غلاطية 4 | الكتاب المقدس

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1 أَقُولُ أَيْضاً مَادَامَ الْوَرِيثُ قَاصِراً، فَلَيْسَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْعَبْدِ أَيُّ فَرْقٍ، مَعَ أَنَّهُ صَاحِبُ الإِرْثِ كُلِّهِ، 2 بَلْ يَبْقَى خَاضِعاً لِلأَوْصِيَاءِ وَالْوُكَلاءِ إِلَى أَنْ تَنْقَضِيَ الْفَتْرَةُ الَّتِي حَدَّدَهَا أَبُوهُ. 3 وَهذِهِ حَالُنَا نَحْنُ أَيْضاً: فَإِذْ كُنَّا قَاصِرِينَ، كُنَّا عَبِيداً لِمَبَادِىءِ الْعَالَمِ. 4 وَلَكِنْ لَمَّا جَاءَ تَمَامُ الزَّمَانِ، أَرْسَلَ اللهُ ابْنَهُ، وَقَدْ وُلِدَ مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ وَكَانَ خَاضِعاً لِلشَّرِيعَةِ، 5 لِيُحَرِّرَ بِالْفِدَاءِ أُولئِكَ الْخَاضِعِينَ لِلشَّرِيعَةِ، فَنَنَالَ جَمِيعاً مَقَامَ أَبْنَاءِ اللهِ. 6 وَبِمَا أَنَّكُمْ أَبْنَاءٌ لَهُ، أَرْسَلَ اللهُ إِلَى قُلُوبِنَا رُوحَ ابْنِهِ، مُنَادِياً: «أَبَا، يَا أَبَانَا». 7 إِذَنْ، أَنْتَ لَسْتَ عَبْداً بَعْدَ الآنَ، بَلْ أَنْتَ ابْنٌ. وَمَادُمْتَ ابْناً، فَقَدْ جَعَلَكَ اللهُ وَرِيثاً أَيْضاً.

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8 وَلَكِنْ، لَمَّا كُنْتُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ الْحِينِ لَا تَعْرِفُونَ اللهَ، كُنْتُمْ فِي حَالِ الْعُبُودِيَّةِ. 9 أَمَّا الآنَ وَقَدْ عَرَفْتُمُ اللهَ، بَلْ بِالأَحْرَى عَرَفَكُمُ اللهُ، فَكَيْفَ تَرْتَدُّونَ أَيْضاً إِلَى تِلْكَ الْمَبَادِئِ الْعَاجِزَةِ الْفَقِيرَةِ الَّتِي تَرْغَبُونَ فِي الرُّجُوعِ إِلَى الْعُبُودِيَّةِ لَهَا مِنْ جَدِيدٍ؟ 10 تَحْتَفِلُونَ بِأَيَّامٍ وَأَشْهُرٍ وَمَوَاسِمَ وَسِنِينَ! 11 أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ، خَشْيَةَ أَنْ أَكُونَ قَدْ تَعِبْتُ مِنْ أَجْلِكُمْ بِلا جَدْوَى. 12 أُنَاشِدُكُمْ أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، أَنْ تَكُونُوا مِثْلِي، لأَنِّي أَنَا أَيْضاً مِثْلُكُمْ. أَنْتُمْ لَمْ تَظْلِمُونِي بِشَيْءٍ، 13 بَلْ تَعْرِفُونَ أَنَّنِي فِي عِلَّةٍ بِالْجَسَدِ بَشَّرْتُكُمْ أَوَّلَ الأَمْرِ؛ 14 وَمَعَ أَنَّ الْعِلَّةَ الَّتِي فِي جَسَدِي كَانَتْ تَجْرِبَةً لَكُمْ، فَإِنَّكُمْ لَمْ تَحْتَقِرُونِي وَلَمْ تَنْفُرُوا مِنِّي بِسَبَبِهَا، بَلْ قَبِلْتُمُونِي كَأَنِّي مَلاكٌ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ، أَوْ كَأَنِّي الْمَسِيحُ يَسُوعُ. 15 فَأَيْنَ فَرَحُكُمْ؟ فَإِنِّي أَشْهَدُ لَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ سَتَقْلَعُونَ عُيُونَكُمْ وَتُقَدِّمُونَهَا لِي، لَوْ كَانَ ذَلِكَ مُمْكِناً! 16 فَهَلْ صِرْتُ الآنَ عَدُوّاً لَكُمْ لأَنِّي كَلَّمْتُكُمْ بِالْحَقِّ؟ 17 إِنَّ أُولئِكَ (الْمُعَلِّمِينَ) يُظْهِرُونَ مِنْ نَحْوِكُمْ حَمَاسَةً، وَلَكِنَّهَا غَيْرُ صَادِقَةٍ، بَلْ هُمْ يَرْغَبُونَ فِي عَزْلِكُمْ عَنَّا، 18 لِكَيْ تَتَحَمَّسُوا لَهُمْ. جَميِلٌ إِظْهَارُ الْحَمَاسَةِ فِي مَا هُوَ حَقٌّ، كُلَّ حِينٍ، وَلَيْسَ فَقَطْ حِينَ أَكُونُ حَاضِراً عِنْدَكُمْ. 19 يَا أَطْفَالِي الَّذِينَ أَتَمَخَّضُ بِكُمْ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى إِلَى أَنْ تَتَشَكَّلَ فِيكُمْ صُورَةُ الْمَسِيحِ. 20 وَكَمْ أَوَدُّ لَوْ أَكُونُ الآنَ حَاضِراً عِنْدَكُمْ، فَأُخَاطِبَكُمْ بِغَيْرِ هذِهِ اللهْجَةِ، لأَنِّي مُتَحَيِّرٌ فِي أَمْرِكُمْ.

