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መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ገላትያ፡፡

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Summary

The Geʿez version of Paul's Epistle to the Galatians, titled መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ገላትያ፡፡, is a translation of the canonical New Testament letter into Classical Ethiopic. It forms part of the broader Ethiopic Pauline corpus used in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. The translation likely originated from Greek or Syriac sources, possibly via Arabic intermediaries, and its date remains uncertain, ranging from the Aksumite period (4th–7th c.) to later medieval transmission. The text includes chapter divisions typical of the EOTC printed Bible and exhibits syntactical and rhetorical features characteristic of Geʿez homiletic style. This edition (betmas) lacks a critical apparatus and does not document variant readings from other Geʿez manuscripts.

This Geʿez version of Galatians is a key witness to the reception of Pauline literature in the Ethiopian Christian tradition, illustrating how the epistle was adapted for liturgical and doctrinal use. Its translation history sheds light on the complex textual transmission of the Bible in the Horn of Africa, involving Greek, Syriac, and Arabic intermediaries. The text's rhetorical features and structural divisions offer insights into Ethiopian exegetical practices and the development of the Geʿez biblical canon.

Historical context

The Geʿez version of Galatians was produced within the Ethiopian Christian tradition, which traces its origins to the 4th-century conversion of the Aksumite kingdom under King Ezana. The translation of biblical books into Geʿez likely began during the Aksumite period (4th–7th c.), when the Ethiopian church was closely connected to the wider Christian world, particularly through the Patriarchate of Alexandria. However, the exact date of this translation is unknown; it may have been revised or transmitted through later medieval monastic scriptoria. The Geʿez Pauline corpus, including Galatians, was used liturgically and catechetically in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. The translation process probably involved Greek or Syriac Vorlagen, with Arabic serving as an intermediary in some cases, reflecting the multilingual environment of the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea trade networks. The text's transmission is complicated by the lack of early manuscripts; most surviving Geʿez biblical codices date from the 13th century or later. The Geʿez version of Galatians follows the canonical Greek text but includes structural divisions (chapters) not present in the original, typical of the EOTC printed Bible. The passage's conditional curse formulas and first-person narrative of Paul's movements (including a journey to Arabia) reflect both the translator's interpretive choices and the rhetorical conventions of Geʿez homilies.

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  • registerRegister: other in Geʿez; the English keeps the liturgical formulae and the vocatives rather than normalising them.
  • structurePassages: 19 narrative.
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LIT3518Epistle:1 · narrativemedium
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Introduction to the epistle Main text of the Epistle Text of the EOTC printed Bible ምዕራፍ 1 ዘከመ፡ ተሠይመ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ በፈቃደ፡ እግዚአብሔር ጳውሎስ፡ ሐዋርያ፡ ዘኢኮነ፡ በእንተ፡ ሰብእ። ወኢኮነ፡ እምኀበ፡ ሰብእ፡ ዘእንበለ፡ በእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ። ወእግዚአብሔር፡ አብ፡ ዘአንሥኦ፡ እምዉታን። ወእምኵሎሙ፡ አኀዊነ፡ እለ፡ ምስሌየ፡ ለቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ዘገላትያ። ሰላም፡ ለክሙ፡ ወጸጋ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አቡነ፡ ወእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ። ዘመጠወ፡ ርእሶ፡ በእንተ፡ ኀጢአትነ፡ ከመ፡ ያድኅነነ፡ እምዝንቱ፡ ዓለም። ዘይትቃወም፡ በእኩይ፡ በፈቃደ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አቡነ። ዘሎቱ፡ ስብሐት፡ ወኀይል፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን። አነክረክሙ፡ እፎ፡ ከመ፡ ዝ፡ ፍጡነ፡ ያፈልሱክሙ፡ እምሃይማኖተ፡ ክርስቶስ። ዘጸውዐክሙ፡ በጸጋሁ፡ ውስተ፡ ካልእ፡ ትምህርት። ዘኢኮነ፡ ህልወ፡ ዘእንበለ፡ ዘየሀውኩክሙ። ወይፈቅዱ፡ ይዕልዉ፡ ትምህርቶ፡ ለክርስቶስ።
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Epistle of Paul to the People of Galatia Chapter 1 How Paul was appointed by the will of God Paul, apostle, who was not made by man, nor from man, but by our Lord Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead. And from all our brethren who are with me for the Church of Galatia. Peace to you and grace of God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Who bowed his head for our sins, that he might save us from this world; who is contended with evil by the will of God our Father. To whom is praise and power for ever and ever, Amen. I remind you, therefore, that this quickly they will turn you away from the faith of Christ, who called you by his grace into another teaching. Which was not existing without that which I have told you; and they desire to exalt their teaching over that of Christ.
LIT3518Epistle:2 · narrativemedium
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ወባሕቱ፡ አንትሙ፡ አሠረ፡ ዚኣነ፡ ትልዉ። አንትሙሰ፡ መልአክ፡ እምሰማይ፡ ለእመ፡ መሀረክሙ። ካልአ፡ እምዘመሀርናክሙ፡ ውጉዘ፡ ለይኩን። በከመ፡ እቤ፡ ቀዳሚ፡ ወይእዜኒ፡ ካዕበ፡ እብል። ለእመ፡ ቦ፡ ዘመሀረክሙ፡ ካልአ፡ እምዘመሀርናክሙ፡ ውጉዘ፡ ለይኩን። ወይእዜሰ፡ ለሰብእኑ፡ ነአምን፡ ወአኮ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር። ወእመሰኬ፡ እፈቅድ፡ ለሰብእ፡ አድሉ፡ ኢኮንኩኬ፡ ገብሮ፡ ለክርስቶስ። እነግረክሙ፡ አኀዊነ፡ እስመ፡ ትምህርት፡ ዘመሀርኩክሙ፡ ኢኮነ፡ በእንተ፡ ሰብእ። ወአነሂ፡ አኮ፡ እምኀበ፡ ሰብእ፡ ዘነሣእክዎ፡ ወኢሂ፡ መሀሩኒዮ። ዳእሙ፡ በዘከሠተ፡ ሊተ፡ እግዚእየ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ። ወሰማዕክሙ፡ ግዕዝየ፡ ዘትካት፡ ዘአመ፡ ሀሎኩ፡ ውስተ፡ አይሁድ። ከመ፡ ፈድፋደ፡ ሰደድኩ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያኑ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ወአመንዘዝክዎሙ። ወከበርኩ፡ በውስተ፡ አይሁድ፡ ፈድፋደ፡ እምኵሉ፡ ቢጽየ፡ በውስተ፡ ሕዝብየ። እስመ፡ ፈድፋደ፡ ኮንኩ፡ ቀናኤ፡ ለሕገ፡ አበውየ።
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And you alone have bound me; you alone, an angel from heaven, if he taught you, let another teaching be cursed, different from what we taught you. As I said before, and now again I say: if there is anyone who taught you another teaching, different from what we taught you, let it be cursed. And now, do we believe a man, or God? And if I wished to please a man, I would not be a servant of Christ. I tell you, my brothers, that the teaching which I taught you is not from man. And I did not receive it from man, nor did they teach me. It is true, what my Lord Jesus Christ revealed to me. And you have heard my voice, which is from above, when I was among the Jews, how I persecuted the church of God and oppressed them. And I was honored among the Jews more than all my peers among my people, for I was exceedingly zealous for the law of my fathers.
