Hebrews 4

1 Let us therefore fear, lest at any time, although there is left behind a promise of entering into his rest, —any one from amongst you should be deemed, to have come short;

We may fear, then, lest a promise being left of entering into His rest, anyone of you may seem to have come short,

2 For we have had delivered to us the joyful message, just as even, they; but the word which was heard did not profit them, they not having been blended, by faith, with the things heard.

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,

3 For we who have believed, are to enter into the rest, according as he hath said—So I sware in mine anger, They shall not enter into my rest; And yet, the works, from the foundation of the world, had been brought into existence,

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,

4 For he hath spoken, somewhere, concerning the seventh [day], thus—And God rested, on the seventh day, from all his works;

for He spoke in a certain place concerning the seventh [day] thus: “And God rested in the seventh day from all His works”;

5 And in this again—They shall not enter into my rest.

and in this [place] again, “They will [not] enter into My rest”;

6 Seeing, therefore, that it is left over for, some, to enter into it, and, they who formerly had delivered to them the joyful message, entered not in by reason of obstinacy, —

since then, it remains for some to enter into it, and those who first heard good news did not enter in because of unbelief—

7 Again, he marketh out a certain day, To-day, in David, saying—after so long a time as this, —according as it hath been said before: —To-day, if, unto his voice, ye would hearken, do not harden your hearts.

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,”

8 For, if, unto them, Joshua had given rest, it had not in that case, concerning another day, been speaking, after, these things.

for if Joshua had given them rest, He would not have spoken after these things concerning another day;

9 Hence there is, left over, a Sabbath-keeping, for the people of God.

there remains, then, a Sabbath rest to the people of God,

10 For, he that hath entered into his rest, He too, hath rested from his works, just as, from his own, God, [rested].

for he who entered into His rest, he also rested from his works, as God from His own.

11 Let us, therefore, give diligence to enter into that rest, lest anyone fall into the same example, of obstinacy.

May we be diligent, then, to enter into that rest, that no one may fall in the same example of the unbelief,

12 For, living, is the word of God, and, energetic, and more cutting than any knife with two edges, and penetrating as far as a dividing asunder of soul and spirit, of joints also, and marrow, and able to judge the impulses and designs of the heart;

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;

13 And there is, no created thing, can be secreted before him, but, all things, are naked and exposed to his eyes: —as to whom is, our discourse.

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.

14 Having then a great high-priest who hath passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast the confession;

Having, then, a great Chief Priest having passed through the heavens—Jesus the Son of God—may we hold fast the profession,

15 For we have not a high-priest unable to have fellow-feeling with our weaknesses, but one tested in all respects, by way of likeness, apart from sin.

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;

16 Let us, then, be approaching with freedom of speech, unto the throne of favour, that we may receive mercy, and, favour, may find, for seasonable succour.

we may come near, then, with freedom, to the throne of grace, that we may receive kindness, and find grace—for seasonable help.