Epistula ad Galatas, 1
1. Paulus apostolus, non ab ho minibus neque per hominem, sed per Iesum Christum et Deum Patrem, qui suscitavit eum a mortuis,
1. Paul an apostle -- not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead --
2. et, qui mecum sunt, omnes fratres ecclesiis Galatiae:
2. and all the brethren who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:
3. gratia vobis et pax a Deo Patre nostro et Domino Iesu Christo,
3. Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ,
4. qui dedit semetipsum pro peccatis nostris, ut eriperet nos de praesenti saeculo nequam secundum voluntatem Dei et Patris nostri,
4. who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father;
5. cui gloria in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
5. to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.
6. Miror quod tam cito transferimini ab eo, qui vos vocavit in gratia Christi, in aliud evangelium;
6. I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and turning to a different gospel --
7. quod non est aliud, nisi sunt aliqui, qui vos conturbant et volunt convertere evangelium Christi.
7. not that there is another gospel, but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ.
8. Sed licet nos aut angelus de caelo evangelizet vobis praeterquam quod evangelizavimus vobis, anathema sit!
8. But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to that which we preached to you, let him be accursed.
9. Sicut praediximus, et nunc iterum dico: Si quis vobis evangelizaverit praeter id, quod accepistis, anathema sit!
9. As we have said before, so now I say again, If any one is preaching to you a gospel contrary to that which you received, let him be accursed.
10. Modo enim hominibus suadeo aut Deo? Aut quaero hominibus placere? Si adhuc hominibus placerem, Christi servus non essem!
10. Am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still pleasing men, I should not be a servant of Christ.
11. Notum enim vobis facio, fratres, evangelium, quod evangelizatum est a me, quia non est secundum hominem;
11. For I would have you know, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not man's gospel.
12. neque enim ego ab homine accepi illud neque didici sed per revelationem Iesu Christi.
12. For I did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ.
13. Audistis enim conversationem meam aliquando in Iudaismo, quoniam supra modum persequebar ecclesiam Dei et expugnabam illam;
13. For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it;
14. et proficiebam in Iudaismo supra multos coaetaneos in genere meo, abundantius aemulator exsistens paternarum mearum traditionum.
14. and I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers.
15. Cum autem placuit Deo, qui me segregavit de utero matris meae et vocavit per gratiam suam,
15. But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and had called me through his grace,
16. ut revelaret Filium suum in me, ut evangelizarem illum in gentibus, continuo non contuli cum carne et sanguine
16. was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not confer with flesh and blood,
17. neque ascendi Hierosolymam ad antecessores meos apostolos; sed abii in Arabiam et iterum reversus sum Damascum.
17. nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia; and again I returned to Damascus.
18. Deinde post annos tres, ascendi Hierosolymam videre Cepham et mansi apud eum diebus quindecim;
18. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and remained with him fifteen days.
19. alium autem apostolorum non vidi, nisi Iacobum fratrem Domini.
19. But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother.
20. Quae autem scribo vobis, ecce coram Deo quia non mentior.
20. (In what I am writing to you, before God, I do not lie!)
21. Deinde veni in partes Syriae et Ciliciae.
21. Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cili'cia.
22. Eram autem ignotus facie ecclesiis Iudaeae, quae sunt in Christo;
22. And I was still not known by sight to the churches of Christ in Judea;
23. tantum autem auditum habebant: “Qui persequebatur nos aliquando, nunc evangelizat fidem, quam aliquando expugnabat”,
23. they only heard it said, "He who once persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy."
24. et in me glorificabant Deum.
24. And they glorified God because of me.
