Galatians 1
1 [I], Paul, [write this letter to you. I remind you that I am] an apostle. That is not because a group of people [appointed me], nor because a human being [sent me to be an apostle]. Instead, Jesus Christ and God [our heavenly] Father, who caused Jesus to become alive again after he died, have [appointed and] sent [me to be an apostle].
Павел апостол (не від людей і не через чоловіка, а через Ісуса Христа й Бога Отця, що воскресив Його з мертвих),
2 All the fellow believers [who are here] with me [approve of this message that I am writing. I am sending this letter] to the congregations that [are] in Galatia [province].
і все браттє, що зо мною, церквам Галацьким:
3 [I pray that] God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ will kindly [help] you and enable [you to have inner] peace.
Благодать вам і мир од Бога Отця і від Господа вашого Ісуса Христа,
4 Christ offered himself [as a sacrifice] in order that [he might remove the guilt for] our sins. He did that in order that he might enable us to not [do the evil things that people who do not know him] do. [He did this] because God, who is our Father, wanted it. (aiōn g165)
що віддав себе за гріхи наші, щоб збавити нас від сього віку лукавого, по волї Бога й Отця нашого, (aiōn g165)
котрому слава на віки вічні. Амінь. (aiōn g165)
6 I am very disappointed [IRO] that so soon [after you trusted in Christ] you have turned away from [God]. He chose you in order that [you might have what] Christ freely/kindly gives. I am also disappointed that so soon you are believing a different [message which some say is] “good news.”
Дивуюсь, що так скоро одвернулись від покликавшого вас благодаттю Христовою на друге благовістє.
7 Their message is not a true message. [What is happening is that] certain persons are confusing your [minds]. They are desiring to change the good message (that Christ [revealed/about] Christ) [and are creating another message].
Воно то не друге, та в такі, що вами колотять, і хочуть перевернути благовістє Христове.
8 But even if we [(exc) apostles] or an angel from heaven would tell you a message that is different from the good message that we told you [before], I [appeal to God] that [he] punish such a person [forever].
Та, коли б і ми або ангел з неба проповідував вам більш того, що ми проповідували вам, нехай буде анатема.
9 As I told you previously, so now I tell you this once more: Someone is telling you [what he says is] a good message, but it is a message that is different from [the good message] that I gave you. So I [appeal to God] that [he] severely punish that person.
Як перше рекли ми, так і тепер глаголю: коли хто благовіствує вам більш того, що ви прийняли, нехай буде анатема.
10 [I said that] because [RHQ] I do not desire that people approve me, [contrary to what some have said about me]. It is God whom I desire to approve me. [Specifically, I do not say and do] [RHQ] things just to please people. If it were still people whom I was trying to please, then I would not be one who [willingly and completely] serves Christ.
Бо чи людей я тепер впевняю (шукаю), чи Бога? чи людям шукаю вгодити? Бо коли б я ще людям угождав, то не був би слугою Христовим.
11 My fellow believers, I want you to know that the message about Christ that I proclaim to people is not one that some person [created/thought up].
Звіщаю ж вам, браттє, що благовістє, благовіщене від мене, не єсть по чоловіку.
12 I did not receive this message from a human [messenger], and no [human being] taught it to me. Instead, Jesus Christ revealed it to me.
Анї бо від чоловіка не прийняв я його, анї не навчивсь, а через одкриттє Ісуса Христа.
13 People have told you how I used to behave when [I practiced] the Jewish religion. They told you that I continually did very harmful things to the groups of believers that God [established], and they told you that I tried to get rid of those people.
Чували бо про життє мов колись у Жидівстві, що без міри гонив я церкву Божу, та руйнував її,
14 I practiced the Jewish religion more thoroughly than many [other Jews] who were my age practiced it. I much more enthusiastically tried to get others to obey the traditions that my ancestors [kept].
і передував я в Жидівстві перед многими ровесниками народу мого, будучи аж надто ревнителем отцївських моїх переказів.
15 Nevertheless, before I was born, [God] (set me apart/selected me). He chose me [to live eternally], something that I did not deserve.
Як же зводив Бог, що вибрав мене від утроби матери моєї, і покликав мене благодаттю своєю,
16 He wanted me to know that Jesus is (his Son/the man who is also God), so that I would tell others the message about him in regions where non-Jews live. But I did not immediately go to any human beings [SYN] in order to gain [an understanding of that message. I received it directly from Christ!]!
відкрити в менї Сина свого, щоб я благовіствував Його між поганами, то зараз не радивсь я з тїлом і кровю,
17 I did not [immediately] leave Damascus and go to Jerusalem [for that purpose] to those who were apostles before I was. Instead, I went away to Arabia [region, a desert area]. Later I returned once more to Damascus [city].
анї не вийшов у Єрусалим до тих, що були апостолами перш мене, а пійшов у Аравию, та й знов вернувсь у Дамаск.
18 Then three years after [God revealed this good message to me], I went up to Jerusalem in order that I might meet Peter. But I stayed with him for [only] 15 days, [which was not long enough for him to teach me thoroughly about Christ].
Потім через три роки пійшов я в Єрусалим, щоб побачитись із Петром, і пробув у нього пятнайцять день.
19 I also saw James, the brother of our Lord [Jesus and the leader of the believers there, but] I did not see any other apostle.
Инших же апостолів я не видїв, тільки Якова, брата Господнього.
20 God knows that what I am writing to you is completely true [LIT]!
Що ж пишу до вас, ось вам перед Богом, що не обманюю.
21 After [I left Jerusalem], I went to [the regions of] Syria and Cilicia.
Потім ходив я в сторони Сирські і Киликийські,
22 [At that time, people in] the Christian congregations that are in Judea [province] still had not met me [SYN] personally.
був же незнаний лицем церквам Жидівським у Христї,
23 They only heard [others say about me] repeatedly, “[Paul], the one who was formerly doing harmful things to us, is now telling the [same message] which we believe and which formerly he was trying (to destroy/to cause people to stop believing)!”
а тільки чували, що гонивший нас колись тепер благовіствуе віру, що колись руйнував,
24 And they praised God because of [what had happened to] me.
і прославляли у мені Бога.
