GALATAS 3
Cakchiquel Occidental
Can nacˈul wi ri Espíritu pan awánima wi nacukubaˈ acˈuˈx riqˈui ri Jesucristo
3 Wachˈalal aj Galacia, ¿achique cˈa ruma ma yixchˈobon ta jabel? ¿Y achique cˈa xixkˈolo rumariˈ tek ma ninimaj ta ri kas kitzij? Tek xa can kˈalajsan chic jabel chiwech ri achique rubanic xban chare ri Jesucristo tek xcom chuwech ri cruz kuma. 2 Y riyin ncˈutuj chiwe: ¿La ya cami ri nubij ri ley riche (rixin) ri Moisés ri xinimaj riche (rixin) chi xicˈul ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu pa tak iwánima? Ma que ta riˈ. Xa can ruma chi xinimaj ri Jesucristo ri xkatzijoj chiwe. 3 ¿La can ma nichˈob ta cami jubaˈ? Ruma tek xinimaj ri Jesucristo, riyix xiyaˈ kˈij chare ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu chi ya Riyaˈ ri nucˈuan iwuche (iwixin). Yacˈa re wacami xa iyon chic riyix niwajoˈ nitij ikˈij. 4 Y qˈuiy chukaˈ tijoj pokonal ikˈaxan pe ruma chi iniman ri Jesucristo. ¿Can majun cami xcˈatzin wi ri tijoj pokonal riˈ? Riyin nrayij chi man ta queriˈ. 5 Ri Dios nuyalaˈ ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu chiwe y nubanalaˈ milagros chicojol. ¿La nuben cami queriˈ ruma chi xinimaj ri nubij ri ley riche (rixin) ri Moisés? Ma que ta riˈ. Xa can ruma chi xinimaj ri Jesucristo ri xkatzijoj chiwe.
Ri Pablo nutzijoj ri trato ri xuben ri Dios riqˈui ri Abraham
6 Y can achiˈel xuben ri Abraham, chi riyaˈ can xunimaj wi ri xbix chare ruma ri Dios, y rumariˈ xtzˈetetej ruma ri Dios chi majun rumac, 7 queriˈ chukaˈ tiwetamaj chi quinojel ri yeniman riche (rixin) ri Dios, achiˈel xuben ri Abraham, can yeˈoc achiˈel ye ralcˈual ri Abraham. 8 Y chupan ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ri tzˈibatal ojer ca, nikˈalajin cˈa chi can nberilaˈ na kˈij tek ri Dios can xtuben wi cˈa chique ri winek ri ma ye israelitas ta chi majun quimac xquetzˈetetej ruma Riyaˈ, ruma can niquinimaj. Queriˈ nikˈalajin chupan ri lokˈolaj chˈabel ri xbix chare ri Abraham tek ri Dios xubij: Awuma cˈa riyit tek quinojel ri winek riche (rixin) ri ruwachˈulef can xtiquicˈul wi bendición, xchaˈ ri Dios chare ri Abraham. 9 Rumacˈariˈ tek nikabij chi achiˈel xuben ri Abraham chi can xucˈul ri bendición ruma can xucukubaˈ rucˈuˈx riqˈui ri Dios, can queriˈ chukaˈ quinojel ri yeniman riche (rixin) ri Dios, can niquicˈul chukaˈ bendición.
10 Yecˈa ri winek ri nicajoˈ chi niquicol quiˈ ruma ri ley, y xa ma yecowin ta niquiben ronojel ri nubij chupan ri ley riˈ, xa can xtika wi cˈa rucˈayewal pa quiwiˈ. Achiˈel ri nubij chupan ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ri tzˈibatal ca: Ri winek ri ma nuben ta cˈa ronojel ri nubij chupan ri wuj riche (rixin) ri ruley ri Moisés, nika rucˈayewal pa ruwiˈ. Quecˈariˈ nubij chupan ri tzˈibatal ca. 11 Ri ruchˈabel ri Dios jabel nukˈalajsaj chkawech chi majun winek ruma chi xuben ri nubij ri ley, ruma ta riˈ xtitzˈetetej ruma ri Dios chi majun rumac, ma que ta riˈ. Ruma chupan ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ri tzˈibatal ca, nubij: Ri winek ri rucukuban rucˈuˈx riqˈui ri Dios, nitzˈetetej ruma ri Dios chi majun rumac y nril ri kitzij cˈaslen. Queriˈ nubij ri tzˈibatal ca. 12 Ri rucˈuaxic ri ley, man achiˈel ta nacukubaˈ acˈuˈx riqˈui ri Dios. Ma que ta riˈ. Xa can cˈo wi chi naben na ronojel ri nubij chupan. Y rumariˈ tek ri ley nubij: Ri nibano ronojel ri nubij chupan re ley reˈ, can xtril wi ri rucˈaslen riqˈui ri Dios.
