Hebrews 6
1 Wherefore, dismissing the elementary discourse concerning the Christ, unto maturity, let us be tending, not, again, a foundation, laying down—of repentance from dead works, and of faith towards God,
因此，讓我們擱下論基督的初級教理，而努力向成全的課程邁進；不必再樹立基礎，就是講論悔改，死亡的行為，信賴天主
2 Of immersions—in respect of teaching, and of the laying on of hands, of the resurrection of the dead, and of judgment age-abiding; — (aiōnios g166)
及各種的洗禮，覆手，死者復活和永遠審判的道理。 (aiōnios g166)
3 And, this, will we do, if at least, God, permit.
如果天主准許，我們就這育樣去作。
4 For it is impossible—as to these who have been, once for all, illuminated, who have tasted also of the heavenly free-gift, and have been made, partners, in a Holy Spirit,
的確，那些曾一次被光照，嘗過天上的恩賜，成了有分於聖神，
並嘗過天主甘美的言語，及未來世代德能的人 (aiōn g165)
6 And who have fallen away, again, to be remoulding them into repentance; seeing they are again crucifying unto themselves the Son of God, and holding him up as an example.
如果背棄了正道，再叫衪們自新悔改，是不可能的，因為衪們親自又把天主子釘在十字架上，公開加以凌辱。
7 For, land, which hath drunk in, the rain, thereupon ofttimes coming, and which bringeth forth vegetation fit for them for whom it is even cultivated, partaketh of a blessing from God;
就如一塊田地，時有雨水降於其上，時受潤澤：若出產有益於那種植者的蔬菜，就必蒙受天主的祝福；
8 But, should it be bringing forth thorns and briars, it is disapproved, and, unto cursing, nigh, —whose end is for burning.
但若生出荊棘疾藜來，就必被廢棄，必要受詛咒，它的結局就市焚燒。
9 But we are persuaded, concerning you, beloved, the things which are better and which contain salvation, though, even thus we speak.
可是，親愛的諸位，我們雖這樣說，但對你們，我們確信你們將有更好的表現，更近於救恩，
10 For, not unrighteous, is God, to be forgetful of your work and of the love which ye have shewn forth for his name, in that ye have ministered unto the saints, and are ministering,
因為天主不是不公義的，甚至於忘掉了你們的善工和愛德，即你們為了衪的名，在過去和現在，在服事聖徒的事上所表現的愛德。
11 But we covet that, each one of you, be shewing forth the same diligence, unto the full assurance of the hope throughout:
我們只願你們每一位表現同樣的熱，心以答達成你們的希望，一直到底。
12 In order that, not slothful, ye may become, but imitators of them who, through faith and patience, were becoming heirs of the promises.
這樣，你們不但不會懈怠，而且還會效法那些因信德和耐心而繼承恩許的人。
13 For, when to Abraham God made promise, seeing he had no one greater by whom to swear, He sware, by himself, —
當天主應許亞巴郎的時後，因為沒有一個比天主大而能指著起誓的，就指著自己起誓，
14 saying—Truly, if blessing I will bless thee, and, multiplying, I will multiply thee;
說：『我必多多祝福你，使你的後裔繁多。
15 And, thus, being patient, he attained unto the promise.
這樣亞巴郎因耐心等待，而獲得了恩許。
16 For, men, by the greater one, swear, and, with them, an end of all gainsaying by way of confirmation is, the oath:
人都是指著比自己大的起誓；以起誓作擔保，了結一切爭端。
17 Wherein God, being, more abundantly disposed to shew forth unto the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his counsel, mediated, with an oath, —
為此天主願意向繼承恩許的人，充分顯示自己不可更改的旨意，就以起誓來自作擔保，
18 In order that, through means of two unchangeable things, in which it was impossible for God to make himself false, a mighty consolation, we might have, who have fled along to grasp, the fore-lying hope,
好叫我們這些尋求避難所的人，因這兩種不可更改的事----在這些事上天主決不會撒謊----得到一種強有力的鼓勵，去抓住那擺在目前的希望。
19 Which we have, as an anchor of the soul, both secure and firm, and entering into the interior of the veil:
我們拿這希望，當作靈魂的安全而又堅固的錨，深深地拋入帳幔的內部。
