Hebrews 3

1 Whence, holy brethren, partners, in a heavenly calling, attentively consider the Apostle and High—priest of our confession—Jesus

Therefore, holy brothers, you share in a heavenly calling. Think about Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession.

2 As one, faithful, to him who made him: as, Moses also, in [all] his house.

He was faithful to God, who appointed him, just as Moses was also faithful in God's house.

3 For, of more glory than Moses, hath, this one been counted worthy—by as much as more honour than, the house, hath, he that prepared it;

For Jesus has been considered worthy of greater glory than Moses, because the one who builds a house has more honor than the house itself.

4 For, every house, is prepared by someone, —but, he that hath prepared all things, is, God.

For every house is built by someone, but the one who built everything is God.

5 Even Moses, indeed, was faithful in all his house, as an attendant, for a witness of the things which were to be spoken;

For Moses was faithful as a servant in God's entire house, bearing witness about the things that were to be spoken of in the future.

6 But, Christ, as, a Son, over his house, —whose house are, we, —if, the freedom of speech and boast of the hope, [throughout, firm, ] we hold fast.

But Christ is faithful as a Son who is in charge of God's house. We are his house if we hold fast to our courage and the hope of which we boast.

7 Wherefore, —according as saith the Holy Spirit—To-day, if, unto his voice ye would hearken, do not

Therefore, it is just as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear his voice

8 harden your hearts, —as in the embitterment, in the day of testing in the desert,

do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, in the time of testing in the wilderness.

9 When your fathers tested by proving, and saw my works forty years.

This was when your ancestors rebelled by testing me, and when, during forty years, they saw my deeds.

10 Wherefore I was sore vexed with this generation, and said, Always err they in their heart; —howbeit, they, learned not my ways:

Therefore I was displeased with that generation. I said, 'They have always gone astray in their hearts. They have not known my ways.'

11 So I sware in mine anger—they shall not enter into my rest!—

It is just as I swore in my anger: 'They will never enter my rest.'”

12 Be taking heed, brethren, lest at any time, there shall be in any one of you, a wicked heart of unbelief, in revolting from a Living God.

Be careful, brothers, so that among you there will not be anyone with an evil heart of unbelief, a heart that turns away from the living God.

13 But be exhorting one another, on each successive day, —while the To-day is being named! lest any from among you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.

Instead, encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “today,” so that no one among you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.

14 For, partners of the Christ, have we become, —if, at least, the beginning of the confidence, throughout, firm, we hold fast:

For we have become partners of Christ if we firmly hold to our confidence in him from the beginning to the end.

15 So long as it is said—To-day, if, unto his voice, ye would hearken, do not harden your hearts, —as in the embitterment.

About this it has been said, “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts, as in the rebellion.”

16 For, who, though they heard, caused embitterment? Nay, indeed! did not all who come forth out of Egypt through Moses?

Who was it who heard God and rebelled? Was it not all those who came out of Egypt through Moses?

17 But, with whom, was be sore vexed forty years? Was it not with them who sinned, whose dead bodies fell in the desert?

With whom was he angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose dead bodies fell in the wilderness?

18 But, unto whom, sware he, that they should not enter into his rest, —save unto them who were obstinate?

To whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, if it was not to those who disobeyed him?

19 And we see, that they were not able to enter, because of unbelief.

We see that they were not able to enter his rest because of unbelief.