加拉太書 1
1 我保祿宗徒──我蒙召為宗徒，非由於人，也並非藉著人，而是由於耶穌基督和使祂由死者中復活的天主父──
Paul, an apostle—appointed not by men nor through man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead—
2 我和同我在一起的眾弟兄，致書給迦拉達眾教會：
and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia:
3 恩寵與平安由天主我們的父及主耶穌基督賜與你們!
Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ,
who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father. (aiōn g165)
6 我真奇怪，你們竟這樣快離開了那以基督的恩寵召叫你們的天主，而歸向了另一福音；
I am astonished that you are so quickly turning away from him who called you by the grace of Christ and turning to a different gospel,
7 其實，並沒有別的福音，只是有一些人攪亂你們，企圖以改變基督的福音而已。
not that there is another gospel, but there are some who are troubling you and wish to pervert the gospel of Christ.
8 但是，無論誰，即使是我們，或是從天上降下的一位天使，若給你們宣講的福音，與我們給你們宣講的福音不同，當受詛咒。
But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed!
9 我們以前說過，如今我再說：誰若給你們宣講福音與你們所接受的不同，當受詛咒。
As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone preaches to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let him be accursed!
10 那麼，我如今是討人的喜愛，或是討天主的喜愛呢﹖難道我是尋求人的歡心嗎﹖如果我還求人的歡心，我就不是基督的僕役。
Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
11 弟兄們! 我告訴你們：我所宣講的福音，並不是由人而來的，
But I make known to you, brothers, that the gospel I preached did not originate with man.
12 因為，我不是由人得來的，也不是由人學來的，而是由耶穌基督的啟示得來的。
For I did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it by a revelation of Jesus Christ.
13 你們一定聽說過，我從前尚在猶太教中的行動：我怎樣激烈地迫害過天主的教會，竭力想把她消滅；
For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it.
14 我在猶太教中比我本族許多同年的人更為激進，對我祖先的傳授更富熱忱。
I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, being far more zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
15 但是，從母胎中已經選拔我，以恩寵召叫我的天主，卻決意
But when God, who set me apart before I was born and called me by his grace, was pleased
16 將祂的聖子啟示給我，叫我在異民中傳揚祂。我當時沒有與任何人商量，
to reveal his Son in me so that I could preach good news about him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood,
17 也沒有上耶路撒冷去見那些在我在以前作宗徒的人，我立即去了阿剌伯，然後又回到大馬士革。
nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away to Arabia and returned again to Damascus.
18 此後，過了三年，我才上耶路撒冷去拜見刻法，在他那裡逗留了十五天，
Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to become acquainted with Peter, and I stayed with him for fifteen days.
19 除了主的兄雅各伯，我沒有看見別的宗徒。
But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the brother of the Lord.
20 我給你們寫的都是真的，我在天主前作證，我決沒有說謊。
(Now in what I am writing to you, I assure you before God that I am not lying.)
21 此後，我往敘利亞和基里基雅地域去了。
Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
22 那時，猶太境內屬於基督的各教會，都沒有見過我的面；
But I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
23 只是聽說過：「那曾經迫害我們的，如今卻傳揚他曾經想消滅的信仰了。」
They were only hearing people say, “The man who once persecuted us is now preaching the good news of the faith he once tried to destroy.”
24 他們就為了我而光榮天主。
So they were glorifying God because of me.
