or out of
  16. Romans 4:16 Lit that which is
  17. Romans 4:16 Lit that which is
  18. Romans 4:17 Lit calls the things which do not exist as existing
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羅 馬 書 4
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亚伯拉罕之例

4 那么，关于我们的祖先亚伯拉罕，我们该说什么呢？关于信仰，他发现了什么呢？ 2 假如亚伯拉罕凭他的行为得到上帝的认可，那么，他就有理由骄傲了，但是他却不能在上帝面前骄傲。 3 《经》上是怎么说的呢？“亚伯拉罕相信了上帝，因为他相信了，上帝像接受一位行为正直的人一样接受了他。”

4 给工作的人付工资，不是出于恩典给他的，而是出于义务。 5 如果一个人没有做任何工作，但他却信任让人改邪归正的上帝， 那么上帝就会接受他的信仰，并得到上帝的认可。 6 同样，大卫也说过同样的话，他说到如果一个人，上帝不计较他的行为而得到他的认可的人，他是有福的。他说：

7 “不法行为被宽恕的人，是有福的，
罪被遮盖的人，是有福的，
8 主不把他的罪过记在账上的人，是有福的。”

9 那么，这种祝福只施给那些受过割礼的人吗？或者也会施给那些未受过割礼的人吗？（是的，它也会降临在未受割礼的人的身上的）我们说过，亚伯拉罕因为他的信仰得到了上帝的认可。 10 这是在什么情况下发生的呢？是在他受割礼之前，还是在他受割礼之后呢？是在之前，而不是在之后。 11 他后来接受了割礼，他的割礼只是一个标记，表明在他受割礼之前，已由于信仰得到了上帝的认可。所以，亚伯拉罕是所有相信、但没有受割礼的人的祖先。这些人，得到了上帝的认可。 12 亚伯拉罕也是那些受到割礼的人之父，割礼并没有使他成为他们的父亲，而是靠信仰生活，亚伯拉罕才成为他们之父，亚伯拉罕受割礼之前已有了这信仰。

凭信仰得到上帝的许诺

13 亚伯拉罕和他的后代得到许诺，他们将会得到整个世界。亚伯拉罕得到这许诺，不是由于他服从了律法，而是因为通过他的信仰得到了上帝的认可。 14 如果通过守法就能得到上帝的许诺，那么信仰就毫无价值了，上帝对亚伯拉罕的许诺也就一钱不值了， 15 因为律法只能导致上帝对那些违法人的愤怒。如果没有律法，也就不会出现违背的事情了。

16 所以，由于信仰，人们得到上帝的许诺，因此这许诺是无偿的馈赠)。既然这许诺是无偿的，那么所有的亚伯拉罕的子民都能得到它。这许诺不仅仅是给予那些生活在摩西律法之下的人们，也是给予那些像亚伯拉罕那样靠信仰生活的人。亚伯拉罕是我们所有人的祖先， 17 正如《经》上所说∶“我使你成为众多民族的祖先。” [a]在上帝眼里，亚伯拉罕是我们的祖先，他信仰的上帝，既让死人复活、从无创造了万物的上帝。

18 亚伯拉罕没有指望有孩子，但他仍然相信上帝，继续心怀希望，为此他成为众多民族的祖先。正如上帝对他所说的那样∶“你的后代将多如天上的繁星。” [b] 19 亚伯拉罕将近一百岁了，他的肉体也行将就木，撒拉也不能再生育了，但是，亚伯拉罕的信仰却丝毫没有削弱， 20 他对于上帝会履行许诺毫不怀疑，他从未停止过相信上帝。他对上帝的信仰反而更加坚定，并把荣耀归于上帝。 21 他完全相信上帝能够实现他的诺言， 22 所以，这是为什么∶“他被接受，因为他仿佛做了正义的事。” [c] 23 这些话“他被接受，”不仅仅是针对亚伯拉罕所说的。 24 这些话也是针对我们而说的，因为我们相信，所以上帝也会接受我们。我们信仰使耶稣—我们的主，从死里复活的上帝。 25 为我们的罪恶，耶稣被交给了死亡，然后又让他从死里复活，为的是让我们得到上帝的认可。

Footnotes

  1. 羅 馬 書 4:17 引自《创世记》17:5
  2. 羅 馬 書 4:18 引自《创世记》17:5
  3. 羅 馬 書 4:22 引自《创世记》17:6
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Abraham rättfärdig av tro

4 Vad ska vi då säga att Abraham fann, vår förfader efter köttet[a]? 2 (A) Om Abraham förklarades rättfärdig genom gärningar, då har han något att berömma sig av – men inte inför Gud. 3 (B) För vad säger Skriften? Abraham trodde Gud, och det räknades honom till rättfärdighet.[b] 4 (C) Den som har gärningar får sin lön, inte av nåd utan som förtjänst. 5 (D) Men den som utan gärningar tror på honom som förklarar den ogudaktige rättfärdig, han får sin tro tillräknad som rättfärdighet.

