¹What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, hath found according to the flesh?

¹ Sunu maam Ibraayma, mi nu soqikoo; nu mbiram tëdde?

²For if Abraham was justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not toward God.

² Bu fekkoonte ne Ibraayma, ci kaw i jëfam la ko Yàlla àttee ni ku jub, kon am na lu mu ci man a damoo. Waaye demewul noonu ci kanam Yàlla.

³For what saith the scripture? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.

³ Lan la Mbind mi wax ci loolu? Nee na: «Ibraayma gëm na Yàlla, te Yàlla jàppe ngëmam ni njub.»

⁴Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but as of debt.

⁴ Képp kuy liggéey dina jot peyam; te pey googu du ag may, ñaqam la.

⁵But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.

⁵ Waaye Yàlla dina àtte jub sax ki ko weddi woon; kon ku wéeruwul ciy jëfam, waaye mu gëm rekk, Yàlla dina jàppe ngëmam ni njub.

⁶Even as David also pronounceth blessing upon the man, unto whom God reckoneth righteousness apart from works,

⁶ Noonu la Daawuda birale barkeelug nit ki Yàlla jagleel njub, fekk ay jëfam taxul.

⁷[saying], Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, And whose sins are covered.

⁷ Mu ne:«Ñi ñu baal seen jàdd yoon,te seeni bàkkaar far ci kanam Yàlla,ñu barkeel lañu.

⁸Blessed is the man to whom, the Lord will not reckon sin.

⁸ Ki Boroom bi sëful ay bàkkaaram,kooka ku barkeel la.»

⁹Is this blessing then pronounced upon the circumcision, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say, To Abraham his faith was reckoned for righteousness.

⁹ Kon nag barkeel googu, ndax ñi xaraf rekk ñoo ko yeyoo? Ndax ñi xaraful it bokkuñu ci? Aaŋkay! Ndaxte wax nanu ne, Yàlla jàppe na ngëmu Ibraayma ni njub.

¹⁰How then was it reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision:

¹⁰ Kañ la ko jagleel njub nag? Ndax lu jiitu xarafam la woon, am gannaaw ga? Lu ko jiitu la woon.

¹¹and he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision; that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might be reckoned unto them;

¹¹ Ndaxte Ibraayma gëm na, te Yàlla jàppe na ngëmam ni njub, fekk booba xarafagul. Te xarafal gi, màndarga la woon ci yaramam, di firndeel ne, ku jub la woon. Noonu la Ibraayma man a nekke baayu ñépp ñi gëm, ba Yàlla man leen a àtte ni ñu jub, te xarafuñu sax.

¹²and the father of circumcision to them who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham which he had in uncircumcision.

¹² Te noonu itam la Ibraayma man a nekke baayu ñi xaraf, bu fekkee yemuñu rekk ci xaraf, waaye ñu am ngëm, ga Ibraayma sunu maam amoon lu jiitu xarafam.

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 righteousness of faith.

¹³ Ndaxte Yàlla dafa digoon Ibraayma ak ñi naroon a soqikoo ci moom, ne dinañu moom àddina si. Te dige boobu jógewul ci yoonu Musaa, waaye dafa jóge ci njub, gi Ibraayma amoon ci kanam Yàlla ci kaw ngëmam.

¹⁴For if they that are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of none effect:

¹⁴ Ndaxte su fekkee ne ñi nekk ci yoonu Musaa rekk ñooy moom àddina, kon ngëm amatul njariñ, te digeb Yàlla dafa toxu.

¹⁵for the law worketh wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there transgression.

¹⁵ Yoonu Musaa daal du def lu dul wàcce merum Yàlla ci sunu bopp; ndax fu yoon amul, jàdd yoon du fa man a am.

¹⁶For this cause [it is] of faith, that [it may be] according to grace; to the end that the promise may be sure 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

¹⁶ Kon nag loolu Yàlla dige, ngëm rekk a koy indi, ngir mu sukkandikoo yiwu Yàlla rekk. Noonu la dige bi wóore ci ñi soqikoo ci Ibraayma ñépp, du ci ñi nekk ci yoonu Musaa rekk, waaye itam ñi gëm ni Ibraayma gëme woon. Kon Ibraayma mooy sunu baay, nun ñépp.

¹⁷(as it is written, A father of many nations have I made thee) before him whom he believed, [even] God, who giveth life to the dead, and calleth the things that are not, as though they were.

¹⁷ Moom la Yàlla dogal, wax ko ci Mbind mi ne: «Def naa la baayu xeet yu bare.» Ndaxte Ibraayma gëmoon na Yàlla, miy dekkal ñi dee, tey wax ci lu amagul, mel ni dafa am.

¹⁸Who in hope believed against hope, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, So shall thy seed be.

¹⁸ Ibraayma dafa jàppoon ci ngëmam, di yaakaar, fekk bunti yaakaar yépp tëju. Moo tax mu nekk baayu xeet yu bare, ni ko Mbind mi waxe ne: «Noonu la sa askan di meli.»

¹⁹And without being weakened in faith he considered his own body now as good as dead (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb;

¹⁹ Mu xool yaramam, xam ne dee rekk a ko dese, ndax mi ngi tollu woon ci lu mat téeméeri at, waaye ba tey ngëmam wàññikuwul. Mu xam it ne, Saarata mënatul a ëmb.

²⁰yet, looking unto the promise of God, he wavered not through unbelief, but waxed strong through faith, giving glory to God,

²⁰ Waaye loolu taxul ngëmadi jàpp ko, ba muy werante ci waxu Yàlla; ngëmam sax di gën a dëgër, mu daldi sant Yàlla,

²¹and being fully assured that what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

²¹ mu wóor ko ne, loolu ko Yàlla dig, Yàlla man na koo def.

²²Wherefore also it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.

²² Moo tax «Yàlla jagleel na Ibraayma njub.»

²³Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was reckoned unto him;

²³ Waaye loolu lañu bind ne: «Yàlla jagleel na ko njub,» du Ibraayma rekk a moom wax ji.

²⁴but for our sake also, unto whom it shall be reckoned, who believe on him that raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,

²⁴ Nun itam ci wax jooju lanu bokk, te Yàlla dina nu jagleel njub, nun ñi gëm Yàlla, mi dekkal Yeesu sunu Boroom.

²⁵who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification.

²⁵ Ndaxte Yàlla jébbale na ko ngir sunuy tooñ, dekkal ko ngir àtte nu jub.