Προς Εβραιους 10

1 Σκιὰν γὰρ ἔχων ὁ νόμος τῶν μελλόντων ἀγαθῶν, οὐκ αὐτὴν τὴν εἰκόνα τῶν πραγμάτων, κατ᾽ ἐνιαυτὸν ταῖς αὐταῖς θυσίαις ἃς προσφέρουσιν εἰς τὸ διηνεκὲς οὐδέποτε (δύναται *NK(o)*) τοὺς προσερχομένους τελειῶσαι·

For the law having but a faint shadow of good things to come, and not the full image of the things, can never, even by the great annual sacrifices which they offer statedly, make the comers thereunto perfect.

2 ἐπεὶ οὐκ ἂν ἐπαύσαντο προσφερόμεναι διὰ τὸ μηδεμίαν ἔχειν ἔτι συνείδησιν ἁμαρτιῶν τοὺς λατρεύοντας ἅπαξ (κεκαθαρισμένους. *N(K)O*)

For then they would have ceased to be offered, because the sacrificers, being once purified, would no longer retain any consciousness of sins.

3 ἀλλ᾽ ἐν αὐταῖς ἀνάμνησις ἁμαρτιῶν κατ᾽ ἐνιαυτόν·

Whereas in these very sacrifices there is a recalling of sins to mind every year.

4 ἀδύνατον γὰρ αἷμα ταύρων καὶ τράγων ἀφαιρεῖν ἁμαρτίας.

For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.

5 Διὸ εἰσερχόμενος εἰς τὸν κόσμον λέγει· θυσίαν καὶ προσφορὰν οὐκ ἠθέλησας, σῶμα δὲ κατηρτίσω μοι·

Wherefore upon his coming into the world He saith, "Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire, but a body hast thou prepared me:

6 ὁλοκαυτώματα καὶ περὶ ἁμαρτίας οὐκ εὐδόκησας·

in whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hadst no pleasure:

7 τότε εἶπον· ἰδοὺ ἥκω, ἐν κεφαλίδι βιβλίου γέγραπται περὶ ἐμοῦ, τοῦ ποιῆσαι, ὁ θεός, τὸ θέλημά σου.

then said I, Lo I come, as in the volume of the book it is written of me, to do thy will, O God."

8 ἀνώτερον λέγων ὅτι (θυσίας *N(K)O*) καὶ (προσφορὰς *N(K)O*) καὶ ὁλοκαυτώματα καὶ περὶ ἁμαρτίας οὐκ ἠθέλησας οὐδὲ εὐδόκησας, αἵτινες κατὰ (τόν *k*) νόμον προσφέρονται,

Having said before, "Thou didst not desire, nor hadst pleasure in, sacrifice and offering, and whole burnt-offerings, and sacrifices for sin," (which are offered by the law) then He adds,

9 τότε εἴρηκεν· ἰδοὺ ἥκω τοῦ ποιῆσαι (ὁ θεός *K*) τὸ θέλημά σου. ἀναιρεῖ τὸ πρῶτον ἵνα τὸ δεύτερον στήσῃ·

"Lo I come to do thy will, O God." (He taketh away the first, that He may establish the second.)

10 ἐν ᾧ θελήματι ἡγιασμένοι ἐσμὲν (οἱ *k*) διὰ τῆς προσφορᾶς τοῦ σώματος (τοῦ *k*) Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐφάπαξ.

By which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

11 Καὶ πᾶς μὲν ἱερεὺς ἕστηκεν καθ᾽ ἡμέραν λειτουργῶν καὶ τὰς αὐτὰς πολλάκις προσφέρων θυσίας, αἵτινες οὐδέποτε δύνανται περιελεῖν ἁμαρτίας·

And indeed every priest under the law standeth daily ministring, and frequently offering the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:

12 (οὗτος *N(k)O*) δὲ μίαν ὑπὲρ ἁμαρτιῶν προσενέγκας θυσίαν εἰς τὸ διηνεκὲς ἐκάθισεν ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ θεοῦ,

but He having offered one sacrifice for sins, is for ever sat down at the right hand of God;

13 τὸ λοιπὸν ἐκδεχόμενος ἕως τεθῶσιν οἱ ἐχθροὶ αὐτοῦ ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ.

waiting for the future, till his enemies be put under his feet.

