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Ri rucˈaslen ri Abraham jun cˈambel naˈoj chake riyoj

¿Achique cami nikabij chrij ri colotajic ri xril ri Abraham, ri katataˈ riyoj israelitas? Ri Abraham majun rumac xtzˈetetej ruma ri Dios, pero ma ruma ta ri utzilaj tak banobel ri xerubanalaˈ. Ruma wi xa ta queriˈ, xcowin ta ri Abraham xunimirisaj riˈ ruyon. Astapeˈ ma rucˈamon ta chi nunimirisaj riˈ chuwech ri Dios. Ruma chupan ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ri tzˈibatal ca, nubij: Ri Abraham xunimaj ri Dios, y rumariˈ xtzˈetetej ruma ri Dios chi majun rumac. Queriˈ nubij ri tzˈibatal ca. Ri jun winek ri nisamej, can nuchˈec wi ri rurajil. Y tek nitoj ma nisipex ta el chare ruma xa can ruchˈacon chic. Yacˈa ri colotajic xa nisipex, y majun winek ri xtril ta ri colotajic ruma xsamej. Astapeˈ jun winek can aj il aj mac, pero wi nunimaj ri Dios, ri Dios can nuben cˈa chare ri winek riˈ chi majun rumac ruma nucukubaˈ rucˈuˈx riqˈui ri Dios. Queriˈ chukaˈ rubin ca ri David, chi jabel ruwaquikˈij ri winek ri yetzˈetetej ruma ri Dios chi majun quimac, ruma xquinimaj y ma ruma ta chi sibilaj xesamej. Y chukaˈ rubin ca:

Jabel ruwaquikˈij ri winek ri can cuyutajnek chic ri etzelal ri yequibanalaˈ; ri can cuchun chic rij ri quimac.
Can jabel ruwaquikˈij ri winek ri xquetzˈetetej ruma ri Ajaf Dios chi majun quimac. Can queriˈ cˈa rubin ca ri David.

¿Achique cˈa ri nucˈut re tzij reˈ chkawech? Reˈ nucˈut chkawech chi ma xu (xe) ta wi riyoj israelitas ri banon ri circuncisión chake ri jabel ruwakakˈij. Ma que ta riˈ. Xa can queriˈ chukaˈ ri ma ye israelitas ta, ri ma banon ta ri circuncisión chique, riyeˈ jabel chukaˈ ruwaquikˈij; ruma ri nicˈatzin xaxu (xaxe) wi cˈa tikanimaj ri Dios. Achiˈel xuben ri Abraham. Riyaˈ xucukubaˈ rucˈuˈx chi can nibanatej wi ri xtzuj (xsuj) chare ruma ri Dios y rumariˈ xtzˈetetej ruma ri Dios chi majun rumac. 10 Y tek xtzˈetetej ruma ri Dios chi majun rumac, ¿la banon chic cami ri circuncisión chare o ma banon ta? Ri Abraham ma jane banon ta ri circuncisión chare tek xtzˈetetej ruma ri Dios chi majun rumac. 11 Y ri circuncisión ri xban chare, retal chi xtzˈetetej ruma ri Dios chi majun rumac ruma xucukubaˈ rucˈuˈx riqˈui ri Dios. Pero riyaˈ xtzˈetetej yan ruma ri Dios chi majun rumac tek cˈa ma jane banon ta ri circuncisión chare, y rumariˈ nibix chi riyaˈ quitataˈ quinojel ri niquicukubaˈ quicˈuˈx riqˈui ri Dios y yetzˈetetej ruma ri Dios chi majun quimac, astapeˈ ma banon ta ri circuncisión chique. 12 Y ri Abraham quitataˈ riyeˈ y katataˈ chukaˈ riyoj israelitas ri banon ri circuncisión chake, wi can kacukuban chukaˈ kacˈuˈx riqˈui ri Dios achiˈel ri xunimaj el ri Abraham tek ma jane banon ta ri circuncisión chare.

Ruma ri kacukbel cˈuˈx tek nikacˈul ri nutzuj (nusuj) ri Dios chake

13 Ri Dios xubij chare ri Abraham chi xtuyaˈ ri ruwachˈulef chare, y chique ri ye riy rumam ca. Ri Dios queriˈ xubij chare ri Abraham pero ma ruma ta chi rubanon ri nubij ri ley riche (rixin) ri Moisés. Ma que ta riˈ, xa ruma chi can xunimaj chi can xtiyatej wi chare ri xutzuj (xusuj) ri Dios chare y ruma chukaˈ riˈ tek xtzˈetetej ruma ri Dios chi majun rumac. 14 Ruma wi xaxu (xaxe wi) ri winek ri yebano ri nubij ri ley ri yecˈulu ri tzujun (sujun) ca ruma ri Dios, man ta jun nicˈatzin wi chi cukul kacˈuˈx riqˈui ri Dios, ruma man ta jun nucˈom pe chake ri rutzujun (rusujun) ca ri Dios. 15 Ri ruley ri Moisés nucˈom pe ri royowal ri Dios pa quiwiˈ quinojel ri ma yeniman ta. Pero acuchi (achique) majun wi ri ley, chiriˈ chukaˈ majun xtibin ta chi ma ninimex ta ri nubij ri ley.

