Hebrews 12
1 For that reason, since we are surrounded by such a great crowd of people who gave evidence of their trust in God, let's get rid of everything that holds us back, the seductive sins that trip us up, and let's keep on running the race placed before us.
POR tanto nosotros tambien, teniendo en derredor nuestro una tan grande nube de testigos, dejando todo el peso del pecado que nos rodea, corramos con paciencia la carrera que nos es propuesta,
2 We should keep on looking to Jesus, the one who begins and completes our trust in God. Because of the joy ahead of him Jesus endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and sat down at the right hand of God's throne.
Puestos los ojos en el autor y consumador de la fe, [en] Jesus; el cual, habiéndole sido propuesto gozo, sufrió la cruz, menospreciando la vergüenza, y sentóse á la diestra del trono de Dios.
3 Think about Jesus who endured such hostility from sinful people so you don't grow tired and become discouraged.
Reducid pues á vuestro pensamiento á aquel que sufrió tal contradiccion de pecadores contra sí mismo, porque no os fatigueis en vuestros ánimos desmayando.
4 Your resistance so far hasn't cost you blood as you fight against sin.
Que aun no habeis resistido hasta la sangre, combatiendo contra el pecado;
5 Have you forgotten God's appeal to you when he reasons with you as his children? He says, “My child, don't treat the Lord's discipline lightly, and don't give up when he corrects you either.
Y estais ya olvidados de la exhortacion que como con hijos habla con vosotros, [diciendo: ] Hijo mio, no menosprecies el castigo del Señor, ni desmayes cuando eres de él reprendido:
6 The Lord disciplines everyone he loves, and he punishes everyone he welcomes as his child.”
Porque el Señor al que ama castiga, y azota á cualquiera que recibe por hijo.
7 Be patient as you experience God's discipline because he is treating you as his children. What child doesn't experience a father's discipline?
Si sufrís el castigo, Dios se os presenta como á hijos; porque ¿qué hijo es [aquel] á quien el padre no castiga?
8 If you are not disciplined, (which everyone has experienced), then you are illegitimate and not true children.
Mas si estais fuera del castigo, del cual todos [los hijos] han sido hechos participantes, luego sois bastardos, y no hijos.
9 For if we respected our earthly fathers who disciplined us, shouldn't we even more be subject to the discipline of our spiritual Father which leads to life?
Por otra parte, tuvimos por castigadores á los padres de nuestra carne, y los reverenciábamos; ¿por qué no obedecerémos mucho mejor al Padre de los espíritus, y vivirémos?
10 They disciplined us for a short while as they thought appropriate, but God does so for our benefit in order that we can share his holy character.
Y aquellos, á la verdad por pocos dias nos castigaban como á ellos les parecia; mas este para lo que [nos] es provechoso, para que recibamos su santificacion.
11 When it happens, all discipline seems painful and not something to be happy about. But later on it produces peace in those who have been trained in this way so that they do what is good and right.
Es verdad que ningun castigo al presente parece^ ser [causa] de gozo, sino de tristeza; mas despues da fruto apacible de justicia á los que en el son ejercitados.
12 So strengthen your feeble hands, and your weak knees!
Por lo cual alzad las manos caidas, y las rodillas paralizadas;
13 Make straight paths to walk on, so that those who are crippled won't lose their way, but will be healed.
Y haced derechos pasos á vuestros piés, porque lo [que es] cojo no salga fuera de camino; ántes sea sanado.
14 Do your best to live in peace with everybody, and look for holiness—if you don't have this you won't see the Lord.
Seguid la paz con todos y la santidad, sin la cual nadie vera al Señor:
15 Make sure that none of you lack God's grace, in case some cause of bitterness arises to give trouble and end up corrupting many of you.
Mirando bien que ninguno se aparte de la gracia de Dios, que ninguna raíz de amargura brotando [os] impida, y por ella muchos sean contaminados;
16 Make sure there's nobody who is sexually immoral, or irreligious, like Esau was. He sold his birthright for a single meal.
Que ninguno sea fornicario, ó profano, como Esaú, que por una vianda vendió su primogenitura.
17 You remember that even when he wanted to receive the blessing later on he was refused. Even though he really tried, and cried hard, Esau couldn't change what he had done.
Porque ya sabeis que aun despues deseando heredar la bendicion, fué reprobado; que no halló lugar de arrepentimiento, aunque la procuró con lágrimas.
18 You haven't arrived at a physical mountain that can be touched, that burned with fire, to a stormy place of black darkness,
Porque no os habeis llegado al monte que se podia tocar, y al fuego encendido, y al turbion, y á la oscuridad, y á la tempestad,
19 where the sound of a trumpet and a voice speaking was heard—and those who heard the voice begged never to hear it speak to them again.
Y al sonido de la trompeta, y á la voz de las palabras, la cual los que la oyeron rogaron que no se les hablase más:
20 For they couldn't take what they were told to do, such as, “Even if a farm animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death.”
(Porque no podian tolerar lo que se mandaba: Si bestia tocare al monte, será apedreada, ó pasada con dardo:
21 The sight was so terrifying that Moses himself said, “I'm so scared I'm shaking!”
Y tan terrible cosa era lo que se veia, que Moisés dijo: Estoy asombrado y temblando: )
22 But you have arrived at Mount Zion, the city of the living God, heavenly Jerusalem, with its thousands and thousands of angels.
Mas os habeis llegado al monte de Sion, y á la ciudad del Dios vivo, Jerusalem la celestial, y á la compañía de muchos millares de ángeles,
23 You have come to the church of the firstborn whose names are written down in heaven, to God, the judge of everyone, and to those good people whose lives are complete.
Y á la congregacion de los primogénitos que están alistados en los cielos, y á Dios, el Juez de todos, y á los espíritus de los justos, [ya] perfectos;
24 You have come to Jesus, who shares with us the new agreed relationship, to the sprinkled blood that means more than that of Abel.
Y á Jesus, el Mediador del nuevo testamento; y á la sangre del esparcimiento que habla mejor que [la de] Abel.
25 Make sure you don't reject the one who is speaking! If they didn't escape when they rejected God on earth, it is even more certain that we won't escape if we turn away from God who warns us from heaven!
Mirad que no desecheis al que habla. Porque si aquellos no escaparon que desecharon al que hablaba en la tierra, mucho ménos [escaparémos] nosotros, si desecháremos al que [nos] habla de los cielos:
26 Back then God's voice shook the earth, but his promise is now: “One more time I'm going to shake not only the earth, but heaven too.”
La voz del cual entónces conmovió la tierra; mas ahora ha denunciado diciendo: Aun una vez, y yo conmoveré no solamente la tierra, mas aun el cielo.
27 This expression, “one more time,” indicates that all creation that is shaken is removed so that everything that is not shaken may remain.
Y este [decir: ] Aun una vez, declara la mudanza de las cosas movibles, como de cosas hechas, para que queden las que son firmes.
28 Since we're receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us have a gracious attitude, so we can serve God in a way that pleases him, with reverence and respect.
Así que tomando el reino inmóvil, retengamos la gracia por la cual sirvamos á Dios agradándole con temor y reverencia.
29 For “our God is a fire that consumes.”
Porque nuestro Dios [es] fuego consumidor.