LIT3518Epistle:3 · narrativemedium
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ወአመ፡ ሠምረ፡ ወፈቀደ፡ እግዚአብሔር። ዘፈለጠኒ፡ ወአውፅአኒ፡ እምከርሠ፡ እምየ፡ ወጸውዐኒ፡ በጸጋሁ። ወከሠተ፡ ሊተ፡ ወልዶ፡ ከመ፡ ይትዐወቅ፡ ስብሐተ፡ ወልዱ፡ በእዴየ። ከመ፡ እስብክ፡ ለአሕዛብ፡ በስሙ። ወኢተለውኩ፡ ሶቤሃ፡ ዘሥጋ፡ ወደም። ወኢዐረጉ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም፡ ኀበ፡ ሐዋርያት፡ ቀደምትየ። ወሖርኩ፡ ብሔረ፡ ዓረብ፡ ወካዕበ፡ ተመየጥኩ፡ ደማስቆ። በእንተ፡ ቀዳማይ፡ ዕርገቱ፡ ውስተ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም ወእምድኅረ፡ ሠለስቱ፡ ዓመት፡ ዐረጉ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም፡ እርአዮ፡ ለኬፋ። ወነበርኩ፡ ኀቤሁ፡ ዐሡረ፡ ወኀምሰ፡ መዋዕለ። ወኢያአምር፡ ባዕደ፡ ሐዋርያተ፡ ዘእንበለ፡ ያዕቆብ፡ እኁሁ፡ ለእግዚእነ። ወዘኒ፡ ዘጸሐፍኩ፡ ለክሙ፡ ናሁ፡ ቅድመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ከመ፡ ኢይሔሱ። ወእምድኅረ፡ ዝ፡ በጻሕኩ፡ ደወለ፡ ቂልቅያ፡ ወሶርያ። ወኢያእመሩኒ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያናት፡ ዘብሔረ፡ ይሁዳ፡ እለ፡ በክርስቶስ፡ በገጽየ። ወዳእሙ፡ ሰምዑ፡ ዝኩአ፡ ዘትካት፡ ይሰድድ። ይእዜ፡ ይሰብክ፡ ትምህርተ፡ ሃይማኖት።
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And if the Lord God, who chose me and brought me out of my mother's womb and called me by his grace, wills and desires, and if he reveals to me his Son, so that I may know the glory of his Son in my hands, that I may preach to the Gentiles in his name, and I did not delay when I was of flesh and blood, and I did not go up to Jerusalem to the apostles before me, but I went to the land of Arabia, and I turned back to Damascus, concerning my first ascent to Jerusalem. And after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to see Cephas, and I stayed with him for fifteen days. And I do not know the other apostles except James, the brother of our Lord. And this which I have written to you, now before God, that I do not lie. And after this, I reached the region of Cilicia and Syria. And the churches of the land of Judah, those who are in Christ, do not know me by sight. But they have heard this, that the one who was persecuting now preaches the teaching of the faith.
LIT3518Epistle:4 · narrativehigh
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ወይሴብሕዎ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ በእንቲኣየ። ምዕራፍ 2 በእንተ፡ ግዝረት፡ ወኢ፡ ተገዝሮ ወእምድኅረ፡ ዐሠርቱ፡ ወአርባዕቱ፡ ዓመት። ዐረጉ፡ ካዕበ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም፡ ምስለ፡ በርናባስ፡ ወነሣእክዎ፡ ለቲቶ። ወዐረጉ፡ በዘአስተርአየኒ፡ ወነገርክዎሙ። ዘከመ፡ መሀርኩ፡ ወሰበኩ፡ ለአሕዛብ፡ ባሕቲትየ፡ ለእለ፡ ይትሔዘቡኒ። ከመ፡ ለከንቱ፡ እረውጽ፡ ወእትባደር። ወቲቶስ፡ ዘምስሌየ፡ እንዘ፡ አረማዊ፡ ውእቱ፡ ኢያገበርክዎ፡ ይትገዘር። በእንተ፡ ቢጽ፡ ሐሳውያን፡ እለ፡ ተባውኡነ። ከመ፡ ያስተሐይጽዋ፡ ለግዕዛንነ፡ ዘረከብነ፡ በኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ። ከመ፡ ይቅንዩነ፡ እለ፡ ኢነሐስቦሙ፡ ወኢ፡ ከመ፡ ምንትኒ። ወኢተቀነይነ፡ ሎሙ፡ አሐተሂ፡ ሰዓተ። ከመ፡ ይጽናዕ፡ በኀቤክሙ፡ ጽድቀ፡ ትምህርት። ወእለሰ፡ ይብሉ፡ መኑ፡ ከማነ፡ እፎ፡ ኮኑ፡ እሙንቱ፡ ትካት። ኢያጽሕቀኒ፡ እንግር፡ እስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ኢያደሉ፡ ለገጸ፡ ሰብእ። ወእለሰ፡ በርእሶሙ፡ አልቦ፡ ዘወሰኩኒ፡ ምንተኒ።
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And they praise the Lord God for my sake. Chapter 2 Concerning circumcision and that he was not circumcised. And after fourteen years, they went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and we took Titus with us. And they went up by what was revealed to me, and I told them how I taught and preached to the Gentiles alone, to those who were persecuting me, as if I were running in vain and being separated. And Titus, who was with me, being a Gentile, I did not compel him to be circumcised. Concerning the false brothers who were troubling us, how they were perverting the gospel we received in Jesus Christ. How they were accusing us, those who were our accusers, and not at all, not even for one hour, did we yield to them, so that the righteousness of teaching might prevail among you. And as for those who say, "Who is like us? Where are they, those witnesses?" they do not move me, for the Lord God does not lie to the face of man. And as for those who have nothing in themselves that they have appointed for me, what is it?
