1 What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there in circumcision?2 Much in every way! First of all, the Jews have been entrusted with the very words of God.3 What if some were unfaithful? Will their unfaithfulness nullify God's faithfulness?4 Not at all! Let God be true, and every human being a liar. As it is written: "So that you may be proved right when you speak and prevail when you judge." [^1]5 But if our unrighteousness brings out God's righteousness more clearly, what shall we say? That God is unjust in bringing his wrath on us? (I am using a human argument.)6 Certainly not! If that were so, how could God judge the world?7 Someone might argue, "If my falsehood enhances God's truthfulness and so increases his glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?"8 Why not say —as some slanderously claim that we say —"Let us do evil that good may result"? Their condemnation is just!9 What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.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." [^2]13 "Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit." ""The poison of vipers is on their lips." [^4]14 "Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness." [^5]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." [^6]18 "There is no fear of God before their eyes." [^7]19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.20 Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God's sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.21 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.22 This righteousness is given through faith in "Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile,23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.25 God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, "through the shedding of his blood —to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished —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? 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.29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,30 since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.31 Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.

1 اذا ما هو فضل اليهودي او ما هو نفع الختان.2 كثير على كل وجه. اما اولا فلانهم استؤمنوا على أقوال الله.3 فماذا ان كان قوم لم يكونوا امناء. أفلعل عدم امانتهم يبطل امانة الله.4 حاشا. بل ليكن الله صادقا وكل انسان كاذبا. كما هو مكتوب لكي تتبرر في كلامك وتغلب متى حوكمت5 ولكن ان كان اثمنا يبيّن بر الله فماذا نقول ألعل الله الذي يجلب الغضب ظالم. اتكلم بحسب الانسان.6 حاشا. فكيف يدين الله العالم اذ ذاك.7 فانه ان كان صدق الله قد ازداد بكذبي لمجده فلماذا أدان انا بعد كخاطئ.8 أما كما يفترى علينا وكما يزعم قوم اننا نقول لنفعل السيآت لكي تأتي الخيرات. الذين دينونتهم عادلة9 فماذا اذا. أنحن افضل. كلا البتة. لاننا قد شكونا ان اليهود واليونانيين اجمعين تحت الخطية10 كما هو مكتوب انه ليس بار ولا واحد.11 ليس من يفهم. ليس من يطلب الله.12 الجميع زاغوا وفسدوا معا. ليس من يعمل صلاحا ليس ولا واحد.13 حنجرتهم قبر مفتوح. بألسنتهم قد مكروا. سمّ الاصلال تحت شفاههم.14 وفمهم مملوء لعنة ومرارة.15 ارجلهم سريعة الى سفك الدم.16 في طرقهم اغتصاب وسحق.17 وطريق السلام لم يعرفوه.18 ليس خوف الله قدام عيونهم.19 ونحن نعلم ان كل ما يقوله الناموس فهو يكلم به الذين في الناموس لكي يستد كل فم ويصير كل العالم تحت قصاص من الله.20 لانه باعمال الناموس كل ذي جسد لا يتبرر امامه. لان بالناموس معرفة الخطية21 واما الآن فقد ظهر بر الله بدون الناموس مشهودا له من الناموس والانبياء.22 بر الله بالايمان بيسوع المسيح الى كل وعلى كل الذين يؤمنون. لانه لا فرق.23 اذ الجميع اخطأوا واعوزهم مجد الله.24 متبررين مجانا بنعمته بالفداء الذي بيسوع المسيح25 الذي قدمه الله كفارة بالايمان بدمه لاظهار بره من اجل الصفح عن الخطايا السالفة بامهال الله26 لاظهار بره في الزمان الحاضر ليكون بارا ويبرر من هو من الايمان بيسوع.27 فاين الافتخار. قد انتفى. باي ناموس. أبناموس الاعمال. كلا. بل بناموس الايمان.28 اذا نحسب ان الانسان يتبرر بالايمان بدون اعمال الناموس.29 ام الله لليهود فقط. أليس للامم ايضا. بلى للامم ايضا.30 لان الله واحد هو الذي سيبرر الختان بالايمان والغرلة بالايمان.31 أفنبطل الناموس بالايمان. حاشا. بل نثبت الناموس