Galatians 4
1 But I say: —for as long a time as, the heir, is an infant, he differeth, nothing, from a servant, though, lord of all,
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.
2 But is, under guardians, and stewards, until the [day] fore-appointed of the father:
Instead he is under stewards and managers until the time appointed from the father.
3 So also, we, when we were infants, under the elementary principles of the world, were held in servitude;
And so when we were children, we were in bondage under the rudiments of the world.
4 But, when the fulness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, who came to be of a woman, who came to be under law, —
But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born from a woman, born under law,
5 That, them who were under law, he might redeem, that, the sonship, we might duly receive; —
so that he might redeem those under law, so that we might receive the sonship.
6 And, because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, exclaiming, Abba! Oh Father!
And because ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
7 So that, no longer, art thou a servant, but a son; and, if a son, an heir also, through God.
So that thou are no longer a bondman but a son, and if a son, then an heir through Christ.
8 But, at that time—not knowing God, ye were in servitude unto them who, by nature, are not Gods;
But of course not knowing God then, ye were in bondage to those in nature who are not gods,
9 Whereas, now, having acknowledged God, —or rather, having been acknowledged by God, how turn ye back again unto the weak and beggarly elementary principles, unto which, over again, ye are wishing, to come into servitude?
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?
10 Days, ye do narrowly observer, and months, and seasons, and years: —
Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.
11 I am afraid of you—lest by any means, in vain, I should have toiled for you!
I am afraid of you, lest somehow I have labored toward you in vain.
12 Become ye as, I, because, I also, [was] as, ye, —brethren, I entreat you. Not at all, have ye wronged me.
I beseech you, brothers, become like me, because I also am like ye. Ye wronged me in nothing.
13 Howbeit ye know that, by reason of a weakness of the flesh, I myself announced the glad-message unto you, formerly;
But ye know that through a weakness of the flesh I preached the good news to you the first time.
14 And, your trial, in my flesh, ye despised not, neither spat ye [in disgust], but, as a messenger of God, ye welcomed me—as Christ Jesus.
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.
15 Where, then, is the happiness ye accounted yours? For I bear you witness—that, if possible, your eyes, ye would have dug out, and given unto me.
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.
16 So then, your enemy, have I become, by dealing truthfully with you?
So then have I become your enemy telling you the truth?
17 They shew a zeal for you, not honourably, but wish, to shut you out, in order that ye may be zealous for, them.
They are zealous for you but not honorably. They want to exclude you, so that ye may be zealous for them.
18 Howbeit it is, honourable, to show zeal in what is honourable at all times, and not only when I am present with you; —
But to be zealous of is always good in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.
19 My dear children! for whom I, again, am in birth-pains, until Christ be formed within you; —
My little children, of whom I suffer birth pains again until Christ is formed in you.
20 I could wish, however, to be present with you, even now, and to change my voice, —because I am perplexed regarding you.
But I was wishing to be present with you now and to change my tone, because I am perplexed at you.
21 Tell me! ye who, under law, are wishing to be: The law, do ye not hear?
Tell me those desiring to be under law, do ye not hear the law?
22 For it is written, that, Abraham, had two sons—one by the bondmaid, and one by the free woman;
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one from the servant girl, and one from the freewoman.
23 But, he that was of the bondmaid, after the flesh, had been born, whereas, he that was of the free woman, through means of a promise.
But in fact, the man from the servant girl was born according to flesh, but the man from the freewoman through promise.
24 Which things, indeed, may bear another meaning; for, the same, are two covenants, —one, indeed, from Mount Sinai, into bondage, bringing forth, the which is Hagar, —
Which things are allegorized, for these are two covenants, indeed one from mount Sinai giving birth for bondage, which is Hagar.
25 And, the Hagar, is Mount Sinai, in Arabia, —she answereth, however, unto the present Jerusalem, for she is in bondage with her children;
For Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and it corresponds to the present Jerusalem, and is in bondage with her children.
26 But, the Jerusalem above, is free, —the which is our mother;
But the Jerusalem above is free, which is mother of us all.
27 For it is written—Be gladdened, O barren one! that wast not giving birth, break forth and shout, thou that wast not in birth-pains, —because, more, are the children of the deserted one, than of her that had the husband.
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.
28 And, we, brethren, after the manner of Isaac, are children of a promise.
Now we, brothers, who correspond to Isaac, are children of promise.
29 But, just as, then, he that after the manner of the flesh had been born, did persecute him who [had been born] after the manner of the Spirit, thus, also now.
But just as then, the man who was born according to flesh persecuted the man according to Spirit, so also now.
30 But, what saith the scripture? Cast out the serving woman and her son; for in nowise shall the son of the serving woman inherit with the son of the free.
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.
31 Wherefore, brethren, we are not children of a serving woman, but of the free: —
So then, brothers, we are not children of a servant girl, but of the freewoman.
