1Caitamari nisha nini: Yayapaj imalla tiyashcata japinapaj tiyacuj huahuaca, imalla yayapaj tiyashcata pai japina cashpapish, jatunyangacamaca, servijcunapura shinallatajmi. 2Ashtahuancarin yaya tucuita paipaj maquipi churana punlla chayangacamaca, churica huiñachijcunapaj, yachachijcunapaj maquillapimi purin. 3Ñucanchijpish chashnallataj huahua shina cashpaca, cai pachapaj ruranacunata catishpa, chai yuyaicunallapimi huatashca shina carcanchij. 4Ashtahuanpish ña punlla pajtajpimi, Taita Diosca Paipaj Churita cacharca. Paimi shuj huarmipi huacharirca. Pai huacharijpica, Mandashcaca Paitapish mandarcami. 5Paimi ñucanchijtaca, Mandashca ucupi causacujta cacharichishpa, quiquin huahuata rurangapaj shamurca. 6Cancuna, Diospaj huahuacuna cajpimi, Taita Diosca Paipaj Churipaj Espirituta cancunapaj shunguman cacharca. Chaimanta Paimi, cancunapaj shungupica Diostaca: (“¡Abba!”) “¡Ñuca Yayito!” nishpa caparicun. 7Chaimanta cunanca, ña Diospaj huahuami cangui, ña mana servij shinallachu cangui. Chashna ña Diospaj huahua cashcamantaca, Cristomantami Taita Dios imalla charishcata japigringui.
Pabloca Galacia crijcunatami achcata llaquishca
8Cancunaca, Taita Diosta ñaupa manaraj rijsishpaca, manapish dioscunatami servij carcanguichij. 9Chashna cashca cashpapish, cunanca Taita Diosta rijsinguichijmari, Diospish cancunata rijsinmari. Chashna cashca jahuaca, ¿ima nishpataj chai manapish cana, upa yuyaicunallapi crishpa, cutinllataj huatarishun ninguichigari? 10Ñaupa jatun nishca punllacunata, quillacunata, mushuj quilla, mushuj huatatapish cunancamamari huaquichicunguichijraj. 11Ñuca cancunata yachachishca yanga yuyachijpi, achcatami llaquirini.
12Huauqui, panicuna, ñucapish cancuna shina tucushcamanta, cancunapish ñuca shina tucupaichigari. Mana ñucata ima shina llaquichishcamanta chashna nicunichu. 13Cancunallataj yachanguichijmi. Ñuca cancunaman alli huillaita punta huillashpaca, ungushca, nanaihuan cashpami, cancunamanca huillarcani. 14Ñuca aichapi chashna ungushcalla cajpipish, mana millarcanguichijchu, ashtahuanpish uyarcanguichijllami. Millanapaj randica, Diospaj angelta shina, Cristo Jesusta shinamari chasquihuarcanguichij. 15Cancuna, chashna cushi cashcaca, ¿imataj tucurcari? Cancunapi ñuca quiquin ricushcatami yuyachisha nini: Cancunaca ima shina llujshichishpa cunalla cajpica, cancunapaj quiquin ñahuitapish llujshichishpa ñucaman cunguichijmanllami carca. 16¿Cashcatataj cancunaman huillashcallamantachu, cancunapaj ricuipica pʼiñanayaj tucurcani?
17Chai caishujcunaca cancunataca, ñucanchijllata uyashca canman yuyacuncunamari. Chashna yuyashpaca, mana cancunapaj ima allipajca yuyacuncunachu. Ashtahuanpish ñucanchijmanta chʼicanyashpa, paicunallata cʼuyashpa catichunmari yuyacuncuna. 18Alli shunguhuan shujtajcuna yuyailla canaca allimi. Shina cashpapish mana ñuca cancunahuan cajllapichu, chashna yuyarina canguichij. 19Ñuca huahuacunalla, cancunamantaca cutintajmi huachana nanaihuan shina cani. Cancuna Cristo shina tucujta ricuna yuyaihuan huañucunica. 20Cunantaj ñuca quiquin cancunahuan chaipi cashpaca, sumajtachari rimaiman. Cancunataca, sumajta rimanachari alli canman, mana cashpaca sinchita rimanachari alli canman imachari, mana yachanichu.
