Hebrews 6
1 Therfor we bringinge in a word of the bigynnyng of Crist, be we borun to the perfeccioun of hym, not eftsoone leggynge the foundement of penaunce fro deed werkis, and of the feith to God,
For this reason, having left the word of the beginning of the Christ, we may advance to perfection, not laying again a foundation of conversion from dead works, and of faith on God,
2 and of teching of baptimys, and of leiynge on of hondis, and of risyng ayen of deed men, and of the euerlastinge doom. (aiōnios g166)
of the teaching of immersions, also of laying on of hands, also of [the] resurrection of the dead, and of continuous judgment, (aiōnios g166)
3 And this thing we schulen do, if God schal suffre.
and this we will do, if God may permit,
4 But it is impossible, that thei that ben onys liytned, and `han tastid also an heuenly yifte, and ben maad parceneris of the Hooli Goost,
for [it is] impossible for those once enlightened, having also tasted of the heavenly gift, and having become partakers of the Holy Spirit,
5 and netheles han tastid the good word of God, and the vertues of the world to comynge, (aiōn g165)
and tasted the good saying of God, also the powers of the coming age, (aiōn g165)
6 and ben slidun fer awei, that thei be renewid eftsoone to penaunce. Whiche eftsones crucifien to hem silf the sone of God, and han to scorn.
and having fallen away, to renew [them] again to conversion, having crucified to themselves the Son of God again, and exposed to public shame.
7 For the erthe that drinkith reyn ofte comynge on it, and bringith forth couenable erbe to hem of whiche it is tilid, takith blessing of God.
For the earth, having drunk in the rain coming on it many times, and is bringing forth herbs fit for those because of whom it is also dressed, partakes of blessing from God,
8 But that that is bringinge forth thornes and breris, is repreuable, and next to curs, whos endyng schal be in to brennyng.
but that which is bearing thorns and briers [is] disapproved of, and near to cursing, whose end [is] for burning;
9 But, ye moost dereworthe, we tristen of you betere thingis, and neer to helthe, thouy we speken so.
but we are persuaded, concerning you, beloved, the things that are better, and accompanying salvation, though even thus we speak,
10 For God is not vniust, that he foryete youre werk and loue, whiche ye han schewid in his name; for ye han mynystrid to seyntis, `and mynistren.
for God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the labor of love that you showed to His Name, having ministered to the holy ones and ministering;
11 And we coueiten that ech of you schewe the same bisynesse to the fillyng of hope in to the ende;
and we desire each one of you to show the same diligence, to the full assurance of the hope to the end,
12 that ye be not maad slowe, but also sueris of hem, whiche bi feith and pacience schulen enherite the biheestis.
that you may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.
13 For God bihetinge to Abraham, for he hadde noon grettere, bi whom he schulde swere, swoor bi hym silf,
For God, having made promise to Abraham, seeing He was not able to swear by [any] greater, swore by Himself,
14 and seide, Y blessinge schal blesse thee, and Y multipliynge schal multiplie thee;
saying, “Blessing I will indeed bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you”;
15 and so he long abidinge hadde the biheeste.
and so, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise;
16 For men sweren bi a grettere than hem silf, and the ende of al her ple is an ooth to confirmacioun.
for men swear by the greater, and the oath [is] for confirmation of the end of all their controversy,
17 In which thing God willynge to schewe plenteuouslier to the eiris of his biheest the sadnesse of his counsel,
in which God, more abundantly willing to show to the heirs of the promise the immutability of His counsel, interposed by an oath,
18 puttide bitwixe an ooth, that bi twey thingis vnmeuable, bi whiche it is impossible that God lie, we han a strengeste solace, `we that fleen togidere to holde the hope that is put forth to vs.
that through two immutable things, in which [it is] impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong comfort, having fled for refuge, to lay hold on the hope being set before [us],
19 Which hope as an ankir we han sikir to the soule, and sad, and goynge in to the ynnere thingis of hiding;
which we have, as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and entering into that within the veil,
