NowδέI say:Λέγωas long asἐφ’ ὅσον χρόνονthe heirὁ κληρονόμοςisἐστινa child,νήπιόςhe is no differentοὐδὲν διαφέρειfrom a slave,δούλουthough he isὤνmasterκύριοςof everything,πάντων
butἀλλὰhe isἐστὶunderὑπὸguardiansἐπιτρόπουςandκαὶmanagersοἰκονόμουςuntilἄχριthe time setτῆς προθεσμίαςby the father.τοῦ πατρός
Soοὕτωςweἡμεῖςalso,καὶwhenὅτεwe wereἦμενchildren,νήπιοιwereἤμεθαenslavedδεδουλωμένοιunderὑπὸthe elementsτὰ στοιχεῖαof the world.τοῦ κόσμου
Butδὲwhenὅτεthe fullnessτὸ πλήρωμαof timeτοῦ χρόνουcame,ἦλθενGodὁ θεὸςsent forthἐξαπέστειλενhis Son,τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦbornγενόμενονofἐκa woman,γυναικόςbornγενόμενονunderὑπὸthe law,νόμον
so thatἵναhe might redeemἐξαγοράσῃthoseτοὺςunderὑπὸthe law,νόμονso thatἵναwe might receiveἀπολάβωμενthe adoption as sons.τὴν υἱοθεσίαν
Andδέbecauseὅτιyou areἐστεsons,υἱοίGodὁ θεὸςhas sent forthἐξαπέστειλενthe Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαof his Sonτοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦintoεἰςour hearts,τὰς καρδίας ἡμῶνcrying,κρᾶζον“Abba,ΑββαFather!”ὁ πατήρ
Soὥστεyou areεἶno longerοὐκέτιa slaveδοῦλοςbutἀλλὰa son;υἱόςandδὲifεἰa son,υἱόςalsoκαὶan heirκληρονόμοςthroughδιὰGod.θεοῦ
ButἈλλὰat that time,τότεnotοὐκknowingεἰδότεςGod,θεὸνyou were slavesἐδουλεύσατεto thoseτοῖςthat by natureφύσειareοὖσιnotμὴgods.θεοῖς
Butδὲnow,νῦνhaving come to knowγνόντεςGod,θεόνorδὲratherμᾶλλονhaving been knownγνωσθέντεςbyὑπὸGod,θεοῦhow is it thatπῶςyou are turning backἐπιστρέφετεagainπάλινtoἐπὶthe weakτὰ ἀσθενῆandκαὶpoorπτωχὰelements,στοιχεῖαto whichοἷςyou wantθέλετεto be slavesδουλεύεινall over again?πάλιν ἄνωθεν
You observeπαρατηρεῖσθεdaysἡμέραςandκαὶmonthsμῆναςandκαὶseasonsκαιροὺςandκαὶyears!ἐνιαυτούς
I fearφοβοῦμαιfor you,ὑμᾶςthatμήsomehowπωςI have laboredκεκοπίακαoverεἰςyouὑμᾶςin vain.εἰκῇ
BecomeΓίνεσθεasὡςI am,ἐγώbecauseὅτιI also becameκἀγὼasὡςyou are,ὑμεῖςbrothers,ἀδελφοίI begδέομαιyou.ὑμῶνYou did me no wrong;οὐδέν με ἠδικήσατε
andδὲyou knowοἴδατεthatὅτιit was because ofδι’a weaknessἀσθένειανof the fleshτῆς σαρκὸςthat I proclaimed the good newsεὐηγγελισάμηνto youὑμῖνthe first time;τὸ πρότερον
andκαὶwhatτὸνinἐνmy fleshτῇ σαρκί μουwas a trialπειρασμὸνto youὑμῶνyou did notοὐκdespiseἐξουθενήσατεorοὐδὲreject,ἐξεπτύσατεbutἀλλὰyou receivedἐδέξασθέmeμεasὡςan angelἄγγελονof God,θεοῦasὡςthe MessiahΧριστὸνJesus.Ἰησοῦν
Whereποῦthenοὖνisyour happiness?ὁ μακαρισμὸς ὑμῶνForγὰρI testifyμαρτυρῶto youὑμῖνthatὅτιifεἰit had beenpossible,δυνατὸνyou would have torn outἐξορύξαντεςyour eyesτοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς ὑμῶνandgiven themἐδώκατέto me.μοι
