¹Foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you not to obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was openly set forth among you as crucified?

¹[Ny famonjena sy ny fahafahan'ny mino an'i Kristy ampitahaina amin'ny fahamelohana sy ny fahandevozan'izay miankina amin'ny lalàna] Ry Galatiana adala, iza no nanimba anareo; kanefa teo imasonareo indrindra no nanehoana marimarina an'i Jesosy Kristy voahombo tamin'ny hazo fijaliana? [ Gr. mamosavy]

²I just want to learn this from you. Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?

²Izao ihany no tiako holazainareo amiko: Moa ny asan'ny lalàna va no nandraisanareo ny Fanahy, sa ny fitoriana ny finoana? [ Na: fandrenesana amin'ny finoana]

³Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now completed in the flesh?

³Adala toy izany va ianareo? Rehefa nanomboka tamin'ny Fanahy ianareo, dia hahatanteraka amin'ny nofo va ankehitriny?

⁴Did you suffer so many things in vain, if it is indeed in vain?

⁴Moa izany zavatra be izany dia efa niaretanareo foana, raha dia foana tokoa izany?

⁵He therefore who supplies the Spirit to you, and works miracles among you, does he do it by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?

⁵Ary Izay manome anareo ny Fanahy sy mahavita asa lehibe eo aminareo, moa avy amin'ny asan'ny lalàna va izany, sa avy amin'ny fitoriana ny finoana? [ Na: fandrenesana amin'ny finoana]

⁶Even as Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.”

⁶Dia tahaka an'i Abrahama nino an'Andriamanitra, ka dia nasaina ho fahamarinany izany (Gen. 15. 6).

⁷Know therefore that those who are of faith, the same are children of Abraham.

⁷Koa fantaro fa izay amin'ny finoana no zanak'i Abrahama.

⁸The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the Good News beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you all the nations will be blessed.” Genesis 12:3; 18:18; 22:18

⁸Ary satria hitan'ny Soratra Masina rahateo fa amin'ny finoana no anamarinan'Andriamanitra ny jentilisa, dia nitory ny filazantsara tamin'i Abrahama rahateo izy, nanao hoe: Aminao no hitahiana ny firenena rehetra (Gen. 12. 3);

⁹So then, those who are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.

⁹ka dia izay amin'ny finoana notahina mbamin'i Abrahama mpino.

¹⁰For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse. For it is written, “Cursed is everyone who doesn’t continue in all things that are written in the book of the law, to do them.” Deuteronomy 27:26

¹⁰Fa izay rehetra amin'ny asan'ny lalàna dia eo ambanin'ny fanozonana; fa voasoratra hoe: Voaozona izay rehetra tsy maharitra mankatò ny zavatra rehetra voasoratra ao amin'ny bokin'ny lalàna (Deo. 27. 26).

¹¹Now that no man is justified by the law before God is evident, for, “The righteous will live by faith.” Habakkuk 2:4

¹¹Ary hita marimarina fa amin'ny lalàna dia tsy misy olona hamarinina eo anatrehan'Andriamanitra ; fa ny marina amin'ny finoana no ho velona (Hab. 2. 4). [ Na: ny marina ho velon'ny finoana]

¹²The law is not of faith, but, “The man who does them will live by them.” Leviticus 18:5

¹²Ary ny lalàna tsy araka ny finoana; fa izay mahatandrina izany no ho velona aminy (Lev. 18. 5).

¹³Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us. For it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree,” Deuteronomy 21:23

¹³Kristy nanavotra anay tamin'ny ozon'ny lalàna, satria tonga voaozona hamonjy anay Izy; fa voasoratra hoe : Voaozona izay rehetra mihantona amin'ny hazo (Deo. 21. 23),

¹⁴that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Christ Jesus; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

¹⁴mba ho tonga amin'ny jentilisa ny fitahiana an'i Abrahama ao amin'i Kristy Jesosy, ary mba horaisintsika amin'ny finoana ny teny fikasana ny amin'ny Fanahy.

