¹What then [is] the superiority of the Jew? or what the profit of circumcision?

¹Koa inona ary no tombony ananan'ny Jiosy, ary inona koa no soa avy amin'ny famorana?

²Much every way: and first, indeed, that to them were entrusted the oracles of God.

²Be ihany amin'ny zavatra rehetra: voalohany, izy no notolorana ny tenin'Andriamanitra ho adidiny.

³For what? if some have not believed, shall their unbelief make the faith of God of none effect?

³Fa ahoana kosa ary? Raha tsy nino ny sasany, moa ny tsi-finoanay va hahafoana ny fahamarinan'Andriamanitra?

⁴Far be the thought: but let God be true, and every man false; according as it is written, So that thou shouldest be justified in thy words, and shouldest overcome when thou art in judgment.

⁴Sanatria izany! Aoka Andriamanitra no ho marina, fa ny olona rehetra kosa ho mpandainga; araka ny voasoratra hoe: Mba hohamarinina amin'ny teninao Hianao, Ary hahery, rehefa manana ady (Sal. 51. 4). [Na: tsaraina]

⁵But if our unrighteousness commend God's righteousness, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak according to man.

⁵Fa raha ny tsi-fahamarinantsika no mampiseho ny fahamarinan'Andriamanitra, ahoana ary no holazaintsika? Tsy marina angaha Andriamanitra Izay mandatsaka ny fahatezerany! - miteny araka ny fanaon'ny olona aho -

⁶Far be the thought: since how shall God judge the world?

⁶Sanatria izany! Fa raha izany, hataon'Andriamanitra ahoana no fitsara izao tontolo izao?

⁷For if the truth of God, in my lie, has more abounded to his glory, why yet am *I* also judged as a sinner?

⁷Fa raha ny fahamarinan'Andriamanitra kosa no nitombo tamin'ny laingako ho voninahiny, nahoana aho no mbola tsaraina ho mpanota indray?

⁸and not, according as we are injuriously charged, and according as some affirm that we say, Let us practise evil things, that good ones may come? whose judgment is just.

⁸Ary nahoana no tsy hanao ratsy hihavian'ny soa isika,- araka ny anendrikendrehana anay sy ny filazan'ny sasany anay. Marina ny fanamelohana ireny.

⁹What then? are we better? No, in no wise: for we have before charged both Jews and Greeks with being all under sin:

⁹Ahoana ary? Manan-kavaly va isika? Tsia tsy akory; fa efa voalazantsika rahateo ho mpanota avokoa na ny Jiosy na ny jentilisa; [Na: Latsaka noho ireny va isika?] [ Gr. Grika]

¹⁰according as it is written, There is not a righteous [man], not even one;

¹⁰araka ny voasoratra hoe: Tsy misy marina na dia iray akory aza;

¹¹there is not the [man] that understands, there is not one that seeks after God.

¹¹Tsy misy izay mahafantatra, Tsy misy izay mitady an'Andriamanitra.

¹²All have gone out of the way, they have together become unprofitable; there is not one that practises goodness, there is not so much as one:

¹²Samy nania avokoa izy rehetra, Samy tsy mahasoa avokoa izy rehetra; Tsy misy izay manao ny tsara na dia iray akory aza (Sal. 14. 1-3).

¹³their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; asps' poison [is] under their lips:

¹³Fasana misokatra ny tendany; Ny lelany no anaovany fitaka (Sal. 5. 9); Ny poizin'ny menarana no ao ambanin'ny molony (Sal. 140. 3);

¹⁴whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness;

¹⁴Feno ozona sy fangidiana ny vavany (Sal. 10. 7);

¹⁵swift their feet to shed blood;

¹⁵Ny tongony mimaona handatsa-drà;

¹⁶ruin and misery [are] in their ways,

¹⁶Fandravana sy fandringanana no eo amin'ny alehany;

¹⁷and way of peace they have not known:

¹⁷Ary ny lalan'ny fiadanana dia tsy fantany (Isa. 59. 7, 8);

¹⁸there is no fear of God before their eyes.