14 μιᾷ γὰρ προσφορᾷ τετελείωκεν εἰς τὸ διηνεκὲς τοὺς ἁγιαζομένους.

For by one offering He hath perfected for ever those that are sanctified.

15 μαρτυρεῖ δὲ ἡμῖν καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον· μετὰ γὰρ τὸ (εἰρηκέναι· *N(K)O*)

And of this the holy Ghost also beareth witness with us:

16 αὕτη ἡ διαθήκη ἣν διαθήσομαι πρὸς αὐτοὺς μετὰ τὰς ἡμέρας ἐκείνας, λέγει κύριος, διδοὺς νόμους μου ἐπὶ καρδίας αὐτῶν καὶ ἐπὶ (τὴν διάνοιαν *N(k)O*) αὐτῶν ἐπιγράψω αὐτούς·

for after He had said, "This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and on their minds will I inscribe them;

17 καὶ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν αὐτῶν καὶ τῶν ἀνομιῶν αὐτῶν οὐ μὴ (μνησθήσομαι *N(k)O*) ἔτι.

He adds, and their sins and their iniquities I will remember no more."

18 ὅπου δὲ ἄφεσις τούτων, οὐκέτι οὐκέτι προσφορὰ περὶ ἁμαρτίας.

Now where there is such a remission of these, there needs no more offering for sin.

19 Ἔχοντες οὖν, ἀδελφοί, παρρησίαν εἰς τὴν εἴσοδον τῶν ἁγίων ἐν τῷ αἵματι Ἰησοῦ,

Having therefore, brethren, free admission into the holy places by the blood of Jesus,

20 ἣν ἐνεκαίνισεν ἡμῖν ὁδὸν πρόσφατον καὶ ζῶσαν διὰ τοῦ καταπετάσματος, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν τῆς σαρκὸς αὐτοῦ,

the new and living way which He hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say,

21 καὶ ἱερέα μέγαν ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον τοῦ θεοῦ,

his flesh, and having a great high-priest over the house of God,

22 προσερχώμεθα μετὰ ἀληθινῆς καρδίας ἐν πληροφορίᾳ πίστεως ῥεραντισμένοι τὰς καρδίας ἀπὸ συνειδήσεως πονηρᾶς καὶ (λελουσμένοι *N(k)O*) τὸ σῶμα ὕδατι καθαρῷ.

let us draw near with sincerity, in the full assurance of faith, having our hearts cleansed from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

23 κατέχωμεν τὴν ὁμολογίαν τῆς ἐλπίδος ἀκλινῆ, πιστὸς γὰρ ὁ ἐπαγγειλάμενος,

Let us inflexibly retain the profession of our hope,

24 καὶ κατανοῶμεν ἀλλήλους εἰς παροξυσμὸν ἀγάπης καὶ καλῶν ἔργων

(for He is faithful who hath promised) and let us observe each other to the incitement of love and good works:

25 μὴ ἐγκαταλείποντες τὴν ἐπισυναγωγὴν ἑαυτῶν καθὼς ἔθος τισίν, ἀλλὰ παρακαλοῦντες, καὶ τοσούτῳ μᾶλλον ὅσῳ βλέπετε ἐγγίζουσαν τὴν ἡμέραν.

not forsaking our assemblies, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more as ye see the day approaching.

