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En otras palabras, mientras el heredero es menor de edad, en nada se diferencia de un esclavo, a pesar de ser dueño de todo. Al contrario, está bajo el cuidado de tutores y administradores hasta la fecha fijada por su padre. Así también nosotros, cuando éramos menores, estábamos esclavizados por los principios[a] de este mundo. Pero, cuando se cumplió el plazo,[b] Dios envió a su Hijo, nacido de una mujer, nacido bajo la ley, para rescatar a los que estaban bajo la ley, a fin de que fuéramos adoptados como hijos. Vosotros ya sois hijos. Dios ha enviado a nuestros corazones el Espíritu de su Hijo, que clama: «¡Abba! ¡Padre!» Así que ya no eres esclavo, sino hijo; y, como eres hijo, Dios te ha hecho también heredero.

Preocupación de Pablo por los gálatas

Antes, cuando no conocíais a Dios, erais esclavos de los que en realidad no son dioses. Pero, ahora que conocéis a Dios —o más bien que Dios os conoce a vosotros—, ¿cómo es que queréis regresar a esos principios ineficaces y sin valor? ¿Queréis volver a ser esclavos de ellos? 10 ¡Seguís guardando los días de fiesta, meses, estaciones y años! 11 Temo por vosotros, que tal vez me haya estado esforzando en vano.

12 Hermanos, yo me he identificado con vosotros. Os suplico que ahora os identifiquéis conmigo. No es que me hayáis ofendido en algo. 13 Como bien sabéis, la primera vez que os prediqué el evangelio fue debido a una enfermedad, 14 y, aunque esta fue una prueba para vosotros, no me tratasteis con desprecio ni desdén. Al contrario, me recibisteis como a un ángel de Dios, como si se tratara de Cristo Jesús. 15 Pues bien, ¿qué pasó con todo ese entusiasmo? Me consta que, de haberos sido posible, os habríais sacado los ojos para dármelos. 16 ¡Y ahora resulta que por deciros la verdad me he vuelto vuestro enemigo!

17 Esos que muestran mucho interés por ganaros a vosotros no abrigan buenas intenciones. Lo que quieren es alejaros de nosotros para que vosotros os entreguéis a ellos. 18 Está bien mostrar interés, con tal de que ese interés sea bien intencionado y constante, y que no se manifieste solo cuando yo estoy con vosotros. 19 Queridos hijos, por quienes vuelvo a sufrir dolores de parto hasta que Cristo sea formado en vosotros, 20 ¡cómo quisiera estar ahora con vosotros y hablaros de otra manera, porque lo que estáis haciendo me tiene perplejo!

Agar y Sara

21 Decidme, los que queréis estar bajo la ley: ¿por qué no prestáis atención a lo que la ley misma dice? 22 ¿Acaso no está escrito que Abraham tuvo dos hijos, uno de la esclava y otro de la libre? 23 El de la esclava nació por decisión humana, pero el de la libre nació en cumplimiento de una promesa.

24 Ese relato puede interpretarse en sentido figurado: estas mujeres representan dos pactos. Uno, que es Agar, procede del monte Sinaí y tiene hijos que nacen para ser esclavos. 25 Agar representa el monte Sinaí en Arabia, y corresponde a la actual ciudad de Jerusalén, porque junto con sus hijos vive en esclavitud. 26 Pero la Jerusalén celestial es libre, y esa es nuestra madre. 27 Porque está escrito:

«Tú, mujer estéril que nunca has dado a luz,
    ¡grita de alegría!
Tú, que nunca tuviste dolores de parto,
    ¡prorrumpe en gritos de júbilo!
Porque más hijos que la casada
    tendrá la desamparada».[c]

28 Vosotros, hermanos, al igual que Isaac, sois hijos por la promesa. 29 Y así como en aquel tiempo el hijo nacido por decisión humana persiguió al hijo nacido por el Espíritu, así también sucede ahora. 30 Pero ¿qué dice la Escritura? «¡Echa de aquí a la esclava y a su hijo! El hijo de la esclava jamás tendrá parte en la herencia con el hijo de la libre».[d] 31 Así que, hermanos, no somos hijos de la esclava, sino de la libre.

