1 T herefore, let us fear if, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short of it.

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 good news preached to us, just as they also; but the word they heard did not profit them, because it was not united by 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 who have believed enter that rest, just as He has said, “ As I swore in My wrath, They shall not enter My rest,” although His works were finished from the foundation of the 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 concerning the seventh day: “ 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 again in this passage, “ They shall not enter My rest.”

لَكِنَّهُ يَقولُ أيضاً: «لَنْ يَدخُلُوا راحَتِي.»

6 T herefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly had good news preached to them failed to enter because of disobedience,

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

7 H e again fixes a certain day, “Today,” saying through David after so long a time just as has been said before, “ Today if you hear His voice, Do not harden 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 Joshua had given them rest, He would not have spoken of another day after that.

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

9 S o there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God.

إذاً مازالَ هُناكَ يَومُ راحَةٍ آتٍ لِشَعبِ اللهِ.

10 F or the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His.

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

11 T herefore let us be diligent to enter that rest, so that no one will fall, through following the same example of disobedience.

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

12 F or the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the 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 no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him 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 T herefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

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

15 F or we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.

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

16 T herefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

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