Hebrews 12
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.
Zato vidite, ker smo tudi mi obdani naokoli s tako velikim oblakom pričevalcev, odložimo vsako breme in greh, ki nas tako z lahkoto pesti in s potrpežljivostjo tecimo tekmo, ki je postavljena pred nas;
2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
glejmo k Jezusu, avtorju in dopolnitelju naše vere; ki je zaradi radosti, ki je bila postavljena predenj, pretrpel križ in preziral sramoto in je posedèn na desnico Božjega prestola.
3 Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
Kajti razmislite vendar o tistem, ki je prestal takšno nasprotovanje grešnikov proti sebi, da ne bi bili vi utrujeni in oslabeli v svojih umih.
4 In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
Niste se še do krvi uprli v boju zoper greh.
5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.
In pozabili ste na spodbujanje, ki vam govori kakor otrokom: »Moj sin, ne preziraj Gospodovega karanja niti ne izgubljaj poguma, kadar te ošteva;
6 For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”
kajti kogar Gospod ljubi, strogo vzgaja, in biča vsakega sina, ki ga sprejema.«
7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?
Če ste prestali vzgojo, Bog z vami ravna kakor s sinovi; kajti kakšen sin je ta, ki ga oče ne bi strogo vzgajal?
8 If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.
Toda če ste brez vzgoje, česar so vsi soudeleženi, potem ste nezakonski otroci, ne pa sinovi.
9 Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?
Nadalje smo imeli očete svojega mesa, ki so nas vzgajali in smo jim dali spoštovanje. Mar ne bomo veliko raje v podrejenosti Očetu duhov in živeli?
10 Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.
Kajti oni so nas resnično strogo vzgajali za nekaj dni, po svoji lastni volji; toda on za našo korist, da mi lahko postanemo soudeleženci njegove svetosti.
11 No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.
Torej nobeno opominjanje zaenkrat ni videti, da bi bilo veselo, temveč bridko. Kljub temu potem obrodi miren sad pravičnosti v teh, ki so z njim izurjeni.
12 Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees.
Zatorej dvignite roke, ki visijo in slabotna kolena;
13 Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.
in naredite ravne steze za svoja stopala, da se ne bi to, kar šepa, obrnilo proč s poti, temveč naj bo raje ozdravljeno.
14 Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
Prizadevajte si za mir z vsemi ljudmi in svetost, brez katere noben človek ne bo videl Gospoda.
15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
Marljivo zrite, da ne bi katerikoli človek padel od Božje milosti; da vas ne bi zbegala nobena korenina grenkobe, ki poganja in bi bili z njo mnogi omadeževani;
16 See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright.
da ne bi bilo nobenega prešuštvovalca ali oskrunjene osebe, kakor Ezav, ki je za en košček hrane prodal pravico svojega prvorojenstva.
17 For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.
Kajti veste, kako je bil potem, ko je želel podedovati blagoslov, zavrnjen; kajti ni našel nobenega prostora za kesanje, čeprav ga je skrbno iskal s solzami.
18 For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm;
Kajti niste prišli h gori, ki se jo lahko dotakne in ki gori z ognjem in niti k črnosti in ne temi in ne viharju
19 to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken.
in ne donenju trobente in ne glasu besed; katerega glas so tisti, ki so poslušali, rotili, da jim beseda ne bi bila več izgovorjena.
20 For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”
(Kajti niso mogli prenesti tega, kar je bilo ukazano: »In če se žival komaj dotakne gore, naj bo kamnana ali prebodena s puščico.«
21 The sight was so terrifying that even Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”
In prizor je bil tako strašen, da je Mojzes rekel: »Silno se bojim in tresem.«)
22 Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels
Toda vi ste prišli h gori Sion in k mestu živega Boga, nebeškemu Jeruzalemu in k nepreštevni angelski druščini,
23 in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,
h glavnemu zboru in cerkvi prvorojenih, ki so zapisani v nebesih in k Bogu, Sodniku vseh in k duhovom pravičnih ljudi, ki so dosegli popolnost
24 to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
in k Jezusu, posredniku nove zaveze in h krvi škropljenja, ki govori boljše stvari kakor ta od Abela.
25 See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?
Glejte, da ne zavrnete tistega, ki govori. Kajti če niso ušli tisti, ki so zavrnili tistega, ki je govoril na zemlji, koliko bolj ne bomo ušli mi, če se odvrnemo od tistega, ki govori iz nebes;
26 At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”
katerega glas je takrat stresel zemljo; toda sedaj je obljubil, rekoč: »Še enkrat stresem, ne samo zemljo, temveč tudi nebo.«
27 The words “Once more” signify the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that the unshakable may remain.
In ta beseda: »Še enkrat, « pomeni odstranitev tistih stvari, ki so lahko stresene, kakor od stvari, ki so narejene, da te stvari, ki ne morejo biti stresene, lahko ostanejo.
28 Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.
Zaradi tega mi, ki prejemamo kraljestvo, ki ne more biti omajano, imejmo milost, s katero lahko sprejemljivo služimo Bogu, s spoštovanjem in bogaboječim strahom.
29 “For our God is a consuming fire.”
Kajti naš Bog je požirajoč ogenj.
