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 the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

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

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

3 و َسَنَتَقَدَّمُ بِالفِعلِ بِإذْنِ اللهِ.

And this will we do, if God permit.

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

For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

5 و َذاقُوا كَلِمَةَ اللهِ وَاختَبَرُوا قُوّاتِ العَصْرِ الآتِي،

And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world 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.

If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put 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 drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:

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

But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

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

But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, 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 unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

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

And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:

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

That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through 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 made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware 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 strife.

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

Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew 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 was 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 hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;

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

Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.