1 WYC Vnwitti Galathies, tofor whos iyen Jhesu Crist is exilid, and is crucified in you, who hath disseyued you, that ye obeyen not to treuthe? BSB BSB: O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.
2 WYC This oneli Y wilne to lerne of you, whether ye han vndurfonge the spirit of werkis of the lawe, or of heryng of bileue? BSB BSB: I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?
3 WYC So ye ben foolis, that whanne ye han bigunne in spirit, ye ben endid in fleisch. BSB BSB: Are you so foolish? After starting in the Spirit, are you now finishing in the flesh?
4 WYC So grete thingis ye han suffrid without cause, if it be withoute cause. BSB BSB: Have you suffered so much for nothing, if it really was for nothing?
5 WYC He that yyueth to you spirit, and worchith vertues in you, whether of werkis of the lawe, or of hering of bileue? BSB BSB: Does God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you because you practice the law, or because you hear and believe?
6 WYC As it is writun, Abraham bileuede to God, and it was rettid to hym to riytfulnesse. BSB BSB: So also, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
7 WYC And therfor knowe ye, that these that ben of bileue, ben the sones of Abraham. BSB BSB: Understand, then, that those who have faith are sons of Abraham.
8 WYC And the scripture seynge afer, that God iustifieth the hethene, of bileue told tofor to Abraham, That in thee alle the hethene schulen be blessid. BSB BSB: The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”
9 WYC And therfor these that ben of bileue, schulen be blessid with feithful Abraham. BSB BSB: So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
10 WYC For alle that ben of the werkis of the lawe, ben vndur curse; for it is writun, Ech man is cursid, that abidith not in alle thingis that ben writun in the book of the lawe, to do tho thingis. BSB BSB: All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”
11 WYC And that no man is iustified in the lawe bifor God, it is opyn, for a riytful man lyueth of bileue. BSB BSB: Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”
12 WYC But the lawe is not of bileue, but he that doith tho thingis of the lawe, schal lyue in hem. BSB BSB: The law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, “The man who does these things will live by them.”
14 WYC that among the hethene the blessyng of Abraham were maad in `Crist Jhesu, that we vndurfonge the biheeste of spirit thoruy bileue. BSB BSB: He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
15 WYC Britheren, Y seie aftir man, no man dispisith the testament of a man that is confermed, or ordeyneth aboue. BSB BSB: Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended.
16 WYC The biheestis weren seid to Abraham and to his seed; he seith not, In seedis, as in many, but as in oon, And to thi seed, that is, Crist. BSB BSB: The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.
17 WYC But Y seie, this testament is confermed of God; the lawe that was maad after foure hundrid and thritti yeer, makith not the testament veyn to auoide awei the biheest. BSB BSB: What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise.
18 WYC For if eritage were of the lawe, it were not now of biheeste. But God grauntide to Abraham thoruy biheest. BSB BSB: For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God freely granted it to Abraham through a promise.
19 WYC What thanne the lawe? It was sett for trespassing, to the seed come, to whom he hadde maad his biheest. Whiche lawe was ordeyned bi aungels, in the hoond of a mediatour. But a mediatour is not of oon. But God is oon. BSB BSB: Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.
21 WYC Is thanne the lawe ayens the biheestis of God? God forbede. For if the lawe were youun, that myyte quikene, verili were riytfulnesse of lawe. BSB BSB: Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.
22 WYC But scripture hath concludid alle thingis vndir synne, that the biheeste of the feith of Jhesu Crist were yyuen to hem that bileuen. BSB BSB: But the Scripture pronounces all things confined by sin, so that by faith in Jesus Christ the promise might be given to those who believe.
23 WYC And tofor that bileue cam, thei weren kept vndur the lawe, enclosid in to that bileue that was to be schewid. BSB BSB: Before this faith came, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.
24 WYC And so the lawe was oure vndirsmaister in Crist, that we ben iustified of bileue. BSB BSB: So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
25 WYC But aftir that bileue cam, we ben not now vndur the vndurmaistir. BSB BSB: Now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.
26 WYC For alle ye ben the children of God thoruy the bileue of Jhesu Crist. BSB BSB: You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
27 WYC For alle ye that ben baptisid, ben clothid with Crist. BSB BSB: For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
29 WYC And if ye ben oon in `Jhesu Crist, thanne ye ben the seed of Abraham, and eiris bi biheest. BSB BSB: And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.
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