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.

Por eso, temamos a Dios mientras tengamos todavía la promesa de entrar en su reposo, no sea que alguno de ustedes parezca haberse quedado atrás.

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 la buena nueva se nos ha anunciado a nosotros lo mismo que a ellos; pero de nada les sirvió a ellos el oír esta palabra porque, cuando la oyeron, no la acompañaron con fe.

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.

Pero los que creímos hemos entrado en el reposo, conforme a lo que él dijo: «Por eso, en mi furor juré: “No entrarán en mi reposo”», aun cuando sus obras estaban acabadas desde la creación del 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.

En cierto lugar se dice así del séptimo día: «Dios reposó de todas sus obras en el séptimo día.»

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

Y una vez más dice: «No entrarán en mi reposo».

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,

Por lo tanto, y puesto que aún falta que algunos entren en el reposo, y como aquellos a quienes primero se les anunció la buena nueva no entraron por causa de su desobediencia,

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.

vuelve a determinarse un día, «Hoy», al decir después de tanto tiempo, por medio de David: «Si ustedes oyen hoy su voz, no endurezcan su corazón».

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

Si Josué les hubiera dado el reposo, no habría hablado después de otro día.

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

De modo que aún queda un reposo para el pueblo de Dios.

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.

Porque el que entra en su reposo, reposa también de sus obras, como Dios reposó de las suyas.

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.

Procuremos, pues, entrar en ese reposo, para que nadie siga el ejemplo de los que desobedecieron.

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.

La palabra de Dios es viva y eficaz, y más cortante que las espadas de dos filos, pues penetra hasta partir el alma y el espíritu, las coyunturas y los tuétanos, y discierne los pensamientos y las intenciones del corazón.

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.

Nada de lo que Dios creó puede esconderse de él, sino que todas las cosas quedan al desnudo y descubiertas a los ojos de aquel a quien tenemos que rendir cuentas. Jesús el gran sumo sacerdote

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.

Por lo tanto, y ya que en Jesús, el Hijo de Dios, tenemos un gran sumo sacerdote que traspasó los cielos, retengamos nuestra profesión de fe.

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 no tenemos un sumo sacerdote que no pueda compadecerse de nuestras debilidades, sino uno que fue tentado en todo de la misma manera que nosotros, aunque sin 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.

Por tanto, acerquémonos confiadamente al trono de la gracia, para alcanzar misericordia y hallar gracia para cuando necesitemos ayuda.