13 Y kas kitzij wi chi ri ma nicowin ta nuben ronojel ri nubij chupan ri ley, nika ri rucˈayewal pa ruwiˈ. Yacˈa ri Cristo xojrucol chuwech ri rucˈayewal riˈ, tek xcom chuwech ri cruz; ruma pa ruwiˈ Riyaˈ xka wi ri rucˈayewal ri xa pa kawiˈ ta riyoj rucˈamon chi xka ta wi. Can kˈalaj wi chi xka rucˈayewal pa ruwiˈ Riyaˈ, ruma ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ri tzˈibatal ca, nubij: Xabachique cˈa ri nitzekebex chuwech jun crusin cheˈ, nikˈalajin cˈa chi kajnek rucˈayewal pa ruwiˈ. Queriˈ nubij chupan ri tzˈibatal ca. 14 Yacˈa ri Cristo Jesús kuma konojel riyoj winek tek xcom, riche (rixin) chi queriˈ ri winek ri ma ye israelitas ta niquicˈul chukaˈ ri bendición ri xubij ri Dios ojer ca chare ri Abraham. Y ri Jesucristo xcom chukaˈ riche (rixin) chi queriˈ konojel ri yojniman riche (rixin), xticˈojeˈ ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu kiqˈui; ruma can queriˈ chukaˈ rubin ca ri Dios.
15 Wachˈalal, astapeˈ xa jun cˈambel tzij riche (rixin) re ruwachˈulef re xtinbij chiwe, tiwacˈaxaj na peˈ: Tek cˈo jun winek ri xuben jun trato riqˈui jun chic winek, y tek quichojmirisan chic ri trato riˈ, majun chic cˈa nicowin niyojo. Ni majun cˈa chukaˈ ri nicowin nuyaˈ ta chic más ruwiˈ. 16 Y tek ri Dios xuben ri trato riqˈui ri Abraham ojer ca, xutzuj (xusuj) cˈa ri utzil chare ri Abraham y chare ri riy rumam ri xticˈojeˈ. Ri Dios ma xchˈo ta cˈa chiquij quinojel ri ye riy rumam ri Abraham ri xquecˈojeˈ. Ma que ta riˈ. Xaxu (xaxe wi) chrij jun ri xchˈo wi. Y ri jun riˈ, ya ri Cristo. 17 Y nwajoˈ nchojmirisaj chiwech ri rubanic ronojel reˈ. Pa nabey mul ri Dios rubanon jun trato riqˈui ri Abraham. Y tek kˈaxnek chic cajiˈ ciento riqˈui juwinek lajuj junaˈ ri ruchojmirisan wi ca ri trato riqˈui ri Abraham, yariˈ tek ri Dios xuyaˈ ri ley chare ri Moisés. Y ri ley riˈ ma xuyoj ta ri trato ri rubanon pa nabey mul ni ma xuben ta chukaˈ chi ri Dios man ta chic xuyaˈ ri rutzil ri rutzujun (rusujun) ca chare ri Abraham. Y ri utzil riˈ ya chi nipe ri Cristo. 18 Xa ta jun winek ruma chi nuben ri nubij ri ley riche (rixin) ri Moisés tek nucˈul ri herencia ri nuyaˈ ri Dios, wi ta queriˈ, man ta jun rejkalen ri xutzuj (xusuj) ri Dios. Pero ma que ta riˈ. Ri Dios can xuyaˈ wi ri herencia chare ri Abraham ruma chi can queriˈ rutzujun (rusujun) chare.
Ri nicˈatzin wi ri ley
19 ¿Y achique cami nicˈatzin wi ri ley riche (rixin) ri Moisés? Ri Dios xuyaˈ ri ley riˈ xaxu (xaxe wi) riche (rixin) chi nukˈalajsaj janipeˈ chi mac niquiben ri winek y xaxu (xaxe wi) xucusex tek cˈa oyoben na ri Cristo ri riy rumam ri Abraham, ri tzujun (sujun) chare ri Abraham ruma rutzil ri Dios. Y tek ri Dios xuyaˈ ri ley, xerucusaj kˈaxey tak tzij. Nabey mul, xuyaˈ chique ángeles, y ri ángeles riˈ xquiyaˈ chare ri Moisés. Y pa ruqˈuisbel, ri Moisés xuyaˈ chique ri winek. 20 Y tek cˈo jun nikˈaxan tzij, can nikˈalajin wi chi yecˈo nikˈaxex quitzij. Yacˈa ri Dios tek xutzuj (xusuj) ri utzil chare ri Abraham ma xcˈatzin ta chi cˈo ta na jun xucusaj ri xkˈaxan rutzij.