Agarhuan Sarahuan chʼimbapurashpami yuyachishca
21Mandashcapi nishcata pajtachishpa catishun nijcuna, huillahuaichij. Mandashca imallata nishcataca, ¿manachu uyashcanguichij? 22Dios Quillcachishcapica: ‘Abrahamca, ishqui churitami charirca’ ninmi. Shujtaca, paita servij huarmihuanmi charirca. Caishujtaca, paipaj quiquin huarmihuanmi charirca. 23Servij huarmihuan charishca churica, aichallamantami huacharirca. Ashtahuanpish quiquin huarmihuan charishca churica, Diosllataj cusha nishcata pajtachishcami carca.
24Chaihuanca, cashnami yuyachisha nicun: Chai ishqui huarmicunaca, ishqui chʼican ari ninacuitami ricuchin. Shuj ruranataca, Sinaí urcupimi ari nirca. Chaitaca, Agar huarmimi ricuchin. Chai huarmipaj huahuacunaca, huatashca shina causangapajllami huacharirca. 25Agarca, Arabia llajtapi tiyacuj Sinaí urcutapish, cunan tiyaj Jerusalén pueblotapishmi ricuchin. Chai puebloca, tucui chaipi causajcunandij huatashcarajmi. 26Ashtahuanpish jahua pachapi tiyacuj Jerusalenca, mana huatashcachu. Ñucanchijca, chai llajtapaj huahuacunami canchij. 27Chaitamari Dios Quillcachishcapica, cashna nicun:
«Cushicui, mana chichuj, mana huachaj huarmi.
Huachana nanaita mana rijsishpapish,
jatunta cushicushpa, caparishpa asilla.
Shitashca huarmi cashpapish,
canmari cusayuj huarmita yalli
achca huahuayuj tucungui» nicunmi.
28Chashna cajpica huauqui, panicuna, ñucanchijca Dios cusha nishcata pajtachishpa cushca Isaac shinamari canchij. 29Chai punllacunapica, Diospaj Espiritumanta huacharishca Isaactaca, aichallamanta huacharishca churimi pʼiñashpa llaquichirca. Cunanpish chashnallatajmi tucucun. 30Shina cajpipish Dios Quillcachishcapica, ¿ima nintaj? “Servij huarmitaca, paipaj churindijta llujshichishpa cachailla. Chai huarmipaj churica, quiquin huarmihuan charishca churihuanca, yaya imalla charishcacunataca mana japingachu” ninmi. 31Chaimanta huauqui, panicuna, ñucanchijca mana chai servij huarmipaj huahuacuna shinachu canchij. Ashtahuanpish quiquin huarmipaj huahuacuna shinami canchij.
1What 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. 2The heir is subject to guardians and trustees until the time set by his father. 3So also, when we were underage, we were in slavery under the elemental spiritual forces4:3 Or under the basic principles of the world. 4But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.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. 6Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba,4:6 Aramaic for Father Father.” 7So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.
Paul’s Concern for the Galatians
8Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. 9But now that you know God—or rather are known by God—how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces4:9 Or principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again? 10You are observing special days and months and seasons and years! 11I fear for you, that somehow I have wasted my efforts on you.
12I plead with you, brothers and sisters, become like me, for I became like you. You did me no wrong. 13As you know, it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you, 14and 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. 15Where, 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. 16Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?
17Those 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. 18It is fine to be zealous, provided the purpose is good, and to be so always, not just when I am with you. 19My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you, 20how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you!
Hagar and Sarah
21Tell me, you who want to be under the law, are you not aware of what the law says? 22For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. 23His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a divine promise.
24These 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. 25Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children. 26But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother. 27For 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.”4:27 Isaiah 54:1
28Now you, brothers and sisters, like Isaac, are children of promise. 29At that time the son born according to the flesh persecuted the son born by the power of the Spirit. It is the same now. 30But 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.”4:30 Gen. 21:10 31Therefore, brothers and sisters, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman.
