غَلاطِيَّة 3

١ 1 أَيُّهَا ٱلْغَلَاطِيُّونَ ٱلْأَغْبِيَاءُ، مَنْ رَقَاكُمْ حَتَّى لَا تُذْعِنُوا لِلْحَقِّ؟ أَنْتُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ أَمَامَ عُيُونِكُمْ قَدْ رُسِمَ يَسُوعُ ٱلْمَسِيحُ بَيْنَكُمْ مَصْلُوبًا!

Foolish Galatians! Who has put a spell on you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly displayed as crucified.

٢ 2 أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَتَعَلَّمَ مِنْكُمْ هَذَا فَقَطْ: أَبِأَعْمَالِ ٱلنَّامُوسِ أَخَذْتُمُ ٱلرُّوحَ أَمْ بِخَبَرِ ٱلْإِيمَانِ؟

This is the only thing I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law or by believing what you heard?

٣ 3 أَهَكَذَا أَنْتُمْ أَغْبِيَاءُ! أَبَعْدَمَا ٱبْتَدَأْتُمْ بِٱلرُّوحِ تُكَمَّلُونَ ٱلْآنَ بِٱلْجَسَدِ؟

Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now going to finish by the flesh?

٤ 4 أَهَذَا ٱلْمِقْدَارَ ٱحْتَمَلْتُمْ عَبَثًا؟ إِنْ كَانَ عَبَثًا!

Have you suffered so many things for nothing—if indeed it was for nothing?

٥ 5 فَٱلَّذِي يَمْنَحُكُمُ ٱلرُّوحَ، وَيَعْمَلُ قُوَّاتٍ فِيكُمْ، أَبِأَعْمَالِ ٱلنَّامُوسِ أَمْ بِخَبَرِ ٱلْإِيمَانِ؟

Does he who gives the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by the works of the law, or by hearing with faith?

٦ 6 كَمَا «آمَنَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بِٱللهِ فَحُسِبَ لَهُ بِرًّا».

Just as Abraham “believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness,”

٧ 7 ٱعْلَمُوا إِذًا أَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ مِنَ ٱلْإِيمَانِ أُولَئِكَ هُمْ بَنُو إِبْرَاهِيمَ.

in the same way, understand, then, that those of faith are the children of Abraham.

٨ 8 وَٱلْكِتَابُ إِذْ سَبَقَ فَرَأَى أَنَّ ٱللهَ بِٱلْإِيمَانِ يُبَرِّرُ ٱلْأُمَمَ، سَبَقَ فَبَشَّرَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَنْ «فِيكَ تَتَبَارَكُ جَمِيعُ ٱلْأُمَمِ».

The scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you all the nations will be blessed.”

٩ 9 إِذًا ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ مِنَ ٱلْإِيمَانِ يَتَبَارَكُونَ مَعَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِ.

So then, those of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.

١٠ 10 لِأَنَّ جَمِيعَ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ مِنْ أَعْمَالِ ٱلنَّامُوسِ هُمْ تَحْتَ لَعْنَةٍ، لِأَنَّهُ مَكْتُوبٌ: «مَلْعُونٌ كُلُّ مَنْ لَا يَثْبُتُ فِي جَمِيعِ مَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ فِي كِتَابِ ٱلنَّامُوسِ لِيَعْمَلَ بِهِ».

All who rely on the works of the law are under a curse; and so it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does not abide by all the things written in the book of the law, and do them.”

١١ 11 وَلَكِنْ أَنْ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ يَتَبَرَّرُ بِٱلنَّامُوسِ عِنْدَ ٱللهِ فَظَاهِرٌ، لِأَنَّ «ٱلْبَارَّ بِٱلْإِيمَانِ يَحْيَا».

Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because “the righteous will live by faith.”

١٢ 12 وَلَكِنَّ ٱلنَّامُوسَ لَيْسَ مِنَ ٱلْإِيمَانِ، بَلِ «ٱلْإِنْسَانُ ٱلَّذِي يَفْعَلُهَا سَيَحْيَا بِهَا».

But the law is not of faith, rather, “The person who does the works of the law must live by them.”

١٣ 13 اَلْمَسِيحُ ٱفْتَدَانَا مِنْ لَعْنَةِ ٱلنَّامُوسِ، إِذْ صَارَ لَعْنَةً لِأَجْلِنَا، لِأَنَّهُ مَكْتُوبٌ: «مَلْعُونٌ كُلُّ مَنْ عُلِّقَ عَلَى خَشَبَةٍ».

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”—

١٤ 14 لِتَصِيرَ بَرَكَةُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ لِلْأُمَمِ فِي ٱلْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ، لِنَنَالَ بِٱلْإِيمَانِ مَوْعِدَ ٱلرُّوحِ.

so that the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

١٥ 15 أَيُّهَا ٱلْإِخْوَةُ، بِحَسَبِ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ أَقُولُ: لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ يُبْطِلُ عَهْدًا قَدْ تَمَكَّنَ وَلَوْ مِنْ إِنْسَانٍ، أَوْ يَزِيدُ عَلَيْهِ.

Brothers, let me speak in human terms. In a man-made contract, no one can set it aside or add to it, once it is established by law.

