Προς Γαλατας 4
1 λεγω δε εφ οσον χρονον ο κληρονομος νηπιος εστιν ουδεν διαφερει δουλου κυριος παντων ων
What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he is the owner of everything.
2 αλλα υπο επιτροπους εστιν και οικονομους αχρι της προθεσμιας του πατρος
He is subject to guardians and trustees until the date set by his father.
3 ουτως και ημεις οτε ημεν νηπιοι υπο τα στοιχεια του κοσμου ημεν δεδουλωμενοι
So also, when we were children, we were enslaved under the basic principles of the world.
4 οτε δε ηλθεν το πληρωμα του χρονου εξαπεστειλεν ο θεος τον υιον αυτου γενομενον εκ γυναικος γενομενον υπο νομον
But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
5 ινα τους υπο νομον εξαγοραση ινα την υιοθεσιαν απολαβωμεν
to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons.
6 οτι δε εστε υιοι εξαπεστειλεν ο θεος το πνευμα του υιου αυτου εις τας καρδιας υμων κραζον αββα ο πατηρ
And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”
7 ωστε ουκετι ει δουλος αλλ υιος ει δε υιος και κληρονομος θεου δια χριστου
So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, you are also an heir through God.
8 αλλα τοτε μεν ουκ ειδοτες θεον εδουλευσατε τοις μη φυσει ουσιν θεοις
Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.
9 νυν δε γνοντες θεον μαλλον δε γνωσθεντες υπο θεου πως επιστρεφετε παλιν επι τα ασθενη και πτωχα στοιχεια οις παλιν ανωθεν δουλευειν θελετε
But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?
10 ημερας παρατηρεισθε και μηνας και καιρους και ενιαυτους
You are observing special days and months and seasons and years!
11 φοβουμαι υμας μηπως εικη κεκοπιακα εις υμας
I fear for you, that my efforts for you may have been in vain.
12 γινεσθε ως εγω οτι καγω ως υμεις αδελφοι δεομαι υμων ουδεν με ηδικησατε
I beg you, brothers, become like me, for I became like you. You have done me no wrong.
13 οιδατε δε οτι δι ασθενειαν της σαρκος ευηγγελισαμην υμιν το προτερον
You know that it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you.
14 και τον πειρασμον μου τον εν τη σαρκι μου ουκ εξουθενησατε ουδε εξεπτυσατε αλλ ως αγγελον θεου εδεξασθε με ως χριστον ιησουν
And although my illness was a trial to you, 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.
15 τις ουν ην ο μακαρισμος υμων μαρτυρω γαρ υμιν οτι ει δυνατον τους οφθαλμους υμων εξορυξαντες αν εδωκατε μοι
What then has become of your blessing? For I can testify that, if it were possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.
16 ωστε εχθρος υμων γεγονα αληθευων υμιν
Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?
17 ζηλουσιν υμας ου καλως αλλα εκκλεισαι υμας θελουσιν ινα αυτους ζηλουτε
Those people are zealous for you, but not in a good way. Instead, they want to isolate you from us, so that you may be zealous for them.
18 καλον δε το ζηλουσθαι εν καλω παντοτε και μη μονον εν τω παρειναι με προς υμας
Nevertheless, it is good to be zealous if it serves a noble purpose—at any time, and not only when I am with you.
19 τεκνια μου ους παλιν ωδινω αχρις ου μορφωθη χριστος εν υμιν
My children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,
20 ηθελον δε παρειναι προς υμας αρτι και αλλαξαι την φωνην μου οτι απορουμαι εν υμιν
how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you.
21 λεγετε μοι οι υπο νομον θελοντες ειναι τον νομον ουκ ακουετε
Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand what the law says?
22 γεγραπται γαρ οτι αβρααμ δυο υιους εσχεν ενα εκ της παιδισκης και ενα εκ της ελευθερας
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.
23 αλλ ο μεν εκ της παιδισκης κατα σαρκα γεγεννηται ο δε εκ της ελευθερας δια της επαγγελιας
His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise.
24 ατινα εστιν αλληγορουμενα αυται γαρ εισιν δυο διαθηκαι μια μεν απο ορους σινα εις δουλειαν γεννωσα ητις εστιν αγαρ
These things serve as illustrations, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery: This is Hagar.
25 το γαρ αγαρ σινα ορος εστιν εν τη αραβια συστοιχει δε τη νυν ιερουσαλημ δουλευει δε μετα των τεκνων αυτης
Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present-day Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.
26 η δε ανω ιερουσαλημ ελευθερα εστιν ητις εστιν μητηρ παντων ημων
But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.
27 γεγραπται γαρ ευφρανθητι στειρα η ου τικτουσα ρηξον και βοησον η ουκ ωδινουσα οτι πολλα τα τεκνα της ερημου μαλλον η της εχουσης τον ανδρα
For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband.”
28 ημεις δε αδελφοι κατα ισαακ επαγγελιας τεκνα εσμεν
Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.
29 αλλ ωσπερ τοτε ο κατα σαρκα γεννηθεις εδιωκεν τον κατα πνευμα ουτως και νυν
At that time, however, the son born by the flesh persecuted the son born by the Spirit. It is the same now.
30 αλλα τι λεγει η γραφη εκβαλε την παιδισκην και τον υιον αυτης ου γαρ μη κληρονομηση ο υιος της παιδισκης μετα του υιου της ελευθερας
But what does the Scripture say? “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman’s son.”
31 αρα αδελφοι ουκ εσμεν παιδισκης τεκνα αλλα της ελευθερας
Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman.