6 Därför uttalar också David sin saligprisning över den människa som Gud tillräknar rättfärdighet utan gärningar: 7 Saliga är de som fått sina brott förlåtna, sina synder övertäckta. 8 Salig är den som Herren inte tillräknar synd.[c]

9 (E) Gäller den saligprisningen bara de omskurna eller även de oomskurna? Vi säger ju att Abraham fick tron tillräknad som rättfärdighet. 10 När fick han den tillräknad? Som omskuren eller som oomskuren? Inte som omskuren, utan som oomskuren. 11 (F) Han fick omskärelsens tecken som bekräftelse på trons rättfärdighet, och den hade han redan som oomskuren. Så skulle han bli far till alla oomskurna som tror, och så skulle rättfärdighet tillräknas dem. 12 (G) Han skulle också bli far till de omskurna, de som inte bara tillhör de omskurna utan också vandrar i spåren av den tro som vår far Abraham hade redan som oomskuren.

Abraham och löftet

13 (H) Det var inte genom lagen som Abraham och hans avkomlingar fick löftet att ärva världen, utan genom den rättfärdighet som kommer av tro. 14 Om de som håller sig till lagen blir arvingar, då är tron meningslös och löftet upphävt. 15 (I) Lagen framkallar ju vrede. Men där ingen lag finns, där finns inte heller någon överträdelse.

16 (J) Därför heter det "av tro", för att det ska vara av nåd och löftet stå fast för alla hans avkomlingar, inte bara för dem som hör till lagens folk utan också för dem som har Abrahams tro. Han är allas vår far, 17 (K) som det står skrivet: Jag har gjort dig till far till många folk. Och det är han inför den som han trodde på, Gud som ger liv åt de döda och kallar på det som inte är till som om det var till.[d]

18 Där hoppet var ute hoppades han ändå och trodde och blev så[e] far till många folk, som det var sagt: Så ska din avkomma bli.[f] 19 (L) Han vacklade inte i tron när han tänkte på sin döda kropp – han var omkring hundra år – och att Saras moderliv var dött. 20 (M) Han tvivlade inte i otro på Guds löfte utan blev i stället starkare i tron och gav Gud äran, 21 (N) fullt övertygad om att vad Gud hade lovat var han också mäktig att hålla. 22 (O) Därför räknades det honom till rättfärdighet.

23 (P) Men dessa ord räknades honom till rättfärdighet skrevs inte bara för hans skull, 24 (Q) utan även för vår skull. Rättfärdighet kommer att tillräknas oss som tror på honom som uppväckte vår Herre Jesus från de döda, 25 (R) han som utlämnades för våra synders skull och uppväcktes för vår rättfärdiggörelses skull.

Footnotes

  1. 4:1 Abraham fann, vår förfader efter köttet   Annan översättning: "vår förfader Abraham fann på köttslig väg".
  2. 4:3 1 Mos 15:6.
  3. 4:7f Ps 32:1f.
  4. 4:17 1 Mos 17:5.
  5. 4:18 1 Mos 17:4, 1 Mos 15:5.
  6. 4:18 trodde och blev så   Annan översättning: "trodde att han skulle bli".
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Abraham Justified by Faith

4 What then shall we say(A) that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh,(B) discovered in this matter? 2 If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about—but not before God.(C) 3 What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”[a](D)

4 Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift(E) but as an obligation. 5 However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.(F) 6 David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

7 “Blessed are those
    whose transgressions are forgiven,
    whose sins are covered.
8 Blessed is the one
    whose sin the Lord will never count against them.”[b](G)

9 Is this blessedness only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised?(H) We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.(I) 10 Under what circumstances was it credited? Was it after he was circumcised, or before? It was not after, but before! 11 And he received circumcision as a sign, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised.(J) So then, he is the father(K) of all who believe(L) but have not been circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them. 12 And he is then also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised but who also follow in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

13 It was not through the law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise(M) that he would be heir of the world,(N) but through the righteousness that comes by faith.(O) 14 For if those who depend on the law are heirs, faith means nothing and the promise is worthless,(P) 15 because the law brings wrath.(Q) And where there is no law there is no transgression.(R)

16 Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace(S) and may be guaranteed(T) to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.(U) 17 As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.”[c](V) He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life(W) to the dead and calls(X) into being things that were not.(Y)

18 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations,(Z) just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”[d](AA) 19 Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead(AB)—since he was about a hundred years old(AC)—and that Sarah’s womb was also dead.(AD) 20 Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened(AE) in his faith and gave glory to God,(AF) 21 being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.(AG) 22 This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.”(AH) 23 The words “it was credited to him” were written not for him alone, 24 but also for us,(AI) to whom God will credit righteousness—for us who believe in him(AJ) who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.(AK) 25 He was delivered over to death for our sins(AL) and was raised to life for our justification.(AM)

Footnotes

  1. Romans 4:3 Gen. 15:6; also in verse 22
  2. Romans 4:8 Psalm 32:1,2
  3. Romans 4:17 Gen. 17:5
  4. Romans 4:18 Gen. 15:5
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