عِبرانِيّين 6

١ 1 لِذَلِكَ، فَلْنَتْرُكْ تِلْكَ الأُمُورَ الأَوَّلِيَّةَ عَنِ الْمَسِيحِ، وَنَتَقَدَّمْ إِلَى النُّضْجِ الْكَامِلِ. وَلا نَعُودُ إلَى تِلْكَ الأُسُسِ الَّتِي تَعَلَّمْنَاهَا سَابِقاً، وَهِيَ: التَّوْبَةُ مِنَ الأَعْمَالِ الْمُمِيتَةِ، وَالإِيمَانُ بِاللهِ،

So let's not get stuck on the basic teachings about Christ, but let's progress to a more mature understanding. We don't need to go over again the ideas of repenting from what we used to do, about trusting in God—

٢ 2 وَالنُّظُمُ الْمُخْتَصَّةُ بِطُقُوسِ الْمَعْمُودِيَّةِ، وَوَضْعُ الأَيْدِي، وَقِيَامَةُ الأَمْوَاتِ، وَالدَّيْنُونَةُ الأَبَدِيَّةُ. (aiōnios g166)

or teachings about baptism, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. (aiōnios g166)

٣ 3 وَبِإِذْنِ اللهِ، سَنَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ!

So let's get on with it, as God gives us the opportunity!

٤ 4 ذَلِكَ لأَنَّ الَّذِينَ قَدْ تَعَرَّضُوا مَرَّةً لِنُورِ الإِيمَانِ بِالْمَسِيحِ، فَذَاقُوا الْعَطِيَّةَ السَّمَاوِيَّةَ، وَصَارُوا مِنْ شُرَكَاءِ الرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ،

It's impossible for those who once understood and experienced God's heavenly gift—who shared in receiving the Holy Spirit,

٥ 5 وَذَاقُوا كَلِمَةَ اللهِ الطَّيِّبَةَ، وَشَاهَدُوا مُعْجِزَاتِ «الْعَالَمِ الآتِي»، (aiōn g165)

who had known God's good word and the power of the coming age— (aiōn g165)

٦ 6 ثُمَّ ارْتَدُّوا، أُولَئِكَ يَسْتَحِيلُ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ يَتَجَدَّدُوا ثَانِيَةً فَيَعُودُوا إِلَى التَّوْبَةِ. فَهُمْ يَجْنُونَ عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ إِذْ يَصْلِبُونَ ابْنَ اللهِ مَرَّةً ثَانِيَةً وَيَجْعَلُونَهُ عُرْضَةً لِلْعَارِ.

and then completely abandon God, for them to be brought back to repentance once more. They themselves have crucified the Son of God all over again and publicly humiliated him.

٧ 7 وَلا عَجَبَ، فَالتُّرْبَةُ الَّتِي تَشْرَبُ الأَمْطَارَ النَّازِلَةَ عَلَيْهَا مِرَاراً كَثِيرَةً، ثُمَّ تُنْتِجُ نَبَاتاً يَنْفَعُ الَّذِينَ حَرَثُوهَا، تَنَالُ الْبَرَكَةَ مِنَ اللهِ!

Land that has been watered by rain, and produces crops for those who farm it, has God's blessing.

٨ 8 وَلَكِنَّهَا، إِنْ أَخْرَجَتِ الشَّوْكَ وَالعُشْبَ البَرِّيَّ، تَكُونُ مَرْفُوضَةً وَتَسْتَحِقُّ اللَّعْنَةَ، وَمَا نِهَايَتُهَا إِلّا الْحَرِيقُ.

But land that only produces weeds and thorns is worthless, and is about to be condemned. In the end all that can be done is to burn it.

٩ 9 أَيُّهَا الأَحِبَّاءُ، مَعَ أَنِّي قَصَدْتُ تَحْذِيرَكُمْ بِمَا قُلْتُهُ هُنَا، فَأَنَا مُقْتَنِعٌ بِأَنَّ خَلاصَكُمْ أَمْرٌ لَا شَكَّ فِيهِ. إِذْ قَدْ عَمِلْتُمْ أَعْمَالاً فُضْلَى، تُرَافِقُ هَذَا الخَلاصَ.

But dear friends, we believe better of you and your salvation, even if we talk like this!

١٠ 10 وَلَيْسَ اللهُ بِظَالِمٍ حَتَّى يَنْسَى عَمَلَكُمُ الْجَادَّ فِي إِظْهَارِ مَحَبَّتِكُمْ لَهُ عَنْ طَرِيقِ خِدْمَتِكُمْ لِلْقِدِّيسِينَ إِكْرَاماً لاسْمِهِ، الأَمْرُ الَّذِي قُمْتُمْ بِهِ قَبْلاً، وَتَقُومُونَ بِهِ الآنَ!

