1 ل ِهَذا لِنَترُكْ وَراءَنا التَّعالِيْمَ الابْتِدائِيَّةَ عَنِ المَسِيْحِ، وَلْنَتَقَدَّمْ عَلَى طَرِيْقِ الكَمالِ، فَلا حاجَةَ بِنا إلَى الحَدِيثِ ثانِيَةً عَنِ التَّوبَةِ عَنِ الأعمالِ الَّتِي تُؤَدِّي إلَى المَوتِ وَعَنِ الإيمانِ بِاللهِ.

¶ Therefore, leaving now the word of the beginning of the establishment of the Christ, let us go on unto perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from works of death, and of faith in God,

2 و َتَعلِيْمِ المَعمُودِيّاتِ، وَوَضْعِ الأيدِي، وَقِيامَةِ الأمواتِ، وَالدَّيْنُونَةِ الأبَدِيَّةِ.

of the doctrine of the baptisms, and of the laying on of hands, and of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

3 و َسَنَتَقَدَّمُ بِالفِعلِ بِإذْنِ اللهِ.

And this we will indeed do, if God permits.

4 ف َالَّذِيْنَ استَنارُوا يُوماً، وَاختَبَرُوا المَوهِبَةَ السَّماوِيَّةَ، وَصارتْ لَهُمْ شَرَكَةٌ فِي الرُّوحِ القُدُسِ،

For it is impossible that those who once received the light and tasted of that heavenly gift and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit

5 و َذاقُوا كَلِمَةَ اللهِ وَاختَبَرُوا قُوّاتِ العَصْرِ الآتِي،

and likewise have tasted the good word of God and the virtue of the age to come,

6 ث ُمَّ ارْتَدُّوا، لا يُمكِنُ أنْ تُجَدِّدَهُمْ ثانِيَةً وَتَرُدَّهُمْ إلَى التَّوبَةِ، لِأنَّهُمْ بِذَلِكَ يَصلِبُونَ ابنَ اللهِ ثانِيَةً لِضَرَرِهِمْ، وَيُعَرِّضُونَهُ لِلعارِ عَلَى المَلِأ.

and have backslidden, be renewed again by repentance, crucifying again for themselves the Son of God and putting him to an open shame.

7 ف َحِيْنَ تَشرَبُ الأرْضُ المَطَرَ الَّذِي يَسقُطُ عَلَيْها وَتُعطِي مَحصُولاً نافِعاً لِلَّذِيْنَ يَفلَحُونَها، فَإنَّ اللهَ يُبارِكُها.

For the earth which drinks in the rain that comes often upon it and brings forth herbs in season for those by whom it is dressed receives blessing from God;

8 أ مّا إذا أنبَتَتْ شَوكاً وَحَسَكاً فَلا قِيْمَةَ لَها، وَسَيَلْعَنُها اللهُ، وَتكونُ النّارُ مَصيرَها!

but that which bears thorns and briers is rejected and is near unto cursing, whose end shall be by fire.

9 ل َكِنَّنا أيُّها الأحِبّاء نَتَوَقَّعُ مِنكَمْ أُمُوراً أفضَلَ مِنْ جِهَةِ خَلاصِكُمْ.

¶ But, beloved, we expect better things than these of you, things near unto saving health, though we thus speak.

10 ف َاللهُ لَيْسَ ظالِماً حَتَّى يَنسَى جُهُودَكُمْ، وَالمَحَبَّةَ الَّتِي أظهَرْتُمُوها لَهُ بِما خَدَمْتُمْ وَتَخدِمُونَ شَعبَهُ المُقَدَّسَ.

For God is not unjust to forget your work and labour of charity which ye have showed in his name, having helped the saints and helping them.

11 ل َكِنْ ما نَتَمَنّاهُ هُوَ أنْ يُظهِرَ كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنكُمْ هَذا الاجتِهادَ نَفْسَهُ حَتَّى النِّهايَةِ، لِكَي يَتَحَقَّقُ الرَّجاءُ.

But we desire that each one of you show the same diligence until the end for the fulfillment of your hope,

12 ل ا نُرِيْدُكُمْ أنْ تَكُونُوا كَسالَى، بَلْ نُرِيْدُكُمْ أنْ تَقتَدُوا بِالَّذِيْنَ يَرِثُونَ وُعُودَ اللهِ بِالإيمانِ وَالمُثابِرَةِ.

that ye not become slothful, but imitators of those who by faith and patience inherit the promises.

13 ل َمّا قَطَعَ اللهُ وَعداً لإبراهِيْمَ أقْسَمَ بِنَفسِهِ، إذْ لَيْسَ هُناكَ مَنْ هُوَ أعظَمُ مِنْهُ فَيُقسِمَ بِهِ.

For when God promised unto Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself,

14 ق الَ اللهُ لإبْراهيمَ: «سَأُبارِكُكَ بِكُلِّ بَرَكَةٍ. وَسَأُعطِيْكَ نَسلاً كَثِيراً جِدّاً.»

saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee and multiplying I will multiply thee.

15 و َإذِ انتَظَرَ إبراهِيْمُ بِصَبْرٍ، نالَ ما وَعَدَهُ بِهِ اللهُ.

And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

16 ف َالنّاسُ يُقسِمُونَ بِمَنْ هُوَ أعظَمُ مِنهُمْ. وَالقَسَمُ يُثَبِّتُ ما يَقُولُونَهُ مُنهِياً كُلَّ جَدَلٍ.

For men verily swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all controversy.

17 ل ِذَلِكَ عِنْدَما أرادَ اللهُ أنْ يُوضِحَ لِكُلِّ وَرَثَةِ الوَعدِ أنَّ نَواياهُ لا تَتَغَيَّرُ أبَداً، ثَبَّتَ وَعْدَهُ بِقَسَمٍ.

In which God, desiring to show more abundantly unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath,

18 ا ستَخدَمَ اللهُ أمرَيْنِ لا يَتَغَيَّرانِ وَلا يُمكِنُ أنْ يُكذَبَ فِيْهِما، وَهُما وَعدُهُ وَقَسَمُهُ. وَذَلِكَ لِكَيْ يُشَجِّعَنا، نَحنُ الَّذِيْنَ أسرَعْنا إلَى التَّمَسُّكِ بِالرَّجاءِ المُقَدَّمِ لَنا.

that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us,

19 و َهَذا الرَّجاءُ مِرساةٌ ثابِتَةٌ وَآمِنَةٌ لِحَياتِنا، يَصِلُ بِنا إلَى خَلفِ السِّتارَةِ، إلَى مَقدِسِ اللهِ الدّاخِلِيِّ،

which we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters even into that which is within the veil,

20 ح َيثُ دَخَلَ يَسُوعُ مِنْ أجلِنا كَرائِدٍ لَنا. وَقَدْ صارَ رَئِيْسَ كَهَنَةٍ إلَى الأبَدِ عَلَى رُتْبَةِ مَلْكِيصادَقَ.

where our precursor, Jesus, has entered for us and is made high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.