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In se ejemplo. Chica se teconeu yejhuan quiselis iherencia yejhua conetl, nemi quen se tlanamactli, masqui ica tlen melahuac ye iyaxca nochi on herencia. Yejhua quen se tlanamactli, pampa ica oncaj quintlacamati on tlacamej yejhuan quiscaltiaj. Niman quejehuiliayaj iherencia chica yejhua noscaltia para quimacasquej hasta ipan on tonajli ijcuac itataj oquijtoj cuajli para quiselis. Tejhuamej no ijqui. Ijcuac xe huajlaya toTeco Jesús, ticoconej catcaj. Pampa tihebreos ica oncatca tictlacamatiyaj on itlanahuatil Moisés, niman nemejhuamej yejhuan xnenhebreos no ica oncatca nenquitlacamatiyaj on intlanahuatilhuan on yejhuan más tlajtlajmatquej ipan nemotlaneltoc. Pero ijcuac oyejcoc on tonajli yejhuan Dios oquitlapejpenij, ocuajtitlan iConetzin yejhuan otlacat itech se sihuatl. Niman pampa hebreo catca, on tlanahuatijli yejhua oquimandaroj. Ijcon ohuajlaj para techmaquixtico itech on tlanahuatijli yejhuan otictlacamatquej quen tlanamactin ijcon Dios ohuel otechselij para iconehuan.

Niman para mechititia ica nemejhuamej nenteconehuan itech, Dios ocuajtitlan ipan toyojlo iEspíritu on iConetzin. Niman on Espíritu techchihualtia para tiquijliaj Dios: “NoTajtzin!” Ijcon, tej, cada se de nemejhuamej nenteconehuan itech Dios, niman xoc nentlanamactin. Niman pampa nemejhuamej neniconehuan, yejhua mechmaca nemoherencia pampa nenquineltocaj Cristo.

Pablo nopajsolohua impampa on tlaneltocaquej

Ijcuac nemejhuamej xnenquixmatiyaj Dios, nentlanamactin catcaj intech dioses yejhuan xmelahuac dioses. Aman nenquixmatij Dios. Más cuajli niquijtos, mechixmati. Yejhua ica, ¿quen ijqui, tej, nenquinequij nemocuepasquej niman nenquitlacamatisquej on tlanahuatijli, niman ocsejpa nennemisquej quen tlanamactin? 10 Nemejhuamej ocsejpa yopeu nenquichihuaj ilhuitl ijcuac yejco on hueyi tonaltin, ijcuac yencuiya on metztli, ijcuac yejco on hueyixticaj xipan niman no ijqui ipan ocsequi tonaltin. 11 Sanoyej ninomojtia nicmatis tla on tequitl yejhuan onicchiu nemotzajlan sanencaj onicchiu.

12 Nocnihuan, sanoyej nemechtlajtlanilia xmoxelocan itech on tlanahuatijli quen nejhua onicchiu. Ipan se tonajli catca, oninoxeloj itech on tlanahuatijli para ninemis quen nemejhuamej yejhuan xnenhebreos yejhuan xonempajsolijquej ica on tlanahuatijli. Ijcuac ninemiya nemohuan, nemejhuamej nochi cuajli onennechchihuilijquej. 13 Ye nenquimatztoquej ica ijcuac quemach ye ica nemohuan oninen, oninen ipampa on cualolistli yejhuan niquijyohuiyaya. Yejhua ica chica ninemiya nemohuan, onemechijlij on cuajli tlajtojli yejhuan quitemaca temaquixtilistli. 14 Masqui on cualolistli yejhuan onicpix onochiu quen se tepajsolohuilistli nemotech, nemejhuamej xonennechtlajyelmatquej nion onenquijtojquej tla xnennechselisquej. Yej onennechselijquej quen yacaj iilhuicactequitcau Dios. Onennechselijquej quen sa no nejhua niJesucristo yesquia. 15 Aman, ¿tlinon nemopan nochihua? ¿Canon oncaj on paquilistli yejhuan onenquipixquej notech? Nejhua hueli nicteixpantilia ica nemejhuamej tla san huelisquia, hasta nemoquixtilisquiaj nemixtololojhuan para nennechinmacasquiaj. 16 ¿Aman yoninocuep nemotlahuelicniu san ica nemechijlia on tlen melahuac?

