Galatians 4
1 I am saying that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave, though he is owner of the entire estate.
ⲁ̅ϯϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲡϩⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛϥϣⲟⲃⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ
2 But he is under guardians and trustees until the date set by his father.
ⲃ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲁ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲧⲣⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲧⲉ ⲡⲣⲟⲑⲉⲥⲙⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ
3 So also, when we were children, we were enslaved to the elemental principles of the world.
ⲅ̅ⲧⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲛⲟ ⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲁ ⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲟ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ
4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent out his Son, born of a woman, born under the law.
ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲓ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ
5 He did this to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.
ⲉ̅ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧϣⲏⲣⲉ
6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, who calls out, “Abba, Father.”
ⲋ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ
7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then you are also an heir through God.
ⲍ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ϭⲉ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲟⲩϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
8 But at that time, when you did not know God, you were made to be slaves to those who are, by their natural powers, not gods at all.
ⲏ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲫⲩⲥⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ
9 But now that you have come to know God, or rather that you are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to the weak and worthless elemental principles? Do you want to be enslaved all over again?
ⲑ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲉϣⲣ ϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ
10 You observe days and new moons and seasons and years!
ⲓ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲧⲏⲣⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲃⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ
11 I am afraid for you that somehow my work with you may have been for nothing.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϯⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲁⲓϣⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲓⲕⲏ
12 I beg you, brothers, become like me, for I also have become like you. You did me no wrong.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲱⲧ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲧⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ
13 But you know that it was because of a physical illness that I proclaimed the gospel to you the first time.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ
14 Though my physical condition put you to the test, you did not despise or reject me. Instead you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus himself.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟϣϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲃⲁⲃⲱⲱϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲟⲡⲧ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ
15 Where, then, is your blessing now? For I testify to you that, if possible, you would have torn out your own eyes and given them to me.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϯⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲉϣϫⲡⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲣⲕ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲗⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ
16 So then, have I become your enemy because I am telling you the truth?
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲁⲓⲣϫⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϫⲉ ⲧⲙⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ
17 They are zealous to win you over, but for no good. They want to shut you out, so you may be zealous for them.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲥⲉⲕⲱϩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲣⲉⲕⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲕⲱϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ
18 It is always good to be zealous for a good purpose, and not only when I am present with you.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲕⲱϩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲉⲓ ϩⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ
19 My little children, again I am in the pains of childbirth for you until Christ is formed in you.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉϯϯⲛⲁⲁⲕⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϫⲓⲙⲟⲣⲫⲏ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
20 I wish I could be present with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you.
ⲕ̅ⲛⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲁϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲙⲏ ϫⲉ ϯⲧⲥⲧⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
21 Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not listen to the law?
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ
22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave girl and one by the free woman.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲁϥϫⲡⲉ ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲣⲙϩⲏ
23 One was born by the slave girl according to the flesh, but the other was born by the free woman through promise.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲉⲛ ϩⲛ ⲧϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲡⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲣⲙϩⲏ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ
24 These things may be interpreted as an allegory, for these women represent two covenants. One of them is from Mount Sinai and she gives birth to children who are slaves. This is Hagar.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲃⲱⲗ ⲛⲉ ⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲓⲛⲁ ⲉⲥϫⲡⲟ ⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲅⲁⲣ
25 Now Hagar represents Mount Sinai in Arabia; and she represents the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲓⲛⲁ ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲣⲁⲃⲓⲁ ϥϩⲏⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲓϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁ ⲥⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ
26 But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲙϩⲏ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲁⲁⲩ
27 For it is written, “Rejoice, you barren one who does not give birth; cry out and shout for joy, you who are not suffering the pains of childbirth; because the children of the abandoned woman are more numerous than those of the woman who has a husband.”
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲧⲁϭⲣⲏⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲥⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲥϯ ⲛⲁⲁⲕⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲧⲥ ϩⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛⲧⲥ ⲡϩⲁⲓ
28 But you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ
29 At that time the one who was born according to the flesh persecuted the one born according to the Spirit. It is the same now.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲛⲁ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ
30 But what does the scripture say? “Send away the slave girl and her son. For the son of the slave girl will not share in the inheritance with the son of the free woman.”
ⲗ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϯϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲑⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲛ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲣⲙϩⲏ
31 Therefore, brothers, we are not children of a slave girl, but of the free woman.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲑⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲧⲣⲙϩⲏ
