গালাতীয় 5
1 ১ স্বাধীনতার জন্যই খ্রীষ্ট আমাদেরকে স্বাধীন করেছেন, তাই তোমরা স্থির থাক এবং দাসত্ব যোঁয়ালীতে আর বন্দী হয়ো না।
It is in order that we might live without (being obliged [to/having to]) [obey all the Jewish rituals] that Christ freed us [from God condemning us because of our disobeying those rituals]. So, firmly [reject the false teaching that someone must circumcise you, and] do not [live like] slaves again [MET] [by letting others force you to obey those rules and rituals again].
2 ২ শোন, আমি পৌল তোমাদেরকে বলছি, যদি তোমরা ত্বকচ্ছেদ করে থাক, তবে খ্রীষ্টর কাছ থেকে তোমাদের কিছুই লাভ হবে না।
Consider very carefully what I, Paul, [an apostle], now tell you: If, [to fulfill Jewish ritual laws], you are permitting yourself to be circumcised {someone to circumcise you}, what Christ [has done for you] will not benefit you at all.
3 ৩ যে কোন ব্যক্তি ত্বকচ্ছেদ করে থাকে, তাকে আমি আবার এই সাক্ষ্য দিচ্ছি যে, সে ঋণশোধের মতো সমস্ত ব্যবস্থা পালন করতে বাধ্য।
Instead, I solemnly declare again to every man who is circumcised {has someone circumcise him} [in order for God to accept him], that you must [perfectly] obey all of the laws [that God gave Moses, in order for God to save you].
4 ৪ তোমরা যারা ব্যবস্থার মাধ্যমে ধার্মিক হওয়ার জন্য চেষ্টা করছ, তোমরা খ্রীষ্ট থেকে বিচ্ছিন্ন হয়েছ, তোমরা অনুগ্রহ থেকে দূরে চলেগেছ।
Those of you who are sure that God will erase the record of your sins because you obey the laws [that God gave to Moses], you have separated yourselves from Christ. You have abandoned/rejected [God’s true method of saving you, which was] by kindly erasing the record of your sins, in a way that you did not deserve.
But we who have a relationship with Christ and who trust in Christ are eagerly waiting to receive what God’s Spirit assures us that we can expect. We can expect to receive it because God has erased the record of our sins.
6 ৬ কারণ খ্রীষ্ট যীশুতে ত্বকছেদের কোন শক্তি নেই, অত্বকছেদেরও নেই, কিন্তু বিশ্বাস যা প্রেমের মাধ্যমে কাজ করতে সক্ষম।
As for us who have a relationship with Christ Jesus, God is not concerned whether we are circumcised or not circumcised. Instead, God is concerned about whether we trust [in] Christ, with the result that we love [other people].
You were progressing well [spiritually] [MET]. You should not have let someone influence you so that [now you] are not believing the true [message about Christ] [RHQ]!
[God], the one who chose you, is not the one who is persuading you to think like this!
[Remember that this false doctrine that someone is teaching you will affect all of you, just like] [MET] a little yeast causes all of the dough to swell up.
10 ১০ তোমাদের বিষয়ে প্রভুতে আমার এমন দৃঢ় আশা আছে যে, তোমরা আর অন্য কোন বিষয়ে মনে চিন্তা করো না, কিন্তু যে তোমাদেরকে বিভ্রান্ত করে, সে ব্যক্তি যেই হোক, সে তার বিচার দন্ড ভোগ করবে।
[Nevertheless], because of my relationship with the Lord, I am certain that you will think only as I do [about forcing people to obey rules and rituals]. Furthermore, [God] will punish anyone who is confusing you [by teaching this false message], even if he is an important person.
11 ১১ ভাইয়েরা, আমি যদি এখনও ত্বকছেদ প্রচার করি, তবে আর কষ্ট সহ্য করি কেন? তাহলে সুতরাং খ্রীষ্টের ক্রুশের বাধা লুপ্ত হয়েছে।
But, my fellow believers, [although someone claims that I am proclaiming that men must be circumcised, I certainly am not still proclaiming that. Remember that the Jews are still] ([persecuting me/causing me to suffer]). If I were still proclaiming that men must be circumcised [in order for God to accept them], (the Jews would not be persecuting me./why would the Jews be persecuting me?) [RHQ] [They would] [RHQ] not be [persecuting me]/causing me to suffer [because] then [the Jews] would no longer be offended. [They] ([are offended/do not want to accept what I teach]) [because I proclaim that Christ, the Messiah, died on] the cross [MTY].
