¹Ma tahan öelda: Niikaua kui pärija on väeti laps, ei erine ta milleski orjast, ehkki ta on kõige isand,

¹But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a bondservant, though he is lord of all;

²vaid ta on eestkostjate ja majapidajate meelevalla all kuni isa määratud tähtajani.

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

³Nõnda on ka meiega: kui me olime väetid lapsed, siis olime orjuses maailma algainete meelevalla all.

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

⁴Aga kui aeg sai täis, läkitas Jumal oma Poja, kes sündis naisest, sündis Seaduse alla,

⁴But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,

⁵lahti ostma seadusealuseid, et me saaksime pojaseisuse.

⁵that he might redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of children.

⁶Et te olete aga pojad, siis on Jumal läkitanud teie südamesse oma Poja Vaimu, kes hüüab: 'Abba! Isa!'

⁶And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Abba is a Greek spelling for the Aramaic word for “Father” or “Daddy” used in a familiar, respectful, and loving way. Father!”

⁷Nõnda ei ole sa enam ori, vaid poeg, aga kui sa oled poeg, siis sa oled ka pärija Jumala kaudu.

⁷So you are no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

⁸Kuid siis, kui te ei teadnud midagi Jumalast, te orjasite neid, kes loomult ei olegi jumalad.

⁸However at that time, not knowing God, you were in bondage to those who by nature are not gods.

⁹Nüüd aga, kui te olete Jumala ära tundnud - pigem küll on Jumal teid ära tundnud -, kuidas te pöördute jälle nõrkade ja viletsate algainete poole, mida te jälle uuesti tahate orjata?

⁹But 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?

¹⁰Te peate päevi ja kuid ja aegu ja aastaid.

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

¹¹Ma kardan teie pärast, et ma olen asjata teie heaks vaeva näinud.

¹¹I am afraid for you, that I might have wasted my labor for you.

¹²Saage, vennad, niisuguseks nagu mina, sest minagi olen nagu teie. Ma anun teid! Te ei ole mulle mingisugust ülekohut teinud.

¹²I beg you, brothers, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You did me no wrong,

¹³Te ju teate, et ma esimesel korral kuulutasin teile evangeeliumi oma ihu nõtruses

¹³but you know that because of weakness of the flesh I preached the Good News to you the first time.

¹⁴ning teie võitsite kiusatuse ega põlastanud mind mu keha pärast ega sülitanud maha, vaid võtsite mu vastu nagu Jumala ingli, nagu Kristuse Jeesuse.

¹⁴That 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.

¹⁵Kus on nüüd teie õndsakskiitmine? Ma ju tunnistan teile, et kui oleks olnud võimalik, siis te oleksite oma silmad välja kiskunud ja andnud minule.

¹⁵What 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.

¹⁶Kas ma olen saanud teie vaenlaseks, rääkides teile tõtt?

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

¹⁷Nemad ei lipitse teie ümber hea pärast, vaid nad tahavad teid tõrjuda eemale minust, et te innukalt lipitseksite nende ümber.

¹⁷They zealously seek you in no good way. No, they desire to alienate you, that you may seek them.

¹⁸Alati on hea olla innukas hea suhtes, mitte ainult siis, kui mina teie juures olen.

¹⁸But it is always good to be zealous in a good cause, and not only when I am present with you.

¹⁹Mu lapsed, kelle pärast ma olen jälle lapsevaevas, kuni Kristus teie sees saab kuju!

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

²⁰Küll ma tahaksin nüüd olla teie juures ja muuta oma häältki, sest ma olen teie pärast nõutu.

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

²¹Öelge mulle teie, kes te tahate olla Seaduse all, kas te ei kuule Seadust?

²¹Tell me, you that desire to be under the law, don’t you listen to the law?

²²On ju kirjutatud, et Aabrahamil oli kaks poega, üks teenijaga ja teine vaba naisega.

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

²³Teenija poeg oli sündinud lihaliku loomuse järgi, vaba naise poeg aga tõotuse kaudu.

²³However, the son by the handmaid was born according to the flesh, but the son by the free woman was born through promise.

²⁴Siin on võrdpildid: need kaks naist tähendavad kahte lepingut, üks Siinai mäelt orjapõlveks, see on Haagar -

²⁴These things contain an allegory, for these are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children to bondage, which is Hagar.

²⁵Haagar on ju Siinai mägi Araabias ja vastab nüüdsele Jeruusalemmale, sest see orjab koos oma lastega;

²⁵For this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and answers to the Jerusalem that exists now, for she is in bondage with her children.

²⁶ent ülalasuv Jeruusalemm on vaba naine, kes on meie ema.

²⁶But the Jerusalem that is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

²⁷Sest on kirjutatud: 'Rõõmusta, sigimatu, kes sa ei kanna ilmale; hõiska ja hüüa, kes sa ei ole lapsevaevas, sest üksildasel on enam lapsi kui sellel, kellel on mees!'

²⁷For it is written, “Rejoice, you barren who don’t bear. Break forth and shout, you that don’t travail. For more are the children of the desolate than of her who has a husband.” Isaiah 54:1

²⁸Teie aga, vennad, olete Iisaki kombel tõotuselapsed.

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

²⁹Kuid just nagu tollal lihaliku loomuse järgi sündinu kiusas taga vaimu järgi sündinut, nõnda ka nüüd.

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

³⁰Kuid mida ütleb kirjasõna? 'Kihuta välja teenija ja tema poeg, sest teenija poeg ei tohi pärida koos vaba naise pojaga!'

³⁰However what does the Scripture say? “Throw out the handmaid and her son, for the son of the handmaid will not inherit with the son of the free woman.” Genesis 21:10

³¹Niisiis, vennad, meie ei ole teenija, vaid vaba naise lapsed.

³¹So then, brothers, we are not children of a handmaid, but of the free woman.