Galatia 4
1 Qo ak pangkung ce naasen na a awm khuiawh taw, qampum ce ta mai seiawm tamnaa ingqawi a lawhanaak am awm hy.
But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, though he is lord of all;
2 A pa ing a tym a taak naak a pha hlan dy amah ak khoemkungkhqi ingkaw ak khuut ak hlepkungkhqi kut awh ni a awm hy.
but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed by the father.
3 Cemyih lawtna, ningnih ve naasen na ni awm awh, khawmdek awhkaw phung ak kai awh tamnaa na ni awm uhy.
So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental principles of the world.
4 Cehlai a tym a pha awhkawng taw, Khawsa ing a Capa ce tyi law hy, nu ing ta nawh, anaa ak kaiawh thang law hy,
But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,
5 anaa ak kaiawh ak awm thlangkhqi ce hul aham, ningnih ing cakhqi na coeng thainaak ce ak soep na ni huh thainaak aham ni.
that he might redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of children.
6 Nangmih taw cakhqi na nami awm dawngawh, Khawsa ing amah a Capa ang Myihla ce ningnih ak kawlung khuiawh tyi law hy, cawhkaw Myihla ing, “Abba, Ka pa,” tinawh nik khy sak hy.
And because you are children, God sent out the Rukha of his Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba, Father."
7 Cedawngawh nang taw tamnaa na am awm voel hyk ti, ca nani na awm hawh; ca na na awm hawh dawngawh, Khawsa ing qo ak pangkung na ni ta hawh hy.
So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God.
8 Khawsa nami sim hlanawh Khawsa na amak awm thlangkhqi a tamnaa na awm uhyk ti.
However at that time, not knowing God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.
9 Cehlai tuh taw Khawsa ce sim hawh uhyk ti – am awhtaw Khawsa amah ing ni sim khqi hawh hy – cawhtaw ikawmyihna cawhkaw tha amak awmkhqi mi ikawna awm amak awm benna na ming hlat tlaih uh? Cemyihkhqi a tamnaa na awm tlaih aham nami ngaih nawh nu?
But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, why do you turn back again to the weak and miserable elemental principles, to which you desire to be enslaved all over again?
10 Khawnghikhqi hlakhqi ingkaw kumkhqi ce zeih uhyk ti!
You observe days, months, seasons, and years.
11 Nangmih aham phu amak awmna kak tha plak kawng nyng, tice kqih nyng.
I am afraid for you, that I might have wasted my labor for you.
12 Kai amyihna nami awm lawt aham, koeinaakhqi, nangmih a venawh qeennaak thoeh law nyng, kai awm nangmih amyihna awm lawt nyng. Kak khanawh ikawmyih a thawlhnaak am sai uhyk ti.
I beg you, brothers, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You did me no wrong,
13 Nami sim amyihna, ka tlawh a dawngawh nangmih a venawh lamma cyk na awithang leek khy law pyi nyng.
but you know that in physical weakness I preached the Good News to you the first time;
14 Ka tlawhnaak ce nangmih aham noek a daknaak na awm mai seiawm, nangmih ing am ni the na unawh am nim tyih uhyk ti, Khawsa ak khan ceityih amyihna, Khrih amah qoe qoe amyihna ni do uhyk ti.
and though my condition was a trial to you, you did not despise nor reject; but you received me as an angel of God, even as Meshikha Yeshua.
15 Nami zeelnaakkhqi boeih ce ikawmyihna nu a awm hy? Nami sai thai mantaw nami mik zani koeih unawh ni pe kawm uk ti, ti nyng.
Where was the blessing you enjoyed? For I testify to you that, if possible, you would have plucked out your eyes and given them to me.
16 Awitak ka nik kqawn peek khqi dawngawh nangmih a qaal na ka awm nawh nu?
So then, have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?
17 Nangmih noeng aham ak ngaih soeih khqi ce, a leeknaak aham amni. A mingmih a ngaihnaak taw nangmih ingkaw kaimih pek ang bo qunaak aham ni, cawh ni a mingmih ce nangmih ing nami ngaih hly thai hy.
