4:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ Λέγω δέ , ἐφ’ ὅσον χρόνον ὁ κληρονόμος νήπιός ἐστιν , οὐδὲν διαφέρει δούλου κύριος πάντων ὤν ,
Dico autem : quanto tempore haeres parvulus est , nihil differt a servo , cum sit dominus omnium :
ወባሕቱ እብል አምጣነሰ ሕፃን ውእቱ ወራሲ አልቦ ዘይኄይስ እምነባሪ እንዘ እግዚእ ውእቱ ለኵሉ ።
But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a bondservant, though he is lord of all,
4:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀλλὰ ὑπὸ ἐπιτρόπους ἐστὶν καὶ οἰκονόμους ἄχρι τῆς προθεσμίας τοῦ πατρός .
sed sub tutoribus et actoribus est usque ad praefinitum tempus a patre :
ወባሕቱ ላዕለ እምሔው ወላዕለ መገብት ይትዐቀብ እስከ ይበጽሕ ዕድሜ ዘዐደሞ አቡሁ ።
but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed by the father.
4:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὕτως καὶ ἡμεῖς , ὅτε ἦμεν νήπιοι , ὑπὸ τὰ στοιχεῖα τοῦ κόσμου ἤμεθα δεδουλωμένοι ·
ita et nos cum essemus parvuli , sub elementis mundi eramus servientes .
ከማሁ ንሕነኒ አመ ሕፃናት ንሕነ ተቀነይነ ለስሒተ ዝንቱ ዓለም ።
So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental principles of the world.
4:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὅτε δὲ ἦλθεν τὸ πλήρωμα τοῦ χρόνου , ἐξαπέστειλεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ , γενόμενον ἐκ γυναικός , γενόμενον ὑπὸ νόμον ,
At ubi venit plenitudo temporis , misit Deus Filium suum factum ex muliere , factum sub lege ,
ወአመ በጽሐ ዕድሜሁ ፈነወ እግዚአብሔር ወልዶ ወተወልደ እምብእሲት ወገብረ በሕገ ኦሪት ።
But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,
4:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἵνα τοὺς ὑπὸ νόμον ἐξαγοράσῃ , ἵνα τὴν υἱοθεσίαν ἀπολάβωμεν .
ut eos , qui sub lege erant , redimeret , ut adoptionem filiorum reciperemus .
ከመ ይሣየጦሙ ለእለ ውስተ ኦሪት ከመ ንርከብ ትርሲተ ውሉድ ።
that he might redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as children.
4:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὅτι δέ ἐστε υἱοί , ἐξαπέστειλεν ὁ θεὸς τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὰς καρδίας ἡμῶν , κρᾶζον · Ἀββᾶ ὁ πατήρ .
Quoniam autem estis filii , misit Deus Spiritum Filii sui in corda vestra , clamantem : Abba , Pater .
ወከመሰ ውሉድ አንትሙ ናሁ ፈነወ እግዚአብሔር መንፈሰ ወልዱ ውስተ ልብክሙ ውእቱ ዘትጼውዑ ወትብሉ አባ ወአቡየ ።
And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!”
4:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὥστε οὐκέτι εἶ δοῦλος ἀλλὰ υἱός · εἰ δὲ υἱός , καὶ κληρονόμος διὰ θεοῦ .
Itaque jam non est servus , sed filius : quod si filius , et haeres per Deum .
እንከሰኬ ውሉድ አንትሙ ወኢኮንክሙ አግብርተ ወእመሰኬ ውሉድ አንትሙ ወራስያኒሁኬ ለእግዚአብሔር አንትሙ በኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ።
So you are no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
4:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ Ἀλλὰ τότε μὲν οὐκ εἰδότες θεὸν ἐδουλεύσατε τοῖς φύσει μὴ οὖσιν θεοῖς ·
Sed tunc quidem ignorantes Deum , iis , qui natura non sunt dii , serviebatis .
ወባሕቱ ትካትሰ በኢያምሮትክሙ ተቀነይክሙ ለእለ ኢኮኑ አማልክተ ።
However at that time, not knowing God, you were in bondage to those who by nature are not gods.
4:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ νῦν δὲ γνόντες θεόν , μᾶλλον δὲ γνωσθέντες ὑπὸ θεοῦ , πῶς ἐπιστρέφετε πάλιν ἐπὶ τὰ ἀσθενῆ καὶ πτωχὰ στοιχεῖα , οἷς πάλιν ἄνωθεν δουλεῦσαι θέλετε ;
Nunc autem cum cognoveritis Deum , immo cogniti sitis a Deo : quomodo convertimini iterum ad infirma et egena elementa , quibus denuo servire vultis ?
