Hebræos 6
1 Quapropter intermittentes inchoationis Christi sermonem, ad perfectiora feramur, non rursum iacientes fundamentum pœnitentiæ ab operibus mortuis, et fidei ad Deum,
Therefore, let us leave behind the elementary teaching about the Christ and press on to perfection, not always laying over again a foundation of repentance for a lifeless formality, of faith in God –
2 baptismatum doctrinæ, impositionis quoque manuum, ac resurrectionis mortuorum, et iudicii æterni. (aiōnios g166)
teaching concerning baptisms and the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead and a final judgment. (aiōnios g166)
3 Et hoc faciemus, si quidem permiserit Deus.
Yes and, with God’s help, we will.
4 Impossibile est enim eos, qui semel sunt illuminati, gustaverunt etiam donum cæleste, et participes facti sunt Spiritus Sancti,
For if those who were once for all brought into the light, and learned to appreciate the gift from heaven, and came to share in the Holy Spirit,
5 gustaverunt nihilominus bonum Dei verbum, virtutesque sæculi venturi, et prolapsi sunt; (aiōn g165)
and learned to appreciate the beauty of the divine message, and the new powers of the coming age – (aiōn g165)
6 rursus renovari ad pœnitentiam, rursum crucifigentes sibimetipsis Filium Dei, et ostentui habentes.
if those, I say, fell away, it would be impossible to bring them again to repentance; they would be crucifying the Son of God over again for themselves, and exposing him to open contempt.
7 Terra enim sæpe venientem super se bibens imbrem, et generans herbam opportunam illis, a quibus colitur: accipit benedictionem a Deo.
Ground that drinks in the showers that from time to time fall on it, and produces vegetation useful to those for whom it is tilled, receives a blessing from God;
8 Proferens autem spinas, ac tribulos, reproba est, et maledicto proxima: cuius consummatio in combustionem.
but, if it bears thorns and thistles, it is regarded as worthless, it is in danger of being cursed, and its end will be the fire.
9 Confidimus autem de vobis dilectissimi meliora, et viciniora saluti: tametsi ita loquimur.
But about you, dear friends, even though we speak in this way, we are confident of better things – of things that point to your salvation.
10 Non enim iniustus Deus, ut obliviscatur operis vestri, et dilectionis, quam ostendistis in nomine ipsius, qui ministrastis sanctis, et ministratis.
For God is not unjust; he will not forget the work that you did, and the love that you showed for his name, in sending help to your fellow Christians – as you are still doing.
11 Cupimus autem unumquemque vestrum eandem ostentare solicitudinem ad expletionem spei usque in finem:
But our great desire is that every one of you should be equally earnest to attain to a full conviction that our hope will be fulfilled, and that you should keep that hope to the end.
12 ut non segnes efficiamini, verum imitatores eorum, qui fide, et patientia hereditabunt promissiones.
Then you will not show yourselves slow to learn, but you will copy those who, through faith and patience, are now entering upon the enjoyment of God’s promises.
13 Abrahæ namque promittens Deus, quoniam neminem habuit, per quem iuraret, maiorem, iuravit per semetipsum,
When God gave his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater by whom he could swear, he swore by himself.
14 dicens: Nisi benedicens benedicam te, et multiplicans multiplicabo te.
His words were – “I will assuredly bless you and increase your numbers.”
15 Et sic longanimiter ferens, adeptus est repromissionem.
And so, after patiently waiting, Abraham obtained the fulfilment of God’s promise.
16 Homines enim per maiorem sui iurant: et omnis controversiæ eorum finis, ad confirmationem, est iuramentum.
People, of course, swear by what is greater than themselves, and with them an oath is accepted as putting a matter beyond all dispute.
17 In quo abundantius volens Deus ostendere pollicitationis heredibus immobilitatem consilii sui, interposuit iusiurandum:
And therefore God, in his desire to show, with unmistakable plainness, to those who were to enter on the enjoyment of what he had promised, the unchangeableness of his purpose, bound himself with an oath.
18 ut per duas res immobiles, quibus impossibile est mentiri Deum, fortissimum solatium habeamus, qui confugimus ad tenendam propositam spem,
For he intended us to find great encouragement in these two unchangeable things, which make it impossible for God to prove false – we, I mean, who fled for safety where we might lay hold on the hope set before us.
19 quam sicut anchoram habemus animæ tutam ac firmam, et incedentem usque ad interiora velaminis,
This hope is an anchor for our souls, secure and strong, and it reaches into the sanctuary that lies behind the curtain,