26 Ἑκουσίως γὰρ ἁμαρτανόντων ἡμῶν μετὰ τὸ λαβεῖν τὴν ἐπίγνωσιν τῆς ἀληθείας οὐκέτι οὐκέτι περὶ ἁμαρτιῶν ἀπολείπεται θυσία,

For if we sin wilfully after having received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins;

27 φοβερὰ δέ τις ἐκδοχὴ κρίσεως καὶ πυρὸς ζῆλος ἐσθίειν μέλλοντος τοὺς ὑπεναντίους.

but a dreadful expectation of judgement, and a fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

28 ἀθετήσας τις νόμον Μωϋσέως χωρὶς οἰκτιρμῶν ἐπὶ δυσὶν ἢ τρισὶν μάρτυσιν ἀποθνῄσκει·

If any one that violateth the law of Moses, dieth without mercy under two or three witnesses,

29 πόσῳ, δοκεῖτε, χείρονος ἀξιωθήσεται τιμωρίας ὁ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ θεοῦ καταπατήσας καὶ τὸ αἷμα τῆς διαθήκης κοινὸν ἡγησάμενος ἐν ᾧ ἡγιάσθη καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα τῆς χάριτος ἐνυβρίσας;

of how much greater punishment, think ye, shall he be counted worthy, who hath trampled under foot the Son of God, and accounted the blood of the covenant, by which he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and abused the Spirit of grace?

30 οἴδαμεν γὰρ τὸν εἰπόντα· ἐμοὶ ἐκδίκησις, ἐγὼ ἀνταποδώσω (λέγει κύριος· *K*) καὶ πάλιν· κρινεῖ κύριος τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ.

For we know who hath said, "To me belongeth vengeance, I will recompense, saith the Lord:" and again, "The Lord will judge his people."

31 φοβερὸν τὸ ἐμπεσεῖν εἰς χεῖρας θεοῦ ζῶντος.

It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

32 Ἀναμιμνῄσκεσθε δὲ τὰς πρότερον ἡμέρας, ἐν αἷς φωτισθέντες πολλὴν ἄθλησιν ὑπεμείνατε παθημάτων,

But call to remembrance the former days, in which after being enlightened, ye sustained a great conflict of sufferings;

33 τοῦτο μὲν ὀνειδισμοῖς τε καὶ θλίψεσιν θεατριζόμενοι, τοῦτο δὲ κοινωνοὶ τῶν οὕτως ἀναστρεφομένων γενηθέντες·

partly, being made a public spectacle by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, as ye became associates of those who were so treated:

34 καὶ γὰρ τοῖς (δεσμίοις *N(K)O*) συνεπαθήσατε καὶ τὴν ἁρπαγὴν τῶν ὑπαρχόντων ὑμῶν μετὰ χαρᾶς προσεδέξασθε γινώσκοντες ἔχειν (ἐν *k*) (ἑαυτοὺς *N(k)O*) (κρείττονα *NK(o)*) ὕπαρξιν (ἐν οὐρανοῖς *K*) καὶ μένουσαν.

for ye sympathized with me in my bonds, and ye took joyfully the plundering of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.

35 μὴ ἀποβάλητε οὖν τὴν παρρησίαν ὑμῶν, ἥτις ἔχει μεγάλην μισθαποδοσίαν.

Cast not away therefore your couragious profession, which hath a great recompence of reward.

36 ὑπομονῆς γὰρ ἔχετε χρείαν, ἵνα τὸ θέλημα τοῦ θεοῦ ποιήσαντες κομίσησθε τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν.

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

37 ἔτι γὰρ μικρὸν ὅσον ὅσον, ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἥξει καὶ οὐ χρονίσει.

For yet a little while, and He, that is coming, will come, and will not delay:

38 ὁ δὲ δίκαιός (μου *NO*) ἐκ πίστεως ζήσεται· καὶ ἐὰν ὑποστείληται, οὐκ εὐδοκεῖ ἡ ψυχή μου ἐν αὐτῷ.

and the just shall live by faith, but if any draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

39 ἡμεῖς δὲ οὐκ ἐσμὲν ὑποστολῆς εἰς ἀπώλειαν ἀλλὰ πίστεως εἰς περιποίησιν ψυχῆς.

But we are not of those who withdraw to perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.