1  On account of this we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.

1  For this reason, it is necessary for us to observe more thoroughly the things that we have heard, lest we let them slip away.

1  Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.

2  For if the word which was spoken through angels was confirmed, and every transgression and disobedience received a just retribution,

2  For if a word that was spoken through the Angels has been made firm, and every transgression and disobedience has received the recompense of a just retribution,

2  For if the word spoken by the angels has been affirmed, and every one who has heard it and transgressed it has received a just reward,

3  how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which in the beginning was spoken by YHWH, and was confirmed to us by those who heard,

3  in what way might we escape, if we neglect such a great salvation? For though initially it had begun to be described by the Lord, it was confirmed among us by those who heard him,

3  How shall we escape, if we neglect the very things which are our salvation and which were first spoken by our LORD, and were proved to us by those who had heard him,

4  God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will?

4  with God testifying to it by signs and wonders, and by various miracles, and by the pouring out of the Holy Spirit, in accord with his own will.

4  And to which God testified with signs and wonders and with divers miracles, and with the gift of the Holy Spirit, given according to his will.

5  For He did not subject the world which is to come, concerning which we speak, to angels.

5  For not unto angels did he subject the world to come, whereof we speak.

6  But someone somewhere testified, saying: "What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You visit him?

6  But one hath somewhere testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? Or the son of man, that thou visitest him?

7  You made him a little lower than the angels, You crowned him with glory and honor,

7  Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; Thou crownedst him with glory and honor, And didst set him over the works of thy hands

7  You have reduced him to a little less than the Angels. You have crowned him with glory and honor, and you have set him over the works of your hands.

8  You have subjected all things under his feet."For in subjecting to him all things[, ]He left nothing not subjected to him. But now we do not yet see all things having been subjected to him.

8  Thou didst put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he subjected all things unto him, he left nothing that is not subject to him. But now we see not yet all things subjected to him.

8  Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. By putting all things under his control, he left nothing that he did not put under subjection to him. But now we do not see yet that all things are in subjection to him.

9  But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, through the suffering of death, having been crowned with glory and honor, so that by the grace of God, He might taste death for everyone.

9  Yet we understand that Jesus, who was reduced to a little less than the Angels, was crowned with glory and honor because of his Passion and death, in order that, by the grace of God, he might taste death for all.

9  We see that he is Jesus who humbled himself to be a little lower than the angels, through his suffering and his death, but now he is crowned with glory and honor; for he tasted death for the sake of every one but God.

10  For it was fitting for Him, on account of whom [are] all things and through whom [are] all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to perfect the Author of their salvation through sufferings.

10  For it became him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the author of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

10  And it was meet and proper for him, in whose hand is everything and for whom are all things, to bring many sons to glory, so that from the very beginning of their salvation, they are made perfect through sufferings.

11  For both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one; for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brothers,

11  For he who sanctifies, and those who are sanctified, are all from One. For this reason, he is not ashamed to call them brothers, saying

12  saying: "I will declare Your name to My brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will sing praise to You."

12  “I will announce your name to my brothers. In the midst of the Church, I will praise you.”

13  And again: "I will put My trust in Him."And again: "Behold I and the children to whom God has given Me."

14  Therefore since the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same things, in order that through death He might destroy the [one] having the power of death, that is, the devil,

14  Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also likewise partook of the same; and by his death he has destroyed him who had the power of death, that is, the devil.

15  and that He might set free these, as many as by fear of death through all of their lives, were subject to bondage.

16  For indeed He does not take hold of angels, but He does take hold of the seed of Abraham.

16  For verily not to angels doth he give help, but he giveth help to the seed of Abraham.

16  For he did not take on him the pattern of angels; but he did take on him the seed of Abraham.

17  Therefore He was obligated to become like His brothers in all [respects], in order that He might become a merciful and faithful High Priest in things [pertaining] to God, in order that He might make propitiation for the sins of the people.

17  Wherefore it behooved him in all things to be made like unto his brethren, that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.

