غَلاطِيَّة 3

١ 1 يَا أَهْلَ غَلاطِيَّةَ الأَغْبِيَاءَ! مَنْ سَحَرَ عُقُولَكُمْ، أَنْتُمُ الَّذِينَ قَدْ رُسِمَ أَمَامَ أَعْيُنِكُمْ يَسُوعُ الْمَسِيحُ وَهُوَ مَصْلُوبٌ؟

Foolish Galatians, who has cunningly deceived you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was openly set forth as crucified?

٢ 2 أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَسْتَعْلِمَ مِنْكُمْ هَذَا الأَمْرَ فَقَطْ: أَعَلَى أَسَاسِ الْعَمَلِ بِمَا فِي الشَّرِيعَةِ نِلْتُمُ الرُّوحَ، أَمْ عَلَى أَسَاسِ الإِيمَانِ بِالْبِشَارَةِ؟

I just want to learn this from you. Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?

٣ 3 أَإِلَى هَذَا الْحَدِّ أَنْتُمْ أَغْبِيَاءُ؟ أَبَعْدَمَا ابْتَدَأْتُمْ بِالرُّوحِ تُكَمَّلُونَ بِالْجَسَدِ؟

Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now completed in the flesh?

٤ 4 وَهَلْ كَانَ اخْتِبَارُكُمُ الطَّوِيلُ بِلا جَدْوَى، إِنْ كَانَ حَقّاً بِلا جَدْوَى؟

Did you suffer so many things in vain, if it is indeed in vain?

٥ 5 فَذَاكَ الَّذِي يَهَبُكُمُ الرُّوحَ، وَيُجْرِي مُعْجِزَاتٍ فِي مَا بَيْنَكُمْ، أَيَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ عَلَى أَسَاسِ أَعْمَالِ الشَّرِيعَةِ أَمْ عَلَى أَسَاسِ الإِيمَانِ بِالبِشَارَةِ؟

He therefore who supplies the Spirit to you, and works miracles among you, does he do it by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?

٦ 6 كَذَلِكَ «آمَنَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بِاللهِ، فَحُسِبَ لَهُ ذَلِكَ بِرّاً».

Even as Abraham "believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."

٧ 7 فَاعْلَمُوا إِذَنْ أَنَّ الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَى مَبْدَأِ الإِيمَانِ هُمْ أَبْنَاءُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فِعْلاً.

Know therefore that those who are of faith, the same are sons of Abraham.

٨ 8 ثُمَّ إِنَّ الْكِتَابَ، إِذْ سَبَقَ فَرَأَى أَنَّ اللهَ سَوْفَ يُبَرِّرُ الأُمَمَ عَلَى أَسَاسِ الإِيمَانِ، بَشَّرَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ سَلَفاً بِقَوْلِهِ: «فِيكَ تَتَبَارَكُ جَمِيعُ الأُمَمِ!»

The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the non-Jews by faith, preached the Good News beforehand to Abraham, saying, "Through you all the nations will be blessed."

٩ 9 إِذَنِ الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَى مَبْدَأِ الإِيمَانِ يُبَارَكُونَ مَعَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمُؤْمِنِ.

So then, those who are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.

١٠ 10 أَمَّا جَمِيعُ الَّذِينَ عَلَى مَبْدَأِ أَعْمَالِ الشَّرِيعَةِ، فَإِنَّهُمْ تَحْتَ اللَّعْنَةِ، لأَنَّهُ قَدْ كُتِبَ: «مَلْعُونٌ كُلُّ مَنْ لَا يَثْبُتُ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ بِكُلِّ مَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ فِي كِتَابِ الشَّرِيعَةِ!»

For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse. For it is written, "Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things that are written in the book of the law, to do them."

١١ 11 أَمَّا أَنَّ أَحَداً لَا يَتَبَرَّرُ عِنْدَ اللهِ بِفَضْلِ الشَّرِيعَةِ، فَذَلِكَ وَاضِحٌ، لأَنَّ «مَنْ تَبَرَّرَ بِالإِيمَانِ فَبِالإِيمَانِ يَحْيَا».

Now it is evident that no one is justified by the law before God, for, "The righteous will live by faith."

١٢ 12 وَلَكِنَّ الشَّرِيعَةَ لَا تَقُومُ عَلَى مَبْدَأ الإِيمَانِ، بَلْ «مَنْ عَمِلَ بِهَذِهِ الوَصَايَا، يَحْيَا بِها».

The law is not of faith, but, "The one who does them will live by them."

١٣ 13 إِنَّ الْمَسِيحَ حَرَّرَنَا بِالْفِدَاءِ مِنْ لَعْنَةِ الشَّرِيعَةِ، إِذْ صَارَ لَعْنَةً عِوَضاً عَنَّا، لأَنَّهُ قَدْ كُتِبَ: «مَلْعُونٌ كُلُّ مَنْ عُلِّقَ عَلَى خَشَبَةٍ»،

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us. For it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree,"

١٤ 14 لِكَيْ تَصِلَ بَرَكَةُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِلَى الأُمَمِ فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ، فَنَنَالَ عَنْ طَرِيقِ الإِيمَانِ الرُّوحَ الْمَوْعُودَ.

that the blessing of Abraham might come on the non-Jews through Christ Jesus; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

١٥ 15 أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، بِمَنْطِقِ الْبَشَرِ أَقُولُ إِنَّهُ حَتَّى الْعَهْدُ الَّذِي يُقِرُّهُ إِنْسَانٌ، لَا أَحَدَ يُلْغِيهِ أَوْ يَزِيدُ عَلَيْهِ.

