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Abraham quipia itemaquixtilis itechcopa itlaneltoc

¿Tlinon, tej, tiquijtosquej ica Abraham yejhuan toachtojtaj? Tla Dios quimaca cuenta ica itlajtlacolhuan yoquitlaxtlau ipampa on tlajtlamach yejhuan oquichiu, sa no Abraham huelisquia nohueyimatisquia ipampa on tlen cuajli oquichiu. Pero Abraham xitlaj oquichiu para huelis nohuiyimatis ixpan Dios. ¿Tlinon, tej, quijtohua on Yectlajcuilojli? On Yectlajcuilojli ijquin quijtohua: “Abraham oquineltocac Dios niman san yejhua ica on, Dios oquiselij quen se yejhuan yolmelajqui.” Aman, tej, tla yacaj tequiti, quimacaj itlaxtlahuil niman on xsan quitlayocoliaj, yej quimacaj pampa quitlani ica on itequiu. Pero xacaj hueli quitlani temaquixtilistli ican on tlen quichihua, pampa in temaquixtilistli se tetlayocolijli para tlajtlacolejquej. Yejhua ica se tlacatl ica oncaj quineltocas Dios para Dios quimaca cuenta ica itlajtlacolhuan yoquitlaxtlau. No ijqui David quijtohua ica on tlacatl quipia hueyi tlatiochihualistli yejhuan Dios quiselia quen yolmelajqui masqui xoquichiu tlajtlamach tlen cuajli. Ijquin oquijtoj David:

Tlatiochijtin on yejhuan Dios yoquintlapojpolhuilij nochi on tlen xcuajli oquichijquej niman quipopolohua intlajtlacol. Sanoyej tlatiochiutli on tlacatl yejhuan aquin toTeco xquichihuilia cuenta itlajtlacolhuan.

¿San on yejhuan hebreos quipiasquej in tlatiochihualistli? ¡Ca! On yejhuan xhebreos no quipiasquej in tlatiochihualistli. Otiquijtojquej san pampa Abraham oquineltocac, Dios oquiselij quen se yejhuan yolmelajqui. 10 Pero ¿quemanon ijcon oquiselij? ¿Ijcon oquiselij ijcuac ye quipia on nescayotl itoca circuncisión noso achtoj? Dios oquiselij Abraham quen yolmelajqui ijcuac xe quiseliaya on nescayotl. 11 Abraham saquin oquiselij on nescayotl. Niman icircuncisión yejhua señal noso sello ipampa itlaneltoc ica Dios oquiselij quen se yejhuan yolmelajqui. Pampa Dios oquiselij Abraham quen yolmelajqui ijcuac xe quinotlaliliaya icircuncisión, Abraham nochihua quen se tajtli para nochimej on yejhuan quineltocaj Dios, masqui xquipiaj circuncisión. Ijcon, tej, Dios quinselia quen on yejhuan yolmelajquej. 12 Abraham no quen se tajtli para on yejhuan quipiaj on nescayotl itoca circuncisión. Pero yejhua xintaj pampa quipiaj on nescayotl ipan inacayo, yej pampa yejhuamej quipiaj intlaneltoc quen totataj Abraham oquipix ijcuac xe quinotlaliliaya circuncisión.

Itechcopa intlaneltoc quiseliaj on tlen Dios oquimprometerohuilij

13 Dios oquinmelajcaijlij Abraham ihuan ihuejcaconehuan ica quiselisquej in tlalticpactli quen inherencia. Pero Dios xoquimelajcaijlij yejhua in pampa Abraham oquitlacamat on tlanahuatijli, yej pampa oquineltocac Dios niman yejhua ica Dios oquiselij quen se yejhuan yolmelajqui. 14 Tla Dios quinmacasquia herencia san pampa quitlacamatij on tlanahuatijli, tla ijcon xitlaj ica tlapalehuisquia on tlaneltoctli, niman on tlen Dios oquimelajcaijlij quipolosquia ihueyilis. 15 Campa oncaj on tlanahuatijli niman xquitlacamatij, no oncaj castigo. Pero campa xoncaj on tlanahuatijli, no xoncaj on xtetlacamatilistli.

16 Yejhua ica Dios oquimprometerohuilij se herencia para quiselisquej tla quineltocasquej. On tlen Dios oquimelajcaijlij sa melajcaoncaj para nochimej ihuejcaconehuan Abraham pampa yejhua quimpialia ican iteicnelilis. Yejhua on tlen Dios oquinmelajcaijlij xsan para yejhuamej on yejhuan on tlanahuatijli quintlacamati, yej no para nochimej on yejhuan tlaneltocaj quen Abraham otlaneltocac. Yejhua quen totaj para tinochimej. 17 On, tej, Yectlajcuilojli ijquin quijtohua: “Onimitztlalij titajtli niman mohuejcaconehuan nochayahuasquej ipan miyec países.” Ixpan Dios yejhuan Abrajam oquineltocac, Abraham yejhua tajtli. Dios sa no yejhua quinyolitia on mimiquej, niman yejhua san ican itlanahuatil quichihua para ma onyaj on yejhuan hasta aman xe oncaj.

18 Masqui nesiya ica in tlen Dios oquinmelajcaijlij xhuelisquia nochihuasquia, Abraham otlamachix niman otlaneltocac niman yejhua ica Dios oquitlalij tajtli yejhuan ihuejcaconehuan onochayajquej ipan miyec países ijcon quen Dios yoquijlijca: “Mohuejcaconehuan miyequej yesquej.” 19 Ijcuac Abraham oquixtlaloj itetzacalis Sara niman ica sa no yejhua Abraham ye nisiu para miquis pampa itlalnacayo ye quipiaya canaj cien xipan, xoquipoloj itlaneltoc. 20 Yejhua, tej, xoometlamat nion oquipoloj itlaneltoc itech on tlen Dios oquimelajcaijlica. Yej itlaneltoc onoscaltij más cojtic niman oquihueyilij Dios. 21 Yejhua ican nochi iyojlo quimatzticatca ica Dios quipia poder para quichihuas nochi tlen oquimelajcaijlij. 22 Yejhua ica, tej, ipampa itlaneltoc, Dios oquiselij quen se yejhuan yolmelajqui.

23 On tlajtoltin yejhuan quijtohua ica Dios oquiselij quen se yejhuan yolmelajqui, xonijcuiloj san para Abraham. 24 Yej no onijcuiloj para tejhuamej yejhuan Dios no techselia quen on yejhuan tiyolmelajquej. Ijquin techselia pampa ticneltocaj yejhua aquin quiyolitij toTeco Jesucristo ijcuac omic, niman oquetzteu ipan itlalcon. 25 San ipampa totlajtlacol, toTeco Jesús oquimictijquej. Niman quemaj yejhua oyoliu san para Dios huelis techmacas cuenta ica totlajtlacolhuan yoquitlaxtlau.

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