Hebrews 13
1 Continue to love your fellow believers.
Kia mau tonu te aroha ki nga teina.
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.
Kei wareware ki te atawhai manuhiri: na tenei hoki i whakamanuhiri anahera ai etahi, kihai ano i matau atu.
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.
Maharatia nga herehere, me te mea no koutou tahi te hereherenga; me te hunga hoki e whakatupuria kinotia ana, kei te tinana na hoki koutou.
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.
Meinga te marena hei mea honore ma te katoa, a kaua te moenga e tukua kia poke: ko te hunga moepuku ia, me te hunga puremu, e whakataua e te Atua te he ki a ratou.
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].
Whakakahoretia atu te mahi apo taonga; kati ano nga mea ma koutou ko nga mea i a koutou na: kua mea mai hoki ia, E kore ahau e whakarere i a koe, e kore ano hoki e mawehe i a koe.
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].
Heoi ka maia tatou ki te ki ake, Kei toku taha te Ariki, e kore ahau e mataku ki ta te tangata e mea ai ki ahau.
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].
Kia mahara ki te hunga e tohutohu ana i a koutou, kua korero nei i te kupu a te Atua ki a koutou: tirohia te tukunga iho o ta ratou whakahaere, kia rite to koutou ki to ratou whakapono.
Tuturu tonu a Ihu Karaiti inanahi, inaianei, a ake ake. (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.
Kei kahakihakina koutou e nga whakaakoranga maha, e nga mea poka hou ake: he mea pai hoki kia whakaukia te ngakau ki runga i te aroha noa; ehara i te mea ki nga kai, kahore hoki he pai o ena mea mo te hunga na ratou nei tera mahi.
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].
He aata ano ta tatou, e kore nei e tika kia kainga tona e te hunga e mahi ana i ta te tapenakara.
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.
Na, ko nga kararehe no ratou nei nga toto e mauria ana e te tohunga nei mo te hara ki roto ki te wahi tino tapu, e tahuna ana nga tinana o era ki waho o te puni.
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].
Na reira hoki a Ihu, i tana whakatapunga i te iwi ki ona toto ake ano, i mamae ai ki waho o te kuwaha.
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.
Na, kia haere atu tatou ki a ia ki waho o te puni, me te mau ano tatou i tona tawainga:
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].
Kahore hoki he pa tumau mo tatou i konei, engari e rapu ana tatou i tetahi i roto i nga wa a muri nei.
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].
Na, kia tapaea atu e tatou ki runga ki a ia i nga wa katoa te whakamoemiti ki te Atua hei whakahere, ara te hua o nga ngutu e whakawhetai ana ki tona ingoa.
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.
Kei wareware hoki ki te mahi pai, ki te atawhai: e manakohia ana hoki e te Atua nga patunga tapu pera.
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).
Kia ngohengohe ki o koutou kaitohutohu, kia ngawari ki ta ratou kupu; e mataara ana hoki ratou ki o koutou wairua, a me korero ano e ratou a mua te tikanga o a ratou mahi: kia hari ai ratou ina mea i tenei, kia kaua hoki e pouri: kahore hoki he pai o tenei mo koutou.
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.
Inoi mo matou: u tonu hoki to matou whakaaro ki to matou hinengaro he pai, e hiahia ana hoki matou kia tika ta matou whakahaere i nga mea katoa.
19 I urge you earnestly to pray that [God] will quickly remove the things that hinder my coming to you.
I kaha rawa ai taku whakahau ki a koutou kia meatia tenei, he mea kia wawe ai ahau te whakahokia atu ki a koutou.
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)
Na, ma te Atua o te rangimarie, nana nei i whakahoki mai i roto i te hunga mate to tatou Ariki, a Ihu, taua Hepara nui o nga hipi, he meatanga na nga toto o te kawenata mutungakore, (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)
Mana koutou e mea kia tino tika i runga i nga mahi pai katoa, kia mahia ano e koutou tana i pai ai; mana e mahi i roto i a koutou te mea e ahuareka ana ki tana titiro, i roto ano i a Ihu Karaiti; waiho atu i a ia te kororia ake ake. Amine. (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.
He kupu ano tenei naku ki a koutou, e oku teina, ata whakarangona mai te kupu whakahau: he torutoru nei hoki nga kupu kua tuhituhia atu nei e ahau ki a koutou.
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.
Kia matau koutou kua tukua ki waho to tatou teina, a Timoti. Ki te haere wawe mai ia, ko maua tahi e kite i a koutou.
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).
Oha atu ki te hunga katoa e tohutohu ana i a koutou, ki te hunga tapu katoa ano hoki. Tenei te oha atu nei ki a koutou te hunga o Itari.
25 [I pray that] you will continue to experience God’s acting kindly toward you all.
Kia tau te aroha noa ki a koutou katoa. Amine.
