Galatians 4
1 But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, though he is lord of all;
But Y seie, as long tyme as the eir is a litil child, he dyuersith no thing fro a seruaunt, whanne he is lord of alle thingis;
2 but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed by the father.
but he is vndur keperis and tutoris, in to the tyme determyned of the fadir.
3 So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental principles of the world.
So we, whanne we weren litle children, we serueden vndur the elementis of the world.
4 But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,
But aftir that the fulfilling of tyme cam, God sente his sone,
5 that he might redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive the adoption as sons.
maad of a womman, maad vndur the lawe, that he schulde ayenbie hem that weren vndur the lawe, that we schulden vnderfonge the adopcioun of sones.
6 And because you are sons, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba, Father."
And for ye ben Goddis sones, God sente his spirit in to youre hertis, criynge, Abba, fadir.
7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God.
And so ther is not now a seruaunt, but a sone; and if he is a sone, he is an eir bi God.
8 However at that time, not knowing God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.
But thanne ye vnknowynge God, serueden to hem that in kynde weren not goddis.
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 enslaved all over again?
But now whanne ye han knowe God, and ben knowun of God, hou ben ye turned eftsoone to the febil and nedi elementis, to the whiche ye wolen eft serue?
10 You observe days, months, seasons, and years.
Ye taken kepe to daies, and monethis, and tymes, and yeris.
11 I am afraid for you, that I might have wasted my labor for you.
But Y drede you, lest without cause Y haue trauelid 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 ye as Y, for Y am as ye. Britheren, Y biseche you, ye han hurt me no thing.
13 but you know that in physical weakness I preached the Good News to you the first time;
But ye knowen, that bi infirmyte of fleisch Y haue prechid to you now bifore;
14 and though my condition was a trial to you, you did not despise nor reject; but you received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
and ye dispiseden not, nether forsoken youre temptacioun in my fleisch, but ye resseyueden me as an aungel of God, as `Crist Jhesu.
15 Where 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 thanne is youre blessyng? For Y bere you witnesse, that if it myyte haue be don. ye wolden haue put out youre iyen, and haue yyuen hem to me.
16 So then, have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?
Am Y thanne maad an enemye to you, seiynge to you the sothe?
17 They zealously seek you, but for no good purpose; they desire to alienate you, that you may be zealous for them.
Thei louen not you wel, but thei wolen exclude you, that ye suen hem.
18 But it is always good to be zealous in a good cause, and not only when I am present with you.
But sue ye the good euermore in good, and not oneli whanne Y am present with you.
19 My children, of whom I am again in travail until Christ is formed in you—
My smale children, whiche Y bere eftsoones, til that Crist be fourmed in you,
20 but I could wish to be present with you now, and to change my tone, for I am perplexed about you.
and Y wolde now be at you, and chaunge my vois, for Y am confoundid among you.
21 Tell me, you that desire to be under the law, do you not listen to the law?
Seie to me, ye that wolen be vndir the lawe, `han ye not red the lawe?
22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman, and one by the free woman.
For it is writun, that Abraham hadde two sones, oon of a seruaunt, and oon of a fre womman.
23 However, the son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but the son by the free woman was born through promise.
But he that was of the seruaunt, was borun after the flesh; but he that was of the fre womman, by a biheeste.
24 These things contain an allegory, for these are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children to slavery, which is Hagar.
The whiche thingis ben seid bi an othir vndirstonding. For these ben two testamentis; oon in the hille of Synai, gendringe in to seruage, which is Agar.
25 For this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and represents Jerusalem that exists now, for she is in slavery with her children.
For Syna is an hille that is in Arabie, which hille is ioyned to it that is now Jerusalem, and seruith with hir children.
26 But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother.
But that Jerusalem that is aboue, is fre, whiche is oure modir.
27 For it is written, "Rejoice, you barren who do not bear. Break forth and shout, you that do not travail. For more are the children of the desolate than of her who has a husband."
For it is writun, Be glad, thou bareyn, that berist not; breke out and crye, that bringist forth no children; for many sones ben of hir that is left of hir hosebonde, more than of hir that hath an hosebonde.
28 Now you, brothers, as Isaac was, are children of promise.
For, britheren, we ben sones of biheeste aftir Isaac;
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.
but now as this that was borun after the fleisch pursuede him that was aftir the spirit, so now.
30 However what does the Scripture say? "Cast out the slave woman and her son, for the son of the slave woman will not inherit with the son of the free woman."
But what seith the scripture? Caste out the seruaunt and hir sone, for the sone of the seruaunt schal not be eir with the sone of the fre wijf.
31 So then, brothers, we are not children of a handmaid, but of the free woman.
And so, britheren, we ben not sones of the seruaunt, but of the fre wijf, bi which fredom Crist hath maad vs fre.
