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Ma qo klet tuˈn qnimbˈil, ex nya tuˈn tjapin ojtxe kawbˈil quˈn

¡Ay, aj Galacia! Najninx kye kynabˈl. ¿Altzila kye xkˈalin kyiˈja tuˈn tel kyiˈjlinjiˈy t‑xtalbˈil qMan Dios, a awokuy o qo kubˈ chikyˈbˈin teˈ wen kywutza: Qa a Kolil Jesucrist kyim twutz cruz te najsbˈil kyila? Tuˈn ikyjo, waja tuˈn ttzaj kytzaqˈwinjiˈy a nxjela kyeˈy: ¿Ma man tzaj kykˈmonjiˈy Xewbˈaj Xjan toj kyanmiˈn noq tuˈn tjapin bˈaj ojtxe kawbˈil kyuˈn, mo qa tuˈn ma qe kykˈuˈja tiˈj Tbˈanil Tqanil, a o kybˈiˈy? Ma ntiˈxsin kynabˈla, a otaq txi xkye tkabˈ chwinqil kyuˈn tuˈn Xewbˈaj Xjan te tnejil; me atzin jaˈlin, ¿Ma kyajtziˈn tuˈn tjapin bˈajjo kynimbˈila kyuˈnx kyibˈxa? ¿Jniˈxsiˈn sikyˈx kyuˈn tuˈn tpajjo kynimbˈila, a twutzxix? ¿Exsin kˈwel najtz kyuˈn? ¡Nya tumiljo ikyjo! Qalaˈ noqit aku tzˈokin te kyeˈy, tuˈn tel kynikyˈa tiˈj. Quˈn axte Dios o tzaj qˈoˈnte Xewbˈaj Xjan toj kyanmiˈn, ex nimku techil tipin kubˈ tbˈinchin kyxola. Me nya tuˈn tjapin bˈajjo ojtxe kawbˈil kyuˈn, qalaˈ noq tuˈn t‑xi kyniminjiˈy a Tbˈanil Tqanil, a o kybˈiˈy. Ikyxjo tzeˈnku te Abraham, a ojtxe qxeˈchil. Xi tnimin a tzaj tqˈmaˈn Dios te. Ex tuˈn ikyjo, ok tqˈoˈn Dios te jun xjal tzˈaqle twutz. Tuˈnpetzintzjo, tzˈelku kynikyˈa te alkyeqexixjo tyajil Abraham; me nya qeˈ xjal ayeˈ tzajninqe tiˈj tyajil Abraham, qalaˈ aye, a ikyx kynimbˈiljo tzeˈnku te Abraham. Quˈn ojtzqiˈntaq tuˈn Dios, qa iltaq tiˈj tuˈn kykletjo nya Judiyqe noq tuˈn kynimbˈil tiˈj Tbˈanil Tqanil kolbˈil. Tuˈnpetziˈn, xi tqˈmaˈn te Abraham kyjaluˈn: Noq tuˈn tpaja, kˈwel nkyˈiwliˈn tkyaqil xjal twutz txˈotxˈ.

Tuˈnpetziˈn, tkyaqil xjal qa ma txi tnimin tzeˈnku te Abraham, at tkyˈiwbˈil Dios kyibˈaj, tzeˈnku te Abraham, tuˈn tnimbˈil. 10 ¿Me ankyex teˈ, k‑okil qe tkˈuˈj tuˈn tklet, noq tuˈn tjapin bˈaj ojtxe kawbˈil tuˈn? Ntiˈx teˈ tumil, ex ok kyjel ten tjaqˈ tqanbˈil qMan Dios, quˈn ikytziˈn tqˈmaˈn toj Tuˈjil Tyol Dios:

At jun qanbˈil kyibˈaj tkyaqil xjal,
aye mi njapin bˈaj kyuˈn tkyaqilxjo, a kyij tzˈibˈin tojjo uˈj lo.

11 Tuˈnpetziˈn, bˈiˈnxix quˈn, qa mix aˈlx jun kkletil noq tuˈn qa ma japin bˈaj ojtxe kawbˈil tuˈn. Quˈn ikytzin ntqˈmaˈn Dios toj Tuˈjil Tyol:
    Aye xjal tzˈaqleqe nwutza, noq tuˈn kynimbˈil wiˈja,
    ktenbˈil kyeˈ kychwinqil te jun majx.

12 Me metzin te ojtxe kawbˈil nya tuˈn qnimbˈil teˈ, qalaˈ ntqˈmaˈn kyjaluˈn:
    Aye xjal, a kyaj tuˈn tjapin bˈaj kawbˈil kyuˈn, tuˈn kykanbˈin tkabˈ chwinqil,
    il tiˈj tuˈn kybˈet tjaqˈ kawbˈil, ex tuˈn tjapin bˈaj kyuˈn jotx tkyaqilx.

