1Paolo, apostolo non da parte di uomini né per mezzo di un uomo, ma per mezzo di Gesù Cristo e di Dio Padre che lo ha risuscitato dai morti,2e tutti i fratelli che sono con me, alle chiese della Galazia;3grazia a voi e pace da Dio nostro Padre e dal Signore Gesù Cristo,4che ha dato se stesso per i nostri peccati, per sottrarci al presente secolo malvagio, secondo la volontà del nostro Dio e Padre,5al quale sia la gloria nei secoli dei secoli. Amen.
Rifiuto di un altro vangelo
6Mi meraviglio che così presto voi passiate da colui che vi ha chiamati mediante la grazia {di Cristo} a un altro vangelo;7ché poi non c’è un altro vangelo, però ci sono alcuni che vi turbano e vogliono sovvertire il vangelo di Cristo.8Ma anche se noi o un angelo dal cielo {vi} annunciasse un vangelo diverso da quello che vi abbiamo annunciato, sia anatema.9Come abbiamo già detto, lo ripeto di nuovo anche adesso: se qualcuno vi annuncia un vangelo diverso da quello che avete ricevuto, sia anatema.10Vado forse cercando il favore degli uomini, o quello di Dio? Oppure cerco di piacere agli uomini? Se cercassi ancora di piacere agli uomini, non sarei servo di Cristo.
Origine divina del vangelo di Paolo
11Vi dichiaro, fratelli, che il vangelo da me annunciato non è opera d’uomo;12perché io stesso non l’ho ricevuto né l’ho imparato da un uomo, ma l’ho ricevuto per rivelazione di Gesù Cristo.13Infatti voi avete udito quale sia stata la mia condotta nel passato, quando ero nel giudaismo; come perseguitavo a oltranza la chiesa di Dio, e la devastavo;14e mi distinguevo nel giudaismo più di molti coetanei tra i miei connazionali, perché ero estremamente zelante nelle tradizioni dei miei padri.15Ma Dio che mi aveva prescelto fin dal seno di mia madre e mi ha chiamato mediante la sua grazia, si compiacque16di rivelare in me il Figlio suo perché io lo annunciassi fra gli stranieri. Allora io non mi consigliai con nessun uomo,17né salii a Gerusalemme da quelli che erano stati apostoli prima di me, ma me ne andai subito in Arabia; quindi ritornai a Damasco.18Poi, dopo tre anni, salii a Gerusalemme per visitare Cefa e stetti da lui quindici giorni;19e non vidi nessun altro degli apostoli, ma solo Giacomo, il fratello del Signore.20Ora, riguardo a ciò che vi scrivo, ecco, vi dichiaro, davanti a Dio, che non mento.21Poi andai nelle regioni della Siria e della Cilicia;22ma ero sconosciuto personalmente alle chiese di Giudea, che sono in Cristo;23esse sentivano soltanto dire: «Colui che una volta ci perseguitava, ora predica la fede che nel passato cercava di distruggere».24E per causa mia glorificavano Dio.
6I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— (At 16,6; At 18,23; 2Co 11,4; Ga 4,13; Ga 5,8; 1Ti 1,3)7not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. (At 4,12; At 15,24; 1Co 3,11; 2Co 11,13; Ga 5,10)8But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. (Ro 9,3; 2Co 11,14)9As 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 accursed. (Ga 1,8)10For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant[2] of Christ. (Ro 1,1; Ro 2,29; 1Co 10,33; Ef 6,6; Col 3,22; 1Te 2,4)
Paul Called by God
11For I would have you know, brothers, that the gospel that was preached by me is not man’s gospel.[3] (Ro 2,16; 1Co 15,1)12For I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ. (At 22,14; 1Co 2,10; 1Co 11,23; 1Co 15,3; 2Co 12,1; Ga 1,1; Ga 1,16)13For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it. (At 8,3; At 26,4)14And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers. (Ger 9,14; Mat 15,2; At 21,20; Fili 3,6; 2Ti 1,3)15But when he who had set me apart before I was born,[4] and who called me by his grace, (Is 49,1; Is 49,5; Ger 1,5; Lu 1,15; At 13,2; Ro 1,1; Ga 1,6)16was pleased to reveal his Son to[5] me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone;[6] (At 9,15; Ga 2,9)17nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.18Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and remained with him fifteen days. (At 9,22)19But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord’s brother. (Mat 12,46; At 12,17)20(In what I am writing to you, before God, I do not lie!) (Ro 1,9; Ro 9,1)21Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. (At 9,30; At 11,25; At 13,1)22And I was still unknown in person to the churches of Judea that are in Christ. (1Te 2,14)23They only were hearing it said, “He who used to persecute us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”24And they glorified God because of me.
