Revised Literal Translation

Galatians 4

1Nowδέ,deG1161I sayΛέγωLegōG3004, Thatthe heirὁ κληρονόμοςho klēronomosG3588 G2818,ἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909as long asὅσονhosonG3745χρόνονchrononG5550he isἐστιν,estinG1510a childνήπιόςnēpiosG3516,differethG1308nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762fromG1308a servantG1401,thoughG1401he beὤν·ōnG1510lordκύριοςkuriosG2962of allπάντωνpantōnG3956;

2Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235isἐστὶνestinG1510underὑπὸhupoG5259tutorsἐπιτρόπουςepitropousG2012andκαὶkaiG2532governorsοἰκονόμουςoikonomousG3623untilἄχριachriG891the time appointedτῆς προθεσμίαςtēs prothesmiasG3588 G4287of the fatherτοῦ πατρός.tou patrosG3588 G3962.

3EvenκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779weG1473,whenὅτεhoteG3753we wereἦμενēmenG1510childrenνήπιοι,nēpioiG3516,wereἤμεθαēmethaG1510in bondageδεδουλωμένοι·dedoulōmenoiG1402underὑπὸhupoG5259the elementsτὰ στοιχεῖαta stoicheiaG3588 G4747of the worldτοῦ κόσμουtou kosmouG3588 G2889:

4ButδὲdeG1161whenὅτεhoteG3753the fulnessτὸ πλήρωμαto plērōmaG3588 G4138of the timeτοῦ χρόνου,tou chronouG3588 G5550was comeἦλθενēlthenG2064,Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316sent forthἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846Sonτὸν υἱὸνton huionG3588 G5207,madeγενόμενονgenomenonG1096ofἐκekG1537a womanγυναικός,gunaikosG1135,madeγενόμενονgenomenonG1096underὑπὸhupoG5259the lawνόμον,nomonG3551,

5To redeemἐξαγοράσῃ,exagorasēG1805themτοὺςtousG3588that wereἵναinaG2443underὑπὸhupoG5259the lawνόμονnomonG3551,thatἵναinaG2443we might receiveἀπολάβωμεν.apolabōmenG618the adoption of sonsτὴν υἱοθεσίανtēn huiothesianG3588 G5206.

6AndδέdeG1161becauseὅτιhotiG3754ye areἐστεesteG1510sonsυἱοί,huioiG5207,Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316hath sent forthἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821the Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαto pneumaG3588 G4151of hisαὐτοῦautouG846Sonτοῦ υἱοῦtou huiouG3588 G5207intoεἰςeisG1519yourG4771heartsτὰς καρδίαςtas kardiasG3588 G2588,cryingκρᾶζον·krazonG2896,AbbaαββαabbaG5,Fatherὁ πατήρ.ho patērG3588 G3962.

7WhereforeὥστεhōsteG5620thou artεἶeiG1510no moreG3765a servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235a sonυἱός·huiosG5207;andδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487a sonυἱός,huiosG5207,thenκαὶkaiG2532an heirκληρονόμοςklēronomosG2818of GodθεοῦtheouG2316throughδιὰdiaG1223ChristG5547.

8HowbeitἈλλὰAllaG235thenτότεtoteG5119,μὲνmenG3303G1492when ye knewnotοὐκoukG3756GodθεὸνtheonG2316,ye did serviceἐδουλεύσατεedouleusateG1398unto them whichτοῖςtoisG3588by natureφύσειphuseiG5449areοὖσινousinG1510noμὴmēG3361godsθεοῖς·theoisG2316.

9ButδὲdeG1161nowνῦνnunG3568,after that ye have knownγνόντεςgnontesG1097Godθεόν,theonG2316,orδὲdeG1161ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123are knownγνωσθέντεςgnōsthentesG1097ofὑπὸhupoG5259Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,howπῶςpōsG4459turn yeἐπιστρέφετεepistrepheteG1994againπάλινpalinG3825toἐπὶepiG1909the weakἀσθενῆasthenēG772andκαὶkaiG2532beggarlyπτωχὰptōchaG4434elementsστοιχεῖαstoicheiaG4747,whereuntoοἷςhoisG3739ye desireθέλετε;theleteG2309againπάλινpalinG3825ἄνωθενanōthenG509to be in bondageδουλεύεινdouleueinG1398?τὰtaG3588

10Ye observeπαρατηρεῖσθεparatēreistheG3906daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,andκαὶkaiG2532monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376,andκαὶkaiG2532timesκαιροὺςkairousG2540,andκαὶkaiG2532yearsἐνιαυτούς.eniautousG1763.

