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

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;

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

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

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

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

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

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

⁵ܕܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܬܚܝܬ ܢܡܘܤܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܢܙܒܢ ܘܢܩܒܠ ܤܝܡܬ ܒܢܝܐ ܀

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

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

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!”

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

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

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

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

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

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?

¹⁰ܝܘܡܐ ܘܝܪܚܐ ܘܙܒܢܐ ܘܫܢܝܐ ܢܛܪܝܬܘܢ ܀

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

¹¹ܕܚܠ ܐܢܐ ܕܠܡܐ ܤܪܝܩܐܝܬ ܠܐܝܬ ܒܟܘܢ ܀

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

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

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

¹³ܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܕܒܟܪܝܗܘܬ ܒܤܪܝ ܤܒܪܬܟܘܢ ܗܘܝܬ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܀

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

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

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.

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

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.

¹⁶ܕܠܡܐ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܐܟܪܙܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܫܪܪܐ ܀

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

²⁶ܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܥܠܝܬܐ ܚܐܪܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ ܐܡܢ ܀

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

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

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

²⁸ܚܢܢ ܕܝܢ ܐܚܝ ܐܝܟ ܐܝܤܚܩ ܒܢܝ ܡܘܠܟܢܐ ܚܢܢ ܀

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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