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,
Therefore leaving the doctrine of the first principles of Messiah, let us press on to perfection—not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward 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 washings, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of everlasting judgment. (aiōnios g166)
3 And this thing we schulen do, if God schal suffre.
And this we will do if God permits.
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 concerning those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Ruach ha-Kodesh,
5 and netheles han tastid the good word of God, and the vertues of the world to comynge, (aiōn g165)
and tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the age to come, (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 then fell away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance; seeing they crucify the Son of God for themselves again, and put him to open 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 land which has drunk the rain that comes often on it, and brings forth a crop suitable for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receives 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 if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected and near being cursed, whose end is to be burned.
9 But, ye moost dereworthe, we tristen of you betere thingis, and neer to helthe, thouy we speken so.
But, beloved, we are persuaded of better things for you, and things that accompany salvation, even though we speak like this.
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, so as to forget your work and the love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the kadoshim, and still do serve them.
11 And we coueiten that ech of you schewe the same bisynesse to the fillyng of hope in to the ende;
We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even 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 won't be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherited the promises.
13 For God bihetinge to Abraham, for he hadde noon grettere, bi whom he schulde swere, swoor bi hym silf,
For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he swore by himself,
14 and seide, Y blessinge schal blesse thee, and Y multipliynge schal multiplie thee;
saying, "I will indeed bless you, and I will greatly multiply you."
15 and so he long abidinge hadde the biheeste.
Thus, 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 people swear oaths by something greater, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.
17 In which thing God willynge to schewe plenteuouslier to the eiris of his biheest the sadnesse of his counsel,
In this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with 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 by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope 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;
This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and entering into that which is within the curtain;