11I am afraid ofφοβοῦμαιphoboumaiG5399youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,lestG3381I have bestowedG2872uponεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶς.humasG4771labourG2872in vainεἰκῇeikēaG1500.

12BrethrenἈδελφοί,AdelphoiG80,I beseechδέομαιdeomaiG1189youὑμεῖς.¶humeisG4771,beΓίνεσθεGinestheG1096asὡςhōsG5613Iἐγώ,egōG1473am;ὅτιhotiG3754for IG2504amasὡςhōsG5613yeὑμῶν·humōnG4771are:ye haveG91notοὐδένoudenG3762injuredG91meκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473at all.

13Ye knowG1492δὲdeG1161howὅτιhotiG3754throughδι᾽di᾽G1223infirmityἀσθένειανastheneianG769of the fleshτῆς σαρκὸςtēs sarkosG3588 G4561I preached the gospelεὐηγγελισάμηνeuēngelisamēnG2097unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771at the firstG4386.τὸtoG3588

14AndκαὶkaiG2532myG1473temptationπειρασμὸνpeirasmonG3588 G3986which wasG3588inἐνenG1722myG1473fleshσαρκίsarkiG3588 G4561ye despisedἐξουθενήσατεexouthenēsateG1848notοὐκoukG3756,norοὐδὲoudeG3761rejectedἐξεπτύσατε,exeptusateG1609;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235receivedἐδέξασθέedexastheG1209meG1473asὡςhōsG5613an angelἄγγελονangelonG32of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, evenasὡςhōsG5613ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424.

15WhereG5101isG1510thenοὖνounG3767the blessednessὁ μακαρισμὸςho makarismosG3588 G3108ye spake ofὑμῶν;humōnG4771?forγὰρgarG1063I bearμαρτυρῶmarturōG3140youὑμῖνhuminG4771recordG3140,thatὅτι,hotiG3754,ifεἰeiG1487it had beenpossibleδυνατόν,dunatonG1415,ye would have plucked outἐξορύξαντεςexoruxantesG1846your ownὑμῶνhumōnG4771eyesτοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺςtous ophthalmousG3588 G3788,G302and have given themἐδώκατέedōkateG1325to meG1473.

16Am IG1096thereforeὥστεhōsteG5620becomeγέγοναgegonaG1096yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771enemyἐχθρὸςechthrosG2190,because I tellG226youὑμῖν;huminG4771the truthἀληθεύωνalētheuōnG226?

17They zealously affectζηλοῦσινzēlousinG2206youὑμᾶςhumasG4771, butnotοὐouG3756wellκαλῶς,kalōsG2573;yeaἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,they wouldθέλουσιν,thelousinG2309excludeἐκκλεῖσαιekkleisaiG1576youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,thatἵναinaG2443ye might affectζηλοῦτε.zēlouteG2206themαὐτοὺςautousG846.

18ButδὲdeG1161it isgoodκαλὸνkalonG2570to be zealously affectedζηλοῦσθαιzēlousthaiG2206alwaysπάντοτε,pantoteG3842inἐνenG1722agoodκαλῷkalōG2570thing,andκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361onlyG3440ἐνenG1722when IG1473am presentπαρεῖναίpareinaiG3918withπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς,humasG4771.G3588G3588

19MyG1473little childrenG5040,of whomοὓςhousG3739I travail in birthὠδίνωōdinōG5605againπάλινpalinG3825untilG891οὗhouG3739ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547be formedμορφωθῇmorphōthēaG3445inἐνenG1722youὑμῖν.huminG4771,

20I desireἤθελονēthelonG2309δὲdeG1161to be presentπαρεῖναιpareinaiG3918withπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771nowἄρτιartiG737,andκαὶkaiG2532to changeἀλλάξαιallaxaiG236myG1473voiceτὴν φωνήνtēn phōnēnG3588 G5456;forὅτιhotiG3754I stand in doubtἀποροῦμαιaporoumaiG639ofἐνenG1722youὑμῖν.¶huminG4771.

21TellΛέγετέLegeteG3004meG1473,ye thatοἱhoiG3588desireθέλοντεςthelontesG2309to beG1510underὑπὸhupoG5259the lawνόμονnomonG3551,do yeG191notοὐκoukG3756hearG191the lawτὸν νόμονton nomonG3588 G3551?

