Προς Γαλατας 1
1 Παῦλος, ἀπόστολος (οὐκ ἀπʼ ἀνθρώπων, οὐδὲ διʼ ἀνθρώπου, ἀλλὰ διὰ ˚Ἰησοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ, καὶ ˚Θεοῦ Πατρὸς τοῦ ἐγείραντος αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν),
Paul, an apostle—not from men, nor through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead—
2 καὶ οἱ σὺν ἐμοὶ πάντες ἀδελφοί, ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις τῆς Γαλατίας:
and all the brothers who are with me, to the assemblies of Galatia:
3 χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ ˚Θεοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ ˚Κυρίου ἡμῶν ˚Ἰησοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ,
Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ,
4 τοῦ δόντος ἑαυτὸν περὶ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν, ὅπως ἐξέληται ἡμᾶς ἐκ τοῦ αἰῶνος τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος πονηροῦ, κατὰ τὸ θέλημα τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ καὶ Πατρὸς ἡμῶν, (aiōn g165)
who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil age (aiōn g165), according to the will of our God and Father—
6 Θαυμάζω ὅτι οὕτως ταχέως, μετατίθεσθε ἀπὸ τοῦ καλέσαντος ὑμᾶς ἐν χάριτι ˚Χριστοῦ, εἰς ἕτερον εὐαγγέλιον,
I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different “good news”,
7 ὃ οὐκ ἔστιν ἄλλο, εἰ μή τινές εἰσιν οἱ ταράσσοντες ὑμᾶς, καὶ θέλοντες μεταστρέψαι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ.
but there is not another “good news.” Only there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the Good News of Christ.
8 Ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐὰν ἡμεῖς ἢ ἄγγελος ἐξ οὐρανοῦ ὑμῖν εὐαγγελίζηται παρʼ ὃ εὐηγγελισάμεθα ὑμῖν, ἀνάθεμα ἔστω!
But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you any “good news” other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed.
9 Ὡς προειρήκαμεν, καὶ ἄρτι πάλιν λέγω, εἴ τις ὑμᾶς εὐαγγελίζεται παρʼ ὃ παρελάβετε, ἀνάθεμα ἔστω!
As we have said before, so I now say again: if any man preaches to you any “good news” other than that which you received, let him be cursed.
10 Ἄρτι γὰρ ἀνθρώπους πείθω ἢ τὸν ˚Θεόν; Ἢ ζητῶ ἀνθρώποις ἀρέσκειν; Εἰ ἔτι ἀνθρώποις ἤρεσκον, ˚Χριστοῦ δοῦλος οὐκ ἂν ἤμην.
For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
11 Γνωρίζω γὰρ ὑμῖν, ἀδελφοί, τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τὸ εὐαγγελισθὲν ὑπʼ ἐμοῦ, ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν κατὰ ἄνθρωπον.
But I make known to you, brothers, concerning the Good News which was preached by me, that it is not according to man.
12 Οὐδὲ γὰρ ἐγὼ παρὰ ἀνθρώπου παρέλαβον αὐτό, οὔτε ἐδιδάχθην, ἀλλὰ διʼ ἀποκαλύψεως ˚Ἰησοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ.
For I did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.
13 Ἠκούσατε γὰρ τὴν ἐμὴν ἀναστροφήν ποτε ἐν τῷ Ἰουδαϊσμῷ, ὅτι καθʼ ὑπερβολὴν ἐδίωκον τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, καὶ ἐπόρθουν αὐτήν.
For you have heard of my way of living in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of God and ravaged it.
14 Καὶ προέκοπτον ἐν τῷ Ἰουδαϊσμῷ ὑπὲρ πολλοὺς συνηλικιώτας ἐν τῷ γένει μου, περισσοτέρως ζηλωτὴς ὑπάρχων τῶν πατρικῶν μου παραδόσεων.
I advanced in the Jews’ religion beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
15 Ὅτε δὲ εὐδόκησεν ὁ, ἀφορίσας με ἐκ κοιλίας μητρός μου, καὶ καλέσας διὰ τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ,
But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through his grace,
16 ἀποκαλύψαι τὸν Υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐμοὶ, ἵνα εὐαγγελίζωμαι αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, εὐθέως οὐ προσανεθέμην σαρκὶ καὶ αἵματι,
to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood,
17 οὐδὲ ἀνῆλθον εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα πρὸς τοὺς πρὸ ἐμοῦ ἀποστόλους, ἀλλὰ ἀπῆλθον εἰς Ἀραβίαν, καὶ πάλιν ὑπέστρεψα εἰς Δαμασκόν.
nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia. Then I returned to Damascus.
18 Ἔπειτα μετὰ ἔτη τρία, ἀνῆλθον εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα ἱστορῆσαι Κηφᾶν, καὶ ἐπέμεινα πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡμέρας δεκαπέντε.
Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and stayed with him fifteen days.
19 Ἕτερον δὲ τῶν ἀποστόλων οὐκ εἶδον, εἰ μὴ Ἰάκωβον, τὸν ἀδελφὸν τοῦ ˚Κυρίου.
But of the other apostles I saw no one except James, the Lord’s brother.
20 Ἃ δὲ γράφω ὑμῖν, ἰδοὺ, ἐνώπιον τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, ὅτι οὐ ψεύδομαι.
Now about the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I am not lying.
21 Ἔπειτα ἦλθον εἰς τὰ κλίματα τῆς Συρίας καὶ τῆς Κιλικίας.
Then I came to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
22 Ἤμην δὲ ἀγνοούμενος τῷ προσώπῳ ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις τῆς Ἰουδαίας, ταῖς ἐν ˚Χριστῷ,
I was still unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea which were in Christ,
23 μόνον δὲ ἀκούοντες ἦσαν, ὅτι “Ὁ διώκων ἡμᾶς ποτε, νῦν εὐαγγελίζεται τὴν πίστιν, ἥν ποτε ἐπόρθει.”
but they only heard, “He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy.”
24 Καὶ ἐδόξαζον ἐν ἐμοὶ τὸν ˚Θεόν.
So they glorified God in me.
