gālātinaḥ 4
1 ahaṁ vadāmi sampadadhikārī yāvad bālastiṣṭhati tāvat sarvvasvasyādhipatiḥ sannapi sa dāsāt kēnāpi viṣayēṇa na viśiṣyatē
Let me explain what I'm saying. An heir who is under-age is no different from a slave, even though the heir may be the owner of everything.
2 kintu pitrā nirūpitaṁ samayaṁ yāvat pālakānāṁ dhanādhyakṣāṇāñca nighnastiṣṭhati|
An heir is subject to guardians and managers until the time set by the father.
3 tadvad vayamapi bālyakālē dāsā iva saṁsārasyākṣaramālāyā adhīnā āsmahē|
It's just the same for us. When we were children, we were slaves subject to the basic rules of the law.
4 anantaraṁ samayē sampūrṇatāṁ gatavati vyavasthādhīnānāṁ mōcanārtham
But at the appropriate time God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the rule of law,
5 asmākaṁ putratvaprāptyarthañcēśvaraḥ striyā jātaṁ vyavasthāyā adhinībhūtañca svaputraṁ prēṣitavān|
so that he could rescue those who were kept under the rule of law, so that we could receive the inheritance of adopted children.
6 yūyaṁ santānā abhavata tatkāraṇād īśvaraḥ svaputrasyātmānāṁ yuṣmākam antaḥkaraṇāni prahitavān sa cātmā pitaḥ pitarityāhvānaṁ kārayati|
To show you are his children, God sent the Spirit of his Son to convince us, causing us to call out, “Abba,” meaning “Father.”
7 ata idānīṁ yūyaṁ na dāsāḥ kintuḥ santānā ēva tasmāt santānatvācca khrīṣṭēnēśvarīyasampadadhikāriṇō'pyādhvē|
Since you are now no longer a slave, but a child, and if you are his child, then God has made you his heir.
8 aparañca pūrvvaṁ yūyam īśvaraṁ na jñātvā yē svabhāvatō'nīśvarāstēṣāṁ dāsatvē'tiṣṭhata|
At the time when you didn't know God, you were enslaved by the supposed “gods” of this world.
9 idānīm īśvaraṁ jñātvā yadi vēśvarēṇa jñātā yūyaṁ kathaṁ punastāni viphalāni tucchāni cākṣarāṇi prati parāvarttituṁ śaknutha? yūyaṁ kiṁ punastēṣāṁ dāsā bhavitumicchatha?
But now you've come to know God—or better, to be known by God. So how can you go back to those useless and worthless rules? Do you want to be slaves to those rules all over again?
10 yūyaṁ divasān māsān tithīn saṁvatsarāṁśca sammanyadhvē|
You're observing special days and months, seasons and years.
11 yuṣmadarthaṁ mayā yaḥ pariśramō'kāri sa viphalō jāta iti yuṣmānadhyahaṁ bibhēmi|
I'm concerned that all I did for you has been wasted!
12 hē bhrātaraḥ, ahaṁ yādr̥śō'smi yūyamapi tādr̥śā bhavatēti prārthayē yatō'hamapi yuṣmattulyō'bhavaṁ yuṣmābhi rmama kimapi nāparāddhaṁ|
I'm pleading with you, my friends: be like me, because I became like you. You've never treated me badly.
13 pūrvvamahaṁ kalēvarasya daurbbalyēna yuṣmān susaṁvādam ajñāpayamiti yūyaṁ jānītha|
You remember that it was because I was sick that I shared with you the good news on my first visit.
14 tadānīṁ mama parīkṣakaṁ śārīraklēśaṁ dr̥ṣṭvā yūyaṁ mām avajñāya r̥tīyitavantastannahi kintvīśvarasya dūtamiva sākṣāt khrīṣṭa yīśumiva vā māṁ gr̥hītavantaḥ|
Even though my illness was difficult for you, you didn't despise or reject me—in fact you treated me like an angel of God, like Christ Jesus himself.
15 atastadānīṁ yuṣmākaṁ yā dhanyatābhavat sā kka gatā? tadānīṁ yūyaṁ yadi svēṣāṁ nayanānyutpāṭya mahyaṁ dātum aśakṣyata tarhi tadapyakariṣyatēti pramāṇam ahaṁ dadāmi|
So what's happened to all your gratefulness? I tell you, back then if you could have pulled out your eyes and given them to me, you would have!
16 sāmpratamahaṁ satyavāditvāt kiṁ yuṣmākaṁ ripu rjātō'smi?
