1 Ó gálatas insensatos! Quem os enfeitiçou? Não foi diante dos seus olhos que Jesus Cristo foi exposto como crucificado?

You foolish Galatians! What strange powers are trying to lead you from the way of faith in Christ? We made it plain for you to see that Jesus Christ was put on a cross to die.

2 G ostaria de saber apenas uma coisa: foi pela prática da Lei que vocês receberam o Espírito, ou pela fé naquilo que ouviram?

There is one thing I want to know. Did you receive the Holy Spirit by keeping the Law? Or did you receive Him by hearing about Christ?

3 S erá que vocês são tão insensatos que, tendo começado pelo Espírito, querem agora se aperfeiçoar pelo esforço próprio ?

How foolish can you be? You started the Christian life by the Holy Spirit. Do you think you are going to become better Christians by your old way of worship?

4 S erá que foi inútil sofrerem tantas coisas? Se é que foi inútil!

You suffered so much because of the Good News you received. Was this all of no use?

5 A quele que lhes dá o seu Espírito e opera milagres entre vocês realiza essas coisas pela prática da Lei ou pela fé com a qual receberam a palavra?

He gave you the Holy Spirit and did powerful works among you. Does He do it because you do what the Law says or because you hear and believe the truth?

6 C onsiderem o exemplo de Abraão: “Ele creu em Deus, e isso lhe foi creditado como justiça”.

It was the same with Abraham. He put his trust in God. This made Abraham right with God.

7 E stejam certos, portanto, de que os que são da fé, estes é que são filhos de Abraão.

Be sure to remember that all men who put their trust in God are the sons of Abraham.

8 P revendo a Escritura que Deus justificaria os gentios pela fé, anunciou primeiro as boas novas a Abraão: “Por meio de você todas as nações serão abençoadas”.

The Holy Writings said long ago that God would save the people who are not Jews from the punishment of sin also. Before this time the Holy Writings gave the Good News to Abraham in these words, “All nations will be happy because of you.”

9 A ssim, os que são da fé são abençoados junto com Abraão, homem de fé.

So then, all those who have faith will be happy, along with Abraham who had faith.

10 J á os que se apóiam na prática da Lei estão debaixo de maldição, pois está escrito: “Maldito todo aquele que não persiste em praticar todas as coisas escritas no livro da Lei”.

All those who expect the Law to save them from the punishment of sin will be punished. Because it is written, “Everyone who does not keep on doing all the things written in the Book of the Law will be punished.”

11 É evidente que diante de Deus ninguém é justificado pela Lei, pois “o justo viverá pela fé”.

No one is made right with God by doing what the Law says. For, “The man right with God will live by faith.”

12 A Lei não é baseada na fé; ao contrário, “quem praticar estas coisas, por elas viverá”.

The Law does not use faith. It says, “You must obey all the Law or you will die.”

13 C risto nos redimiu da maldição da Lei quando se tornou maldição em nosso lugar, pois está escrito: “Maldito todo aquele que for pendurado num madeiro”.

Christ bought us with His blood and made us free from the Law. In that way, the Law could not punish us. Christ did this by carrying the load and by being punished instead of us. It is written, “Anyone who hangs on a cross is hated and punished.”

14 I sso para que em Cristo Jesus a bênção de Abraão chegasse também aos gentios, para que recebêssemos a promessa do Espírito mediante a fé. A Lei e a Promessa

Because of the price Christ Jesus paid, the good things that came to Abraham might come to the people who are not Jews. And by putting our trust in Christ, we receive the Holy Spirit He has promised.

15 I rmãos, humanamente falando, ninguém pode anular um testamento depois de ratificado, nem acrescentar-lhe algo.

Christian brothers, let me show you what this means. If two men agree to something and sign their names on a paper promising to stay true to what they agree, it cannot be changed.

16 A ssim também as promessas foram feitas a Abraão e ao seu descendente. A Escritura não diz: “E aos seus descendentes”, como se falando de muitos, mas: “Ao seu descendente ”, dando a entender que se trata de um só, isto é, Cristo.

Now the promise was made to Abraham and to his son. He does not say, “And to sons,” speaking of many. But instead, “And to your Son,” which means Christ.

17 Q uero dizer isto: A Lei, que veio quatrocentos e trinta anos depois, não anula a aliança previamente estabelecida por Deus, de modo que venha a invalidar a promessa.

This is what I am saying: The Law which came 430 years later could not change the promise. The promise had already been made by God. The Law could not put that promise aside.

18 P ois, se a herança depende da Lei, já não depende de promessa. Deus, porém, concedeu-a gratuitamente a Abraão mediante promessa.

If it had been possible to be saved from the punishment of sin by obeying the Law, the promise God gave Abraham would be worth nothing. But since it is not possible to be saved by obeying the Law, the promise God gave Abraham is worth everything.

19 Q ual era então o propósito da Lei? Foi acrescentada por causa das transgressões, até que viesse o Descendente a quem se referia a promessa, e foi promulgada por meio de anjos, pela mão de um mediador.

Then why do we have the Law? It was given because of sin. It was to be used until Christ came. The promise had been made looking toward Christ. The Law was given by angels through Moses who stood between God and man.

20 C ontudo, o mediador representa mais de um; Deus, porém, é um.

But when the promise was given to Abraham, God gave it without anyone standing between them.

21 E ntão, a Lei opõe-se às promessas de Deus? De maneira nenhuma! Pois, se tivesse sido dada uma lei que pudesse conceder vida, certamente a justiça viria da lei.

Is the Law against the promise of God? No! Never! If it had been possible to be saved from the punishment of sin by obeying the Law, then being right with God would have come by obeying the Law.

22 M as a Escritura encerrou tudo debaixo do pecado, a fim de que a promessa, que é pela fé em Jesus Cristo, fosse dada aos que crêem.

But the Holy Writings say that all men are guilty of sin. Then that which was promised might be given to those who put their trust in Christ. It will be because their faith is in Him.

23 A ntes que viesse essa fé, estávamos sob a custódia da Lei, nela encerrados, até que a fé que haveria de vir fosse revelada.

Before it was possible to be saved from the punishment of sin by putting our trust in Christ, we were held under the Law. It was as if we were being kept in prison. We were kept this way until Christ came.

24 A ssim, a Lei foi o nosso tutor até Cristo, para que fôssemos justificados pela fé.

The Law was used to lead us to Christ. It was our teacher, and so we were made right with God by putting our trust in Christ.

25 A gora, porém, tendo chegado a fé, já não estamos mais sob o controle do tutor. Os Filhos de Deus

Now that our faith is in Christ, we do not need the Law to lead us.

26 T odos vocês são filhos de Deus mediante a fé em Cristo Jesus,

You are now children of God because you have put your trust in Christ Jesus.

27 p ois os que em Cristo foram batizados, de Cristo se revestiram.

All of you who have been baptized to show you belong to Christ have become like Christ.

28 N ão há judeu nem grego, escravo nem livre, homem nem mulher; pois todos são um em Cristo Jesus.

God does not see you as a Jew or as a Greek. He does not see you as a servant or as a person free to work. He does not see you as a man or as a woman. You are all one in Christ.

29 E , se vocês são de Cristo, são descendência de Abraão e herdeiros segundo a promessa.

If you belong to Christ, then you have become the true children of Abraham. What God promised to him is now yours.