Galatians 3
1 Foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you not to obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was openly portrayed among you as crucified?
ⲁ̅ⲱ̅ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲅⲁⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ. ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲫⲑⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲃⲁⲗ. ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲩⲧⲟϭϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲥ̅xⲟ̅ⲩ̅.
2 I just want to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?
ⲃ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲉϣⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅. ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ.
3 Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now completed in the flesh?
ⲅ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲭⲓ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅. ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅.
4 Did you suffer so many things in vain, if it is indeed in vain?
ⲇ̅ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲡ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲓⲕⲏ. ⲉϣϫⲉⲉⲓⲕⲏ
5 He therefore who supplies the Spirit to you and does miracles among you, does he do it by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?
ⲉ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲭⲟⲣⲏⲅⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲛ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ.
6 Even so, Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.”
ⲋ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ.
7 Know therefore that those who are of faith are children of Abraham.
ⲍ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ.
8 The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the Good News beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you all the nations will be blessed.”
ⲏ̅ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲉⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁⲥϣⲣⲡ̅ⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
9 So then, those who are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.
ⲑ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ.
10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse. For it is written, “Cursed is everyone who doesn’t continue in all things that are written in the book of the law, to do them.”
ⲓ̅ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲁⲡⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ. ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ϥⲥϩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲛⲁⲁϩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲁⲁⲩ.
11 Now that no man is justified by the law before God is evident, for, “The righteous will live by faith.”
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ.
12 The law is not of faith, but, “The man who does them will live by them.”
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ.
13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us. For it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree,”
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϣⲟⲡⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲡⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ. ϫⲉ ϥⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ϥⲥϩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲡϣⲉ.
14 that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓⲥ̅. ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ·
15 Brothers, speaking of human terms, though it is only a man’s covenant, yet when it has been confirmed, no one makes it void or adds to it.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟⲥ. ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲑⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ.
16 Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his offspring. He doesn’t say, “To descendants”, as of many, but as of one, “To your offspring”, which is Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩϫⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉϥⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ. ⲛⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉϫⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ.
17 Now I say this: A covenant confirmed beforehand by God in Christ, the law, which came four hundred thirty years after, does not annul, so as to make the promise of no effect.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲉⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲣⲡ̅ⲧⲁϫⲣⲟⲥ. ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲉ ⲙⲁⲁⲃ ⲛ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ϥⲛⲁⲧⲥ̅ⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲉⲥϥ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ.
18 For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise; but God has granted it to Abraham by promise.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲧⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ.
19 Then why is there the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring should come to whom the promise has been made. It was ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲥⲓⲥ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲉⲓ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛⲁϥ. ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲟϣϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲧϭⲓϫ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲉⲥⲓⲧⲏⲥ.
20 Now a mediator is not between one, but God is one.
ⲕ̅ⲡⲙⲉⲥⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲟⲩⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉ.
21 Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could make alive, most certainly righteousness would have been of the law.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲉϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ. ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϯⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϩⲟ. ⲟⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
22 But the Scripture imprisoned all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲁⲥⲥⲉⲩϩⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϯ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ.
23 But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, confined for the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲱⲗⲡ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
24 So that the law has become our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓⲇⲁⲅⲱⲅⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓⲥ̅. ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ.
25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲁⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ϭⲉ ϩⲁⲡⲁⲓⲇⲁⲅⲱⲅⲟⲥ.
26 For you are all children of God, through faith in Christ Jesus.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓⲥ̅·
27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϯⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅.
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲓϩⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲣⲙ̅ϩⲉ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓⲥ̅.
29 If you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring and heirs according to promise.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲉⲓ̈ⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ. ⲛ̅ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ.
