1 But now to continue—the son who will receive his father's property is treated just like a slave while he is young, even though he really owns everything. 2 While he is young, there are men who take care of him and manage his affairs until the time set by his father. 3 In the same way, we too were slaves of the ruling spirits of the universe before we reached spiritual maturity. 4 But when the right time finally came, God sent his own Son. He came as the son of a human mother and lived under the Jewish Law, 5 to redeem those who were under the Law, so that we might become God's children.
6 To show that you are his children, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who cries out, “Father, my Father.” 7 So then, you are no longer a slave but a child. And since you are his child, God will give you all that he has for his children.
Paul's Concern for the Galatians
8 In the past you did not know God, and so you were slaves of beings who are not gods. 9 But now that you know God—or, I should say, now that God knows you—how is it that you want to turn back to those weak and pitiful ruling spirits? Why do you want to become their slaves all over again? 10 You pay special attention to certain days, months, seasons, and years. 11 I am worried about you! Can it be that all my work for you has been for nothing?
12 I beg you, my friends, be like me. After all, I am like you. You have not done me any wrong. 13 You remember why I preached the gospel to you the first time; it was because I was sick. 14 But even though my physical condition was a great trial to you, you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you received me as you would an angel from heaven; you received me as you would Christ Jesus. 15 You were so happy! What has happened? I myself can say that you would have taken out your own eyes, if you could, and given them to me. 16 Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?
17 Those other people show a deep interest in you, but their intentions are not good. All they want is to separate you from me, so that you will have the same interest in them as they have in you. 18 Now, it is good to have such a deep interest if the purpose is good—this is true always, and not merely when I am with you. 19 My dear children! Once again, just like a mother in childbirth, I feel the same kind of pain for you until Christ's nature is formed in you. 20 How I wish I were with you now, so that I could take a different attitude toward you. I am so worried about you!
The Example of Hagar and Sarah
21 Let me ask those of you who want to be subject to the Law: do you not hear what the Law says? 22 It says that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman, the other by a free woman. 23 His son by the slave woman was born in the usual way, but his son by the free woman was born as a result of God's promise. 24 These things can be understood as a figure: the two women represent two covenants. The one whose children are born in slavery is Hagar, and she represents the covenant made at Mount Sinai. 25 Hagar, who stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia, is a figure of the present city of Jerusalem, in slavery with all its people. 26 But the heavenly Jerusalem is free, and she is our mother. 27 For the scripture says,
“Be happy, you childless woman!
Shout and cry with joy, you who never felt the pains of childbirth!
For the woman who was deserted will have more children
than the woman whose husband never left her.”
28 Now, you, my friends, are God's children as a result of his promise, just as Isaac was. 29 At that time the son who was born in the usual way persecuted the one who was born because of God's Spirit; and it is the same now. 30 But what does the scripture say? It says, “Send the slave woman and her son away; for the son of the slave woman will not have a part of the father's property along with the son of the free woman.” 31 So then, my friends, we are not the children of a slave woman but of a free woman.
IV.
1 Bet es soku: Koleidz mantinīks veļ ir mozgadeigs, jys nikamā naatsaškir nu vērga, lai gon jys ir vysa kō Kungs. 2 Jys ir padūts aizbiļdnim un pōrvaļdnīkim leidz tam laikam, kuru Tāvs ir nūlicis. 3 Tai ir arī ar mums. Koleidz mes veļ bejom mozgadeigi, myusus kalpynōja šō pasauļa elementi. 4 Bet kad nōce laika pīsapiļdejums, Dīvs atsyuteja sovu Dālu, kas pīdzimis nu sīvītes beja padūts lykumam, 5 lai tūs, kas lykumam beja padūti, atpērktu un lai mes byutu pījimti kai bārni. 6 Un tai, kai jyus tagad asot bārni, Dīvs myusu sirdīs atsyuteja sova Dāla Goru, kurs te sauc: Abba, Tāvs! 7 Tai tad, tu vairs naesi vērgs, bet gon dāls; un jo dāls, tad caur Dīvu arī mantinīks.
