Hebrews 12
1 We [know about] many people like that [who showed they trusted in God]. They are like a crowd of spectators [who are cheering for us inside a stadium] [MET]. Knowing that, we must put away all the things that hinder us, [as a runner puts aside everything that would hinder him because they are heavy] [MET]. Especially we must put away sinful actions that [hinder us, as a runner] sets aside clothes he does not need, clothes that would entangle him [MET]. Let us [wholeheartedly strive to achieve what God has planned for us, as someone] in a race wholeheartedly runs the course that is before him [MET].
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎢᏳᏂᏧᏈᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎯ ᏥᏕᎨᎦᏚᏫᏍᏗ, ᎢᏴᏛ ᏂᏛᏁᏓ ᏄᏓᎴᏒ ᎦᎨᏛ ᎢᎬᏁᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᎦᏂ ᎠᎯᏛ ᎨᎦᏢᏔᏍᏗ ᏥᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᏛᏂᏗᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎢᏓᏙᎩᏯᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᏙᎩᏯᏍᏗ ᎢᎬᏱᏗᏢ ᏁᎬᏁᎸᎢ,
2 And let us [keep our minds on] Jesus, [as a runner] keeps his eyes on [the goal] [MET]. Jesus is the one we should imitate in the way he perfectly trusted [God. When he died on] the cross he endured it as he suffered greatly [MTY], instead of [thinking about the things he would] rejoice about [later]. He disregarded being disgraced by [dying that way]. He is now sitting at the place of highest honor [MTY] at the throne [where God rules].
ᏫᏕᏓᎦᏂᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᏥᏌ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᏆᏗᏍᎩ ᏥᎩ ᎢᎪᎯᏳᏒᎢ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᎬᏱᏗᏢ ᎾᎬᏁᎸ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎬᏂᏗᏳ ᏓᏓᎿᎭᏩᏍᏛ ᎤᎩᎵᏲᏤᎢ, ᎤᎵᏌᎵᏉ ᎤᏰᎸᏎ ᎤᏕᎰᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎦᏘᏏᏗᏢ ᎤᏪᏅ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏪᏍᎩᎸᎢ.
3 [Jesus] patiently endured it when sinful people acted so hostilely against him. Try to act the way he did, so that you do not give up [trusting] God or become discouraged.
ᎡᏣᏓᏅᏛᎵᏉᏍᎩᏂ Ꮎ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎦᎬᏩᏐᏢᏛ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᎾ ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᏚᏪᎵᏎᎸᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏗᏥᏯᏪᏨᎩ ᎠᎴ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏧᏩᎾᎦᎶᏨᎩ ᏕᏣᏓᏅᏛᎢ.
4 While you have struggled against [being tempted to] sin, you have not yet bled [and died because of resisting evil, as Jesus did].
ᎥᏝ ᎠᏏ ᎢᏥᎩᎬ ᎤᏨᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᎢᏴᏛ ᏱᏗᏣᏟᏴᎲ ᎠᏍᎦᏂ ᏕᏣᏟᏴᎡᎲᎢ.
5 Do not forget [RHQ] these words [that Solomon spoke to his son, that are the same as God] would exhort you as his children: My child, pay attention [LIT] when the Lord is disciplining you, and do not be discouraged when the Lord punishes you [DOU],
ᎠᎴ ᎢᏨᎨᏫᏒᎯ ᎢᎩ ᎡᏥᏬᏁᏗᏍᎬ ᏗᏂᏲᎵ ᏥᎨᏥᏬᏁᏗᏍᎪ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏥᏂᎦᏪᎭ, ᎠᏇᏥ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏅᎵᏌᎵ ᏱᏣᏰᎸᏎᏍᏗ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏣᎩᎵᏲᎢᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏩᎾ ᎯᏳᏏᎦᎶᎨᏍᏗ ᏣᎬᏍᎪᎸᎢᏍᎨᏍᏗ,
6 because it is everyone whom he loves whom the Lord disciplines, and he punishes everyone whom he accepts as his child.
ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ Ꮎ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎤᎨᏳᎯ ᎠᎩᎵᏲᎢᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏕᎦᎵᎥᏂᎰ ᎾᏂᎥ ᏧᏪᏥ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏓᏂᎸᏨᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ.
7 It is in order that God may discipline you that he requires you to endure the disagreeable things [that happen to you]. [When God disciplines you] he is treating you as a father treats his children. All fathers [RHQ] discipline their children [LIT].