22ForγὰρgarG1063it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125,thatὅτιhotiG3754AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11hadἔσχεν,eschenG2192twoδύοduoG1417sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207,the oneἕναhenaG1520byἐκekG1537a bondmaidτῆς παιδίσκηςtēs paidiskēsG3588 G3814,καὶkaiG2532the otherἕναhenaG1520byἐκekG1537a freewomanἐλευθέρας.eleutherasG1658.τῆςtēsG3588

23Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235heG3588μὲνmenG3303who wasofἐκekG1537the bondwomanπαιδίσκηςpaidiskēsG3588 G3814was bornγεγέννηται,gegennētaiG1080afterκατὰkataG2596the fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561;butδὲdeG1161heG3588ofἐκekG1537the freewomanἐλευθέραςeleutherasG1658wasbyδι᾽di᾽G1223promiseἐπαγγελίας.epangeliasG3588 G1860.G3588

24Which thingsἅτινάhatinaG3748areἐστινestinG1510an allegoryἀλληγορούμενα·allēgoroumenaG238:forγάρgarG1063theseαὗταιhautaiG3778areεἰσινeisinG1510theG1242twoδύοduoG1417covenantsδιαθῆκαι,diathēkaiG1242;the oneμίαmiaG1520μὲνmenG3303fromἀπὸapoG575the mountὄρουςorousG3735SinaiΣινᾶSinaG4614,which genderethγεννῶσαgennōsaG1080toεἰςeisG1519bondageδουλείανdouleianG1397,whichἥτιςhētisG3748isἐστὶνestinG1510HagarἉγάρ.HagarG28.G3588

25ForγὰρgarG1063thisG3588HagarἉγὰρHagarG28isἐστὶνestinG1510mountὄροςorosG3735SinaiΣινᾶSinaG4614inἐνenG1722ArabiaἈραβίᾳ,ArabiaG3588 G688,andδὲdeG1161answereth toσυστοιχεῖsustoicheiG4960JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419whichG3588nowνῦνnunG3568isG3588,andδὲdeG1161is in bondageδουλεύειdouleueiG1398withμετὰmetaG3326herαὐτῆς.autēsG846childrenτέκνωνteknōnG3588 G5043.

26ButδὲdeG1161JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419which isἡhēG3588aboveἄνωanōG507isἐστὶνestinG1510freeἐλευθέραeleutheraG1658,whichἥτιςhētisG3748isἐστὶνestinG1510the motherμήτηρmētērG3384of usG1473allG3956.

27Forγάρ·garG1063it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125,RejoiceεὐφράνθητιeuphranthētiG2165, thoubarrenστεῖραsteiraG4723thatἡhēG3588bearestτίκτουσα,tiktousaG5088notοὐouG3756;break forthῥῆξονrhēxonG4486andκαὶkaiG2532cryβόησονboēsonG994,thou thatἡhēG3588travailestὠδίνουσα,ōdinousaG5605notοὐκoukG3756:forὅτιhotiG3754the desolate hathἐρήμουerēmouG2048manyπολλὰpollaG4183moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123childrenτὰ τέκναta teknaG3588 G5043thanἢēG2228she whichτῆςtēsG3588hathἐχούσηςechousēsG2192an husbandτῆς ἄνδρα.tēs andraG3588 G435.τὸνtonG3588

28Nowδέ,deG1161weG1473,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,asκατὰkataG2596Isaac wasἸσαὰκIsaakG2464,areἐστέ.esteG1510the childrenτέκναteknaG5043of promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860.

29Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235asὥσπερhōsperG5618thenτότεtoteG5119he thatὁhoG3588was bornγεννηθεὶςgennētheisG1080afterκατὰkataG2596the fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561persecutedἐδίωκενediōkenG1377himτὸνtonG3588that was bornafterκατὰkataG2596the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,evenκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779it isnowνῦν·nunG3568.

30NeverthelessἀλλὰallaG235whatτίtiG5101saithλέγειlegeiG3004the scriptureἡ γραφή;hē graphēG3588 G1124?Cast outἔκβαλεekbaleG1544the bondwomanτὴν παιδίσκηνtēn paidiskēnG3588 G3814andκαὶkaiG2532herαὐτῆς,autēsG846sonτὸν υἱὸνton huionG3588 G5207:forγὰρgarG1063the sonὁ υἱὸςho huiosG3588 G5207of the bondwomanτῆς παιδίσκηςtēs paidiskēsG3588 G3814shallG2816notοὐouG3756μὴmēG3361be heirG2816withμετὰmetaG3326the sonτοῦ υἱοῦtou huiouG3588 G5207of the freewomanἐλευθέρας.eleutherasG1658.τῆςtēsG3588

31So thenG686,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,we areἐσμὲνesmenG1510notοὐκoukG3756childrenτέκναteknaG5043of the bondwomanπαιδίσκηςpaidiskēsG3814,butἀλλὰallaG235of the freeἐλευθέρας·eleutherasG1658.τῆςtēsG3588

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