Pāvila Vēstule Galatiešiem 4
1 Bet Es jums saku: kamēr mantinieks vēl ir bērns, tad starp viņu un kalpu nav nekādas starpības, jebšu viņš kungs ir pār visu mantu.
Now I say that so long as an heir is a child, he in no respect differs from a slave, although he is the owner of everything,
2 Bet viņš ir apakš pārstāvētājiem un sargiem līdz tam no tēva nospriestam laikam.
but he is under the control of guardians and trustees until the time his father has appointed.
3 Tāpat arī mēs, kad bijām bērni, bijām kalpu kārtā apakš pasaules likumu sākumiem.
So we also, when spiritually we were children, were subject to the world's rudimentary notions, and were enslaved.
4 Bet kad tā laika piepildīšana nāca, tad Dievs sūtīja Savu Dēlu, dzimušu no sievas un noliktu apakš bauslības,
But, when the time was fully come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born subject to Law,
5 Ka Viņš tos, kas bija apakš bauslības, atpirktu, ka mēs to bērnu tiesu dabūtu.
in order to purchase the freedom of all who were subject to Law, so that we might receive recognition as sons.
6 Un kad nu jūs esat bērni, tad Dievs Sava Dēla Garu ir sūtījis jūsu sirdīs, tas sauc: Abba, Tēvs!
And because you are sons, God has sent out the Spirit of His Son to enter your hearts and cry "Abba! our Father!"
7 Tad nu vairs neesi kalps, bet bērns; bet ja bērns, tad arī Dieva mantinieks caur Kristu.
Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir also through God's own act.
8 Bet to brīdi, kad jūs Dievu neatzināt, jūs esat kalpojuši tiem, kas pēc būšanas nav dievi.
But at one time, you Gentiles, having no knowledge of God, were slaves to gods which in reality do not exist.
9 Un tagad, kad jūs Dievu atzīstat, bet jo vairāk, kad no Dieva esat atzīti, - kā jūs atkal griežaties pie tiem vājiem un tukšiem sākumiem un tiem atkal no jauna gribat kalpot?
Now, however, having come to know God--or rather to be known by Him--how is it you are again turning back to weak and worthless rudimentary notions to which you are once more willing to be enslaved?
10 Jūs cienījat dienas un mēnešus un laikus un gadus.
You scrupulously observe days and months, special seasons, and years.
11 Man bail jūsu dēļ, ka tik nebūšu velti pie jums strādājis.
I am alarmed about you, and am afraid that I have perhaps bestowed labour upon you to no purpose.
12 Topiet tādi, kā es; jo arī es esmu tapis tāds, kā jūs, brāļi, es jūs lūdzu. - Jūs man neko neesat pāri darījuši.
Brethren, become as I am, I beseech you; for I have also become like you. In no respect did you behave badly to me.
13 Bet jūs zināt, ka es pirmoreiz miesas vājības dēļ jums evaņģēliju esmu sludinājis;
And you know that in those early days it was on account of bodily infirmity that I proclaimed the Good News to you,
14 Un tā pārbaudīšana, kas jums caur manu miesu notikusi, jums nav bijusi nicināma nedz nepanesama, bet jūs mani esat uzņēmuši tā kā Dieva eņģeli, tā kā Kristu Jēzu.
and yet the bodily infirmity which was such a trial to you, you did not regard with contempt or loathing, but you received me as if I had been an angel of God or Christ Jesus Himself!
15 Tad nu, kāda līksmība jums to brīdi bija? Jo es jums dodu liecību, ka jūs, ja tas būtu varējis būt, savas acis būtu izrāvuši un man devuši.
I ask you, then, what has become of your self-congratulations? For I bear you witness that had it been possible you would have torn out your own eyes and have given them to me.
16 Vai tad es nu jūsu ienaidnieks esmu tapis, jums patiesību sacīdams?
Can it be that I have become your enemy through speaking the truth to you?
17 Tie iekarst jūsu dēļ, kā nav labi, bet tie jūs grib novērst, lai jūs atkal iekarstu viņu dēļ.
These men pay court to you, but not with honourable motives. They want to exclude you, so that you may pay court to them.
18 Bet labi ir vienmēr iekarst laba dēļ un ne tad vien, kad es esmu klāt pie jums.
It is always an honourable thing to be courted in an honourable cause; always, and not only when I am with you, my children--
19 Mani bērniņi, ko es atkal dzemdēju ar sāpēm, tiekams Kristus iekš jums nāk redzams,
you for whom I am again, as it were, undergoing the pains of childbirth, until Christ is fully formed within you.
20 Es gan vēlētos, tagad pie jums būt un citādā balsī runāt; jo man jūsu dēļ padoma pietrūkst.
Would that I were with you and could change my tone, for I am perplexed about you.
21 Sakiet man, jūs, kas apakš bauslības gribat būt, vai jūs bauslību neesat dzirdējuši?
Tell me--you who want to continue to be subject to Law--will you not listen to the Law?
22 Jo ir rakstīts, ka Ābrahāmam bijuši divi dēli, viens no tās kalpones un otrs no tās svabadās.
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave-girl and one by the free woman.
23 Bet kas no tās kalpones bija, tas ir piedzimis pēc miesas; un kas no tās svabadās, tas caur to apsolīšanu.
But we see that the child of the slave-girl was born in the common course of nature; but the child of the free woman in fulfilment of the promise.
24 Šie vārdi pēc līdzības saprotami. Šīs ir tās divas derības; viena no Sina kalna, kas uz kalpošanu dzemdē, tā ir tā Hāgare.
All this is allegorical; for the women represent two Covenants. One has its origin on Mount Sinai, and bears children destined for slavery.
25 Jo Hāgare ir tas Sina kalns Arābijā - un līdzinājās tai tagadējai Jeruzālemei, kas kalpo ar saviem bērniem.
This is Hagar; for the name Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, which is in bondage together with her children.
26 Bet tā Jeruzāleme, kas ir augšā, ir tā svabadā, tā ir mūsu visu māte.
But the Jerusalem which is above is free, and she is our mother.
27 Jo ir rakstīts: priecājies, neauglīgā, tu, kas neesi dzemdējusi, izsaucies un gavilē tu, kas bērnu sāpes necieti; jo tai tukšai ir daudz bērnu, vairāk nekā tai, kas ir apprecēta.
For it is written, "Rejoice, thou barren woman that bearest not, break forth into a joyful cry, thou that dost not travail with child. For the desolate woman has many children--more indeed than she who has the husband."
28 Bet mēs, brāļi, esam apsolīšanas bērni, tā kā Īzaks.
But you, brethren, like Isaac, are children born in fulfilment of a promise.
29 Bet itin kā to brīdi tas, kas bija piedzimis pēc miesas, vajāja to, kas bija piedzimis pēc Gara, tāpat arī tagad.
Yet just as, at that time, the child born in the common course of nature persecuted the one whose birth was due to the power of the Spirit, so it is now.
30 Bet ko tas raksts saka? Izmet to kalponi un viņas dēlu; jo tam kalpones dēlam nebūs mantot ar tās svabadās dēlu.
But what says the Scripture? "Send away the slave-girl and her son, for never shall the slave-girl's son share the inheritance with the son of the free woman."
31 Tāpēc, brāļi, mēs neesam tās kalpones bērni, bet tās svabadās.
Therefore, brethren, since we are not the children of a slave-girl, but of the free woman--
