Galatians 4
1 But I say that as long as the son is a child, he is in no way different from a servant, 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 But is under keepers and managers till the time fixed by the father.
ⲃ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀϤⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲠⲒⲦⲢⲞⲠⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϢⲀ ϮⲚⲈⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ
3 So we, when we were young, were kept under the first rules of the world;
ⲅ̅ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲚⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲚⲒⲤⲦⲞⲒⲬⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
4 But when the time had come, God sent out his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
ⲇ̅ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲘⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲀ ⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ.
5 That he might make them free who were under the law, and that we might be given the place of sons.
ⲉ̅ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲎⲠ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲀ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲎⲢⲒ.
6 And because you are sons, God has sent out the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, saying, Abba, Father.
ⲋ̅ⲞⲦⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎ ⲦⲈϤⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲀⲂⲂⲀ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ.
7 So that you are no longer a servant, but a son; and if a son, then the heritage of God is yours.
ⲍ̅ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲂⲰⲔ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
8 But at that time, having no knowledge of God, you were servants to those who by right are no gods:
ⲏ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲪⲨⲤⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈ.
9 But now that you have come to have knowledge of God, or more truly, God has knowledge of you, how is it that you go back again to the poor and feeble first things, desiring to be servants to them again?
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 You keep days, and months, and fixed times, and years.
ⲓ̅ⲈⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϮϨⲐⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲂⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ.
11 I am in fear of you, that I may have been working for you to no purpose.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϮⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϬⲒϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲔⲎ.
12 My desire for you, brothers, is that you may be as I am, because I am as you are. You have done me no wrong;
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲎϮ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϮϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϬ ⲒⲦ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲚϨⲖⲒ.
13 But you have knowledge that with a feeble body I was preaching the good news to you the first time;
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲞⲨϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲀⲒϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ.
14 And you did not have a poor opinion of me because of the trouble in my flesh, or put shame on it; but you took me to your hearts as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲢⲀⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲞϢϤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲒⲐⲀϤ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲞⲠϤ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
15 Where then is that happy condition of yours? because I give you witness, that, if possible, you would have taken out your eyes and given them to me.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲀϤⲐⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲀⲔⲀⲢⲒⲤⲘⲞⲤ ϮⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈⲚⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲪⲈⲢⲔ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲂⲀⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲠⲈ.
16 So then am I no longer your friend, because I give you true words?
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲀⲒⲈⲢϪⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ϮⲦⲀⲘⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
17 Their interest in you is not good; but their desire is that you may be shut out, so that you may go after them.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲤⲈⲬⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϢⲐⲀⲘ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
18 But it is good to have an interest in a good cause at all times, and not only when I am present with you.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲬⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲒⲬⲎ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲀⲚ.
19 My children, of whom I am again in birth-pains till Christ is formed in you,
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲚⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈϮ ϮⲚⲀⲔϨⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲔⲈⲤⲞⲠ ϢⲀⲦⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϬⲒⲘⲞⲢⲪⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
20 Truly my desire is to be present with you now, using a changed voice; for I am troubled about you.
ⲕ̅ⲚⲀⲒⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϢⲒⲂϮ ⲚⲦⲀⲤⲘⲎ ϪⲈ ϮϢⲞⲖϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
21 Say, you whose desire it is to be under the law, do you not give ear to the law?
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲀϪⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ.
22 Because it is in the Writings, that Abraham had two sons, one by the servant-woman, and one by the free woman.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲂⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲂⲰⲔⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲢⲈⲘϨⲎ.
23 Now the son by the servant-woman has his birth after the flesh; but the son by the free woman has his birth through the undertaking of God.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚϮⲂⲰⲔⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲀⲤϤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲠⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚϮⲢⲈⲘϨⲎ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲈⲠⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲀ ⲠⲈ.
24 Which things have a secret sense; because these women are the two agreements; one from the mountain of Sinai, giving birth to servants, which is Hagar.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲈϢⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲖⲖⲎⲄⲞⲢⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲒⲀⲐⲎⲔⲎ ⲂϮ ⲚⲈⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲒⲚⲀ ⲈⲤⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲦⲂⲰⲔ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲀⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲈ.
25 Now this Hagar is the mountain Sinai in Arabia, and is the image of the Jerusalem which now is: which is a servant 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 on high is free, which is our mother.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲞⲨⲢⲈⲘϨⲎ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲘⲀⲨ ⲦⲈ.
27 For it is in the Writings, You who have never given birth, be glad; give cries of joy, you who have had no birth-pains; for the children of her who has been given up by her husband are more than those of the woman who has a 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, as Isaac was, are the children of the undertaking of God.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲒⲤⲀⲀⲔ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲈⲠⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲀ
29 But as in those days he who had birth after the flesh was cruel to him who had birth after the Spirit, even so it is now.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲦⲎ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ϮⲚⲞⲨ.
30 What then do the Writings say? Send away the servant-woman and her son; for the son of the servant-woman will not have a part in the heritage with the son of the free woman.
ⲗ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲒⲂⲰⲔⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲤϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲈ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϮⲂⲰⲔⲒ ⲈⲢⲔⲖⲎ ⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚϮⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ.
31 So, brothers, we are not children of the servant-woman, but of the free woman.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚϮⲂⲰⲔⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϮⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ
