¹And I say, so long time as the heir is a babe, he differeth nothing from a servant — being lord of all,

¹ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܟܡܐ ܙܒܢܐ ܕܝܪܬܐ ܛܠܐ ܠܐ ܦܪܝܫ ܡܢ ܥܒܕܐ ܟܕ ܡܪܐ ܗܘ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܀

²but is under tutors and stewards till the time appointed of the father,

²ܐܠܐ ܬܚܝܬ ܐܦܛܪܘܦܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܘܪܒܝ ܒܬܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܙܒܢܐ ܕܤܡ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܀

³so also we, when we were babes, under the elements of the world were in servitude,

³ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦ ܚܢܢ ܟܕ ܝܠܘܕܐ ܗܘܝܢ ܬܚܝܬ ܐܤܛܘܟܤܘܗܝ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܡܫܥܒܕܝܢ ܗܘܝܢ ܀

⁴and when the fulness of time did come, God sent forth His Son, come of a woman, come under law,

⁴ܟܕ ܡܛܐ ܕܝܢ ܫܘܠܡܗ ܕܙܒܢܐ ܫܕܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܒܪܗ ܘܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܘܗܘܐ ܬܚܝܬ ܢܡܘܤܐ ܀

⁵that those under law he may redeem, that the adoption of sons we may receive;

⁵ܕܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܬܚܝܬ ܢܡܘܤܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܢܙܒܢ ܘܢܩܒܠ ܤܝܡܬ ܒܢܝܐ ܀

⁶and because ye are sons, God did send forth the spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, `Abba, Father!`

⁶ܘܕܐܝܬܝܟܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܒܢܝܐ ܫܕܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܒܪܗ ܠܠܒܘܬܟܘܢ ܗܝ ܕܩܪܝܐ ܐܒܐ ܐܒܘܢ ܀

⁷so that thou art no more a servant, but a son, and if a son, also an heir of God through Christ.

⁷ܡܟܝܠ ܠܐ ܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܥܒܕܐ ܐܠܐ ܒܢܝܐ ܘܐܢ ܒܢܝܐ ܐܦ ܝܪܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܝܕ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܀

⁸But then, indeed, not having known God, ye were in servitude to those not by nature gods,

⁸ܗܝܕܝܢ ܓܝܪ ܟܕ ܠܐ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܦܠܚܬܘܢ ܠܗܢܘܢ ܕܡܢ ܟܝܢܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܗܘܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܀

⁹and now, having known God — and rather being known by God — how turn ye again unto the weak and poor elements to which anew ye desire to be in servitude?

⁹ܗܫܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܝܕܥܬܘܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܘܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܕܐܬܝܕܥܬܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܬܘܒ ܗܦܟܬܘܢ ܠܟܘܢ ܥܠ ܗܢܘܢ ܐܤܛܘܟܤܐ ܡܪܥܐ ܘܡܤܟܢܐ ܘܡܢ ܕܪܝܫ ܨܒܝܬܘܢ ܠܡܫܬܥܒܕܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܀

¹⁰days ye observe, and months, and times, and years!

¹⁰ܝܘܡܐ ܘܝܪܚܐ ܘܙܒܢܐ ܘܫܢܝܐ ܢܛܪܝܬܘܢ ܀

¹¹I am afraid of you, lest in vain I did labour toward you.

¹¹ܕܚܠ ܐܢܐ ܕܠܡܐ ܤܪܝܩܐܝܬ ܠܐܝܬ ܒܟܘܢ ܀

¹²Become as I [am] — because I also [am] as ye brethren, I beseech you; to me ye did no hurt,

¹²ܗܘܘ ܐܟܘܬܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܐܟܘܬܟܘܢ ܗܘܝܬ ܐܚܝ ܒܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܐܤܟܠܬܘܢ ܒܝ ܀

¹³and ye have known that through infirmity of the flesh I did proclaim good news to you at the first,

¹³ܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܕܒܟܪܝܗܘܬ ܒܤܪܝ ܤܒܪܬܟܘܢ ܗܘܝܬ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܀

¹⁴and my trial that [is] in my flesh ye did not despise nor reject, but as a messenger of God ye did receive me — as Christ Jesus;

¹⁴ܘܢܤܝܘܢܐ ܕܒܤܪܝ ܠܐ ܫܛܬܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܢܕܬܘܢ ܐܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܡܠܐܟܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܩܒܠܬܘܢܢܝ ܘܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܀

¹⁵what then was your happiness? for I testify to you, that if possible, your eyes having plucked out, ye would have given to me;

¹⁵ܐܝܟܘ ܗܟܝܠ ܛܘܒܟܘܢ ܤܗܕ ܐܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܕܐܠܘ ܡܫܟܚܐ ܗܘܬ ܥܝܢܝܟܘܢ ܚܨܝܢ ܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܘܝܗܒܝܢ ܠܝ ܀

¹⁶so that your enemy have I become, being true to you?

