Hebrews 13
1 Continue to love your fellow believers.
Laat er altijd broederlijke liefde blijven!
2 Do not forget to be hospitable to needy travelers [LIT]. You need to know that by being hospitable, some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
Verwaarloost ook de gastvrijheid niet; want daardoor hebben sommigen, zonder het te weten, engelen geherbergd.
3 Remember [to help] those who are in prison [because they are Christians], as though you were in prison with them. Remember those who are being mistreated {whom people are mistreating} [because they are believers. As you do that], consider that you you could suffer as they do.
Denkt aan de gevangenen, als waart gij medegevangen; aan hen, die mishandeld worden, als waart gijzelf in hun lichaam!
4 You must (respect/keep sacred) the marriage relationship in every way, and you must keep sexual relations [EUP] pure, because God will surely condemn those who act immorally and those who act adulterously.
Het huwelijk moet eerbaar zijn onder ieder opzicht, en onbezoedeld het huwelijksbed; want God zal ontuchtigen en overspelers oordelen.
5 Live without constantly coveting money, and be content with the things you possess, remembering what [Moses] wrote [that God] has said [about supplying what you need], I will never leave you, I will never stop providing for you [DOU].
Weest niet hebzuchtig van aard, en stelt u tevreden met wat ge bezit; want Hij heeft gezegd: Ik zal u niet begeven,
6 So we can say confidently [as the Psalmist said], Since the Lord is the one who helps me, I will not be afraid! People can do nothing to me [that will deprive me of God’s blessings] [RHQ].
Zo zeggen we met goede moed: "De Heer is mijn Helper; ik heb niets te vrezen; Wat kan een mens mij nog doen?"
7 Your spiritual leaders used to tell you the message from God [before they died]. Remember how they conducted their lives. By considering (how they died/what resulted from how they lived), imitate how they believed [in Christ/God].
Denkt aan uw leidslieden, die u het woord Gods hebben verkondigd; let op het einde van hun leven, en volgt hun geloof na.
Jesus Christus is Dezelfde, gisteren en heden en in eeuwigheid! (aiōn g165)
9 [So], do not let yourselves be diverted {let anything divert you} so that you believe various teachings [that are contrary to God’s truth]. It is good that God acts kindly toward us so that we may be strengthened spiritually. [Obeying rules about] various foods, rules that have not benefited those who obeyed them, will not benefit us.
Laat u niet van de weg brengen door veelsoortige en vreemde leringen. Want goed is het, het hart door de genade te sterken, maar niet door spijzen, welke van geen nut zijn voor hen, die zich daaraan hechten.
10 We have [Jesus] [MTY]. All those who continue to observe the Jewish rituals [MTY] of sacrifice have no right to obtain the benefits of his sacrifice [MET].
We hebben een Altaar, waarvan zij, die de tabernakel bedienen, niet mogen eten.
11 After the high priest brings into the most holy place the blood of animals [that they have sacrificed to atone] for sins, the bodies of those animals are burned {they burn the bodies of those animals} outside the camp.
Want de lichamen der dieren, wier bloed als een zoenoffer door den hogepriester in het heiligdom is gebracht, worden verbrand buiten de legerplaats.
12 Similarly, Jesus suffered [and died] outside the gate [of Jerusalem] in order that he might make [us], his people, holy by [offering] his own blood [as a sacrifice to atone for our sins].
Daarom heeft ook Jesus buiten de poort geleden, om het volk te heiligen door zijn Bloed.
13 So, we must abandon [performing Jewish] sacrifices and rituals [MET] [in order to be saved], and let us go to Jesus [to be saved]. As we do that, we must [be willing to] let others reproach us just like people reproached Jesus.
Laat ons dus tot Hem uitgaan buiten de legerplaats en zijn smaad dragen;
14 Here on earth, we believers do not have a city [such as Jerusalem where we must] continually [offer sacrifices] [MET]. Instead, we are waiting for a future [heavenly] city [that will last forever].
want we hebben hier geen blijvende stad, maar we reikhalzen naar de toekomstige.