¹⁵Brothers, speaking of human terms, though it is only a man’s covenant, yet when it has been confirmed, no one makes it void, or adds to it.

¹⁵Ry rahalahy - miteny araka ny fanaon'ny olona aho - na dia ny fanekena ataon'olona ihany aza, rehefa vita mafy, dia tsy fanao ny manatsoaka na manampy izany. [ Na: didim-pananana]

¹⁶Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He doesn’t say, “To seeds,” as of many, but as of one, “To your seed,” Genesis 12:7; 13:15; 24:7 which is Christ.

¹⁶Ary tamin'i Abrahama sy ny taranany no nilazana ny teny fikasana. Tsy lazainy hoe: Ary ho an'ny taranaka, toy ny milaza ny maro; fa toy ny milaza ny anankiray, ary ho an'ny taranakao (Gen. 22. 18), dia Kristy izany.

¹⁷Now I say this. A covenant confirmed beforehand by God in Christ, the law, which came four hundred thirty years after, does not annul, so as to make the promise of no effect.

¹⁷Ary izao no lazaiko: Ny fanekena izay nataon'Andriamanitra mafy fahiny dia tsy tsoahan'ny lalàna, izay vao natao telo-polo amby efa-jato taona tato aoriana, hahafoana ny teny fikasana.

¹⁸For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise; but God has granted it to Abraham by promise.

¹⁸Fa raha avy amin'ny lalàna ny lova, dia tsy avy amin'ny teny fikasana intsony; nefa tamin'i Abrahama dia teny fikasana no nanomezan'Andriamanitra azy.

¹⁹What then is the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the seed should come to whom the promise has been made. It was ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator.

¹⁹Inona ary ny lalàna ? Nanampy noho ny fahadisoana izy ambara-pihavin'ny taranaka izay nomena ny teny fikasana; ary nalahatr'anjely teo an-tànan'ny mpanalalana izany.

²⁰Now a mediator is not between one, but God is one.

²⁰Ary ny mpanalalana dia tsy an'ny irery, fa Andriamanitra dia iray ihany.

²¹Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could make alive, most certainly righteousness would have been of the law.

²¹Ka moa manohitra ny teny fikasan'Andriamanitra va ny lalàna? Sanatria izany! Fa raha nisy lalàna mahavelona nomena, dia avy tamin'ny lalàna tokoa ny fahamarinana

²²But the Scriptures imprisoned all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

²²Fa ny Soratra Masina efa nanidy azy rehetra teo amin'ny fahotana, mba homena ny mino ny teny fikasana noho ny finoana an i Jesosy Kristy.

²³But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, confined for the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

²³Fa fony tsy mbola tonga ny finoana, dia voambina tao ambanin'ny lalàna isika ka voahidy ho amin'ny finoana izay efa haseho ato aoriana.

²⁴So that the law has become our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

²⁴Koa ny lalàna dia mpitaiza antsika ho amin'i Kristy, mba hohamarinina noho ny finoana isika.

²⁵But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.

²⁵Fa rehefa tonga ny finoana, dia tsy fehezin'izay mpitaiza intsony isika.

²⁶For you are all children of God, through faith in Christ Jesus.

²⁶Fa ianareo rehetra dia zanak'Andriamanitra amin'ny finoana an'i Kristy Jesosy.

²⁷For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

²⁷Fa na iza na iza ianareo no natao batisa ho an'i Kristy dia nitafy an'i Kristy.

²⁸There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

²⁸Tsy misy intsony na Jiosy na Grika, na andevo na tsy andevo, na lahy sy vavy; fa iray ihany ianareo rehetra ao amin'i Kristy Jesosy.Fa raha an'i Kristy ianareo, dia taranak'i Abrahama sy mpandova araka ny teny fikasana.

²⁹If you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to promise.

²⁹Fa raha an'i Kristy ianareo, dia taranak'i Abrahama sy mpandova araka ny teny fikasana.