< Galatians 4 >

1 But I say the heir, for as long a time as he is a child, differs nothing from a bondman though he is lord of all.
ⲁ̅ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲪⲞⲤⲞⲚ ⲬⲢⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲖⲎ ⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚϢⲒⲂϮ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲂⲰⲔ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲘϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
2 Instead he is under stewards and managers until the time appointed from the father.
ⲃ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀϤⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲠⲒⲦⲢⲞⲠⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϢⲀ ϮⲚⲈⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ
3 And so when we were children, we were in bondage under the rudiments of the world.
ⲅ̅ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲚⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲚⲒⲤⲦⲞⲒⲬⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
4 But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born from a woman, born under law,
ⲇ̅ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲘⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲀ ⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ.
5 so that he might redeem those under law, so that we might receive the sonship.
ⲉ̅ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲎⲠ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲀ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲎⲢⲒ.
6 And because ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
ⲋ̅ⲞⲦⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎ ⲦⲈϤⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲀⲂⲂⲀ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ.
7 So that thou are no longer a bondman but a son, and if a son, then an heir through Christ.
ⲍ̅ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲂⲰⲔ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
8 But of course not knowing God then, ye were in bondage to those in nature who are not gods,
ⲏ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲪⲨⲤⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈ.
9 but now knowing God, but rather being known by God, how is it ye turn again to the weak and destitute elements to which ye desire again to be in bondage anew?
ⲑ̅ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲰϮ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲚ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲚⲒϪⲰⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϨⲎ ⲔⲒ ⲚⲤⲦⲞⲒⲬⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲔⲈⲤⲞⲠ.
10 Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.
ⲓ̅ⲈⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϮϨⲐⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲂⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ.
11 I am afraid of you, lest somehow I have labored toward you in vain.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϮⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϬⲒϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲔⲎ.
12 I beseech you, brothers, become like me, because I also am like ye. Ye wronged me in nothing.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲎϮ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϮϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϬ ⲒⲦ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲚϨⲖⲒ.
13 But ye know that through a weakness of the flesh I preached the good news to you the first time.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲞⲨϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲀⲒϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ.
14 And ye did not disdain, nor did ye reject my trial in my flesh, but ye received me as an agent of God, as Christ Jesus.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲢⲀⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲞϢϤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲒⲐⲀϤ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲞⲠϤ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
15 Where then is your satisfaction? For I testify to you, that if possible, having plucked your eyes out, ye would have given them to me.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲀϤⲐⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲀⲔⲀⲢⲒⲤⲘⲞⲤ ϮⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈⲚⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲪⲈⲢⲔ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲂⲀⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲠⲈ.
16 So then have I become your enemy telling you the truth?
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲀⲒⲈⲢϪⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ϮⲦⲀⲘⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
17 They are zealous for you but not honorably. They want to exclude you, so that ye may be zealous for them.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲤⲈⲬⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϢⲐⲀⲘ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
18 But to be zealous of is always good in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲬⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲒⲬⲎ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲀⲚ.
19 My little children, of whom I suffer birth pains again until Christ is formed in you.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲚⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈϮ ϮⲚⲀⲔϨⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲔⲈⲤⲞⲠ ϢⲀⲦⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϬⲒⲘⲞⲢⲪⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
20 But I was wishing to be present with you now and to change my tone, because I am perplexed at you.
ⲕ̅ⲚⲀⲒⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϢⲒⲂϮ ⲚⲦⲀⲤⲘⲎ ϪⲈ ϮϢⲞⲖϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
21 Tell me those desiring to be under law, do ye not hear the law?
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲀϪⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ.
22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one from the servant girl, and one from the freewoman.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲂⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲂⲰⲔⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲢⲈⲘϨⲎ.
23 But in fact, the man from the servant girl was born according to flesh, but the man from the freewoman through promise.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚϮⲂⲰⲔⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲀⲤϤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲠⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚϮⲢⲈⲘϨⲎ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲈⲠⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲀ ⲠⲈ.
24 Which things are allegorized, for these are two covenants, indeed one from mount Sinai giving birth for bondage, which is Hagar.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲈϢⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲖⲖⲎⲄⲞⲢⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲒⲀⲐⲎⲔⲎ ⲂϮ ⲚⲈⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲒⲚⲀ ⲈⲤⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲦⲂⲰⲔ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲀⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲈ.
25 For Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and it corresponds to the present Jerusalem, and is in bondage with her children.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲀⲄⲀⲢ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲒⲚⲀ ⲈϤⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲢⲀⲂⲒⲀ ⲀϤⲞⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚϮⲘⲀϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲤⲞⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲂⲰⲔⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲤϢⲎⲢⲒ.
26 But the Jerusalem above is free, which is mother of us all.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲞⲨⲢⲈⲘϨⲎ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲘⲀⲨ ⲦⲈ.
27 For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren woman not giving birth. Burst forth and shout, thou not suffering birth pains, because many more are the children of the desolate than of her who has the husband.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ ⲘⲘⲞ ϮⲀϬⲢⲎⲚ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲤⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲪⲰϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲤϮⲚⲀⲔϨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲒϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮϢⲀϤⲎ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀⲤ ⲘⲠⲒϨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
28 Now we, brothers, who correspond to Isaac, are children of promise.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲒⲤⲀⲀⲔ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲈⲠⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲀ
29 But just as then, the man who was born according to flesh persecuted the man according to Spirit, so also now.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲦⲎ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ϮⲚⲞⲨ.
30 Nevertheless, what does the scripture say? Send away the servant girl and her son, for the son of the servant girl will, no, not inherit with the son of the freewoman.
ⲗ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲒⲂⲰⲔⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲤϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲈ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϮⲂⲰⲔⲒ ⲈⲢⲔⲖⲎ ⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚϮⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ.
31 So then, brothers, we are not children of a servant girl, but of the freewoman.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚϮⲂⲰⲔⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϮⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ

< Galatians 4 >