نامۀ پولُس رسول به رومیان

فصل سوم

۱پس یهودیان چه برتری بر غیر یهودیان دارند؟ یا ختنه کردن چه ارزشی دارد؟ ۲البته که از هر لحاظ ارزش فراوان دارد. اول آن که خدا کلام خود را به یهودیان سپرد. ۳اما اگر بعضی از آنها وفادار نبودند، چه باید گفت؟ آیا بی وفایی آنها وفاداری خدا را باطل می سازد؟ ۴ هرگز نه! حتی اگر همۀ انسانها دروغگو باشند، خدا راستگو است. چنان که نوشته شده است:

«کلامی که گفته ای راست بوده

و داوری تو عادلانه است.»

۵از دیدگاه انسانی چنین گفته می شود: «اگر بی عدالتی ما عدالت خدا را آشکار می سازد، پس آیا می توانیم بگوییم که وقتی خدا ما را مجازات می کند، بی انصافی می کند؟» ۶هرگز نه! اگر خدا عادل نباشد، چطور می تواند دنیا را داوری کند؟

۷اما اگر دروغ من در مقابل راستی خدا، جلال او را بیشتر آشکار می کند، پس چرا من به عنوان گناهکار محکوم می شوم؟ ۸پس چرا نگوییم «بیایید بدی کنیم تا از آن خوبی به بار آید؟» عده یی به ما تهمت می زنند که گویا ما چنین چیزی گفته ایم. چنین اشخاص سزاوار محکومیت هستند.

هیچ کس در حضور خدا عادل نیست

۹پس چه باید گفت؟ آیا ما یهودیان نسبت به دیگران وضع بهتری داریم؟ نه، به هیچ صورت، زیرا که ما قبلاً اشاره کردیم که یهودیان و غیر یهودیان، هر دو اسیر گناه هستند. ۱۰ چنان که در نوشته های پیامبران آمده است:

«حتی یک نفر هم وجود ندارد که عادل باشد.

۱۱یک نفر وجود ندارد که فهمیده باشد و کسی نیست که خدا را بجوید.

۱۲همه گمراه گشته

و با هم فاسد شده اند.

کسی نیست که نیکوکار باشد،

حتی یک نفر عادل هم وجود ندارد.

۱۳ گلوی شان مانند قبرِ باز است،

زبان شان را برای فریب دادن به کار می برند،

و از لبهای شان سخنان کُشنده مانند زهر مار جاری است.

۱۴ دهان شان پُر از لعنت کردن و سخنان تلخ است،

۱۵ و پاهای شان برای ریختن خون شتابان است.

۱۶به هر جا که می روند، ویرانی و بدبختی بجا می گذارند،

۱۷و راه صلح و سلامتی را نشناخته اند.

۱۸ خدا ترسی به فکر شان نیست.»

۱۹اکنون آگاه شده ایم که آنچه شریعت موسی می گوید، خطاب به کسانی است که تابع حکم شریعت هستند تا هر دهانی بسته شود و تمام دنیا در حضور خدا محکوم شناخته شود. ۲۰ از این رو هیچ انسانی با انجام احکام شریعت در نظر خدا عادل شمرده نمی شود. اما شریعت، گناه را به ما می شناساند.

به وسیلۀ ایمان عادل شمرده می شویم

۲۱اما اکنون بدون در نظر گرفتن شریعت، عدالت خدا آشکار گردیده است، اگر چه شریعت موسی و پیامبران هم آن را تأیید می کنند. ۲۲ این عدالت از راه ایمان به عیسای مسیح به دست می آید. خدا همۀ آنهایی را عادل می شمارد که به مسیح ایمان دارند و در این مورد هیچ تفاوت بین یهودی و غیر یهودی نیست، ۲۳زیرا همه گناه کرده و از جلال خدا دور مانده اند. ۲۴اما با فیض خدا و نجات به وسیلۀ عیسای مسیح، بخشش رایگان خدا را دریافت می دارند تا عادل شمرده شوند. ۲۵خدا مسیح را به عنوان کُفارۀ گناهان قرار داد، کُفاره ای که توسط خون مسیح و از راه ایمان به او به دست می آید. خدا با این کار عدالت خود را ثابت نمود، زیرا به سبب بردباری خود، گناهان گذشته را نادیده گرفت. ۲۶خدا عدالتش را همین حالا در زمان ما ثابت کرد تا خودش عادل باشد و هر کسی را که به عیسای مسیح ایمان آورد، عادل بشمارد.

۲۷پس به چه می توانیم افتخار کنیم؟ به هیچ چیز! بر اساس کدام قانون؟ آیا بر اعمال شریعت می توانیم افتخار کنیم؟ نه، بلکه بر اساس قانون ایمان. ۲۸زیرا ما یقین داریم که به وسیلۀ ایمان، بدون اجرای اعمال شریعت عادل شمرده می شویم. ۲۹آیا خدا، فقط خدای یهودیان است؟ مگر خدای غیر یهودیان هم نیست؟ بلی، خدای غیر یهودیان نیز می باشد. ۳۰ خدا یکتا است و یهودیان را بر اساس ایمان و غیر یهودیان را نیز بر اساس همان ایمان، عادل می شمارد. ۳۱پس آیا شریعت موسی را با ایمان باطل می سازیم؟ هرگز نه! بلکه آن را استوار می سازیم.

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