Galatians 3

1 O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ has been evidently set forth, crucified among you?

١ يَاأَهْلَ غَلاَطِيَّةَ الأَغْبِيَاءَ! مَنْ سَحَرَ عُقُولَكُمْ، أَنْتُمُ الَّذِينَ قَدْ رُسِمَ أَمَامَ أَعْيُنِكُمْ يَسُوعُ الْمَسِيحُ وَهُوَ مَصْلُوبٌ؟

2 This only would I learn of you, Received you the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

٢ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَسْتَعْلِمَ مِنْكُمْ هَذَا الأَمْرَ فَقَطْ: أَعَلَى أَسَاسِ الْعَمَلِ بِمَا فِي الشَّرِيعَةِ نِلْتُمُ الرُّوحَ، أَمْ عَلَى أَسَاسِ الإِيمَانِ بِالْبِشَارَةِ؟

3 Are you so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are you now made perfect by the flesh?

٣ أَإِلَى هَذَا الْحَدِّ أَنْتُمْ أَغْبِيَاءُ؟ أَبَعْدَمَا ابْتَدَأْتُمْ بِالرُّوحِ تُكَمَّلُونَ بِالْجَسَدِ؟

4 Have you suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.

٤ وَهَلْ كَانَ اخْتِبَارُكُمُ الطَّوِيلُ بِلاَ جَدْوَى، إِنْ كَانَ حَقّاً بِلاَ جَدْوَى؟

5 He therefore that ministers to you the Spirit, and works miracles among you, does he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

٥ فَذَاكَ الَّذِي يَهَبُكُمُ الرُّوحَ، وَيُجْرِي مُعْجِزَاتٍ فِي مَا بَيْنَكُمْ، أَيَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ عَلَى أَسَاسِ أَعْمَالِ الشَّرِيعَةِ أَمْ عَلَى أَسَاسِ الإِيمَانِ بِالبِشَارَةِ؟

6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.

٦ كَذَلِكَ «آمَنَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بِاللهِ، فَحُسِبَ لَهُ ذَلِكَ بِرّاً».

7 Know you therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.

٧ فَاعْلَمُوا إِذَنْ أَنَّ الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَى مَبْدَأِ الإِيمَانِ هُمْ أَبْنَاءُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فِعْلاً.

8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel to Abraham, saying, In you shall all nations be blessed.

٨ ثُمَّ إِنَّ الْكِتَابَ، إِذْ سَبَقَ فَرَأَى أَنَّ اللهَ سَوْفَ يُبَرِّرُ الأُمَمَ عَلَى أَسَاسِ الإِيمَانِ، بَشَّرَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ سَلَفاً بِقَوْلِهِ: «فِيكَ تَتَبَارَكُ جَمِيعُ الأُمَمِ!»

9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.

٩ إِذَنِ الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَى مَبْدَأِ الإِيمَانِ يُبَارَكُونَ مَعَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمُؤْمِنِ.

10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continues not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.

١٠ أَمَّا جَمِيعُ الَّذِينَ عَلَى مَبْدَأِ أَعْمَالِ الشَّرِيعَةِ، فَإِنَّهُمْ تَحْتَ اللَّعْنَةِ، لأَنَّهُ قَدْ كُتِبَ: «مَلْعُونٌ كُلُّ مَنْ لاَ يَثْبُتُ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ بِكُلِّ مَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ فِي كِتَابِ الشَّرِيعَةِ!»

11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.

١١ أَمَّا أَنَّ أَحَداً لاَ يَتَبَرَّرُ عِنْدَ اللهِ بِفَضْلِ الشَّرِيعَةِ، فَذَلِكَ وَاضِحٌ، لأَنَّ «مَنْ تَبَرَّرَ بِالإِيمَانِ فَبِالإِيمَانِ يَحْيَا».

12 And the law is not of faith: but, The man that does them shall live in them.

١٢ وَلَكِنَّ الشَّرِيعَةَ لاَ تَقُومُ عَلَى مَبْدَأ الإِيمَانِ، بَلْ «مَنْ عَمِلَ بِهَذِهِ الوَصَايَا، يَحْيَا بِهَا».

13 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangs on a tree:

١٣ إِنَّ الْمَسِيحَ حَرَّرَنَا بِالْفِدَاءِ مِنْ لَعْنَةِ الشَّرِيعَةِ، إِذْ صَارَ لَعْنَةً عِوَضاً عَنَّا، لأَنَّهُ قَدْ كُتِبَ: «مَلْعُونٌ كُلُّ مَنْ عُلِّقَ عَلَى خَشَبَةٍ»،

14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

١٤ لِكَيْ تَصِلَ بَرَكَةُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِلَى الأُمَمِ فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ، فَنَنَالَ عَنْ طَرِيقِ الإِيمَانِ الرُّوحَ الْمَوْعُودَ.

15 Brothers, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man’s covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man cancels, or adds thereto.

١٥ أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، بِمَنْطِقِ الْبَشَرِ أَقُولُ إِنَّهُ حَتَّى الْعَهْدُ الَّذِي يُقِرُّهُ إِنْسَانٌ، لاَ أَحَدَ يُلْغِيهِ أَوْ يَزِيدُ عَلَيْهِ.

