1 T herefore, while the promise of entering His rest still holds and is offered, let us be afraid '> to distrust it], lest any of you should think he has come too late and has come short of it.

Portanto, tendo-nos sido deixada a promessa de entrarmos no seu descanso, temamos não haja algum de vós que pareça ter falhado.

2 F or indeed we have had the glad tidings proclaimed to us just as truly as they; but the message they heard did not benefit them, because it was not mixed with faith (with the leaning of the entire personality on God in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness) by those who heard it; neither were they united in faith with the ones who heard (did believe).

Porque também a nós foram pregadas as boas novas, assim como a eles; mas a palavra da pregação nada lhes aproveitou, porquanto não chegou a ser unida com a fé, naqueles que a ouviram.

3 F or we who have believed (adhered to and trusted in and relied on God) do enter that rest, in accordance with His declaration that those should not enter when He said, As I swore in My wrath, They shall not enter My rest; and this He said although works had been completed and prepared from the foundation of the world.

Porque nós, os que temos crido, é que entramos no descanso, tal como disse: Assim jurei na minha ira: Não entrarão no meu descanso; embora as suas obras estivessem acabadas desde a fundação do mundo;

4 F or in a certain place He has said this about the seventh day: And God rested on the seventh day from all His works.

pois em certo lugar disse ele assim do sétimo dia: E descansou Deus, no sétimo dia, de todas as suas obras;

5 A nd in this He said, They shall not enter My rest.

e outra vez, neste lugar: Não entrarão no meu descanso.

6 S eeing then that the promise remains over for some to enter that rest, and that those who formerly were given the good news about it and the opportunity, failed to appropriate it and did not enter because of disobedience,

Visto, pois, restar que alguns entrem nele, e que aqueles a quem anteriormente foram pregadas as boas novas não entraram por causa da desobediência,

7 A gain He sets a definite day, Today, saying through David after so long a time in the words already quoted, Today, if you would hear His voice and when you hear it, do not harden your hearts.

determina outra vez um certo dia, Hoje, dizendo por Davi, depois de tanto tempo, como antes fora dito: Hoje, se ouvirdes a sua voz, não endureçais os vossos corações.

8 F or if Joshua had given them rest, He would not speak afterward about another day.

Porque, se Josué lhes houvesse dado descanso, não teria falado depois disso de outro dia.

9 S o then, there is still awaiting a full and complete Sabbath-rest reserved for the people of God;

Portanto resta ainda um repouso sabático para o povo de Deus.

10 F or he who has once entered rest also has ceased from of human labors, just as God rested from those labors peculiarly His own.

Pois aquele que entrou no descanso de Deus, esse também descansou de suas obras, assim como Deus das suas.

11 L et us therefore be zealous and exert ourselves and strive diligently to enter that rest, that no one may fall or perish by the same kind of unbelief and disobedience.

Ora, ã vista disso, procuremos diligentemente entrar naquele descanso, para que ninguém caia no mesmo exemplo de desobediência.

12 F or the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and spirit, and of joints and marrow, exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart.

Porque a palavra de Deus é viva e eficaz, e mais cortante do que qualquer espada de dois gumes, e penetra até a divisão de alma e espírito, e de juntas e medulas, e é apta para discernir os pensamentos e intenções do coração.

13 A nd not a creature exists that is concealed from His sight, but all things are open and exposed, naked and defenseless to the eyes of Him with Whom we have to do.

E não há criatura alguma encoberta diante dele; antes todas as coisas estão nuas e patentes aos olhos daquele a quem havemos de prestar contas.

14 I nasmuch then as we have a great High Priest Who has ascended and passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

Tendo, portanto, um grande sumo sacerdote, Jesus, Filho de Deus, que penetrou os céus, retenhamos firmemente a nossa confissão.

15 F or we do not have a High Priest Who is unable to understand and sympathize and have a shared feeling with our weaknesses and infirmities and liability to the assaults of temptation, but One Who has been tempted in every respect as we are, yet without sinning.

Porque não temos um sumo sacerdote que não possa compadecer- se das nossas fraquezas; porém um que, como nós, em tudo foi tentado, mas sem pecado.

16 L et us then fearlessly and confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of grace (the throne of God’s unmerited favor to us sinners), that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in good time for every need.

Cheguemo-nos, pois, confiadamente ao trono da graça, para que recebamos misericórdia e achemos graça, a fim de sermos socorridos no momento oportuno.