Romans 3

NEW JERUSALEM	STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH
1 Is there any benefit, then, in being a Jew? Is there any advantage in being circumcised?	1 וְעַתָּה מַה־הוּא יִתְרוֹן הַיְּהוּדִי וּמַה־הִיא תּוֹעֶלֶת הַמִּילָה
2 A great deal, in every way. First of al , it was to the Jews that the message of God was entrusted.	2 הַרְבֵּה מִכָּל־פָּנִים בָּרִאשׁוֹן כִּי־הָפְקְדוּ בְיָדָם דִּבְרֵי אֱלֹהִים
3 What if some of them were unfaithful? Do you think their lack of faith could cancel God's faithfulness?	3 כִּי מַה־הוּא אִם־מִקְצָתָם לֹא הֶאֱמִינוּ הַיְבַטֵּל חֶסְרוֹן אֱמוּנָתָם אֶת־אֱמוּנַת אֱלֹהִים
4 Out of the question! God wil always be true even if no human being can be relied on. As scripturesays: That you may show your saving justice when you pass sentence and your victory may appear when yougive judgement.	4 חָלִילָה אֲבָל יְהִי הָאֵל הוּא הַנֶּאֱמָן וְכָל־הָאָדָם כֹּזֵב כַּכָּתוּב לְמַעַן־תִּצְדַּק בִּדְבָרֶךָ תִּזְכֶּה בְשָׁפְטֶךָ
5 But if our injustice serves to bring God's saving justice into view, can we say that God is unjust when --to use human terms -- he brings his retribution down on us?	5 וְאִם־עַוְלָתֵנוּ תְּרוֹמֵם אֶת־צִדְקַת הָאֱלֹהִים מַה־נֹּאמַר הֲכִי יֶשׁ־עָוֶל בֵּאלֹהִים הַמְשַׁלֵּחַ חֲרוֹן אַפּוֹ לְפִי דֶרֶךְ בְּנֵי־אָדָם אָנֹכִי מְדַבֵּר
6 Out of the question! It would mean that God could not be the judge of the world.	6 חָלִילָה שֶׁאִם־כֵּן אֵיךְ־יִשְׁפֹּט הָאֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָעוֹלָם
7 You might as wel say that if my untruthfulness makes God demonstrate his truthfulness, to his greaterglory, then I should not be judged to be a sinner at al .	7 כִּי אִם־עַל־יְדֵי כְזָבִי תִּרְבֶּה וְתִפְרֹץ אֱמֶת אֱלֹהִים לִתְהִלָּתוֹ לָמָּה זֶּה אֲנִי אֶשָּׁפֵט עוֹד כְּחוֹטֵא
8 In this case, the slanderous report some people are spreading would be true, that we teach that oneshould do evil that good may come of it. In fact such people are justly condemned.	8 וְלֹא נַעֲשֶׂה כִּדְבַר מְחָרֲפֵינוּ וּמִקְצָת מוֹצִיאֵי דִבָּה עָלֵינוּ לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה אֹמְרִים נַעֲשֶׂה הָרַע לְמַעַן יֵצֵא הַטּוֹב אֲשֶׁר דִּינָם יָבֹא עֲלֵיהֶם בְּצֶדֶק
9 Wel : are we any better off? Not at al : we have already indicted Jews and Greeks as being al alikeunder the dominion of sin.	9 וְעַתָּה מַה־הוּא הֲיֶשׁ־לָנוּ מַעֲלָה יְתֵרָה לֹא בִמְאוּמָה כְּבָר הוֹכַחְנוּ כִּי גַם־הַיְּהוּדִים גַּם־הַיְּוָנִים כֻּלָּם הֵם תַּחַת הַחֵטְא
10 As scripture says: Not one of them is upright, not a single one,	10 כַּכָּתוּב אֵין צַדִּיק אֵין גַּם־אֶחָד
11 not a single one is wise, not a single one seeks God.	11 אֵין מַשְׂכִּיל אֵין־דֹּרֵשׁ אֶת־אֱלֹהִים
12 Al have turned away, all alike turned sour, not one of them does right, not a single one.	12 הַכֹּל סָר יַחְדָּו נֶאֱלָחוּ אֵין עֹשֵׂה־טוֹב אֵין גַּם־אֶחָד
13 Their throats are wide -- open graves, their tongues seductive. Viper's venom behind their lips;	13 קֶבֶר פָּתוּחַ גְּרוֹנָם לְשׁוֹנָם יַחֲלִיקוּן חֲמַת עַכְשׁוּב תַּחַת שְׂפָתֵימוֹ
14 their speech is ful of cursing and bitterness.	14 אֲשֶׁר אָלָה פִּיהֶם מָלֵא וּמְרֹרוֹת
15 Their feet quick to shed innocent blood,	15 רַגְלֵיהֶם יְמַהֲרוּ לִשְׁפָּךְ־דָּם
16 wherever they go there is havoc and ruin.	16 שֹׁד וָשֶׁבֶר בִּמְסִלֹּתָם
17 They do not know the way of peace,	17 וְדֶרֶךְ שָׁלוֹם לֹא יָדָעוּ
