1 T herefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Let us also therefore, having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, laying aside every weight, and sin which so easily entangles us, run with endurance the race that lies before us,

2 l ooking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

looking stedfastly on Jesus the leader and completer of faith: who, in view of the joy lying before him, endured cross, having despised shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

3 F or consider him who has endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, that you don’t grow weary, fainting in your souls.

For consider well him who endured so great contradiction from sinners against himself, that ye be not weary, fainting in your minds.

4 Y ou have not yet resisted to blood, striving against sin;

Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, wrestling against sin.

5 a nd you have forgotten the exhortation which reasons with you as with children, “My son, don’t take lightly the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when you are reproved by him;

And ye have quite forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: My son, despise not chastening of Lord, nor faint reproved by him;

6 F or whom the Lord loves, he chastens, and scourges every son whom he receives.”

for whom Lord loves he chastens, and scourges every son whom he receives.

7 I t is for discipline that you endure. God deals with you as with children, for what son is there whom his father doesn’t discipline?

Ye endure for chastening, God conducts himself towards you as towards sons; for who is the son that the father chastens not?

8 B ut if you are without discipline, of which all have been made partakers, then are you illegitimate, and not children.

But if ye are without chastening, of which all have been made partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

9 F urthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?

Moreover we have had the fathers of our flesh as chasteners, and we reverenced; shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?

10 F or they indeed, for a few days, punished us as seemed good to them; but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.

For they indeed chastened for a few days, as seemed good to them; but he for profit, in order to the partaking of his holiness.

11 A ll chastening seems for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been exercised thereby.

But no chastening at the time seems to be of joy, but of grief; but afterwards yields peaceful fruit of righteousness to those exercised by it.

12 T herefore lift up the hands that hang down and the feeble knees,

Wherefore lift up the hands that hang down, and the failing knees;

13 a nd make straight paths for your feet, so that which is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.

and make straight paths for your feet, that that which is lame be not turned aside; but that rather it may be healed.

14 F ollow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,

Pursue peace with all, and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord:

15 l ooking carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it;

watching lest any one who lacks the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble, and many be defiled by it;

16 l est there be any sexually immoral person, or profane person, like Esau, who sold his birthright for one meal.

lest any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one meal sold his birthright;

17 F or you know that even when he afterward desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for a change of mind though he sought it diligently with tears.

for ye know that also afterwards, desiring to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, (for he found no place for repentance) although he sought it earnestly with tears.

18 F or you have not come to a mountain that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and to blackness, darkness, storm,

For ye have not come to that might be touched and was all on fire, and to obscurity, and darkness, and tempest,

19 t he sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which those who heard it begged that not one more word should be spoken to them,

and trumpet's sound, and voice of words; which they that heard, excusing themselves, declined word being addressed to them any more:

20 f or they could not stand that which was commanded, “If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned”;

(for they were not able to bear what was enjoined: And if a beast should touch the mountain, it shall be stoned;

21 a nd so fearful was the appearance that Moses said, “I am terrified and trembling.”

and, so fearful was the sight, Moses said, I am exceedingly afraid and full of trembling;)

22 B ut you have come to Mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable multitudes of angels,

but ye have come to mount Zion; and to city of living God, heavenly Jerusalem; and to myriads of angels,

23 t o the general assembly and assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect,

the universal gathering; and to assembly of the firstborn registered in heaven; and to God, judge of all; and to spirits of just made perfect;

24 t o Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better than that of Abel.

and to Jesus, mediator of a new covenant; and to blood of sprinkling, speaking better than Abel.

25 S ee that you don’t refuse him who speaks. For if they didn’t escape when they refused him who warned on the earth, how much more will we not escape who turn away from him who warns from heaven,

See that ye refuse not him that speaks. For if those did not escape who had refused him who uttered the oracles on earth, much more we who turn away from him from heaven:

26 w hose voice shook the earth then, but now he has promised, saying, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heavens.”

whose voice then shook the earth; but now he has promised, saying, Yet once will I shake not only the earth, but also the heaven.

27 T his phrase, “Yet once more”, signifies the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those things which are not shaken may remain.

But this Yet once, signifies the removing of what is shaken, as being made, that what is not shaken may remain.

28 T herefore, receiving a Kingdom that can’t be shaken, let us have grace, through which we serve God acceptably, with reverence and awe,

Wherefore let us, receiving a kingdom not to be shaken, have grace, by which let us serve God acceptably with reverence and fear.

29 f or our God is a consuming fire.

For also our God a consuming fire.