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,
Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differs nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
2 But is, under guardians, and stewards, until the [day] fore-appointed of the father:
But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.
3 So also, we, when we were infants, under the elementary principles of the world, were held in servitude;
Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements 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 was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
5 That, them who were under law, he might redeem, that, the sonship, we might duly receive; —
To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
6 And, because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, exclaiming, Abba! Oh Father!
And because you are sons, God has 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.
Why you are no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
8 But, at that time—not knowing God, ye were in servitude unto them who, by nature, are not Gods;
However, then, when you knew not God, you did service to them which by nature are no 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, after that you have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn you again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage?
10 Days, ye do narrowly observer, and months, and seasons, and years: —
You 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 I have bestowed on you labor in vain.
12 Become ye as, I, because, I also, [was] as, ye, —brethren, I entreat you. Not at all, have ye wronged me.
Brothers, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as you are: you have not injured me at all.
13 Howbeit ye know that, by reason of a weakness of the flesh, I myself announced the glad-message unto you, formerly;
You know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel to you at the first.
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 my temptation which was in my flesh you despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even 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 is then the blessedness you spoke of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, you would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.
16 So then, your enemy, have I become, by dealing truthfully with you?
Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell 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 zealously affect you, but not well; yes, they would exclude you, that you might affect 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 it is good to be zealously affected always 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 travail in birth again until Christ be 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.
I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you.
21 Tell me! ye who, under law, are wishing to be: The law, do ye not hear?
Tell me, you that desire to be under the law, do you 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, the one by a female slave, the other by a free woman.
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 he who was of the female slave was born after the flesh; but he of the free woman was by 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 an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which engenders to bondage, which is Agar.
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 this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answers to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.
26 But, the Jerusalem above, is free, —the which is our mother;
But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the 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, you barren that bore not; break forth and cry, you that travail not: for the desolate has many more children than she which has an husband.
28 And, we, brethren, after the manner of Isaac, are children of a promise.
Now we, brothers, as Isaac was, are the 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 as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is 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 says the scripture? Cast out the female slave and her son: for the son of the female slave shall not be heir with the son of the free woman.
31 Wherefore, brethren, we are not children of a serving woman, but of the free: —
So then, brothers, we are not children of the female slave, but of the free.
