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.
Ta geyssi hayssa. Laattey na7aa gidi de7ishe, shalo ubbay iyabaa gidikkoka, I ayllefe aykkoka dummatenna.
2 But he is under guardians and trustees until the date set by his father.
Shin iya aaway gida wodey gakkanaw I hadara ekkidayssata kusheninne naageyssata kushen de7ees.
3 So also, when we were children, we were enslaved to the elemental principles of the world.
Hessadakka, nuuni na7atethan de7iya wode alamiya wogaas ayllettidi de7ida.
4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent out his Son, born of a woman, born under the law.
Shin wodey gakkida wode Xoossay higgefe garssan, maccasappe yelettida ba na7aa kiittis.
5 He did this to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.
I hessa oothiday, higges haarettidi de7eyssata wozanawunne nuna ba nayta oothanaassa.
6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, who calls out, “Abba, Father.”
Nu Xoossaa nayta gidiya gisho, “Abbaa, Aawaw” gidi xeegiya ba Na7aa Ayyaana nu wozanaa giddo kiittis.
7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then you are also an heir through God.
Hessa gisho, hizappe neeni Xoossaa na7appe attin aylle gidakka. Neeni iya na7a gidikko, Xoossaa laatteyssa gidadasa.
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.
Hintte kase Xoossaa eronna wode xoosse gidonnayssatas aylle gididi haarettideta.
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?
Shin ha77i hintte Xoossaa erideta; ubbarakka Xoossan erettideta. Yaatin pathonnanne go77onna alame wogatakko guye waanidi simmeetii? Wodhdhi eqqidi, waanidi enttaw aylle gidanaw koyeetii?
10 You observe days and new moons and seasons and years!
Dumma gidida gallasata, ageenata, wodetanne laythata hintte loythi bonchcheta.
11 I am afraid for you that somehow my work with you may have been for nothing.
Tana hinttebay yashshees; ta hinttew coo daaburadinaashsha?
12 I beg you, brothers, become like me, for I also have become like you. You did me no wrong.
Ta ishato, ta hintteda hanida gisho, hintteka taada hanite gada hinttena woossays. Hintte tana aybinkka qohibeekketa.
13 But you know that it was because of a physical illness that I proclaimed the gospel to you the first time.
Taani koyro harggettashe hinttew Wonggelaa odidayssa hintte ereeta.
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.
Ta harggey hinttew paace gidikkoka, tana saletibekketa; ixxibeeketa. Shin tana Xoossaa kiitanchcho woykko Kiristtoos Yesuusa mokkeyssada mokkideta.
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.
Yaatin, he hinttew de7iya ufayssay ubbay aw bidee? Hinttew dandda7ettidaakko, hintte taw, hintte ayfiyaa kessidi immiyako ixxonnayssa ta markkattays.
16 So then, have I become your enemy because I am telling you the truth?
Yaatin, ta hinttew tuma odida gisho hinttew morkke gidadinaayye?
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.
He asati hinttena banttako zaaranaw koyoosona, shin entta qofay lo77ossa gidenna. Entta qofay hinttena shaakkanaassanne hintte enttaw qoppana mela oothanaassa.
18 It is always good to be zealous for a good purpose, and not only when I am present with you.
Lo77obaa oothanaw amottiko lo77o, shin hessi ta hinttera de7iya wode xalaala gidonnashin ubba wode gido.
19 My little children, again I am in the pains of childbirth for you until Christ is formed in you.
Ta siiqo nayto, Kiristtoosi hinttenan misilettana gakkanaw yelos maccasi miixotteyssada ta hintte gisho miixottays.
20 I wish I could be present with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you.
Hinttebay taw haddirssi gidin ta un77ettas; ha77i hintte giddon ta benttada shenetada odiyakko ay mela dosaynashin.
21 Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not listen to the law?
Muse higgen haarettidi daanaw koyeyssato, ane taw odite; higgey ay giyakko erekketii?
22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave girl and one by the free woman.
Geeshsha Maxaafay, “Abrahames ayllefenne godattefe yelettida nam77u nayti de7oosona” yaagees.
23 One was born by the slave girl according to the flesh, but the other was born by the free woman through promise.
Aylle na7ay asi na7a yeliya maaran yelettis, shin godatte na7ay Xoossaa ufayssa qaalan yelettis.
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.
Ha maccasati nam77u caaqotas leemiso gididi ekettoosona. Enttafe issinniya, Siina Deriyappe yidaara, ba nayta aylletethas yelasu; iyakka Aggaaro.
25 Now Hagar represents Mount Sinai in Arabia; and she represents the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children.
Aggaara Arabe biittan de7iya Siina Deriyan leemisettada ha77i de7iya Yerusalaame daanawusu. Ays giikko, iya ba naytara aylletethan de7awusu.
26 But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother.
Shin salon de7iya Yerusalaamey aylletethan de7ukku; iya nu ubbaas aayo.
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.”
Geeshsha Maxaafay, “Naatte, yelonna maynthete ufaytta; naatte miixotta eronnaree ilila. Azinara de7iya maccaseeppe, azini baynna maccasees nayti daro” yaagees.
28 But you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.
Ta ishato, hintte Yisaaqada Xoossaa ufayssa qaalan yelettida nayta.
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.
Shin he wode asa maarada yelettidayssi, Ayyaana wolqqan yelettidayssa goodis. Hachchika hessa mela.
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.”
Shin Geeshsha Maxaafay woygi? “Aylle na7ay godatte na7aara issife laattonna gisho, aylliw I na7aara wolla kessa yedda” yaagees.
31 Therefore, brothers, we are not children of a slave girl, but of the free woman.
Hessa gisho, ta ishato, nuuni godattee naytappe attin ayllee nayta gidokko.
