1 HSG פּוֹלוֹס שָׁלִיחַ שֻׁלַּח לֹא מֵאֵת אֲנָשִׁים וְלֹא עַל־פִּי אֲנָשִׁים כִּי אִם־עַל־פִּי יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ וֵאלֹהִים אֲבִי־כֹל אֲשֶׁר הֲקִימוֹ מִן־הַמֵּתִים׃ BSB BSB: Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead—
2 HSG וְכָל־הָאַחִים אֲשֶׁר אִתִּי אֶל־קְהִלּוֹת גָּלַטְיָא׃ BSB BSB: and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia:
3 HSG חֶסֶד וְשָׁלוֹם יִתֵּן לָכֶם אֱלֹהִים אָבִינוּ וְיֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ אֲדֹנֵינוּ׃ BSB BSB: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
4 HSG אֲשֶׁר־נָתַן אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹ לְכַפֵּר עַל־חַטֹּאתֵינוּ וּלְהַצִּילֵנוּ מִן־הָעוֹלָם הָרָע הַזֶּה כִּרְצוֹן אֱלֹהִים אָבִינוּ׃ BSB BSB: who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
5 HSG אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ הַכָּבוֹד לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד אָמֵן׃ BSB BSB: to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
7 HSG וְהִיא אֵינֶנָּה בְשׂרָה אֲבָל יֵשׁ אֲנָשִׁים הָעֹכְרִים אֶתְכֶם וְהַמְבַקְשִׁים לִבְלֹל בְּשׂרַת הַמָּשִׁיחַ בָּלֹל וְהָפֹךְ עַל־פָּנֶיהָ׃ BSB BSB: which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.
9 HSG כָּזֶה אָמַרְנוּ מֵאָז וְכֵן אֲנִי אֹמֵר עוֹד־הַפָּעַם וְאִם יַשְׁמִיעֲכֶם אִישׁ בְּשׂרָה מִבַּלְעֲדֵי זוּ אֲשֶׁר קִבַּלְתֶּם יָחֳרָם׃ BSB BSB: As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!
10 HSG כִּי הַמְפַתֶּה אֲנָשִׁים אֲנִי עַתָּה אוֹ מְדַבֵּר דְּבָרַי לִפְנֵי אֱלֹהִים הַאִם לְהָפִיק רָצוֹן מִבְּנֵי אָדָם אֲנִי מְבַקֵּשׁ כִּי לוּ־בִּקַּשְׁתִּי לְהָפִיק רָצוֹן מִבְּנֵי אָדָם לֹא הָיִיתִי עֶבֶד לַמָּשִׁיחַ׃ BSB BSB: Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
11 HSG וַאֲנִי מַגִּיד לָכֶם אֶחָי כִּי הַבְּשׂרָה אֲשֶׁר נוֹדְעָה לָכֶם מִפִּי לֹא מִמְּקוֹר אָדָם יָצָאָה׃ BSB BSB: For I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I preached was not devised by man.
12 HSG כִּי גַּם־אָנֹכִי לֹא מִפִּי אָדָם קִבַּלְתִּיהָ וְלֹא הֹרַנִי בֶן־אֱנוֹשׁ כִּי אִם־בֶּחָזוֹן מֵאֵת יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ׃ BSB BSB: I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.
14 HSG וְהוֹסַפְתִּי דַעַת בְּדֵעוֹת הַיְּהוּדִית מֵרַבִּים בִּבְנֵי גִילִי בְּקֶרֶב עַמִּי וְקִנְאָה גְדוֹלָה קִנֵּאתִי לְקַבָּלַת אֲבוֹתָי׃ BSB BSB: I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
15 HSG אַךְ הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר הִבְדִּילַנִי מִמְּעֵי אִמִּי וַאֲשֶׁר קְרָאַנִי בְּחַסְדּוֹ׃ BSB BSB: But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased
16 HSG כַּאֲשֶׁר חָפֵץ לְגַלּוֹת לִי אֶת־בְּנוֹ לְבַשֵּׂר יְשׁוּעָתוֹ בַגּוֹיִם לֹא נוֹעַצְתִּי עִם־בָּשָׂר וָדָם אַף לֹא כְּרָגַע׃ BSB BSB: to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,
17 HSG וְגַם לֹא־עָלִיתִי יְרוּשָׁלַיְמָה אֶל־הַשְּׁלִיחִים אֲשֶׁר קִדְּמוּנִי כִּי אִם־הָלַכְתִּי לַעֲרָב וּמִשָּׁם שַׁבְתִּי לְדַמָּשֶׂק׃ BSB BSB: nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.
20 HSG וְזֹאת אֲנִי כֹתֵב פֹּה נֶגֶד אֱלֹהִים וְלֹא אֲכַזֵּב׃ BSB BSB: I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.
21 HSG וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵן בָּאתִי אֶל־גְּלִילוֹת אֲרָם וְקִילִקְיָא׃ BSB BSB: Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
22 HSG אֲבָל קְהִלּוֹת הַמָּשִׁיחַ אֲשֶׁר בְּאֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה לֹא נוֹדַעְתִּי לָהֶם פָּנִים בְּפָנִים׃ BSB BSB: I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
23 HSG אַךְ־זֹאת שָׁמְעוּ כִּי־זֶה הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר רְדָפָם מֵאָז מְבַשֵּׂר כַּיּוֹם בְּשׂרַת הָאֱמוּנָה אֲשֶׁר הִכְחִידָהּ מִקֶדֶם׃ BSB BSB: They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
24 HSG וַיִּתְּנוּ כָבוֹד לֵאלֹהִים בִּגְלָלִי׃ BSB BSB: And they glorified God because of me.
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