¹Now I say, As long as the heir is a child, he differs nothing from a bondman, though he be lord of all;

¹Ary hoy izaho: Raha mbola zaza ny mpandova, dia tsy hafa noho ny andevo izy, na dia tompon'ny zavatra rehetra aza;

²but he is under guardians and stewards until the period fixed by the father.

²fa fehezin'izay mpitondra sy mpitaiza azy izy mandra-pahatongan'ny fetr'andro voatendrin'ny rainy.

³So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the principles of the world;

³Dia tahaka izany koa isika, fony mbola zaza, dia nandevozin'ny abidim-pianaran'izao tontolo izao;

⁴but when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, come of woman, come under law,

⁴fa rehefa tonga ny fotoan'andro, dia nirahin'Andriamanitra ny Zanany, nateraky ny vehivavy, nateraka tao ambanin'ny lalàna,

⁵that he might redeem those under law, that we might receive sonship.

⁵hanavotany izay ambanin'ny lalàna, mba handraisantsika ny fananganan'anaka.

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

⁶Ary satria zanaka ianareo, dia nirahin'Andriamanitra ho ato am-pontsika ny Fanahin'ny Zanany, miantso hoe: Aba, Ray ô.

⁷So thou art no longer bondman, but son; but if son, heir also through God.

⁷Ka dia tsy mpanompo intsony ianao, fa zanaka: ary raha zanaka, dia mpandova koa noho ny ataon'Andriamanitra.

⁸But then indeed, not knowing God, ye were in bondage to those who by nature are not gods;

⁸Kanefa tamin'izany, fony mbola tsy nahalala an'Andriamanitra ianareo, dia nanompo izay andriamani-tsi-izy;

⁹but now, knowing God, but rather being known by God, how do ye turn again to the weak and beggarly principles to which ye desire to be again anew in bondage?

⁹fa ankehitriny, rehefa mahalala an'Andriamanitra ianareo - nefa tsy izany, fa Izy no mahalala anareo - nahoana ianareo no dia miverina indray ho amin'ny abidim-pianarana malemy sady tsy misy na inona na inona, nefa tianareo hotompoina indray?

¹⁰Ye observe days and months and times and years.

¹⁰Andro sy volana sy fotoana ary taona no tandremanareo fatratra.

¹¹I am afraid of you, lest indeed I have laboured in vain as to you.

¹¹Matahotra ny aminareo aho, fandrao dia nisasatra foana taminareo.

¹²Be as *I* [am], for *I* also [am] as *ye*, brethren, I beseech you: ye have not at all wronged me.

¹²Ry rahalahy, mangataka aminareo aho, aoka ho tonga tahaka ahy ianareo, fa izaho kosa mba efa tonga tahaka anareo. Tsy naninona ahy akory ianareo;

¹³But ye know that in weakness of the flesh I announced the glad tidings to you at the first;

¹³nefa fantatrareo fa noho ny fahalemen'ny nofo no nitoriako ny filazantsara taminareo tamin'ilay voalohany;

¹⁴and my temptation, which [was] in my flesh, ye did not slight nor reject with contempt; but ye received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus.

¹⁴ary ny teo amin'ny nofoko izay tonga fakam-panahy anareo dia tsy mba nohamavoinareo na nolavinareo; fa nandray ahy tahaka ny mandray anjelin'Andriamanitra ianareo, eny, dia tahaka an'i Kristy Jesosy aza.

¹⁵What then [was] your blessedness? for I bear you witness that, if possible, plucking out your own eyes ye would have given [them] to me.

¹⁵Aiza ary ilay nataonareo ho fahasambarana? Fa vavolombelonareo aho fa raha azo atao, na dia ny masonareo aza dia ho nesorinareo ka nomenareo ahy.

¹⁶So I have become your enemy in speaking the truth to you?

¹⁶Koa efa tonga fahavalonareo va aho, satria milaza ny marina aminareo?

¹⁷They are not rightly zealous after you, but desire to shut you out [from us], that ye may be zealous after them.

