¹Basi, Myahudi ana nini zaidi kuliko watu wengine? Au kutahiriwa kuna faida gani?

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

²Naam, iko faida kwa kila upande. Kwanza, Mungu aliwakabidhi Wayahudi ujumbe wake.

²much in every way; for first, indeed, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God;

³Lakini itakuwaje iwapo baadhi yao hawakuwa waaminifu? Je, jambo hilo litaondoa uaminifu wa Mungu?

³for what, if certain were faithless? shall their faithlessness the faithfulness of god make useless?

⁴Hata kidogo! Mungu hubaki mwaminifu daima, ingawaje kila binadamu ni mwongo. Kama Maandiko Matakatifu yasemavyo: "Kila usemapo, maneno yako ni ya haki; na katika hukumu, wewe hushinda."

⁴let it not be! and let God become true, and every man false, according as it hath been written, `That Thou mayest be declared righteous in Thy words, and mayest overcome in Thy being judged.`

⁵Lakini, ikiwa uovu wetu unathibitisha kwamba Mungu anatenda kwa haki, tutasema nini? Je, tutasema kwamba anakosa haki akituadhibu? (Hapa naongea kibinadamu).

⁵And, if our unrighteousness God`s righteousness doth establish, what shall we say? is God unrighteous who is inflicting the wrath? (after the manner of a man I speak)

⁶Hata kidogo! Ingekuwa hivyo, Mungu angewezaje kuuhukumu ulimwengu?

⁶let it not be! since how shall God judge the world?

⁷Labda utasema: "Ikiwa ukosefu wa uaminifu kwa upande wangu unamdhihirisha Mungu kuwa mwaminifu zaidi na hivyo kumpatia utukufu, basi singepaswa kuhukumiwa kuwa mwenye dhambi!"

⁷for if the truth of God in my falsehood did more abound to His glory, why yet am I also as a sinner judged?

⁸Ni sawa na kusema: tufanye maovu ili tupate mema! Ndivyo wengine walivyotukashifu kwa kutushtaki kwamba tumefundisha hivyo. Watahukumiwa wanavyostahili!

⁸and not, as we are evil spoken of, and as certain affirm us to say — `We may do the evil things, that the good ones may come?` whose judgment is righteous.

⁹Tuseme nini, basi? Je, sisi Wayahudi ni bora zaidi kuliko wengine? Hata kidogo! Kwa maana nimekwisha bainisha hapo mwanzoni kwamba Wayahudi na watu wa mataifa mengine wote wako chini ya utawala wa dhambi.

⁹What, then? are we better? not at all! for we did before charge both Jews and Greeks with being all under sin,

¹⁰Kama Maandiko Matakatifu yasemavyo: "Hakuna hata mmoja aliye mwadilifu!

¹⁰according as it hath been written — `There is none righteous, not even one;

¹¹Hakuna mtu anayeelewa, wala anayemtafuta Mungu.

¹¹There is none who is understanding, there is none who is seeking after God.

¹²Wote wamepotoka wote wamekosa; hakuna atendaye mema, hakuna hata mmoja.

¹²All did go out of the way, together they became unprofitable, there is none doing good, there is not even one.

¹³Makoo yao ni kama kaburi wazi, ndimi zao zimejaa udanganyifu, midomoni mwao mwatoka maneno yenye sumu kama ya nyoka.

¹³A sepulchre opened [is] their throat; with their tongues they used deceit; poison of asps [is] under their lips.

¹⁴Vinywa vyao vimejaa laana chungu.

¹⁴Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.

¹⁵Miguu yao iko mbioni kumwaga damu,

¹⁵Swift [are] their feet to shed blood.

¹⁶popote waendapo husababisha maafa na mateso;

¹⁶Ruin and misery [are] in their ways.

¹⁷njia ya amani hawaijui.

¹⁷And a way of peace they did not know.

¹⁸Hawajali kabisa kumcha Mungu."

