عِبرانِيّين 4

١ 1 وَمَادَامَ الْوَعْدُ بِالدُّخُولِ إِلَى الرَّاحَةِ الإِلَهِيَّةِ قَائِماً حَتَّى الآنَ، فَلْنَخَفْ: فَرُبَّمَا تَبَيَّنَ أَنَّ بَعْضاً مِنْكُمْ قَدْ فَشَلُوا فِي الدُّخُولِ.

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 ذَلِكَ أَنَّ الْبِشَارَةَ بِالْوَعْدِ قَدْ وَصَلَتْ إِلَيْنَا، نَحْنُ أَيْضاً، كَمَا كَانَتْ قَدْ وَصَلَتْ إِلَى ذَلِكَ الشَّعْبِ. وَلَكِنَّ الْبِشَارَةَ لَمْ تَنْفَعْ سَامِعِيهَا شَيْئاً، لأَنَّهُمْ قَابَلُوهَا بِالرَّفْضِ فَلَمْ يُؤْمِنُوا بِها.

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 أَمَّا نَحْنُ، الَّذِينَ آمَنَّا بِالْبِشَارَةِ، فَسَوْفَ نَدْخُلُ الرَّاحَةَ الإِلَهِيَّةَ. إِذْ قَالَ عَنِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُؤْمِنُوا: «وَهَكَذَا، فِي غَضَبِي، أَقْسَمْتُ قَائِلاً: إِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يَدْخُلُوا مَكَانَ رَاحَتِي!» هَذِهِ الرَّاحَةُ، كَانَتْ جَاهِزَةً مُنْذُ أَنْ أَتَمَّ اللهُ تَأْسِيسَ الْعَالَمِ.

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 فَقَدْ قَالَ فِي مَوْضِعٍ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ مُشِيراً إِلَى الْيَوْمِ السَّابِعِ: «ثُمَّ اسْتَرَاحَ اللهُ مِنْ جَمِيعِ أَعْمَالِهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ السَّابِعِ».

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

٥ 5 ثُمَّ عَادَ فَقَالَ: «لَنْ يَدْخُلُوا مَكَانَ رَاحَتِي!»

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

٦ 6 وَهَكَذَا، يَتَبَيَّنُ أَنَّ الرَّاحَةَ الإِلَهِيَّةَ هِيَ فِي انْتِظَارِ مَنْ سَيَدْخُلُونَ إِلَيْهَا. وَبِمَا أَنَّ الَّذِينَ تَلَقَّوْا الْبِشَارَةَ بِها أَوَّلاً لَمْ يَدْخُلُوا إِلَيْهَا بِسَبَبِ تَمَرُّدِهِمْ،

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 أَعْلَنَ اللهُ عَنْ فُرْصَةٍ جَدِيدَةٍ، إِذْ قَالَ: «الْيَوْمَ» بِلِسَانِ دَاوُدَ، بَعْدَمَا مَضَى زَمَانٌ طَوِيلٌ عَلَى مَا كَانَ قَدْ قَالَهُ قَدِيماً: «الْيَوْمَ، إِنْ سَمِعْتُمْ صَوْتَهُ، فَلا 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 فَلَوْ كَانَ يَشُوعُ قَدْ أَدْخَلَ الشَّعْبَ إِلَى الرَّاحَةِ، لَمَا تَكَلَّمَ اللهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ عَنْ مَوْعِدٍ جَدِيدٍ لِلدُّخُولِ بِقَوْلِهِ: «الْيَومَ».

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

٩ 9 إِذَنْ، مَازَالَتِ الرَّاحَةُ الْحَقِيقِيَّةُ مَحْفُوظَةً لِشَعْبِ اللهِ.

So a Sabbath rest remains for God's people.

١٠ 10 فَالَّذِي يَدْخُلُ تِلْكَ الرَّاحَةَ، يَسْتَرِيحُ هُوَ أَيْضاً مِنْ أَعْمَالِهِ، كَمَا اسْتَرَاحَ اللهُ مِنْ أَعْمَالِهِ.

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

١١ 11 لِذَلِكَ، لِنَجْتَهِدْ جَمِيعاً لِلدُّخُولِ إِلَى تِلْكَ الرَّاحَةِ، لِكَيْ لَا يَسْقُطَ أَحَدٌ مِنَّا كَمَا سَقَطَ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ عَصَوْا أَمْرَ اللهِ.

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

١٢ 12 ذَلِكَ لأَنَّ كَلِمَةَ اللهِ حَيَّةٌ، وَفَعَّالَهٌ، وَأَمْضَى مِنْ كُلِّ سَيْفٍ لَهُ حَدَّانِ، وَخَارِقَةٌ إِلَى مُفْتَرَقِ النَّفْسِ وَالرُّوحِ وَالْمَفَاصِلِ وَنُخَاعِ الْعِظَامِ، وَقَادِرَةٌ أَنْ تُمَيِّزَ أَفْكَارَ الْقَلْبِ 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 وَلَيْسَ هُنَالِكَ مَخْلُوقٌ وَاحِدٌ مَحْجُوبٌ عَنْ نَظَرِ اللهِ، بَلْ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ عُرْيَانٌ وَمَكْشُوفٌ أَمَامَ عَيْنَيْهِ، هُوَ الَّذِي سَنُؤَدِّي لَهُ حِسَاباً.

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

١٤ 14 فَمَادَامَ لَنَا رَئِيسَ كَهَنَتِنَا الْعَظِيمُ الَّذِي ارْتَفَعَ مُجْتَازاً السَّمَاوَاتِ، وَهُوَ يَسُوعُ ابْنُ اللهِ، فَلْنَتَمَسَّكْ دَائِماً بِالاعْتِرَافِ بِهِ.

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 ذَلِكَ لأَنَّ رَئِيسَ الْكَهَنَةِ الَّذِي لَنَا، لَيْسَ عَاجِزاً عَنْ تَفَهُّمِ ضَعَفَاتِنَا، بَلْ إِنَّهُ قَدْ تَعَرَّضَ لِلتَّجَارِبِ الَّتِي نَتَعَرَّضُ نَحْنُ لَهَا، إِلّا أَنَّهُ بِلا خَطِيئةٍ.

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 النِّعْمَةِ، لِنَنَالَ الرَّحْمَةَ وَنَجِدَ نِعْمَةً تُعِينُنَا عِنْدَ الْحَاجَةِ.

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.