1 P or tanto, nosotros también, teniendo en derredor nuestro tan grande nube de testigos, despojémonos de todo peso y del pecado que nos asedia, y corramos con paciencia la carrera que tenemos por delante,

All these many people who have had faith in God are around us like a cloud. Let us put every thing out of our lives that keeps us from doing what we should. Let us keep running in the race that God has planned for us.

2 p uestos los ojos en Jesús, el autor y consumador de la fe, el cual por el gozo puesto delante de él sufrió la cruz, menospreciando el oprobio, y se sentó a la diestra del trono de Dios.

Let us keep looking to Jesus. Our faith comes from Him and He is the One Who makes it perfect. He did not give up when He had to suffer shame and die on a cross. He knew of the joy that would be His later. Now He is sitting at the right side of God.

3 C onsiderad a aquel que sufrió tal contradicción de pecadores contra sí mismo, para que vuestro ánimo no se canse hasta desmayar,

Sinful men spoke words of hate against Christ. He was willing to take such shame from sinners. Think of this so you will not get tired and give up.

4 p ues aún no habéis resistido hasta la sangre, combatiendo contra el pecado;

In your fight against sin, you have not yet had to stand against sin with your blood.

5 y habéis ya olvidado la exhortación que como a hijos se os dirige, diciendo: «Hijo mío, no menosprecies la disciplina del Señor ni desmayes cuando eres reprendido por él,

Do you remember what God said to you when He called you His sons? “My son, listen when the Lord punishes you. Do not give up when He tells you what you must do.

6 p orque el Señor al que ama, disciplina, y azota a todo el que recibe por hijo.»

The Lord punishes everyone He loves. He whips every son He receives.”

7 S i soportáis la disciplina, Dios os trata como a hijos; porque ¿qué hijo es aquel a quien el padre no disciplina?

Do not give up when you are punished by God. Be willing to take it, knowing that God is teaching you as a son. Is there a father who does not punish his son sometimes?

8 P ero si se os deja sin disciplina, de la cual todos han sido participantes, entonces sois bastardos, no hijos.

If you are not punished as all sons are, it means that you are not a true son of God. You are not a part of His family and He is not your Father.

9 P or otra parte, tuvimos a nuestros padres terrenales que nos disciplinaban, y los venerábamos. ¿Por qué no obedeceremos mucho mejor al Padre de los espíritus, y viviremos?

Remember that our fathers on earth punished us. We had respect for them. How much more should we obey our Father in heaven and live?

10 Y aquellos, ciertamente por pocos días nos disciplinaban como a ellos les parecía, pero éste para lo que nos es provechoso, para que participemos de su santidad.

For a little while our fathers on earth punished us when they thought they should. But God punishes us for our good so we will be holy as He is holy.

11 E s verdad que ninguna disciplina al presente parece ser causa de gozo, sino de tristeza; pero después da fruto apacible de justicia a los que por medio de ella han sido ejercitados. Los que rechazan la gracia de Dios

There is no joy while we are being punished. It is hard to take, but later we can see that good came from it. And it gives us the peace of being right with God.

12 P or eso, levantad las manos caídas y las rodillas paralizadas,

So lift up your hands that have been weak. Stand up on your weak legs.

13 y haced sendas derechas para vuestros pies, para que lo cojo no se salga del camino, sino que sea sanado.

Walk straight ahead so the weak leg will not be turned aside, but will be healed.

14 S eguid la paz con todos y la santidad, sin la cual nadie verá al Señor.

Be at peace with all men. Live a holy life. No one will see the Lord without having that kind of life.

15 M irad bien, para que ninguno deje de alcanzar la gracia de Dios, y para que no brote ninguna raíz de amargura que os perturbe y contamine a muchos.

See that no one misses God’s loving-favor. Do not let wrong thoughts about others get started among you. If you do, many people will be turned to a life of sin.

16 Q ue no haya ningún fornicario o profano, como Esaú, que por una sola comida vendió su primogenitura.

None of you should fall into sex sins or forget God like Esau did. He had a right to get all Isaac had because he was the oldest son. But for one plate of food he sold this right to his brother.

17 Y a sabéis que aun después, deseando heredar la bendición, fue desechado, y no tuvo oportunidad para el arrepentimiento, aunque la procuró con lágrimas.

You know that later he would have received everything. But he did not get it even when he asked for it with tears. It was too late to make right the wrong he had done.

18 N o os habéis acercado al monte que se podía palpar y que ardía en fuego, a la oscuridad, a las tinieblas y a la tempestad,

For you have not come close to a mountain that you can touch. You have not come to worship where there is burning fire and darkness and storm and wind.

19 a l sonido de la trompeta y a la voz que hablaba, la cual los que la oyeron rogaron que no les siguiera hablando,

The sound of a horn was heard and God’s voice spoke. The people cried out to Moses to have God stop speaking to them.

20 p orque no podían soportar lo que se ordenaba: «Si aun una bestia toca el monte, será apedreada o asaetada.»

They could not stand to listen to His strong words, “Even if an animal comes to the mountain, it must be killed.”

21 T an terrible era lo que se veía, que Moisés dijo: «Estoy espantado y temblando.»

What Moses saw was so hard to look at that he said, “I am full of fear and am shaking.”

22 V osotros, en cambio, os habéis acercado al monte Sión, a la ciudad del Dios vivo, Jerusalén la celestial, a la compañía de muchos millares de ángeles,

But instead, you have come to the mountain of Jerusalem. It is the city of the living God. It is the Jerusalem of heaven with its thousands of angels.

23 a la congregación de los primogénitos que están inscritos en los cielos. Os habéis acercado a Dios, Juez de todos, a los espíritus de los justos hechos perfectos,

You have gathered there with God’s children who were born long ago. They are citizens of heaven. God is there. He will judge all men. The spirits of all those right with God are there. They have been made perfect.

24 a Jesús, Mediador del nuevo pacto, y a la sangre rociada que habla mejor que la de Abel.

Jesus is there. He has made a way for man to go to God. He gave His blood that men might worship God the New Way. The blood of Jesus tells of better things than that which Abel used.

25 M irad que no desechéis al que habla, pues si no escaparon aquellos que desecharon al que los amonestaba en la tierra, mucho menos nosotros, si desechamos al que amonesta desde los cielos.

Be sure you listen to the One Who is speaking to you. The Jews did not obey when God’s Law was given to them on earth. They did not go free. They were punished. We will be punished more if we do not listen to God as He speaks from heaven.

26 S u voz conmovió entonces la tierra, pero ahora ha prometido diciendo: «Una vez más conmoveré no solamente la tierra, sino también el cielo.»

On Mount Sinai, God’s voice shook the earth. But now He has promised, saying, “Once more I will shake the earth and the heavens.”

27 Y esta frase: «Una vez más», indica la remoción de las cosas movibles, como cosas hechas, para que queden las inconmovibles.

When God says, “Once more,” He means He will take away everything of this world that can be shaken so the things that cannot be shaken will be left.

28 A sí que, recibiendo nosotros un Reino inconmovible, tengamos gratitud, y mediante ella sirvamos a Dios agradándole con temor y reverencia,

Since we have received a holy nation that cannot be moved, let us be thankful. Let us please God and worship Him with honor and fear.

29 p orque nuestro Dios es fuego consumidor.

For our God is a fire that destroys everything.