18  For in that which He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to help those who are tempted.

18  For in as much as he himself has suffered and has been tempted, he also is able to assist those who are tempted.

3:1  Therefore, holy brothers, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Jesus Christ,

1  Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, [even] Jesus;

1  FROM henceforth, O my holy brethren, called by a call from heaven, look to this Apostle and High Priest of our faith, Jesus Christ

3:2  who is faithful to Him who appointed Him, as Moses also was faithful in all His house.

2  He is faithful to the One who made him, just as Moses also was, with his entire house.

3:3  For He has been counted worthy of more honor than Moses, inasmuch as He who built the house has more honor than the house.

3  For this Jesus was considered worthy of greater glory than Moses, so much so that the house which he has built holds a greater honor than the former one.

3  The glory of Jesus is much greater than that of Moses, just as the honor of the builder of the house is greater than the house.

3:4  For every house is built by someone, but He[ ]who built all things is God.

3:5  And Moses indeed was faithful in all His house as a servant, for a testimony of the things which would be spoken,

5  And certainly Moses was faithful, with his entire house, like any servant, as a testimony to those things that would soon be said.

3:6  but Christ [was faithful ]as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the boast of hope firm until [the] end.

6  but Christ as a son, over his house; whose house are we, if we hold fast our boldness and the glorying of our hope firm unto the end.

6  Yet truly, Christ is like a Son in his own house. We are that house, if we firmly retain the faithfulness and the glory of hope, even unto the end.

3:7  Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says: "Today, if you will hear His voice,

7  Wherefore, even as the Holy Spirit saith, To-day if ye shall hear his voice,

7  Because of this, it is just as the Holy Spirit says: “If today you hear his voice,

3:8  Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, in the day of trial in the wilderness,

8  Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, Like as in the day of the trial in the wilderness,

3:9  Where your fathers tested Me, they tried Me, and saw My works forty years.

9  Your fathers tempted me even though they examined and saw my works forty years.

9  When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.

3:10  Therefore I was indignant with that generation, and said, 'They go astray in their heart; and they did not know My ways.'

10  For this reason, I was enraged against this generation, and I said: They always wander astray in heart. For they have not known my ways.

3:11  So I swore in My wrath, 'They shall not enter My rest.'

11  So it is as I swore in my wrath: They shall not enter into my rest!”

3:12  Take heed, brothers, lest there be in any one of you a wicked heart of unbelief in departing from the living God;

12  Be cautious, brothers, lest perhaps there may be, in any of you, an evil heart of unbelief, turning aside from the living God.

12  Take heed therefore, my brethren, lest perhaps there is a man among you who has an evil heart and is not a believer, and you will be cut off from the living God.

3:13  but encourage yourselves every day, while it is called "Today,"lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

13  but exhort one another day by day, so long as it is called To-day; lest any one of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin

3:14  For we have become partakers of Christ, if indeed we hold fast the beginning of the assurance firm until the end,

14  For we have been made participants in Christ. This is only so, if we firmly retain the beginning of his substance, even unto the end.

14  For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;

3:15  while it is said: "Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion."

15  For it has been said: “If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts, in the same manner as in the former provocation.”

15  As it is said, Today, if you hear even the echoes of his voice, do not harden your hearts to anger him.

3:16  For some, having heard, did provoke: but not all who came out of Egypt through Moses.

16  Who are those who have heard and provoked him? Were they not those who came out of Egypt under Moses, although not all of them?

3:17  And with whom was He indignant forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose carcasses fell in the wilderness?

17  So against whom was he angry for forty years? Was it not those who had sinned, whose dead bodies lay prostrate in the desert?

17  But with whom was he displeased for forty years? Was it not especially with those who had sinned and whose bones lay in the wilderness?

3:18  And to whom did He swear that they would not enter into His rest, except to those who disobeyed?

18  And against whom did he swear that they should not enter into his rest, except against those who did not listen?

3:19  And we see that they were not able to enter on account of unbelief.

19  So we see that they could not enter in because they did not believe.

4:1  Therefore let us fear, lest while the promise remains to enter into His rest, any one of you seems to have fallen short.

4:2  For indeed we have had the gospel preached [to us] just as those also; but the word which they heard did not profit those, not having been mixed with faith in those having heard it.

2  For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.

4:3  For we who have believed enter that rest, as He has said: "So I swore in My wrath, they shall not enter My rest,"although His works were finished from the foundation of the world.

3  For we who have believed shall enter into rest, in the same manner as he said: “So it is as I have sworn in my wrath: They shall not enter into my rest!” And certainly, this is when the works from the foundation of the world have been finished.

3  But we who have believed will enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, they shall not enter into my rest; for behold, the works of God were from the very foundation of the world.

4:4  For He has said somewhere concerning the seventh day thus, "And God rested on the seventh day from all His works;"

4  For, in a certain place, he spoke about the seventh day in this manner: “And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.”

4  For he said concerning the sabbath, God rested on the seventh day from all his works.

4:5  and again in this place: "They shall not enter My rest."

4:6  Therefore since it remains [for] some to enter into it, and those formerly having the gospel preached [to them] did not enter on account of disobedience,

4:7  again He appoints a certain day, saying in David, "Today,"after such a time, just as it has been said: "Today, if you will hear His voice, do not harden your hearts."

7  he again defineth a certain day, To-day, saying in David so long a time afterward (even as hath been said before), To-day if ye shall hear his voice, Harden not your hearts.

7  And again, after a long time he appointed another day, as it is written above, for David said, Today if you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

4:8  For if Joshua had given them rest, then He would not have spoken afterward of another day.

8  For if Jesus had offered them rest, he would never have spoken, afterward, about another day.

4:9  Then there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God.

9  It is therefore the duty of the people of God to keep the Sabbath.

4:10  For he who has entered into His rest also rested himself from his works, as God [did] from His own.

10  For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.

4:11  Therefore let us be diligent to enter into that rest, lest anyone falls in the same example of disobedience.

11  Let us therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, that no man fall after the same example of disobedience.

11  Let us strive therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall like those who were disobedient.

4:12  For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

4:13  And there is no creature hidden before Him, but all things are naked and open to His eyes, to whom we must give an account.

13  Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

4:14  Therefore having a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast the confession.

14  We have, therefore, a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus Christ, the Son of God; let us remain firm in his faith.

14  Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.

4:15  For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but having been tempted in all [respects] in quite the same way as [we are], yet without sin.

15  For we have not a high priest that cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but one that hath been in all points tempted like as [we are, yet] without sin.

4:16  Therefore let us come boldly to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

5:1  For every high priest taken from among men is appointed for men in the things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins,

5:2  being able to deal gently with those who sin in ignorance and go astray, since he himself is also subject to weakness.

2  who can bear gently with the ignorant and erring, for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity;

5:3  On account of this he is obligated to offer [sacrifices ]for sins, just as concerning the people, so also concerning himself.

3  and by reason thereof is bound, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

3  And because of this, he also must make such offerings for sins even for himself, in the same manner as for the people.

5:4  And no man takes this honor for himself, but he that is called by God, just as Aaron also [was].

4  Neither does anyone take up this honor himself, but rather he who is called by God, just as Aaron was.

5:5  So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest, but it was He who said to Him: "You are My Son, Today I have begotten You."

5  So Christ also glorified not himself to be made a high priest, but he that spake unto him, Thou art my Son, This day have I begotten thee

5  Thus, even Christ did not glorify himself, so as to become High Priest, but instead, it was God who said to him: “You are my Son. Today I have begotten you.”

5:6  Just as He also says in another place: "You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek";

6  as he saith also in another [place,] Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek.

5:7  who, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up both prayers and supplications, with strong crying and tears to the [One] who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His fear of God,

7  Even when he was clothed in the flesh, he offered prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death; and verily he was heard.

5:8  though He was a Son, He learned obedience by the things which He suffered.

8  And although, certainly, he is the Son of God, he learned obedience by the things that he suffered.

8  And though he were a good Son, because of fear and suffering which he endured, he learned obedience.

5:9  And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him,

9  And having reached his consummation, he was made, for all who are obedient to him, the cause of eternal salvation,

9  And he grew to be perfect, and became the author of life everlasting to all who obey him;

5:10  having been designated by God a High Priest "according to the order of Melchizedek,"

10  named of God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.

10  So he was called by God, a high priest after the order of Mel-chisÆe-dec.

5:11  concerning whom we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become sluggish in hearing.

5:12  For indeed, although you ought to be teachers by this time, again you have need [for someone ]to teach you what are the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food.

12  By now you should be teachers because you have been a long time in training: But even now you need to be taught the primary writings of the word of God; but you are still in need of milk, and not strong meat.

5:13  For everyone who partakes [only ]of milk is unacquainted with the word of righteousness, for he is an infant.

13  For anyone who is still feeding on milk is still unskillful in the Word of Justice; for he is like an infant.

5:14  But solid food is for the mature, for those because of their practice have their senses trained for the distinguishing of both good and evil.

14  But strong meat belongs to those who are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

6:1  Therefore, leaving the subject of the beginning of Christ, let us be moved to perfection, not again laying down a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,

6:2  of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

2  And for the doctrine of baptisms, and for the laying on of hands, and for the resurrection of the dead and for eternal judgment?

6:3  And let us do this if indeed God permits.

3  And this will we do, if God permit.

3  If the LORD permits, this we will do.

6:4  For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and became partakers of the Holy Spirit,

4  For as touching those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,

6:5  and have tasted the good word of God and [the] powerful deeds of the age to come,

5  who, despite having tasted the good Word of God and the virtues of the future age, have yet fallen away,

6:6  and having fallen away, to renew [them] again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and hold Him up to contempt.

6  to be renewed again to penance, since they are crucifying again in themselves the Son of God and are still maintaining pretenses.

6  If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

6:7  For the earth which drinks the rain often coming upon it, and bears suitable vegetation for those on account of whom it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God;

7  For the land which hath drunk the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receiveth blessing from God

7  For the earth accepts a blessing from God, by drinking in the rain that often falls upon it, and by producing plants that are useful to those by whom it is cultivated.

6:8  but if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, of which the end [is] for burning.

8  But whatever brings forth thorns and briers is rejected, and is closest to what is accursed; their consummation is in combustion.

8  But if it should produce thorns and briers it is rejected and not far from being condemned; and at the end this crop will be used for fuel.

6:9  But we are persuaded concerning you, beloved, of better things and those pertaining to salvation, even though we speak in this manner.

9  But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak

9  But from you, most beloved, we are confident that there will be things better and closer to salvation; even though we speak in this way.

6:10  For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

6:11  But we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until [the] end,

11  And we desire that each one of you may show the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end

11  We desire that every one of you show the same diligence toward the fulfillment of your hope, even unto the end,

6:12  lest you become dull, but [become] imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

12  so that you may not be slow to act, but instead may be imitators of those who, through faith and patience, shall inherit the promises.

12  And that you be not slothful, but be followers of those who through faith and patience have become heirs of the promise.

6:13  For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,

13  For God, in making promises to Abraham, swore by himself, (because he had no one greater by whom he might swear),

6:14  saying, "Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you."

14  saying: “Blessing, I shall bless you, and multiplying, I shall multiply you.”

6:15  And so, after he had been patient, he obtained the promise.

15  And in this way, by enduring patiently, he secured the promise.

6:16  For men indeed swear by the greater, and the oath for confirmation [is] an end of every dispute to them.

16  For men swear by what is greater than themselves, and an oath as confirmation is the end of all their controversy.

6:17  Thus God, wanting to show even more clearly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of His counsel, guaranteed it by an oath,

17  Wherein God, being minded to show more abundantly unto the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;

6:18  in order that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong encouragement, who have fled to take hold of the hope being set before [us];

18  so that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have the strongest solace: we who have fled together so as to hold fast to the hope set before us.

18  Thus, by the promise and by the oath which are unchangeable, and in neither of which could God lie, we find courage to hold fast to the hope that has been promised by him in whom we have taken refuge.

6:19  which [hope] we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and secure, and which enters into the inner [side] of the veil,

19  This we have as an anchor of the soul, safe and sound, which advances even to the interior of the veil,

19  That promise is like an anchor to us; it upholds the soul so that it may not be shaken, and it penetrates beyond the veil of the temple;

6:20  where the Forerunner has entered on our behalf, [even] Jesus, having become a High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.

20  Therein Jesus has previously entered for our sakes, and become the high priest for ever, after the order of Mel-chisÆe-dec.