Romans — 4
The Amunah of Abraham
1 Abraham was manly, the founder of our Yahudym nation. What did Abraham discover about being made right with 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH?
2 If Abraham's good deeds had made him acceptable to 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH, Abraham would have had something to boast about. But that was not 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH’s way.
3 For the Scriptures tell us, “Abraham believed 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH, and 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH counted Abraham as righteous because of his Amunah.”
4 When people work, their wages are not a gift, but something they have earned.
5 But people are counted as righteous, not because of their work, but because of their Amunah in 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH who forgives sinners.
Daud Celebrated Amunah
6 Daud also spoke of this when he described the happiness of those who are declared righteous without working for it:
7 “Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sins are put out of sight.
8 Yes, what joy for those whose record 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH has cleared of sin.”
9 Now, is this Barakah only for the Yahudym, or is it also for the uncircumcised in the other nations? Well, we have been saying that Abraham was counted as righteous by 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH because of his Amunah.
10 But how did this happen? Was he counted as righteous only after he was circumcised, or was it before he was circumcised Clearly, 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH accepted Abraham before he was circumcised!
11 Circumcision was a sign that Abraham already had Amunah and that 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH had already accepted Abraham and declared him to be righteous, even before he was circumcised. So Abraham is the father of those who have Amunah but have not been circumcised. They are counted as righteous because of their Amunah.
12 And Abraham is also the father of those who have been circumcised, but only if they have the same kind of Amunah Abraham had before he was circumcised.
13 Clearly the promise of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH to give the whole Arath to Abraham and his descendants was based not on the obedience of Abraham to the Laws of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH, but on a right relationship with 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH that comes by Amunah.
14 If the promise of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH is only for those who obey the law, then Amunah is not necessary and the promise is pointless.
15 because the law brings about wrath; for where there is no law there is no transgression.
16 So the promise is received by Amunah. It is given as a free gift. And we are all certain to receive it, whether or not we live according to the law of Musha, if we have Amunah like Abraham. For Abraham is the father of all who believe.
17 That is what the Scriptures mean when 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH told Abraham, “I have made you the father of many nations.” This happened because Abraham believed in the 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH who brings the dead back to life and who creates new things out of nothing.
18 Even when there was no reason for hope, Abraham kept hoping and believing that he would become the father of many nations. For 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH had said to Abraham, “That Abraham will have many descendants!”
19 And Abraham’s Amunah did not weaken, even though, at about one hundred years of age, Abraham figured his body was as good as dead and so was Sarah’s womb.
20 But Abraham never wavered in believing 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH’s promise. In fact Abraham Amunah grew stronger, and in this Abraham brought Kabad to 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH.
21 Abraham was fully convinced that 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH is able to do whatever he promises.
22 And because of Abraham’s Amunah, 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH counted him as righteous.
23 And when 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH counted Abraham as righteous, it was not just for Abraham’s benefit alone. It was recorded him
24 And also for our benefit too, assuring us that 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH will also count us as righteous if we believe in HIM, the 𐤀𐤋𐤅𐤄_ALUAH who raised 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏_YAHUSHA our Master from the dead.
25 For 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏_YAHUSHA was handed over to die because of our sins, and 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏_YAHUSHA was raised to life to make us right with 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH.