1 T herefore let us go on and get past the elementary stage in the teachings and doctrine of Christ (the Messiah), advancing steadily toward the completeness and perfection that belong to spiritual maturity. Let us not again be laying the foundation of repentance and abandonment of dead works (dead formalism) and of the faith to God,

Pelo que deixando os rudimentos da doutrina de Cristo, prossigamos até a perfeição, não lançando de novo o fundamento de arrependimento de obras mortas e de fé em Deus,

2 W ith teachings about purifying, the laying on of hands, the resurrection from the dead, and eternal judgment and punishment.

e o ensino sobre batismos e imposição de mãos, e sobre ressurreição de mortos e juízo eterno.

3 I f indeed God permits, we will proceed.

E isso faremos, se Deus o permitir.

4 F or it is impossible those who have been once for all enlightened, who have consciously tasted the heavenly gift and have become sharers of the Holy Spirit,

Porque é impossível que os que uma vez foram iluminados, e provaram o dom celestial, e se fizeram participantes do Espírito Santo,

5 A nd have felt how good the Word of God is and the mighty powers of the age and world to come,

e provaram a boa palavra de Deus, e os poderes do mundo vindouro,

6 I f they then deviate from the faith and turn away from their allegiance— to bring them back to repentance, for (because, while, as long as) they nail upon the cross the Son of God afresh and are holding up to contempt and shame and public disgrace.

e depois caíram, sejam outra vez renovados para arrependimento; visto que, quanto a eles, estão crucificando de novo o Filho de Deus, e o expondo ao vitupério.

7 F or the soil which has drunk the rain that repeatedly falls upon it and produces vegetation useful to those for whose benefit it is cultivated partakes of a blessing from God.

Pois a terra que embebe a chuva, que cai muitas vezes sobre ela, e produz erva proveitosa para aqueles por quem é lavrada, recebe a bênção da parte de Deus;

8 B ut if persistently bears thorns and thistles, it is considered worthless and near to being cursed, whose end is to be burned.

mas se produz espinhos e abrolhos, é rejeitada, e perto está da maldição; o seu fim é ser queimada.

9 E ven though we speak this way, yet in your case, beloved, we are now firmly convinced of better things that are near to salvation and accompany it.

Mas de vós, ó amados, esperamos coisas melhores, e que acompanham a salvação, ainda que assim falamos.

10 F or God is not unrighteous to forget or overlook your labor and the love which you have shown for His name’s sake in ministering to the needs of the saints (His own consecrated people), as you still do.

Porque Deus não é injusto, para se esquecer da vossa obra, e do amor que para com o seu nome mostrastes, porquanto servistes aos santos, e ainda os servis.

11 B ut we do '> strongly and earnestly] desire for each of you to show the same diligence and sincerity in realizing and enjoying the full assurance and development of hope until the end,

E desejamos que cada um de vós mostre o mesmo zelo até o fim, para completa certeza da esperança;

12 I n order that you may not grow disinterested and become sluggards, but imitators, behaving as do those who through faith ( by their leaning of the entire personality on God in Christ in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness) and by practice of patient endurance and waiting are inheriting the promises.

para que não vos torneis indolentes, mas sejais imitadores dos que pela fé e paciência herdam as promessas.

13 F or when God made promise to Abraham, He swore by Himself, since He had no one greater by whom to swear,

Porque, quando Deus fez a promessa a Abraão, visto que não tinha outro maior por quem jurar, jurou por si mesmo,

14 S aying, Blessing I certainly will bless you and multiplying I will multiply you.

dizendo: Certamente te abençoarei, e grandemente te multiplicarei.

15 A nd so it was that he, having waited long and endured patiently, realized and obtained what God had promised him.

E assim, tendo Abraão esperado com paciência, alcançou a promessa.

16 M en indeed swear by a greater, and with them in all disputes the oath taken for confirmation is final.

Pois os homens juram por quem é maior do que eles, e o juramento para confirmação é, para eles, o fim de toda contenda.

17 A ccordingly God also, in His desire to show more convincingly and beyond doubt to those who were to inherit the promise the unchangeableness of His purpose and plan, intervened (mediated) with an oath.

assim que, querendo Deus mostrar mais abundantemente aos herdeiros da promessa a imutabilidade do seu conselho, se interpôs com juramento;

18 T his was so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God ever to prove false or deceive us, we who have fled for refuge might have mighty indwelling strength and strong encouragement to grasp and hold fast the hope appointed for us and set before.

para que por duas coisas imutáveis, nas quais é impossivel que Deus minta, tenhamos poderosa consolação, nós, os que nos refugiamos em lançar mão da esperança proposta;

19 w e have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul '> break down under whoever steps out upon it—a hope] that reaches farther and enters into within the veil,

a qual temos como âncora da alma, segura e firme, e que penetra até o interior do véu;

20 W here Jesus has entered in for us, a Forerunner having become a High Priest forever after the order (with the rank) of Melchizedek.

aonde Jesus, como precursor, entrou por nós, feito sacerdote para sempre, segundo a ordem de Melquisedeque.