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1 ⲁ̅ ⲱ̅ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲅⲁⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ. ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲫⲑⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲃⲁⲗ. ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲩⲧⲟϭϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲥ̅xⲟ̅ⲩ̅.
You foolish Galatians! Whose sophistry has bewitched you--you to whom Jesus Christ has been vividly portrayed as on the Cross?
2 ⲃ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲉϣⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅. ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ.
Answer me this one question, "Is it on the ground of your obedience to the Law that you received the Spirit, or is it because, when you heard, you believed?"
Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now going to reach perfection through what is external?
Have you endured such sufferings to no purpose--if indeed it has been to no purpose?
5 ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲭⲟⲣⲏⲅⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲛ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ.
He who gives you His Spirit and works miracles among you--does He do so on the ground of your obedience to the Law, or is it the result of your having heard and believed:
even as Abraham believed God, and his faith was placed to his account as righteousness?
Notice therefore that those who possess faith are true sons of Abraham.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲉⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁⲥϣⲣⲡ̅ⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
And the Scripture, foreseeing that in consequence of faith God would declare the nations to be free from guilt, sent beforehand the Good News to Abraham, saying, "In you all the nations shall be blessed."
So we see that it is those who possess faith that are blessed with believing Abraham.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲁⲡⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ. ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ϥⲥϩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲛⲁⲁϩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲁⲁⲩ.
All who are depending upon their own obedience to the Law are under a curse, for it is written, "Cursed is every one who does not remain faithful to all the precepts of the Law, and practise them."
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ.
It is evident, too, that no one can find acceptance with God simply by obeying the Law, because "the righteous shall live by faith,"
and the Law has nothing to do with faith. It teaches that "he who does these things shall live by doing them."
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϣⲟⲡⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲡⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ. ϫⲉ ϥⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ϥⲥϩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲡϣⲉ.
Christ has purchased our freedom from the curse of the Law by becoming accursed for us--because "Cursed is every one who is hanged upon a tree."
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓⲥ̅. ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ·
Our freedom has been thus purchased in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing belonging to Abraham may come upon the nations, so that through faith we may receive the promised Spirit.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟⲥ. ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲑⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ.
Brethren, even a covenant made by a man--to borrow an illustration from daily life--when once formally sanctioned is not liable to be set aside or added to.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩϫⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉϥⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ. ⲛⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉϫⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ.
(Now the promises were given to Abraham and to his seed. God did not say "and to seeds," as if speaking of many, but "and to your seed," since He spoke of only one--and this is Christ.)
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲉⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲣⲡ̅ⲧⲁϫⲣⲟⲥ. ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲉ ⲙⲁⲁⲃ ⲛ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ϥⲛⲁⲧⲥ̅ⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲉⲥϥ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ.
I mean that the Covenant which God had already formally made is not abrogated by the Law which was given four hundred and thirty years later--so as to annul the promise.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲧⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ.
For if the inheritance comes through obedience to Law, it no longer comes because of a promise. But, as a matter of fact, God has granted it to Abraham in fulfilment of a promise.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲥⲓⲥ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲉⲓ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛⲁϥ. ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲟϣϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲧϭⲓϫ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲉⲥⲓⲧⲏⲥ.
Why then was the Law given? It was imposed later on for the sake of defining sin, until the seed should come to whom God had made the promise; and its details were laid down by a mediator with the help of angels.
But there cannot be a mediator where only one individual is concerned.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲉϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ. ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϯⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϩⲟ. ⲟⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
God, however, is only one. Is the Law then opposed to the promises of God? No, indeed; for if a Law had been given which could have conferred Life, righteousness would certainly have come by the Law.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲁⲥⲥⲉⲩϩⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϯ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ.
But Scripture has shown that all mankind are the prisoners of sin, in order that the promised blessing, which depends on faith in Jesus Christ, may be given to those who believe.
Before this faith came, we Jews were perpetual prisoners under the Law, living under restraints and limitations in preparation for the faith which was soon to be revealed.
So that the Law has acted the part of a tutor-slave to lead us to Christ, in order that through faith we may be declared to be free from guilt.
But now that this faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor-slave.
You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus;
for all of you who have been baptized into Christ, have clothed yourselves with Christ.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲓϩⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲣⲙ̅ϩⲉ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓⲥ̅.
In Him the distinctions between Jew and Gentile, slave and free man, male and female, disappear; you are all one in Christ Jesus.
And if you belong to Christ, then you are indeed true descendants of Abraham, and are heirs in fulfilment of the promise.