16 Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He says not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to your seed, which is Christ.

١٦ وَقَدْ وُجِّهَتِ الْوُعُودُ لإِبْرَاهِيمَ وَنَسْلِهِ، وَلاَ يَقُولُ «وَلِلأَنْسَالِ» كَأَنَّهُ يُشِيرُ إِلَى كَثِيرِينَ، بَلْ يُشِيرُ إِلَى وَاحِدٍ، إِذْ يَقُولُ «وَلِنَسْلِكَ»، يَعْنِي الْمَسِيحَ.

17 And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot cancel, that it should make the promise of none effect.

١٧ فَمَا أَقُولُهُ هُوَ هَذَا: إِنَّ عَهْداً سَبَقَ أَنْ أَقَرَّهُ اللهُ لاَ تَنْقُضُهُ الشَّرِيعَةُ الَّتِي جَاءَتْ بَعْدَهُ بِأَرْبَعِ مِئَةٍ وَثَلاَثِينَ سَنَةً، وَكَأَنَّهَا تُلْغِي الْوَعْدَ.

18 For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.

١٨ فَلَوْ كَانَ الْمِيرَاثُ يَتِمُّ عَلَى مَبْدَأِ الشَّرِيعَةِ، لَمَا كَانَ الأَمْرُ مُتَعَلِّقاً بَعْدُ بِالْوَعْدِ. غَيْرَ أَنَّ اللهَ، بِالْوَعْدِ، أَنْعَمَ بِالْمِيرَاثِ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ.

19 Why then serves the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.

١٩ فَلِمَاذَا الشَّرِيعَةُ إِذَنْ؟ إِنَّهَا فَقَطْ أُضِيفَتْ إِظْهَاراً لِلْمَعَاصِي، إِلَى أَنْ يَجِيءَ «النَّسْلُ» الَّذِي قُطِعَ لَهُ الْوَعْدُ، وَقَدْ رُتِّبَتْ بِمَلاَئِكَةٍ وَعَلَى يَدِ وَسِيطٍ.

20 Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.

٢٠ وَلكِنْ، عِنْدَمَا يَصْدُرُ الْوَعْدُ مِنْ جَانِبٍ وَاحِدٍ، فَلاَ لُزُومَ لِوَسِيطٍ. وَالْوَاعِدُ هُنَا هُوَ اللهُ وَحْدَهُ.

21 Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, truly righteousness should have been by the law.

٢١ فَهَلْ تُنَاقِضُ الشَّرِيعَةُ وُعُودَ اللهِ؟ حَاشَا! فَلَوْ أُعْطِيَتْ شَرِيعَةٌ قَادِرَةٌ أَنْ تُحْيِيَ، لَكَانَ الْبِرُّ بِالْحَقِيقَةِ عَلَى مَبْدَأِ الشَّرِيعَةِ.

22 But the scripture has concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.

٢٢ وَلَكِنَّ الْكِتَابَ حَبَسَ الْجَمِيعَ تَحْتَ الْخَطِيئَةِ، حَتَّى إِنَّ الْوَعْدَ، عَلَى أَسَاسِ الإِيمَانِ بِيَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ، يُوهَبُ لِلَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ.

23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up to the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

٢٣ فَقَبْلَ مَجِيءِ الإِيمَانِ، كُنَّا تَحْتَ حِرَاسَةِ الشَّرِيعَةِ، مُحْتَجَزِينَ إِلَى أَنْ يُعْلَنَ الإِيمَانُ الَّذِي كَانَ إِعْلاَنُهُ مُنْتَظَراً.

24 Why the law was our schoolmaster to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

٢٤ إِذَنْ، كَانَتِ الشَّرِيعَةُ هِيَ مُؤَدِّبُنَا حَتَّى مَجِيءِ الْمَسِيحِ، لِكَيْ نُبَرَّرَ عَلَى أَسَاسِ الإِيمَانِ.

25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.

٢٥ وَلَكِنْ بَعْدَمَا جَاءَ الإِيمَانُ، تَحَرَّرْنَا مِنْ سُلْطَةِ الْمُؤَدِّبِ.

26 For you are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

٢٦ فَإِنَّكُمْ جَمِيعاً أَبْنَاءُ اللهِ بِالإِيمَانِ بِالْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ.

27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

٢٧ لأَنَّكُمْ، جَمِيعَ الَّذِينَ تَعَمَّدْتُمْ فِي الْمَسِيحِ، قَدْ لَبِسْتُمُ الْمَسِيحَ.

28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

٢٨ لاَ فَرْقَ بَعْدَ الآنَ بَيْنَ يَهُودِيٍّ وَيُونَانِيٍّ، أَوْ عَبْدٍ وَحُرٍّ، أَوْ ذَكَرٍ وَأُنْثَى، لأَنَّكُمْ جَمِيعاً وَاحِدٌ فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ.

29 And if you be Christ’s, then are you Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

٢٩ فَإِذَا كُنْتُمْ لِلْمَسِيحِ، فَأَنْتُمْ إِذَنْ نَسْلُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَحَسَبَ الْوَعْدِ وَارِثُونَ.