Galacia 4
Magandang Balita Biblia (with Deuterocanon)
4 Ito ang ibig kong sabihin: habang bata pa ang tagapagmana, hindi siya nakakahigit sa isang alipin kahit na siya ang may-ari ng lahat. 2 Sa halip, siya'y nasa ilalim pa ng mga tagapangasiwa at mga katiwala hanggang sa panahong itinakda ng kanyang ama. 3 Gayundin naman, tayo noon ay nasa ilalim ng mga tuntuning umiiral sa sanlibutang ito hanggang sa tayo'y dumating sa hustong gulang. 4 Ngunit nang sumapit ang tamang panahon, isinugo ng Diyos ang kanyang Anak na isinilang ng isang babae at namuhay sa ilalim ng Kautusan 5 upang(A) palayain ang mga nasa ilalim ng Kautusan. Sa gayon, tayo'y maituturing na mga anak ng Diyos.
6 At dahil kayo'y[a] mga anak ng Diyos, isinugo niya ang Espiritu ng kanyang Anak sa ating mga puso, na tumatawag sa Diyos ng “Ama, Ama ko!” 7 Ginawa na kayo ng Diyos na mga anak at hindi na mga alipin, at kung gayon kayo'y mga tagapagmana niya.
Ang Pagmamalasakit ni Pablo sa mga Taga-Galacia
8 Noong hindi pa ninyo nakikilala ang Diyos, kayo'y alipin ng mga bagay na hindi totoong mga diyos. 9 Ngunit ngayong nakikilala na ninyo ang Diyos, o mas tamang sabihin, ngayong nakikilala na kayo ng Diyos, bakit kayo bumabalik sa mga tuntuning walang bisa at walang halaga? Bakit gusto na naman ninyong paalipin sa mga iyon? 10 May itinatangi kayong mga araw, mga buwan, mga panahon at mga taon! 11 Nangangamba akong baka nasayang lamang ang pagpapagal ko para sa inyo.
12 Nakikiusap ako sa inyo mga kapatid, tularan ninyo ako, sapagkat ako'y naging katulad na ninyo. Wala kayong ginawang masama sa akin. 13 Alam naman ninyong ang pagkakasakit ko noon ang naging dahilan kaya ko ipinangaral sa inyo ang Magandang Balita. 14 Gayunman, hindi ninyo ako itinakwil o hinamak, kahit na naging pagsubok sa inyo ang aking karamdaman. Sa halip, tinanggap ninyo ako na parang anghel ng Diyos, at para pa ngang si Cristo Jesus! 15 Nasaan na ngayon ang kasiyahang iyon? Ako mismo ang makakapagpatotoo na kung maaari nga lamang pati ang inyong mga mata'y dudukitin ninyo at ibibigay sa akin noon. 16 Ngayon, ituturing ba ninyo akong kaaway dahil sa sinasabi ko sa inyo ang katotohanan?
17 Pinapahalagahan nga kayo ng mga taong iyan, ngunit hindi mabuti ang kanilang layunin. Nais lamang nila kayong ilayo sa akin upang sila ang inyong pahalagahan. 18 Hindi masama ang magpahalaga, kung mabuti ang layunin at hindi kung kaharap lamang ninyo ako! 19 Mga anak ko, dahil sa inyo'y minsan pa akong nagdaranas ng hirap tulad ng babaing nanganganak, hanggang sa ganap na mabuo si Cristo sa inyo. 20 Sana'y kasama ko kayo ngayon upang maiba ang tono ng aking pagsasalita sapagkat gulung-gulo ang isip ko tungkol sa inyo.
Ang Paghahambing kina Hagar at Sara
21 Sabihin nga ninyo sa akin, kayong nagnanais mapasailalim ng Kautusan, hindi ba ninyo naririnig ang sinasabi ng Kautusan? 22 Sinasabi(B) roon na si Abraham ay nagkaanak ng dalawang lalaki, isa sa aliping babae at isa sa malayang babae. 23 Ang anak niya sa aliping babae ay ipinanganak ayon sa kagustuhan ng tao, ngunit ang anak niya sa malayang babae ay ipinanganak bilang katuparan ng pangako ng Diyos. 24 Ito'y isang paghahambing. Ang dalawang babae ay larawan ng dalawang kasunduan, ang isa ay ang tipan sa Bundok ng Sinai na kinakatawan ni Hagar at ng kanyang mga anak, na pawang mga alipin. 25 Si Hagar ay kumakatawan sa Bundok ng Sinai na nasa Arabia,[b] at larawan ng kasalukuyang Jerusalem sapagkat siya'y nasa pagkaalipin, kasama ng kanyang mga mamamayan. 26 Ngunit ang Jerusalem na nasa langit ay malaya, at siya ang ating ina. 27 Ayon(C) sa nasusulat,
“Magsaya ka, O babaing hindi magkaanak!
