1 V isto que nos foi deixada a promessa de entrarmos no descanso de Deus, que nenhum de vocês pense que falhou.

Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still holds and is offered, let us be afraid '> to distrust it], lest any of you should think he has come too late and has come short of it.

2 P ois as boas novas foram pregadas também a nós, tanto quanto a eles; mas a mensagem que eles ouviram de nada lhes valeu, pois não foi acompanhada de fé por aqueles que a ouviram.

For indeed we have had the glad tidings proclaimed to us just as truly as they; but the message they heard did not benefit them, because it was not mixed with faith (with the leaning of the entire personality on God in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness) by those who heard it; neither were they united in faith with the ones who heard (did believe).

3 P ois nós, os que cremos, é que entramos naquele descanso, conforme Deus disse: “Assim jurei na minha ira: Jamais entrarão no meu descanso”; embora as suas obras estivessem concluídas desde a criação do mundo.

For we who have believed (adhered to and trusted in and relied on God) do enter that rest, in accordance with His declaration that those should not enter when He said, As I swore in My wrath, They shall not enter My rest; and this He said although works had been completed and prepared from the foundation of the world.

4 P ois em certo lugar ele falou sobre o sétimo dia, nestas palavras: “No sétimo dia Deus descansou de toda obra que realizara”.

For in a certain place He has said this about the seventh day: And God rested on the seventh day from all His works.

5 E de novo, na passagem citada há pouco, diz: “Jamais entrarão no meu descanso”.

And in this He said, They shall not enter My rest.

6 P ortanto, resta entrarem alguns naquele descanso, e aqueles a quem anteriormente as boas novas foram pregadas não entraram, por causa da desobediência.

Seeing then that the promise remains over for some to enter that rest, and that those who formerly were given the good news about it and the opportunity, failed to appropriate it and did not enter because of disobedience,

7 P or isso Deus estabelece outra vez um determinado dia, chamando-o “hoje”, ao declarar muito tempo depois, por meio de Davi, de acordo com o que fora dito antes: “Se hoje vocês ouvirem a sua voz, não endureçam o coração”.

Again He sets a definite day, Today, saying through David after so long a time in the words already quoted, Today, if you would hear His voice and when you hear it, do not harden your hearts.

8 P orque, se Josué lhes tivesse dado descanso, Deus não teria falado posteriormente a respeito de outro dia.

For if Joshua had given them rest, He would not speak afterward about another day.

9 A ssim, ainda resta um descanso sabático para o povo de Deus;

So then, there is still awaiting a full and complete Sabbath-rest reserved for the people of God;

10 p ois todo aquele que entra no descanso de Deus, também descansa das suas obras, como Deus descansou das suas.

For he who has once entered rest also has ceased from of human labors, just as God rested from those labors peculiarly His own.

11 P ortanto, esforcemo-nos por entrar nesse descanso, para que ninguém venha a cair, seguindo aquele exemplo de desobediência.

Let us therefore be zealous and exert ourselves and strive diligently to enter that rest, that no one may fall or perish by the same kind of unbelief and disobedience.

12 P ois a palavra de Deus é viva e eficaz, e mais afiada que qualquer espada de dois gumes; ela penetra até o ponto de dividir alma e espírito, juntas e medulas, e julga os pensamentos e intenções do coração.

For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and spirit, and of joints and marrow, exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart.

13 N ada, em toda a criação, está oculto aos olhos de Deus. Tudo está descoberto e exposto diante dos olhos daquele a quem havemos de prestar contas. Jesus, o Grande Sumo Sacerdote

And not a creature exists that is concealed from His sight, but all things are open and exposed, naked and defenseless to the eyes of Him with Whom we have to do.

14 P ortanto, visto que temos um grande sumo sacerdote que adentrou os céus, Jesus, o Filho de Deus, apeguemo-nos com toda a firmeza à fé que professamos,

Inasmuch then as we have a great High Priest Who has ascended and passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

15 p ois não temos um sumo sacerdote que não possa compadecer-se das nossas fraquezas, mas sim alguém que, como nós, passou por todo tipo de tentação, porém, sem pecado.

For we do not have a High Priest Who is unable to understand and sympathize and have a shared feeling with our weaknesses and infirmities and liability to the assaults of temptation, but One Who has been tempted in every respect as we are, yet without sinning.

16 A ssim, aproximemo-nos do trono da graça com toda a confiança, a fim de recebermos misericórdia e encontrarmos graça que nos ajude no momento da necessidade.

Let us then fearlessly and confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of grace (the throne of God’s unmerited favor to us sinners), that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in good time for every need.