So what has happened—have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?
17 tē yuṣmatkr̥tē sparddhantē kintu sā sparddhā kutsitā yatō yūyaṁ tānadhi yat sparddhadhvaṁ tadarthaṁ tē yuṣmān pr̥thak karttum icchanti|
These people are keen to gain your support, but not for any good reasons. On the contrary, they want to keep you away from us so that you will enthusiastically support them.
18 kēvalaṁ yuṣmatsamīpē mamōpasthitisamayē tannahi, kintu sarvvadaiva bhadramadhi sparddhanaṁ bhadraṁ|
Of course it's good to want to do good. But this should be at all times, not just when I'm there with you!
19 hē mama bālakāḥ, yuṣmadanta ryāvat khrīṣṭō mūrtimān na bhavati tāvad yuṣmatkāraṇāt punaḥ prasavavēdanēva mama vēdanā jāyatē|
My dear friends, I want to work with you until Christ's character is duplicated in you.
20 ahamidānīṁ yuṣmākaṁ sannidhiṁ gatvā svarāntarēṇa yuṣmān sambhāṣituṁ kāmayē yatō yuṣmānadhi vyākulō'smi|
I really wish I could be with you right now so I could change my tone of voice… I'm so worried about you.
21 hē vyavasthādhīnatākāṅkṣiṇaḥ yūyaṁ kiṁ vyavasthāyā vacanaṁ na gr̥hlītha?
Answer me this, you people who want to live under the law: Don't you hear what the law is saying?
22 tanmāṁ vadata| likhitamāstē, ibrāhīmō dvau putrāvāsātē tayōrēkō dāsyāṁ dvitīyaśca patnyāṁ jātaḥ|
As Scripture says, Abraham had two sons, one from the servant girl, and one from the free woman.
23 tayō ryō dāsyāṁ jātaḥ sa śārīrikaniyamēna jajñē yaśca patnyāṁ jātaḥ sa pratijñayā jajñē|
However, the son from the servant girl was born following a human plan, while the son from the free woman was born as the result of the promise.
24 idamākhyānaṁ dr̥ṣṭantasvarūpaṁ| tē dvē yōṣitāvīśvarīyasandhī tayōrēkā sīnayaparvvatād utpannā dāsajanayitrī ca sā tu hājirā|
This provides an analogy: these two women represent two agreements. One agreement is from Mount Sinai—Hagar—and she gives birth to slave children.
25 yasmād hājirāśabdēnāravadēśasthasīnayaparvvatō bōdhyatē, sā ca varttamānāyā yirūśālampuryyāḥ sadr̥śī| yataḥ svabālaiḥ sahitā sā dāsatva āstē|
Hagar symbolizes Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to the current Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.
26 kintu svargīyā yirūśālampurī patnī sarvvēṣām asmākaṁ mātā cāstē|
But the heavenly Jerusalem is free. She is our mother.
27 yādr̥śaṁ likhitam āstē, "vandhyē santānahīnē tvaṁ svaraṁ jayajayaṁ kuru| aprasūtē tvayōllāsō jayāśabdaśca gīyatāṁ| yata ēva sanāthāyā yōṣitaḥ santatē rgaṇāt| anāthā yā bhavēnnārī tadapatyāni bhūriśaḥ||"
As Scripture says, “Rejoice you who are childless and who have never given birth! Shout aloud for joy, you who have never been in labor—for the abandoned woman has more children than the woman who has a husband!”
28 hē bhrātr̥gaṇa, imhāk iva vayaṁ pratijñayā jātāḥ santānāḥ|
Now my friends, we are children of promise just like Isaac.
29 kintu tadānīṁ śārīrikaniyamēna jātaḥ putrō yadvad ātmikaniyamēna jātaṁ putram upādravat tathādhunāpi|
However, just as the one born according to a human plan persecuted the one born through the Spirit, so it is today.
30 kintu śāstrē kiṁ likhitaṁ? "tvam imāṁ dāsīṁ tasyāḥ putrañcāpasāraya yata ēṣa dāsīputraḥ patnīputrēṇa samaṁ nōttarādhikārī bhaviyyatīti|"
But what does Scripture say? “Send away the servant girl and her son, for the son of the servant girl will not be an heir together with the son of the free woman.”
31 ataēva hē bhrātaraḥ, vayaṁ dāsyāḥ santānā na bhūtvā pātnyāḥ santānā bhavāmaḥ|
Therefore, my friends, we're not children of a servant girl, but of the free woman.
