若惟屬於律法者得為嗣子、是不啻廢棄信德、而致恩諾於無效也。

若是属乎律法的人才得为后嗣，信就归于虚空，应许也就废弃了。

若是属于律法的人才是后嗣，信就落空了，应许也就失效了。

若是属于律法的人才是后嗣，信就落空了，应许也就失效了。

如果只有遵行律法的人才可以承受应许，信心就没有价值，上帝的应许也就落了空。

如果属于律法的人才能成为后嗣，信就没有作用，应许也就落空了。

这是因为，如果本于律法的才是继承人，信就落了空，应许也就无效了。

若是屬乎律法的人才得為後嗣，信就歸於虛空，應許也就廢棄了。

若是屬於律法的人才是後嗣，信就落空了，應許也就失效了。

若是屬於律法的人才是後嗣，信就落空了，應許也就失效了。

如果只有遵行律法的人才可以承受應許，信心就沒有價值，上帝的應許也就落了空。

如果屬於律法的人才能成為後嗣，信就沒有作用，應許也就落空了。

假使本着律法的人才是承受產業的，那麼信就落了空，應許也就失效了。

這是因為，如果本於律法的才是繼承人，信就落了空，應許也就無效了。

若由律者為嗣、信則虛、許亦廢矣、

若恃法為嗣子、則信歸烏有、許亦無益、

若屬律法者為嗣子、則信歸於虛、所許亦廢矣、

For if those who depend on the law are heirs, faith means nothing and the promise is worthless,

Do those who depend on the law receive the promise? If they do, faith would mean nothing. God’s promise would be worthless.

For if it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void.

If God’s promise is only for those who obey the law, then faith is not necessary and the promise is pointless.

If those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made empty and the promise nullified,

For if those who are of the Law are heirs, then faith is made void and the promise is nullified;

For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise made of no effect,

For if they that are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of none effect:

If those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made empty and the promise is canceled.

For if they which are of the law[ be] heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:

For if they become heirs by the law, faith is empty and the promise is nullified.

For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of no effect.

若云嗣業係據律法、則不復淵源於恩諾矣。然而嗣業、固天主所許於亞伯漢之恩賜也。然則律法何為而作乎？蓋人多為非作惡、乃有律法之添設、以俟承受嗣業者之來臨。且律法之制、乃由主之使者授之於居間人之手。夫既曰居間、則顯非純屬一方之事；而天主固獨一無二也。然則律法豈與恩諾相牴牾乎？無是理也。蓋所賜之律法、苟能予人以生命、則吾人所恃以成義者、誠在律法之中矣。然律法之所以將一切歸納於罪責之下者、正欲使後人篤信耶穌基督之福音、而承受天主之恩諾耳。惟在信德未興之前、吾人則受律法之監護約束、以俟行見啟示之信德。是故律法實為吾人之蒙師、所以引導吾人、達於基督、俾因信德而成義也。

群凶橫行。我主其興。

然則吾人以信德而廢律法乎？是又不然！此正吾人所以成全律法耳。

吾寧能辜負天主之恩寵哉？苟尚緣律法而求義、則基督之死、為徒然矣。』

爾既欲求義於律法之中、則與基督絕緣、而自置於恩寵之外矣。

是故人之為嗣、所緣惟信德、所恃惟慈惠；庶幾天主之恩諾、能普被眾裔、不僅限於屬法者亦且兼及具有亞伯漢之信德者。

蓋律法所立之大司祭、皆屬荏弱之人；而後來誓言所立者、則為永生至善之聖子也。

而與之合為一體。蓋予自身了無仁義、律法亦不足為恃、惟天主為仁義之泉源、而所以致之者、則惟信仰基督而已矣。

蓋律法固未曾躋一事於完成也；而一新興美滿之希望、已見曙光、吾人之得進而趨近天主者、於是乎賴。