¹⁸There is no fear of God before their eyes.`

¹⁹Tunajua kwamba Sheria huwahusu walio chini ya Sheria hiyo, hata hawawezi kuwa na kisingizio chochote, na ulimwengu wote uko chini ya hukumu ya Mungu.

¹⁹And we have known that as many things as the law saith, to those in the law it doth speak, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may come under judgment to God;

²⁰Maana hakuna binadamu yeyote anayekubaliwa kuwa mwadilifu mbele yake Mungu kwa kuishika Sheria; kazi ya Sheria ni kumwonyesha tu mtu kwamba ametenda dhambi.

²⁰wherefore by works of law shall no flesh be declared righteous before Him, for through law is a knowledge of sin.

²¹Lakini sasa, njia ya Mungu ya kuwakubali watu kuwa waadilifu imekwisha dhihirishwa, tena bila kutegemea Sheria. Sheria na manabii hushuhudia jambo hili.

²¹And now apart from law hath the righteousness of God been manifested, testified to by the law and the prophets,

²²Mungu huwakubali watu kuwa waadilifu kwa njia ya imani yao kwa Yesu Kristo; Mungu hufanya hivyo kwa wote wanaoamini; hakuna ubaguzi wowote.

²²and the righteousness of God [is] through the faith of Jesus Christ to all, and upon all those believing, — for there is no difference,

²³Watu wote wametenda dhambi na wametindikiwa utukufu wa Mungu.

²³for all did sin, and are come short of the glory of God —

²⁴Lakini kwa zawadi ya neema ya Mungu, watu wote hukubaliwa kuwa waadilifu kwa njia ya Yesu Kristo anayewakomboa.

²⁴being declared righteous freely by His grace through the redemption that [is] in Christ Jesus,

²⁵Mungu alimtoa Yesu kusudi, kwa damu yake, awe njia ya kuwaondolea watu dhambi zao kwa imani yao kwake. Alifanya hivyo ili apate kuonyesha kwamba yeye ni mwadilifu. Hapo zamani Mungu alikuwa mvumilivu bila kuzijali dhambi za watu;

²⁵whom God did set forth a mercy seat, through the faith in his blood, for the shewing forth of His righteousness, because of the passing over of the bygone sins in the forbearance of God —

²⁶lakini sasa, wakati huu, anazikabili dhambi za watu apate kuonyesha uadilifu wake. Kwa namna hiyo Mungu mwenyewe huonyesha kwamba yeye ni mwadilifu na kwamba humkubali kuwa mwadilifu mtu yeyote anayemwamini Yesu.

²⁶for the shewing forth of His righteousness in the present time, for His being righteous, and declaring him righteous who [is] of the faith of Jesus.

²⁷Basi, tunaweza kujivunia nini? Hakuna! Kwa nini? Je, kwa sababu ya kutimiza Sheria? La! Bali kwa sababu tunaamini.

²⁷Where then [is] the boasting? it was excluded; by what law? of works? no, but by a law of faith:

²⁸Maana mtu hukubaliwa kuwa mwadilifu kwa imani, wala si kwa kutimiza matakwa ya Sheria.

²⁸therefore do we reckon a man to be declared righteous by faith, apart from works of law.

²⁹Au je, Mungu nu Mungu wa Wayahudi tu, ama pia wa watu wa mataifa mengine? Naam, wa mataifa mengine pia.

²⁹The God of Jews only [is He], and not also of nations?

³⁰Mungu ni mmoja, naye atawakubali Wayahudi kuwa waadilifu kwa imani yao, na watu wa mataifa mengine pia kwa imani yao.

³⁰yes, also of nations; since one [is] God who shall declare righteous the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through the faith.

³¹Je, tunaitumia imani kuibatilisha Sheria? Hata kidogo; bali tunaipa Sheria thamani yake kamili.

³¹Law then do we make useless through the faith? let it not be! yea, we do establish law.