13 Tuˈn ojtxe kawbˈil, at jun qanbˈil qibˈaj nqanin qiˈj tuˈn qkyim, tuˈn mi njapin bˈaj quˈn. Me atziˈn qanbˈil, ate Crist s‑el qˈinte, tej tkyim twutz cruz te qxel. Quˈn kyij tzˈibˈin toj Tuˈjil Tyol Dios kyjaluˈn: At jun qanbˈil tibˈajjo xjal, a kjawil yoˈbˈit twutz jun tze.

14 Bˈajjo ikyjo, noq tuˈn qkˈmoˈnte kyˈiwbˈil, a tzaj tqˈoˈn qMan Dios te Abraham ojtxe, ex tuˈn qok te jun xjal tzˈaqle twutz qMan, exla qa Judiyqo, ex qa mina. Ex noq tuˈn qnimbˈil tiˈj Crist, a Jesús, at Xewbˈaj Xjan toj qanmin, a o tzaj tqˈoˈn Dios, tzeˈnku tqˈma.

Nya junx kyokliˈn ojtxe kawbˈil tukˈa tzaj ttziyin Dios

15 Ayiˈy werman, noq tuˈn tel kynikyˈa tiˈjjo lo, kˈwel nqˈoˈn jun techil. Qa at jun xjal nbˈant jun tyol tukˈa juntl, il tiˈj tuˈn tkubˈ tqˈoˈn tbˈi toj uˈj, ex tuˈn tkubˈ tsqitinte tbˈi tibˈaj, noq tuˈn tkujsit, tuˈntzin mix aˈl juntl tzˈok qˈonte chˈintl tiˈ tiˈj, mo tuˈn tqˈmante qa nya twutzx. 16 Me atzin jaˈlin, a Dios tzaj tqˈoˈn tkyˈiwbˈil te Abraham ex te tyajil. Me mi ntqˈmaˈn Tuˈjil Tyol Dios qa kyiˈj ilaˈ tyajil, qalaˈ tiˈj junchˈin tyajil, ax Crist.

17 Atzin t‑xilin yol lo: Ma bˈant tiˈj tuˈn Dios tukˈa Abraham, ex ma kubˈ tkujsin Dios tyol te jun majx. Tbˈajlinxiˈ 430 abˈqˈe, ul tkawbˈil Moisés. Me nlay bˈant tyupitjo tnejil yol, a bˈant tiˈj tuˈn Dios tukˈa Abraham, quˈn tuˈn ma tkujse Dios tnejil tyol te jun majx.

18 Quˈn noqit ma qo klet a tuˈn tjapin tkawbˈil Moisés quˈn, ntiˈtla tajbˈintzjo tnejil yol, a bˈant tiˈj tuˈn Dios tukˈa Abraham. ¿Ma ma nqo klettz tuˈn tjapin bˈaj tkawbˈil Moisés quˈn? ¡Mina! Qalaˈ noq tuˈn Tyol qMan Dios, a bˈant tiˈj tuˈn tukˈax Abraham.

19 Me qa ikytzjo, ¿Tiˈtzin tajbˈintzjo tkawbˈil Moiséstz? Tzaj qˈoˈn tkawbˈil Moisés noq tuˈn tyekˈinkuˈ kyilxjal, a naˈmxtaq tul kanin Kolil Jesús tnejil maj tzaluˈn twutz txˈotxˈ, a tyajil Abraham, axjo tzaj tqˈmaˈn Dios te. Atzin tkawbˈil Moisés qˈumj noq kyuˈn t‑angel Dios, ex atzin Moisés ajbˈin te jun yolil Tyol Dios kyxol xjal. 20 Me tej tyolin Dios tukˈa Abraham, ntiˈtaq tajbˈin juntl xjal te yolil kyxol, quˈn aku Dios nyolintaq.

¿Tiˈtzin tajbˈin tkawbˈil Moisés?

21 ¿Ma attzin tkyˈitzjo tkawbˈil Moisés tukˈa tnejil yol, a bˈant tiˈj tuˈn Dios tukˈa Abraham? ¡Ntiˈ! Quˈn noqit at kolbˈil tuˈn tjapin bˈaj tkawbˈil Moisés quˈn, matla qo ok tzˈaqle tuˈn toj qchwinqil. 22 Quˈn qkyaqilx awo xjalqo twutz txˈotxˈ o qo bˈinchin il, ikytziˈn tzeˈn ntqˈmaˈn Tyol Dios. Tuˈn ikyjo, tkyaqilx xjal tokx tjaqˈ tkawbˈil il. Me noq tuˈn qnimbˈil tiˈj Jesucrist, at qoklin tiˈjjo aj bˈantnin tiˈj atxix ojtxe tukˈa Abraham, a chwinqil te jun majx.