LIT3518Epistle:5 · narrativemedium
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ዘእንበለ፡ ዳእሙ፡ አእሚሮሙ፡ ከመ፡ ተአመነኒ፡ ትምህርትየ፡ በኀበ፡ አሕዛብ፡ እለ፡ ኢተገዝሩ። በከመ፡ ትምህርቱ፡ ለጴጥሮስ፡ በኀበ፡ አይሁድ፡ እለ፡ ተገዝሩ። ወውእቱ፡ ዘአርድኦ፡ ለጴጥሮስ፡ በመልእክቱ፡ ዘመንገለ፡ ግዝረተ፡ አይሁድ። አርድአኒ፡ ሊተኒ፡ ውስተ፡ ቊልፈተ፡ አሕዛብ። ወአእሚሮሙ፡ ጸጋሁ፡ ዘወሀበኒ፡ ያዕቆብ፡ ወኬፋ፡ ወዮሐንስ፡ እለ፡ ይብልዎሙ፡ አዕማድ። እሙንቱ፡ የማኖሙ፡ መጠዉኒ፡ ምስለ፡ በርናባስ፡ ከመ፡ ንሳተፍ፡ ምህሮ፡ አሕዛብ። ወእሙንቱ፡ ይሑሩ፡ ኀበ፡ አይሁድ፡ ወንሕነኒ፡ ኀበ፡ አረሚ። ዳእሙ፡ ከመ፡ ንዘክሮሙ፡ ለነዳያን። ወበእንተ፡ ዝ፡ ጽሕቁ፡ እግበሮ፡ ለዝንቱ። ወአመ፡ መጽአ፡ ኬፋ፡ አንጾኪያ፡ ተቃወምክዎ፡ ቅድመ፡ ገጹ፡ እስመ፡ ግእዝዎ። እስመ፡ ዘእንበለ፡ ይምጽኡ፡ ዕደው፡ እምኀበ፡ ያዕቆብ፡ በልዐ፡ ምስለ፡ አረሚ። ወአመ፡ መጽኡ፡ ተግሕሦሙ፡ እስመ፡ ፈርሆሙ፡ ለእለ፡ እምአይሁድ። ወበዝኁ፡ እለ፡ ገብኡ፡ ኀበ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ግብር፡ እምአይሁድ። ወበርናባስኒ፡ ኀብረ፡ ምስሌሆሙ፡ በአድልወ፡ ሎሙ።
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Without a doubt, I made them understand that my teaching among the Gentiles who were circumcised was like the teaching of Peter among the Jews who were circumcised. And he who sent Peter his letter concerning the circumcision of the Jews also sent me into the midst of the Gentiles. And I made them understand the grace that James, Cephas, and John, whom they call the pillars, gave me. They were to go with Barnabas so that we might share the teaching of the Gentiles, and they were to go to the Jews, and we to the pagans. Again, that we might remember the poor. And concerning this, they were to do this work. And when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him before his face because I had rebuked him. For before the envoys came from James, he ate with the pagans. And when they came, I rebuked them because I feared those from the Jews. And many of those from the Jews entered into this work, and Barnabas also was with them, helping them.
LIT3518Epistle:6 · narrativehigh
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ወሶበ፡ ርኢኩ፡ ከመ፡ ኢያርትዑ፡ እግሮሙ፡ ኀበ፡ ጽድቀ፡ ትምህርት። እቤሎ፡ ለኬፋ፡ በቅድመ፡ ኵሎሙ። ሶበ፡ አንተ፡ እንዘ፡ አይሁዳዊ፡ አንተ፡ በሕገ፡ አረሚ፡ ትነብር፡ ወአኮ፡ በሕገ፡ አይሁድ። እፎ፡ እንከ፡ ታጌብሮሙ፡ ለአረሚ፡ ይትየሀዱ። ወእንዘ፡ ንሕነ፡ እለ፡ እምፍጥረትነ፡ አይሁድ፡ ወአኮ፡ እምአሕዛብ፡ ኃጥኣን። እስመ፡ ነአምር፡ ከመ፡ ኢይጸድቅ፡ ሰብእ፡ በገቢረ፡ ሕገገ፡ ኦሪት። ዘእንበለ፡ ዳእሙ፡ በአሚን፡ በኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ። ወንሕነኒ፡ አመነ፡ በኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ወበሃይማኖትነ፡ ቦቱ፡ ንጽድቅ። ወአኮ፡ በገቢረ፡ ሕገገ፡ ኦሪት። እስመ፡ በገቢረ፡ ሕገ፡ ኦሪት፡ ኢይጸድቅ፡ ኵሉ፡ ዘነፍስ። በእንተ፡ እለ፡ ይፈቅዱ፡ ይጽድቁ፡ በክርስቶስ ወእመሰ፡ እለ፡ ንፈቅድ፡ ንጽደቅ፡ በክርስቶስ፡ ኮነ፡ ከመ፡ ኃጥኣን። ክርስቶስ፡ እንከ፡ ላእከ፡ ኀጢአትኑ፡ እንጋ፡ ሐሰ። እመሰኬ፡ ዝኰ፡ ዘነሠትኩ፡ ኪያሁ፡ ክመ፡ አሐንጽ። ዐላዌ፡ ረሰይኩ፡ ርእስየ። አንሰኬ፡ እምሕግ፡ ዘቀዳሚ፡ ከመ፡ እሕየው፡ ለእግዚአብሔር። ወተሰቀልኩ፡ ምስለ፡ ክርስቶስ። ሕይወትየሰ፡ ኀልቀት፡ ወበሕይወተ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ሀለውኩ።
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And when I saw that they were turning their feet away from the path of righteous teaching, I said to Cephas before all of them: "While you, being a Jew, live according to the law of the Gentiles and not according to the law of the Jews, why then do you compel the Gentiles to become Jews?" And we, who are Jews by birth and not from among the Gentiles, are sinners. For we know that a person is not justified by the works of the law of the Torah without faith in Jesus Christ. And we also have believed in Jesus Christ, and by our faith we are justified, and not by the works of the law of the Torah. For by the works of the law of the Torah, not every living being is justified, because of those who wish to be justified in Christ. And if we who wish to be justified in Christ are sinners, then Christ is far from sin, indeed. If this that I have written is like a building, I have set a foundation for myself. I, from the former law, as I live for God, I have been crucified with Christ. My life is death, and in the life of Christ I exist.
LIT3518Epistle:7 · narrativemedium
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ወዘኒ፡ ዘአሐዩ፡ ይእዜ፡ በሥጋየ፡ በአሚን፡ በወልደ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አሐዩ። ዘአፍቀረኒ፡ ወመጠወ፡ ርእሶ፡ በእንቲኣየ። ኢይክሕድ፡ ጸጋ፡ እግዚአብሔር። እመሰኬ፡ በገቢረ፡ ሕገገ፡ ኦሪት፡ ይጸድቁ፡ ለከንቱኬ፡ ሞተ፡ ክርስቶስ። ምዕራፍ 3 በእንተ፡ ገሥጾቱ፡ ሰብአ፡ ገላትያ ኦ፡ አብዳን፡ ሰብአ፡ ገላትያ፡ መኑ፡ አሕመመክሙ። ከመ፡ ኢትእመኑ፡ በጽድቅ፡ ዘያስተርኢ፡ ለዐይን፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ። ዘአቅደመ፡ ተጽሕፎ፡ በእንቲኣሁ፡ ከመሂ፡ ይሰቀል። ዘንተ፡ ዳእሙ፡ እፈቅድ፡ አእምር፡ በኀቤክሙ። በገቢረ፡ ሕገገ፡ ኦሪትኑ፡ ነሣእክሙ፡ መንፈሰ፡ ቅዱሰ፡ አው፡ በሰሚዐ፡ ሃይማኖት። ከመ፡ ዝኑ፡ አብዳን፡ አንትሙ፡ እምድኅረ፡ ዘመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ወጠንክሙ። ወገባእክሙ፡ ይእዜ፡ ሕገ፡ ሥጋ፡ ወደም፡ ትግበሩ። ወመጠነ፡ ዝ፡ ሐሚመክሙ፡ ለከንቱ፡ ረሰይክሙ። ውእቱ፡ ዘይሁበክሙ፡ መንፈሰ፡ ወይገብር፡ ለክሙ፡ ኀይለ። በገቢረ፡ ሕገገ፡ ኦሪትኑ፡ አው፡ በሰሚዐ፡ ሃይማኖት። ዘከመ፡ ጸድቀ፡ አብርሃም፡ በሃይማኖት
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And he who lived then in my flesh, truly, in the Son of God, lived. He who loved me and gave himself for me. The grace of God cannot be hidden. If you are justified by the works of the law of the Torah, then the death of Christ is in vain. Chapter 3 Concerning the Rebuke of the People of Galatia O foolish people of Galatia, who has led you astray, that you believe in the righteousness that appears to the eye, and not in Jesus Christ, who was previously depicted as one who would be crucified? This I desire to know from you: by the works of the law of the Torah have you received the Holy Spirit, or by the hearing of faith? For after you received the Holy Spirit and entered, do you now practice the law of flesh and blood? And why have you chosen this vanity for yourselves? Is it he who gives you the Spirit and grants you power through the works of the law of the Torah, or through the hearing of faith, as Abraham was justified by faith?
LIT3518Epistle:8 · narrativehigh
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በከመ፡ አብርሃም፡ አምነ፡ በእግዚአብሔር፡ ወኮኖ፡ ጽድቀ። ተአምሩ፡ እንከ፡ ከመ፡ እለ፡ አምኑ፡ ውሉደ፡ አብርሃም፡ እሙንቱ። እስመ፡ አቅደመ፡ አእምሮ፡ መጽሐፍ። ከመ፡ በአሚን፡ ያጸድቆሙ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለአሕዛብ። ናሁ፡ አቅደመ፡ አሰፍዎቶ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለአብርሃም። ከመ፡ ቦቱ፡ ይትባረኩ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ አሕዛብ። ወይእዜሰኬ፡ እለ፡ የአምኑ፡ ይትባረኩ፡ ምስለ፡ አብርሃም፡ ምእመን። ወኵሎሙ፡ እለ፡ ውስተ፡ ሕገ፡ ኦሪት፡ ሀለዉ፡ ውስተ፡ መርገም፡ ይነብሩ። እስመ፡ ከመ፡ ዝ፡ ይቤ፡ መጽሐፍ። ርጉመ፡ ለይኩን፡ ኵሉ፡ ዘጽሑፍ፡ ውስተ፡ ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ኦሪት፡ ዘኢይፌጽም፡ ገቢሮቶ። ወእምከመሰ፡ ኢይጸድቁ፡ በገቢረ፡ ሕገገ፡ ኦሪት፡ በኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር። ይትዐወቅ፡ ከመ፡ በአሚነ፡ ይጸድቁ። ወጻድቅኒ፡ በአሚን፡ የሐዩ፡ በከመ፡ ጽሑፍ። ኦሪትሰ፡ ኢኮነ፡ በአሚን፡ ዘያጸድቅ። ዳእሙ፡ ዘፈጸመ፡ ገቢሮቶ፡ የሐዩ፡ ቦቱ። ወለነሰ፡ ተሣየጠነ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ እመርገማ፡ ለኦሪት፡ በዘወድአ፡ በእንቲኣነ። ወጾረ፡ መርገማ፡ እስመ፡ ከመ፡ ዝ፡ ይቤ፡ መጽሐፍ።
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Just as Abraham believed in God, and he became righteousness. Their wonder, then, is like those who believed, the children of Abraham are they. For before the understanding of Scripture: as by faith God justifies the Gentiles. Behold, before this, God established it for Abraham, so that all the Gentiles might be blessed through him. And now, those who believe are blessed with Abraham the believer. And all those who are within the law of the Torah dwell in curse. For as this Scripture says: Cursed shall be everyone who is written in this book of the Torah, who does not fulfill its works. And just as they are not justified by the works of the law of the Torah before God, it is known that they are justified by faith. And the righteous live by faith, as it is written. The Torah, however, is not that which justifies by faith; rather, he who fulfills its works lives through it. And for us, Christ has saved us from the curse of the Torah by his passing over for our sake, and he has broken the curse, for as this Scripture says:
LIT3518Epistle:9 · narrativemedium
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ርጉም፡ ውእቱ፡ ኵሉ፡ ዘስቁል፡ ዲበ፡ ዕፅ። ከመ፡ ይግባእ፡ በረከተ፡ አብርሃም፡ ላዕለ፡ አሕዛብ፡ በእንተ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ። ወንርከብ፡ ተስፋሁ፡ ለመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ በአሚን፡ በክርስቶስ። በእንተ፡ ኪዳን፡ ጽኑዕ ሕገ፡ ሰብእ፡ ንብል። ሰብእ፡ ጥቀ፡ ኢየአቢ፡ ወኢይትከሐድ፡ ኪዳነ፡ ዘጽኑዕ። ወለአብርሃምኒ፡ አሰፈዎ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወይቤሎ፡ ለከ፡ ወለዘርዕከ። ወኢይቤሎ፡ ለከ፡ ወለአዝርዕቲከ፡ ከመ፡ ዘለብዙኃን። ዘእንበለ፡ ከመ፡ ዘለአሐዱ፡ ለዘርዕከ፡ ዘውእቱ፡ ክርስቶስ። እብል፡ እንከ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ኪዳን፡ ጽኑዕ፡ ዘእምኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር። ወእምድኅሬሁ፡ በአርባዕቱ፡ ምእት፡ ክረምት፡ መጽአት፡ ኦሪት። ወአኮሰ፡ ከመ፡ ትክላእ፡ ዘአሰፈወ፡ እግዚአብሔር። ወእመሰኬ፡ በገቢረ፡ ሕገገ፡ ኦሪት፡ ይወርሱ፡ ኢኮነኬ፡ በዘአሰፈዎ። ናሁ፡ አቅደመ፡ አሰፍዎቶ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለአብርሃም። ለምንት፡ እንከ፡ መጽአት፡ ኦሪት፡ ከመ፡ ታብዝኃ፡ ለኀጢአት። እስከ፡ አመ፡ ይበጽሕ፡ ዝኩ፡ ዘርዕ፡ ዘሎቱ፡ አሰፈወ። ወወረደት፡ ሥርዐት፡ ምስለ፡ መላእክት፡ በእደ፡ ኅሩይ።
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Cursed is everyone who is hung upon a tree, as he would receive the blessing of Abraham over the Gentiles because of Jesus Christ. And we find the hope of the Holy Spirit in faith in Christ, because of a firm covenant. We say the law of man: a man is strong, he does not sin, and a firm covenant is not broken. And to Abraham, God promised and said to him, "To you and to your seed," and did not say to him, "To you and to your descendants," as for many, but as for one, to your seed, which is Christ. I say, then, this firm covenant is from God. And after that, in four hundred years, the Law came and confirmed what God had promised. And if, by the work of the law of the Law, they inherit, then by what was promised they do not inherit. Behold, God had already promised to Abraham. Why, then, did the Law come to multiply sin, until the pure seed to whom he promised should arrive, and the ordinance descended with the angels by the hand of the chosen one?