Brothers, I am speaking in human terms. Though it is only a human covenant, once it has been ratified, no one annuls it or adds to it.

١٦ 16 وَقَدْ وُجِّهَتِ الْوُعُودُ لإِبْرَاهِيمَ وَنَسْلِهِ، وَلا يَقُولُ «وَلِلأَنْسَالِ» كَأَنَّهُ يُشِيرُ إِلَى كَثِيرِينَ، بَلْ يُشِيرُ إِلَى وَاحِدٍ، إِذْ يَقُولُ «وَلِنَسْلِكَ»، يَعْنِي الْمَسِيحَ.

Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his offspring. He does not say, "And to offsprings," as of many, but as of one, "And to your offspring," which is Christ.

١٧ 17 فَمَا أَقُولُهُ هُوَ هَذَا: إِنَّ عَهْداً سَبَقَ أَنْ أَقَرَّهُ اللهُ لَا تَنْقُضُهُ الشَّرِيعَةُ الَّتِي جَاءَتْ بَعْدَهُ بِأَرْبَعِ مِئَةٍ وَثَلاثِينَ سَنَةً، وَكَأَنَّهَا تُلْغِي الْوَعْدَ.

Now I say this: the law, which came four hundred thirty years later, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to cancel the promise.

١٨ 18 فَلَوْ كَانَ الْمِيرَاثُ يَتِمُّ عَلَى مَبْدَأِ الشَّرِيعَةِ، لَمَا كَانَ الأَمْرُ مُتَعَلِّقاً بَعْدُ بِالْوَعْدِ. غَيْرَ أَنَّ اللهَ، بِالْوَعْدِ، أَنْعَمَ بِالْمِيرَاثِ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ.

For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise; but God has granted it to Abraham by promise.

١٩ 19 فَلِمَاذَا الشَّرِيعَةُ إِذَنْ؟ إِنَّهَا فَقَطْ أُضِيفَتْ إِظْهَاراً لِلْمَعَاصِي، إِلَى أَنْ يَجِيءَ «النَّسْلُ» الَّذِي قُطِعَ لَهُ الْوَعْدُ، وَقَدْ رُتِّبَتْ بِمَلائِكَةٍ وَعَلَى يَدِ وَسِيطٍ.

What then is the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring should come to whom the promise has been made. It was ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator.

٢٠ 20 وَلكِنْ، عِنْدَمَا يَصْدُرُ الْوَعْدُ مِنْ جَانِبٍ وَاحِدٍ، فَلا لُزُومَ لِوَسِيطٍ. وَالْوَاعِدُ هُنَا هُوَ اللهُ وَحْدَهُ.

Now a mediator is not between one, but God is one.

٢١ 21 فَهَلْ تُنَاقِضُ الشَّرِيعَةُ وُعُودَ اللهِ؟ حَاشَا! فَلَوْ أُعْطِيَتْ شَرِيعَةٌ قَادِرَةٌ أَنْ تُحْيِيَ، لَكَانَ الْبِرُّ بِالْحَقِيقَةِ عَلَى مَبْدَأِ الشَّرِيعَةِ.

Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not. For if there had been a law given which could give life, most certainly righteousness would have been of the law.

٢٢ 22 وَلَكِنَّ الْكِتَابَ حَبَسَ الْجَمِيعَ تَحْتَ الْخَطِيئَةِ، حَتَّى إِنَّ الْوَعْدَ، عَلَى أَسَاسِ الإِيمَانِ بِيَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ، يُوهَبُ لِلَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ.

But the Scriptures imprisoned all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

٢٣ 23 فَقَبْلَ مَجِيءِ الإِيمَانِ، كُنَّا تَحْتَ حِرَاسَةِ الشَّرِيعَةِ، مُحْتَجَزِينَ إِلَى أَنْ يُعْلَنَ الإِيمَانُ الَّذِي كَانَ إِعْلانُهُ مُنْتَظَراً.

But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, confined for the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

٢٤ 24 إِذَنْ، كَانَتِ الشَّرِيعَةُ هِيَ مُؤَدِّبُنَا حَتَّى مَجِيءِ الْمَسِيحِ، لِكَيْ نُبَرَّرَ عَلَى أَسَاسِ الإِيمَانِ.

So that the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

٢٥ 25 وَلَكِنْ بَعْدَمَا جَاءَ الإِيمَانُ، تَحَرَّرْنَا مِنْ سُلْطَةِ الْمُؤَدِّبِ.

But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.

٢٦ 26 فَإِنَّكُمْ جَمِيعاً أَبْنَاءُ اللهِ بِالإِيمَانِ بِالْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ.

For you are all sons of God, through faith in Christ Jesus.

٢٧ 27 لأَنَّكُمْ، جَمِيعَ الَّذِينَ تَعَمَّدْتُمْ فِي الْمَسِيحِ، قَدْ لَبِسْتُمُ الْمَسِيحَ.

For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

٢٨ 28 لَا فَرْقَ بَعْدَ الآنَ بَيْنَ يَهُودِيٍّ وَيُونَانِيٍّ، أَوْ عَبْدٍ وَحُرٍّ، أَوْ ذَكَرٍ وَأُنْثَى، لأَنَّكُمْ جَمِيعاً وَاحِدٌ فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

٢٩ 29 فَإِذَا كُنْتُمْ لِلْمَسِيحِ، فَأَنْتُمْ إِذَنْ نَسْلُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَحَسَبَ الْوَعْدِ وَارِثُونَ.

If you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring and heirs according to promise.