ወይእዜሰ አእመርክምዎ ለእግዚአብሔር ወፈድፋደ ውእቱ አእመረክሙ እፎ ካዕበ ኀበ ዝኩ ድኩም ወጽኑስ ጣዖተ ዝ ዓለም ትፈቅዱ ፈጠራ ትትቀነዩ ሎሙ ።
But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, why do you turn back again to the weak and miserable elemental principles, to which you desire to be in bondage all over again?
4:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἡμέρας παρατηρεῖσθε καὶ μῆνας καὶ καιροὺς καὶ ἐνιαυτούς .
Dies observatis , et menses , et tempora , et annos .
ወትትዐቀቡ ዕለተ ወወርኀ ወጊዜ ወዓመታተ ።
You observe days, months, seasons, and years.
4:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ φοβοῦμαι ὑμᾶς μήπως εἰκῇ κεκοπίακα εἰς ὑμᾶς .
Timeo vos , ne forte sine causa laboraverim in vobis .
እፈርሀክሙ እንዳዒ ለእመ ለከንቱ ጻመውኩ በእንቲኣክሙ ኩኑ ከማየ እስመ አነሂ ከማክሙ ኮንኩ ።
I am afraid for you, that I might have wasted my labor for you.
4:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ Γίνεσθε ὡς ἐγώ , ὅτι κἀγὼ ὡς ὑμεῖς , ἀδελφοί , δέομαι ὑμῶν . οὐδέν με ἠδικήσατε ·
Estote sicut ego , quia et ego sicut vos : fratres , obsecro vos . Nihil me laesistis .
አኀዊነ አስተበቍዐክሙ እስመ ኢገፋዕክሙኒ ።
I beg you, brothers, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You did me no wrong,
4:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ οἴδατε δὲ ὅτι δι’ ἀσθένειαν τῆς σαρκὸς εὐηγγελισάμην ὑμῖν τὸ πρότερον ,
Scitis autem quia per infirmitatem carnis evangelizavi vobis jampridem : et tentationem vestram in carne mea
ተአምሩ ከመ በአምጣነ ድካመ ኀይልየ መሀርኩክሙ ቀዲሙ ።
but you know that because of weakness in the flesh I preached the Good News to you the first time.
4:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ τὸν πειρασμὸν ὑμῶν ἐν τῇ σαρκί μου οὐκ ἐξουθενήσατε οὐδὲ ἐξεπτύσατε , ἀλλὰ ὡς ἄγγελον θεοῦ ἐδέξασθέ με , ὡς Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν .
non sprevistis , neque respuistis : sed sicut angelum Dei excepistis me , sicut Christum Jesum .
ወእንዘሂ አሐምም ኢተቈጣዕክሙኒ ወኢመነንክሙኒ በሥጋየ ወተወከፍክሙኒ ከመ መልአከ እግዚአብሔር ወከመ ክርስቶስ ኢየሱስ ።
That which was a temptation to you in my flesh, you didn’t despise nor reject; but you received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
4:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ ποῦ οὖν ὁ μακαρισμὸς ὑμῶν ; μαρτυρῶ γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι εἰ δυνατὸν τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς ὑμῶν ἐξορύξαντες ἐδώκατέ μοι .
Ubi est ergo beatitudo vestra ? testimonium enim perhibeo vobis , quia , si fieri posset , oculos vestros eruissetis , et dedissetis mihi .
አይቴኑ አብፅዖትክሙ ይእዜ አነ ሰማዕትክሙ ከመ ሶበ ይትከሀለክሙ አዕይንቲክሙ መሊሐክሙ እምወሀብክሙኒ ።
What was the blessing you enjoyed? For I testify to you that, if possible, you would have plucked out your eyes and given them to me.
4:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὥστε ἐχθρὸς ὑμῶν γέγονα ἀληθεύων ὑμῖν ;
Ergo inimicus vobis factus sum , verum dicens vobis ?
ጸላኤኑ ኮንኩክሙ ሶበ መሀርኩክሙ ጽድቀ ።
So then, have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?
4:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ ζηλοῦσιν ὑμᾶς οὐ καλῶς , ἀλλὰ ἐκκλεῖσαι ὑμᾶς θέλουσιν , ἵνα αὐτοὺς ζηλοῦτε .
