永遠的贖罪祭

10 律法只是將來美事的一個投影,並非本體的真像,所以年復一年的獻祭不能使前來敬拜的人純全。 否則,獻祭的事早已終止了,因為敬拜的人若獻一次祭就能徹底得到潔淨,他們就不再覺得有罪了。 然而,每年獻祭的事都使人想起自己的罪來, 因為公牛和山羊的血根本不能除去人的罪。

所以,基督來到世上的時候曾說:

「上帝啊,祭物和供物非你所悅,
你為我預備了身體。
你並非喜愛燔祭和贖罪祭。
於是我說,
『上帝啊,我來是要遵行你的旨意,
我的事都記在聖經上了。』」

基督首先說:「祭物、供物、燔祭和贖罪祭都不是你想要的,也不是你喜悅的。」這些都是依照律法獻上的。 然後祂又說:「我來是要遵行你的旨意。」這樣,祂廢除了前者,為要設立後者。 10 上帝的旨意是:耶穌基督只一次獻上自己的身體,便使我們永遠聖潔了。

11 祭司都要天天站著供職,一次次地獻上同樣的祭物,只是這些祭物根本不能除罪。 12 而基督一次獻上自己成為永遠的贖罪祭後,就坐在上帝的右邊, 13 等待祂的仇敵成為祂的腳凳。 14 祂憑自己的一次犧牲,使那些得以聖潔的人永遠純全。

15 聖靈也向我們做見證,說:

16 「主說,那些日子以後,
我將與他們立這樣的約,
我要把我的律例放在他們心中,
寫在他們腦中。
17 我要忘記他們的過犯和罪惡。」

18 既然過犯和罪惡已經得到赦免,就不需要再為罪獻祭了。

堅忍到底

19-20 弟兄姊妹,耶穌已用寶血為我們開闢了一條又新又活的路,使我們可以穿過幔子,就是祂的身體,坦然進入至聖所。 21 並且,我們有一位大祭司管理上帝的家, 22 祂潔淨了我們被罪困擾的良心,用清水洗淨了我們的身體。因此,我們要信心十足、真誠地到上帝面前。 23 我們要堅定不移地持守我們所認定的盼望,因為賜應許的那位是信實的。 24 我們要想辦法彼此相顧,激發愛心,勉勵行善。 25 不要停止聚會,像那些停止慣了的人,要互相鼓勵,特別是你們知道主再來的日子近了。

26 因為我們知道了真理以後,若仍然故意犯罪,就再沒有贖罪祭了, 27 只有可怕的審判和燒滅敵對者的烈火等候我們。 28 人違犯摩西的律法,經兩三個人指證後,尚且被毫不留情地處死, 29 更何況人踐踏上帝的兒子,輕看那使人聖潔的立約之血,又藐視賜人恩典的聖靈?這等人該受多麼重的刑罰啊! 30 我們知道上帝說過:「伸冤在我,我必報應。」祂又說:「主要審判祂的百姓。」 31 落在永活上帝的手中是可怕的!

32 你們要回想當初的日子,那時你們蒙了光照以後,忍受了各種苦難的煎熬。 33 有時候,你們在眾目睽睽之下被辱駡,受迫害;有時候,你們和遭受這樣苦難的人同舟共濟。 34 你們體恤那些坐牢的人,即使你們的家業被搶奪,仍然甘心忍受,因為你們知道自己有更美的、永遠長存的家業。 35 所以切勿失去勇敢的心,因為勇敢的心會給你們帶來大賞賜。 36 你們需要堅忍到底,這樣你們遵行了上帝的旨意後,便可以得到祂的應許。

37 因爲「將要來臨的那位很快要來了,絕不遲延。 38 屬我的義人必靠信心而活。他若畏縮退後,我必不喜悅他。」 39 但我們都不是退後走向滅亡的人,而是因為有信心而靈魂得救的人。

耶稣基督是我们需要的唯一祭献

10 律法只是正在来临的美好事物的一个影子,而不是这些实物的确切形体,所以,律法绝对不会因为年复一年地奉献同样的祭物而使那些崇拜上帝的人们完美。 如果律法可以使人们完美,那么这些奉献不是早就该停止了吗?因为崇拜者早就一劳永逸地洗涤了自己的罪恶,不必再为他们的罪孽有负罪感了, 然而,那些祭献,年年都在提醒人们想起罪孽, 因为公牛和山羊的血是不能除去罪孽的。

因此,当基督来到这个世上时,他说:

“你不要祭物和贡品,
而为我准备了一个躯体。
你不喜欢焚烧的祭物和赎罪的祭物。
于是我说∶‘我在这里!
就像律法书里对我记载的那样。
啊,上帝,我来了,是为了执行你的意旨。’” (A)