18 there is no fear of God before their eyes.	18 אֵין־פַּחַד אֱלֹהִים לְנֶגֶד עֵינֵיהֶם
19 Now we are wel aware that whatever the Law says is said for those who are subject to the Law, sothat every mouth may be silenced, and the whole world brought under the judgement of God.	19 וַאֲנַחְנוּ יָדַעְנוּ כִּי כָל־מַה־שֶּׁאָמְרָה הַתּוֹרָה מְדַבֶּרֶת אֶל־אֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר תַּחַת הַתּוֹרָה לְמַעַן יִסָּכֵר כָּל־פֶּה וְהָיָה כָל־הָעוֹלָם מְחֻיָּב לִפְנֵי אֱלֹהִים
20 So then, no human being can be found upright at the tribunal of God by keeping the Law; al that theLaw does is to tell us what is sinful.	20 יַעַן אֲשֶׁר מִמַּעֲשֵׂי הַתּוֹרָה לֹא־יִצְדַּק לְפָנָיו כָּל־בָּשָׂר כִּי עַל־יְדֵי הַתּוֹרָה דַּעַת הַחֵטְא
21 God's saving justice was witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, but now it has been revealedaltogether apart from law:	21 וְעַתָּה בִּבְלִי תוֹרָה צִדְקַת אֱלֹהִים לָאוֹר יָצָאָה אֲשֶׁר הֵעִידוּ עָלֶיהָ הַתּוֹרָה וְהַנְּבִיאִים
22 God's saving justice given through faith in Jesus Christ to al who believe.	22 וְהִיא צִדְקַת אֱלֹהִים בֶּאֱמוּנַת יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ אֶל־כֹּל וְעַל־כֹּל אֲשֶׁר הֶאֱמִינוּ בוֹ כִּי אֵין הַבְדֵּל
23 No distinction is made: all have sinned and lack God's glory,	23 כִּי־כֻלָּם חָטָאוּ וְחַסְרֵי־כְבוֹד אֱלֹהִים הֵמָּה
24 and all are justified by the free gift of his grace through being set free in Christ Jesus.	24 וְנִצְדְּקוּ חִנָּם בְּחַסְדּוֹ עַל־יְדֵי הַפְּדוּת אֲשֶׁר הָיְתָה בַּמָּשִׁיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ
25 God appointed him as a sacrifice for reconciliation, through faith, by the shedding of his blood, and soshowed his justness; first for the past, when sins went unpunished because he held his hand;	25 אֲשֶׁר שָׂמוֹ הָאֱלֹהִים לְפָנֵינוּ לְכַפֹּרֶת עַל־יְדֵי הָאֱמוּנָה בְּדָמוֹ לְהַרְאוֹת אֶת־צִדְקָתוֹ אַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר־הֶעֱבִיר אֶת־הַחֲטָאִים שֶׁנַּעֲשֹוּ לְפָנִים בְּעֵת חֶמְלַת אֱלֹהִים
26 and now again for the present age, to show how he is just and justifies everyone who has faith inJesus.	26 לְהַרְאוֹת אֶת־צִדְקָתוֹ בָּעֵת הַזֹּאת לִהְיוֹתוֹ צַדִּיק וּמַצְדִּיק אֶת־בֶּן־אֱמוּנַת יֵשׁוּעַ
27 So what becomes of our boasts? There is no room for them. On what principle- that only actionscount? No; that faith is what counts,	27 וְעַתָּה אַיֵּה הַהִתְהַלְלוּת הֲלֹא נִשְׁבָּתָה וְעַל־יְדֵי תוֹרַת־מָה הַעַל־יְדֵי־תוֹרַת הַמַּעֲשִׂים לֹא כִּי עַל־יְדֵי תּוֹרַת הָאֱמוּנָה
28 since, as we see it, a person is justified by faith and not by doing what the Law tel s him to do.	28 לָכֵן נַחֲשֹׁב כִּי בֶאֱמוּנָה יִצְדַּק הָאָדָם בִּבְלִי מַעֲשֵׂי תוֹרָה
29 Do you think God is the God only of the Jews, and not of gentiles too? Most certainly of gentiles too,	29 אוֹ הַאֱלֹהִים רַק אֱלֹהֵי הַיְּהוּדִים הֲלֹא גַם אֱלֹהֵי הַגּוֹיִם אָכֵן גַּם־אֱלֹהֵי הַגּוֹיִם הוּא
30 since there is only one God; he will justify the circumcised by their faith, and he will justify theuncircumcised through their faith.	30 כִּי אֶחָד הָאֱלֹהִים הַמַּצְדִּיק אֶת־הַמּוּלִים מִתּוֹךְ הָאֱמוּנָה וְאֶת־הָעֲרֵלִים עַל־יְדֵי הָאֱמוּנָה
31 Are we saying that the Law has been made pointless by faith? Out of the question; we are placing theLaw on its true footing.	31 וְעַתָּה הַמְבַטְּלִים אֲנַחְנוּ אֶת־הַתּוֹרָה עַל־יְדֵי הָאֱמוּנָה חָלִילָה אַךְ מְקַיְּמִים אֲנַחְנוּ אֶת־הַתּוֹרָה