16 Ri Dios xaxu (xaxe) wi cˈa chique ri niquicukubaˈ quicˈuˈx riqˈui ri nuyaˈ wi ri rutzujun (rusujun). Nuyaˈ chique riche (rixin) chi nikˈalajin ri rutzil Riyaˈ. Y can nuyaˈ wi cˈa chique quinojel ri niquicukubaˈ quicˈuˈx riqˈui, wi ye israelitas ri cˈo ri ley quiqˈui o wi ma ye israelitas ta ri man cˈo ta ri ley riˈ quiqˈui. Ri nicˈatzin xaxu (xaxe wi) chi quinojel tiquicukubaˈ quicˈuˈx riqˈui, achiˈel xucukubaˈ rucˈuˈx ri Abraham. Ruma riyaˈ yariˈ ri katataˈ konojel riyoj ri kacukuban kacˈuˈx riqˈui ri Dios. 17 Achiˈel nubij chupan ri tzˈibatal ca tek ri Dios xubij cˈa chare ri Abraham: Nubanon chawe chi yatoc quitataˈ sibilaj ye qˈuiy chi winek. Quecˈariˈ nubij ri tzˈibatal ca. Rumariˈ chuwech ri Dios ya ri Abraham ri katataˈ konojel riyoj ri kacukuban kacˈuˈx riqˈui ri Dios. Ruma ri Abraham can xunimaj ri Dios ri nicˈason quiche (quixin) ri caminakiˈ. Ri Dios, cˈo reˈ ri cˈa ma jane tibanatej, pero can retaman chic apo chi can nibanatej na wi, y rumariˈ can nitzijon chic chrij, achiˈel xa ta can banatajnek chic.

18 Ri Abraham xunimaj cˈa chi can xtibanatej na wi ri xbix chare ruma ri Dios, astapeˈ riyaˈ can riˈj chic. Pero riyaˈ can xunimaj wi ri xubij ri Dios chare chi ntoc quitataˈ sibilaj ye qˈuiy chi winek y xquecˈojeˈ sibilaj ye qˈuiy riy rumam. 19 Ri Abraham xa jubaˈ ma jun ciento chic rujunaˈ. Y ruma riˈj chic, riyaˈ retaman chi can ma yecˈojeˈ ta chic ralcˈual, y retaman chukaˈ chi ri Sara xa can ma yecˈojeˈ ta wi ral. Pero ma riqˈui wi riˈ riyaˈ ma xuben ta caˈiˈ rucˈuˈx, xa can xucukubaˈ rucˈuˈx chi can nibanatej na wi ri xbix chare ruma ri Dios. 20 Y ri Abraham can royoben chi can nibanatej na wi ri xbix chare ruma ri Dios y ma xuben ta caˈiˈ rucˈuˈx riche (rixin) chi xroyobej, xa can xcukeˈ wi más rucˈuˈx y xuyaˈ rukˈij rucˈojlen ri Dios. 21 Ri Abraham can jabel wi cˈa retaman chi ri Dios can cˈo uchukˈaˈ riqˈui riche (rixin) chi nuben ri rubin. 22 Y ruma chi can xucukubaˈ rucˈuˈx chi can nibanatej wi ri xbix chare ruma ri Dios, rumariˈ xtzˈetetej ruma ri Dios chi majun rumac.

23 Y ri nubij chupan ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ri tzˈibatal ca, ma xu (xe) ta wi cˈa riche (rixin) chi nikˈalajin achique rubaniquil tek ri Abraham xtzˈetetej ruma ri Dios chi majun rumac, 24 xa can riche (rixin) chukaˈ chi nikˈalajin chkawech riyoj achique rubaniquil tek yojtzˈetetej ruma ri Dios chi majun kamac, riyoj ri nikanimaj ri Dios ri xcˈason pe riche (rixin) ri Kajaf Jesús chiquicojol ri caminakiˈ. 25 Ri Jesucristo can ruma cˈa kamac riyoj tek xjach pa camic y cˈacˈariˈ xban chare ruma ri Dios chi xcˈastej pe chiquicojol ri caminakiˈ, riche (rixin) chi xuben chake chi majun kamac yojtzˈetetej ruma ri Dios.

Abraham Justified by Faith

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

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

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

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