Humiyaw ka sa galak, ikaw na hindi pa nakaranas ng hirap sa panganganak!
Sapagkat higit na marami ang anak ng babaing nangungulila
kaysa babaing may asawa.”
28 Mga kapatid, tulad ni Isaac, tayo'y mga anak ayon sa pangako. 29 Kung(D) noong una, ang ipinanganak ayon sa Espiritu ay inuusig ng ipinanganak ayon sa kagustuhan ng tao, gayundin naman ngayon. 30 Ngunit(E) ganito ang sinasabi ng kasulatan, “Palayasin mo ang babaing alipin at ang kanyang anak, sapagkat ang anak ng alipin ay hindi dapat makibahagi sa mana ng anak ng malaya.” 31 Kaya nga, mga kapatid, hindi tayo anak ng alipin kundi ng malaya.
Galatians 4
New King James Version
Sons and Heirs Through Christ
4 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, 2 but is under guardians and stewards until the time appointed by the father. 3 Even so we, when we were children, (A)were in bondage under the elements of the world. 4 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, 5 (F)to redeem those who were under the law, (G)that we might receive the adoption as sons.
6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth (H)the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, [b]“Abba, Father!” 7 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
8 But then, indeed, (J)when you did not know God, (K)you served those which by nature are not gods. 9 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
- Galatians 4:4 Or made
- Galatians 4:6 Lit., in Aram., Father
- Galatians 4:7 NU through God
- Galatians 4:7 NU omits through Christ
- Galatians 4:14 Or messenger
- Galatians 4:15 NU Where
- Galatians 4:24 NU, M omit the
Galatians 4
English Standard Version
Sons and Heirs
4 I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave,[a] though he is the owner of everything, 2 but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father. 3 In the same way we also, when we were children, (A)were enslaved to the elementary principles[b] of the world. 4 But (B)when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, (C)born (D)of woman, born (E)under the law, 5 (F)to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive (G)adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent (H)the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then (I)an heir through God.
Paul's Concern for the Galatians
8 Formerly, when you (J)did not know God, you (K)were enslaved to those that by nature (L)are not gods. 9 But now that you have come to know God, or rather (M)to be known by God, (N)how can you turn back again to (O)the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more? 10 (P)You observe days and months and seasons and years! 11 I am afraid (Q)I may have labored over you in vain.
12 Brothers,[c] (R)I entreat you, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. (S)You did me no wrong. 13 You know it was (T)because of a bodily ailment that I preached the gospel to you (U)at first, 14 and though my condition was a trial to you, you did not scorn or despise me, but received me (V)as an angel of God, (W)as Christ Jesus. 15 What then has become of your blessedness? For I testify to you that, if possible, you would have gouged out your eyes and given them to me. 16 Have I then become your enemy by (X)telling you the truth?[d] 17 They make much of you, but for no good purpose. They want to shut you out, that you may make much of them. 18 It is always good to be made much of for a good purpose, and (Y)not only when I am present with you, 19 (Z)my little children, (AA)for whom I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ (AB)is formed in you! 20 I wish I could be present with you now and change my tone, for I am perplexed about you.
Example of Hagar and Sarah
21 Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not listen to the law? 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, (AC)one by a slave woman and (AD)one by a free woman. 23 But (AE)the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, while (AF)the son of the free woman was born through promise. 24 Now this may be interpreted allegorically: these women are two (AG)covenants. (AH)One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery; she is Hagar. 25 Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia;[e] she corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children. 26 But (AI)the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother. 27 For it is written,
(AJ)“Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear;
break forth and cry aloud, you who are not in labor!
For the children of the desolate one will be more
than those of the one who has a husband.”
28 Now you,[f] brothers, (AK)like Isaac, (AL)are children of promise. 29 But just as at that time he who was born according to the flesh (AM)persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, (AN)so also it is now. 30 But what does the Scripture say? (AO)“Cast out the slave woman and her son, for the son of the slave woman shall not inherit with the son of the free woman.” 31 So, brothers, we are not children of the slave but (AP)of the free woman.
Footnotes
- Galatians 4:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; also verse 7
- Galatians 4:3 Or elemental spirits; also verse 9
- Galatians 4:12 Or Brothers and sisters; also verses 28, 31
- Galatians 4:16 Or by dealing truthfully with you
- Galatians 4:25 Some manuscripts For Sinai is a mountain in Arabia
- Galatians 4:28 Some manuscripts we
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