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Chwaj tambˈij jilonri chawechak, wi jun rajw man textament aj acˈliˈn, niqˈuiˈ jbˈanic chapcaˈ jun cristian ri wiˈ rajw, onque riˈ re rajw juntir man textament. Pero wi aj acˈliˈn, wiˈ cristian tichajin re man jtextament asta titaw kˈij tijachsaj re chapcaˈ ri bˈil jwiˈl jkaj.

Oj xkabˈanaˈ chapcaˈ jun acˈl cuando ajwojiˈ laj jkˈabˈak mak ri wiˈ jcwinelak ri reke wich ulew ri titakontak chikabˈ. Pero cuando xtaw kˈij chiwch Kakaj Dios, re xtakch Kakaj Jesucristo ri Jcˈajol. Kakaj Jesucristo xqˈuisiˈy pi cristianil y riˈ xqˈuisiˈy cuando aj tijiniˈ titakon Jpixbˈ Kakaj Dios chibˈak yak rijajl Israel. Kakaj Jesucristo xresajiˈ juntir yak rijajl Israel laj jkˈabˈ mak pixabˈ li pire ojwuxtak pi ralcˈwal Kakaj Dios.

Atak atakchak ralcˈwal Kakaj Dios. Kakaj Dios xtakch Lokˈlaj Jsantil Jcˈajol laj kanm ri tijbˈij: ¡Kaj! ticheˈ.

Lajori maˈ atak taˈ chiquiˈ chapcaˈ jun cristian ri wiˈ rajw, atakchak ralcˈwal Kakaj Dios. Y jwiˈl atakchak ralcˈwal Kakaj Dios, tina jyeˈna chawechak ri bˈil jwiˈl re Abraham ojr.

Pablo subˈlaj tioc il

Atak ojr cuando ajquiˈ chawetemajtak nen tran Kakaj Dios, watak laj jkˈabˈak mak tiox ri maˈ diostak taˈn. Pero lajori xawetemajtakaˈ nen tran Kakaj Dios o riˈ mas tzi jbˈij etemalchak jwiˈl Kakaj Dios nen jbˈanic awanmak. Jilonli taˈ tzi tabˈantak wi chawajak atkˈajtak chic laj jkˈabˈ mak tiox y mak ojr cˈutuˈn ri mitaˈ nen tichacuj. 10 Atak tijin tabˈantak chic mak nimakˈij chi jcˈulic jkˈij jujun kˈij y jujun icˈ y jujun rajlabˈal icˈ y mak junabˈ. 11 In subˈlaj inoc il chawijak taˈ cˈaxreˈ wi lokˈke ximbˈij tzilaj jtaquil chirij Kakaj Jesucristo chawechak.

12 Atak wechˈelxic chirij Kakaj Jesucristo, tambˈijbˈi chawechak chi rajwaxiˈ tabˈantak chapcaˈ tambˈan in. Lajori xcaniˈ inyeˈ jbˈanic lawiˈ ri tijbˈij Jpixbˈ Kakaj Dios chapcaˈ atak ri taˈ watak laj jkˈabˈ mak pixabˈ li. Atak taˈ ni jun bˈwelt xabˈantak cˈax chwe 13 y awetamakiˈ chi tijin tantij cˈax jwiˈl jun yajel cuando xincan nabˈe bˈwelt aacˈlak chi jbˈij tzilaj jtaquil chirij Kakaj Jesucristo chawechak. 14 Onque subˈlaj cˈaxiˈ man inyaj xintaˈw, pero atak taˈ xinaxuttak y taˈ xa xiˈtak inwch, xinacˈulaˈtakaˈ chapcaˈ jcˈulic jun ranjl Kakaj Dios y chapcaˈ riˈ Kakaj Jesucristo xacˈultak.

15 Lajori maˈ jiˈtaˈ chiquiˈlon aquiˈcotemak chapcaˈ nabˈe, jwiˈl in xwilaˈ chi tzˈetiˈ subˈlaj xinalokˈajtak cuando xinwaˈx aacˈlak. Witi xnaˈ roj xawesajtakaˈ bˈakˈ awchak, roj xayeˈtak chwe.

16 In maˈ jwiˈl taˈ atak incontre ximbˈij tzˈetel tzij chawechak chirij ri tijin tabˈantak. 17 Y mak joˈstaklaj cristian ri rajak tijqˈuex anoˈjak chapcaˈ rilicak subˈlaj tibˈe ranmak chawijak, pero maˈ utzil taˈ rajak chawechak. Riˈke rajak tatos aybˈak chikij pire tibˈe awanmak chirijak rechak. 18 Wi wiˈ jujun tibˈe ranmak chawijak y wi utzil rajak chawijak, tziyiˈn, pero rajwaxiˈ jilon trantak li nojel kˈij maˈ xitaˈke cuando win aacˈlak.

