Galatians 4
1 Let me explain what I'm saying. An heir who is under-age is no different from a slave, even though the heir may be the owner of everything.
ⲁ̅ϯϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲡϩⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ. ⲛϥ̅ϣⲟⲃⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ. ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ.
2 An heir is subject to guardians and managers until the time set by the father.
ⲃ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲁϩⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲧⲣⲟⲡⲟⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲑⲉⲥⲙⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ
3 It's just the same for us. When we were children, we were slaves subject to the basic rules of the law.
ⲅ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲛⲟ ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲟ ⲛ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ·
4 But at the appropriate time God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the rule of law,
ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲓ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ. ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
5 so that he could rescue those who were kept under the rule of law, so that we could receive the inheritance of adopted children.
ⲉ̅ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϩⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧϣⲏⲣⲉ.
6 To show you are his children, God sent the Spirit of his Son to convince us, causing us to call out, “Abba,” meaning “Father.”
ⲋ̅ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁϥⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ.
7 Since you are now no longer a slave, but a child, and if you are his child, then God has made you his heir.
ⲍ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲕ̅ⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲕ̅ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ. ⲉϣϫⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲕ̅ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲕ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
8 At the time when you didn't know God, you were enslaved by the supposed “gods” of this world.
ⲏ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲫⲩⲥⲓ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ.
9 But now you've come to know God—or better, to be known by God. So how can you go back to those useless and worthless rules? Do you want to be slaves to those rules all over again?
ⲑ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲛ̅ⲁϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲕⲉ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉϣⲣ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ.
10 You're observing special days and months, seasons and years.
ⲓ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲧⲏⲣⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲉⲃⲁⲧⲉ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ.
11 I'm concerned that all I did for you has been wasted!
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϯⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲁⲓ̈ϣⲡ̅ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲓⲕⲏ.
12 I'm pleading with you, my friends: be like me, because I became like you. You've never treated me badly.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲱⲧ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲉ· ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲓⲧⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅.
13 You remember that it was because I was sick that I shared with you the good news on my first visit.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅. ⲁⲓ̈ⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ.
14 Even though my illness was difficult for you, you didn't despise or reject me—in fact you treated me like an angel of God, like Christ Jesus himself.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲡⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟϣϥ̅ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲃⲁⲃⲱⲱϥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲟⲡⲧ̅ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓⲥ̅.
15 So what's happened to all your gratefulness? I tell you, back then if you could have pulled out your eyes and given them to me, you would have!
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ. ϯⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛ̅ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲉϣϫⲡⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲣⲕ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲁⲗⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ̈.
16 So what has happened—have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ⲣ̅ϫⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ϫⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅.
17 These people are keen to gain your support, but not for any good reasons. On the contrary, they want to keep you away from us so that you will enthusiastically support them.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲥⲉⲕⲱϩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲣⲉⲕⲧ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲕⲱϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ.
18 Of course it's good to want to do good. But this should be at all times, not just when I'm there with you!
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲕⲱϩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲉⲓϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ·
19 My dear friends, I want to work with you until Christ's character is duplicated in you.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲟⲛ ⲉϯϯⲛⲁⲁⲕⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲓⲙⲟⲣⲫⲏ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅.
20 I really wish I could be with you right now so I could change my tone of voice… I'm so worried about you.
ⲕ̅ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲁϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲙⲏ. ϫⲉ ϯⲧⲥ̅ⲧⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅.
21 Answer me this, you people who want to live under the law: Don't you hear what the law is saying?
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
22 As Scripture says, Abraham had two sons, one from the servant girl, and one from the free woman.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲁϥϫⲡⲉϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ. ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ϩⲏ.
23 However, the son from the servant girl was born following a human plan, while the son from the free woman was born as the result of the promise.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲉⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲧϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅. ⲡⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ϩⲏ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ.
24 This provides an analogy: these two women represent two agreements. One agreement is from Mount Sinai—Hagar—and she gives birth to slave children.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲃⲱⲗ ⲛⲉ. ⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉ. ⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲓⲛⲁ ⲉⲥϫⲡⲟ ⲉⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲅⲁⲣ.
25 Hagar symbolizes Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to the current Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲓⲛⲁ ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲣⲁⲃⲓⲁ ϥϩⲏⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ. ⲥⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ·
26 But the heavenly Jerusalem is free. She is our mother.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲙ̅ϩⲏ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲁⲁⲩ.
27 As Scripture says, “Rejoice you who are childless and who have never given birth! Shout aloud for joy, you who have never been in labor—for the abandoned woman has more children than the woman who has a husband!”
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲧⲁϭⲣⲏⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲥⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲥϯⲛⲁⲁⲕⲉ. ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲉⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥ̅ϩⲁⲓ̈. ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲥ̅ⲡϩⲁⲓ̈·
28 Now my friends, we are children of promise just like Isaac.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ
29 However, just as the one born according to a human plan persecuted the one born through the Spirit, so it is today.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ⲡⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ.
30 But what does Scripture say? “Send away the servant girl and her son, for the son of the servant girl will not be an heir together with the son of the free woman.”
ⲗ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϯϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ϩⲏ·
31 Therefore, my friends, we're not children of a servant girl, but of the free woman.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϭⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛⲟⲛⲛⲁⲧⲣⲙ̅ϩⲏ
