Galatians 4
1 Now, I say, as long as the heir is a minor, he differs nothing from a bondman, though he be lord of all.
ⲁ̅ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲪⲞⲤⲞⲚ ⲬⲢⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲖⲎ ⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚϢⲒⲂϮ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲂⲰⲔ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲘϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
2 For he is under tutors and stewards, until the time before appointed by his father.
ⲃ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀϤⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲠⲒⲦⲢⲞⲠⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϢⲀ ϮⲚⲈⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ
3 So, also, we, whilst we were minors, were in bondage under the elements of the world.
ⲅ̅ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲚⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲚⲒⲤⲦⲞⲒⲬⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
4 But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
ⲇ̅ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲘⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲀ ⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ.
5 that he might redeem those under law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
ⲉ̅ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲎⲠ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲀ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲎⲢⲒ.
6 And because you are sons, God has 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 you are no more a bondman, but a son, and if a son, then heir of God through Christ.
ⲍ̅ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲂⲰⲔ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
8 But formerly indeed, when you knew not God, you served those, who by nature were not gods.
ⲏ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲪⲨⲤⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈ.
9 But now, having acknowledged God, (or rather, being acknowledged by God, ) why do you turn back again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which again, a second time, you incline to be in bondage?
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 carefully observe days and moons, and seasons and years.
ⲓ̅ⲈⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϮϨⲐⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲂⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ.
11 I am afraid of you, lest perhaps, I have labored in vain among you.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϮⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϬⲒϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲔⲎ.
12 Brethren, I pray you, be as I am: for I am you are. You have injured me in nothing.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲎϮ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϮϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϬ ⲒⲦ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲚϨⲖⲒ.
13 You know, indeed, that in weakness of the flesh, I declared the gospel to you at first.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲞⲨϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲀⲒϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ.
14 Yet that trial of mine, which was in my flesh, you did not despise; neither did you reject me, but received me 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 What, then, was your happiness! for I bear you witness that, if possible, you would have plucked 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 Am I, then, become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲀⲒⲈⲢϪⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ϮⲦⲀⲘⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
17 They love you ardently, not honorably. Yes, they wish to exclude us, that you may love them ardently.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲤⲈⲬⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϢⲐⲀⲘ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
18 But it is honorable to be ardently in love with a good man at all times, and not merely when I am present with you.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲬⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲒⲬⲎ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲀⲚ.
19 My little children, for whom I travail in birth again till Christ be formed in you;
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲚⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈϮ ϮⲚⲀⲔϨⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲔⲈⲤⲞⲠ ϢⲀⲦⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϬⲒⲘⲞⲢⲪⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
20 I could wish, indeed, to be present with you now, and to change my speech; for I am exceedingly in doubt concerning you.
ⲕ̅ⲚⲀⲒⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϢⲒⲂϮ ⲚⲦⲀⲤⲘⲎ ϪⲈ ϮϢⲞⲖϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
21 Tell me, you who wish to be under the law, do you hear the law?
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲀϪⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ.
22 For it is written, that Abraham had two sons: one by the bondmaid, and one by the free woman.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲂⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲂⲰⲔⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲢⲈⲘϨⲎ.
23 But he, indeed, who was of the bondmaid, was begotten according to the flesh; but he who was of the free woman, was through the promise.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚϮⲂⲰⲔⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲀⲤϤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲠⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚϮⲢⲈⲘϨⲎ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲈⲠⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲀ ⲠⲈ.
24 Which things are allegorized: for these women are two institutions; the one, indeed, from Mount Sinai, bringing forth children into bondage, which is Hagar,
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲈϢⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲖⲖⲎⲄⲞⲢⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲒⲀⲐⲎⲔⲎ ⲂϮ ⲚⲈⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲒⲚⲀ ⲈⲤⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲦⲂⲰⲔ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲀⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲈ.
25 (for the name of Hagar denotes Mount Sinai, in Arabia, ) and she answers 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 the free woman, who is our mother.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲞⲨⲢⲈⲘϨⲎ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲘⲀⲨ ⲦⲈ.
27 For it is written, "Rejoice, O barren woman, who didst not bring forth! Break out and cry, thou who travailest not in birth; for more are the children of the deserted, than of her who had 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 We, therefore, brethren, like Isaac, are children by promise.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲒⲤⲀⲀⲔ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲈⲠⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲀ
29 But even as then, he who was begotten according to the flesh, persecuted him who was begotten according to the Spirit: so also now.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲦⲎ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ϮⲚⲞⲨ.
30 But what says the scripture? "Cast out the bondmaid and her son; for the son of the bondmaid shall not inherit 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 Well, then, brethren, we are not the children of the bondmaid, but of the free woman.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚϮⲂⲰⲔⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϮⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ
