Hebrews 6
1 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 —
Por lo tanto, dejando la enseñanza de los primeros principios de Cristo, prosigamos hacia la perfección, volviendo a poner el fundamento del arrepentimiento de las obras muertas, de la fe hacia Dios,
2 teaching concerning baptisms and the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead and a final judgment. (aiōnios g166)
de la enseñanza de los bautismos, de la imposición de manos, de la resurrección de los muertos y del juicio eterno. (aiōnios g166)
3 Yes and, with God’s help, we will.
Esto haremos, si Dios lo permite.
4 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,
Porque en cuanto a los que una vez fueron iluminados y gustaron del don celestial, y fueron hechos partícipes del Espíritu Santo,
5 and learned to appreciate the beauty of the Divine Message, and the new powers of the Coming Age — (aiōn g165)
y gustaron de la buena palabra de Dios y de los poderes del siglo venidero, (aiōn g165)
6 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.
y luego recayeron, es imposible renovarlos de nuevo al arrepentimiento, ya que crucifican de nuevo al Hijo de Dios para sí mismos, y lo exponen a la vergüenza.
7 Ground that drinks in the showers that from time to time fall upon it, and produces vegetation useful to those for whom it is tilled, receives a blessing from God;
Porque la tierra que ha bebido la lluvia que viene a menudo sobre ella y produce una cosecha adecuada para los que la cultivan, recibe la bendición de Dios;
8 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.
pero si produce espinas y cardos, es rechazada y está a punto de ser maldecida, cuyo fin es ser quemada.
9 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.
Pero, amados, estamos persuadidos de cosas mejores para vosotros, y de cosas que acompañan a la salvación, aunque hablemos así.
10 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.
Porque Dios no es injusto, como para olvidar vuestra obra y el trabajo de amor que habéis mostrado hacia su nombre, al servir a los santos, y al servirlos todavía.
11 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.
Deseamos que cada uno de vosotros muestre la misma diligencia en la plenitud de la esperanza hasta el final,
12 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.
para que no seáis perezosos, sino imitadores de los que por la fe y la perseverancia heredaron las promesas.
13 When God gave his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater by whom he could swear, he swore by himself.
Porque cuando Dios hizo una promesa a Abraham, como no podía jurar por nadie más grande, juró por sí mismo,
14 His words were — ‘I will assuredly bless thee and increase thy numbers.’
diciendo: “Ciertamente te bendeciré y te multiplicaré”.
15 And so, after patiently waiting, Abraham obtained the fulfilment of God’s promise.
Así, habiendo soportado pacientemente, obtuvo la promesa.
16 Men, of course, swear by what is greater than themselves, and with them an oath is accepted as putting a matter beyond all dispute.
Porque los hombres ciertamente juran por uno mayor, y en toda disputa suya el juramento es definitivo para la confirmación.
17 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.
De este modo, Dios, decidido a mostrar más abundantemente a los herederos de la promesa la inmutabilidad de su consejo, se interpuso con un juramento,
18 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.
para que por dos cosas inmutables, en las que es imposible que Dios mienta, tengamos un fuerte estímulo, los que hemos huido para refugiarnos en la esperanza puesta ante nosotros.
19 This hope is a very anchor for our souls, secure and strong, and it ‘reaches into the Sanctuary that lies behind the Curtain,’
Esta esperanza la tenemos como ancla del alma, una esperanza segura y firme que entra en lo que está dentro del velo,
