Lettera ai Galati - Galatians 1

GREEK BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Παυλος αποστολος ουχι απο ανθρωπων, ουδε δι' ανθρωπου, αλλα δια Ιησου Χριστου και Θεου Πατρος του αναστησαντος αυτον εκ νεκρων,	1 From Paul, an apostle appointed not by human beings nor through any human being but by JesusChrist and God the Father who raised him from the dead,
2 και παντες οι μετ' εμου αδελφοι, προς τας εκκλησιας της Γαλατιας?	2 and al 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 from God the Father and 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 for our sins to liberate us from this present wicked world, in accordance with the wil ofour God and Father,
5 εις τον οποιον εστω η δοξα εις τους αιωνας των αιωνων? αμην.	5 to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
6 Θαυμαζω οτι τοσον ταχεως μεταφερεσθε απο εκεινου, οστις σας εκαλεσε δια της χαριτος του Χριστου, εις αλλο ευαγγελιον,	6 I am astonished that you are so promptly turning away from the one who cal ed you in the grace ofChrist and are going over to a different gospel-
7 το οποιον δεν ειναι αλλο, αλλ' υπαρχουσι τινες, οι οποιοι σας ταραττουσι και θελουσι να μετατρεψωσι το ευαγγελιον του Χριστου.	7 not that it is another gospel; except that there are trouble-makers among you who are seeking to pervertthe 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 even if we ourselves or an angel from heaven preaches to you a gospel other than the one wepreached to you, let God's curse be on him.
9 Καθως προειπομεν, και τωρα παλιν λεγω? Εαν τις σας κηρυττη αλλο ευαγγελιον παρα εκεινο, το οποιον παρελαβετε, ας ηναι αναθεμα.	9 I repeat again what we declared before: anyone who preaches to you a gospel other than the one youwere first given is to be under God's curse.
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 Whom am I trying to convince now, human beings or God? Am I trying to please human beings? If Iwere stil doing that I should not be a servant of Christ.
11 Αλλα σας γνωστοποιω, αδελφοι, οτι το ευαγγελιον το κηρυχθεν υπ' εμου δεν ειναι ανθρωπινον?	11 Now I want to make it quite clear to you, brothers, about the gospel that was preached by me, that itwas no human message.
12 διοτι ουδ' εγω παρελαβον αυτο παρα ανθρωπου ουτε εδιδαχθην, αλλα δι' αποκαλυψεως Ιησου Χριστου.	12 It was not from any human being that I received it, and I was not taught it, but it came to me through arevelation 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 You have surely heard how I lived in the past, within Judaism, and how there was simply no limit to the way I persecuted the Church of God in my attempts to destroy it;
14 και προεκοπτον εις τον Ιουδαισμον υπερ πολλους συνηλικιωτας εν τω γενει μου, περισσοτερον ζηλωτης υπαρχων των πατρικων μου παραδοσεων.	14 and how, in Judaism, I outstripped most of my Jewish contemporaries in my limitless enthusiasm forthe traditions of my ancestors.
15 Οτε δε ηυδοκησεν ο Θεος, ο προσδιορισας με εκ κοιλιας μητρος μου και καλεσας δια της χαριτος αυτου,	15 But when God, who had set me apart from the time when I was in my mother's womb, cal ed methrough his grace and chose
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 in me, so that I should preach him to the gentiles, I was in no hurry to confer with anyhuman being,
17 ουδε ανεβην εις Ιεροσολυμα προς τους προ εμου αποστολους, αλλ' απηλθον εις Αραβιαν και παλιν υπεστρεψα εις Δαμασκον.	17 or to go up to Jerusalem to see those who were already apostles before me. Instead, I went off toArabia, and later I came back to Damascus.
18 Επειτα μετα ετη τρια ανεβην εις Ιεροσολυμα, δια να γνωρισω προσωπικως τον Πετρον, και εμεινα παρ' αυτω ημερας δεκαπεντε?	18 Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to meet Cephas. I stayed fifteen days with him
19 αλλον δε των αποστολων δεν ειδον, ειμη Ιακωβον τον αδελφον του Κυριου.	19 but did not set eyes on any of the rest of the apostles, only James, the Lord's brother.
20 Οσα δε σας γραφω, ιδου, ενωπιον του Θεου ομολογω οτι δεν ψευδομαι.	20 I swear before God that what I have written is the truth.
21 Επειτα ηλθον εις τους τοπους της Συριας και της Κιλικιας.	21 After that I went to places in Syria and Cilicia;
22 Και ημην προσωπικως αγνοουμενος εις τας εκκλησιας της Ιουδαιας τας εν Χριστω?	22 and was stil unknown by sight to the churches of Judaea which are in Christ,
23 ηκουον δε μονον οτι ο ποτε διωκων ημας, τωρα κηρυττει την πιστιν, την οποιαν ποτε κατεπολεμει,	23 they simply kept hearing it said, 'The man once so eager to persecute us is now preaching the faiththat he used to try to destroy,'
24 και εδοξαζον τον Θεον δι' εμε.	24 and they gave glory to God for me.