21 Ri ley ri xuyaˈ ri Dios chare ri Moisés, ¿la riche (rixin) cami chi xuyoj ri rutzujun (rusujun) ca ri Dios? Ma que ta riˈ. Y wi ta ri ley xcowin ta chi xuyaˈ cˈaslen, ya ta ri ley riˈ ri nibano chake chi yojtzˈetetej ruma ri Dios chi majun kamac. 22 Yacˈa ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ri tzˈibatal ca nubij chi can konojel riyoj winek can yoj aj maquiˈ wi; y queriˈ nubij riche (rixin) chi quinojel ri ye nimayon riche (rixin) ri Jesucristo, niyaˈox (nyaˈ) chique ri rutzujun (rusujun) ca ri Dios ruma chi can niquicukubaˈ quicˈuˈx riqˈui ri Jesucristo.
23 Y tek cˈa ma jane tipe ri Jesucristo, can achiˈel xa ta can pa jun cárcel xojtzˈapeˈ wi; ruma xojcˈojeˈ pa rukˈaˈ ri ley riche (rixin) ri Moisés. Y chiriˈ xojtzˈapeˈ wi, koyoben riche (rixin) chi nbekˈalajin pe ri cˈo chi nikanimaj. 24 Ri ley yacˈariˈ ri xyukˈun kiche (kixin), achiˈel jun yukˈuy acˈal y xojrucˈuaj cˈa riqˈui ri Cristo riche (rixin) chi xkanimaj; riche (rixin) chi queriˈ yojtzˈetetej ruma ri Dios chi majun kamac. 25 Yacˈa re wacami ma ya ta chic ri ley riche (rixin) ri Moisés ri niyukˈun kiche (kixin). Ruma wacami xpe yan ri Jesucristo, y ya Riyaˈ ri nikanimaj.
26 Y chiˈiwonojel riyix ri iniman chic ri Jesucristo, yix ralcˈual chic cˈa ri Dios. 27 Chiˈiwonojel ri can yix banon bautizar pa rubiˈ ri Cristo, xa jun chic ibanon riqˈui Riyaˈ. Can nikˈalajin wi cˈa chi ri Cristo cˈo pa tak icˈaslen; xuben chiwe chi achiˈel xuyaˈ jun itziak ri sibilaj jabel. 28 Can chiˈiwonojel xa junan chic cˈa iwech chi israelitas, o ma israelitas ta, wi ximil pa samaj, o ma ximil ta pa samaj, wi achi o ixok. Junan cˈa iwech iwonojel, ruma xa jun chic ibanon riqˈui ri Cristo Jesús. 29 Y ruma chi yix riche (rixin) chic ri Cristo, xixoc riy rumam ri Abraham. Y xtoc cˈa chukaˈ iwuche (iwixin) ri utzil ri xutzuj (xusuj) ri Dios chare ri Abraham ojer ca.
Galatians 3
New King James Version
Justification by Faith(A)
3 O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you [a]that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed [b]among you as crucified? 2 This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, (B)or by the hearing of faith? 3 Are you so foolish? (C)Having begun in the Spirit, are you now being made perfect by (D)the flesh? 4 (E)Have you suffered so [c]many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain?
5 Therefore He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, does He do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?— 6 just as Abraham (F)“believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” 7 Therefore know that only (G)those who are of faith are sons of Abraham. 8 And (H)the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, (I)“In you all the nations shall be blessed.” 9 So then those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham.
The Law Brings a Curse
10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse; for it is written, (J)“Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the book of the law, to do them.” 11 But that no one is [d]justified by the law in the sight of God is evident, for (K)“the just shall live by faith.” 12 Yet (L)the law is not of faith, but (M)“the man who does them shall live by them.”
13 (N)Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, (O)“Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”), 14 (P)that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the (Q)Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive (R)the promise of the Spirit through faith.