Dažaidi pōrsorgōjumi.
8 Tūlaik gon, kad Dīva vēļ napazynot, jyus kai vērgi kolpōjot dīvaklim, kuru patīseibā nimoz nava. 9 Bet tagad jyus Dīvu pazeistat, pat vairōk, — nu Dīva asot atzeiti. Kai tad jyus otkon grīžatēs atpakaļ pi tim bezspēceigajim un nūžālojamajim elementim un nu jauna gribit tim vērdziski kolpōt? 10 Jyus īvārojat nuteikti dīnas, mēnešus, laikus un godus, 11 un es beistūs, ka munas pyules par jums nabyutu veļteigas.
12 Esit taidi kai es, jo es asmu taids kai jyus. Brōli, es jyusus lyudzu.
Jyus gon man naasot nikaidas pōresteibas darejuši. 13 Jyus vel atcerit, kai es pyrmū reizi jums sludynōju Evangeliju byudams mīseigi vōjs; 14 bet munas mīsas stōvūkļa, kas jums beja kai pōrbaudejums, jyus napasmōdējot un nanycynōjot; nē, bet gon mani pījēmet kai Dīva, kai Jezus Kristus syuteitū. 15 Un kur tad tagad palyka jyusu svēteigums? Es varu jums golvōt, ka jyus, jo tys byutu īspējams, byutu izlaupejuši sev acis un jōs atdavuši man. 16 Vai tad caur tū asmu palicis jyusu īnaidnīks, ka es jums sludynōju patīseibu?
17 Tī par jums ryupejās, bet na lobā nūdūmā, — nē, tī grib jyusus īslēgt, lai tad jyus ryupātūs par jim. 18 Ryupētīs par lobu ir labi vysod, un na tik vin tod, kod es pi jums asmu. 19 Muni bārni, es otkon par jums cīšu dzemdēšonas sōpes, koleidz jyusūs atsatālōs Kristus tāls. 20 Es gon grybātu tagad byut pi jums un sovu bolsu maineit, jo es par jums asmu nasaprasšonā.
21 Sokat man jyus, kas grybat lykumam byut padūti, vai tad jyus lykuma nadzēržat? 22 Stōv raksteits: Abraamam beja divi dāli: vins nu kolpyunes un vins nu breivōs. 23 Tys, kas beja nu kolpyunes, pīdzyma. pēc mīsas, bet tys, kas nu breivōs — saskaņā ar apsūleišonu. 24 Šytys ir pasaceits allegorijā. Tōs divejas nūzeimoj obejus īstōdejumus: Tys vins nu Siona kolna, kas dzemdej vērdzeibai, tei ir Agar. 25 Un vōrds Agar nūzeimoj Siona kolnu Arabijā; tys stōv uz vīnas pakōpes ar tagadeju Jeruzalemu, kurs kūpā ar sovim bārnim dzeivoj vērdzeibā, 26 bet tei debeseigō Jeruzalema, myusu mōte, ir breiva, 27 kai stōv raksteits: Prīcojīs tu, kas esi naaugleiga, kas nadzemdej, prīcojīs un līgsmoj, kas napazeisti sōpes. Un lelōks pulks bārnu byus vintuleigajai, na kai salaulōtajai ar veiru.
28 Un jyus, brōli, asot apsūleišonas bārni tai pat, kai Izaaks. 29 Un kai tūreiz mīseigi dzymušais vojōja tū, kas dzimis pēc gora, tai arī tagad. 30 Tūmār, kū soka Roksti? — Atlaid kolpyuni kūpā ar jōs dālu, jo kolpyunes dālam napīkreit byut mantinīkam reizē ar breivōs dālu. 31 Tai tad, brōļi, mes naasom kolpyunes, bet gon breivōs bārni.
