عِبرانِيّين 4

١ 1 فَلْنَخَفْ، أَنَّهُ مَعَ بَقَاءِ وَعْدٍ بِٱلدُّخُولِ إِلَى رَاحَتِهِ، يُرَى أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ أَنَّهُ قَدْ خَابَ مِنْهُ!

Therefore let's take care to make sure that even though God has given us his promise of entering his rest, none of you miss out!

٢ 2 لِأَنَّنَا نَحْنُ أَيْضًا قَدْ بُشِّرْنَا كَمَا أُولَئِكَ، لَكِنْ لَمْ تَنْفَعْ كَلِمَةُ ٱلْخَبَرِ أُولَئِكَ. إِذْ لَمْ تَكُنْ مُمْتَزِجَةً بِٱلْإِيمَانِ فِي ٱلَّذِينَ سَمِعُوا.

For we've heard the good news just like they did, but it didn't help them because they didn't accept and trust in what they heard.

٣ 3 لِأَنَّنَا نَحْنُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ نَدْخُلُ ٱلرَّاحَةَ، كَمَا قَالَ: «حَتَّى أَقْسَمْتُ فِي غَضَبِي: لَنْ يَدْخُلُوا رَاحَتِي» مَعَ كَوْنِ ٱلْأَعْمَالِ قَدْ أُكْمِلَتْ مُنْذُ تَأْسِيسِ ٱلْعَالَمِ.

However, those of us who trust in God have entered into that rest God mentioned when he said, “In my frustration I vowed, ‘They shall not enter my rest.’” (This is so even though God's plans were already complete when he created the world.)

٤ 4 لِأَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي مَوْضِعٍ عَنِ ٱلسَّابِعِ هَكَذَا: «وَٱسْتَرَاحَ ٱللهُ فِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلسَّابِعِ مِنْ جَمِيعِ أَعْمَالِهِ».

Regarding the seventh day there's a place in Scripture that says, “God rested on the seventh day from all his work.”

٥ 5 وَفِي هَذَا أَيْضًا: «لَنْ يَدْخُلُوا رَاحَتِي».

And as the previous passage stated, “They shall not enter my rest.”

٦ 6 فَإِذْ بَقِيَ أَنَّ قَوْمًا يَدْخُلُونَهَا، وَٱلَّذِينَ بُشِّرُوا أَوَّلًا لَمْ يَدْخُلُوا لِسَبَبِ ٱلْعِصْيَانِ،

God's rest is still there for some to enter, even though those who previously heard the good news failed to enter because of disobedience.

٧ 7 يُعَيِّنُ أَيْضًا يَوْمًا قَائِلًا فِي دَاوُدَ: «ٱلْيَوْمَ» بَعْدَ زَمَانٍ هَذَا مِقْدَارُهُ، كَمَا قِيلَ: «ٱلْيَوْمَ، إِنْ سَمِعْتُمْ صَوْتَهُ، فَلَا تُقَسُّوا قُلُوبَكُمْ».

So God again sets a day—today—saying a long time later through David as he did before, “If you hear what God is saying to you today, don't have a hard-hearted attitude.”

٨ 8 لِأَنَّهُ لَوْ كَانَ يَشُوعُ قَدْ أَرَاحَهُمْ لَمَا تَكَلَّمَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ عَنْ يَوْمٍ آخَرَ.

For if Joshua had been able to give them rest, God wouldn't have spoken later about another day.

٩ 9 إِذًا بَقِيَتْ رَاحَةٌ لِشَعْبِ ٱللهِ!

So a Sabbath rest remains for God's people.

١٠ 10 لِأَنَّ ٱلَّذِي دَخَلَ رَاحَتَهُ ٱسْتَرَاحَ هُوَ أَيْضًا مِنْ أَعْمَالِهِ، كَمَا ٱللهُ مِنْ أَعْمَالِهِ.

For whoever enters God's rest also rests from what he's doing, just as God did.

١١ 11 فَلْنَجْتَهِدْ أَنْ نَدْخُلَ تِلْكَ ٱلرَّاحَةَ، لِئَلَّا يَسْقُطَ أَحَدٌ فِي عِبْرَةِ ٱلْعِصْيَانِ هَذِهِ عَيْنِهَا.

As a result we should try hard to enter that rest so nobody falls through following the same bad example of disobedience.

١٢ 12 لِأَنَّ كَلِمَةَ ٱللهِ حَيَّةٌ وَفَعَّالَةٌ وَأَمْضَى مِنْ كُلِّ سَيْفٍ ذِي حَدَّيْنِ، وَخَارِقَةٌ إِلَى مَفْرَقِ ٱلنَّفْسِ وَٱلرُّوحِ وَٱلْمَفَاصِلِ وَٱلْمِخَاخِ، وَمُمَيِّزَةٌ أَفْكَارَ ٱلْقَلْبِ وَنِيَّاتِهِ.

For God's word is alive and effective, sharper than any twin-edged sword, so penetrating it separates life and breath, bone joints and their marrow, judging the thoughts and intentions of the mind.

١٣ 13 وَلَيْسَتْ خَلِيقَةٌ غَيْرَ ظَاهِرَةٍ قُدَّامَهُ، بَلْ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ عُرْيَانٌ وَمَكْشُوفٌ لِعَيْنَيْ ذَلِكَ ٱلَّذِي مَعَهُ أَمْرُنَا.

No living being is hidden from his sight; everything is exposed and visible to the one we're accountable to.

١٤ 14 فَإِذْ لَنَا رَئِيسُ كَهَنَةٍ عَظِيمٌ قَدِ ٱجْتَازَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ، يَسُوعُ ٱبْنُ ٱللهِ، فَلْنَتَمَسَّكْ بِٱلْإِقْرَارِ.

Since we have such a great high priest who has ascended to heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us make sure we hold on to what we say we believe.

١٥ 15 لِأَنْ لَيْسَ لَنَا رَئِيسُ كَهَنَةٍ غَيْرُ قَادِرٍ أَنْ يَرْثِيَ لِضَعَفَاتِنَا، بَلْ مُجَرَّبٌ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مِثْلُنَا، بِلَا خَطِيَّةٍ.

For the high priest we have isn't one who doesn't sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who was tempted in all the ways we are, but did not sin.

١٦ 16 فَلْنَتَقَدَّمْ بِثِقَةٍ إِلَى عَرْشِ ٱلنِّعْمَةِ لِكَيْ نَنَالَ رَحْمَةً وَنَجِدَ نِعْمَةً عَوْنًا فِي حِينِهِ.

So we should go confidently to God on his throne of grace so we can receive mercy, and discover grace to help us when we really need it.