Gálatas 1

1 Paul, an apostle—not from men, nor through man, but through Jesus Christ,*1:1 "Christ" means "Anointed One". and God the Father, who raised him from the dead— 2 and all the brothers*1:2 The word for "brothers" here and where context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings." who are with me, to the assemblies of Galatia: 3 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 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 to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

6 I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different "good news", 7 but there isn’t another "good news." Only there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the Good News of Christ. 8 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 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 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 But I make known to you, brothers, concerning the Good News which was preached by me, that it is not according to man. 12 For I didn’t receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ. 13 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 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 But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through his grace, 16 to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I didn’t immediately confer with flesh and blood, 17 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 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and stayed with him fifteen days. 19 But of the other apostles I saw no one except James, the Lord’s brother. 20 Now about the things which I write to you, behold,*1:20 "Behold", from "ἰδοὺ", means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection. before God, I’m not lying. 21 Then I came to the regions of Syria and Cilicia. 22 I was still unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea which were in Christ, 23 but they only heard, "He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy." 24 So they glorified God in me.

He Mihi

1 Nāku, nā Pāora, nā te āpōtoro, kīhai nei i tonoa e te tangata, kīhai anō hoki mā roto i te tangata, engari, mā roto i a Īhu Karaiti, i te Atua Matua anō hoki, nāna nei ia i whakaara i te hunga mate; 2 nā ngā tēina katoa hoki i ahau nei, ki ngā hāhi o Karatia:

3 Kia tau ki a koutou te aroha noa me te rangimārie, he mea nā te Atua Matua, nā tō tātou Ariki hoki, nā Īhu Karaiti.

4 I tuku nei i a ia anō mō ō tātou hara, kia whakaorangia ai tātou e ia i tēnei ao kino, i runga i tā te Atua, i tā tō tātou Matua i pai ai. 5 Waiho atu i a ia te korōria ake ake! Āmine.

Te Rongopai Kotahi

6 Mīharo tonu ahau ki te hohoro o tō koutou nekehanga atu i te kaikaranga o koutou i runga i te aroha noa o te Karaiti ki tētahi rongopai kē. 7 Ehara nei ia i te mea kē atu; engari, tēnā tētahi hunga e whakararuraru ana i a koutou, e mea ana kia whakaputaia kētia te rongopai o te Karaiti. 8 Otirā, ahakoa ko mātou, ko tētahi anahera rānei o te rangi, ki te kauwhau i te rongopai ki a koutou, i te mea rerekē i tā mātou i kauwhau ai ki a koutou, kia kangā ia. 9 Kia rite ki tā mātou i kī ai i mua, ka kī anō ahau ināianei, ki te puta kē te kauwhau a tētahi ki a koutou i tērā kua riro i a koutou, kia kangā ia.

10 He tangata rānei, ko te Atua rānei, tāku e kukume nei? He tangata rānei āku e whai nei kia whakamānawarekatia? Mehemea kei runga tonu ahau i te whakamānawareka tāngata, ehara ahau i te pononga nā te Karaiti.

Te Karangatanga i a Pāora hei Āpōtoro

11 Nā, kia mōhio mai koutou, e ōku tēina, ko te rongopai i kauwhautia e ahau, ehara i te tangata. 12 Ehara hoki nā te tangata i riro mai ai i ahau, nāna rānei i whakaako ki ahau, engari i haere mai ki ahau rā te whakakitenga mai a Īhu Karaiti.

13 Kua rongo nā hoki koutou ki tāku whakahaere i mua i runga i tā ngā Hūrai tikanga, nui atu hoki tāku tūkino i te hāhi a te Atua, mongamonga ana i ahau. 14 I hipa noa atu ahau ki mua i ētahi tokomaha tonu o mātou, rite ngā tau ki ōku, i waenganui i tōku iwi ki te tikanga a ngā Hūrai, hira noa atu hoki tōku ngākau ki ngā whakarerenga iho a ōku mātua.

15 Otirā, i te mea ka pai te Atua, nāna nei ahau i momotu mai i roto tonu i te kōpū o tōku whaea, i karanga hoki, he meatanga nā tōna aroha noa, 16 ki te whakakite i tāna Tama i roto i ahau, kia kauwhautia ai ia e ahau ki ngā tauiwi; i reira tonu iho kīhai ahau i kōrerorero ki te kikokiko, ki te toto; 17 kīhai anō ahau i haere atu ki Hiruhārama, ki te hunga i āpōtoro i mua i ahau; heoi haere ana ahau ki Arāpia, ā, hoki ana mai ki Ramahiku.

18 Ā muri iho i te takanga o ngā tau e toru ka haere ake ahau ki Hiruhārama kia kite i a Kipa, ā, tekau mā rima ngā rā i noho ai ahau ki a ia. 19 Engari, kīhai ahau i kite i tētahi atu o ngā āpōtoro, ko Hēmi anake, ko te teina o te Ariki.

20 Nā, ko ngā mea e tuhituhia atu nei e ahau ki a koutou, nanā, kei te aroaro tēnei o te Atua, kāhore āku teka.

21 Muri iho ka haere ahau ki ngā wāhi o Hīria, o Kirikia; 22 kīhai anō tōku mata i mōhiotia e ngā hāhi o Hūria i roto i a te Karaiti; 23 i rongo kau rātou, "Ko te tangata tūkino i a mātou i mua, e kauwhautia ana e ia ināianei te whakapono i whakangaromia rā e ia." 24 Ā, whakakorōria ana rātou i te Atua mō tāna ki ahau.