ᎢᏳᏃ ᎡᏥᎩᎵᏲᎢᏍᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏧᏪᏥ ᏂᏓᏛᏁᎲ ᏂᏣᏛᏁᎭ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ; ᎦᎪᏰᏃ ᎡᎭ ᎠᏲᎵ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏙᏓ ᏄᎩᎵᏲᎢᏍᏗᏍᎬᎾ?
8 So, if you have not experienced God disciplining you just like he disciplines all his other children, you are [not true children of God] [MET]. [You are like] illegitimate children; [no father disciplines them].
ᎢᏳᏍᎩᏂ ᎢᎸᎯᏳ ᏁᏥᎩᎵᏲᎢᏍᏗᏍᎬᎾ ᏱᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᏗᏂᏲᎵ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎨᎬᏁᏗ ᏥᎩ, ᎿᎭᏉ ᎢᏴᏛᏉ ᎢᏣᏕᏂᏙᎸᎯ, ᎥᏝᏃ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎢᏣᏕᏅᎯ ᏱᎩ.
9 Furthermore, our natural fathers disciplined us [when we were young], and we respected them for doing that. So we should certainly more readily accept God our spiritual Father disciplining us, with the result that we live eternally [RHQ]!
ᎠᎴᏬ, ᎤᏇᏓᎵ ᎨᏒ ᏗᎩᏙᏓ ᏕᎨᎲᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᎨᎩᎩᎵᏲᎢᏍᏗᏍᎬᎩ; ᎠᎴ ᎨᏗᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᏥᎨᏒᎩ; ᏝᏍᎪ ᎤᏟ ᏱᏂᏙᎬᏩᏳᎪᏗ ᏤᏓᏓᏲᎯᏎᏗᏱ ᏗᎦᏓᏅᏙ ᏧᏬᏢᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᎦᏛᏂᏗᏍᏗᏱ?
10 Our natural fathers disciplined us for a short time in a way that they considered right, [but it wasn’t always right], but God always disciplines us [in a right way], to help us. He does it so that we may be holy as he is.
ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ Ꮎ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᏞᎦ ᎨᎩᎩᎵᏲᎢᏍᏗᏍᎬᎩ ᎤᏅᏒ ᎠᎾᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬ ᎾᎾᏛᏁᎲᎩ; [ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏍᎩᏂ] ᎣᏍᏛ ᎢᎦᎵᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎤᎬᏩᎸ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏣᏠᏯᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎠᏍᎦᎾ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ.
11 During the time that God is disciplining us, that does not seem to be something about which we should rejoice. Instead, it is something that pains us. But later it causes those who have learned from it to be peaceful and to [live] righteously.
ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᎥᏉ ᎠᎩᎵᏲᎢᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎪᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎥᏝ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎣᏓᏅᏓᏗᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᏱᎩ, ᎤᏲᏉᏍᎩᏂ; ᎣᏂᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᎢᏴᏛ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᎠᏓᏅᏓᏗᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎦᎾᏄᎪᏫᏍᎪ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏫᏒᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᎾᎵᏍᏓᏁᎸᎯ.
12 So, [instead of acting as though you were spiritually exhausted], renew yourselves [MET] spiritually.
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏗᏥᏌᎳᏛᎦ ᏗᏦᏰᏂ ᎡᎳᏗ ᎢᏧᎵᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᏥᏂᎨᏂ ᏗᏩᎾᎦᎳᎢ;
13 Go straight forward [in your Christian life] [MET], in order that believers who are uncertain about their faith [will imitate you] and not ([leave God’s way/] useless [to God]) [MET]. Instead, they will be spiritually restored [MET] as an injured and useless limb is restored.
ᎥᎾᏕᏍᎩ ᏂᏨᎦ ᏕᎦᏅᏅ ᎢᏥᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎠᏲᎤᎵ ᎨᏒ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏳᏂᎪᎸᏍᏔᏁᏍᏗ; ᎧᏅᏬᏗᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
14 Try to live peacefully with all people. Seek to be holy, since no one will see the Lord if he is not holy.
ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᏕᏥᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏎᏍᏗ ᎾᏂᎥᏉ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏕᏣᏓᏛᏗᏍᎬᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎦᏅᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎧᏂᎩᏛ ᏱᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ, ᎥᏝ ᎩᎶ ᏰᎵ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎬᏩᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᏱᎩ;
15 Beware that none of you stops [trusting in] God, [who has done kind things for us that we did not deserve] (OR, Beware that you have never [experienced] God kindly [saving you]). Be on guard lest any of you [act in an evil way towards others], because your doing that will [grow like] [MET] a root [grows into a big plant], and the result [of your] doing that will be that many believers will sin and become unacceptable to God.
ᎢᏤᏯᏔᎯᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏞᏍᏗ ᎩᎶ ᎡᏍᎦ ᎤᏬᎭᏒᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᏞᏍᏗ ᎤᏴᏍᏗ ᎤᎿᎭᏍᏕᏢ ᎦᎾᏄᎪᎬ ᎢᏣᏕᏯᏙᏔᏅᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ ᎤᏂᏣᏘ ᎦᏓᎭ ᎢᏳᎾᎵᏍᏔᏅᎩ;
16 Do not let anyone be immoral, or be irreligious as Esau was. He exchanged the rights he had as a firstborn son for only one meal.
ᏞᏍᏗ ᎩᎶ ᎤᏕᎵᏛ ᏗᏂᏏᎲᏍᎩ ᏱᏣᏓᏑᏰᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᎦᎾ ᏴᏫ, ᎢᏐ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ, ᎤᏍᎩ ᏌᏉᏉ ᎢᏯᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ ᏥᏚᎬᏩᎶᏔᏁ ᏧᎾᏗᏅᏎ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎡᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ.
17 You know that after he did that, he wanted to receive [what his father would promise to give him if] he blessed him. But [his father] was unable [to change what he had already done]. And Esau found no way to change things, even though he sought tearfully to do that.
ᎢᏥᎦᏔᎭᏰᏃ ᎣᏂ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎢᏯᎦᏛᏁᏗᏱ ᏧᏚᎵᏍᎨ ᏣᏥᏐᏅᎢᏍᏔᏁᎢ; ᎥᏝᏰᏃ [ᎤᏙᏓ] ᎤᏓᏅᏛ ᎬᏩᏁᏟᏴᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏳᏩᏛᎮᎢ, ᎤᎵᏏᎾᎯᏍᏗᏳᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎬᎦᏌᏬᎢᎯ ᎤᏲᎴᎢ.
18 In coming [to God] you have not [experienced things like what the Israeli people experienced] at [Sinai] Mountain. [They] approached [a mountain that God told them they] should not touch. [They approached] a blazing fire, and it was gloomy and dark [DOU], and there was a hurricane/cyclone.
ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᎣᏓᎸ ᎬᏒᏂᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏱᏥᎷᏨ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏣᏓᏪᎵᎩᏍᎨᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᎬᎿᎭᎨ ᎤᎶᎩᎸᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎵᏏᎩᏳ ᎰᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎦᏃᎸᎥᏍᎬᎢ,
19 They heard a trumpet sounding and they heard [God] speak. The result was that those who heard it pleaded for God not to speak to them like that again.
ᎠᎴ ᎠᏤᎷᎩ ᎤᏃᏴᎬᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎧᏁᎬ ᎤᏃᏴᎬᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎤᎾᏛᎦᏅᎯ ᎤᏂᏔᏲᎴ ᏔᎵᏁ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎨᏂᏪᏎᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ.
20 When [God] commanded them saying, “If [a person or] even an animal touches this mountain, [you] must [kill him/it by] throwing stones at him/it,” they were terrified.
ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᎣᏏᏳ ᏳᏂᏰᎸᏁ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎤᎵᏁᏨᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎾᏜᏓᎢᏉ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏳᏃᏟᏍᏔ ᎣᏓᎸᎢ ᎠᏎ ᏅᏯ ᏣᎬᏂᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏥᏲᏍᏗᏉ ᎨᏒ ᏗᎬᏩᎶᏒᎯ.
21 Truly, because Moses was terrified after seeing what happened [on the mountain], he said, “I am trembling because I am very afraid!”
ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᎪᎲ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᎾᏰᎯᏍᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎼᏏ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎤᏣᏘ ᏥᎾᏰᏍᎦ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎩᎾᏫᎭ.
22 Instead, [it is as though] you have come to [the presence of God in heaven] [MET]. [That is like what your ancestors did when they came to worship] God on Zion Hill, in Jerusalem, in the city of God who is all-powerful. You have come (OR, you are coming) to where there are countless angels, who are rejoicing as they have gathered together.
