Hebrews 10

1 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;

For the law, having a shadow of the coming good things, not the image itself of the things, can never, by the same sacrifices which they offer continually yearly, perfect those who approach.

2 ellis thei schulden haue ceessid to be offrid, for as myche as the worschiperis clensid onys, hadden not ferthermore conscience of synne.

Since, would they not indeed have ceased being offered, on account of the worshippers once purged having no longer any conscience of sins?

3 But in hem mynde of synnes is maad bi alle yeris.

But in these [there is] a calling to mind of sins yearly.

4 For it is impossible that synnes be doon awei bi blood of boolis, and of buckis of geet.

For blood of bulls and goats [is] incapable of taking away sins.

5 Therfor he entrynge in to the world, seith, Thou woldist not sacrifice and offryng; but thou hast schapun a bodi to me;

Wherefore coming into the world he says, Sacrifice and offering thou willedst not; but thou hast prepared me a body.

6 brent sacrificis also for synne plesiden not to thee.

Thou tookest no pleasure in burnt-offerings and sacrifices for sin.

7 Thanne Y seide, Lo! Y come; in the bigynnyng of the book it is writun of me, that Y do thi wille, God.

Then I said, Lo, I come (in [the] roll of the book it is written of me) to do, O God, thy will.

8 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,

Above, saying Sacrifices and offerings and burnt-offerings and sacrifices for sin thou willedst not, neither tookest pleasure in (which are offered according to the law);

9 thanne Y seide, Lo! Y come, that Y do thi wille, God. He doith awei the firste, that he make stidfast the secounde.

then he said, Lo, I come to do thy will. He takes away the first that he may establish the second;

10 In which wille we ben halewid bi the offring of the bodi of Crist Jhesu onys.

by which will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

11 And ech prest is redi mynystrynge ech dai, and ofte tymes offringe the same sacrifices, whiche moun neuere do awei synnes.

And every priest stands daily ministering, and offering often the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.

12 But this man offringe o sacrifice for synnes, for euere more sittith in the riythalf of God the fadir;

But he, having offered one sacrifice for sins, sat down in perpetuity at [the] right hand of God,

13 fro thennus forth abidinge, til hise enemyes ben put a stool of hise feet.

waiting from henceforth until his enemies be set [for the] footstool of his feet.

14 For bi oon offring he made perfit for euere halewid men.

For by one offering he has perfected in perpetuity the sanctified.

15 And the Hooli Goost witnessith to vs; for aftir that he seide, This is the testament,

And the Holy Spirit also bears us witness [of it]; for after what was said:

16 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;

This [is] the covenant which I will establish towards them after those days, saith [the] Lord: Giving my laws into their hearts, I will write them also in their understandings;

17 and now Y schal no more thenke on the synnes and the wickidnessis of hem.

and their sins and their lawlessnesses I will never remember any more.

18 And where remyssioun of these is, now is ther noon offring for synne.

But where there [is] remission of these, [there is] no longer a sacrifice for sin.

19 Therfor, britheren, hauynge trist in to the entring of hooli thingis in the blood of Crist,

Having therefore, brethren, boldness for entering into the [holy of] holies by the blood of Jesus,

20 which halewide to vs a newe weie, and lyuynge bi the hiling, that is to seie,

the new and living way which he has dedicated for us through the veil, that is, his flesh,

21 his fleisch, and we hauynge the greet preest on the hous of God,

and [having] a great priest over the house of God,

22 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,

let us approach with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, sprinkled as to our hearts from a wicked conscience, and washed as to our body with pure water.

23 and holde we the confessioun of oure hope, bowinge to no side; for he is trewe that hath made the biheeste.

Let us hold fast the confession of the hope unwavering, (for he [is] faithful who has promised; )

24 And biholde we togidere in the stiring of charite and of good werkis; not forsakinge oure gadering togidere,

and let us consider one another for provoking to love and good works;

25 as it is of custom to sum men, but coumfortinge, and bi so myche the more, bi hou myche ye seen the dai neiyynge.

not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the custom [is] with some; but encouraging [one another], and by so much the more as ye see the day drawing near.

26 Forwhi now a sacrifice for synnes is not left to vs, that synnen wilfuli, aftir that we han take the knowyng of treuthe.

For where we sin wilfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains any sacrifice for sins,

27 Forwhi sum abiding of the dom is dreedful, and the suyng of fier, which schal waste aduersaries.

but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and heat of fire about to devour the adversaries.

28 Who that brekith Moises lawe, dieth withouten ony merci, bi tweine or thre witnessis;

Any one that has disregarded Moses' law dies without mercy on [the testimony of] two or three witnesses:

29 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?

of how much worse punishment, think ye, shall he be judged worthy who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and esteemed the blood of the covenant, whereby he has been sanctified, common, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?

30 For we knowen him that seide, To me veniaunce, and Y schal yelde. And eft, For the Lord schal deme his puple.

For we know him that said, To me [belongs] vengeance; I will recompense, saith the Lord: and again, The Lord shall judge his people.

31 It is ferdful to falle in to the hondis of God lyuynge.

[It is] a fearful thing falling into [the] hands of [the] living God.

32 And haue ye mynde on the formere daies, in which ye weren liytned, and suffriden greet strijf of passiouns.

But call to mind the earlier days in which, having been enlightened, ye endured much conflict of sufferings;

33 And in the `tothir ye weren maad a spectacle bi schenschipis and tribulaciouns; in an othir ye weren maad felowis of men lyuynge so.

on the one hand, when ye were made a spectacle both in reproaches and afflictions; and on the other, when ye became partakers with those who were passing through them.

34 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.

For ye both sympathised with prisoners and accepted with joy the plunder of your goods, knowing that ye have for yourselves a better substance, and an abiding one.

35 Therfor nyle ye leese youre trist, which hath greet rewarding.

Cast not away therefore your confidence, which has great recompense.

36 For pacience is nedeful to you, that ye do the wille of God, and bringe ayen the biheest.

For ye have need of endurance in order that, having done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.

37 For yit a litil, and he that is to comynge schal come, and he schal not tarie.

For yet a very little while he that comes will come, and will not delay.

38 For my iust man lyueth of feith; that if he withdrawith hym silf, he schal not plese to my soule.

But the just shall live by faith; and, if he draw back, my soul does not take pleasure in him.

39 But we ben not the sones of withdrawing awei in to perdicioun, but of feith in to getynge of soule.

But we are not drawers back to perdition, but of faith to saving [the] soul.