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Y nbij chukaˈ chiwe: Jun alcˈualaxel tek xa cˈa coˈol na, ma jane nijach ta ri herencia chare, xa junan cˈa riqˈui jun mozo, astapeˈ ri acˈal riˈ ya riyaˈ ri rajaf ca ronojel. Ri acˈal cˈa riˈ ye canon chajiy riche (rixin) y canon chukaˈ ri nichajin riche (rixin) ri ruherencia. Y ri acˈal cˈo chi nicˈojeˈ na chuxeˈ quitzij ri winek riˈ, cˈa ya tek napon na ri kˈij ri bin ca ruma ri rutataˈ. Y quecˈariˈ kabanon riyoj tek rubanon ca, yoj achiˈel cˈa ri acˈal ri ma jane nucˈul ta ri herencia. Xojcˈojeˈ chuxeˈ ri costumbres riche (rixin) re ruwachˈulef ri xa ma niquicˈom ta pe colotajic. Y tek xapon cˈa ri tiempo ri chaˈon ruma ri Dios, ri Dios xutek cˈa pe ri Rucˈajol. Y xoˈalex ka riqˈui jun ixok. Y ruma chkacojol riyoj israelitas xalex wi ri Rucˈajol ri Dios, xcˈojeˈ cˈa chuxeˈ ri ley riche (rixin) ri Moisés. Y Riyaˈ xpe riche (rixin) chi yojrucol riyoj ri yojcˈo chuxeˈ ri ley, riche (rixin) chi queriˈ nuben chake chi yoj‑oc ralcˈual ri Dios.

Y ruma ri yoj ralcˈual chic ri Dios, ri Dios xutek cˈa pe ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu riche (rixin) ri Rucˈajol pa tak kánima. Y ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu ri cˈo pa tak kánima, Nataˈ, nichaˈ cˈa chare ri Dios. Riqˈui cˈa riˈ nikˈalajin chi ma yoj ximil ta chic pa rukˈaˈ ri ley riche (rixin) ri Moisés, xa can yoj ralcˈual chic ri Dios. Y ruma chi can yoj ralcˈual chic ri Dios, can ntoc chukaˈ kiche (kixin) ri herencia ri nuyaˈ Riyaˈ chake riyoj ri kaniman ri Cristo.

Ri Pablo nubij chique ri kachˈalal aj Galacia chi ma quetzolin ta chic chuxeˈ ri costumbres riche (rixin) re ruwachˈulef

Y tek rubanon ca, tek cˈa ma jane tiwetamaj ruwech ri Dios, riyix xiyaˈ quikˈij nicˈaj chic dioses ri xa ma kitzij ta chi ye dios. Yacˈa re wacami, can iwetaman chic ruwech ri Dios. O más utz nikabij chi ri Dios retaman chic iwech riyix. ¿Achique cˈa ruma tek riyix niwajoˈ yixtzolin chic jun bey chuxeˈ ri costumbres riche (rixin) re ruwachˈulef ri xa majun quejkalen y ma niquicˈom ta pe colotajic chiwe? 10 Riyix xa cˈo kˈij ri yeˈichajij, y chukaˈ yeˈichajij icˈ, junaˈ y nicˈaj chic nimakˈij ri xa quiche (quixin) ri israelitas. 11 Y riqˈui ri queriˈ yixtajin chubanic, riyin nxibij wiˈ chi riqˈui jubaˈ ri samaj ri xinben iwuqˈui, xa majun xcˈatzin wi.