首先他说∶“你不要、也不喜欢祭物、贡品、焚烧的祭物和赎罪的祭物(尽管律法要求奉献这些东西)。 然后他又说∶“我在这里!我来了,是为了执行您的意旨。”他废弃了第一个制度,以便建立起第二个制度。 10 凭上帝的意旨,耶稣基督只牺牲了自己的身体一次,便使得我们永远圣洁。

11 所有的犹太祭司们每天都要肃立和履行自己的宗教职责,并且一次次地奉献同样的祭物,而这些祭物是绝对不能除去罪孽的。 12 但是,基督只为罪孽牺牲了一次,便成就了永远,然后他坐在了上帝的右边。 13 而且,他等待着,直到他的仇敌被变为他的垫脚凳。 14 由于他的这一次奉献,使得那些变得圣洁的人们永远完美。

15 圣灵也向我们证实了这一点,首先他说:

16 “这是自那之后,我将与他们定立的誓约。主说:
我将把我的律法装进他们的大脑,写在他们的心上。” (B)

17 接着他又说:

“我不会再记着他们的罪孽和违法的行为。” (C)

18 在罪孽被宽恕的地方,是不再需要奉献赎罪的祭物的。

接近上帝

19 所以,兄弟姐妹们,我们有信心借助耶稣的血进入至圣处, 20 耶稣通过这个帘幕—即他的血肉之躯,为我们开辟的一条新的、有生命的道路, 21 既然我们有了一位伟大的祭司掌管着上帝的家庭, 22 那么,让我们用真诚的心和坚定的信仰来接近上帝吧,让我们洗净那败坏了的良心,使我们的心灵得到净化;让我们的身体在纯净的水中得到清洗; 23 让我们坚定地坚持我们所表白的希望,因为赐给我们这个诺言的上帝是可信的。

帮助彼此

24 让我们互相关心、激发爱心和鼓励行善, 25 让我们不要像有些人那样,放弃聚会的习惯。互相鼓励吧:既然你们知道那一天 [a]正在来临,就更应该如此了。

不要背离上帝之子

26 如果我们掌握真理之后,仍然故意犯罪,那就不会再有赎罪的祭物了, 27 只有恐怖地等待着判决和将要毁灭那些反对上帝的人们的烈火。 28 只要有两、三个人作证,摒弃摩西律法的人都要被毫不留情地处死, 29 那么,那些践踏上帝之子的人,那些亵渎了契约上的血—他圣洁的血,以及那些侮辱了恩典之灵的人,试想他们该受到多么严厉的惩罚吧! 30 因为我们知道说这话的上帝:

“伸冤在我,我必报应.” (D)

他还说:

“主将审判他的子民。” (E)

31 落入活生生的上帝的手中是件多么可怕的事啊。

保持你们的勇气与耐心

32 记住以往,你们刚受到福音启蒙时,忍受苦难严峻挑战的那些日子吧。 33 有时候你们当众受到羞辱与虐待;有时候你们忠诚地与受到同样遭遇的人共患难。 34 你们不但与坐牢的人共患难,而且满怀喜悦地接受了你们的财产被没收,因为你们知道自己拥有更美好和永恒的财产。

35 不要抛弃你们的勇气,因为它将带给你们巨大的报偿。 36 你们要容忍,这样在你们执行了上帝的意愿后,就会得到上帝所许诺的一切。 37 因为,不需要多久,

“即将到来的人就要来到,
他不会迟延。
38 我的义人靠信仰活着。
如果他退缩,
我不会对他感到喜悦。” (F)

39 我们并不属于那些因退缩而毁灭的人,而是有信仰并得到拯救的人。

Footnotes

  1. 希 伯 來 書 10:25 那一天: 也许是基督再来的时刻。

Kristova žrtva čini nas savršenima

10 Zakon nam daje tek sjenu budućih dobara, on je samo odraz stvarnosti. Zato nije moguće istim žrtvama, što se neprestano iz godine u godinu prinose, učiniti savršenima one koji pristupaju Bogu. Da ih je Zakon mogao učiniti savršenima, tada se više ne bi prinosile žrtve. Božji bi štovatelji bili očišćeni jednom zauvijek i ne bi više osjećali krivnju za svoje grijehe. Naprotiv, tim se žrtvama svake godine obnavlja sjećanje na grijehe. Krv bikova i jaraca ne može izbrisati grijehe.

