Yehudim in Moshiach 6:11-20

Orthodox Jewish Bible

¹¹And we desire that each one of you show the same zerizut (diligence) so as to realize the full bitachon of the tikvah (hope) until HaKetz,

¹²That you not become atzlanit (sluggards) but imitators of the ones who through Emunah and zitzfleisch (patience) inherit the havtachot (promises).

¹³For when Hashem gave the havtachah (promise) to Avraham Avinu, als (since) Hashem had no one greater by which to make a shevu’ah (oath), Hashem made a shevu’ah by Himself, [BERESHIS 22:16]

¹⁴Saying "Surely blessing I will bless you and multiplying I will multiply you" BERESHIS 22:17).

¹⁵And thus, having waited with zitzfleisch, Avraham Avinu obtained the havtachah (promise).

¹⁶For Bnei Adam make a shevu’ah by someone greater than themselves, and a shevu’ah given as confirmation, settles every matter decisively.

¹⁷Similarly, when Hashem wanted to demonstrate even more emphatically to the yoreshim (heirs) of the havtachah (promise) the unchangeableness of his willed tachlis (purpose), Hashem guaranteed it with a shevu’ah,

¹⁸In order that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for Hashem to speak sheker, we may have chozek (strength) and great encouragement, we who say that "he is my MAKHSEH (refuge, shelter TEHILLIM 91:2)" and have taken hold of the tikvah (hope) set before us.

¹⁹This tikvah we have as an ogen (anchor) for the neshamah, a tikvah both firm and secure, which enters inside the parokhet,

²⁰Where Yehoshua has entered as a foroisgeier (forerunner) on behalf of us, having become a KOHEN L’OLAM AL DIVRATI MALKI TZEDEK ("Kohen forever according to the order of Malki Tzedek" Ps 110:4).

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Hebrews 6:11-20

New International Version

¹¹We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope^(A) for may be fully realized. ¹²We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate^(B) those who through faith and patience^(C) inherit what has been promised.^(D)

The Certainty of God’s Promise

¹³When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself,^(E) ¹⁴saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.”^[a]^(F) ¹⁵And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.^(G)

¹⁶People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument.^(H) ¹⁷Because God wanted to make the unchanging^(I) nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised,^(J) he confirmed it with an oath. ¹⁸God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie,^(K) we who have fled to take hold of the hope^(L) set before us may be greatly encouraged. ¹⁹We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,^(M) ²⁰where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf.^(N) He has become a high priest^(O) forever, in the order of Melchizedek.^(P)