12 Rumacˈariˈ wachˈalal, ncˈutuj cˈa jun utzil chiwe chi tibanaˈ achiˈel xinben riyin, ruma riyin xinben chukaˈ achiˈel niben riyix. Tek xicˈojeˈ iwuqˈui, riyix majun pokon xiben chuwe. 13 Y riyix jabel cˈa iwetaman, chi pa nabey mul xa ruma jun nuyabil tek xicˈojeˈ iwuqˈui y xintzijoj ri lokˈolaj chˈabel ri niyaˈo colotajic chiwe. 14 Y sibilaj qˈuiy ri tijoj pokonal ri xinkˈaxaj ruma ri yabil. Pero ma riqˈui ta chi yin yawaˈ, riyix ma itzel ta xinitzˈet, ni ma xiniwetzelaj ta. Xa can jabel nucˈulic xiben. Achiˈel xa ta jun ángel riche (rixin) ri Dios, o achiˈel xa ta can yin cˈa riyin ri Cristo Jesús ri xiben chuwe tek xinicˈul. 15 Y chiriˈ sibilaj xquicot ri iwánima wuma riyin. Can xkˈalajin cˈa chi sibilaj xiniwajoˈ. Y riyin wetaman chi wi xa ta can cˈo xcˈatzin wi riche (rixin) chi xiwelesaj ta ri runakˈ tak iwech, riche (rixin) chi xiyaˈ ta chuwe riyin, riyix can ta xiben. ¿Y acuchi (achique) cˈa xbe wi ri quicoten riˈ ri xcˈojeˈ iwuqˈui pa nabey mul? 16 ¿La nichˈob cami riyix chi riyin itzel nnaˈ chiwe xa ruma chi xinbij ri kitzij chiwe? Ma que ta riˈ.

17 Y yecˈo cˈa caˈiˈ oxiˈ achiˈaˈ chicojol ri can niquitij quikˈij riche (rixin) chi niquiben utzil chiwe, pero xa ma riche (rixin) ta chi cˈo utz nucˈom pe chiwe. Ruma riyeˈ xa nicajoˈ chi yixquelesaj el kiqˈui riyoj, riche (rixin) chi xaxu (xaxe) wi riyeˈ ri nicajoˈ chi yeˈitzekelbej. 18 Yacˈa riyin can ronojel tiempo ntij nukˈij chi nben utzil chiwe y can riqˈui ronojel wánima nben ri utzil riˈ ruma nwajoˈ chi utz ta yixcˈojeˈ, y ma xu (xe) ta wi tek yincˈo apo riyin iwuqˈui. 19 Riyix ri can yix achiˈel tak walcˈual nbanon chiwe, sibilaj cˈa kˈaxon ri niyaˈ chic jun bey pa wánima, ruma ma jane ticukeˈ icˈuˈx riqˈui ri Cristo. Y ri nimalaj kˈaxon ri niyaˈ pa wánima, xa can achiˈel ri kˈaxon ri nukˈaxaj jun ixok tek nralaj jun acˈal. Y re kˈaxon re nnaˈ wacami iwuma riyix, xtiqˈuis el, cˈa ya tek xticukeˈ icˈuˈx riyix riqˈui ri Cristo. 20 Y riyin sibilaj cˈa nwajoˈ chi yincˈo ta apo iwuqˈui re wacami; riche (rixin) chi queriˈ yichˈo ta iwuqˈui, y man ta xaxu (xaxe wi) ntzˈibaj el reˈ chiwe. Can ma nichˈobotej ta cˈa chinuwech achique ri utz chi nben iwuqˈui.

Ri cˈambel naˈoj chiquij ri caˈiˈ ixokiˈ, jun Agar rubiˈ y Sara rubiˈ ri jun chic