¹⁸Tsy misy fahatahorana an'Andriamanitra eo anoloan'ny masony (Sal. 36. 1).

¹⁹Now we know that whatever the things the law says, it speaks to those under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world be under judgment to God.

¹⁹Ary fantatsika fa izay zavatra lazain'ny lalàna dia lazainy amin'izay manana ny lalàna, mba ho voatampina avokoa ny vava rehetra, ka hiharan'ny fitsaran'Andriamanitra izao tontolo izao,

²⁰Wherefore by works of law no flesh shall be justified before him; for by law [is] knowledge of sin.

²⁰satria tsy misy nofo hohamarinina amin'ny asan'ny lalàna eo anatrehany; fa ny lalàna no ahazoana ny fahalalana marina ny amin'ny ota.

²¹But now without law righteousness of God is manifested, borne witness to by the law and the prophets;

²¹[Ny fanamarinan'Andriamanitra maimaimpoana ny mino an'i Kristy] Fa ankehitriny dia efa naharihary ny fahamarinana avy amin'Andriamanitra, tsy amin'ny lalàna anefa, fa ambaran'ny lalàna sy ny mpaminany,

²²righteousness of God by faith of Jesus Christ towards all, and upon all those who believe: for there is no difference;

²²dia ny fahamarinana avy amin'Andriamanitra amin'ny finoana an'i Jesosy Kristy ho an'izay rehetra mino; fa tsy misy hafa, [ Ampio hoe: (ho an'ny olona rehetra sy)]

²³for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

²³fa samy efa nanota izy rehetra ka tsy manana ny voninahitra avy amin'Andriamanitra,

²⁴being justified freely by his grace through the redemption which [is] in Christ Jesus;

²⁴nefa hamarinina maimaimpoana amin'ny fahasoavany izy noho ny fanavotana izay ao amin'i Kristy Jesosy,

²⁵whom God has set forth a mercy-seat, through faith in his blood, for [the] shewing forth of his righteousness, in respect of the passing by the sins that had taken place before, through the forbearance of God;

²⁵Izay nasehon'Andriamanitra tamin'ny ràny ho fanavotana amin'ny finoana, hanehoana ny fahamarinany amin'ny tsy namalian'Andriamanitra ny fahotana lasa tamin'ny nandeferany, [ Na: fanatitra fampiononam-pahatezerana]

²⁶for [the] shewing forth of his righteousness in the present time, so that he should be just, and justify him that is of [the] faith of Jesus.

²⁶mba hanehoana ny fahamarinany ankehitriny, mba ho marina Izy sady hanamarina izay manana finoana an'i Jesosy.

²⁷Where then [is] boasting? It has been excluded. By what law? of works? Nay, but by law of faith;

²⁷Aiza ary ny fireharehana? Efa foana izany. Amin'ny lalàna manao ahoana? amin'ny lalàn'ny asa va? Tsia; fa amin'ny lalàn'ny finoana.

²⁸for we reckon that a man is justified by faith, without works of law.

²⁸Koa amin'izany dia ataontsika fa finoana no anamarinana ny olona, fa tsy ny asan'ny lalàna.

²⁹Is [God] the God of Jews only? is he not of [the] nations also? Yea, of nations also:

²⁹Andriamanitry ny Jiosy ihany va Izy? fa tsy mba an'ny jentilisa koa? Eny, an'ny jentilisa koa;

³⁰since indeed [it is] one God who shall justify [the] circumcision on the principle of faith, and uncircumcision by faith.

³⁰fa iray ihany Andriamanitra, Izay hanamarina ny voafora noho ny finoana, ary ny tsy voafora amin'ny finoana.Koa mahafoana ny lalàna amin'ny finoana va isika? Sanatria izany! fa mampiorina tsara ny lalàna isika.

³¹Do we then make void law by faith? Far be the thought: [no,] but we establish law.

³¹Koa mahafoana ny lalàna amin'ny finoana va isika? Sanatria izany! fa mampiorina tsara ny lalàna isika.