هاجر وسارة

21 قُولُوا لِي، يَا مَنْ تَرْغَبُونَ فِي الرُّجُوعِ إِلَى الْعُبُودِيَّةِ لِلشَّرِيعَةِ، أَلَسْتُمْ تَسْمَعُونَ مَا جَاءَ فِي الشَّرِيعَةِ؟ 22 فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ كُتِبَ أَنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ كَانَ لَهُ ابْنَانِ: أَحَدُهُمَا مِنَ الْجَارِيَةِ، وَالآخَرُ مِنَ الْمَرْأَةِ الْحُرَّةِ. 23 أَمَّا ابْنُ الْجَارِيَةِ، فَقَدْ وُلِدَ حَسَبَ الْجَسَدِ. وَأَمَّا ابْنُ الْحُرَّةِ، فَإِتْمَاماً لِلْوَعْدِ. 24 وَهذِهِ الْحَقِيقَةُ لَهَا مَعْنىً رَمْزِيٌّ. فَهَاتَانِ الْمَرْأَتَانِ تَرْمُزَانِ إِلَى عَهْدَيْنِ: الأَوَّلُ مَصْدَرُهُ جَبَلُ سِينَاءَ، يَجْعَلُ الْمَوْلُودِينَ تَحْتَهُ فِي حَالِ الْعُبُودِيَّةِ، وَرَمْزُهُ هَاجَرُ. 25 وَلَفْظَةُ هَاجَرَ تُطْلَقُ عَلَى جَبَلِ سِينَاءَ، فِي بِلادِ الْعَرَبِ، وَتُمَثِّلُ أُورُشَلِيمَ الْحَالِيَّةَ، فَإِنَّهَا مَعَ بَنِيهَا فِي الْعُبُودِيَّةِ. 26 أَمَّا الثَّانِي، فَرَمْزُهُ الْحُرَّةُ الَّتِي تُمَثِّلُ أُورُشَلِيمَ السَّمَاوِيَّةَ الَّتِي هِيَ أُمُّنَا. 27 فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ كُتِبَ: «افْرَحِي أَيَّتُهَا الْعَاقِرُ الَّتِي لَا تَلِدُ، اهْتِفِي بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِكِ أَيَّتُهَا الَّتِي لَا تَتَمَخَّضُ، لأَنَّ أَوْلادَ الْمَهْجُورَةِ أَكْثَرُ عَدَداً مِنْ أَوْلادِ الَّتِي لَهَا زَوْجٌ!» 28 وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، فَأَوْلادُ الْوَعْدِ، عَلَى مِثَالِ إِسْحَاقَ. 29 وَلَكِنْ، كَمَا كَانَ فِي الْمَاضِي الْمَوْلُودُ بِحَسَبِ الْجَسَدِ يَضْطَهِدُ الْمَوْلُودَ بِحَسَبِ الرُّوحِ، فَكَذَلِكَ أَيْضاً يَحْدُثُ الآنَ. 30 إِنَّمَا مَاذَا يَقُولُ الْكِتَابُ؟ «اطْرُدِ الْجَارِيَةَ وَابْنَهَا، لأَنَّ ابْنَ الْجَارِيَةِ لَا يَرِثُ مَعَ ابْنِ الْحُرَّةِ!» 31 إِذَنْ، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، نَحْنُ لَسْنَا أَوْلادَ الْجَارِيَةِ، بَلْ أَوْلادُ الْحُرَّةِ.

