Hebrews 10

1 Just like a shadow vaguely represents the thing that it is a shadow of, the laws that God [gave Moses] only poorly represent [MET] the good things that were to come later. Those laws were not all the good things themselves that God has promised. So, by offering the same kinds of sacrifices every year, people [PRS] who approach God can never become (perfect/all that God intends them to be).

Mmara no yɛ nneɛma pa nsusuwso a ɛreba, na mmom ɛnyɛ nneɛma pa no ankasa nen. Wɔbɔ afɔre koro no ara afe biara, efisɛ saa afɔre koro a wɔbɔ no afe afe no rentumi mma nnipa a wɔsom no nyɛ pɛ da.

2 If God had removed the guilt for having sinned of those who brought the sacrifices, they would not feel that they were still guilty. So they would certainly have stopped offering those sacrifices! [RHQ]

Sɛ nnipa a wɔresom Onyankopɔn no tumi fi wɔn bɔne mu yɛ pɛ a, ɛno de anka wɔrenni bɔne ho fɔ bio, na ne saa nti afɔrebɔ nyinaa to betwa.

3 But rather, the fact that they offer those sacrifices each year reminds them that they are still guilty for their sins.

Nea saa afɔrebɔ yi yɛ ne sɛ, ɛkae wɔn wɔn bɔne afe biara.

4 The principle is that blood of animals such as bulls or goats can never remove the guilt of those who have sinned.

Anantwi ne mmirekyi mogya rentumi mpepa bɔne.

5 So, as [Christ] was coming into the world, he spoke [to his Father about offering himself as a sacrifice for people’s sin. The Psalmist wrote this that Christ said]: It is not sacrifices and offerings that you [(sg)] have wanted, but you have prepared for me a body [to serve you].

Esiane saa nti, bere a Kristo rebɛba wiase no, ɔka kyerɛɛ Onyankopɔn se: “Wompɛ afɔrebɔ ne ayɛyɛde nanso woasiesie ɔhonam ama me.

6 Animals that are completely burned up as sacrifices have not pleased you, and [other sacrifices that atone] for those who have sinned have not pleased you.

Wʼani nnnye ɔhyew ne bɔne afɔre anaa afɔre a wɔbɔ de pepa bɔne ho.

7 Then [because of this], I said, “My God, (listen!/here I am!) I have come [here] in order to do what you want me [to do], [just like] has been written {as they have written} about me in the Scriptures.”

Afei mekae se, ‘Mewɔ ha rebɛyɛ nea wopɛ sɛ meyɛ sɛnea wɔakyerɛw afa me ho wɔ Mmara nhoma no mu no.’”

8 First, [Christ] said, “It is not sacrifices and offerings and animals that [the priests] have completely burned up and other [offerings to atone for] those who have sinned that you have really wanted. They have not pleased you.” [Christ said that even though] those things were offered {they offered all those things} according to the laws [God gave Moses]!

Kan no ɔkae se, “Wompɛ, na wʼani nso nnnye afɔrebɔ ne ayɛyɛde a wɔde pepa bɔne ho.” Ɛwɔ mu, na Mmara no kyerɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ saa.

9 Then, [concerning his offering himself as a sacrifice to atone for people’s sin], he said, “Listen! I have come [here] to do what you want me [to do]!” In that way Christ got rid of the first [way of atoning for sin], in order to establish the second [way of atoning for] sin.

Na ɔkae se, “Mewɔ ha rebɛyɛ nea wopɛ sɛ meyɛ.” Ɛno nti, Onyankopɔn agu tete afɔrebɔ no nyinaa na ɔde Kristo afɔrebɔ no asi anan mu.

10 Because of Jesus Christ [doing what God] wanted him to do, we have been dedicated to {[he] has set us apart for} God by his offering his own body only once [as a sacrifice, a sacrifice that will not need to be repeated].

Esiane sɛ Yesu Kristo yɛɛ sɛnea Onyankopɔn hwehwɛ sɛ ɔnyɛ no nti, ɔnam ne honam a ɔde bɔɔ afɔre prɛko maa yɛn no so ama yɛn ho atew afi bɔne ho.

11 As every [Jewish] priest stands daily [in front of the altar], he performs rituals and offers the same kind of sacrifices that could never remove [the guilt from anyone who] sinned [MTY].

Da biara Yudani sɔfo sɔre yɛ nʼasɔfodwuma na wabɔ afɔre mpɛn pii. Nanso saa afɔre yi rentumi mpepa bɔne.

12 But [Christ] offered a sacrifice that [will be adequate] forever, and he offered it only one time! Then he sat down [to rule] with God at the place of highest honor [MTY].

Kristo de, ɔbɔɔ bɔne ho afɔre. Afɔre a ɛtena hɔ daa nyinaa. Na ɛno akyi, ɔtenaa Onyankopɔn nifa so.

13 From now on, he is waiting for [God] to completely subdue [all] Christ’s enemies [MTY].

Ɛhɔ na ɔretwɛn mprempren kosi sɛ Onyankopɔn bɛma nʼatamfo ayɛ nʼanan ase ntiaso.

14 By offering himself once, he has provided that those whom [God] has set apart will be eternally made (perfect/all that God intends them to be).

Ɔnam afɔrebɔ baako so ama nnebɔneyɛfo ho atew daa nyinaa.

15 The Holy Spirit also confirms to us [that this is true]. First the Lord says:

Na Honhom Kronkron no nso di adanse. Nea edi kan no, ɔka se,

16 When the time [MTY] [when the first covenant that God made] with my people has ended, I will make a new covenant with them [MTY]. I will do like this for them: I will cause them to understand my laws and I will cause them to obey them (OR, enable them to know them sincerely).

“Eyi ne apam a me ne wɔn bɛpam wɔ bere a ɛreba no mu. Awurade na ose: Mede me mmara bɛhyɛ wɔn koma mu na makyerɛw agu wɔn adwene mu.”

17 Then [the Lord said]: [I will forgive them for] their [DOU] sins, and I will [consider] that they are no longer [guilty for] having sinned.

Na afei waka se, “Merenkae wɔn bɔne ne wɔn amumɔyɛ bio.”

18 When [God] has forgiven someone’s sins, that person does not [need to make] any more offerings [to atone for his sin]!

Sɛ wɔde eyinom nyinaa kyɛ a, na afɔre a wɔbɔ de pepa bɔne no ho nhia bio.

19 So, my fellow believers, because we [trust in what Jesus accomplished when] his own blood [flowed for us], we can confidently go into [God’s very presence] that was [symbolized] by the very holy place [in the tent] [MTY].

Anuanom, esiane Yesu wu no nti, yɛade yɛn ho koraa sɛ yɛbɛkɔ Kronkronbea hɔ.

20 Jesus enabled us to go into [God’s presence] by making a new and effective way. [Specifically], he [offered] his body [as a sacrifice] for us [in order that nothing would stop us] from entering [God’s presence, just like] [MET] the curtain [of the very holy place prevented people from entering God’s presence].

Ɔnam ɔno ara ne honam so abue ɔkwan foforo a nkwa wɔ mu ama yɛn.

21 Christ is a great priest [who rules over us, who are] God’s people [MTY].

Yɛwɔ ɔsɔfo kɛse bi a ɔhwɛ Onyankopɔn fi so.

22 [Just like the priests] were sprinkled {[as Moses] sprinkled [the priests]} [with blood] [MET] to symbolize that they were no longer guilty for having sinned, we also no longer are [guilty for having done] evil. [Just like the priests ceremonially] washed their bodies with pure water [to prepare themselves to serve God], we are allowing [God] to continually make us pure. So, we [(inc)] must approach [God] sincerely by confidently trusting [in him].

Momma yɛmfa koma pa ne gyidi a mu yɛ den ntwiw mmɛn Onyankopɔn. Efisɛ wɔde Yesu mogya atew yɛn tiboa afɔbu ho, na wɔde nsu a ɛyɛ kronkron aguare yɛn nipadua.

23 We must unwaveringly keep holding tight [to what we believe. Since God] faithfully [does all] he promised [to do], we must confidently expect [him to keep doing that].

Momma yennyina gyidi a yɛaso mu no mu dennen, efisɛ nea ɔhyɛɛ yɛn bɔ no yɛ ɔnokwafo.

24 [Since God] faithfully [does all that] he promised [to do], let us consider how each of us can motivate other believers, in order that [believers] will love each other, and in order that each one will do good things.

Momma yɛn ho yɛn ho asɛm nhia yɛn na yɛnnodɔ yɛn ho yɛn ho na yɛnyɛ papa.

25 We must not stop assembling ourselves [to worship the Lord], as some people have done. Instead, each one of us must encourage/exhort other believers. [Let us do that] even more since we know that the day [that the Lord will return] [MTY] is near.

Mommma yennnyae yɛn ho yɛn ho nhyiamu da sɛnea afoforo bi yɛ no. Mmom, momma yɛnhyɛ yɛn ho yɛn ho nkuran denneennen, efisɛ mo ara muhu sɛ ɛrenkyɛ na da no aba.

26 [We(inc) must do those things], because if we deliberately and habitually sin after we have known the true [message about Christ], no other sacrifice will remove our guilt for having sinned in that way.

Sɛ mohyɛ da kɔ so yɛ bɔne a, afɔrebɔ biara nni hɔ a ɛbɛpepa mo bɔne, efisɛ wɔada nokware no adi akyerɛ yɛn.

