Hebrews 12
1 Let us also therefore, having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, laying aside every weight, and sin which so easily entangles us, run with endurance the race that lies before us,
And therefore we also having so great a cloud of witnesses over our head, laying aside every weight and sin which surrounds us, let us run by patience to the fight proposed to us:
2 looking stedfastly on Jesus the leader and completer of faith: who, in view of the joy lying before him, endured [the] cross, having despised [the] shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Looking on Jesus, the author and finisher of faith, who having joy set before him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and now sitteth on the right hand of the throne of God.
3 For consider well him who endured so great contradiction from sinners against himself, that ye be not weary, fainting in your minds.
For think diligently upon him that endured such opposition from sinners against himself; that you be not wearied, fainting in your minds.
4 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, wrestling against sin.
For you have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin:
5 And ye have quite forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: My son, despise not [the] chastening of [the] Lord, nor faint [when] reproved by him;
And you have forgotten the consolation, which speaketh to you, as unto children, saying: My son, neglect not the discipline of the Lord; neither be thou wearied whilst thou art rebuked by him.
6 for whom [the] Lord loves he chastens, and scourges every son whom he receives.
For whom the Lord loveth, he chastiseth; and he scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
7 Ye endure for chastening, God conducts himself towards you as towards sons; for who is the son that the father chastens not?
Persevere under discipline. God dealeth with you as with his sons; for what son is there, whom the father doth not correct?
8 But if ye are without chastening, of which all have been made partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
But if you be without chastisement, whereof all are made partakers, then are you bastards, and not sons.
9 Moreover we have had the fathers of our flesh as chasteners, and we reverenced [them]; shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?
Moreover we have had fathers of our flesh, for instructors, and we reverenced them: shall we not much more obey the Father of spirits, and live?
10 For they indeed chastened for a few days, as seemed good to them; but he for profit, in order to the partaking of his holiness.
And they indeed for a few days, according to their own pleasure, instructed us: but he, for our profit, that we might receive his sanctification.
11 But no chastening at the time seems to be [matter] of joy, but of grief; but afterwards yields [the] peaceful fruit of righteousness to those exercised by it.
Now all chastisement for the present indeed seemeth not to bring with it joy, but sorrow: but afterwards it will yield, to them that are exercised by it, the most peaceable fruit of justice.
12 Wherefore lift up the hands that hang down, and the failing knees;
Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees,
13 and make straight paths for your feet, that that which is lame be not turned aside; but that rather it may be healed.
And make straight steps with your feet: that no one, halting, may go out of the way; but rather be healed.
14 Pursue peace with all, and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord:
Follow peace with all men, and holiness: without which no man shall see God.
15 watching lest [there be] any one who lacks the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble [you], and many be defiled by it;
Looking diligently, lest any man be wanting to the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up do hinder, and by it many be defiled.
16 lest [there be] any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one meal sold his birthright;
Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau; who for one mess, sold his first birthright.
17 for ye know that also afterwards, desiring to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, (for he found no place for repentance) although he sought it earnestly with tears.
For know ye that afterwards, when he desired to inherit the benediction, he was rejected; for he found no place of repentance, although with tears he had sought it.
18 For ye have not come to [the mount] that might be touched and was all on fire, and to obscurity, and darkness, and tempest,
For you are not come to a mountain that might be touched, and a burning fire, and a whirlwind, and darkness, and storm,
19 and trumpet's sound, and voice of words; which they that heard, excusing themselves, declined [the] word being addressed to them any more:
And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words, which they that heard excused themselves, that the word might not be spoken to them:
20 (for they were not able to bear what was enjoined: And if a beast should touch the mountain, it shall be stoned;
For they did not endure that which was said: And if so much as a beast shall touch the mount, it shall be stoned.
21 and, so fearful was the sight, Moses said, I am exceedingly afraid and full of trembling; )
And so terrible was that which was seen, Moses said: I am frighted, and tremble.
22 but ye have come to mount Zion; and to [the] city of [the] living God, heavenly Jerusalem; and to myriads of angels,
But you are come to mount Sion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to the company of many thousands of angels,
23 the universal gathering; and to [the] assembly of the firstborn [who are] registered in heaven; and to God, judge of all; and to [the] spirits of just [men] made perfect;
And to the church of the firstborn, who are written in the heavens, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of the just made perfect,
24 and to Jesus, mediator of a new covenant; and to [the] blood of sprinkling, speaking better than Abel.
And to Jesus the mediator of the new testament, and to the sprinkling of blood which speaketh better than that of Abel.
25 See that ye refuse not him that speaks. For if those did not escape who had refused him who uttered the oracles on earth, much more we who turn away from him [who does so] from heaven:
See that you refuse him not that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spoke upon the earth, much more shall not we, that turn away from him that speaketh to us from heaven.
26 whose voice then shook the earth; but now he has promised, saying, Yet once will I shake not only the earth, but also the heaven.
Whose voice then moved the earth; but now he promiseth, saying: Yet once more, and I will move not only the earth, but heaven also.
27 But this Yet once, signifies the removing of what is shaken, as being made, that what is not shaken may remain.
And in that he saith, Yet once more, he signifieth the translation of the moveable things as made, that those things may remain which are immoveable.
28 Wherefore let us, receiving a kingdom not to be shaken, have grace, by which let us serve God acceptably with reverence and fear.
Therefore receiving an immoveable kingdom, we have grace; whereby let us serve, pleasing God, with fear and reverence.
29 For also our God [is] a consuming fire.
For our God is a consuming fire.