19 Atak lokˈlajtak walcˈwal chirij Kakaj Jesucristo, tijin tantij subˈlaj cˈax awiˈlak chapcaˈ cˈax tijtij jun yaj anm cuando tijyeˈ Dios re. In tancuyaˈ juntir cˈax ri tantij awiˈlak pire titzˈakat jyeˈic anoˈjak laj awanmak jwiˈl Kakaj Jesucristo. 20 In rajti wanm wintibˈi aacˈlak lajori pire inyolow mas aacˈlak jwiˈl subˈlaj ocsalquin il chawijak, jwiˈl ri tijin tabˈantak.

Sara pach Agar

21 Atak ri chawajak tabˈantak ri tijbˈij Jpixbˈ Kakaj Dios, chomorsajtak nen tijbˈij mak pixabˈ li. 22 Tzˈibˈaliˈ chi Abraham xwaˈxiˈ quibˈ jcˈajol. Jun jcˈajol xwaˈx riqˈui jun anm ri jbˈij Agar ri wiˈ rajw. Jun jcˈajol chic xwaˈx riqˈui Sara ri taˈ rajw.

23 Man ra winak ri ricˈlal Agar ri wiˈ rajw, maˈ jwiˈl taˈ ri bˈil jwiˈl Kakaj Dios xqˈuisiˈyc, pero cuando xqˈuisiˈy ra winak ri ricˈlal Sara, ri rixokl Abraham, pirechiˈ xtaw chiwch ri bˈil jwiˈl Kakaj Dios. 24 Riˈ li jun cˈutbˈire lajori chi yak quibˈ anm li, riˈtakaˈ chapcaˈ mak quibˈ jchomorsaˈn Kakaj Dios ri bˈanal jwiˈl. Jchomorsaˈn Kakaj Dios ri xan riqˈui Moisés bˈa witz Sinaí, riˈ chapcaˈ Agar ri tiqˈuisiˈy ricˈlal pire tiwaˈx rajwak. 25 Agar riˈ chapcaˈ man ojr jchomorsaˈn Kakaj Dios ri xan riqˈui Moisés bˈa witz Sinaí re Arabia y riˈ chapcaˈ yak cristian aj Jerusalén lajori, jwiˈl wiˈtakaˈ laj jkˈabˈ Jpixbˈ Kakaj Dios chapcaˈ riˈ rajwak. 26 Pero man aacˈlaj Jerusalén ri tipe lecj, riˈ chapcaˈ Sara ri kachuch ri taˈ rajw.

27 Jwiˈl li wuj re Lokˈlaj Jyolj Kakaj Dios tzˈibˈaliˈ jilonri:
    At anm ri mitaˈ atalcˈwalan, quiˈcoten jwiˈl taˈ waˈsal awicˈlal.
    Quiˈcoten y chˈejejen jwiˈl aquiˈcotem jwiˈl taˈ ni jun bˈwelt tijil cˈax awiˈl chapcaˈ ri tijtij jun yaj anm.
    Pero tiqˈuiyaniˈ ralcˈwal jun anm ri xutul, chiwch jun anm ri wiˈ richjil, ticheˈ.

28 Jilon atak wechˈelxic chirij Kakaj Jesucristo, atakaˈ chapcaˈ Isaac jwiˈl atakchak ralcˈwal Kakaj Dios chapcaˈ bˈilch jwiˈl Kakaj Dios re Abraham. 29 Jilon chapcaˈ bˈanalch ojrtaktzij, ra ricˈlal Agar xanaˈ cˈax re Isaac ri ricˈlal Sara ri xqˈuisiˈy jwiˈl Lokˈlaj Jsantil Kakaj Dios. Y lajori jilon tijin trantak mak cristian ri tibˈanowtak lawiˈ ri tijbˈij Jpixbˈ Kakaj Dios, tijin trantak cˈax rechak yak ri ticubˈar jchˈolak chirij Kakaj Jesucristo.

30 Pero li wuj re Lokˈlaj Jyolj Kakaj Dios tijbˈij jilonri:
    Esajbˈi man anm ri wiˈ rajw pach man ra ricˈlal, jwiˈl ricˈlal man anm ri wiˈ rajw, taˈ tijnaˈ tijquibˈaj jtextament pach ricˈlal anm ri taˈ rajw, ticheˈ.

31 Jwiˈliˈli atak wechˈelxic chirij Kakaj Jesucristo, oj maˈ oj taˈ rijajl man anm ri wiˈ rajw, oj ojiˈ rijajl man anm ri taˈ rajw.

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