27 Instead, we must fearfully expect that [God will] judge and angrily [punish] his enemies in a furious fire [MET].

Nea ɛwɔ hɔ ma wɔn a wotia Onyankopɔn ara ne atemmu ne ogya a ɛbɛba abɛhyew wɔn no.

28 Everyone who rejected the laws [that God gave] Moses was mercilessly killed when [at least] two or three people testified that they had done that.

Obiara a obu Mose Mmara no so no, sɛ nnansefo baanu anaa baasa adansedi nti, wobu atɛn tia no a, wobekum no a wɔrenhu no mmɔbɔ.

29 [That was severe punishment]. But [Christ] is (God’s Son/the man who is also God). His blood, by means of which [he put into effect] the new covenant, is sacred. Because of [Christ’s] [MTY] blood [flowing for us when he died], [God] freed us from our guilt. So, you can be sure [RHQ] that anyone who shows contempt for [those truths] and who insults the Spirit of God, the one who acts with kindness toward us in a way we do not deserve, deserves to be punished even worse than [those Israelis were punished] [MET]!

Na obi a watiatia Onyankopɔn Ba no so, na ɔmmfa Onyankopɔn mogya apam no a egyee no fii bɔne mu no nyɛ hwee anaa nea otiatia Honhom a ɔma adom no anim no, dɛn na ɛbɛto no? Asotwe a onii no benya no nyɛ adewa.

30 [We can be sure of that] (OR, [need to think about that carefully]) since we know that God said, “I myself will get revenge on those who sinned, and I will punish them as they deserve [DOU].” [Moses wrote], “The Lord will judge his people.”

Yenim sɛ Onyankopɔn kae se, “Me na aweretɔ wɔ me, na me na mitua ka,” na ɔno ara na ɔsan kae se, “Awurade bebu ne nkurɔfo atɛn.”

31 It will be a terrible thing if God who is all-powerful [MTY] seizes and punishes you [IDM]!

Onyankopɔn a ɔte ase no nsam amanenya yɛ hu.

32 Recall previous times when you [first] understood [MET] [the message about Christ]. You endured a hard struggle, but you [continued to trust him] when you suffered [because you believed in Christ].

Monkae ahohia a mokɔɔ mu bere a muhuu hann no, mumiaa mo ani huu ɔko bebree mu amane.

33 At times you were publicly insulted {people publicly insulted you} and you suffered {people persecuted you}. But you showed great concern for those who were treated like that.

Ebi ne sɛ, wɔyeyaw mo mpɛn pii, guu mo anim ase wɔ bagua mu; na ɛtɔ da bi mpo a, na moasiesie mo ho sɛ mobɛka wɔn a wɔrehu amane no ho.

34 You not only were kind to those who were in prison [because they believed in Christ], but you also accepted it joyfully when [unbelievers] took away your possessions. You accepted it because you yourselves knew very well that you have eternal possessions [in heaven] that are much better [than those that they took from you]!

Mo ne nneduafo daa afiase na wɔfaa mo ahode nyinaa no mpo, munyaa ho boasetɔ, efisɛ munim sɛ ɛyɛ dɛn ara a mowɔ ade pa bi a ɛbɛtena hɔ daa.

35 So, do not become discouraged [when they cause you to suffer] {[you are persecuted]}, because [if you continue to trust in God], he will greatly reward you.

Mommma mo koma ntutu na moanhwere mo akatua.

36 You must patiently continue [to trust in him] in order that, because of your doing what God wants you to do, he will give you what he has promised.

Ɛsɛ sɛ motɔ mo bo ase na moatumi ayɛ Onyankopɔn apɛde ama mo nsa aka nea wɔahyɛ mo ho bɔ no.

37 [You must do that] since [a prophet wrote] in the Scriptures [that God said about the Messiah], In just a short time the one [I promised] would come will surely come; he will not delay coming.

Efisɛ Kyerɛwsɛm no ka se, “Ɛrenkyɛ koraa na nea ɛsɛ sɛ ɔba no aba; ɔrentwentwɛn.

38 But those whom I have summoned, who [act] righteously, must continually live trusting in me, because if they, in a cowardly manner, cease [to trust in me], I (will not be pleased/will be angry) with them.

Na, “Nea ɔteɛ no fi gyidi mu benya nkwa, na sɛ ɔtwe ne ho a, me kra ani rensɔ no.”

39 But we are not ones who in a cowardly manner stop [trusting in God], with the result that God will severely punish us. Instead, we are ones who trust in him, with the result that [God] will save us [SYN] eternally.

Yɛnyɛ nnipa a yɛsan yɛn akyi na yɛyera. Mmom yɛwɔ gyidi na wɔagye yɛn nkwa.