1 N aku, na Paora, na te apotoro, kihai nei i tonoa e te tangata, kihai ano hoki ma roto i te tangata, engari i ma roto i a Ihu Karaiti, i te Atua Matua ano hoki, nana nei ia i whakaara i te hunga mate;

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

2 N a nga teina katoa hoki i ahau nei, ki nga hahi o Karatia.

and all the brothers who are with me, to the assemblies of Galatia:

3 K ia tau ki a koutou te aroha noa me te rangimarie, he mea na te Atua Matua, na to tatou Ariki hoki, na Ihu Karaiti,

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

4 I tuku nei i a ia ano mo o tatou hara, kia whakaorangia ai tatou e ia i tenei ao kino, i runga i ta te Atua, i ta to tatou Matua i pai ai.

who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father—

5 W aiho atu i a ia te kororia ake ake. Amine.

to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

6 M iharo tonu ahau ki te hohoro o to koutou nekehanga atu i te kaikaranga o koutou i runga i te aroha noa o te Karaiti ki tetahi rongopai ke:

I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different “good news”;

7 E hara nei ia i te mea ke atu; engari tena tetahi hunga e whakararuraru ana i a koutou, e mea ana kia whakaputaia ketia te rongopai o te Karaiti.

and there isn’t another “good news.” Only there are some who trouble you, and want to pervert the Good News of Christ.

8 O tira, ahakoa ko matou, ko tetahi anahera ranei o te rangi, ki te kauwhau i te rongopai ki a koutou, i te mea rere ke i ta matou i kauwhau ai ki a koutou, kia kanga ia.

But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you any “good news” other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed.

9 K ia rite ki ta matou i ki ai i mua, ka ki ano ahau inaianei, ki te puta ke te kauwhau a tetahi ki a koutou i tera kua riro i a koutou, kia kanga ia.

As we have said before, so I now say again: if any man preaches to you any “good news” other than that which you received, let him be cursed.

10 H e tangata ranei, ko te Atua ranei, taku e kukume nei? he tangata ranei aku e whai nei kia whakamanawarekatia? mehemea kei runga tonu ahau i te whakamanawareka tangata, ehara ahau i te pononga na te Karaiti.

For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ.

11 N a, kia mohio mai koutou, e oku teina, ko te rongopai i kauwhautia e ahau, ehara i te tangata.

But I make known to you, brothers, concerning the Good News which was preached by me, that it is not according to man.

12 E hara hoki na te tangata i riro mai ai i ahau, nana ranei i whakaako ki ahau, engari i haere mai ki ahau ra te whakakitenga mai a Ihu Karaiti.

For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.

13 K ua rongo na hoki koutou ki taku whakahaere i mua i runga i ta nga Hurai tikanga, nui atu hoki taku tukino i te hahi a te Atua, mongamonga ana i ahau:

For you have heard of my way of living in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of God, and ravaged it.

14 I hipa noa atu ahau ki mua i etahi tokomaha tonu o matou, rite nga tau ki oku, i waenganui i toku iwi ki te tikanga a nga Hurai, hira noa atu hoki toku ngakau ki nga whakarerenga iho a oku matua.

I advanced in the Jews’ religion beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

15 O tira i te mea ka pai te Atua, nana nei ahau i momotu mai i roto tonu i te kopu o toku whaea, i karanga hoki, he meatanga na tona aroha noa,

But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me through his grace,

16 K i te whakakite i tana Tama i roto i ahau, kia kauwhautia ai ia e ahau ki nga tauiwi; i reira tonu iho kihai ahau i korerorero ki te kikokiko, ki te toto:

to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I didn’t immediately confer with flesh and blood,

17 K ihai ano ahau i haere atu ki Hiruharama, ki te hunga i apotoro i mua i ahau; heoi haere ana ahau ki Arapia, a hoki ana mai ki Ramahiku.

nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia. Then I returned to Damascus.

18 A muri iho i te takanga o nga tau e toru ka haere ake ahau ki Hiruharama kia kite i a Pita, a tekau ma rima nga ra i noho ai ahau ki a ia.

Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and stayed with him fifteen days.

19 E ngari kihai ahau i kite i tetahi atu o nga apotoro, ko Hemi anake, ko te teina o te Ariki.

But of the other apostles I saw no one, except James, the Lord’s brother.

20 N a, ko nga mea e tuhituhia atu nei e ahau ki a koutou, nana, kei te aroaro tenei o te Atua, kahore aku teka.

Now about the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I’m not lying.

21 M uri iho ka haere ahau ki nga wahi o Hiria, o Kirikia;

Then I came to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

22 K ihai ano toku mata i mohiotia e nga hahi o Huria i roto i a te Karaiti:

I was still unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea which were in Christ,

23 I rongo kau ratou, Ko te tangata tukino i a matou i mua, e kauwhautia ana e ia inaianei te whakapono i whakangaromia ra e ia.

but they only heard: “He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy.”

24 A whakakororia ana ratou i te Atua mo tana ki ahau.

And they glorified God in me.