Footnotes

  1. 4:3 los principios. Alt. los poderes espirituales, o las normas; también en v. 9.
  2. 4:4 se cumplió el plazo. Lit. vino la plenitud del tiempo.
  3. 4:27 Is 54:1
  4. 4:30 Gn 21:10

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

پێتان بڵێم: ئەگەر میراتگر ناکام بێت جیاوازیی نابێت لەگەڵ کۆیلە، هەرچەندە میراتگرەکە خاوەنی هەموو میراتەکەیە، بەڵام لەژێر دەسەڵاتی سەرپەرشتیکار و سەرکاردا دەمێنێتەوە هەتا ئەو ماوەیەی کە باوکی دیاریی کردووە. ئێمەش بە هەمان شێوە، کاتێک ناکام بووین کۆیلەی دەستی بنەما سەرەکییەکانی جیهان بووین. بەڵام کە کاتی تەواوی خۆی هات، خودا کوڕی خۆی نارد، لە ژنێک لەدایک بوو، لە سایەی تەورات لەدایک بوو، بۆ ئەوەی ئەوانە بکڕێتەوە کە لە سایەی شەریعەتدان، تاکو وەک ڕۆڵە لەخۆگرتنەوە[a] بەدەستبهێنین. لەبەر ئەوەی ئێوە ڕۆڵەی خودان، خودا ڕۆحی کوڕەکەی خۆی ناردە دڵتانەوە، بە هاوارەوە دەیفەرموو: «بابە! باوکە!» کەواتە ئیتر کۆیلە نیت، بەڵکو کوڕی، ئەگەر کوڕیش بیت، ئەوا خودا تۆی کردووەتە میراتگر.

سەرسوڕمانی پۆڵس

بەڵام لەو کاتەیدا خوداتان نەدەناسی، کۆیلەی ئەوانە بوون کە بە سروشت خودا نین. بەڵام ئێستا خودا دەناسن، ڕاستتریش لەلای خوداوە ناسران، ئایا چۆن دیسان دەگەڕێنەوە لای بنەما سەرەکییە لاواز و هەژارەکان؟ ئایا دەتانەوێ سەرلەنوێ ببنەوە کۆیلەی ئەوانە؟ 10 ئایا بایەخ بە ڕۆژ و مانگ و وەرزی تایبەت و ساڵان دەدەن؟ 11 دەترسم بەخۆڕایی لە پێناوتان ماندووبووبم.

12 خوشکان، برایان، لێتان دەپاڕێمەوە، وەکو من بن، چونکە من خۆم وەکو ئێوەم لێهات. هەڵەتان لەگەڵم نەکردووە. 13 هەروەک دەزانن بەهۆی نەخۆشییەکەمەوە بوو کە یەکەم جار مژدەم پێدان، 14 نەخۆشییەکەم تاقیکردنەوەیەکی ئاسان نەبوو بۆتان، بەڵام بە چاوێکی سووک سەیرتان نەکردم و ڕقتان لێم نەبووەوە، بەڵکو وەک فریشتەی خودا، وەک عیسای مەسیح پێشوازیتان لێکردم. 15 ئەو خۆشییەتان چی بەسەرهات؟ چونکە شایەتیتان بۆ دەدەم ئەگەر بتانتوانیایە چاوی خۆتان دەردەهێنا و دەتاندامێ. 16 ئایا ئێستا بوومە دوژمنی ئێوە، چونکە ڕاستیتان پێ دەڵێم؟

17 ئەوانە دڵگەرمن بۆ ئێوە، نیازیان باش نییە، بەڵکو دەیانەوێت بتانترازێنن تاکو بۆ ئەوان دڵگەرم بن. 18 دڵگەرمی شتێکی باشە، ئەگەر هەموو کاتێک بە مەبەستێکی پاک بێت، نەک تەنها ئەو کاتەی من لەگەڵتان بم. 19 ڕۆڵە خۆشەویستەکانم، جارێکی دیکە لە پێناوتاندا ژانی منداڵبوون دەچێژم، هەتا وێنەی مەسیح لە ژیانتاندا بەرجەستە دەبێت، 20 بەڵام دەمویست ئێستا لەگەڵتان بم، بۆ ئەوەی بە شێوەیەکی دیکە لەگەڵتان بدوێم، چونکە سەرم لە ئێوە سوڕماوە.

نموونەی هاجەر و سارا

21 ئەی ئەوانەی حەز دەکەن لەژێر سایەی شەریعەتدا بن، پێم بڵێن، ئایا تەورات نابیستن؟ 22 چونکە نووسراوە کە ئیبراهیم دوو کوڕی هەبووە، یەکێکیان لە کۆیلەکە، ئەوی دیکەیان لە ئازادەکە[b]. 23 ئەوەی لە کۆیلەکە بوو بەگوێرەی جەستە لەدایک بوو، بەڵام ئەوەی لە ئازادەکە، بە بەڵێن بووە.