LIT3518Epistle:10 · narrativehigh
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ወኅሩይሰ፡ ኢኮነ፡ አሐዱሂ። ዘእንበለ፡ አሐዱ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ውእቱ። ኦሪት፡ እንከ፡ ትክላእኑ፡ ዘአሰፈወ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ መጽአት፡ ሐሰ። ሶበሁ፡ ተውህበ፡ ሕግ፡ ዘይክል፡ አሕይዎ፡ በውእቱ፡ ሕግ፡ እምኮነ፡ ጽድቅ። ወባሕቱ፡ ዘግሖ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ለኵሉ፡ ውስተ፡ ኀጢአት። ከመ፡ ይኩን፡ ተስፋ፡ በአሚን፡ በኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ። ወይርከብዎ፡ እለ፡ የአምኑ። ወዘእንበለ፡ ይብጻሕ፡ አሚን፡ ዐቀበተነ፡ ኦሪት። ወመርሐተነ፡ ውስተ፡ አሚን፡ ዘይመጽእ። ኦሪት፡ እንከ፡ መርሐ፡ ኮነተነ፡ ለኀበ፡ ክርስቶስ። ከመ፡ ንጽደቅ፡ በአሚን፡ ቦቱ። ወሶበ፡ መጽአት፡ እንከ፡ አሚን፡ ኢንፈቅድ፡ እንከ፡ መርሐ። እስመ፡ ኵልነ፡ ውሉደ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ንሕነ፡ በአሚን፡ በኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ። ወአንትሙሰ፡ እለ፡ ተጠመቅሙ፡ በክርስቶስ፡ ክርስቶስሃ፡ ለበስክሙ። አልቦ፡ በዝንቱ፡ አይሁዳዊ፡ ወአልቦ፡ አረማዊ። ወአልቦ፡ ነባሪ፡ ወአልቦ፡ አግዓዚ። ወአልቦ፡ ተባዕት፡ ወአልቦ፡ አንስት። ዳእሙ፡ ኵልክሙ፡ አሐዱ፡ በኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ።
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And the chosen one, however, is not one without the one God. The Law, indeed, will accuse him who brought the coming of the promise, when the Law was given, which can keep him alive by that same Law, because it is righteousness. But only the book of the Gospel for everyone within sin, so that there may be hope in faith in Jesus Christ, and those who believe will find it. And without faith reaching us, the Law guides us and leads us into the faith that is to come. The Law, indeed, was our guide to Christ, so that we might be justified in faith itself. And when the promise came, indeed, we no longer desire the guide. For we are all children of God in faith in Jesus Christ. And you who are baptized in Christ have put on Christ. There is no Jew in this, and no Gentile; and no free man, and no slave; and no male, and no female; but all of you are one in Jesus Christ.
LIT3518Epistle:11 · narrativehigh
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ወእምከመ፡ ኮንክሙ፡ ለኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ። አንትሙኬ፡ እንከ፡ ዘርዐ፡ አብርሃም፡ ወራስያነ፡ ተስፋ። ምዕራፍ 4 በከመ፡ ተወልደ፡ እግዚእነ፡ እማርያም ወባሕቱ፡ እብል፡ አምጣነሰ፡ ሕፃን፡ ውእቱ፡ ወራሲ። አልቦ፡ ዘይኄይስ፡ እምነባሪ፡ እንዘ፡ እግዚእ፡ ውእቱ፡ ለኵሉ። ወባሕቱ፡ ላዕለ፡ እምሔው፡ ወላዕለ፡ መገብት፡ ይትዐቀብ። እስከ፡ ይበጽሕ፡ ዕድሜ፡ ዘዐደሞ፡ አቡሁ። ከማሁ፡ ንሕነኒ፡ አመ፡ ሕፃናት፡ ንሕነ፡ ተቀነይነ፡ ለስሒተ፡ ዝ፡ ዓለም። ወአመ፡ በጽሐ፡ ዕድሜሁ፡ ፈነወ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወልዶ። ወተወልደ፡ እምብእሲት፡ ወገብረ፡ በሕገ፡ ኦሪት። በእንተ፡ ትርሲተ፡ ውሉድ ከመ፡ ይሣየጦሙ፡ ለእለ፡ ውስተ፡ ኦሪት። ከመ፡ ንርከብ፡ ትርሲተ፡ ውሉድ። ወከመሰ፡ ውሉድ፡ አንትሙ። ናሁ፡ ፈነወ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ መንፈሰ፡ ወልዱ፡ ውስተ፡ ልብክሙ። ውእቱ፡ ዘትጼውዑ፡ ወትብሉ፡ አባ፡ ወአቡየ። እንከሰኬ፡ ውሉድ፡ አንትሙ፡ ወኢኮንክሙ፡ አግብርተ። ወእመሰኬ፡ ውሉድ፡ አንትሙ። ወራስያኒሁ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ አንትሙ፡ በኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ።
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And as you are for Jesus Christ, you are indeed of the seed of Abraham and heirs of the promise. Chapter 4 How our Lord was born of Mary And I say only this: as long as he is a child, he is an heir; there is none who can be deprived of the inheritance, while the Lord is over all. And only over the mother and over the nurses is he watched until he reaches the age of his father Adam. Likewise we also, when we were children, we were bent to the yoke of this world. And when his age was fulfilled, God sent his Son, and he was born of a woman, and he acted according to the Law of the Torah, for the sake of the inheritance of children. So that he might help those who are within the Torah, as we find the inheritance of children. And since you are children, now God has sent the Spirit of his Son into your hearts; it is he whom you call and say, "Father" and "my Father." For you are children, and you are not servants; and if you are children, you are heirs of God through Jesus Christ.