23 Ojtxe, tej naˈmtaq tuljo nimbˈil tiˈj Kolil Jesús, jpuˈnqokxtaq tjaqˈ tqanbˈil ojtxe kawbˈil, ex nqo ayoˈntaq tuˈn qtzaqpaj. Me atzin jaˈlin, ma qo tzaqpaj noq tuˈn qnimbˈil tiˈj Jesús.

24 Ikytziˈn, a tkawbˈil Moisés tzeˈnku jun ojtxe aqˈnil nchex tiˈntaq tal kˈwal tojjo ja te xnaqˈtzbˈil. Ex ikyxsin tkawbˈil Moisés, nqox tiˈn tojjo qnimbˈil tiˈj Crist, tuˈntzin qok tzˈaqle twutz qMan Dios. 25 Me atziˈn jaˈlin, tej xqo nimin, nya il tiˈj tuˈn qxi qˈiˈn tuˈn ojtxe kawbˈil, quˈn o japin bˈaj t‑xilin tajbˈil kawbˈil, a tuˈn qok tzˈaqle tuˈn qnimbˈil.

26 Atzin jaˈlin, noq tuˈn kynimbˈila tiˈj Crist, a Jesús, ma tzaj tqˈoˈn Dios kyokliˈn te tkˈwal. 27 Ex noq tuˈn jawsbˈil aˈ, at kymujbˈil kyibˈa tukˈa Crist, ex ma tzaj tqˈoˈn jun akˈaj kychwinqila, ikytziˈn tzeˈn nbˈaj txˈixpit kyiˈja tukˈa kyxbˈaliˈn txjoˈn wen. 28 Quˈn tuˈn kynimbˈila tiˈj Crist, at kyokliˈn jaˈlin, iˈchaqx Judiytz mo qa minaj, ex qa aqˈnil mo qa tajaw aqˈuntlj, ex qa ichin mo qa qya. Noq qa at kymujbˈil kyibˈa tukˈa Crist, a Jesús, ma chi oka te junxchˈin Ttanim qMan Dios. 29 Quˈn qa ma chi oktza te te Crist, ma chi oktza te twutzxix tyajil Abraham, ex at kyokliˈn tiˈjjo jniˈ bˈaj tyolin Dios te.

Faith or Works of the Law

You foolish(A) Galatians!(B) Who has bewitched you?(C) Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.(D) I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit(E) by the works of the law,(F) or by believing what you heard?(G) Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh?[a] Have you experienced[b] so much in vain—if it really was in vain? So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles(H) among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard?(I) So also Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”[c](J)

Understand, then, that those who have faith(K) are children of Abraham.(L) Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”[d](M) So those who rely on faith(N) are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.(O)

10 For all who rely on the works of the law(P) are under a curse,(Q) as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”[e](R) 11 Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God,(S) because “the righteous will live by faith.”[f](T) 12 The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says, “The person who does these things will live by them.”[g](U) 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law(V) by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.”[h](W) 14 He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus,(X) so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.(Y)

The Law and the Promise

15 Brothers and sisters,(Z) let me take an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly established, so it is in this case. 16 The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed.(AA) Scripture does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many people, but “and to your seed,”[i](AB) meaning one person, who is Christ. 17 What I mean is this: The law, introduced 430 years(AC) later, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus do away with the promise. 18 For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on the promise;(AD) but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise.

19 Why, then, was the law given at all? It was added because of transgressions(AE) until the Seed(AF) to whom the promise referred had come. The law was given through angels(AG) and entrusted to a mediator.(AH) 20 A mediator,(AI) however, implies more than one party; but God is one.

21 Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not!(AJ) For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.(AK) 22 But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin,(AL) so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.

Children of God

23 Before the coming of this faith,[j] we were held in custody(AM) under the law, locked up until the faith that was to come would be revealed.(AN) 24 So the law was our guardian until Christ came(AO) that we might be justified by faith.(AP) 25 Now that this faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.(AQ)

26 So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God(AR) through faith, 27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ(AS) have clothed yourselves with Christ.(AT) 28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free,(AU) nor is there male and female,(AV) for you are all one in Christ Jesus.(AW) 29 If you belong to Christ,(AX) then you are Abraham’s seed,(AY) and heirs(AZ) according to the promise.(BA)

Footnotes

  1. Galatians 3:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.
  2. Galatians 3:4 Or suffered
  3. Galatians 3:6 Gen. 15:6
  4. Galatians 3:8 Gen. 12:3; 18:18; 22:18
  5. Galatians 3:10 Deut. 27:26
  6. Galatians 3:11 Hab. 2:4
  7. Galatians 3:12 Lev. 18:5
  8. Galatians 3:13 Deut. 21:23
  9. Galatians 3:16 Gen. 12:7; 13:15; 24:7
  10. Galatians 3:23 Or through the faithfulness of Jesus … 23 Before faith came