Galati 1
King James Version
1Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)2And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:3Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,4Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:5To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.6I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:7Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.8But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.9As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.10For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.11But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.12For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.13For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:14And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.15But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,16To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:17Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.18Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.19But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.20Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.21Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;22And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ:23But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.24And they glorified God in me.
1Diesen Brief schreibt Paulus, der Apostel. Nicht Menschen haben mich dazu berufen oder beauftragt, sondern ich bin von Jesus Christus selbst zum Apostel bestimmt worden und von Gott, dem Vater, der Jesus von den Toten auferweckte.2Ich schreibe im Namen aller Brüder und Schwestern, die hier bei mir sind, und grüße die Gemeinden in Galatien.3Euch allen wünschen wir Gnade und Frieden von Gott, unserem Vater, und von Jesus Christus, unserem Herrn.4Er hat sein Leben für unsere Sünden hingegeben und uns davon befreit, so leben zu müssen, wie es in dieser vergänglichen, vom Bösen beherrschten Welt üblich ist. Damit erfüllte er den Willen Gottes, unseres Vaters.5Ihm gebühren Lob und Ehre in alle Ewigkeit. Amen.
Es gibt nur einen Weg zu Gott
6Ich wundere mich sehr über euch. Gott hat euch doch in seiner Gnade das neue Leben durch Jesus Christus geschenkt, und ihr kehrt ihm so schnell wieder den Rücken. Ihr meint, einen anderen Weg zur Rettung gefunden zu haben?7Doch es gibt keinen anderen! Es gibt nur gewisse Leute, die unter euch Verwirrung stiften, indem sie die Botschaft von Christus ins Gegenteil verkehren wollen.8Wer euch aber einen anderen Weg zum Heil zeigen will als die rettende Botschaft, die wir euch verkündet haben, den wird Gottes Urteil treffen – auch wenn wir selbst das tun würden oder gar ein Engel vom Himmel.9Ich sage es noch einmal: Wer euch eine andere Botschaft verkündet, als ihr angenommen habt, den soll Gottes Urteil treffen!10Rede ich den Menschen nach dem Munde, oder geht es mir darum, Gott zu gefallen? Erwarte ich, dass die Menschen mir Beifall klatschen? Dann würde ich nicht länger Christus dienen.
Paulus – von Gott selbst berufen
11Ihr könnt sicher sein, liebe Brüder und Schwestern: Die rettende Botschaft, die ich euch gelehrt habe, ist keine menschliche Erfindung.12Ich habe sie ja auch von keinem Menschen übernommen, und kein Mensch hat sie mich gelehrt. Jesus Christus selbst ist mir erschienen und hat mir seine Botschaft offenbart.13Ihr wisst sicherlich, wie ich als strenggläubiger Jude gelebt habe: Ich verfolgte die Christen überall mit glühendem Hass und wollte so die Gemeinde Gottes zerstören.14Ich hatte mich ganz dem jüdischen Glauben verschrieben und übertraf in meinem Eifer die meisten meiner Altersgenossen in unserem Volk. Mit aller Kraft trat ich dafür ein, dass die überlieferten Vorschriften unserer Vorfahren buchstabengetreu erfüllt würden.15Aber Gott hatte mich in seiner Gnade schon vor meiner Geburt dazu bestimmt, ihm einmal zu dienen. Als die Zeit dafür gekommen war,16ließ er mich seinen Sohn erkennen. Die anderen Völker sollten durch mich von ihm erfahren. Ohne Zögern habe ich diesen Auftrag angenommen und mich mit keinem Menschen beraten.17Ich bin nicht einmal nach Jerusalem gereist, um die nach ihrer Meinung zu fragen, die schon vor mir Apostel waren. Nein, ich bin nach Arabien gezogen und von dort wieder nach Damaskus zurückgekehrt.18Erst drei Jahre später kam ich nach Jerusalem, weil ich Petrus[1] kennen lernen und mich mit ihm austauschen wollte. Fünfzehn Tage bin ich damals bei ihm geblieben. (Ga 2,9; Ga 2,11; Ga 2,14)19Von den anderen Aposteln habe ich bei diesem Aufenthalt keinen gesehen außer Jakobus, den Bruder unseres Herrn.20Gott weiß, dass alles wahr ist, was ich euch schreibe.21Danach bin ich in Syrien und Zilizien gewesen.22Die christlichen Gemeinden in Judäa haben mich damals noch nicht persönlich gekannt.23Immer wieder war ihnen zu Ohren gekommen: »Der Mann, der uns früher verfolgt hat, verkündigt jetzt selbst die rettende Botschaft und ruft zu dem Glauben auf, den er einst so erbittert bekämpfte!«24Und sie dankten Gott für alles, was er an mir getan hat.