Hebrews 12
1 We [know about] many people like that [who showed they trusted in God]. They are like a crowd of spectators [who are cheering for us inside a stadium] [MET]. Knowing that, we must put away all the things that hinder us, [as a runner puts aside everything that would hinder him because they are heavy] [MET]. Especially we must put away sinful actions that [hinder us, as a runner] sets aside clothes he does not need, clothes that would entangle him [MET]. Let us [wholeheartedly strive to achieve what God has planned for us, as someone] in a race wholeheartedly runs the course that is before him [MET].
Anche noi dunque, circondati da un così gran nugolo di testimoni, deposto tutto ciò che è di peso e il peccato che ci assedia, corriamo con perseveranza nella corsa che ci sta davanti,
2 And let us [keep our minds on] Jesus, [as a runner] keeps his eyes on [the goal] [MET]. Jesus is the one we should imitate in the way he perfectly trusted [God. When he died on] the cross he endured it as he suffered greatly [MTY], instead of [thinking about the things he would] rejoice about [later]. He disregarded being disgraced by [dying that way]. He is now sitting at the place of highest honor [MTY] at the throne [where God rules].
tenendo fisso lo sguardo su Gesù, autore e perfezionatore della fede. Egli in cambio della gioia che gli era posta innanzi, si sottopose alla croce, disprezzando l'ignominia, e si è assiso alla destra del trono di Dio.
3 [Jesus] patiently endured it when sinful people acted so hostilely against him. Try to act the way he did, so that you do not give up [trusting] God or become discouraged.
Pensate attentamente a colui che ha sopportato contro di sé una così grande ostilità dei peccatori, perché non vi stanchiate perdendovi d'animo.
4 While you have struggled against [being tempted to] sin, you have not yet bled [and died because of resisting evil, as Jesus did].
Non avete ancora resistito fino al sangue nella vostra lotta contro il peccato
5 Do not forget [RHQ] these words [that Solomon spoke to his son, that are the same as God] would exhort you as his children: My child, pay attention [LIT] when the Lord is disciplining you, and do not be discouraged when the Lord punishes you [DOU],
Figlio mio, non disprezzare la correzione del Signore e non ti perdere d'animo quando sei ripreso da lui; e avete gia dimenticato l'esortazione a voi rivolta come a figli:
6 because it is everyone whom he loves whom the Lord disciplines, and he punishes everyone whom he accepts as his child.
perché il Signore corregge colui che egli ama e sferza chiunque riconosce come figlio.
7 It is in order that God may discipline you that he requires you to endure the disagreeable things [that happen to you]. [When God disciplines you] he is treating you as a father treats his children. All fathers [RHQ] discipline their children [LIT].
E' per la vostra correzione che voi soffrite! Dio vi tratta come figli; e qual è il figlio che non è corretto dal padre?
8 So, if you have not experienced God disciplining you just like he disciplines all his other children, you are [not true children of God] [MET]. [You are like] illegitimate children; [no father disciplines them].
Se siete senza correzione, mentre tutti ne hanno avuto la loro parte, siete bastardi, non figli!
9 Furthermore, our natural fathers disciplined us [when we were young], and we respected them for doing that. So we should certainly more readily accept God our spiritual Father disciplining us, with the result that we live eternally [RHQ]!
Del resto, noi abbiamo avuto come correttori i nostri padri secondo la carne e li abbiamo rispettati; non ci sottometteremo perciò molto di più al Padre degli spiriti, per avere la vita?
10 Our natural fathers disciplined us for a short time in a way that they considered right, [but it wasn’t always right], but God always disciplines us [in a right way], to help us. He does it so that we may be holy as he is.
Costoro infatti ci correggevano per pochi giorni, come sembrava loro; Dio invece lo fa per il nostro bene, allo scopo di renderci partecipi della sua santità.
11 During the time that God is disciplining us, that does not seem to be something about which we should rejoice. Instead, it is something that pains us. But later it causes those who have learned from it to be peaceful and to [live] righteously.
Certo, ogni correzione, sul momento, non sembra causa di gioia, ma di tristezza; dopo però arreca un frutto di pace e di giustizia a quelli che per suo mezzo sono stati addestrati.
12 So, [instead of acting as though you were spiritually exhausted], renew yourselves [MET] spiritually.
Perciò rinfrancate le mani cadenti e le ginocchia infiacchite
13 Go straight forward [in your Christian life] [MET], in order that believers who are uncertain about their faith [will imitate you] and not ([leave God’s way/] useless [to God]) [MET]. Instead, they will be spiritually restored [MET] as an injured and useless limb is restored.
e raddrizzate le vie storte per i vostri passi, perché il piede zoppicante non abbia a storpiarsi, ma piuttosto a guarire.
