1 O you poor and silly and thoughtless and unreflecting and senseless Galatians! Who has fascinated or bewitched or cast a spell over you, unto whom—right before your very eyes—Jesus Christ (the Messiah) was openly and graphically set forth and portrayed as crucified?

¡Oh, Gálatas insensatos! ¿Quién los ha fascinado a ustedes, ante cuyos ojos Jesucristo fue presentado públicamente como crucificado ?

2 L et me ask you this one question: Did you receive the Spirit as the result of obeying the Law and doing its works, or was it by hearing and believing ?

Esto es lo único que quiero averiguar (aprender) de ustedes ¿Recibieron el Espíritu por las obras de la Ley, o por el oír con fe ?

3 A re you so foolish and so senseless and so silly? Having begun with the Spirit, are you now reaching perfection on the flesh?

¿Tan insensatos son? Habiendo comenzado por el Espíritu, ¿van a terminar ahora por la carne?

4 H ave you suffered so many things and experienced so much all for nothing (to no purpose)—if it really is to no purpose and in vain?

¿Han padecido tantas cosas en vano? ¡Si es que en realidad fue en vano!

5 T hen does He Who supplies you with His marvelous Spirit and works powerfully and miraculously among you do so on what the Law demands, or because of your believing in and adhering to and trusting in and relying on the message that you heard?

Aquél, pues, que les suministra el Espíritu y hace milagros entre ustedes, ¿lo hace por las obras de la Ley o por el oír con fe ?

6 T hus Abraham believed in and adhered to and trusted in and relied on God, and it was reckoned and placed to his account and credited as righteousness (as conformity to the divine will in purpose, thought, and action).

Así Abraham creyo a Dios y le fue contado como justicia.

7 K now and understand that it is the people by faith who are sons of Abraham.

Por tanto, sepan que los que son de fe, éstos son hijos de Abraham.

8 A nd the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify (declare righteous, put in right standing with Himself) the Gentiles in consequence of faith, proclaimed the Gospel to Abraham in the promise, saying, In you shall all the nations be blessed.

La Escritura, previendo que Dios justificaría a los Gentiles (las naciones) por la fe, anunció de antemano las buenas nuevas a Abraham, diciendo: “ En ti seran benditas todas las naciones.”

9 S o then, those who are people of faith are blessed and made happy and favored by God with the believing and trusting Abraham.

Así que, los que son de la fe son bendecidos con Abraham, el creyente.

10 A nd all who depend on the Law are under a curse and doomed to disappointment and destruction, for it is written in the Scriptures, Cursed (accursed, devoted to destruction, doomed to eternal punishment) be everyone who does not continue to abide (live and remain) by all the precepts and commands written in the Book of the Law and to practice them.

Porque todos los que son de las obras de la Ley están bajo maldición, pues escrito está: “ Maldito todo el que no permanece en todas las cosas escritas en el libro de la ley, para hacerlas.”

11 N ow it is evident that no person is justified (declared righteous and brought into right standing with God) through the Law, for the Scripture says, The man in right standing with God shall live by and out of faith and he who through and by faith is declared righteous and in right standing with God shall live.

Y que nadie es justificado ante Dios por la Ley es evidente, porque “ El justo vivira por la fe.”

12 B ut the Law does not rest on faith, for it itself says, He who does them shall live by them.

Sin embargo, la Ley no se basa en la fe. Al contrario, “ El que las hace, vivira por ellas.”

13 C hrist purchased our freedom from the curse (doom) of the Law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written, Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree (is crucified);

Cristo nos redimió de la maldición de la Ley, habiéndose hecho maldición por nosotros, porque escrito está: “ Maldito todo el que cuelga de un madero,”

14 T o the end that through Christ Jesus, the blessing to Abraham might come upon the Gentiles, so that we through faith might receive the promise of the Spirit.

a fin de que en Cristo Jesús la bendición de Abraham viniera a los Gentiles, para que recibiéramos la promesa del Espíritu mediante la fe. La Promesa, y el Propósito de la Ley

15 T o speak in terms of human relations, brethren, even a man makes a last will and testament (a merely human covenant), no one sets it aside or makes it void or adds to it when once it has been drawn up and signed (ratified, confirmed).

