Galatians 4
1 Let me explain what I'm saying. An heir who is under-age is no different from a slave, even though the heir may be the owner of everything.
ⲁ̅ϯϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲡϩⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛϥϣⲟⲃⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ
2 An heir is subject to guardians and managers until the time set by the father.
ⲃ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲁ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲧⲣⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲧⲉ ⲡⲣⲟⲑⲉⲥⲙⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ
3 It's just the same for us. When we were children, we were slaves subject to the basic rules of the law.
ⲅ̅ⲧⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲛⲟ ⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲁ ⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲟ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ
4 But at the appropriate time God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the rule of law,
ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲓ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ
5 so that he could rescue those who were kept under the rule of law, so that we could receive the inheritance of adopted children.
ⲉ̅ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧϣⲏⲣⲉ
6 To show you are his children, God sent the Spirit of his Son to convince us, causing us to call out, “Abba,” meaning “Father.”
ⲋ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ
7 Since you are now no longer a slave, but a child, and if you are his child, then God has made you his heir.
ⲍ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ϭⲉ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲟⲩϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
8 At the time when you didn't know God, you were enslaved by the supposed “gods” of this world.
ⲏ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲫⲩⲥⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ
9 But now you've come to know God—or better, to be known by God. So how can you go back to those useless and worthless rules? Do you want to be slaves to those rules all over again?
ⲑ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲉϣⲣ ϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ
10 You're observing special days and months, seasons and years.
ⲓ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲧⲏⲣⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲃⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ
11 I'm concerned that all I did for you has been wasted!
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϯⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲁⲓϣⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲓⲕⲏ
12 I'm pleading with you, my friends: be like me, because I became like you. You've never treated me badly.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲱⲧ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲧⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ
13 You remember that it was because I was sick that I shared with you the good news on my first visit.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ
14 Even though my illness was difficult for you, you didn't despise or reject me—in fact you treated me like an angel of God, like Christ Jesus himself.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟϣϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲃⲁⲃⲱⲱϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲟⲡⲧ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ
15 So what's happened to all your gratefulness? I tell you, back then if you could have pulled out your eyes and given them to me, you would have!
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϯⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲉϣϫⲡⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲣⲕ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲗⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ
16 So what has happened—have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲁⲓⲣϫⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϫⲉ ⲧⲙⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ
17 These people are keen to gain your support, but not for any good reasons. On the contrary, they want to keep you away from us so that you will enthusiastically support them.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲥⲉⲕⲱϩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲣⲉⲕⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲕⲱϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ
18 Of course it's good to want to do good. But this should be at all times, not just when I'm there with you!
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲕⲱϩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲉⲓ ϩⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ
19 My dear friends, I want to work with you until Christ's character is duplicated in you.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉϯϯⲛⲁⲁⲕⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϫⲓⲙⲟⲣⲫⲏ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
20 I really wish I could be with you right now so I could change my tone of voice… I'm so worried about you.
ⲕ̅ⲛⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲁϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲙⲏ ϫⲉ ϯⲧⲥⲧⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
21 Answer me this, you people who want to live under the law: Don't you hear what the law is saying?
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ
22 As Scripture says, Abraham had two sons, one from the servant girl, and one from the free woman.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲁϥϫⲡⲉ ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲣⲙϩⲏ
23 However, the son from the servant girl was born following a human plan, while the son from the free woman was born as the result of the promise.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲉⲛ ϩⲛ ⲧϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲡⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲣⲙϩⲏ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ
24 This provides an analogy: these two women represent two agreements. One agreement is from Mount Sinai—Hagar—and she gives birth to slave children.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲃⲱⲗ ⲛⲉ ⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲓⲛⲁ ⲉⲥϫⲡⲟ ⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲅⲁⲣ
25 Hagar symbolizes Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to the current Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲓⲛⲁ ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲣⲁⲃⲓⲁ ϥϩⲏⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲓϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁ ⲥⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ
26 But the heavenly Jerusalem is free. She is our mother.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲙϩⲏ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲁⲁⲩ
27 As Scripture says, “Rejoice you who are childless and who have never given birth! Shout aloud for joy, you who have never been in labor—for the abandoned woman has more children than the woman who has a husband!”
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲧⲁϭⲣⲏⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲥⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲥϯ ⲛⲁⲁⲕⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲧⲥ ϩⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛⲧⲥ ⲡϩⲁⲓ
28 Now my friends, we are children of promise just like Isaac.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ
29 However, just as the one born according to a human plan persecuted the one born through the Spirit, so it is today.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲛⲁ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ
30 But what does Scripture say? “Send away the servant girl and her son, for the son of the servant girl will not be an heir together with the son of the free woman.”
ⲗ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϯϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲑⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲛ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲣⲙϩⲏ
31 Therefore, my friends, we're not children of a servant girl, but of the free woman.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲑⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲧⲣⲙϩⲏ
