GALAZIARREI 5

1 Libre izateko askatu gaitu Kristokt. Iraun ezazue, beraz, sendo eta ez makurtu berriro esklabotzaren uztarpera.

Eutsi tinko askatasunari

6 Izan ere, Jesu Kristorenak garenontzat, erdainduat izateak edo ez izateak ez du ezer balio; balio duena maitasun-egintzetan agertzen den sinesmenat da.
7 Ongi ari zineten lasterketan. Nork jarri zizuen oztopoa bidean, egiari ez jarraitzekot? 8 Deitzen zaituzten Jainkoakt behintzat ez dizue horretara eragin. 9 Hartu gogoan legamiat pixka batek ore guztia altxatzen duela. 10 Hala ere, zuei dagokizuenez, badut konfiantza Jaunak iritzi bereko egingo zaituztela gai honetan; baina zuek nahasten zaituenak, edozein dela ere, izango du bere zigorra. 11 Niri dagokidanez, senideok, egia balitz erdainkuntza gomendatzen jarraitzen dudala, juduek ez ninduketen pertsegitukot. Baina, orduan, deuseztatua legoke Kristoren gurutzearen eskandaluat!

12 Hobe zuek nahasten ari diren horiek erabat irenduko balira!

Kristau-askatasuna elkar maitasunerako

15 Baina elkarri hozka eta elkar irentsi beharrean bazabiltzate, azkenik elkar suntsituko duzue.

Bizi Espirituaren arabera

18 Espirituak gidatzent bazaituzte, ordea, ez zaudete legearen menpe.
19 Giza grinetatikt sortzen diren egintzak ezagunak dira: lizunkeria, zikinkeria, jokaera biziotsua, 20 idolatria, sorginkeria, etsaigoak, haserreak, bekaizkeria, gorrotoak, norgehiagokeria, alderdikeria, zatiketak,

21 ikusezina, hordikeria, sabelkeria eta horrelakoak. Eta lehen esan nizuena diotsuet berriro ere: Horrela jokatzen dutenek ez dute Jainkoaren erreinua ondare jasoko.
22 Espirituaren fruituat, berriz, hau da: maitasuna, poza, bakea, pazientzia, bihotz ona, onginahia, leialtasuna, 23 otzantasuna, bere buruaren jabe izatea. Ez da legerik horrelakoak gaitzetsiko dituenik.t

24 Eta Jesu Kristorenak direnek gurutzean hilarazi dute bekatuzko beren giza izaerat beronen gurari eta grinekin.

Elkarri lagundu

Galatians 5

Freedom of the Believer

1 For freedomt Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be subject again to the yokes of slavery.2 Listen! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you at all!3 And I testify again to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obeyt the whole law.4 You who are trying to be declared righteoust by the law have been alienatedt from Christ; you have fallen away from grace!5 For through the Spirit, by faith, we wait expectantly for the hope of righteousness.

6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight – the only thing that matters is faith working through love.t
7 You were running well; who prevented you from obeyingt the truth?8 This persuasiont does not come from the one who calls you!9 A little yeast makes the whole batch of dough rise!t10 I am confidentt in the Lord that you will accept no other view.t But the one who is confusingt you will pay the penalty,t whoever he may be.11 Now, brothers and sisters,t if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted?s In that case the offense of the crosss has been removed.t

12 I wish those agitatorst would go so far as tot castrate themselves!t

Practice Love

13 For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters;t only do not use your freedom as an opportunity to indulge your flesh,t but through love serve one another.t14 For the whole law can be summed up in a single commandment,t namely, “You must love your neighbor as yourself.”s15 However, if you continually bite and devour one another,t beware that you are not consumedt by one another.16 But I say, livet by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desires of the flesh.t17 For the flesh has desires that are opposed to the Spirit, and the Spirit has desirest that are opposed to the flesh, for these are in opposition tot each other, so that you cannot do what you want.18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.19 Now the works of the flesht are obvious:t sexual immorality, impurity, depravity,20 idolatry, sorcery,t hostilities,t strife,t jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish rivalries, dissensions,t factions,

21 envying,t murder,s drunkenness, carousing,t and similar things. I am warning you, as I had warned you before: Those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God!
22 But the fruit of the Spiritt is love,s joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,t23 gentleness, andt self-control. Against such things there is no law.24 Now those who belong to Christs have crucified the flesht with its passionst and desires.25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also behave in accordance witht the Spirit.

26 Let us not become conceited,t provokingt one another, being jealoust of one another.