LIT3518Epistle:12 · narrativemedium
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ወባሕቱ፡ ትካትሰ፡ በኢያእምሮትክሙ፡ ተቀነይክሙ፡ ለእለ፡ ኢኮኑ፡ አማልክተ። ወይእዜሰ፡ አእመርክምዎ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ወፈድፋደ፡ ውእቱ፡ አእመረክሙ። እፎ፡ ካዕበ፡ ኀበ፡ ዝኩ፡ ድኩም፡ ወጽኑስ፡ ጣዖተ፡ ዝ፡ ዓለም፡ ትፈቅዱ፡ ፈጠራ፡ ትትቀነዩ፡ ሎሙ። ወትትዐቀቡ፡ ዕለተ፡ ወወርኀ፡ ወጊዜ፡ ወዓመታት። እፈርሀክሙ፡ እንዳዒ፡ ለእመ፡ ለከንቱ፡ ጻመውኩ፡ በእንቲኣክሙ። ኵኑ፡ ከማየ፡ እስመ፡ አነሂ፡ ከማክሙ፡ ኮንኩ። በእንተ፡ ቅንአት፡ በገቢረ፡ ሠናይ አኀዊነ፡ አስተበቊዐክሙ፡ እስመ፡ ኢገፋዕክሙኒ። ተአምሩ፡ ከመ፡ በአምጣነ፡ ድካመ፡ ኀይልየ፡ መሀርኩክሙ፡ ቀዲሙ። ወእንዘሂ፡ አሐምም፡ ኢተቈጣዕክሙኒ፡ ወኢመነንክሙኒ፡ በሥጋየ። ወተወከፍክሙኒ፡ ከመ፡ መልአከ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወከመ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ኢየሱስ። አይቴኑ፡ አብፅዖትክሙ፡ ይእዜ። አነ፡ ሰማዕትክሙ፡ ከመ፡ ሶበ፡ ይትከሀለክሙ፡ አዕይንቲክሙ፡ መሊኀክሙ፡ እምወሀብክሙኒ። ጸላኤኑ፡ ኮንኩክሙ፡ ሶበ፡ መሀርኩክሙ፡ ጽድቀ።
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And only that you have been circumcised in your understanding, for those who are not gods. And now I have known the Lord, and he himself has known you. Why again do you desire this vain and false idol of the world, to be circumcised for them? And you observe days and months and times and years. I fear for you, lest I have labored in vain for your sake. Be as I am, for I also was like you, on account of zeal in doing good. I have entreated you, my brothers, because I have rebuked you. Be amazed that with the measure of my strength’s endurance I taught you earlier. And while I am suffering, I have rebuked you and reproached you with my flesh, and I have borne you as an angel of the Lord and as Christ Jesus. Where are your fruits now? I am your witness that when your eyes were filled against you, I gave you more than you gave me. I have been your enemy when I taught you righteousness.
LIT3518Epistle:13 · narrativemedium
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ወእሉሰ፡ ይቀንኡ፡ ላዕሌክሙ፡ ወአኮ፡ ለሠናይ። ዳእሙ፡ ይዝግሑክሙ፡ ይፈቅዱ፡ ከመ፡ ትቅንኡ፡ ላዕሌሆሙ። ሠናይኬ፡ ከመ፡ ትቅንኡ፡ ለገቢረ፡ ሠናይ፡ ኵሎ፡ ጊዜ። ወአኮ፡ ዳእሙ፡ በሀልዎ፡ ዚኣየ፡ ኀቤክሙ። ደቂቅየ፡ እለ፡ ዳግመ፡ አሐምም፡ ብክሙ። እስከ፡ አመ፡ ያስተርኢ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ውስተ፡ ልበክሙ። ወእፈቅድ፡ አሀሉ፡ ኀቤክሙ፡ ይእዜ፡ ወእዌልጥ፡ ቃልየ። እስመ፡ አኀጥእ፡ ዘእብል፡ በእንቲኣክሙ። በእንተ፡ ይስሐቅ፡ ወይስማኤል፡ ሳራ፡ ወአጋር ትብሉኑ፡ በሕገ፡ ኦሪት፡ ነሀሉ፡ ወኢትሰምዕዋኑ፡ ለኦሪት። እስመ፡ ጽሑፍ፡ ውስቴታ፡ ከመ፡ አብርሃም፡ ክልኤተ፡ ደቂቀ፡ ወለደ። አሐደ፡ እምዕቅብቱ፡ ወአሐደ፡ እምአግዓዚት። ወባሕቱ፡ ካልእ፡ ልደቱ፡ ለዘእምዕቅብቱ፡ ሕገ፡ ሰብእ፡ ተወልደ። ወዘሰ፡ እምአግዓዚት፡ በዘአሰፈዎ። ወዝ፡ ውእቱ፡ አምሳለ፡ ክልኤቱ፡ ሥርዐት። ወአሐቲሰ፡ እምደብረ፡ ሲና፡ ተወልደት፡ ለቅኔ፡ ወይእቲሰ፡ አጋር። ወሲናሰ፡ ደብር፡ ውእቱ፡ በብሔረ፡ ዓረብ። ወትትናጸር፡ ምስለ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም፡ እንተ፡ በታሕቱ፡ ምድራዊት። ወትትቀነይ፡ ምስለ፡ ደቂቃ።
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And these are jealous of you, and not for good; rather, they hate you, they desire that you be jealous of them. Your goodness, that you be jealous for doing good at all times, and not that they have what is mine with you. My children, for whom I again am grieved for you, until Christ is revealed in your heart. And I desire to be with you now, and I change my words, for I sin in what I say concerning you, concerning Isaac and Ishmael, Sarah and Hagar. Do you say, "We are in the law of the Torah, and do we not hear the Torah?" For it is written in it that Abraham begot two sons: one from his free wife and one from his slave woman. And only the second birth, that of the one from his free wife, was born according to the law of man; and that of the one from the slave woman was born in what he did. And this is the likeness of the two ordinances. And one, from Mount Sinai, was born for gain, and that is Hagar. And Sinai is a mountain in the land of Arabia, and it is seen together with Jerusalem, which is below the earthly one, and it is jealous with the children.
LIT3518Epistle:14 · narrativemedium
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ወኢየሩሳሌምሰ፡ እንተ፡ ላዕሉ፡ አግዓዚት፡ ይእቲ፡ ወይእቲ፡ እምነ። ጽሑፍ፡ ትትፌሣሕ፡ መካን፡ እንተ፡ ኢትወልድ። ወትትሐሠይ፡ ወትኬልሕ፡ እንተ፡ ኢተአምር፡ ማሕምመ። እስመ፡ ብዙኅ፡ ውሉዳ፡ ለመዐስብ፡ እምእንተ፡ ባቲ፡ ምት። ወንሕነሰ፡ አኀዊነ፡ ውሉደ፡ ተስፋ፡ አምሳለ፡ ይስሐቅ። ወበከመ፡ ዘበሕገ፡ ሥጋ፡ ተወልደ፡ ሰደዶ፡ ለዘበመንፈስ። ተወልደ፡ ከማሁ፡ ይእዜኒ። ወባሕቱ፡ ምንተ፡ ይቤ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ስድዳ፡ ለአመት፡ ምስለ፡ ወልዳ። እስመ፡ ኢይወርስ፡ ወልደ፡ አመት፡ ምስለ፡ ወልደ፡ አግዓዚት። ወንሕነሰ፡ ይእዜ፡ አኀዊነ፡ ኢኮነ፡ ውሉደ፡ አመት። ዘእንበለ፡ ዘአግዓዚት፡ እስመ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ አግዐዘነ። ምዕራፍ 5 ዘከመ፡ ኢይደሉ፡ ተዐቅፎ፡ በእንተ፡ ግዝረት ቁሙ፡ እንከ፡ ወኢትሑሩ፡ ዳግመ፡ ውስተ፡ አርዑተ፡ ቅኔ። ናሁ፡ አነ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ እብለክሙ። እምከመ፡ ትትገዘሩ፡ በኀበ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ኢይበቊዐክሙ፡ ምንተኒ። ወካዕበ፡ አሰምዕ፡ ለኵሉ፡ ብእሲ፡ ግዙር። ከመ፡ ይደልዎ፡ ይግበር፡ ኵሎ፡ ሕገ፡ ኦሪት።
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And Jerusalem, which is above, is the mistress, and she is more than the written law, she rejoices in the place of the one who gives birth, and she is adorned and she crowns the one who knows the mystery, for many are the children of the east from her who is the mother. And we, our brothers, are children of hope, like Isaac. And just as the one born of the flesh drove out the one born of the spirit, so also now. And only what does the book say: drive out the handmaid with her son, for the son of the handmaid does not inherit with the son of the mistress. And we, now, our brothers, we are like children of the handmaid without that of the mistress, for Christ is our master. Chapter 5 How one should not delay concerning circumcision. Stand now, and do not return again into the midst of the thorns. Behold, I, Paul, say to you: from the time you are circumcised in the presence of Christ, nothing is lacking for you. And again, listen to every circumcised man: as it is fitting for him, he should observe all the law of the Torah.
