Hebrews 12
1 Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
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,
2 looking to Yeshua, the founder and completer of the faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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.
3 For consider him who has endured such hostility from sinners against himself, so that you may not become tired and give up.
For consider well him who endured so great contradiction from sinners against himself, that ye be not weary, fainting in your minds.
4 You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your struggle against sin;
Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, wrestling against sin.
5 and you have forgotten the exhortation which reasons with you as with children, "My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor lose heart when you are corrected by him.
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;
6 For whom the Lord loves he disciplines, and punishes every son he accepts."
for whom [the] Lord loves he chastens, and scourges every son whom he receives.
7 If you are enduring discipline, God is dealing with you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline?
Ye endure for chastening, God conducts himself towards you as towards sons; for who is the son that the father chastens not?
8 But if you are without discipline, of which all have been made partakers, then you are illegitimate, and not sons.
But if ye are without chastening, of which all have been made partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
9 Furthermore, we had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?
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?
10 For they indeed, for a few days, disciplined us as seemed good to them; but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.
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.
11 All discipline seems for the moment painful, not joyful; yet afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been exercised thereby.
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.
12 Therefore, lift up the hands that hang down and the feeble knees,
Wherefore lift up the hands that hang down, and the failing knees;
13 and make straight paths for your feet, so that which is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.
and make straight paths for your feet, that that which is lame be not turned aside; but that rather it may be healed.
14 Pursue peace with everyone, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord,
Pursue peace with all, and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord:
15 looking carefully lest there be anyone who falls short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by it many become defiled;
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;
16 that there be no sexually immoral or profane person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for one meal.
lest [there be] any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one meal sold his birthright;
17 For you know that even when he afterward desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for a change of mind though he sought it diligently with tears.
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.
18 For you have not come to something that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and darkness, gloom, and storm,
For ye have not come to [the mount] that might be touched and was all on fire, and to obscurity, and darkness, and tempest,
19 the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which those who heard it begged that not one more word should be spoken to them,
and trumpet's sound, and voice of words; which they that heard, excusing themselves, declined [the] word being addressed to them any more:
20 for they could not stand that which was commanded, "If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned;"
(for they were not able to bear what was enjoined: And if a beast should touch the mountain, it shall be stoned;
21 and so fearful was the appearance, that Moses said, "I am terrified and trembling."
and, so fearful was the sight, Moses said, I am exceedingly afraid and full of trembling; )
22 But you have come to Mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable multitudes of angels,
but ye have come to mount Zion; and to [the] city of [the] living God, heavenly Jerusalem; and to myriads of angels,
23 to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of righteous people made perfect,
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;
24 to Yeshua, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better than that of Hevel.
and to Jesus, mediator of a new covenant; and to [the] blood of sprinkling, speaking better than Abel.
25 See that you do not refuse him who speaks. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned on the earth, how much more will we not escape who turn away from him who warns from heaven,
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:
26 whose voice shook the earth then, but now he has promised, saying, "Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heavens."
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.
27 This phrase, "Yet once more," signifies the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those things which are not shaken may remain.
But this Yet once, signifies the removing of what is shaken, as being made, that what is not shaken may remain.
28 So since we are receiving a Kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us give thanks, through which we may offer service pleasing to God, with reverence and awe,
Wherefore let us, receiving a kingdom not to be shaken, have grace, by which let us serve God acceptably with reverence and fear.
29 for our God is a consuming fire.
For also our God [is] a consuming fire.
