Hebrews 10
1 For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the real forms of those things themselves. Those who approach God can never be made perfect by the same sacrifices that the priests continually bring year after year.
For the lawe hauinge a schadewe of good thingis `that ben to come, not the ilke image of thingis, mai neuer make men neiyinge perfit bi the ilke same sacrifices, which thei offren without ceessing bi alle yeeris;
2 Otherwise, would the sacrifices not have ceased to be offered? For the worshipers would have been cleansed one time and would no longer have any consciousness of sin.
ellis thei schulden haue ceessid to be offrid, for as myche as the worschiperis clensid onys, hadden not ferthermore conscience of synne.
3 But with those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins year after year.
But in hem mynde of synnes is maad bi alle yeris.
4 For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
For it is impossible that synnes be doon awei bi blood of boolis, and of buckis of geet.
5 When Christ came into the world, he said, “Sacrifices and offerings you did not desire, but a body you have prepared for me;
Therfor he entrynge in to the world, seith, Thou woldist not sacrifice and offryng; but thou hast schapun a bodi to me;
6 with burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not take pleasure.
brent sacrificis also for synne plesiden not to thee.
7 Then I said, 'See, here I am— as it is written about me in the scroll— to do your will.'”
Thanne Y seide, Lo! Y come; in the bigynnyng of the book it is writun of me, that Y do thi wille, God.
8 First he said, “It was neither sacrifices, nor offerings, nor whole burnt offerings, nor sacrifices for sin that you desired. Nor did you take pleasure in them.” These are sacrifices that are offered according to the law.
He seiynge bifor, That thou woldist not sacrificis, and offringis, and brent sacrifices for synne, ne tho thingis ben plesaunt to thee, whiche ben offrid bi the lawe,
9 Then he said, “See, here I am to do your will.” He takes away the first practice in order to establish the second practice.
thanne Y seide, Lo! Y come, that Y do thi wille, God. He doith awei the firste, that he make stidfast the secounde.
10 By that will, we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
In which wille we ben halewid bi the offring of the bodi of Crist Jhesu onys.
11 Day after day every priest stands and performs his service to God. He offers the same sacrifices again and again—sacrifices that can never take away sins.
And ech prest is redi mynystrynge ech dai, and ofte tymes offringe the same sacrifices, whiche moun neuere do awei synnes.
12 But when Christ offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God.
But this man offringe o sacrifice for synnes, for euere more sittith in the riythalf of God the fadir;
13 He is waiting until his enemies are made a stool for his feet.
fro thennus forth abidinge, til hise enemyes ben put a stool of hise feet.
14 For by one offering he has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.
For bi oon offring he made perfit for euere halewid men.
15 The Holy Spirit also testifies to us. First he said,
And the Hooli Goost witnessith to vs; for aftir that he seide, This is the testament,
16 “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord. I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.
which Y schal witnesse to hem after tho daies, the Lord seith, in yyuynge my lawes in the hertis of hem, and in the soulis of hem Y schal aboue write hem;
17 Their sins and lawless deeds I will remember no longer.”
and now Y schal no more thenke on the synnes and the wickidnessis of hem.
18 Now where there is forgiveness for these, there is no longer any sacrifice for sin.
And where remyssioun of these is, now is ther noon offring for synne.
19 Therefore, brothers, we have confidence to enter into the most holy place by the blood of Jesus.
Therfor, britheren, hauynge trist in to the entring of hooli thingis in the blood of Crist,
20 That is the new and living way that he has opened for us through the curtain, that is, by means of his flesh.
which halewide to vs a newe weie, and lyuynge bi the hiling, that is to seie,
21 Because we have a great priest over the house of God,
his fleisch, and we hauynge the greet preest on the hous of God,
22 let us approach with true hearts in the full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.
neiye we with very herte in the plente of feith; and be oure hertis spreined fro an yuel conscience, and oure bodies waischun with clene watir,
23 Let us also hold tightly to the confession of our hope without wavering, because God, who has promised, is faithful.
and holde we the confessioun of oure hope, bowinge to no side; for he is trewe that hath made the biheeste.
24 Let us consider how to motivate one another to love and good deeds.
And biholde we togidere in the stiring of charite and of good werkis; not forsakinge oure gadering togidere,
25 Let us not stop meeting together, as some have done. Instead, encourage one another more and more, and all the more as you see the day coming closer.
as it is of custom to sum men, but coumfortinge, and bi so myche the more, bi hou myche ye seen the dai neiyynge.
26 For if we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, a sacrifice for sins no longer exists.
Forwhi now a sacrifice for synnes is not left to vs, that synnen wilfuli, aftir that we han take the knowyng of treuthe.
27 Instead, there is only a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume God's enemies.
Forwhi sum abiding of the dom is dreedful, and the suyng of fier, which schal waste aduersaries.
28 Anyone who has rejected the law of Moses dies without mercy at the testimony of two or three witnesses.
Who that brekith Moises lawe, dieth withouten ony merci, bi tweine or thre witnessis;
29 How much worse punishment do you think one deserves who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, who treated the blood of the covenant as unholy—the blood by which he was sanctified—and insulted the Spirit of grace?
hou myche more gessen ye, that he disserueth worse turmentis, which defouleth the sone of God, and holdith the blood of the testament pollut, in which he is halewid, and doith dispit to the spirit of grace?
30 For we know the one who said, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will pay back.” And again, “The Lord will judge his people.”
For we knowen him that seide, To me veniaunce, and Y schal yelde. And eft, For the Lord schal deme his puple.
31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God!
It is ferdful to falle in to the hondis of God lyuynge.
32 But remember the former days, after you were enlightened, how you endured a great struggle in suffering.
And haue ye mynde on the formere daies, in which ye weren liytned, and suffriden greet strijf of passiouns.
33 You were exposed to public ridicule by insults and persecution, and you were sharing with those who went through such suffering.
And in the `tothir ye weren maad a spectacle bi schenschipis and tribulaciouns; in an othir ye weren maad felowis of men lyuynge so.
34 For you had compassion on those who were prisoners, and you accepted with joy the seizure of your possessions. You knew that you yourselves had a better and everlasting possession.
For also to boundun men ye hadden compassioun, and ye resseyueden with ioye the robbyng of youre goodis, knowinge that ye han a betere and a dwellinge substaunce.
35 So do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.
Therfor nyle ye leese youre trist, which hath greet rewarding.
36 For you need patience, so that you may receive what God has promised, after you have done his will.
For pacience is nedeful to you, that ye do the wille of God, and bringe ayen the biheest.
37 “For in a very little while, the one who is coming will indeed come and not delay.
For yit a litil, and he that is to comynge schal come, and he schal not tarie.
38 My righteous one will live by faith. If he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him.”
For my iust man lyueth of feith; that if he withdrawith hym silf, he schal not plese to my soule.
39 But we are not any of those who turn back to destruction. Instead, we are some of those who have faith for keeping our soul.
But we ben not the sones of withdrawing awei in to perdicioun, but of feith in to getynge of soule.