Soὥστεhave I becomeγέγοναyour enemyἐχθρὸς ὑμῶνby telling the truthἀληθεύωνto you?ὑμῖν
They are zealous forζηλοῦσινyou,ὑμᾶςnotοὐfor good;καλῶςrather,ἀλλὰthey wantθέλουσινto excludeἐκκλεῖσαιyou,ὑμᾶςso thatἵναyou may be zealous forζηλοῦτεthem.αὐτοὺς
Nowδὲit isgoodκαλὸνto be zealousζηλοῦσθαιforἐνwhat is goodκαλῷalways,πάντοτεandκαὶnotμὴonlyμόνονwhenἐν τῷI am presentπαρεῖναί μεwithπρὸςyou.ὑμᾶς
My children,τέκνα μουfor whomοὓςagainπάλινI suffer birth painsὠδίνωuntilμέχρις οὗthe MessiahΧριστὸςis formedμορφωθῇinἐνyou,ὑμῖν
I would likeἤθελονto be presentπαρεῖναιwithπρὸςyouὑμᾶςnowἄρτιandκαὶto changeἀλλάξαιmy tone,τὴν φωνήν μουbecauseὅτιI am perplexedἀποροῦμαιaboutἐνyou.ὑμῖν
TellΛέγετέme,μοιyou whoοἱwantθέλοντεςto beεἶναιunderὑπὸthe law,νόμονdo you notοὐκhearἀκούετεthe law?τὸν νόμον
Forγὰρit is writtenγέγραπταιthatὅτιAbrahamἈβραὰμhadἔσχενtwoδύοsons,υἱοὺςoneἕναbyἐκthe slave womanτῆς παιδίσκηςandκαὶoneἕναbyἐκthe free woman.τῆς ἐλευθέρας
Butἀλλ’the sonὁofἐκthe slave womanτῆς παιδίσκηςwas bornγεγέννηταιaccording toκατὰthe flesh,σάρκαwhileδὲthe sonὁofἐκthe free womanτῆς ἐλευθέραςwas bornthroughδι’promise.ἐπαγγελίας
These thingsἅτινάareἐστινan allegory;ἀλληγορούμεναforγάρthese womenαὗταιareεἰσινtwoδύοcovenants:διαθῆκαιoneμίαfromἀπὸMountὄρουςSinai,Σινᾶbearing childrenγεννῶσαforεἰςslavery,δουλείανwhichἥτιςisἐστὶνHagar.Ἁγάρ
NowδὲHagarτὸ ἉγὰρisἐστὶνMountὄροςSinaiΣινᾶinἐνArabia,τῇ Ἀραβίᾳandδὲshe correspondsσυστοιχεῖto the presentτῇ νῦνJerusalem,Ἰερουσαλήμforγὰρshe is in slaveryδουλεύειwithμετὰher children.τῶν τέκνων αὐτῆς
Butδὲthe Jerusalemἡ Ἰερουσαλὴμaboveἄνωisἐστίνfree,ἐλευθέραand sheἥτιςisἐστὶνourἡμῶνmother.μήτηρ
Forγάρit is written:γέγραπταιRejoice,Εὐφράνθητιbarren oneστεῖραwhoἡdoes notοὐbear;τίκτουσαbreak forthῥῆξονandκαὶshout,βόησονyou whoἡare notοὐκin labor;ὠδίνουσαbecauseὅτιmanyπολλὰarethe childrenτὰ τέκναof the desolate one,τῆς ἐρήμουmoreμᾶλλονthanἢof herτῆςwho hasἐχούσηςa husband.τὸν ἄνδρα
Andδέyou,ὑμεῖςbrothers,ἀδελφοίareἐστέchildrenτέκναof promiseἐπαγγελίαςlikeκατὰIsaac.Ἰσαὰκ
Butἀλλ’just asὥσπερthenτότεthe oneὁbornγεννηθεὶςaccording toκατὰthe fleshσάρκαpersecutedἐδίωκεthe one bornτὸνaccording toκατὰthe Spirit,πνεῦμαsoοὕτωςit isalsoκαὶnow.νῦν
Butἀλλὰwhatτίdoes the Scriptureἡ γραφήsay?λέγειDrive outἜκβαλεthe slave womanτὴν παιδίσκηνandκαὶher son;τὸν υἱὸν αὐτῆςforγὰρthe sonὁ υἱὸςof the slave womanτῆς παιδίσκηςwill neverοὐ μὴinheritκληρονομήσειwithμετὰthe sonτοῦ υἱοῦof the free woman.τῆς ἐλευθέρας
Therefore,διόbrothers,ἀδελφοίwe areἐσμὲνnotοὐκchildrenτέκναof a slave womanπαιδίσκηςbutἀλλὰof the free woman.τῆς ἐλευθέρας