¹⁶ܕܠܡܐ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܐܟܪܙܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܫܪܪܐ ܀

¹⁷they are zealous for you — [yet] not well, but they wish to shut us out, that for them ye may be zealous;

¹⁷ܚܤܡܝܢ ܒܟܘܢ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܫܦܝܪܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܠܡܚܒܫܟܘܢ ܗܘ ܨܒܝܢ ܕܐܢܬܘܢ ܬܗܘܘܢ ܚܤܡܝܢ ܒܗܘܢ ܀

¹⁸and [it is] good to be zealously regarded, in what is good, at all times, and not only in my being present with you;

¹⁸ܫܦܝܪ ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܬܬܚܤܡܘܢ ܒܫܦܝܪܬܐ ܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܘܠܐ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܐܢܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܀

¹⁹my little children, of whom again I travail in birth, till Christ may be formed in you,

¹⁹ܒܢܝ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܢ ܕܪܝܫ ܡܚܒܠ ܐܢܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܢܬܬܨܝܪ ܒܟܘܢ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܀

²⁰and I was wishing to be present with you now, and to change my voice, because I am in doubt about you.

²⁰ܨܒܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܗܘܐ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܗܫܐ ܘܐܫܚܠܦ ܒܪܬ ܩܠܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܬܡܝܗ ܐܢܐ ܒܟܘܢ ܀

²¹Tell me, ye who are willing to be under law, the law do ye not hear?

²¹ܐܡܪܘ ܠܝ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܨܒܝܢ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܬܚܝܬ ܢܡܘܤܐ ܠܗ ܠܢܡܘܤܐ ܠܐ ܫܡܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܀

²²for it hath been written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the maid-servant, and one by the free-woman,

²²ܟܬܝܒ ܓܝܪ ܕܠܐܒܪܗܡ ܬܪܝܢ ܒܢܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܐܡܬܐ ܘܚܕ ܡܢ ܚܐܪܬܐ ܀

²³but he who [is] of the maid-servant, according to flesh hath been, and he who [is] of the free-woman, through the promise;

²³ܐܠܐ ܗܘ ܕܡܢ ܐܡܬܐ ܒܒܤܪ ܐܬܝܠܕ ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܢ ܚܐܪܬܐ ܒܡܘܠܟܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܀

²⁴which things are allegorized, for these are the two covenants: one, indeed, from mount Sinai, to servitude bringing forth, which is Hagar;

²⁴ܗܠܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ ܦܠܐܬܐ ܕܬܪܬܝܢ ܕܝܬܩܤ ܚܕܐ ܕܡܢ ܛܘܪ ܤܝܢܝ ܝܠܕܐ ܠܥܒܕܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ ܗܓܪ ܀

²⁵for this Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and doth correspond to the Jerusalem that now [is], and is in servitude with her children,

²⁵ܗܓܪ ܓܝܪ ܛܘܪܐ ܗܘ ܕܤܝܢܝ ܕܒܐܪܒܝܐ ܘܫܠܡܐ ܠܗܕܐ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܦܠܚܐ ܥܒܕܘܬܐ ܗܝ ܘܒܢܝܗ ܀

²⁶and the Jerusalem above is the free-woman, which is mother of us all,

²⁶ܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܥܠܝܬܐ ܚܐܪܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ ܐܡܢ ܀

²⁷for it hath been written, `Rejoice, O barren, who art not bearing; break forth and cry, thou who art not travailing, because many [are] the children of the desolate — more than of her having the husband.`

²⁷ܟܬܝܒ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܬܒܤܡܝ ܥܩܪܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܠܐ ܝܠܕܐ ܘܐܬܦܨܚܝ ܘܓܥܝ ܗܝ ܕܠܐ ܡܚܒܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܤܓܝܘ ܒܢܝܗ ܕܨܕܝܬܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܒܢܝܗ ܕܒܥܝܠܬܐ ܀

²⁸And we, brethren, as Isaac, are children of promise,

²⁸ܚܢܢ ܕܝܢ ܐܚܝ ܐܝܟ ܐܝܤܚܩ ܒܢܝ ܡܘܠܟܢܐ ܚܢܢ ܀

²⁹but as then he who was born according to the flesh did persecute him according to the spirit, so also now;

²⁹ܘܐܝܟ ܕܗܝܕܝܢ ܗܘ ܕܝܠܝܕ ܗܘܐ ܒܒܤܪܐ ܪܕܦ ܗܘܐ ܠܗܘ ܕܒܪܘܚܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦ ܗܫܐ ܀

³⁰but what saith the Writing? `Cast forth the maid-servant and her son, for the son of the maid-servant may not be heir with the son of the free-woman;`

³⁰ܐܠܐ ܡܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܟܬܒܐ ܐܦܩܝܗ ܠܐܡܬܐ ܘܠܒܪܗ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܢܐܪܬ ܒܪܗ ܕܐܡܬܐ ܥܡ ܒܪܗ ܕܚܐܪܬܐ ܀

³¹then, brethren, we are not a maid-servant`s children, but the free-woman`s.

³¹ܚܢܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܐܚܝ ܠܐ ܗܘܝܢ ܒܢܝ ܐܡܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܒܢܝ ܚܐܪܬܐ ܀