1 م ِنْ بُولُسَ الَّذِي هُوَ رَسُولٌ لا مِنَ النّاسِ، وَلا تَعَيَّنَ بِواسِطَةِ إنسانٍ، بَلْ مِنْ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ، وَمِنَ اللهِ الآبِ الَّذِي أقامَهُ مِنَ المَوتِ.

Paul, an apostle ( not sent from men nor through the agency of man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead),

2 و َمِنْ كُلِّ الإخوَةِ الَّذِينَ مَعِي، إلَى الكَنائِسِ الَّتِي فِي مُقاطَعَةِ غَلاطِيَّةَ.

and all the brethren who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:

3 ل ِتَكُنْ لَكُمْ نِعمَةٌ وَسَلامٌ مِنَ اللهِ أبِينا، وَمِنَ الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ.

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,

4 ف َهُوَ الَّذِي قَدَّمَ نَفسَهُ لِكَي يَرفَعَ عَنّا خَطايانا، وَيُحَرِّرَنا مِنْ هَذا العالَمِ الشِّرِّيرِ الَّذِي نَعِيشُ فِيهِ. وَذَلِكَ بِحَسَبِ إرادَةِ اللهِ أبِينا.

who gave Himself for our sins so that He might rescue us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,

5 ل َهُ المَجدُ إلَى أبَدِ الآبِدِينَ. آمِينْ. بِشارَةٌ حَقِيقِيَّةٌ واحِدَة

to whom be the glory forevermore. Amen. Perversion of the Gospel

6 إ نِّي مُندَهِشٌ لِأنَّكُمْ تَتَخَلُّونَ سَرِيعاً عَنِ اللهِ الَّذِي دَعاكُمْ بِنِعْمَةِ المَسِيحِ، وَتَتَحَوَّلُونَ إلَى بِشارَةٍ أُخْرَى.

I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel;

7 م َعَ أنَّهُ لَيسَ هُناكَ بِشارَةٌ أُخْرَى، لَكِنْ هُناكَ أشخاصٌ يُربِكُونَكُمْ، وَيُحاوِلُونَ أنْ يُشَوِّهُوا بِشارَةَ المَسِيحِ.

which is really not another; only there are some who are disturbing you and want to distort the gospel of Christ.

8 و َلَكِنْ حَتَّى إنْ جِئْنا نَحْنُ، أوْ مَلاكٌ مِنَ السَّماءِ، وَبَشَّرْناكُمْ بِبِشارَةٍ أُخْرَى تَختَلِفُ عَنِ البِشارَةِ الَّتِي بَشَّرْناكُمْ بِها، فَلْيَكُنْ مَنْ بَشَّرَكُمْ مَلعُوناً.

But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed!

9 و َكَما قُلْنا سابِقاً، أقُولُ لَكُمُ الآنَ ثانِيَةً: إنْ بَشَّرَكُمْ أحَدٌ بِبِشارَةٍ تَخْتَلِفُ عَنِ الَّتِي قَبِلْتُمُوها، فَلْيَكُنْ مَلعُوناً.

As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be accursed!

10 أ تَظُنُّونَ أنَّنِي أُحاوِلُ بِكَلامي هَذا أنْ أربَحَ تَأْيِيدَ النّاسِ أمْ تَأْيِيدَ اللهِ؟ أوْ هَلْ أُرِيدُ أنْ أُرضِيَ النّاسَ؟ لَو كُنْتُ أُرِيدُ أنْ أُرضِيَ النّاسَ، لَما كُنْتُ خادِماً لِلمَسِيحِ. سُلْطانُ بُولُسَ مِنَ الله

For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ. Paul Defends His Ministry

11 أ يُّها الإخوَةُ، أُرِيدُكُمْ أنْ تَعرِفُوا أنَّ البِشارَةَ الَّتِي بَشَّرْتُكُمْ بِها لَيسَتْ مِنْ مَصْدَرٍ بَشَرِيٍّ.

For I would have you know, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man.

12 ف َأنا لَمْ آخُذْها مِنْ إنسانٍ، وَلَمْ يُعَلِّمْنِي إيّاها إنسانٌ، وَلَكِنَّ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحَ كَشَفَها لِي.

For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.

13 ق َدْ سَمِعْتُمْ عَنْ سِيرَةِ حَياتِي السّابِقَةِ عِندَما كُنْتُ يَهُودِيّاً. وَتَعلَمُونَ بِأنِّي أسَأْتُ إلَى كَنِيسَةِ اللهِ بِقَسْوَةٍ، وَحاوَلْتُ أنْ أُدَمِّرَها.

For you have heard of my former manner of life in Judaism, how I used to persecute the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it;

14 و َقَدْ كُنْتُ مُتَفَوِّقاً عَلَى كُلِّ مَنْ كانوا فِي مِثلِ عُمْرِي مِنَ اليَهُودِ، لِأنِّي كُنْتُ أكثَرَ إخلاصاً مِنْهُمْ لِتَقالِيدِ الآباءِ.

and I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my countrymen, being more extremely zealous for my ancestral traditions.

15 ل َكِنَّ اللهَ اختارَنِي قَبلَ أنْ أُولَدَ، وَدَعانِي بِالنِّعمَةِ إلَى خِدْمَتِهِ.

But when God, who had set me apart even from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace, was pleased

16 و َلَمّا قَرَّرَ أنْ يُعلِنَ لِي ابْنَهُ، لِكَي أُبَشِّرَ بِهِ بَينَ غَيرِ اليَهُودِ، لَمْ أستَشِرْ إنساناً،

to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood,

17 و َلَمْ أذهَبْ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ لِأُقابِلَ الرُّسُلَ الَّذِينَ كانُوا قَبلِي، بَلْ ذَهَبْتُ فَوراً إلَى أرْضِ العَرَبِ، ثُمَّ عُدْتُ إلَى دِمَشْقَ.

nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went away to Arabia, and returned once more to Damascus.

18 و َبَعْدَ ثَلاثِ سَنَواتٍ، ذَهَبْتُ إلَى القُدْسِ لِأتَعَرَّفَ بِبُطرُسَ، وَأقَمْتُ عِندَهُ أُسبُوعَينِ.

Then three years later I went up to Jerusalem to become acquainted with Cephas, and stayed with him fifteen days.

19 و َلَمْ أرَ رَسُولاً آخَرَ سِوَى يَعقُوبَ أخِي الرَّبِّ.

But I did not see any other of the apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.

20 ي َشْهَدُ اللهُ عَلَى أنِّي لا أكذِبُ فِيما أكتُبُهُ.

(Now in what I am writing to you, I assure you before God that I am not lying.)

21 ب َعْدَ ذَلِكَ جِئْتُ إلَى بِلادِ سُورِيَّةَ وَكِيلِيكِيَّةَ.

Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

22 و َلَمْ أكُنْ مَعرُوفاً لَدَى كَنائِسِ المَسيحِ الواقِعَةِ فِي إقليمِ اليَهُودِيَّةِ.

I was still unknown by sight to the churches of Judea which were in Christ;

23 ل َكِنَّهُمْ كانُوا يَسْمَعُونَ النّاسَ يَقُولُونَ: «إنَّ الَّذِي كانَ يُسِيئُ إلَينا سابِقاً، يُبَشِّرُ الآنَ بِالإيمانِ الَّذِي حاوَلَ أنْ يُدَمِّرَهُ!»

but only, they kept hearing, “He who once persecuted us is now preaching the faith which he once tried to destroy.”

24 ف َكانُوا يُمَجِّدُونَ اللهَ بِسَبَبِي.

And they were glorifying God because of me.