15 With [the help of] Jesus, we must continually praise God. That will be something we can sacrifice [to him] [MET] [instead of our sacrificing animals only at specific times]. Specifically, we must say openly [MTY] [that we have trusted] in Christ [MTY].
Door Hem moeten we een altijddurend dankoffer brengen aan God, namelijk de vrucht van lippen, die zijn Naam verheerlijken!
16 Be continually [LIT] doing good deeds [for others], and be continually sharing [with others the things you have], because doing things like that will [also] be [as though you are offering] sacrifices that will please God.
Vergeet de weldadigheid niet en de onderlinge hulp; want in zulke offers heeft God welbehagen.
17 Obey your [spiritual] leaders; do what they tell you, since they are the ones who are looking out for your spiritual welfare [SYN]. [Some day] they will have to stand before God so that he can say if he approves of what they have done. Obey them in order that they can do the work of guarding you joyfully, and not have to do it sadly, because if you cause them to do it sadly, that will certainly not help you at all (OR, they will not be able to help you at all).
Weest gehoorzaam en onderdanig aan uw leidslieden; want ze waken over uw zielen als mensen, die rekenschap hebben af te leggen. Zorgt er voor, dat ze dit met vreugde kunnen doen en niet met zuchten; want dat zou u niet voordelig zijn.
18 Pray for me. I am certain that I have not done anything that displeases God. I have tried to act honorably [toward you] in every way.
Bidt voor ons; want we vertrouwen, een rein geweten te hebben, daar we onder ieder opzicht ons onberispelijk trachten te gedragen.
19 I urge you earnestly to pray that [God] will quickly remove the things that hinder my coming to you.
Met meer nadruk verzoek ik u dit te doen, opdat ik u spoediger teruggegeven word.
20 Jesus [provides for us], [protects us, and guides us as] a great shepherd does for his sheep [MET]. And God, who gives us [inner] peace, brought our Lord Jesus back to life. By doing that, God ratified his eternal covenant with us by the blood [that flowed from Jesus when he died on the] cross. (aiōnios g166)
De God van vrede, die Jesus onzen Heer van de doden heeft opgewekt, den groten Herder der schapen door het Bloed van een eeuwig Verbond: (aiōnios g166)
21 So I pray that God will equip you with everything good [that you need in order] that you may do the things that he desires. May he accomplish in our lives whatever he considers pleasing as a result of Jesus Christ [equipping us]. May Jesus Christ be praised forever. (Amen!/May it be so!) (aiōn g165)
Hij bevestige u in alle goed, opdat gij zijn wil moogt volbrengen; al wat Hem welbehagelijk is, werke Hij in ons uit door Jesus Christus: Hem zij ere in de eeuwen der eeuwen. Amen! (aiōn g165)
22 My fellow believers, I appeal to you that you patiently consider [what] I have written in this short letter, to exhort you.
Ik bid u broeders, neemt het woord der vermaning gewillig aan! Want ik heb het u geschreven in een korte brief.
23 I want you to know that our fellow believer Timothy has been released {[the authorities] have released our fellow believer Timothy} [from prison]. If he comes here soon, he will accompany me when I go to see you.
Gij weet, dat onze broeder Timóteus de vrijheid heeft verkregen. Zo hij spoedig komt, zal ik u bezoeken in zijn gezelschap.
24 Tell all your [spiritual] leaders and all the [other] fellow believers [in your city] that (I am thinking fondly about them/I am sending them my greetings). The believers [in this area who have come] from Italy [want you to know they] are (thinking about you/sending you their greetings).
Groet al uw leidslieden en alle heiligen. De Italianen groeten u.
25 [I pray that] you will continue to experience God’s acting kindly toward you all.
De genade zij met u allen!