God wouldn't be so unjust as to forget what you've done and the love you've shown for him by the care you've shown for fellow-believers—something you're still doing.

١١ 11 وَإِنَّمَا نَتَمَنَّى أَنْ يُظْهِرَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمُ اجْتِهَاداً مُمَاثِلاً فِي الْمُحَافَظَةِ حَتَّى النِّهَايَةِ عَلَى الثِّقَةِ الْكَامِلَةِ بِالرَّجَاءِ.

We want each of you to show the same kind of commitment, confident in God's hope until it's fulfilled.

١٢ 12 وَذَلِكَ حَتَّى لَا تَتَكَاسَلُوا، بَلْ تَقْتَدُوا بِالَّذِينَ يَرِثُونَ مَا وَعَدَ اللهُ بِهِ، عَنْ طَرِيقِ الإِيمَانِ وَالصَّبْرِ.

Don't be spiritually lazy, but follow the example of those who through trusting in God and patience inherit what God has promised.

١٣ 13 لِنَأْخُذْ وَعْدَ اللهِ لإِبْرَاهِيمَ مَثَلاً. فَلَمَّا قَطَعَ لَهُ ذَلِكَ الْوَعْدَ، أَقْسَمَ بِنَفْسِهِ، إِذْ لَيْسَ هُنَالِكَ مَنْ هُوَ أَعْظَمُ مِنْهُ حَتَّى يُقْسِمَ بِهِ.

When God gave his promise to Abraham he could swear by no one greater so he took an oath on himself,

١٤ 14 وَقَدْ قَالَ لَهُ: «لأُبَارِكَنَّكَ وَأُعْطِيَنَّكَ نَسْلاً كَثِيراً!»

saying, “I will definitely bless you, and multiply your descendants.”

١٥ 15 وَهَكَذَا، انْتَظَرَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بِصَبْرٍ فَنَالَ مَا وُعِدَ بِهِ.

And so, after patiently waiting, Abraham received the promise.

١٦ 16 فَالْوَاقِعُ أَنَّ النَّاسَ يُقْسِمُونَ بِالأَعْظَمِ، وَالْقَسَمُ عِنْدَهُمْ، يَضَعُ حَدّاً لِكُلِّ مُشَاجَرَةٍ لأَنَّهُ يَحْسُمُ الأُمُورَ.

People swear on things that are greater than they are, and when they have some dispute the oath is taken as the final word on the matter.

١٧ 17 وَلِذَلِكَ، لَمَّا أَرَادَ اللهُ أَنْ يُؤَكِّدَ بِصُورَةٍ قَاطِعَةٍ لِوَارِثِي وَعْدِهِ أَنَّ قَرَارَهُ لَا يَتَغَيَّرُ أَبَداً، ثَبَّتَهُ بِالْقَسَمِ.

That's why God wanted to demonstrate more clearly to those who would inherit the promise that he would never ever change his mind.

١٨ 18 فَاسْتِنَاداً إِلَى وَعْدِ اللهِ وَقَسَمِهِ، وَهُمَا أَمْرَانِ ثَابِتَانِ لَا يَتَغَيَّرَانِ وَيَسْتَحِيلُ أَنْ يَكْذِبَ اللهُ فِيهِمَا، نَحْصُلُ عَلَى تَشْجِيعٍ قَوِيٍّ، بَعْدَمَا الْتَجَأْنَا إِلَى التَّمَسُّكِ بِالرَّجَاءِ الْمَوْضُوعِ أَمَامَنَا.

So by these two actions that can't be changed, and since it's impossible for God to lie, we can have total confidence, having run for safety to take hold of the hope God presented to us.

١٩ 19 هَذَا الرَّجَاءُ هُوَ لَنَا بِمَثَابَةِ مِرْسَاةٍ أَمِينَةٍ ثَابِتَةٍ تَشُدُّ نُفُوسَنَا إِلَى مَا وَرَاءَ الْحِجَابِ السَّمَاوِيِّ.

This hope is our spiritual anchor—it's both certain and reliable, and it takes us past the curtain to the presence of God.

٢٠ 20 فَلأَجْلِنَا دَخَلَ يَسُوعُ إِلَى هُنَاكَ سَابِقاً لَنَا. وَهُوَ هُنَاكَ يَقُومُ بِمُهِمَّتِهِ نِيَابَةً عَنَّا بَعْدَمَا صَارَ رَئِيسَ كَهَنَةٍ إِلَى الأَبَدِ عَلَى رُتْبَةِ مَلْكِيصَادَقَ! (aiōn g165)

That's where Jesus went in on our behalf, because he had become a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek. (aiōn g165)