Hebrews 12
1 Therefore let us also, being surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth easily beset us, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us;
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,
2 looking to the author and perfecter of the faith, Jesus, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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.
3 For consider him that endured such contradiction by sinners against him, lest ye faint in your souls, and become weary.
For consider him who has endured such hostility from sinners against himself, so that you may not become tired and give up.
4 Not yet have ye resisted unto blood, in your contest against sin;
You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your struggle against sin;
5 and ye have forgotten the exhortation, which reasoneth with you as with sons: “My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when reproved by him;
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.
6 for whom the Lord loveth, he chasteneth; and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.”
For whom the Lord loves he disciplines, and punishes every son he accepts."
7 It is for chastening that ye endure; God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he, whom the father chasteneth not?
If you are enduring discipline, God is dealing with you as children. For what child is there whom his father does not discipline?
8 But if ye are without chastening, of which all have been made partakers, then are ye bastards and not sons.
But if you are without discipline, of which all have been made partakers, then you are illegitimate, and not children.
9 Furthermore, we were chastened by the fathers of our flesh, and we gave them reverence; shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?
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?
10 For they indeed for a few days chastened us, according as it seemed good to them; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
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.
11 Now all chastening for the present indeed seemeth to be not joyous, but grievous; but afterward it yieldeth the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been exercised thereby.
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.
12 Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;
Therefore, lift up the hands that hang down and the feeble knees,
13 and make straight paths for your feet, that the lame may not be turned out of the way, but may rather be healed.
and make straight paths for your feet, so that which is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.
14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord;
Pursue peace with everyone, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord,
15 looking diligently, lest any one come short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and the many be thereby defiled;
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;
16 lest there be any fornicator, or profane person as Esau, who for one meal sold even his birthright.
that there be no sexually immoral or profane person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for one meal.
17 For ye know that when he afterward wished to inherit the blessing, he was rejected; for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it earnestly with tears.
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.
18 For ye have not come to a mount that can be touched, and burning with fire, and to blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
For you have not come to something that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and darkness, gloom, and storm,
19 and the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words, which voice they who heard, entreated that no more should be spoken to them;
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,
20 for they could not bear that which was commanded, “If even a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned;” and,
for they could not stand that which was commanded, "If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned;"
21 so terrible was the sight, Moses said: “I exceedingly fear and tremble;”
and so fearful was the appearance, that Mushe said, "I am terrified and trembling."
22 but ye have come to Mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem; and to myriads, the general assembly of angels;
But you have come to Mount Tsehyun, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Urishlim, and to innumerable multitudes of angels,
23 and to the church of the first-born, who are enrolled in heaven; and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of righteous men made perfect;
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,
24 and to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant; and to a sprinkling with that blood which speaketh something better than Abel.
to Yeshua, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better than that of Habeil.
25 See that ye refuse not him who speaketh. For if they did not escape, who refused him who spoke his will on earth, much more shall not we, if we turn away from him who speaketh from heaven;
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,
26 whose voice then shook the earth; but now he hath promised, saying, “Yet once more will I shake, not the earth only, but also the heaven.”
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."
27 And this expression, “Yet once more,” signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, in order that those things which are not shaken may abide.
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.
28 Wherefore receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably, with reverence and godly fear.
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,
29 For our God is a consuming fire.
for our God is a consuming fire.