Zato je Krist, kada je došao na svijet, rekao:

»Nisi želio žrtve i prinose,
    nego si za mene pripremio tijelo.
Nisi bio zadovoljan žrtvama paljenicama
    ni prinosima za očišćenje grijeha.
Tada sam rekao: ‘Evo me!’
    Kao što piše o meni u Svetom pismu,
    došao sam izvršiti tvoju volju, Bože.«[a]

Prvo je rekao: »Ti ne želiš životinjske žrtve ni prinose, nisu ti po volji žrtve paljenice ni prinosi za grijeh«, premda je Zakon zahtijevao da se one prinose. Zatim je rekao: »Evo me! Došao sam izvršiti tvoju volju.« Time Bog ukida prvo prinošenje žrtava da bi uspostavio drugo. 10 Isus Krist je bio poslušan Božjoj volji: prinio je svoje tijelo kao žrtvu jednom zauvijek i tako nas učinio svetima.

11 Svaki svećenik svakodnevno obavlja svoju službu Bogu. Prinosi uvijek iznova iste žrtve, ali one nikada ne mogu ukloniti grijehe. 12 Krist je, naprotiv, prinio samo jednu jedinu žrtvu za grijehe svih vremena. Tada je sjeo Bogu s desne strane 13 i sada čeka da njegovi neprijatelji budu podloženi njegovoj vlasti. 14 On je jednom jedinom žrtvom učinio zauvijek savršenima sve koje posvećuje.

15 O tome nam svjedoči i Sveti Duh koji prvo kaže:

16 »Ovo je Savez koji ću sklopiti s njima
    nakon tog vremena, kaže Gospodin.
Stavit ću svoje zakone u njihova srca
    i upisati ih u njihove umove.[b]

17 Više se neću sjećati njihovih grijeha
    niti njihovih zlih djela.«[c]

18 Budući da su svi grijesi oprošteni, žrtve za grijehe više nisu potrebne.

Približite se Bogu!

19 Stoga, braćo i sestre, možemo slobodno ući u Svetinju nad svetinjama po Isusovoj krvi, 20 novim i živim putem koji nam je on otvorio kroz zastor, to jest kroz svoje tijelo. 21 Imamo vrhovnog svećenika koji upravlja Božjom kućom. 22 Dakle, pristupimo Bogu iskrenog srca i čvrste vjere, jer su nam srca očišćena od krivnje, a tijelo oprano čistom vodom. 23 Držimo se čvrsto nade koju ispovijedamo, jer se u Boga, koji nam je dao obećanje, možemo pouzdati.

Hrabrite jedni druge!

24 Pazimo jedni na druge, da se potičemo na ljubav i dobra djela. 25 Ne propuštajmo dolaziti na zajedničke sastanke, kao što neki običavaju činiti, već ohrabrujmo jedni druge. Ovo činite sve više kako vidite da se približava Gospodinov dan[d].

Ne odbacujte Božjeg Sina!

26 Ako namjerno nastavljamo griješiti nakon što smo spoznali istinu, tada nam ne preostaje više žrtva za grijeh.[e] 27 Ostaje nam samo da sa strahom očekujemo sud i razbuktalu vatru koja će proždrijeti one koji se suprotstavljaju Bogu. 28 Tko je prekršio Mojsijev zakon, bio je pogubljen bez milosti, a osuda se temeljila na iskazu dvojice ili trojice svjedoka. 29 Koliko će strožu kaznu zaslužiti onaj tko je odbacio Božjeg Sina, tko je smatrao bezvrijednom krv Novoga saveza što ga je posvetila i tko je uvrijedio Duha milosti! 30 Jer, poznajemo onoga koji je rekao: »Osveta je moja, ja ću im uzvratiti.«[f] I opet: »Gospodin će suditi svome narodu.«[g] 31 Strašno je pasti u ruke živoga Boga.

Ostanite hrabri i strpljivi!

32 Sjetite se prvih dana kada ste, tek prosvijetljeni, prolazili kroz mnoge patnje, ali ste ostali čvrsti. 33 Katkad ste bili javno izloženi uvredama i zlostavljanju. Katkad ste bili supatnici s onima prema kojima su tako postupali. 34 Vi niste samo suosjećali s patnjama utamničenih nego ste i s radošću prihvatili oduzimanje vlastite imovine. Znali ste da posjedujete nešto bolje, nešto trajno.

35 Stoga, ne gubite pouzdanje jer će vam ono donijeti veliku nagradu. 36 Budite ustrajni u izvršavanju Božje volje, da primite obećanje.

