Galatians 4
1 What I mean is this. As long as the heir is a child, he differs in no respect from a slave, though he be the owner of the whole inheritance;
ⲁ̅ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲫⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲕⲗⲏ ⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲓⲃϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳪ ⳿ⲉⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
2 but is under the control of guardians and trustees, until the time appointed by his father.
ⲃ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥⲭⲏ ϧⲁ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲧⲣⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϣⲁ ϯⲛⲉⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ.
3 So we Jews also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the empty externalities of the world.
ⲅ̅ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛⲭⲏ ϧⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.
4 But when the fulness of time was come God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under law,
ⲇ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲙⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲁ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
5 to redeem from captivity those under law, in order that we might receive our sonship.
ⲉ̅ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲏⲡ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲁ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧϣⲏⲣⲓ.
6 And because you are sons, God sent forth the spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, "Dear, dear Father!"
ⲋ̅ⲟⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲁ ⲫϯ ⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏ ⲧ ⲉϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ.
7 So each one of you is no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir, too, through God’s grace.
ⲍ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ.
8 But once, when you Gentiles had no knowledge of God, you were slaves to gods which have no real being.
ⲏ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ ⲫⲩⲥⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ.
9 Now, however, when you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how is it that you are beginning to turn back to those weak and beggarly externalities, eager to be in bondage to them again?
ⲑ̅ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁ ⲫϯ ⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓϫⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏ ⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ.
10 You are scrupulous, are you, in observing "days" and "months" and "seasons" and "years"?
ⲓ̅⳿ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲃⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ.
11 I am alarmed about you for fear lest I may have bestowed labor on you to no purpose.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϯⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲓ ϭⲓϧⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲕⲏ.
12 Brothers, I beseech you, become as I am, because I also have become as you are. You never did me any wrong;
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲏϯ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϯϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϭ ⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ.
13 on the contrary, you know that although it was illness which brought about my preaching the gospel to you at my first visit,
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁⲓϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ.
14 and although my bodily affliction was a trial to you, you did not scoff at it nor spurn me, but welcomed me like an angel of God, like Christ Jesus himself.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲟϣϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲓⲑⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
15 Why then did you account yourselves so happy? (For I bear you witness that if you could you would have torn out your own eyes and given them to me.)
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁϥⲑⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϯⲉⲣ ⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲫⲉⲣⲕ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ.
16 Am I then become your enemy, because I am telling you the truth?
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲁⲓⲉⲣϫⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ϯ ⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
17 These men are courting your favor to no good purpose. They want to isolate you, so that you will be courting their favor.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲥⲉⲭⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲑⲁⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
18 It is always an honorable thing to have your favor sought in an honorable cause, always, and not only when I am with you.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲭⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓⲭⲏ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲁⲛ.
19 O my little children, of whom I travail again in birth until Christ be formed within you!
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉϯ ϯⲛⲁⲕϩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ϣⲁⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϭⲓⲙⲟⲣⲫⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.
20 How I wish I could be with you now, that I might change my tone; for I am perplexed about you.
ⲕ̅ⲛⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϣⲓⲃϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ϫⲉ ϯϣⲟⲗϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.
21 Tell me, you who wish to be subject to the Law, why do you not listen to the Law?
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ.
22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and one by the free woman;
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲃⲱⲕⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲣⲉⲙϩⲏ.
23 but while the son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, the son by the free woman was born in fulfilment of a promise.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲃⲱⲕⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲣⲉⲙϩⲏ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲁ ⲡⲉ.
24 Now all this is an allegory, for these women are the two covenants; one from Mount Sinai, which is Hagar bearing children into bondage
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲗⲗⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲃ̅ϯ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲓⲛⲁ ⲉⲥⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲁⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉ.
25 (for the word Hagar stands for Mt. Sinai in Arabia and represents the present Jerusalem who with her children is in bondage.)
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲅⲁⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲓⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲁⲣⲁⲃⲓⲁ ⲁϥⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲁϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲥⲟⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲓ.
26 But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲟⲩⲣⲉⲙϩⲏ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲁⲩ ⲧⲉ.
27 For it is written, Rejoice, O thou barren one who dost never bear, Break forth in joy, thou that dost not travail; For the children of the desolate woman are many. Yea, more than hers who has a husband.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟ ϯ ⲁϭⲣⲏⲛ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲫⲱϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲥϯⲛⲁⲕϩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯϣⲁϥⲏ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
28 But you, brothers, are like Isaac, children of the promise;
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ Ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲁ.
29 but just as in old times the son born by the flesh used to persecute the son born by the power of the Spirit, so also it is now.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲧⲏ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ϯⲛⲟⲩ.
30 But what does the Scripture say? Send away the slave-woman and her son; for the slave’s son shall not be heir along with the son of the free woman.
ⲗ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲥϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϯⲃⲱⲕⲓ ⲉⲣ⳿ⲕⲗⲏ ⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϯⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ.
31 So, brothers, we are the children of no slave woman, but of free woman. For freedom did not Christ set us free;
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϯⲃⲱⲕⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ