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Sons and Heirs

1 I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave,^[1] though he is the owner of everything, 2 but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father. 3 In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles^[2] of the world. (غل 2:4) 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, (تك 3:15; مر 1:15; لو 2:21; لو 2:27; يو 1:14; في 2:7; 1تي 2:6; 1تي 2:15)

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5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. (رو 8:15; غل 3:13; غل 3:26) 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” (أع 16:7; رو 5:5; 2كو 3:17) 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God. (غل 3:29)

Paul’s Concern for the Galatians

8 Formerly, when you did not know God, you were enslaved to those that by nature are not gods. (2أخ 13:9; إش 37:19; إر 2:11; إر 5:7; إر 16:20; 1كو 1:21; 1كو 8:4; أف 2:11; 1تس 1:9; 1تس 4:5; 2تس 1:8; 1يو 4:8)

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9 But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more? (رو 8:3; 1كو 8:3; غل 3:3; عب 7:18)

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10 You observe days and months and seasons and years! (رو 14:5; كو 2:16) 11 I am afraid I may have labored over you in vain. (غل 2:2; غل 5:2; غل 5:4; 1تس 3:5)

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12 Brothers,^[3] I entreat you, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You did me no wrong. (2كو 2:5; 2كو 6:13) 13 You know it was because of a bodily ailment that I preached the gospel to you at first, (1كو 2:3; غل 1:6) 14 and though my condition was a trial to you, you did not scorn or despise me, but received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus. (1صم 29:9; ملا 2:7; مت 10:40; 2كو 5:20)

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15 What then has become of your blessedness? For I testify to you that, if possible, you would have gouged out your eyes and given them to me. 16 Have I then become your enemy by telling you the truth?^[4] (غل 2:5) 17 They make much of you, but for no good purpose. They want to shut you out, that you may make much of them. 18 It is always good to be made much of for a good purpose, and not only when I am present with you, (غل 4:13) 19 my little children, for whom I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ is formed in you! (رو 8:10; 1كو 4:15; فل 1:10; يع 1:18)

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20 I wish I could be present with you now and change my tone, for I am perplexed about you.

Example of Hagar and Sarah

21 Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not listen to the law? 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman and one by a free woman. (تك 16:5; تك 21:2) 23 But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, while the son of the free woman was born through promise. (تك 17:16; تك 18:10; تك 18:14; تك 21:1; رو 9:7; غل 4:28; غل 4:29; عب 11:11)

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24 Now this may be interpreted allegorically: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery; she is Hagar. (تث 33:2; رو 9:4) 25 Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia;^[5] she corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children. 26 But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother. (عب 12:22; رؤ 3:12; رؤ 21:2; رؤ 21:10)

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27 For it is written, “Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear; break forth and cry aloud, you who are not in labor! For the children of the desolate one will be more than those of the one who has a husband.” (إش 54:1) 28 Now you,^[6] brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise. (رو 9:8; غل 3:29; غل 4:23) 29 But just as at that time he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now. (تك 21:9; غل 5:11) 30 But what does the Scripture say? “Cast out the slave woman and her son, for the son of the slave woman shall not inherit with the son of the free woman.” (تك 21:10; يو 8:35) 31 So, brothers, we are not children of the slave but of the free woman. (1بط 3:6)