Hermanos, hablo en términos humanos. Un pacto, aunque sea humano, una vez ratificado nadie lo invalida ni le añade condiciones.

16 N ow the promises (covenants, agreements) were decreed and made to Abraham and his Seed (his Offspring, his Heir). He does not say, And to seeds (descendants, heirs), as if referring to many persons, but, And to your Seed (your Descendant, your Heir), obviously referring to one individual, Who is Christ (the Messiah).

Ahora bien, las promesas fueron hechas a Abraham y a su descendencia. No dice: “y a las descendencias,” como refiriéndose a muchas, sino más bien a una: “y a tu descendencia,” es decir, Cristo (el Mesías).

17 T his is my argument: The Law, which began 430 years after the covenant, does not and cannot annul the covenant previously established (ratified) by God, so as to abolish the promise and make it void.

Lo que digo es esto: la Ley, que vino 430 años más tarde, no invalida un pacto ratificado anteriormente por Dios, como para anular la promesa.

18 F or if the inheritance the Law, it no longer on the promise; however, God gave it to Abraham by virtue of His promise.

Porque si la herencia depende de una ley, ya no depende de una promesa; pero Dios se la concedió a Abraham por medio de una promesa.

19 W hat then was the purpose of the Law? It was added because of transgressions and of sin; and it was intended to be in effect until the Seed (the Descendant, the Heir) should come, to and concerning Whom the promise had been made. And it was arranged and ordained and appointed through the instrumentality of angels by the hand (in the person) of a go-between.

Entonces, ¿para qué fue dada la Ley? Fue añadida a causa de las transgresiones, hasta que viniera la descendencia a la cual había sido hecha la promesa, Ley que fue promulgada mediante ángeles por mano de un mediador.

20 N ow a go-between (intermediary) has to do with and implies more than one party. Yet God is one Person.

Ahora bien, un mediador no representa a uno solo, pero Dios es uno solo.

21 I s the Law then contrary and opposed to the promises of God? Of course not! For if a Law had been given which could confer life, then righteousness and right standing with God would certainly have come by Law.

¿Es entonces la Ley contraria a las promesas de Dios? ¡De ningún modo! Porque si se hubiera dado una ley capaz de impartir vida, entonces la justicia ciertamente hubiera dependido de la ley.

22 B ut the Scriptures shut up and imprisoned by sin, so that which was promised through faith in Jesus Christ (the Messiah) might be given (released, delivered, and committed) to those who believe.

Pero la Escritura lo encerró todo bajo pecado, para que la promesa que es por la fe en Jesucristo fuera dada a todos los que creen.

23 N ow before the faith came, we were perpetually guarded under the Law, kept in custody in preparation for the faith that was destined to be revealed (unveiled, disclosed),

Antes de venir la fe, estábamos encerrados bajo la ley, confinados para la fe que había de ser revelada.

24 S o that the Law served as our trainer until Christ, that we might be justified (declared righteous, put in right standing with God) by and through faith.

De manera que la Ley ha venido a ser nuestro guía (tutor) para conducirnos a Cristo, a fin de que seamos justificados por la fe.

25 B ut now that the faith has come, we are no longer under a trainer (the guardian of our childhood).

Pero ahora que ha venido la fe, ya no estamos bajo el guía.

26 F or in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God through faith.

Pues todos ustedes son hijos de Dios mediante la fe en Cristo Jesús.

27 F or as many as were baptized into Christ have put on (clothed yourselves with) Christ.

Porque todos los que fueron bautizados en Cristo, de Cristo se han revestido.

28 T here is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is not male and female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

No hay Judío ni Griego; no hay esclavo ni libre; no hay hombre ni mujer, porque todos son uno en Cristo Jesús.

29 A nd if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s offspring and heirs according to promise.

Y si ustedes son de Cristo, entonces son descendencia de Abraham, herederos según la promesa.