1 L et us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left of entering into his rest, any one of you might seem to have failed.

فَما زالَ الوَعدُ بِالدُّخُولِ إلَى راحَةِ اللهِ قائِماً. فَلْنَحرِصْ عَلَى ألّا يَفشَلَ أحَدٌ بَينَكُمْ فِي الحُصُولِ عَلَى هَذا الوَعدِ.

2 F or indeed we have had glad tidings presented to us, even as they also; but the word of the report did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard.

فَنَحنُ قَدْ بُشِّرْنا كَما قَدْ بُشِّرَ بَنو إسرائِيلَ، لَكِنَّ الرِّسالَةَ الَّتِي سَمِعُوها لَمْ تَنفَعْهُمْ، لِأنَّهُمْ لَمّا سَمِعُوها، لَمْ يَقبَلُوها بِالإيمانِ.

3 F or we enter into the rest who have believed; as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, If they shall enter into my rest; although the works had been completed from foundation of world.

أمّا نَحنُ الَّذِينَ آمَنّا، فَنَدخُلُ تِلكَ الرّاحَةَ الَّتِي يَتَحَدَّثُ عَنها الكِتابُ، فَكَما قالَ اللهُ: «أقسَمتُ غاضِباً: لَنْ يَدخُلُوا راحَتِي.» قالَ هَذا مَعَ أنَّهُ انتَهَى مِنْ عَمَلِهِ مُنذُ خَلْقِ العالَمِ.

4 F or he has said somewhere of the seventh thus, And God rested on the seventh day from all his works:

إذْ تَحَدَّثَ فِي مَوضِعٍ مِنَ الكِتابِ عَنِ اليَومِ السّابِعِ فَقالَ: «وَفِي اليَومِ السّابِعِ استَراحَ اللهُ مِنْ كُلِّ أعمالِهِ.»

5 a nd in this again, If they shall enter into my rest.

لَكِنَّهُ يَقولُ أيضاً: «لَنْ يَدخُلُوا راحَتِي.»

6 S eeing therefore it remains that some enter into it, and those who first received the glad tidings did not enter in on account of not hearkening to the word,

إذاً بَقِيَتْ هُناكَ راحَةٌ سَيَدخُلُها بَعضُهُمْ. أمّا الَّذِينَ قَدْ سَبَقَ أنْ سَمِعُوا البِشارَةَ، فَلَمْ يَدخُلُوا راحَتَهُ بِسَبَبِ عَدَمِ إيمانِهِمْ.

7 a gain he determines a certain day, saying, in David, 'To-day,' after so long a time; (according as it has been said before), To-day, if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

لِهَذا يُحَدِّدُ اللهُ يَوماً يَدعُوهُ «اليَومَ.» وَهُوَ يَتَحَدَّثُ عَنهُ بَعدَ سَنَواتٍ طَوِيلَةٍ عَلَى لِسانِ داوُدَ كَما سَبَقَ أنْ ذَكَرْنا: «اليَومَ، إنْ سَمِعْتُمْ صَوتَ اللهِ، لا تُقَسُّوا قُلوبَكُمْ.»

8 F or if Jesus had brought them into rest, he would not have spoken afterwards about another day.

فَلَو كانَ يَشُوعُ قَدْ قادَهُمْ إلَى راحَةِ اللهِ المَوعُودَةِ، لَما تَكَلَّمَ اللهُ فِيما بَعْدُ عَنْ يَومٍ آخَرَ.

9 T here remains then a sabbatism to the people of God.

إذاً مازالَ هُناكَ يَومُ راحَةٍ آتٍ لِشَعبِ اللهِ.

10 F or he that has entered into his rest, he also has rested from his works, as God did from his own.

فَكُلُّ مَنْ يَدخُلُ راحَةَ اللهِ يَستَرِيحُ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ، كَما أنَّ اللهَ استَراحَ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ.

11 L et us therefore use diligence to enter into that rest, that no one may fall after the same example of not hearkening to the word.

فَلْنَجْتَهِدْ لِلدُّخُولِ إلَى تِلكَ الرّاحَةِ، فَلا يَسقُطُ أحَدٌ تابِعاً مِثالَ بَنِي إسرائِيلَ فِي العِصيانِ.

12 F or the word of God living and operative, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and penetrating to division of soul and spirit, both of joints and marrow, and a discerner of the thoughts and intents of heart.

فَكَلِمَةُ اللهِ حَيَّةٌ وَفَعّالَةٌ. إنَّها أمضَى مِنْ أيِّ سَيفٍ ذِي حَدَّيْنِ، فَتَختَرِقَ الحُدودَ الفاصِلَةَ بَينَ النَّفسِ وَالرُّوحِ، وَبَينَ المَفاصِلِ وَالنُّخاعِ. وَهِيَ تَحْكُمُ عَلَىْ أفكارِ القَلبِ وَمَشاعِرِهِ.

13 A nd there is not a creature unapparent before him; but all things naked and laid bare to his eyes, with whom we have to do.

وَما مِنْ شَيءٍ مَخلُوقٍ خافٍ عَنْ نَظَرِ اللهِ، بَلْ كُلُّ شَيءٍ عُريانٌ وَمَكشُوفٌ أمامَ عَينَيِّ اللهِ الَّذِي سَنُقَدِّمُ لَهُ حِساباً. يَسُوعُ يُعِينُنا عَلَى المُثُولِ أمامَ الله

14 H aving therefore a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast the confession.

إنَّ لَنا رَئِيسَ كَهَنَةٍ عَظِيماً دَخَلَ السَّماواتِ، هُوَ يَسُوعُ ابْنُ اللهِ. لِهَذا لِنَتَمَسَّكْ بِالإيمانِ الَّذِي نَعتَرِفُ بِهِ.

15 F or we have not a high priest not able to sympathise with our infirmities, but tempted in all things in like manner, sin apart.

فَرَئِيسُ الكَهَنَةِ الَّذي لَنا لَيسَ عاجِزاً عَنِ التَّعاطُفِ مَعَ أوجُهِ ضَعْفِنا، لأنَّهُ هُوَ نَفْسُهُ جُرِّبَ فِي كُلِّ شَيءٍ مِثلَنا، لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَرتَكِبْ خَطِيَّةً.

16 L et us approach therefore with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and find grace for seasonable help.

إذاً فَلْنَتَقَدَّمْ بِجُرأةٍ إلَى عَرشِ نِعمَةِ اللهِ، لِكَي نَنالَ رَحمَةً وَنَجِدَ نِعمَةً تُعِينُنا وَقتَ الحاجَةِ.