14 Try to live peacefully with all people. Seek to be holy, since no one will see the Lord if he is not holy.
Cercate la pace con tutti e la santificazione, senza la quale nessuno vedrà mai il Signore,
15 Beware that none of you stops [trusting in] God, [who has done kind things for us that we did not deserve] (OR, Beware that you have never [experienced] God kindly [saving you]). Be on guard lest any of you [act in an evil way towards others], because your doing that will [grow like] [MET] a root [grows into a big plant], and the result [of your] doing that will be that many believers will sin and become unacceptable to God.
vigilando che nessuno venga meno alla grazia di Dio. Non spunti né cresca alcuna radice velenosa in mezzo a voi e così molti ne siano infettati;
16 Do not let anyone be immoral, or be irreligious as Esau was. He exchanged the rights he had as a firstborn son for only one meal.
non vi sia nessun fornicatore o nessun profanatore, come Esaù, che in cambio di una sola pietanza vendette la sua primogenitura.
17 You know that after he did that, he wanted to receive [what his father would promise to give him if] he blessed him. But [his father] was unable [to change what he had already done]. And Esau found no way to change things, even though he sought tearfully to do that.
E voi ben sapete che in seguito, quando volle ereditare la benedizione, fu respinto, perché non trovò possibilità che il padre mutasse sentimento, sebbene glielo richiedesse con lacrime.
18 In coming [to God] you have not [experienced things like what the Israeli people experienced] at [Sinai] Mountain. [They] approached [a mountain that God told them they] should not touch. [They approached] a blazing fire, and it was gloomy and dark [DOU], and there was a hurricane/cyclone.
Voi infatti non vi siete accostati a un luogo tangibile e a un fuoco ardente, né a oscurità, tenebra e tempesta,
19 They heard a trumpet sounding and they heard [God] speak. The result was that those who heard it pleaded for God not to speak to them like that again.
né a squillo di tromba e a suono di parole, mentre quelli che lo udivano scongiuravano che Dio non rivolgesse più a loro la parola;
20 When [God] commanded them saying, “If [a person or] even an animal touches this mountain, [you] must [kill him/it by] throwing stones at him/it,” they were terrified.
non potevano infatti sopportare l'intimazione: Se anche una bestia tocca il monte sia lapidata.
21 Truly, because Moses was terrified after seeing what happened [on the mountain], he said, “I am trembling because I am very afraid!”
Lo spettacolo, in realtà, era così terrificante che Mosè disse: Ho paura e tremo.
22 Instead, [it is as though] you have come to [the presence of God in heaven] [MET]. [That is like what your ancestors did when they came to worship] God on Zion Hill, in Jerusalem, in the city of God who is all-powerful. You have come (OR, you are coming) to where there are countless angels, who are rejoicing as they have gathered together.
Voi vi siete invece accostati al monte di Sion e alla città del Dio vivente, alla Gerusalemme celeste e a miriadi di angeli, all'adunanza festosa
23 You have joined all the believers [who have privileges like] firstborn sons, whose names [God] has written down in heaven. You have come to God, who will judge everyone. You have come to where the spirits of God’s people are, people who lived righteously [before they died], and who now have been made perfect [in heaven].
e all'assemblea dei primogeniti iscritti nei cieli, al Dio giudice di tutti e agli spiriti dei giusti portati alla perfezione,
24 You have come to Jesus, who arranged a new covenant [between us and God]. You have accepted [what he accomplished when] his blood flowed [when he died on the cross. His doing that made it possible for God to forgive us]. That is better than the blood of Abel, [who just] wanted revenge because his brother Cain murdered him.
al Mediatore della Nuova Alleanza e al sangue dell'aspersione dalla voce più eloquente di quello di Abele.
25 Beware that you do not refuse to listen to [God] who is speaking to you. The Israeli people did not escape [God punishing them] when [Moses] (OR, [God]) warned them here on earth. So we shall surely not escape [God punishing us] if we reject him when he warns us from heaven! [RHQ]
Guardatevi perciò di non rifiutare Colui che parla; perché se quelli non trovarono scampo per aver rifiutato colui che promulgava decreti sulla terra, molto meno lo troveremo noi, se volteremo le spalle a Colui che parla dai cieli.
26 The earth shook [PRS] then when he spoke [MTY] [at Sinai Mountain]. But now he has promised, “I will shake the earth again, one more time, but I will shake heaven too.”
La sua voce infatti un giorno scosse la terra; adesso invece ha fatto questa promessa: Ancora una volta io scuoterò non solo la terra, ma anche il cielo.
27 The words “again, one more time” indicate that things [on earth] will be shaken {that [he] will shake things [on earth]}, meaning that he will set aside all that [he] has created, in order that the things [in heaven] that cannot be shaken {that nothing can shake} may remain forever.
La parola ancora una volta sta a indicare che le cose che possono essere scosse son destinate a passare, in quanto cose create, perché rimangano quelle che sono incrollabili.
28 So, let us thank God that we are becoming members of a kingdom that nothing can shake. Let us worship/serve God in a way that pleases him by being greatly in awe [DOU] before him.
Perciò, poiché noi riceviamo in eredità un regno incrollabile, conserviamo questa grazia e per suo mezzo rendiamo un culto gradito a Dio, con riverenza e timore;
29 Remember that the God we [worship/serve] is like a fire that burns up everything [that is impure] [MET]!
perché il nostro Dio è un fuoco divoratore.