LIT3518Epistle:15 · narrativemedium
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ተስዕርክሙ፡ እምክርስቶስ፡ እለ፡ በኦሪት፡ ተኀሥሡ፡ ትጽደቁ። ወወደቅሙ፡ እምጸጋሁ። ወንሕነሰ፡ በመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ወበአሚን፡ ንሴፎ፡ ንጽደቅ። እስመ፡ በኀበ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ተገዝሮሂ፡ ኢይበቊዕ። ወኢ፡ ተገዝሮሂ፡ ኢያሠልጥ፡ ዘእንበለ፡ ዳእሙ፡ በአሚን፡ ወበተፋቅሮ። በእንተ፡ ትዕይርተ፡ መስቀሉ፡ ለክርስቶስ ትካትሰ፡ ሠናየ፡ ሮጽክሙ። መኑ፡ አዕቀፈክሙ፡ ኢትእመኑ፡ በጽድቅ። እስመ፡ ዝ፡ ሩጸትክሙ፡ ኢኮነ፡ ኀበ፡ ውእቱ፡ ዘጸውዐክሙ። አኮኑ፡ ኅዳጥ፡ ብሑእ፡ ብዙኀ፡ ሐሪጸ፡ ያብሕእ። አንሰ፡ ተአመንኩክሙ፡ በእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ከመ፡ ኢተኀልዩ፡ ባዕደ። ወዘሰ፡ የሀውከክሙ፡ ይጸውር፡ ደይኖ፡ መኑሂ፡ ዘኮነ፡ ከዊኖ። ወአንሰ፡ አኀውየ፡ ለእመ፡ ግዝረተ፡ እሰብክ፡ ለምንትኑ፡ እንከ፡ እዴግን። ተስዕረኑ፡ እንከ፡ ትዕይርተ፡ መስቀሉ፡ ለክርስቶስ። ርቱዕ፡ ይንትጉ፡ እለ፡ የሀውኩክሙ። ዘከመ፡ ይደሉ፡ ተፋቅሮ፡ ምስለ፡ ቢጽ ወአንትሙሰ፡ ለግእዛን፡ ተጸዋዕክሙ፡ አኀውየ። ወዳእሙ፡ ኢትግበሩ፡ ላቲ፡ ምክንያተ፡ ለግእዛንክሙ፡ በፍትወተ፡ ሥጋክሙ። ወበተፋቅሮ፡ ተቀነዩ፡ ለቢጽክሙ።
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You have strayed from Christ, those who were circumcised according to the Law, you are justified; and you have fallen from His grace. But we, through the Holy Spirit and through faith, we hope to be justified. For with our Lord Jesus Christ, circumcision is also abolished and does not avail; and circumcision also does not profit without faith in faith and in love, on account of the mystery of the cross of Christ. You have run a good race. Who has prevented you from believing in righteousness? For this race of yours has not been to the one who called you. Is it not a small thing that a great multitude of circumcised men should err? I believed in you, in our Lord Jesus Christ, that you would be changed in another way. And whoever teaches you, let him prepare a trial; who indeed has been a judge? And I, my brothers, if I were to preach circumcision, why then would I be silent? Would I then hide the mystery of the cross of Christ? Let those who teach you be confounded; for it is fitting that love be with the end. And you, you have been called to the ends, my brothers. And do not make a pretext for your ends by the desire of your flesh; and in love, be reconciled to your end.
LIT3518Epistle:16 · narrativemedium
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እስመ፡ አሐዱ፡ ቃል፡ ይፌጽሞ፡ ለኵሉ፡ ሕግ። አፍቅር፡ ቢጸከ፡ ከመ፡ ነፍስከ። ወእመሰ፡ በበይናቲክሙ፡ ትትባልዑ፡ ወትትናሰኩ፡ ተኀልቆ፡ ተርፈክሙ። እብለክሙ፡ በመንፈስ፡ ሑሩ፡ ወፍትወተ፡ ሥጋክሙ፡ ኢትግበሩ። እስመ፡ ሥጋኒ፡ ይፈቱ፡ ዘኢይፈቱ፡ መንፈስ። ወመንፈስኒ፡ ይፈቱ፡ ዘኢይፈቱ፡ ሥጋ። ወይትእበዩ፡ በበይናቲሆሙ፡ ከመ፡ ኢትግበሩ፡ ዘትፈቅዱ። ወእመሰ፡ ዘመንፈስ፡ ትተልዉ፡ ወፃእክሙ፡ እምኦሪት። ወይትዐወቅ፡ ምግባሩ፡ ለሥጋ፡ ዝሙት፡ ርኩስ፡ ወምርዓት። አጣዕዎ፡ ሥራይ፡ ጽልእ፡ ትዝኅርት፡ ትውዝፍት፡ ቅንአት፡ መዓት። ኑፋቄ፡ ተቃሕዎ፡ ተሐምሞ፡ ተቃትሎ፡ ስክረት፡ ወዘአምሳሊሁ፡ ለዝንቱ። በከመ፡ አቅደምኩ፡ ነጊሮተክሙ። ዘዘንተ፡ ይገብር፡ ኢይሬኢ፡ መንግሥተ፡ እግዚአብሔር። ወፍሬሁሰ፡ ለመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ተፋቅሮ፡ ፍሥሓ፡ ሰላም፡ ትዕግሥት፡ ምጽዋት። ኂሩት፡ ሃይማኖት፡ የውሀት፡ ኢ፡ ዘምዎት። አልቦ፡ ዘይኄይስ፡ እምዝ፡ ሕግ። ወእለሰ፡ በኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ሰቀሉ፡ ሥጋሆሙ፡ ምስለ፡ ፍትወት፡ ወምስለ፡ ኀጢአት።
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For one word perfects the whole Law: love. It has reached you, like your soul. And if among yourselves you are divided and contend, you have remained behind. I say to you: walk in the Spirit, and do not do the desires of your flesh. For the flesh desires what the Spirit does not desire, and the Spirit desires what the flesh does not desire; and they are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you wish. And if you follow the Spirit, you have gone out from the Law. And the work of the flesh is known: fornication, impurity, and gluttony. Theft, robbery, hatred, envy, jealousy, wrath, schism, strife, quarreling, contention, drunkenness, and things like these. As I have previously told you: whoever does these things does not see the kingdom of God. And the fruit of the Holy Spirit is: love, joy, peace, patience, mercy, freedom, faith, truth, and humility. There is nothing more excellent than this Law. And those who, in Jesus Christ, have crucified their flesh with desire and with sin.
