Romans:Chapter 4
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| 1那麼，我們對於按照血統作我們祖宗的亞巴郎，可以說什麼呢？ | 1What shall we say then that Abraham hath found, who is our father according to the flesh. |
| 2如果亞巴郎是由於行為，成為義人，他就可以自誇了；但不是在天主前， | 2For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory, but not before God. |
| 3因為經上說：「亞巴郎信了天主，天主就以此算為他的正義。」 | 3For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice. |
| 4給工作的人工資，不算是恩惠，而是還債； | 4Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned according to grace, but according to debt. |
| 5但為那沒有工作，而信仰那使不虔敬的人復義之主的，這人的信德為他便算是正義，這纔是恩惠。 | 5But to him that worketh not, yet believeth in him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reputed to justice, according to the purpose of the grace of God. |
| 6正如達味也稱那沒有功行，而蒙天主恩賜算為正義的人，是有福的一樣： | 6As David also termeth the blessedness of a man, to whom God reputeth justice without works: |
| 7「罪惡蒙赦免，過犯得遮掩的人，是有福的； | 7Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. |
| 8上主不歸咎於他的人，是有福的。」 | 8Blessed is the man to whom the Lord hath not imputed sin. |
| 9那麼，這種福分是僅加於受割損的人呢？還是也加於未受割損的人呢？我們說過：「亞巴郎的信德為他算為正義。」 | 9This blessedness then, doth it remain in the circumcision only, or in the uncircumcision also? For we say that unto Abraham faith was reputed to justice. |
| 10那麼，由什麼時候算起呢？是在他受割損以後呢？還是在他未受割損的時候呢？不是在他受割損以後，而是在他未受割損的時候。 | 10How then was it reputed? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision. |
| 11他後來領受了割損的標記，只是作為他未受割損時，因信德獲得正義的印證。如此，亞巴郎作了一切未受割損而相信的人的父親，使他們也同樣因信德而算為正義； | 11And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the justice of the faith, which he had, being uncircumcised; that he might be the father of all them that believe, being uncircumcised, that unto them also it may be reputed to justice: |
| 12同時也作受割損者的父親，就是那些不僅受割損，而且也追隨我們的祖宗亞巴郎，在未受割損時所走的信德之路的人。 | 12And might be the father of circumcision; not to them only, that are of the circumcision, but to them also that follow the steps of the faithful, that is in the uncircumcision of our father Abraham. |
| 13因為許給亞巴郎和他的後裔的恩許，使他作世界的承繼者，並不是藉着法律，而是藉着因信德而獲得的正義， | 13For not through the law was the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, that he should be heir of the world; but through the justice of faith. |
| 14因為假使屬於法律的人纔是承繼者，那麼信德便是空虛的，恩許就失了效力， | 14For if they who are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, the promise is made of no effect. |
| 15因為法律只能激起天主的義怒：那裏沒有法律，那裏就沒有違 犯。 | 15For the law worketh wrath. For where there is no law, neither is there transgression. |
| 16為此，一切都是由於信德，為的是一切都本着恩寵，使恩許為亞巴郎所有的一切後裔堅定不移，不僅為那屬於法律的後裔，而且也為那有亞巴郎信德的後裔，因為他是我們眾人的父親， | 16Therefore is it of faith, that according to grace the promise might be firm to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, |
| 17正如經上所載：「我已立你為萬民之父」；亞巴郎是在他所信的天主面前，就是在叫死者復活，叫那不存在的成為存在的那位面前，作我們眾人的父親。 | 17(As it is written: I have made thee a father of many nations,) before God, whom he believed, who quickeneth the dead; and calleth those things that are not, as those that are. |
| 18他在絕望中仍懷着希望而相信了，因此便成了萬民之父，正如向他所預許的：「你的後裔也要這樣多。」 | 18Who against hope believed in hope; that he might be made the father of many nations, according to that which was said to him: So shall thy seed be. |
| 19他雖然快一百歲，明知自己的身體已經衰老，撒辣的胎也已絕孕；但他的信心卻沒有衰弱， | 19And he was not weak in faith; neither did he consider his own body now dead, whereas he was almost an hundred years old, nor the dead womb of Sara. |
| 20對於天主的恩許總沒有因不信而猶疑，反而信心堅固，歸光榮於天主， | 20In the promise also of God he staggered not by distrust; but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God: |
| 21且滿心相信天主所應許的，必予完成。 | 21Most fully knowing, that whatsoever he has promised, he is able also to perform. |
| 22天主就以此算為他的正義。 | 22And therefore it was reputed to him unto justice. |
| 23「算為他的正義」這句話，不是單為他個人寫的， | 23Now it is not written only for him, that it was reputed to him unto justice, |
| 24而且也是為了我們這些將來得算為正義的人，即我們這些相信天主使我們的主耶穌，由死者中復活的人寫的； | 24But also for us, to whom it shall be reputed, if we believe in him, that raised up Jesus Christ, our Lord, from the dead, |
| 25這耶穌曾為了我們的過犯被交付，又為了使我們成義而復活。 | 25Who was delivered up for our sins, and rose again for our justification. |
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