١٦ 16 وَأَمَّا ٱلْمَوَاعِيدُ فَقِيلَتْ فِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَفِي نَسْلِهِ. لَا يَقُولُ: «وَفِي ٱلْأَنْسَالِ» كَأَنَّهُ عَنْ كَثِيرِينَ، بَلْ كَأَنَّهُ عَنْ وَاحِدٍ: «وَفِي نَسْلِكَ» ٱلَّذِي هُوَ ٱلْمَسِيحُ.

Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his descendant. It does not say, “to descendants,” referring to many, but instead to only one, “and to your descendant,” who is Christ.

١٧ 17 وَإِنَّمَا أَقُولُ هَذَا: إِنَّ ٱلنَّامُوسَ ٱلَّذِي صَارَ بَعْدَ أَرْبَعِمِئَةٍ وَثَلَاثِينَ سَنَةً، لَا يَنْسَخُ عَهْدًا قَدْ سَبَقَ فَتَمَكَّنَ مِنَ ٱللهِ نَحْوَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ حَتَّى يُبَطِّلَ ٱلْمَوْعِدَ.

Now what I mean is this: The law, which came 430 years afterward, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God.

١٨ 18 لِأَنَّهُ إِنْ كَانَتِ ٱلْوِرَاثَةُ مِنَ ٱلنَّامُوسِ، فَلَمْ تَكُنْ أَيْضًا مِنْ مَوْعِدٍ. وَلَكِنَّ ٱللهَ وَهَبَهَا لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ بِمَوْعِدٍ.

For if the inheritance comes by the law, then it no longer comes by promise. But God gave it to Abraham by a promise.

١٩ 19 فَلِمَاذَا ٱلنَّامُوسُ؟ قَدْ زِيدَ بِسَبَبِ ٱلتَّعَدِّيَاتِ، إِلَى أَنْ يَأْتِيَ ٱلنَّسْلُ ٱلَّذِي قَدْ وُعِدَ لَهُ، مُرَتَّبًا بِمَلَائِكَةٍ فِي يَدِ وَسِيطٍ.

What, then, was the purpose of the law? It was added because of trespasses, until the descendant of Abraham would come to whom the promise had been made. The law was put into force through angels by a mediator.

٢٠ 20 وَأَمَّا ٱلْوَسِيطُ فَلَا يَكُونُ لِوَاحِدٍ. وَلَكِنَّ ٱللهَ وَاحِدٌ.

Now a mediator implies more than one person, but God is one.

٢١ 21 فَهَلِ ٱلنَّامُوسُ ضِدُّ مَوَاعِيدِ ٱللهِ؟ حَاشَا! لِأَنَّهُ لَوْ أُعْطِيَ نَامُوسٌ قَادِرٌ أَنْ يُحْيِيَ، لَكَانَ بِٱلْحَقِيقَةِ ٱلْبِرُّ بِٱلنَّامُوسِ.

So is the law against the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.

٢٢ 22 لَكِنَّ ٱلْكِتَابَ أَغْلَقَ عَلَى ٱلْكُلِّ تَحْتَ ٱلْخَطِيَّةِ، لِيُعْطَى ٱلْمَوْعِدُ مِنْ إِيمَانِ يَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ لِلَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ.

But the scripture imprisoned everything under sin. God did this so that the promise to save us by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

٢٣ 23 وَلَكِنْ قَبْلَمَا جَاءَ ٱلْإِيمَانُ كُنَّا مَحْرُوسِينَ تَحْتَ ٱلنَّامُوسِ، مُغْلَقًا عَلَيْنَا إِلَى ٱلْإِيمَانِ ٱلْعَتِيدِ أَنْ يُعْلَنَ.

Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until faith should be revealed.

٢٤ 24 إِذًا قَدْ كَانَ ٱلنَّامُوسُ مُؤَدِّبَنَا إِلَى ٱلْمَسِيحِ، لِكَيْ نَتَبَرَّرَ بِٱلْإِيمَانِ.

So then the law became our guardian until Christ came, so that we might be justified by faith.

٢٥ 25 وَلَكِنْ بَعْدَ مَا جَاءَ ٱلْإِيمَانُ، لَسْنَا بَعْدُ تَحْتَ مُؤَدِّبٍ.

But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.

٢٦ 26 لِأَنَّكُمْ جَمِيعًا أَبْنَاءُ ٱللهِ بِٱلْإِيمَانِ بِٱلْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ.

For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

٢٧ 27 لِأَنَّ كُلَّكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱعْتَمَدْتُمْ بِٱلْمَسِيحِ قَدْ لَبِسْتُمُ ٱلْمَسِيحَ:

For as many of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.

٢٨ 28 لَيْسَ يَهُودِيٌّ وَلَا يُونَانِيٌّ. لَيْسَ عَبْدٌ وَلَا حُرٌّ. لَيْسَ ذَكَرٌ وَأُنْثَى، لِأَنَّكُمْ جَمِيعًا وَاحِدٌ فِي ٱلْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ.

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

٢٩ 29 فَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ لِلْمَسِيحِ، فَأَنْتُمْ إِذًا نَسْلُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَحَسَبَ ٱلْمَوْعِدِ وَرَثَةٌ.

Then if you are Christ's, you are Abraham's descendants, and heirs according to promise.