24 هەموو ئەمانەش هێمان، چونکە ئەو دوو ژنە دوو پەیمانەکەن، یەکێکیان لە شاخی سیناوەیە، بۆ کۆیلایەتی منداڵی دەبێت، ئەوەش هاجەرە. 25 هاجەر هێمایە بۆ شاخی سینا لە عەرەبستان، ئەو ئۆرشەلیمەی ئێستا دەنوێنێت، ئەویش لەگەڵ منداڵەکانی کۆیلەن. 26 بەڵام ئۆرشەلیمی سەرەوە ئازادە، دایکی ئێمەیە، 27 چونکە نووسراوە:

[ئەی نەزۆک، دڵشادبە،
    ئەی ئەوەی منداڵت نەبووە،
ئەی ئەوەی ژانت نەگرتووە،
    لە خۆشیدا بە دەنگی بەرز هاوار بکە،
چونکە منداڵی ژنی بەجێهێڵراو[c] زیاترن
    لەوەی مێردی لەگەڵیەتی.][d]

28 بەڵام ئێوە، خوشکان و برایان، وەک ئیسحاق منداڵی بەڵێنن. 29 جا چۆن لە کاتێکدا ئەوەی بەگوێرەی جەستە لەدایک بوو، ئەوەی چەوساندەوە کە بەگوێرەی ڕۆحی پیرۆز لەدایک ببوو، ئێستاش ئاوایە. 30 بەڵام نووسراوە پیرۆزەکە چی دەفەرموێ؟ [کەنیزەکە و کوڕەکەی دەربکە، چونکە کوڕی کەنیزەکە لەگەڵ کوڕی ئازادەکە نابێتە میراتگر.][e] 31 کەواتە ئەی خوشک و برایان، ئێمە منداڵی کۆیلەکە نین، بەڵکو هی ئازادەکەین.

Footnotes

  1. 4‏:5 منداڵی کەسێکی دیکە وەک منداڵی خۆی پەروەردە دەکات و هەموو مافەکانی پێدەدات.‏
  2. 4‏:22 بڕوانە پەیدابوون بەشەکانی 16 و 21.‏
  3. 4‏:27 ژنی بەجێهێڵراو: دەربڕینێکی مەجازییە مەبەستی لە ئۆرشەلیمی ئاسمانییە، بڕوانە عیبرانییەکان 12‏:22.‏‏
  4. 4‏:27 ئیشایا 54‏:1.‏‏
  5. 4‏:30 پەیدابوون 21‏:10.‏‏

Sons and Heirs Through Christ

Now I say that the heir, as long as he is a child, does not differ at all from a slave, though he is master of all, but is under guardians and stewards until the time appointed by the father. Even so we, when we were children, (A)were in bondage under the elements of the world. But (B)when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, (C)born[a] (D)of a woman, (E)born under the law, (F)to redeem those who were under the law, (G)that we might receive the adoption as sons.

And because you are sons, God has sent forth (H)the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, [b]“Abba, Father!” Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, (I)and if a son, then an heir [c]of God [d]through Christ.

Fears for the Church

But then, indeed, (J)when you did not know God, (K)you served those which by nature are not gods. But now (L)after you have known God, or rather are known by God, (M)how is it that you turn again to (N)the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage? 10 (O)You observe days and months and seasons and years. 11 I am afraid for you, (P)lest I have labored for you in vain.

12 Brethren, I urge you to become like me, for I became like you. (Q)You have not injured me at all. 13 You know that (R)because of physical infirmity I preached the gospel to you at the first. 14 And my trial which was in my flesh you did not despise or reject, but you received me (S)as an [e]angel of God, (T)even as Christ Jesus. 15 [f]What then was the blessing you enjoyed? For I bear you witness that, if possible, you would have plucked out your own eyes and given them to me. 16 Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?

17 They (U)zealously court you, but for no good; yes, they want to exclude you, that you may be zealous for them. 18 But it is good to be zealous in a good thing always, and not only when I am present with you. 19 (V)My little children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you, 20 I would like to be present with you now and to change my tone; for I have doubts about you.

Two Covenants(W)

21 Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law? 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons: (X)the one by a bondwoman, (Y)the other by a freewoman. 23 But he who was of the bondwoman (Z)was born according to the flesh, (AA)and he of the freewoman through promise, 24 which things are symbolic. For these are [g]the two covenants: the one from Mount (AB)Sinai which gives birth to bondage, which is Hagar— 25 for this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children— 26 but the (AC)Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all. 27 For it is written:

(AD)“Rejoice, O barren,
You who do not bear!
Break forth and shout,
You who are not in labor!
For the desolate has many more children
Than she who has a husband.”

28 Now (AE)we, brethren, as Isaac was, are (AF)children of promise. 29 But, as (AG)he who was born according to the flesh then persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, (AH)even so it is now. 30 Nevertheless what does (AI)the Scripture say? (AJ)“Cast out the bondwoman and her son, for (AK)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.

Footnotes

  1. Galatians 4:4 Or made
  2. Galatians 4:6 Lit., in Aram., Father
  3. Galatians 4:7 NU through God
  4. Galatians 4:7 NU omits through Christ
  5. Galatians 4:14 Or messenger
  6. Galatians 4:15 NU Where
  7. Galatians 4:24 NU, M omit the

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.