17 On tlacamej yejhuan quinequij para nenquitlacamatisquej on tlanahuatijli, quichihuaj miyec tlajtlamach yejhuan cuajli san para xquinhuelitacan. Pero ijcuac ijcon quichihuaj, quichihuaj ican xcuajli inyojlo. On tlen yejhuamej quinequij, mechxelosquej notech para yejhuamej nenquintlajsojtlasquej. 18 Aman, tej, tla on tlacamej quichihuasquej on tlen cuajli ican cuajli inyojlo, cuajli para ijqui ma quichihuacan nemotech. Niman nochipa ijqui ma quichihuacan hasta ijcuac nejhua xnemohuan ninemis. 19 Notlajsojcaconehuan, aman ocsejpa niquijyohuijticaj on tlen tecocoj nemopampa, quen se nantli yejhuan nococohua ijcuac quinemitia iconetzin. Niman nitlajyohuijtias hasta ijcuac nemonemilis nocahuas quen inemilis Cristo. 20 Nicnequisquia ninemis nemohuan nimantzin aman para más cuajli nihuelis nemechnojnotzas. Xnicmati, tej, tlinon nicnemilis nemotechica.

On inejemplo Agar niman Sara

21 Nemejhuamej yejhuan nenquinequij para on itlanahuatil Moisés mechnahuatis, ¿nencajsicamatij tlinon quijtohua on tlanahutijli? 22 Tej, on Yectlajcuilojli quijtohua ica Abraham oquipix ome iconeu. Se iconeu oquipix ihuan se tlanamactli itoca Agar, niman ocse oquipix ihuan on yejhuan cuajli isihuau yejhuan tlamacahuajli. On isihuau itoca Sara. 23 On yejhuan iconeu on sihuatlanamactli otlacat sa no ijqui quen tlacatij nochimej coconej, pero iconeu on yejhuan tlamacahuajli otlacat itechcopa se milagro pampa Dios ijqui oquitlalij ipan ipromesa. 24 In omemej sihuamej quiteititiaj on ejemplos de yejhua on ome pactos yejhuan Dios oquipix inhuan on tlacamej. Agar quiteititia on pacto yejhuan de tlanahuatijli, yejhuan Dios oquinmacac on hebreos ne ipan on tepetl itoca Sinaí. On yejhuan quitlacamatij in pacto, yejhuamej tlanamactin itech on tlanahuatijli sa no ijqui quen Agar, niman iconehuan nemiyaj tlanamactin, niman ijcon oquitlacamatquej Abraham. 25 Ijcon, tej, Agar iejemplo on tepetl itoca Sinaí yejhuan oncaj ne ipan on ilado Arabia. Agar no iejemplo on hueyican itoca Jerusalén yejhuan oncaj ipan in tlalticpactli campa nemij on hebreos. Jerusalén niman nochimej on hebreos nemij tlanamactin itech on tlanahuatijli quen Agar, niman iconehuan nemiyaj tlanamactin itech Abraham. 26 Pero Sara tlamacahuajli. Yejhua ejemplo de Jerusalén yejhuan oncaj ne ilhuicac. On Jerusalén tlamacahuajli, niman yejhua tochan. 27 Niman on Yectlajcuilojli quijtohua:

Xmopacti, Sara, tejhua yejhuan titetzacatl, yejhuan xoticpix moconehuan. Xtzajtzi ican pactli tejhua yejhuan xqueman oticpix on tlen tecocoj yejhuan quipia se sihuatl ijcuac quinemitia iconetzin. Pampa tejhua, Sara, yejhuan omitzcajquej, ticpias más moconehuan xquen Agar yejhuan aman ihuan nemi mohuehuentzin.

