Προς Γαλατας 3
1 Ὦ ἀνόητοι Γαλάται! Τίς ὑμᾶς ἐβάσκανεν, οἷς κατʼ ὀφθαλμοὺς ˚Ἰησοῦς ˚Χριστὸς προεγράφη ἐσταυρωμένος;
Foolish Galatians, who has cunningly deceived you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was openly set forth as crucified?
2 Τοῦτο μόνον θέλω μαθεῖν ἀφʼ ὑμῶν: ἐξ ἔργων νόμου τὸ ˚Πνεῦμα ἐλάβετε, ἢ ἐξ ἀκοῆς πίστεως;
I just want to learn this from you. Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?
3 Οὕτως ἀνόητοί ἐστε; Ἐναρξάμενοι ˚Πνεύματι, νῦν σαρκὶ ἐπιτελεῖσθε;
Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now completed in the flesh?
4 Τοσαῦτα ἐπάθετε εἰκῇ– εἴ γε καὶ εἰκῇ;
Did you suffer so many things in vain, if it is indeed in vain?
5 Ὁ οὖν ἐπιχορηγῶν ὑμῖν τὸ ˚Πνεῦμα καὶ ἐνεργῶν δυνάμεις ἐν ὑμῖν, ἐξ ἔργων νόμου ἢ ἐξ ἀκοῆς πίστεως;
He therefore who supplies the Spirit to you, and works miracles among you, does he do it by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?
6 Καθὼς Ἀβραὰμ “ἐπίστευσεν τῷ ˚Θεῷ καὶ ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ εἰς δικαιοσύνην”.
Even as Abraham "believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."
7 Γινώσκετε ἄρα ὅτι οἱ ἐκ πίστεως, οὗτοι υἱοί εἰσιν Ἀβραάμ.
Know therefore that those who are of faith, the same are sons of Abraham.
8 Προϊδοῦσα δὲ ἡ Γραφὴ ὅτι ἐκ πίστεως δικαιοῖ τὰ ἔθνη ὁ ˚Θεὸς, προευηγγελίσατο τῷ Ἀβραὰμ, ὅτι “Ἐνευλογηθήσονται ἐν σοὶ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη.”
The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the non-Jews by faith, preached the Good News beforehand to Abraham, saying, "Through you all the nations will be blessed."
9 Ὥστε οἱ ἐκ πίστεως εὐλογοῦνται σὺν τῷ πιστῷ Ἀβραάμ.
So then, those who are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.
10 Ὅσοι γὰρ ἐξ ἔργων νόμου εἰσὶν ὑπὸ κατάραν εἰσίν, γέγραπται γὰρ, ὅτι “Ἐπικατάρατος πᾶς ὃς οὐκ ἐμμένει πᾶσιν τοῖς γεγραμμένοις ἐν τῷ βιβλίῳ τοῦ νόμου, τοῦ ποιῆσαι αὐτά.”
For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse. For it is written, "Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things that are written in the book of the law, to do them."
11 Ὅτι δὲ ἐν νόμῳ, οὐδεὶς δικαιοῦται παρὰ τῷ ˚Θεῷ δῆλον, ὅτι, “Ὁ δίκαιος ἐκ πίστεως ζήσεται.”
Now it is evident that no one is justified by the law before God, for, "The righteous will live by faith."
12 Ὁ δὲ νόμος οὐκ ἔστιν ἐκ πίστεως, ἀλλʼ, “Ὁ ποιήσας αὐτὰ, ζήσεται ἐν αὐτοῖς.”
The law is not of faith, but, "The one who does them will live by them."
13 ˚Χριστὸς ἡμᾶς ἐξηγόρασεν ἐκ τῆς κατάρας τοῦ νόμου, γενόμενος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν κατάρα, ὅτι γέγραπται, “Ἐπικατάρατος πᾶς ὁ κρεμάμενος ἐπὶ ξύλου”,
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us. For it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree,"
14 ἵνα εἰς τὰ ἔθνη ἡ εὐλογία τοῦ Ἀβραὰμ γένηται ἐν ˚Χριστῷ ˚Ἰησοῦ, ἵνα τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ ˚Πνεύματος λάβωμεν διὰ τῆς πίστεως.
that the blessing of Abraham might come on the non-Jews through Christ Jesus; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
15 Ἀδελφοί, κατὰ ἄνθρωπον λέγω. Ὅμως ἀνθρώπου κεκυρωμένην διαθήκην, οὐδεὶς ἀθετεῖ ἢ ἐπιδιατάσσεται.