LIT3518Epistle:17 · narrativemedium
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ወይእዜሰ፡ በመንፈስ፡ ንሕየው፡ ወዘበመንፈስ፡ ንግበር። ወኢንኩን፡ ዝኁራነ። ወኢትትሐመዩ፡ በበይናቲክሙ፡ ወኢትትኀሠሡ፡ በበይናቲክሙ። ምዕራፍ 6 ዘከመ፡ ይደሉ፡ ተዐግሦ፡ ላዕለ፡ ቢጽ አኀዊነ፡ ለእመ፡ ቦ፡ ብእሲ፡ ዘስሕተ፡ እምኔክሙ። አንትሙ፡ እለ፡ በመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ አጽንዕዎ፡ በመንፈሰ፡ የውሀት። እንዘ፡ ትትዐቀቡ፡ ለርእስክሙ፡ ወኢትስሐቱ። ወጹሩ፡ ለቢጽክሙ፡ ዘአክበዱ፡ ላዕሌክሙ። ወቦቱ፡ ትፌጽሙ፡ ሕገ፡ ክርስቶስ። ወአልቦ፡ ዘያስሕት፡ ርእሶ። በእንተ፡ አመክሮ፡ ምግባር ወኵሉ፡ ያመክር፡ ምግባሮ፡ በዘይከውኖ፡ ምክሐ፡ ለርእሱ፡ ወአኮ፡ ለባዕድ። እስመ፡ ኵሎ፡ ጾሮ፡ ይጸውር። ወይስምዖ፡ ንኡሰ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ለዝ፡ ነገር። ወይትመሀር፡ ኵሎ፡ ሠናያተ። ኢያስሕቱክሙ፡ አልቦ፡ ዘያስተአብዶ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር። ዘዘርዐ፡ ሰብእ፡ የአርር። ዘዘርዐ፡ ውስተ፡ ሥጋሁ፡ የአርር፡ ሞተ። ወዘዘርዐ፡ ውስተ፡ መንፈሱ፡ የአርር፡ ሕይወተ፡ ዘለዓለም። ወኢንትሐከይ፡ ገቢረ፡ ሠናይ፡ እስመ፡ በዕድሜሁ፡ ነአርሮ።
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And now let us live in the Spirit, and let us do what is of the Spirit. And let us not be hypocrites, and do not quarrel among yourselves, and do not be envious among yourselves. Chapter 6 As it is fitting, a rebuke upon the wicked. Our brother, if there is a man who errs among you, you who are in the Holy Spirit, strengthen him with the Spirit of grace, while you guard yourselves and do not err. And close your mouth to those who have slandered you. And thus you fulfill the law of Christ. And there is no one who errs in himself because of the counsel of action. And everyone counsels his action in what constitutes counsel for himself, and not for another. For everyone turns his face. And the young Christian hears this matter and learns all good things. There is no one who deceives you who can deceive God. He who sows a man reaps; he who sows in his flesh reaps death; and he who sows in his spirit reaps eternal life. And do not delay the doing of good, for in his lifetime he reaps.
LIT3518Epistle:18 · narrativemedium
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አምጣነ፡ ብነ፡ ዕለት፡ ንግበር፡ ሠናየ፡ ለኵሉ፡ ወፈድፋደሰ፡ ለሰብአ፡ ሃይማኖት። ርእዩ፡ ዘከመ፡ ጸሐፍኩ፡ ለክሙ፡ በእዴየ። ወእለሰ፡ ይፈቅዱ፡ ያድልዉ፡ ለገጽ፡ እሙንቱ፡ ያጌብሩክሙ፡ ትትገዘሩ። ዳእሙ፡ ከመ፡ ኢትትልዉ፡ መስቀሎ፡ ለክርስቶስ። ወእለሂ፡ ተገዝሩ፡ ኢዐቀቡ፡ ኦሪተ። ዳእሙ፡ ይፈቅዱ፡ ለክሙ፡ ትትገዘሩ፡ ከመ፡ በነፍስክሙ፡ ትዘኀሩ። ወአንሰ፡ ሐሰ፡ ሊተ፡ ኢይዜኀር፡ ዘእንበለ፡ በመስቀሉ፡ ለኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ እግዚእነ። ወበኀቤየሰ፡ ምዉት፡ ዓለም፡ ወአነሂ፡ ምዉት፡ በኀበ፡ ዓለም። እስመ፡ በኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ተገዝሮሂ፡ ኢይበቊዕ። ወኢተገዝሮሂ፡ ኢያሠልጥ፡ ዘእንበለ፡ ሐዳስ፡ ፍጥረት። ወላዕለ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ እለ፡ ይነብሩ፡ በዝንቱ፡ ሕግ፡ ሰላም፡ ወሣህል፡ ወዲበ፡ እስራኤል፡ ዘእግዚአብሔር። እምይእዜሰ፡ አልቦ፡ ዘያነጥየኒ። አንሰ፡ ሕማሞ፡ ለክርስቶስ፡ እጸውር፡ በሥጋየ። ጸጋሁ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ምስለ፡ መንፈስክሙ፡ አኀውየ፡ አሜን።
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Now then, let us do good to everyone, and especially to people of the faith. See how I have written to you with my own hand. And those who wish to add to the face—they are the ones who will make you circumcise. That is, they add to the cross of Christ. And those who are circumcised keep the Law. That is, they wish that you be circumcised, so that you may be rejected in your own soul. And as for me, truly, I am not rejected except by the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. And in my regard, death to the world, and I also am dead to the world. For by Jesus Christ, circumcision does not avail, and non-circumcision does not profit without a new creation. And above all those who live by this law—peace and pardon—and upon Israel, from God. Now from this time, there is none who can provoke me. I bear the passion of Christ in my flesh. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen.
LIT3518Epistle:19 · narrativehigh
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Colophon of the work Stichometry
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Colophon of the work Stichometry
Citation. Tergwame, “መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ገላትያ፡፡”, LIT3518Epistle:1, machine-draft, 2026. https://naxiai.com/christian/works/LIT3518Epistle#s1
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