21 Riyix ri can niwajoˈ yixcˈojeˈ chuxeˈ ri ley riche (rixin) ri Moisés, tibij na cˈa chuwe: ¿La ma kˈaxnek ta cˈa chiwech ri nubij ri ley riˈ? 22 Ruma ri Moisés rutzˈiban ca chi ri Abraham xecˈojeˈ ye caˈiˈ rucˈajol. Jun rucˈajol xalex riqˈui ri raj icˈ ri rulokˈon, ri can ximil wi pa samaj riqˈui. Y ri jun chic rucˈajol, xalex riqˈui ri kas rixjayil wi. 23 Ri rucˈajol ri Abraham ri xalex riqˈui ri raj icˈ, xalex achiˈel yeˈalex xabachique acˈalaˈ. Yacˈa ri jun chic rucˈajol ri Abraham ri xalex riqˈui ri kas kitzij chi rixjayil, xalex ruma can ya ri Dios ri tzujuyun (sujuyun) pe chare. 24 Re tzij reˈ jun cˈambel naˈoj. Ruma re caˈiˈ ixokiˈ reˈ, ruqˈuexewach ri caˈiˈ tratos ri xuben ri Dios quiqˈui ri winek. Ruma ri Agar ri raj icˈ ri Abraham, ruqˈuexewach ri jun trato ri xban acuchi (achique) cˈo wi ri nimalaj juyuˈ Sinaí, ruma quinojel cˈa ri yeˈoc chupan ri trato riˈ, xa yeximeˈ chuxeˈ rutzij ri ley riche (rixin) ri Moisés. 25 Ri ixok Agar, can ruqˈuexewach wi cˈa ri trato ri xban acuchi (achique) cˈo wi ri juyuˈ Sinaí, ri cˈo pan Arabia. Ri Agar can ximil wi pa samaj. Y reˈ junan riqˈui ri ye wech aj Israel ri yecˈo pa Jerusalem wacami, can ye ximil chuxeˈ rutzij ri ley riche (rixin) ri Moisés. Xa can ye achiˈel ri ixok aj icˈ ri Agar rubiˈ. 26 Yacˈa riyoj ri yoj ral ri jun chic tinamit Jerusalem riche (rixin) chicaj, ma que ta riˈ kabanon ruma yoj totajnek chic chuxeˈ rutzij ri ley. 27 Y ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ri tzˈibatal ca nubij:

Riyit ri ma yit alanel ta, ma cabison ta ruma majun awal.
Xa can sibilaj cˈa caquicot, astapeˈ majun bey alaxnek ta jun awal.
Y astapeˈ riyit xamalix ca ruma ri awachijil, riyin xtinben cˈa chawe chi más ye qˈuiy awal riyit ri xquecˈojeˈ,
que chuwech ri ixok ri can cˈo wi ri rachijil. Queriˈ ri tzˈibatal ca. 28 Rumacˈariˈ wachˈalal, ri Dios can riqˈui cˈa ri rutzil xutzuj (xusuj) chake chi yoj‑oc ralcˈual. Achiˈel ri Isaac. Ruma ri Isaac yariˈ ri tzujun (sujun) pe chare ri Abraham ruma ri rutzil ri Dios. 29 Ri ral ri Agar ma tzujun (sujun) ta pe ruma ri Dios. Xa xalex achiˈel yeˈalex xabachique acˈalaˈ. Y ri ral ri aj icˈ riˈ itzel xunaˈ chare ri Isaac. Y can queriˈ chukaˈ nicˈulwachitej wacami. Riyoj ri can yoj ralcˈual chic ri Dios ruma cˈo ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu kiqˈui, yojetzelex cuma ri winek ri majun ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu quiqˈui. 30 Y ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ri tzˈibatal ca, nubij chi telesex el ri aj icˈ lokˈon, rachibilan ri ral. Ruma ri ral ri aj icˈ riˈ, majun ri rubeyomal ri tataˈaj ri xtiyaˈox (xtyaˈ) chare. Xa can xu (xe) wi ri ral ri ixjaylonel ri rucˈamon (takal chrij) chi niyaˈox (nyaˈ) ri rubeyomal ri tataˈaj chare. Queriˈ nubij ri tzˈibatal ca. 31 Rumacˈariˈ wachˈalal, riyoj ri kaniman chic ri Jesucristo, yoj achiˈel ri ral ri rixjayil ri Abraham, y ma yoj ral ta ri aj icˈ.

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