I [would even] wish that those who are disturbing you [by insisting that men be circumcised] would also emasculate [EUP] themselves, [with the result that they would be expelled from your congregations]!
13 ১৩ কারণ, ভাইয়েরা, তোমাদের স্বাধীনতার জন্য ডাকা হয়েছে, কিন্তু দেখো, সেই স্বাধীনতাকে দেহের জন্য সুযোগ করো না, বরং প্রেমের মাধ্যমে একজন অন্যের দাস হও।
My fellow believers, [God] chose you in order that [you might live] without having to [obey rules and rituals]. But [do not assume that because] you are free [from having to obey rules and rituals], [God] permits you to [do whatever your] self-directed nature [desires]. Instead, constantly, as you love [each other], serve each other.
Keep in mind that we can sum up all of the laws [that God has] given us in one law, which is: “You must love each person you come in contact with, just like [you love] yourself.”
15 ১৫ কিন্তু তোমরা যদি একজন অন্য জনের সঙ্গে কামড়া-কামড়ি ও গ্রাস কর, তবে দেখো, যেন একজন অন্য জনের মাধ্যমে ধ্বংস না হও।
Since you are attacking and injuring [MET] each other [by the things that you say] [MET], I warn you that [if you continue doing that], you will totally ruin each other [spiritually].
[So] I tell you this: Constantly let [God’s] Spirit direct you. [If you do that], you will certainly not do the things that your self-directed nature wants [you to do].
17 ১৭ কারণ দেহ আত্মার বিরুদ্ধে এবং আত্মা দেহের বিরুদ্ধে অভিলাষ করে, কারণ এই দুইটি বিষয় একটি অন্যটির বিপরীত, তাই তোমরা যা ইচ্ছা কর, তা করতে পার না।
Your self-directed nature (opposes [God’s] Spirit/does not [want you to do what] God’s Spirit [wants you to do]), but also his Spirit opposes your self-directed nature. These two are always (fighting with/opposing) each other. The result is that you do not [constantly] do the [good] deeds that you truly desire [to do].
But when you are led by God’s Spirit {when God’s Spirit directs you}, you [can do what pleases God], now that you are no longer obligated [to obey all] the laws [that God gave Moses].
[You already know] how [people think and] act [PRS] because of their self-directed nature. These are [some of the things that they do: People] are sexually immoral. [People] commit unnatural sexual acts. [People] act indecently.
20 ২০ যাদুবিদ্যা, মুর্ত্তিপূজা, নানা প্রকার শত্রুতা, বিবাদ, শত্রুতা, রাগ, প্রতিযোগিতা, বিচ্ছিন্নতা, দলাদলি,
[People] worship false gods [and] things [that] represent those gods. [People] perform (rituals in order that evil spirits might act for them/sorcery). [People] are hostile [to others. People] quarrel [with each other. People] are (jealous/resent other people’s status). [People] behave angrily. [People] try (to get others to think highly of them/to exalt themselves) and (do not consider what others want/act selfishly). People do not associate [with others. People] associate only with those who agree [with them].
21 ২১ হিংসা, মাতলামি, ফুর্তি ও এই ধরনের অন্য অন্য দোষ। এই সব বিষয়ে আমি তোমাদেরকে সাবধান করছি, যেমন আগেও করেছিলাম, যারা এই রকম আচরণ করে, তারা ঈশ্বরের রাজ্যে অধিকার পাবে না।
[People] want what others have. [People] get drunk. [People] (revel/participate in wild parties). And [people do other] things like these. I warn you [now], just like I warned [you previously], that the ones [who constantly] act [and think] like that will not receive [what] God [has for his own people when he begins] to rule over us.
But [God’s] Spirit causes [us to do these things]: We love [others]. We are joyful. We are peaceful. We are patient. We are kind. We are good. We are [ones whom] others can trust.
We are gentle. We control our behavior. There is no law that says people should not [think and act in such ways].
Furthermore, we who belong to Christ Jesus have [stopped obeying] our self-directed nature and [stopped doing] all the evil things that we desire to do [MET]. [It is as though] [MET] we nailed them to the cross!
Since [God’s] Spirit has caused us to [be spiritually] alive, we should [conduct our lives the way the] Spirit [directs us].
We should not be saying how great we are. We should not be making ourselves more important than others. We should not envy each other.