They zealously seek you, but for no good purpose; they desire to alienate you, that you may be zealous for them.
18 Thlang ing a ni ngaih ve leek hy, cai ang hlahnaak ni taak awm nep hy, ka awm doeng awh am nawh cemyihna awm poepa lah uh.
But it is always good to be zealous in a good cause, and not only when I am present with you.
19 Ka lungnaak ka cakhqi, nangmih ak khuiawh Khrih a awm hlan khuiawh naaca ak awm tawm awhkaw amyihna awm nyng,
My children, of whom I am again in travail until Meshikha is formed in you?
20 tuh nangmih a venawh awm lah nyng saw kak awi thaw lah voei nyng, nangmih akawng kang ngaih na kyi soeih saw!
but I could wish to be present with you now, and to change my tone, for I am perplexed about you.
21 Anaa ak kaiawh awm aham ak ngaihkhqi, kqawn law lah uh, anaa awi ing ak kqawn ce am nami sim nawh nu?
Tell me, you that desire to be under the law, do you not listen to the law?
22 Abraham ing cakpa pakkhih tahy, pynoet taw a tamnaa nu a capa na awm nawh pynoet taw tamnaa nu am a capa na awm hy.
For it is written that Avraham had two sons, one by the slave woman, and one by the free woman.
23 A tamnaa nu ingqawi a ni taak a capa cetaw ca taak mailai na awm hy; cehlai tamnaa nu am ingqawi a ni taak a capa taw awikamnaak amyihna a taak na awm hy.
However, the son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but the son by the free woman was born through promise.
24 Vawhkaw ik-oeih ve nyhtahnaak na ta lah sih, cawhkaw nuqawi ce awikam pakkhih sainaak ing myih hy. Awikamnaak pynoet taw Sinai tlang awhkaw awikamnaak na awm nawh tamnaa na ak awm hly kawi canaakhqi ce tahy: vetaw Hagar ni.
These things contain an allegory, for these are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children to slavery, which is Haygar.
25 Hagar taw Arabia qam awhkaw Sinai Tlang na awm hy, a cakhqi mi tamnaa na a mi awm dawngawh, tuh khawk bau na ak awm Jerusalem ing myih hy.
For this Haygar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and represents Urishlim that exists now, for she is in slavery with her children.
26 Cehlai khan benna ak awm Jerusalem taw tamnaa nu am na awm nawh, anih taw ningnih a nu na awm hy.
But the Urishlim that is above is free, and she is our mother.
27 Cak kaa nang nu, zeel lah; tlawhnaak amak sim nang, khawteh na khy lah; Ikawtih a hqek nu ing vaa ak taak anglakawh khawzah khqoet ca tahy,” tinawh qee hyt ce awm hawh hy.
For it is written, "Rejoice, you barren who do not bear. Break forth and shout, you that do not travail. For more are the children of the desolate than of her who has a husband."
28 Nangmih koeinaa, Isaak amyihna ak awmkhqi taw awikamnaak cakhqi na awm uhyk ti.
Now you, brothers, as Iskhaq was, are children of promise.
29 Cawh ca taak mailai ing Myihla saithainaak ing ak thang capa ce the a kha nahy. Cemyihna ni tuh awm a awm hy.
But as then, he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Rukha, so also it is now.
30 Cehlai Cakciim ing ikawmyihna nu ak kqawn? “Tamnaa nu ingkaw a capa ce hqek lah uh, kawtih tamnaa nu a capa ing ityk awh awm tamnaa nu am a capa a qo ce a pang pyi thai kaw,” tinawh kqawn hy.
However what does the Scripture say? "Cast out the slave woman and her son, for the son of the slave woman will not inherit with the son of the free woman."
31 Cedawngawh, koeinaakhqi, ningnih ve tamnaa nu a cakhqi na amni awm uhy, tamnaa nu am a cakhqi nani ni awm uh hy.
So then, brothers, we are not children of a handmaid, but of the free woman.