ᏌᏯᏂᏍᎩᏂ ᎣᏓᎸ ᎢᏥᎷᏨ, ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎦᏚᎲᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎡᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᎬᏎᎰᎲᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᏧᎾᏓᏡᎬᎢ,
23 You have joined all the believers [who have privileges like] firstborn sons, whose names [God] has written down in heaven. You have come to God, who will judge everyone. You have come to where the spirits of God’s people are, people who lived righteously [before they died], and who now have been made perfect [in heaven].
ᎠᎴ ᎾᎿᎭᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᎤᎾᏓᏟᏌᎲᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎤᎾᏕᏅᎯ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ [ᏚᎾᏙᎥ] ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏥᏕᎪᏪᎳ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᎿᎭᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᏗᎫᎪᏓᏁᎯ [ᎡᎲᎢ,] ᎠᎴ ᎾᎿᎭᏧᎾᏓᏅᏙ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏘ ᏴᏫ ᎾᏂᏍᎦᏅᎾ ᎢᎨᎬᏁᎸᎯ [ᎠᏁᎲᎢ,]
24 You have come to Jesus, who arranged a new covenant [between us and God]. You have accepted [what he accomplished when] his blood flowed [when he died on the cross. His doing that made it possible for God to forgive us]. That is better than the blood of Abel, [who just] wanted revenge because his brother Cain murdered him.
ᎠᎴ ᎾᎿᎭᏥᏌ [ᎡᎲᎢ] ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎠᎴᎲᏍᎩ ᎢᏤ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᏓᏠᎯᏍᏛᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᎿᎭᎩᎬ ᎠᏍᏚᏢᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏟ ᎢᏲᏍᏛ ᎠᏔᏲᎯᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᎡᏈᎵ [ᎤᎩᎬ.]
25 Beware that you do not refuse to listen to [God] who is speaking to you. The Israeli people did not escape [God punishing them] when [Moses] (OR, [God]) warned them here on earth. So we shall surely not escape [God punishing us] if we reject him when he warns us from heaven! [RHQ]
ᎢᏤᏯᏔᎮᏍᏗ ᏞᏍᏗᏉ ᎡᏥᏲᎢᏎᎸᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᏥᎧᏁᎦ. ᎢᏳᏰᏃ ᏄᎾᏓᏗᏫᏎᎸᎾ ᏱᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎤᏂᏲᎢᏎᏛ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎤᏁᏨᎯ, ᎤᏟᎯᏳ ᎬᏩᏟᏍᏗ ᎢᎦᏓᏗᏫᏎᏗᏱ ᎢᏳᏃ ᎢᏴᏛ ᏱᏁᏓᏛᏁᎸ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏨᏗᎧᏁᎦ;
26 The earth shook [PRS] then when he spoke [MTY] [at Sinai Mountain]. But now he has promised, “I will shake the earth again, one more time, but I will shake heaven too.”
ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎧᏁᎬ ᎾᎯᏳ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎤᏖᎸᏁᎢ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᎪᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏚᎢᏍᏔᏅ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒ, ᎠᏏ ᏌᏉ ᏅᏓᏥᏖᎸᏂ ᎥᏝ ᎡᎶᎯᏉ ᎤᏩᏒ, ᎦᎸᎶᎢᏍᎩᏂ ᎾᏍᏉ.
27 The words “again, one more time” indicate that things [on earth] will be shaken {that [he] will shake things [on earth]}, meaning that he will set aside all that [he] has created, in order that the things [in heaven] that cannot be shaken {that nothing can shake} may remain forever.
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏂᎦᏪᎭ ᎠᏏ ᏌᏉᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎢᏗᎬᏁᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏖᎸᏅᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎦᏛᎦ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎪᏢᏅᎯᏉ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ Ꮎ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏗᎬᏤᎸᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒ ᎾᎿᎭᏉ ᏗᏍᏆᏂᎪᏙᏗ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.
28 So, let us thank God that we are becoming members of a kingdom that nothing can shake. Let us worship/serve God in a way that pleases him by being greatly in awe [DOU] before him.
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏴ ᏗᎦᏓᏂᎸᏨᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎪᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏖᎸᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᎩᎮᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏛᏗᏍᎬ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎤᏰᎸᏗ ᏗᎨᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᏱᎩ, ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎦᎾᏰᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏔᎵ ᎢᎬᏗᏕᎬᎢ.
29 Remember that the God we [worship/serve] is like a fire that burns up everything [that is impure] [MET]!
ᎢᎦᏁᎳᏅᎯᏰᏃ ᎠᏥᎸ ᎠᏓᎪᎲᏍᏗᏍᎩ.