Aemulantur vos non bene : sed excludere vos volunt , ut illos aemulemini .
ወእሉሰ ይቀንኡ ላዕሌክሙ ወአኮ ለሠናይ ዳእሙ ይዝግሑክሙ ይፈቅዱ ከመ ትቅንኡ ላዕሌሆሙ ።
They zealously seek you in no good way. No, they desire to alienate you, that you may seek them.
4:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ καλὸν δὲ ζηλοῦσθαι ἐν καλῷ πάντοτε , καὶ μὴ μόνον ἐν τῷ παρεῖναί με πρὸς ὑμᾶς ,
Bonum autem aemulamini in bono semper : et non tantum cum praesens sum apud vos .
ሠናይኬ ከመ ትቅንኡ ለገቢረ ሠናይ ኵሎ ጊዜ ወአኮ ዳእሙ በሀልዎ ዚኣየ ኀቤክሙ ።
But it is always good to be zealous in a good cause, and not only when I am present with you.
4:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ τέκνα μου , οὓς πάλιν ὠδίνω μέχρις οὗ μορφωθῇ Χριστὸς ἐν ὑμῖν ,
Filioli mei , quos iterum parturio , donec formetur Christus in vobis :
ደቂቅየ እለ ዳግመ አሐምም ብክሙ እስከ አመ ያስተርኢ ክርስቶስ ውስተ ልብክሙ ።
My little children, of whom I am again in travail until Christ is formed in you—
4:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἤθελον δὲ παρεῖναι πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἄρτι , καὶ ἀλλάξαι τὴν φωνήν μου , ὅτι ἀποροῦμαι ἐν ὑμῖν .
vellem autem esse apud vos modo , et mutare vocem meam : quoniam confundor in vobis .
ወእፈቅድ አሀሉ ኀቤክሙ ይእዜ ወእዌልጥ ቃልየ እስመ አኀጥእ ዘእብል በእንቲኣክሙ ።
but I could wish to be present with you now, and to change my tone, for I am perplexed about you.
4:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ Λέγετέ μοι , οἱ ὑπὸ νόμον θέλοντες εἶναι , τὸν νόμον οὐκ ἀκούετε ;
Dicite mihi qui sub lege vultis esse : legem non legistis ?
ትብሉኑ በሕገ ኦሪት ነሀሉ ወኢትሰምዕዋኑ ለኦሪት ።
Tell me, you that desire to be under the law, don’t you listen to the law?
4:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ γέγραπται γὰρ ὅτι Ἀβραὰμ δύο υἱοὺς ἔσχεν , ἕνα ἐκ τῆς παιδίσκης καὶ ἕνα ἐκ τῆς ἐλευθέρας .
Scriptum est enim : Quoniam Abraham duos filios habuit : unum de ancilla , et unum de libera .
እስመ ጽሑፍ ውስቴታ ከመ አብርሃም ክልኤተ ደቂቀ ወለደ አሐደ እምዕቅብቱ ወአሐደ እምአግዓዚት ።
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the servant, and one by the free woman.
4:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀλλ’ ὁ μὲν ἐκ τῆς παιδίσκης κατὰ σάρκα γεγέννηται , ὁ δὲ ἐκ τῆς ἐλευθέρας διὰ τῆς ἐπαγγελίας .
Sed qui de ancilla , secundum carnem natus est : qui autem de libera , per repromissionem :
ወባሕቱ ካልእ ልደቱ ለዘእምዕቅብቱ ሕገ ሰብእ ተወልደ ወዘሰ እምአግዓዚት በዘአሰፈዎ ።
However, the son by the servant was born according to the flesh, but the son by the free woman was born through promise.
4:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἅτινά ἐστιν ἀλληγορούμενα · αὗται γάρ εἰσιν δύο διαθῆκαι , μία μὲν ἀπὸ ὄρους Σινᾶ , εἰς δουλίαν γεννῶσα , ἥτις ἐστὶν Ἄγαρ .
quae sunt per allegoriam dicta . Haec enim sunt duo testamenta . Unum quidem in monte Sina , in servitutem generans , quae est Agar :
ወዝ ውእቱ አምሳለ ክልኤቱ ሥርዓት ወአሐቲሰ እምደብረ ሲና ተወልደት ለቅኔ ወይእቲሰ አጋር ።
These things contain an allegory, for these are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children to bondage, which is Hagar.
4:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ τὸ γὰρ Σινᾶ ὄρος ἐστὶν ἐν τῇ Ἀραβίᾳ · συνστοιχεῖ δὲ τῇ νῦν Ἱερουσαλήμ , δουλεύει γὰρ μετὰ τῶν τέκνων αὐτῆς .
Sina enim mons est in Arabia , qui conjunctus est ei quae nunc est Jerusalem , et servit cum filiis suis .
ወሲናሰ ደብር ውእቱ በብሔረ ዐረብ ወትትናጸር ምስለ ኢየሩሳሌም እንተ በታሕቱ ምድራዊት ወትትቀነይ ምስለ ደቂቃ ።
For this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and answers to the Jerusalem that exists now, for she is in bondage with her children.
4:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἡ δὲ ἄνω Ἱερουσαλὴμ ἐλευθέρα ἐστίν , ἥτις ἐστὶν μήτηρ ἡμῶν ·
Illa autem , quae sursum est Jerusalem , libera est , quae est mater nostra .
ወኢየሩሳሌምሰ እንተ ላዕሉ አግዓዚት ይእቲ ወይእቲ እምነ ።
But the Jerusalem that is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
4:27 ⧉ ⤴︎ γέγραπται γάρ , εὐφράνθητι , στεῖρα ἡ οὐ τίκτουσα · ῥῆξον καὶ βόησον , ἡ οὐκ ὠδίνουσα · ὅτι πολλὰ τὰ τέκνα τῆς ἐρήμου μᾶλλον ἢ τῆς ἐχούσης τὸν ἄνδρα .
Scriptum est enim : Laetare , sterilis , quae non paris ; erumpe et clama , quae non parturis : quia multi filii desertae , magis quam ejus quae habet virum .
ጽሑፍ «ትትፌሣሕ መካን እንተ ኢትወልድ ወትትሐሠይ ወትኬልሕ እንተ ኢተአምር ማሕምመ እስመ ብዙኅ ውሉዳ ለመዓስብ እምእንተ ባቲ ምት ።»
For it is written, “Rejoice, you barren who don’t bear. Break out and shout, you who don’t travail. For the desolate women have more children than her who has a husband.”
4:28 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὑμεῖς δέ , ἀδελφοί , κατὰ Ἰσαὰκ ἐπαγγελίας τέκνα ἐστέ .
Nos autem , fratres , secundum Isaac promissionis filii sumus .
ወንሕነሰ አኀዊነ ውሉደ ተስፋ አምሳለ ይስሐቅ ።
Now we, brothers, as Isaac was, are children of promise.
4:29 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀλλ’ ὥσπερ τότε ὁ κατὰ σάρκα γεννηθεὶς ἐδίωκεν τὸν κατὰ πνεῦμα , οὕτως καὶ νῦν .
Sed quomodo tunc is , qui secundum carnem natus fuerat , persequebatur eum qui secundum spiritum : ita et nunc .
ወበከመ ዘበሕገ ሥጋ ተወልደ ሰደዶ ለዘበመንፈስ ተወልደ ከማሁ ይእዜኒ ።
But as then, he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now.
4:30 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀλλὰ τί λέγει ἡ γραφή ; ἔκβαλε τὴν παιδίσκην καὶ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτῆς , οὐ γὰρ μὴ κληρονομήσει ὁ υἱὸς τῆς παιδίσκης μετὰ τοῦ υἱοῦ τῆς ἐλευθέρας .
Sed quid dicit Scriptura ? Ejice ancillam , et filium ejus : non enim haeres erit filius ancillae cum filio liberae .
ወባሕቱ ምንተ ይቤ መጽሐፍ «ስድዳ ለአመት ምስለ ወልዳ እስመ ኢይወርስ ወልደ አመት ምስለ ወልደ አግዓዚት ።»
However, what does the Scripture say? “Throw out the servant and her son, for the son of the servant will not inherit with the son of the free woman.”
4:31 ⧉ ⤴︎ διό , ἀδελφοί , οὐκ ἐσμὲν παιδίσκης τέκνα ἀλλὰ τῆς ἐλευθέρας .
Itaque , fratres , non sumus ancillae filii , sed liberae : qua libertate Christus nos liberavit .
ወንሕነሰ ይእዜ አኀዊነ ኢኮነ ውሉደ አመት ዘእንበለ ዘአግዓዚት እስመ ክርስቶስ አግዐዘነ ።
So then, brothers, we are not children of a servant, but of the free woman.