Galatians

1我说那承受产业的，虽然是全业的主人，但为孩童的时候却与奴仆毫无分别，

2乃在师傅和管家的手下，直等他父亲预定的时候来到。

3我们为孩童的时候，受管于世俗小学之下，也是如此。

4及至时候满足， 神就差遣他的儿子，为女子所生，且生在律法以下，

5要把律法以下的人赎出来，叫我们得着儿子的名分。

6你们既为儿子， 神就差他儿子的灵进入你们的心，呼叫：「阿爸！父！」

7可见，从此以后，你不是奴仆，乃是儿子了；既是儿子，就靠着 神为后嗣。

保罗关怀加拉太人

8但从前你们不认识 神的时候，是给那些本来不是神的作奴仆；

9现在你们既然认识 神，更可说是被 神所认识的，怎么还要归回那懦弱无用的小学，情愿再给他作奴仆呢？

10你们谨守日子、月份、节期、年份，

11我为你们害怕，惟恐我在你们身上是枉费了工夫。

12弟兄们，我劝你们要像我一样，因为我也像你们一样。你们一点没有亏负我。

13你们知道我头一次传福音给你们，是因为身体有疾病。

14你们为我身体的缘故受试炼，没有轻看我，也没有厌弃我，反倒接待我，如同 神的使者，如同基督耶稣。

15你们当日所夸的福气在哪里呢？那时你们若能行，就是把自己的眼睛剜出来给我，也都情愿。这是我可以给你们作见证的。

16如今我将真理告诉你们，就成了你们的仇敌吗？

17那些人热心待你们，却不是好意，是要离间你们，叫你们热心待他们。

18在善事上，常用热心待人原是好的，却不单我与你们同在的时候才这样。

19我小子啊，我为你们再受生产之苦，直等到基督成形在你们心里。

20我巴不得现今在你们那里，改换口气，因我为你们心里作难。

夏甲和撒拉的例子

21你们这愿意在律法以下的人，请告诉我，你们岂没有听见律法吗？

22因为律法上记着，亚伯拉罕有两个儿子，一个是使女生的，一个是自主之妇人生的。

23然而，那使女所生的是按着血气生的；那自主之妇人所生的是凭着应许生的。

24这都是比方：那两个妇人就是两约。一约是出于西奈山，生子为奴，乃是夏甲。

25这夏甲二字是指着阿拉伯的西奈山，与现在的耶路撒冷同类，因耶路撒冷和她的儿女都是为奴的。

26但那在上的耶路撒冷是自主的，她是我们的母。

27因为经上记着：不怀孕、不生养的，你要欢乐； 未曾经过产难的，你要高声欢呼； 因为没有丈夫的，比有丈夫的儿女更多。

28弟兄们，我们是凭着应许作儿女，如同以撒一样。

29当时，那按着血气生的逼迫了那按着圣灵生的，现在也是这样。

30然而经上是怎么说的呢？是说：「把使女和她儿子赶出去！因为使女的儿子不可与自主妇人的儿子一同承受产业。」

31弟兄们，这样看来，我们不是使女的儿女，乃是自主妇人的儿女了。

1But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he differeth nothing from a bondservant though he is lord of all;

2but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed of the father.

3So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the rudiments of the world:

4but when the fulness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

5that he might redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

6And because ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

7So that thou art no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.

8Howbeit at that time, not knowing God, ye were in bondage to them that by nature are no gods:

9but now that ye have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how turn ye back again to the weak and beggarly rudiments, whereunto ye desire to be in bondage over again?

10Ye observe days, and months, and seasons, and years.

11I am afraid of you, lest by any means I have bestowed labor upon you in vain.

12I beseech you, brethren, become as I am, for I also am become as ye are. Ye did me no wrong:

13but ye know that because of an infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you the first time:

14and that which was a temptation to you in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but ye received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

15Where then is that gratulation of yourselves? for I bear you witness, that, if possible, ye would have plucked out your eyes and given them to me.

16So then am I become your enemy, by telling you the truth?

17They zealously seek you in no good way; nay, they desire to shut you out, that ye may seek them.

18But it is good to be zealously sought in a good matter at all times, and not only when I am present with you.

19My little children, of whom I am again in travail until Christ be formed in you—

20but I could wish to be present with you now, and to change my tone; for I am perplexed about you.

21Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?

22For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the handmaid, and one by the freewoman.

23Howbeit the son by the handmaid is born after the flesh; but the son by the freewoman is born through promise.

24Which things contain an allegory: for these women are two covenants; one from mount Sinai, bearing children unto bondage, which is Hagar.

25Now this Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia and answereth to the Jerusalem that now is: for she is in bondage with her children.

26But the Jerusalem that is above is free, which is our mother.

27For it is written,Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; Break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: For more are the children of the desolate than of her that hath the husband.

28Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise.

29But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, so also it is now.

30Howbeit what saith the scripture? Cast out the handmaid and her son: for the son of the handmaid shall not inherit with the son of the freewoman.

31Wherefore, brethren, we are not children of a handmaid, but of the freewoman.