Lettera ai Galati - Galatians 1

GREEK BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Παυλος αποστολος ουχι απο ανθρωπων, ουδε δι' ανθρωπου, αλλα δια Ιησου Χριστου και Θεου Πατρος του αναστησαντος αυτον εκ νεκρων,	1 Paul, an Apostle, not from men and not through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead,
2 και παντες οι μετ' εμου αδελφοι, προς τας εκκλησιας της Γαλατιας?	2 and all the brothers who are with me: to the churches of Galatia.
3 χαρις ειη υμιν και ειρηνη απο Θεου Πατρος και Κυριου ημων Ιησου Χριστου,	3 Grace and peace to you from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,
4 οστις εδωκεν εαυτον δια τας αμαρτιας ημων, δια να ελευθερωση ημας εκ του παροντος πονηρου αιωνος κατα το θελημα του Θεου και Πατρος ημων,	4 who gave himself on behalf of our sins, so that he might deliver us from this present wicked age, according to the will of God our Father.
5 εις τον οποιον εστω η δοξα εις τους αιωνας των αιωνων? αμην.	5 To him is glory forever and ever. Amen.
6 Θαυμαζω οτι τοσον ταχεως μεταφερεσθε απο εκεινου, οστις σας εκαλεσε δια της χαριτος του Χριστου, εις αλλο ευαγγελιον,	6 I wonder that you have been so quickly transferred, from him who called you into the grace of Christ, over to another gospel.
7 το οποιον δεν ειναι αλλο, αλλ' υπαρχουσι τινες, οι οποιοι σας ταραττουσι και θελουσι να μετατρεψωσι το ευαγγελιον του Χριστου.	7 For there is no other, except that there are some persons who disturb you and who want to overturn the Gospel of Christ.
8 Αλλα και εαν ημεις η αγγελος εξ ουρανου σας κηρυττη αλλο ευαγγελιον παρα εκεινο, το οποιον σας εκηρυξαμεν, ας ηναι αναθεμα.	8 But if anyone, even we ourselves or an Angel from Heaven, were to preach to you a gospel other than the one that we have preached to you, let him be anathema.
9 Καθως προειπομεν, και τωρα παλιν λεγω? Εαν τις σας κηρυττη αλλο ευαγγελιον παρα εκεινο, το οποιον παρελαβετε, ας ηναι αναθεμα.	9 Just as we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone has preached a gospel to you, other than that which you have received, let him be anathema.
10 Διοτι τωρα ανθρωπους πειθω η τον Θεον; η ζητω να αρεσκω εις ανθρωπους; διοτι εαν ακομη ηρεσκον εις ανθρωπους, δεν ηθελον εισθαι δουλος Χριστου.	10 For am I now persuading men, or God? Or, am I seeking to please men? If I still were pleasing men, then I would not be a servant of Christ.
11 Αλλα σας γνωστοποιω, αδελφοι, οτι το ευαγγελιον το κηρυχθεν υπ' εμου δεν ειναι ανθρωπινον?	11 For I would have you understand, brothers, that the Gospel which has been preached by me is not according to man.
12 διοτι ουδ' εγω παρελαβον αυτο παρα ανθρωπου ουτε εδιδαχθην, αλλα δι' αποκαλυψεως Ιησου Χριστου.	12 And I did not receive it from man, nor did I learn it, except through the revelation of Jesus Christ.
13 Διοτι ηκουσατε την ποτε διαγωγην μου εν τω Ιουδαισμω, οτι καθ' υπερβολην εδιωκον την εκκλησιαν του Θεου και εκακοποιουν αυτην,	13 For you have heard of my former behavior within Judaism: that, beyond measure, I persecuted the Church of God and fought against Her.
14 και προεκοπτον εις τον Ιουδαισμον υπερ πολλους συνηλικιωτας εν τω γενει μου, περισσοτερον ζηλωτης υπαρχων των πατρικων μου παραδοσεων.	14 And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my equals among my own kind, having proven to be more abundant in zeal toward the traditions of my fathers.
15 Οτε δε ηυδοκησεν ο Θεος, ο προσδιορισας με εκ κοιλιας μητρος μου και καλεσας δια της χαριτος αυτου,	15 But, when it pleased him who, from my mother’s womb, had set me apart, and who has called me by his grace,
16 να αποκαλυψη τον Υιον αυτου εν εμοι, δια να κηρυττω αυτον μεταξυ των εθνων, ευθυς δεν συνεβουλευθην σαρκα και αιμα,	16 to reveal his Son within me, so that I might evangelize him among the Gentiles, I did not next seek the consent of flesh and blood.
17 ουδε ανεβην εις Ιεροσολυμα προς τους προ εμου αποστολους, αλλ' απηλθον εις Αραβιαν και παλιν υπεστρεψα εις Δαμασκον.	17 Neither did I go to Jerusalem, to those who were Apostles before me. Instead, I went into Arabia, and next I returned to Damascus.
18 Επειτα μετα ετη τρια ανεβην εις Ιεροσολυμα, δια να γνωρισω προσωπικως τον Πετρον, και εμεινα παρ' αυτω ημερας δεκαπεντε?	18 And then, after three years, I went to Jerusalem to see Peter; and I stayed with him for fifteen days.
19 αλλον δε των αποστολων δεν ειδον, ειμη Ιακωβον τον αδελφον του Κυριου.	19 But I saw none of the other Apostles, except James, the brother of the Lord.
20 Οσα δε σας γραφω, ιδου, ενωπιον του Θεου ομολογω οτι δεν ψευδομαι.	20 Now what I am writing to you: behold, before God, I am not lying.
21 Επειτα ηλθον εις τους τοπους της Συριας και της Κιλικιας.	21 Next, I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
22 Και ημην προσωπικως αγνοουμενος εις τας εκκλησιας της Ιουδαιας τας εν Χριστω?	22 But I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea, which were in Christ.
23 ηκουον δε μονον οτι ο ποτε διωκων ημας, τωρα κηρυττει την πιστιν, την οποιαν ποτε κατεπολεμει,	23 For they had only heard that: “He, who formerly persecuted us, now evangelizes the faith which he once fought.”
24 και εδοξαζον τον Θεον δι' εμε.	24 And they glorified God in me.