1 ¶ Por lo cual, dejando ya la palabra del comienzo en la institución del Cristo, vamos adelante a la perfección, no echando otra vez el fundamento del arrepentimiento de las obras de muerte, y de la fe en Dios,

Therefore 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,

2 d e la doctrina de los bautismos, y de la imposición de manos, y de la resurrección de los muertos, y del juicio eterno.

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

3 Y esto haremos, a la verdad, si Dios lo permitiere.

If indeed God permits, we will proceed.

4 P orque es imposible que los que una vez recibieron la luz, y que gustaron aquel don celestial, y que fueron hechos partícipes del Espíritu Santo;

For 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,

5 y que así mismo gustaron la buena palabra de Dios, y las virtudes del siglo venidero,

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

6 y recayeron, sean renovados de nuevo por arrepentimiento colgando en el madero otra vez para sí mismos al Hijo de Dios, y exponiéndole a vituperio.

If 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.

7 P orque la tierra que embebe el agua que muchas veces vino sobre ella, y que engendra hierba a su tiempo a aquellos de los cuales es labrada, recibe bendición de Dios.

For 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.

8 M as la que produce espinas y abrojos, es reprobada, y cercana de maldición, y su fin será por fuego.

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

9 ¶ Pero de vosotros, oh amados, esperamos mejores cosas que éstas y más cercanas a la salud, aunque hablamos así.

Even 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.

10 P orque Dios no es injusto que se olvide de vuestra obra y el trabajo de la caridad que habéis mostrado en su nombre, habiendo ayudado a los santos y ayudándoles.

For 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.

11 P ero deseamos que cada uno de vosotros muestre la misma solicitud hasta el fin para cumplimiento de su esperanza,

But 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,

12 q ue no os hagáis perezosos, sino imitadores de aquellos que por la fe y la paciencia heredan las promesas.

In 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.

13 P orque prometiendo Dios a Abraham, no pudiendo jurar por otro mayor, juró por sí mismo,

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

14 d iciendo: Que te bendeciré bendiciendo, y multiplicando, te multiplicaré.

Saying, Blessing I certainly will bless you and multiplying I will multiply you.

15 Y así, esperando con largura de ánimo, alcanzó la promesa.

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

16 P orque los hombres ciertamente por el mayor que ellos juran; y el fin de todas sus controversias es el juramento para confirmación.

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

17 E n lo cual, queriendo Dios mostrar más abundantemente a los herederos de la promesa la inmutabilidad de su consejo, interpuso juramento,

Accordingly 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.

18 p ara que por dos cosas inmutables, en las cuales es imposible que Dios mienta, tengamos un fortísimo consuelo, los que nos acogemos a unirnos a la esperanza propuesta;

This 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.

19 l a cual tenemos como por segura y firme ancla del alma, y que entra hasta en lo que está dentro del velo,

we 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,

20 d onde entró por nosotros nuestro precursor Jesús, hecho Sumo Sacerdote para siempre, según el orden de Melquisedec.

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