¹⁷Mazoto mila fitia aminareo izy ireo, nefa tsy araka ny mety; fa izy ta-hanidy anareo any ivelany, mba hampahazoto anareo hila fitia aminy kosa.

¹⁸But [it is] right to be zealous at all times in what is right, and not only when I am present with you --

¹⁸Fa tsara raha ilam-pitia amin'ny tsara mandrakariva, na dia sendra tsy eo aminareo aza aho.

¹⁹my children, of whom I again travail in birth until Christ shall have been formed in you:

¹⁹Anaka, izay aharariako indray amin'ny fiterahana mandra-paharin'i Kristy ao anatinareo,

²⁰and I should wish to be present with you now, and change my voice, for I am perplexed as to you.

²⁰enga anie ka ho tonga eo aminareo aho ankehitriny ka hanova ny feoko; fa misalasala aho ny aminareo.

²¹Tell me, ye who are desirous of being under law, do ye not listen to the law?

²¹Milazà amiko, ianareo izay te-ho ambanin'ny lalàna: tsy renareo va ny lalàna?

²²For it is written that Abraham had two sons; one of the maid servant, and one of the free woman.

²²fa voasoratra hoe: Abrahama nanana zanaka roa lahy, ny anankiray tamin'ny andevovavy, ary ny anankiray tamin'ny tsy andevo.

²³But he [that was] of the maid servant was born according to flesh, and he [that was] of the free woman through the promise.

²³Kanefa ilay tamin'ny andevovavy dia nateraka araka ny nofo; fa ilay tamin'ny tsy andevo kosa dia nateraka tamin'ny teny fikasana.

²⁴Which things have an allegorical sense; for these are two covenants: one from mount Sinai, gendering to bondage, which is Hagar.

²⁴Ary izany dia azo atao fanoharana; fa izy roa vavy ireo dia fanekena roa; ny anankiray avy tamin'ny tendrombohitra Sinay ka miteraka ho amin'ny fahandevozana, dia Hagara izany.

²⁵For Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which [is] now, for she is in bondage with her children;

²⁵Ary ny hoe Hagara dia ny tendrombohitra Sinay any Arabia ka mifamaly amin'i Jerosalema ankehitriny; fa andevo izy mbamin'ny zanany. [ Na: (Fa)]

²⁶but the Jerusalem above is free, which is our mother.

²⁶Fa Jerosalema any ambony kosa, izay renintsika, dia tsy mba andevo.

²⁷For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break out and cry, thou that travailest not; because the children of the desolate are more numerous than [those] of her that has a husband.

²⁷Fa voasoratra hoe: Mifalia, ramomba, izay tsy miteraka; Miantsoa sy minanananà, ianao izay tsy mbola mihetsi-jaza; Fa ny zanaky ny mpitondratena dia maro noho ny an'ny manana-bady (Isa. 54. 1).

²⁸But *ye*, brethren, after the pattern of Isaac, are children of promise.

²⁸Fa isika, ry rahalahy, dia zanaky ny teny fikasana tahaka an'isaka.

²⁹But as then he that was born according to flesh persecuted him [that was born] according to Spirit, so also [it is] now.

²⁹Kanefa tahaka ny tamin'izany andro izany, ilay teraka araka ny nofo dia nanenjika ilay araka ny Fanahy, dia tahaka izany koa ankehitriny.

³⁰But what says the scripture? Cast out the maid servant and her son; for the son of the maid servant shall not inherit with the son of the free woman.

³⁰Nefa ahoana no lazain'ny Soratra Masina? Roahy io andevo-vavy io sy ny zananilahy; fa ny zanaky ny andevo tsy hiray lova amin'ny zanaky ny tsy andevo (Gen. 21. 10).Ary amin'izany, ry rahalahy, tsy zanak'andevovavy isika, fa zanaky ny tsy andevo.

³¹So then, brethren, we are not maid servant's children, but [children] of the free woman.

³¹Ary amin'izany, ry rahalahy, tsy zanak'andevovavy isika, fa zanaky ny tsy andevo.