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;

¹Men jeg siger: Så længe Arvingen er umyndig, er der ingen Forskel imellem ham og en Træl, skønt han er Herre over alt Godset;

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

²men han står under Formyndere og Husholdere indtil den af Faderen bestemte Tid.

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

³Således stode også vi, dengang vi vare umyndige, som Trælle under Verdens Børnelærdom.

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

⁴Men da Tidens Fylde kom, udsendte Gud sin Søn, født af en Kvinde, født under Loven,

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

⁵for at han skulde løskøbe dem, som vare under Loven, for at vi skulde få Sønneudkårelsen.

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!”

⁶Men fordi I ere Sønner, har Gud udsendt i vore Hjerter sin Søns Ånd, som råber: Abba, Fader!

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

⁷Altså er du ikke længer Træl, men Søn; men er du Søn, da er du også Arving ved Gud.

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

⁸Dengang derimod, da I ikke kendte Gud, trællede I for de Guder, som af Natur ikke ere det.

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?

⁹Men nu, da I have lært Gud at kende, ja, meget mere ere blevne kendte af Gud, hvor kunne I da atter vende tilbage til den svage og fattige Børnelærdom, som I atter forfra ville trælle under?

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

¹⁰I tage Vare på Dage og Måneder og Tider og År.

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

¹¹Jeg frygter for, at jeg måske har arbejdet forgæves på eder.

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

¹²Vorder ligesom jeg, thi også jeg er bleven som I, Brødre! jeg beder eder. I have ikke gjort mig nogen Uret.

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

¹³Men I vide, at det var på Grund af en Kødets Svaghed, at jeg første Gang forkyndte Evangeliet for eder;

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.

¹⁴og det, som i mit Kød var eder til Fristelse, ringeagtede I ikke og afskyede I ikke, men I modtoge mig som en Guds Engel, som Kristus Jesus.

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.

¹⁵Hvor er da nu eders Saligprisning? Thi jeg giver eder det Vidnesbyrd, at, om det havde været muligt, havde I udrevet eders Øjne og givet mig dem.

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

¹⁶Så er jeg vel bleven eders Fjende ved at tale Sandhed til eder?

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

¹⁷De ere nidkære for eder, dog ikke for det gode; men de ville udelukke eder, for at I skulle være nidkære for dem.

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

¹⁸Men det er godt at vise sig nidkær i det gode til enhver Tid, og ikke alene, når jeg er nærværende hos eder.

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

¹⁹Mine Børn, som jeg atter føder med Smerte, indtil Kristus har vundet Skikkelse i eder!

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

²⁰- ja, jeg vilde ønske, at jeg nu var til Stede hos eder og kunde omskifte min Røst; thi jeg er rådvild over for eder.

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

²¹Siger mig, I, som ville være under Loven, høre I ikke Loven?

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

²²Der er jo skrevet, at Abraham havde to Sønner, en med Tjenestekvinden og en med den frie Kvinde.

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

²³Men Tjenestekvindens Søn er avlet efter Kødet, den frie Kvindes ved Forjættelsen.

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

²⁴Dette har en billedlig Betydning. Thi disse Kvinder ere tvende Pagter, den ene fra Sinai Bjerg, som føder til Trældom: denne er Hagar.

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

²⁵Thi "Hagar" er Sinai Bjerg i Arabien, men svarer til det nuværende Jerusalem; thi det er i Trældom med sine Børn.

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

²⁶Men Jerusalem heroventil er frit, og hun er vor Moder.

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

²⁷Thi der er skrevet: "Fryd dig, du ufrugtbare, du, som ikke føder! bryd ud og råb, du, som ikke har Fødselsveer! thi mange ere den enliges Børn fremfor hendes, som har Manden."

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

²⁸Men vi, Brødre! ere Forjættelsens Børn i Lighed med Isak.

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.

²⁹Men ligesom dengang han, som var avlet efter Kødet, forfulgte ham, som var avlet efter Ånden, således også nu.

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

³⁰Men hvad siger Skriften?"Uddriv Tjenestekvinden og hendes Søn; thi Tjenestekvindens Søn skal ingenlunde arve med den frie Kvindes Søn."

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

³¹Derfor, Brødre! ere vi ikke Tjenestekvindens Børn, men den frie Kvindes.