Brothers, I am speaking in human terms. Though it is only a human covenant, once it has been ratified, no one annuls it or adds to it.
16 Τῷ δὲ Ἀβραὰμ ἐρρέθησαν αἱ ἐπαγγελίαι καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ. Οὐ λέγει, “Καὶ τοῖς σπέρμασιν”, ὡς ἐπὶ πολλῶν, ἀλλʼ ὡς ἐφʼ ἑνός, “Καὶ τῷ σπέρματί σου”, ὅς ἐστιν ˚Χριστός.
Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his offspring. He does not say, "And to offsprings," as of many, but as of one, "And to your offspring," which is Christ.
17 Τοῦτο δὲ λέγω: διαθήκην προκεκυρωμένην ὑπὸ τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, ὁ μετὰ τετρακόσια καὶ τριάκοντα ἔτη γεγονὼς νόμος οὐκ ἀκυροῖ, εἰς τὸ καταργῆσαι τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν.
Now I say this: the law, which came four hundred thirty years later, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to cancel the promise.
18 Εἰ γὰρ ἐκ νόμου ἡ κληρονομία, οὐκέτι ἐξ ἐπαγγελίας· τῷ δὲ Ἀβραὰμ διʼ ἐπαγγελίας κεχάρισται ὁ ˚Θεός.
For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise; but God has granted it to Abraham by promise.
19 Τί οὖν ὁ νόμος; Τῶν παραβάσεων χάριν προσετέθη, ἄχρις οὗ ἔλθῃ τὸ σπέρμα ᾧ ἐπήγγελται, διαταγεὶς διʼ ἀγγέλων ἐν χειρὶ μεσίτου.
What then is the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring should come to whom the promise has been made. It was ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator.
20 Ὁ δὲ μεσίτης ἑνὸς οὐκ ἔστιν, ὁ δὲ ˚Θεὸς εἷς ἐστιν.
Now a mediator is not between one, but God is one.
21 Ὁ οὖν νόμος κατὰ τῶν ἐπαγγελιῶν τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ; Μὴ γένοιτο! Εἰ γὰρ ἐδόθη νόμος ὁ δυνάμενος ζῳοποιῆσαι, ὄντως ἐκ νόμου ἂν ἦν ἡ δικαιοσύνη.
Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not. For if there had been a law given which could give life, most certainly righteousness would have been of the law.
22 Ἀλλὰ συνέκλεισεν ἡ Γραφὴ τὰ πάντα ὑπὸ ἁμαρτίαν, ἵνα ἡ ἐπαγγελία ἐκ πίστεως ˚Ἰησοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ δοθῇ τοῖς πιστεύουσιν.
But the Scriptures imprisoned all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
23 Πρὸ τοῦ δὲ ἐλθεῖν τὴν πίστιν, ὑπὸ νόμον ἐφρουρούμεθα, συγκλειόμενοι εἰς τὴν μέλλουσαν πίστιν ἀποκαλυφθῆναι.
But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, confined for the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
24 Ὥστε ὁ νόμος, παιδαγωγὸς ἡμῶν γέγονεν εἰς ˚Χριστόν, ἵνα ἐκ πίστεως δικαιωθῶμεν.
So that the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
25 Ἐλθούσης δὲ τῆς πίστεως, οὐκέτι ὑπὸ παιδαγωγόν ἐσμεν.
But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.
26 Πάντες γὰρ υἱοὶ ˚Θεοῦ ἐστε διὰ τῆς πίστεως ἐν ˚Χριστῷ ˚Ἰησοῦ.
For you are all sons of God, through faith in Christ Jesus.
27 Ὅσοι γὰρ εἰς ˚Χριστὸν ἐβαπτίσθητε, ˚Χριστὸν ἐνεδύσασθε.
For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
28 Οὐκ ἔνι Ἰουδαῖος οὐδὲ Ἕλλην, οὐκ ἔνι δοῦλος οὐδὲ ἐλεύθερος, οὐκ ἔνι ἄρσεν καὶ θῆλυ, πάντες γὰρ ὑμεῖς εἷς ἐστε ἐν ˚Χριστῷ ˚Ἰησοῦ.
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
29 Εἰ δὲ ὑμεῖς ˚Χριστοῦ, ἄρα τοῦ Ἀβραὰμ σπέρμα ἐστέ, κατʼ ἐπαγγελίαν κληρονόμοι.
If you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring and heirs according to promise.
