Hebrews 4
1 We may fear, then, lest a promise being left of entering into His rest, anyone of you may seem to have come short,
Lader os derfor, da der endnu staar en Forjættelse tilbage om at indgaa til hans Hvile, vogte os for, at nogen af eder skal mene, at han er kommen for silde.
2 for we also are having good news proclaimed, even as they, but the word heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard,
Thi ogsaa os er der forkyndt godt Budskab ligesom hine; men Ordet, som de hørte, hjalp ikke dem, fordi det ikke var forenet med Troen hos dem, som hørte det.
3 for we enter into the rest—we who believed, as He said, “So I swore in My anger, They will [not] enter into My rest”; and yet the works were done from the foundation of the world,
Thi vi gaa ind til Hvilen, vi, som ere komne til Troen, efter hvad han har sagt: „Saa svor jeg i min Vrede: Sandelig, de skulle ikke gaa ind til min Hvile, ‟ omendskønt Gerningerne vare fuldbragte fra Verdens Grundlæggelse.
4 for He spoke in a certain place concerning the seventh [day] thus: “And God rested in the seventh day from all His works”;
Thi han har et Sted sagt om den syvende Dag saaledes: „Og Gud hvilede paa den syvende Dag fra alle sine Gerninger.‟
5 and in this [place] again, “They will [not] enter into My rest”;
Og fremdeles paa dette Sted: „Sandelig, de skulle ikke gaa ind til min Hvile.‟
6 since then, it remains for some to enter into it, and those who first heard good news did not enter in because of unbelief—
Efterdi der altsaa staar tilbage, at nogle skulle gaa ind til den, og de, hvem der først blev forkyndt godt Budskab, ikke gik ind for deres Genstridigheds Skyld:
7 again He limits a certain day, “Today,” in David saying, after so long a time, as it has been said, “Today, if you may hear His voice, you may not harden your hearts,”
Saa bestemmer han atter en Dag: „I Dag, ‟ siger han ved David lang Tid efter, (som ovenfor sagt): „I Dag, naar I høre hans Røst, da forhærder ikke eders Hjerter!‟
8 for if Joshua had given them rest, He would not have spoken after these things concerning another day;
Thi dersom Josva havde skaffet dem Hvile, da Vilde han ikke tale om en anden Dag siden efter.
9 there remains, then, a Sabbath rest to the people of God,
Altsaa er der en Sabbatshvile tilbage for Guds Folk.
10 for he who entered into His rest, he also rested from his works, as God from His own.
Thi den, som er gaaet ind til hans Hvile, Ogsaa han har faaet Hvile fra sine Gerninger, ligesom Gud fra sine.
11 May we be diligent, then, to enter into that rest, that no one may fall in the same example of the unbelief,
Lader os derfor gøre os Flid for at gaa ind til hin Hvile, for at ikke nogen skal falde ved den samme Genstridighed, som hine gave Eksempel paa.
12 for the Word of God is living, and working, and sharper—beyond every two-edged sword—and piercing as far as [the] division of soul and spirit, of joints and also marrows, and a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart;
Thi Guds Ord er levende og kraftigt og skarpere end noget tveægget Sværd og trænger igennem, indtil det deler Sjæl og Aand, Ledemod saavel som Marv, og dømmer over Hjertets Tanker og Raad.
13 and there is not a created thing hidden before Him, but all things [are] naked and open to His eyes—with whom is our reckoning.
Og ingen Skabning er usynlig for hans Aasyn; men alle Ting ere nøgne og udspændte for hans Øjne, hvem vi staa til Regnskab.
14 Having, then, a great Chief Priest having passed through the heavens—Jesus the Son of God—may we hold fast the profession,
Efterdi vi altsaa have en stor Ypperstepræst, som er gaaet igennem Himlene, Jesus, Guds Søn, da lader os holde fast ved Bekendelsen!
15 for we do not have a Chief Priest unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but [One] tempted in all things in like manner, [yet] without sin;
Thi vi have ikke en Ypperstepræst, som ej kan have Medlidenhed med vore Skrøbeligheder, men en saadan, som er fristet i alle Ting i Lighed med os, dog uden Synd.
16 we may come near, then, with freedom, to the throne of grace, that we may receive kindness, and find grace—for seasonable help.
Derfor lader os træde frem med Frimodighed for Naadens Trone, for at vi kunne faa Barmhjertighed og finde Naade til betimelig Hjælp.