The Changeless Promise(S)
15 Brethren, I speak in the manner of men: (T)Though it is only a man’s covenant, yet if it is confirmed, no one annuls or adds to it. 16 Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as of many, but as of (U)one, (V)“And to your Seed,” who is (W)Christ. 17 And this I say, that the law, (X)which was four hundred and thirty years later, cannot annul the covenant that was confirmed before by God [e]in Christ, (Y)that it should make the promise of no effect. 18 For if (Z)the inheritance is of the law, (AA)it is no longer of promise; but God gave it to Abraham by promise.
Purpose of the Law
19 What purpose then does the law serve? (AB)It was added because of transgressions, till the (AC)Seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was (AD)appointed through angels by the hand (AE)of a mediator. 20 Now a mediator does not mediate for one only, (AF)but God is one.
21 Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could have given life, truly righteousness would have been by the law. 22 But the Scripture has confined (AG)all under sin, (AH)that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. 23 But before faith came, we were kept under guard by the law, [f]kept for the faith which would afterward be revealed. 24 Therefore (AI)the law was our [g]tutor to bring us to Christ, (AJ)that we might be justified by faith. 25 But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.
Sons and Heirs
26 For you (AK)are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. 27 For (AL)as many of you as were baptized into Christ (AM)have put on Christ. 28 (AN)There is neither Jew nor Greek, (AO)there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all (AP)one in Christ Jesus. 29 And (AQ)if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s (AR)seed, and (AS)heirs according to the promise.
Footnotes
- Galatians 3:1 NU omits that you should not obey the truth
- Galatians 3:1 NU omits among you
- Galatians 3:4 Or great
- Galatians 3:11 declared righteous
- Galatians 3:17 NU omits in Christ
- Galatians 3:23 Lit. confined
- Galatians 3:24 In a household, the guardian responsible for the care and discipline of the children
Galatians 3
English Standard Version
By Faith, or by Works of the Law?
3 O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? (A)It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly (B)portrayed as crucified. 2 Let me ask you only this: (C)Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by (D)hearing with faith? 3 Are you so foolish? (E)Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by[a] the flesh? 4 (F)Did you suffer[b] so many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain? 5 Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and (G)works miracles among you do so (H)by works of the law, or by hearing with faith— 6 just as (I)Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”?
7 Know then that it is (J)those of faith who are (K)the sons of Abraham. 8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that (L)God would justify[c] the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, (M)“In you shall all the nations be blessed.” 9 So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
The Righteous Shall Live by Faith
10 For all who rely on works of the law are (N)under a curse; for it is written, (O)“Cursed be everyone who does not (P)abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.” 11 Now it is evident that (Q)no one is justified before God by the law, for (R)“The righteous shall live by faith.”[d] 12 But the law is not of faith, rather (S)“The one who does them shall live by them.” 13 Christ (T)redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, (U)“Cursed is everyone who is hanged (V)on a tree”— 14 so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might (W)come to the Gentiles, so that (X)we might receive (Y)the promised Spirit[e] through faith.
The Law and the Promise
15 (Z)To give a human example, brothers:[f] (AA)even with a man-made covenant, no one annuls it or adds to it once it has been ratified. 16 Now (AB)the promises were made (AC)to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, (AD)“And to your offspring,” who is Christ. 17 This is what I mean: the law, which came (AE)430 years afterward, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God, so as (AF)to make the promise void. 18 For if the inheritance comes by the law, it no longer comes by promise; but (AG)God gave it to Abraham by a promise.
19 Why then the law? (AH)It was added because of transgressions, (AI)until the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made, and it was (AJ)put in place through angels (AK)by an intermediary. 20 Now (AL)an intermediary implies more than one, but (AM)God is one.
21 Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For (AN)if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law. 22 But the Scripture (AO)imprisoned everything under sin, so that (AP)the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given (AQ)to those who believe.
23 Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, (AR)imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. 24 So then, (AS)the law was our (AT)guardian until Christ came, (AU)in order that we might be justified by faith. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, 26 for in Christ Jesus (AV)you are all sons of God, through faith. 27 For as many of you as (AW)were baptized (AX)into Christ have (AY)put on Christ. 28 (AZ)There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave[g] nor free, (BA)there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And (BB)if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, (BC)heirs according to promise.
Footnotes
- Galatians 3:3 Or now ending with
- Galatians 3:4 Or experience
- Galatians 3:8 Or count righteous; also verses 11, 24
- Galatians 3:11 Or The one who by faith is righteous will live
- Galatians 3:14 Greek receive the promise of the Spirit
- Galatians 3:15 Or brothers and sisters
- Galatians 3:28 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
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