37 »Još malo, još samo malo,
    i doći će onaj koji treba doći,
    neće zakasniti.
38 Moj pravednik živjet će od vjere.
    Ali ako se povuče natrag,
    neću biti njime zadovoljan.«[h]

39 No mi nismo poput onih koji otpadaju, za propast. Mi smo oni koji vjeruju, za spasenje duše.

Footnotes

  1. 10,5-7 Citat iz Ps 40,6-8.
  2. 10,16 Citat iz Jr 31,33.
  3. 10,17 Citat iz Jr 31,34.
  4. 10,25 Gospodinov dan Dan kada će Isus Krist ponovo doći i suditi ljudima.
  5. 10,26 Misli se na one koji odbacuju Krista. Vidi 29. redak.
  6. 10,30 Citat iz Pnz 32,35.
  7. 10,30 Citat iz Pnz 32,36.
  8. 10,37-38 Citat iz Hab 2,3-4 (prema starogrčkom tekstu).

10 For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.

For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.

But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.

For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.

Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:

In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.

Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.

Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;

Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.

10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

11 And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:

12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

13 From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.

14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

15 Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,

16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;

17 And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.

18 Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.

19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,

20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;

21 And having an high priest over the house of God;

22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:

25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

28 He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:

29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

30 For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.

31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

32 But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;

33 Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used.

34 For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.

35 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.

36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

37 For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.

38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

39 But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.

Christ’s Sacrifice Once for All

10 The law is only a shadow(A) of the good things(B) that are coming—not the realities themselves.(C) For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect(D) those who draw near to worship.(E) Otherwise, would they not have stopped being offered? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt guilty for their sins.(F) But those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins.(G) It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats(H) to take away sins.(I)

Therefore, when Christ came into the world,(J) he said:

“Sacrifice and offering you did not desire,
    but a body you prepared for me;(K)
with burnt offerings and sin offerings
    you were not pleased.
Then I said, ‘Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll(L)
    I have come to do your will, my God.’”[a](M)

First he said, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not desire, nor were you pleased with them”(N)—though they were offered in accordance with the law. Then he said, “Here I am, I have come to do your will.”(O) He sets aside the first to establish the second. 10 And by that will, we have been made holy(P) through the sacrifice of the body(Q) of Jesus Christ once for all.(R)

11 Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices,(S) which can never take away sins.(T) 12 But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins,(U) he sat down at the right hand of God,(V) 13 and since that time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool.(W) 14 For by one sacrifice he has made perfect(X) forever those who are being made holy.(Y)

15 The Holy Spirit also testifies(Z) to us about this. First he says:

16 “This is the covenant I will make with them
    after that time, says the Lord.
I will put my laws in their hearts,
    and I will write them on their minds.”[b](AA)

17 Then he adds:

“Their sins and lawless acts
    I will remember no more.”[c](AB)

18 And where these have been forgiven, sacrifice for sin is no longer necessary.

A Call to Persevere in Faith

19 Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence(AC) to enter the Most Holy Place(AD) by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way(AE) opened for us through the curtain,(AF) that is, his body, 21 and since we have a great priest(AG) over the house of God,(AH) 22 let us draw near to God(AI) with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings,(AJ) having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience(AK) and having our bodies washed with pure water.(AL) 23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope(AM) we profess,(AN) for he who promised is faithful.(AO) 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds,(AP) 25 not giving up meeting together,(AQ) as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another(AR)—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.(AS)

26 If we deliberately keep on sinning(AT) after we have received the knowledge of the truth,(AU) no sacrifice for sins is left, 27 but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire(AV) that will consume the enemies of God. 28 Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.(AW) 29 How much more severely do you think someone deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God(AX) underfoot,(AY) who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant(AZ) that sanctified them,(BA) and who has insulted the Spirit(BB) of grace?(BC) 30 For we know him who said, “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”[d](BD) and again, “The Lord will judge his people.”[e](BE) 31 It is a dreadful thing(BF) to fall into the hands(BG) of the living God.(BH)

32 Remember those earlier days after you had received the light,(BI) when you endured in a great conflict full of suffering.(BJ) 33 Sometimes you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution;(BK) at other times you stood side by side with those who were so treated.(BL) 34 You suffered along with those in prison(BM) and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions.(BN) 35 So do not throw away your confidence;(BO) it will be richly rewarded.

36 You need to persevere(BP) so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.(BQ) 37 For,

“In just a little while,
    he who is coming(BR) will come
    and will not delay.”[f](BS)

38 And,

“But my righteous[g] one will live by faith.(BT)
    And I take no pleasure
    in the one who shrinks back.”[h](BU)

39 But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.

Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 10:7 Psalm 40:6-8 (see Septuagint)
  2. Hebrews 10:16 Jer. 31:33
  3. Hebrews 10:17 Jer. 31:34
  4. Hebrews 10:30 Deut. 32:35
  5. Hebrews 10:30 Deut. 32:36; Psalm 135:14
  6. Hebrews 10:37 Isaiah 26:20; Hab. 2:3
  7. Hebrews 10:38 Some early manuscripts But the righteous
  8. Hebrews 10:38 Hab. 2:4 (see Septuagint)