Mga Hebreo 4
1 Kaya, kailangan nating maging maingat upang walang sinuman sa inyo ang mabigo upang maabot ang patuloy na pangako na pagpasok sa kapahingahan ng Diyos.
[The Israelites did not enter the place where they would rest]. But [God] has still promised us that we can enter the place of resting [in heaven eternally]. So we must beware [of the possibility] that [God] may consider that some of you have failed to enter the [place of] resting [eternally as the Israelites did not enter the place where they would rest].
2 Sapagkat nasa atin ang magandang balita tungkol sa kapahingahan ng Diyos na ipinahayag sa atin gaya katulad ng mga Israelita, ngunit walang pakinabang ang mensahe sa mga nakarinig nito na walang kalakip na pananampalataya.
We have heard the message [about Christ], just like [the Israelites] heard [what God promised]. But [just like] the message did not benefit [most of] those who heard it because they did not believe it as [Joshua and Caleb did, it] will not [benefit us eternally if we do not keep believing it].
3 Sapagkat tayo, ang naniwala— tayo rin ang makakapasok sa kapahingahan, gaya ng sinabi, “Katulad ng aking isinumpa sa poot, Hindi sila makapapasok sa aking kapahingahan.” Sinabi niya ito, bagama't ang kaniyang mga nilikhang gawain ay natapos na mula sa simula pa ng mundo.
We who have believed [in Christ] are able to enter the place of resting [eternally. We know there is a place where we will rest eternally] because God said, Because I was angry with them, I solemnly declared, “They will not enter [the land where] I would let them rest.” [God said that] even though he ceased his work [of creating things] after he created the world.
4 Sapagkat nasabi niya sa isang dako hinggil sa ikapitong araw, “Ang Diyos ay nagpahinga sa ikapitong araw mula sa lahat ng kanyang mga nilikha.”
What someone wrote somewhere [in the Scriptures] about the seventh day [after he had spent six days creating the world], supports that: Then, on the seventh day, God rested from his work [of creating everything].
5 Muli ay sinabi niya, “Hindi sila makakapasok sa aking kapahingahan.”
But note again what God said about the Israelites [in the] passage that I quoted previously: They will not enter [the land where] I would let them rest.
6 Kaya, dahil ang kapahingahan ng Diyos ay nakalaan hanggang ngayon para sa ilan upang makapasok, at dahil maraming mga Israelita na nakarinig ng magandang balita tungkol sa kaniyang kapahingahan ay hindi nakapasok dahil sa pagsuway.
Some people experience entering that [place of resting eternally. But] those [Israelites] who first had the good message preached to them {first heard the good message} [about what God promised them] did not enter [that place of resting], because they refused to believe [God].
7 Muli ang Diyos ay nagtakda ng tiyak na araw, na tinatawag na “Ngayon”. Itinakda niya ang araw na ito nang nakipag-usap siya sa pamamagitan ni David, na sinabi noon pa pagkatapos ng unang pagsasabi nito, “Ngayon, kung pakikinggan ninyo ang kaniyang tinig, huwag ninyong patigasin ang inyong mga puso.”
[But God] appointed another time [when we may enter that place of resting]. That time is now! [We know that is true because] much later than when [the Israelites rebelled against God in the desert], he caused [King] David to write what I have already quoted, Now, when you understand what God is saying [to you], do not stubbornly disobey him.
8 Kung naibigay na ni Joshua sa kanila ang kapahingahan, hindi na magsasalita ang Diyos tungkol sa ibang araw.
If Joshua had led the Israelites to enter the place of resting, God would not have spoken later about another [time when we could rest] [MET]. [So we know God was speaking about another time when some people would enter that place of resting eternally].
9 Kaya, mayroon pa ring isang Araw ng Pamamahinga na nakalaan sa mga tao ng Diyos.
So, just like [God rested on] the seventh day [after he finished making everything], there remains a time when God’s people will rest eternally.
10 Sapagkat sinuman ang makapapasok sa kapahingahan ng Diyos kailangan siya mismo din ay nagpahinga mula sa kaniyang mga ginagawa, katulad ng ginawa ng Diyos.
Specifically, whoever enters God’s place of resting has ceased doing things [to gain God’s favor], just like God ceased doing his work [of creating everything].
11 Kaya manabik tayo na makapasok sa kapahingahan na iyon, upang walang sinuman ang mahulog sa uri ng pagsuway na kanilang ginawa.
God severely punished the [Israelites because they disbelieved his message]. So we must strive to experience entering that [place of] resting [eternally], in order that he will not severely punish any of us for not believing [his message].
12 Dahil ang salita ng Diyos ay buhay, mabisa at mas matalim pa kaysa sa espada na may dalawang talim. Tumatagos ito kahit na sa paghahati ng kaluluwa mula sa espiritu, at sa kasu-kasuan mula sa utak ng buto. May kakayahan itong makunawa sa mga isip at mga layunin ng puso.
[Beware of being insincere about doing this], because the message God [has given us] very powerfully penetrates our thinking more than a two-edged sword [penetrates flesh] [MET]. It penetrates [deeply] into our souls and spirits, as [a sharp sword can penetrate] into our joints and marrow. That [is, by his message God] [PRS] discerns all that we think about, and he discerns all that we desire [to do] [MTY] (OR, [His message] exposes [to us] all our thoughts and all our desires).
13 Walang bagay nanilikha ang makakatago sa paningin ng Diyos. Sa halip, lahat ng bagay ay lantad at hayag sa mga mata ng dapat nating panagutan.
God knows everything about everyone. Everything is completely exposed [DOU] to him, [and he is] the one [SYN] who will say whether he approves of what we have done.
14 Yamang mayroon tayong dakilang pinakapunong pari na dumaan sa pamamagitan ng kalangitan, na si Jesus na Anak ng Diyos, dapat tayong kumapit na mahigpit sa ating mga paniniwala.
We have a great Supreme Priest who ascended through the heavens [when he returned to God’s presence]. He is Jesus, (God’s Son/the man who is also God). So let us firmly profess [what we believe about him].
15 Sapagkat wala tayong pinaka-punong pari na hindi makakaramdam ng pagkahabag sa ating mga kahinaan, ngunit siya ay tinukso sa lahat ng paraan tulad natin, maliban lang na wala siyang kasalanan.
Our Supreme Priest can indeed [LIT] compassionately deal with us who tend to sin easily, because he also was tempted [to sin] in every way that we are [tempted to sin], and yet he did not sin.
16 Kaya magsilapit tayo na may pananalig sa trono ng biyaya, ng sa gayon makatanggap tayo ng awa at makahanap ng biyaya na makakatulong sa oras ng pangangailangan.
So, let us come boldly to [Christ] [MTY], who rules [MET] [from heaven] and does for us what we do not deserve, in order that we might experience [his acting] mercifully [toward us], and in order that we might experience his helping us in a kind way whenever we need [help].
