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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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;

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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).

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.`

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

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

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

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

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.

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;`

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

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