Galatians 1

1 Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead—

1 我是保罗，我做使徒并非受人委派，也不是倚靠人，而是由耶稣基督和叫祂从死里复活的父上帝委派的。

2 and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia:

2 我和所有跟我在一起的弟兄写信给加拉太的各教会。

3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,

3 愿我们的父上帝和主耶稣基督赐给你们恩典和平安！

4 who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,

4 基督遵照我们父上帝的旨意为我们的罪献上了自己，好拯救我们脱离这罪恶的世代。

5 to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

5 愿荣耀归给上帝，直到永永远远。阿们！

6 I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—

6 我很惊讶，你们竟然那么快就背弃了借着基督的恩典呼召你们的上帝，去追随别的福音！

7 which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.

7 其实那并不是福音，只是某些人扰乱你们的信仰，想篡改基督的福音。

8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!

8 即便是我们或天使，若另传福音给你们，与我们以前传给你们的相悖，也该受咒诅！

9 As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!

9 我们已经说过，现在我再说一次：如果有人向你们传别的福音，与你们以前接受的相悖，那人该受咒诅！

10 Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

10 我现在是要赢得人的赞同吗？还是要赢得上帝的赞同？难道我是要讨好人吗？我如果仍旧要讨好人，就不是基督的奴仆了。

11 For I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I preached was not devised by man.

11 弟兄姊妹，我告诉你们，我传的福音不是出于人的意思，

12 I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.

12 因为这福音既不是我从人那里领受的，也不是我跟人学来的，而是耶稣基督亲自启示我的。

13 For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.

13 你们都听说过我信奉犹太教时的所作所为，我怎样残酷地迫害上帝的教会，试图摧毁它。

14 I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

14 我在犹太教里比许多同辈的犹太人更进取，狂热地维护祖先的传统。

15 But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased

15 然而，当我还在母腹中的时候，上帝就施恩将我分别出来并呼召了我。

16 to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,

16 上帝既然乐意把祂的儿子启示给我，叫我向外族人传扬祂，我就没有跟任何人 商量，

17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.

17 也没有上耶路撒冷去见那些比我先做使徒的人，而是去了阿拉伯，然后回到大马士革。

18 Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days.

18 过了三年，我才到耶路撒冷去拜会矶法 ，和他一起住了十五天。

19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.

19 我也见了主耶稣的弟弟雅各，此外没有见过其他使徒。

20 I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.

20 我在上帝面前保证，我写给你们的绝无谎言。

21 Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

21 后来我又到了叙利亚和基利迦地区。

22 I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.

22 那时，犹太境内基督的众教会都还没有见过我的面。

23 They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”

23 他们只是听说：“那个从前迫害我们的人如今在传扬他曾试图摧毁的信仰。”

24 And they glorified God because of me.

24 于是他们因为我的缘故将荣耀归给上帝。