1 O , Galateni nechibzuiţi! Cine v'a fermecat, pe voi, înaintea ochilor cărora a fost zugrăvit Isus Hristos ca răstignit?

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?

2 I ată numai ce voiesc să ştiu dela voi: prin faptele Legii aţi primit voi Duhul, ori prin auzirea credinţei?

Let 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 ?

3 S înteţi aşa de nechibzuiţi? După ce aţi început prin Duhul, vreţi acum să sfîrşiţi prin firea pămîntească?

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

4 Î n zădar aţi suferit voi atît de mult? Dacă, în adevăr, e în zădar!

Have 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?

5 C el ce vă dă Duhul şi face minuni printre voi, le face oare prin faptele Legii sau prin auzirea credinţei?

Then 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?

6 T ot aşa şi,, Avraam a crezut pe Dumnezeu, şi credinţa aceasta i -a fost socotită ca neprihănire.``

Thus 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).

7 Î nţelegeţi şi voi dar, că fii ai lui Avraam sînt cei ce au credinţă.

Know and understand that it is the people by faith who are sons of Abraham.

8 S criptura, de asemenea, fiindcă prevedea că Dumnezeu va socoti neprihănite pe Neamuri, prin credinţă, a vestit mai dinainte lui Avraam această veste bună:,, Toate neamurile vor fi binecuvîntate în tine.``

And 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.

9 A şa că cei ce se bizuiesc pe credinţă, sînt binecuvîntaţi împreună cu Avraam cel credincios.

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

10 C ăci toţi cei ce se bizuiesc pe faptele Legii, sînt supt blestem; pentrucă este scris:,, Blestemat este oricine nu stăruieşte în toate lucrurile scrise în cartea Legii, ca să le facă.``

And 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.

11 Ş i că nimeni nu este socotit neprhănit înaintea lui Dumnezeu, prin Lege, este învederat, căci,, cel neprihănit prin credinţă va trăi.``

Now 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.

12 Î nsă Legea nu se întemeiază pe credinţă; ci ea zice:,, Cine va face aceste lucruri, va trăi prin ele``.

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

13 H ristos ne -a răscumpărat din blestemul Legii, făcîndu-Se blestem pentru noi, -fiindcă este scris:,, Blestemat e oricine este atîrnat pe lemn`` -

Christ 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);

14 p entruca binecuvîntarea vestită lui Avraam să vină peste Neamuri, în Hristos Isus, aşa ca, prin credinţă, noi să primim Duhul făgăduit.

To 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.

15 F raţilor, (vorbesc în felul oamenilor), un testament, chiar al unui om, odată întărit, totuş nimeni nu -l desfiinţează, nici nu -i mai adaugă ceva.

To 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).

16 A cum, făgăduinţele au fost făcute,, lui Avraam şi seminţei lui``. Nu zice:,,Şi seminţelor`` (ca şi cum ar fi vorba de mai multe), ci ca şi cum ar fi vorba numai de una:,,Şi seminţei tale``, adică Hristos.

Now 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).

17 I ată ce vreau să zic: un testament, pe care l -a întărit Dumnezeu mai înainte, nu poate fi desfiinţat, aşa ca făgăduinţa să fie nimicită, de Legea venită după patru sute trei zeci de ani.

This 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.

18 C ăci dacă moştenirea ar veni din Lege, nu mai vine din făgăduinţă; şi Dumnezeu printr'o făgăduinţă a dat -o lui Avraam.

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

19 A tunci pentruce este Legea? Ea a fost adăugată din pricina călcărilor de lege, pînă cînd avea să vină,, Sămînţa``, căreia îi fusese făcută făgăduinţa; şi a fost dată prin îngeri, prin mîna unui mijlocitor.

What 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.

20 D ar mijlocitorul nu este mijlocitorul unei singure părţi, pe cînd Dumnezeu, este unul singur.

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

21 A tunci oare Legea este împotriva făgăduinţelor lui Dumnezeu? Nicidecum! Dacă s'ar fi dat o Lege care să poată da viaţa, într'adevăr, neprihănirea ar veni din Lege.

Is 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.

22 D ar Scriptura a închis totul supt păcat, pentruca făgăduinţa să fie dată celor ce cred, prin credinţa în Isus Hristos.

But 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.

23 Î nainte de venirea credinţei, noi eram supt paza Legii, închişi pentru credinţa care trebuia să fie descoperită.

Now 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),

24 A stfel, Legea ne -a fost un îndrumător spre Hristos, ca să fim socotiţi neprihăniţi prin credinţă.

So 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.

25 D upă ce a venit credinţa, nu mai sîntem supt îndrumătorul acesta.

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

26 C ăci toţi sînteţi fii ai lui Dumnezeu, prin credinţa în Hristos Isus.

For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God through faith.

27 T oţi cari aţi fost botezaţi pentru Hristos, v'aţi îmbrăcat cu Hristos.

For as many as were baptized into Christ have put on (clothed yourselves with) Christ.

28 N u mai este nici Iudeu, nici Grec; nu mai este nici rob nici slobod; nu mai este nici parte bărbătească, nici parte femeiască, fiindcă toţi sînteţi una în Hristos Isus.

There 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.

29 Ş i dacă sînteţi ai lui Hristos, sînteţi,, sămînţa`` lui Avraam, moştenitori prin făgăduinţă.

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