28 Aman, nocnihuan, ijcon quen Isaac teconeu itech Sara, pampa Dios yejhua ipromesa, tejhuamej no titeconehuan itech Dios. 29 Ismael yejhuan otlacat sa no ijqui quen tlacatij nochimej on coconej, oquitlahuelitac niman quitlajyohuiltiaya Isaac yejhuan otlacat itechcopa on Espíritu. Ijcon quen ipan on tonaltin onochiu, aman sa no ijqui nochihua. 30 Pero ¿tlinon quijtohua on Yectlajcuilojli? Quijtohua: “Xconquixti on sihuatlanamactli ihuan iconeu, pampa iconeu on sihuatlanamactli xhuelis quiselis on herencia yejhuan quiselis iconeu on yejhuan tlamacahuajli.” 31 Ijcon, tej, nocnihuan, tejhuamej quen xtiteconehuan itech on yejhuan sihuatlanamactli, yej quen titeconehuan itech on yejhuan tlamacahuajli.

What I am saying is that as long as an heir is underage, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate. The heir is subject to guardians and trustees until the time set by his father. So also, when we were underage, we were in slavery(A) under the elemental spiritual forces[a] of the world.(B) But when the set time had fully come,(C) God sent his Son,(D) born of a woman,(E) born under the law,(F) to redeem(G) those under the law, that we might receive adoption(H) to sonship.[b](I) Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son(J) into our hearts,(K) the Spirit who calls out, “Abba,[c] Father.”(L) So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.(M)

Paul’s Concern for the Galatians

Formerly, when you did not know God,(N) you were slaves(O) to those who by nature are not gods.(P) But now that you know God—or rather are known by God(Q)—how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces[d]? Do you wish to be enslaved(R) by them all over again?(S) 10 You are observing special days and months and seasons and years!(T) 11 I fear for you, that somehow I have wasted my efforts on you.(U)

12 I plead with you, brothers and sisters,(V) become like me, for I became like you. You did me no wrong. 13 As you know, it was because of an illness(W) that I first preached the gospel to you, 14 and even though my illness was a trial to you, you did not treat me with contempt or scorn. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus himself.(X) 15 Where, then, is your blessing of me now? I can testify that, if you could have done so, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me. 16 Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?(Y)

17 Those people are zealous to win you over, but for no good. What they want is to alienate you from us, so that you may have zeal for them.(Z) 18 It is fine to be zealous, provided the purpose is good, and to be so always, not just when I am with you.(AA) 19 My dear children,(AB) for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,(AC) 20 how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you!

Hagar and Sarah

21 Tell me, you who want to be under the law,(AD) are you not aware of what the law says? 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman(AE) and the other by the free woman.(AF) 23 His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh,(AG) but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a divine promise.(AH)

24 These things are being taken figuratively: The women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children who are to be slaves: This is Hagar. 25 Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children. 26 But the Jerusalem that is above(AI) is free, and she is our mother. 27 For it is written:

“Be glad, barren woman,
    you who never bore a child;
shout for joy and cry aloud,
    you who were never in labor;
because more are the children of the desolate woman
    than of her who has a husband.”[e](AJ)

28 Now you, brothers and sisters, like Isaac, are children of promise.(AK) 29 At that time the son born according to the flesh(AL) persecuted the son born by the power of the Spirit.(AM) It is the same now. 30 But what does Scripture say? “Get rid of the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman’s son.”[f](AN) 31 Therefore, brothers and sisters, we are not children of the slave woman,(AO) but of the free woman.(AP)

Footnotes

  1. Galatians 4:3 Or under the basic principles
  2. Galatians 4:5 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a legal term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture.
  3. Galatians 4:6 Aramaic for Father
  4. Galatians 4:9 Or principles
  5. Galatians 4:27 Isaiah 54:1
  6. Galatians 4:30 Gen. 21:10

Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;

But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.

Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:

But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.

But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?

10 Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.

11 I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.

12 Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as ye are: ye have not injured me at all.

13 Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first.

14 And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

15 Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.

16 Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?

17 They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.

18 But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.

19 My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,

20 I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you.

21 Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?

22 For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.

23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.

24 Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.

25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.

26 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

27 For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.

28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.

29 But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.

30 Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.

31 So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.