Galatians 4
1 But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a bondservant, though he is lord of all,
But I say that what time the heir is a child, he differeth not from a servant, though he be lord of all,
2 but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed by the father.
but is under curators and stewards until the time which his father appointeth.
3 So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental principles of the world.
So we also, while children, under the principles of the world were subjected.
4 But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,
But when the fulness of the time had come, Aloha sent his Son, and made from a woman, and made under the law,
5 that he might redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as children.
that them who were under the law he might redeem, and we might receive the constitution of sons.
6 And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!”
And because you are sons, Aloha hath sent the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, who crieth, Father, our Father.
7 So you are no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
Therefore you are not servants, but sons; and if sons, heirs also of Aloha, through Jeshu Meshiha.
8 However at that time, not knowing God, you were in bondage to those who by nature are not gods.
For, while not knowing Aloha, you served them who by their nature are not gods:
9 But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, why do you turn back again to the weak and miserable elemental principles, to which you desire to be in bondage all over again?
but now that you have known Aloha, and especially that you have been acknowledged of Aloha, turn you again to those diseased and beggarly principles, and will to be subject to them afresh?
10 You observe days, months, seasons, and years.
Days, and months, and times, you observe.
11 I am afraid for you, that I might have wasted my labor for you.
I am afraid, lest vain in I have laboured among you.
12 I beg you, brothers, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You did me no wrong,
Be you as I am, for I am as you are, my brethren, I beseech you. In nothing have you injured me.
13 but you know that because of weakness in the flesh I preached the Good News to you the first time.
For you know that in infirmity of my flesh I preached to you at the first.
14 That which was a temptation to you in my flesh, you did not despise nor reject; but you received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
And the temptation of my flesh you did not despise nor execrate; but as an angel of Aloha you received me, and as of Jeshu Meshiha.
15 What was the blessing you enjoyed? For I testify to you that, if possible, you would have plucked out your eyes and given them to me.
Where then is your happiness? For I testify of you, that had it been possible, your eye you would have plucked out and given to me.
16 So then, have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?
Have I become your adversary, because I have preached to you the truth?
17 They zealously seek you in no good way. No, they desire to alienate you, that you may seek them.
They are emulous of you not for good; but they would shut you in, that you might be emulous of them.
18 But it is always good to be zealous in a good cause, and not only when I am present with you.
But it is well to be emulous in good things at all time, and not only when I am with you.
19 My little children, of whom I am again in travail until Christ is formed in you—
My children, with whom I travail afresh until the Meshiha be formed in you,
20 but I could wish to be present with you now, and to change my tone, for I am perplexed about you.
I would be with you now, and change the sound of my voice, because I am astonished at you.
21 Tell me, you that desire to be under the law, do not you listen to the law?
Tell me, you who are willing to be under the law, do you not hear the law?
22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the servant, and one by the free woman.
For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, one of the bondmaid, and one of the free.
23 However, the son by the servant was born according to the flesh, but the son by the free woman was born through promise.
But he who was of the bondmaid was born according to the flesh, and he who was of the free was by the promise.
24 These things contain an allegory, for these are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children to bondage, which is Hagar.
But these are parables of the two covenants: the one which was from Mount Sinai bringing forth into bondage, which is Hagar:
25 For this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and answers to the Jerusalem that exists now, for she is in bondage with her children.
for Hagar is Mount Sinai which is in Arabia, and answers to this Urishlem, and serves in bondage, she and her children.
26 But the Jerusalem that is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
But she, Urishilem the high, is the free, who is our mother.
27 For it is written, “Rejoice, you barren who do not bear. Break out and shout, you who do not travail. For the desolate women have more children than her who has a husband.”
For it is written, Be glad, O barren, who hast not borne; Exult and cry, thou who hast not travailed; Because multiplied are the sons of the desolate, More than the sons of the married wife.
28 Now we, brothers, as Isaac was, are children of promise.
But we, my brethren, as Ishak, are the children of promise.
29 But as then, he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now.
And as then he who was born of the flesh persecuted him who was after the Spirit, so also now.
30 However, what does the Scripture say? “Throw out the servant and her son, for the son of the servant will not inherit with the son of the free woman.”
But what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondmaid and her son; for the son of the bondmaid shall not inherit with the son of the free.
31 So then, brothers, we are not children of a servant, but of the free woman.
We therefore, my brethren, are not the children of the bondmaid, but the children of the free.
