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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。

10 The law is only an ·unclear picture [L shadow] of the good things coming in the future; it is not the ·real thing [reality itself; true image of them]. The people under the law offer the same sacrifices every year, but these sacrifices can never make perfect those who come near to worship God. If the law could make them perfect, the sacrifices would have already ·stopped [ceased; been abolished]. The worshipers would ·be made clean [L have been cleansed/purified once for all; C forever], and they would no longer have a ·sense of [consciousness of; feeling of guilt about] sin. But these sacrifices remind them of their sins every year, because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

So when ·Christ [L he] came into the world, he said:

“You did not ·want [desire] sacrifices and offerings,
    but you have ·prepared a body for me [or given me a body].
  You ·did not ask for [were not pleased with; took no delight in] burnt offerings
    and offerings to take away sins.
  Then I said, ‘·Look [or Here I am; T Behold], I have come.
    It is written about me in the ·book [scroll].
    ·God [L O God], I have come to do ·what you want [your will; Ps. 40:6–8].’”

  In this Scripture ·he first said [or cited above he said], “You did not ·want [desire] sacrifices and offerings. You ·did not ask for [were not pleased with; took no delight in] burnt offerings and offerings to take away sins [v. 6].” (These are all sacrifices that the law ·commands [requires; prescribes].) Then he said, “·Look [or Here I am; T Behold], I have come to do ·what you want [your will; v. 7].” God ·ends [abolishes; takes away] the ·first system of sacrifices [L first] so he can ·set up [establish] the ·new system [L second]. 10 And ·because of this [L by God’s will/desire/intention], we are ·made holy [sanctified; set apart to God] through the sacrifice Christ made in his body ·once and for all time [L once for all; 7:27; 9:12, 26].

11 ·Every day [Day after day] ·the priests [L every priest] stand and do their ·religious [priestly] service, ·often [again and again] offering the same sacrifices. Those sacrifices can never take away sins. 12 But after ·Christ [L this one; C this priest] offered one sacrifice for sins, forever, he sat down at the right ·side [L hand] of God [1:3, 13; Ps. 110:1a]. 13 And now ·Christ [L he] waits there for his enemies to be ·put under his power [L made a footstool for his feet; 1:13; Ps. 110:1b]. 14 With one ·sacrifice [offering] he made perfect forever those who are being ·made holy [sanctified; set apart to God].

15 The Holy Spirit also ·tells [testifies/bears witness to] us about this. First he says:

16 “This is the ·agreement [covenant; contract] I will make
    with them ·at that time [L after those days], says the Lord.
I will put my ·teachings [laws] in their hearts
    and write them on their minds [8:10; Jer. 31:33].”

17 Then he says:

“Their sins and ·the evil things they do [their lawless/wicked actions]
    I will not remember anymore [8:12; Jer. 31:34].”

18 Now when these have been forgiven, there is no more need for a ·sacrifice [offering] for sins.

Continue to Trust God

19 So, brothers and sisters, ·we are completely free [L since we have confidence…; C this “since” clause continues through v. 22] to enter the ·Most Holy Place [sanctuary; L holy things; T Holy of Holies] without fear ·because of [or by means of] the blood of Jesus’ death. 20 We can enter through a new and living way that Jesus ·opened [or restored; renewed; or inaugurated] for us. It leads through the curtain—Christ’s ·body [T flesh; C like the curtain of the Most Holy Place, Christ’s body, sacrificed for us, provides access to the presence of God]. 21 And since we have a great priest over God’s house, 22 let us come near to God with a ·sincere [true] heart and a ·sure [confident] faith, because we have ·been made free [L had our hearts sprinkled; C sacrificial blood was sprinkled on people and things to purify them] from a ·guilty [evil] conscience, and our bodies have been washed with pure water [C water was used in Judaism for ritual purification]. 23 Let us hold ·firmly [without wavering] to the hope that we have confessed, because ·we can trust God to do what he promised [L the one who promised is faithful].

24 Let us think about ·each other and help each other [or how to provoke/rouse/encourage each another] to show love and do good deeds. 25 You should not ·stay away from [neglect; forsake] ·the church meetings [meeting together], as some are doing [C some were abandoning Christianity and returning to Judaism], but you should encourage each other [C to stay faithful to Christ and to other believers], and even more so as you see the day coming [C the day of the Lord, when Christ will return].

26 If we ·decide to [deliberately] go on sinning after we have learned the ·truth [L knowledge of the truth], there is no longer any sacrifice for sins. 27 There is nothing but ·fear in waiting for the [a fearful/terrifying expectation/prospect of] judgment and the ·terrible [raging; furious] fire that will ·destroy [consume; devour] ·all those who live against God [the enemies of God; L those who oppose; the adversaries]. 28 Anyone who ·refused to obey [rejected; disregarded] the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the basis of the ·evidence [testimony] provided by two or three witnesses [Deut. 17:6]. 29 So how much worse punishment do you think is deserved by those who ·do not respect [trample on; show contempt for] the Son of God, who ·look at the blood of the agreement that made them holy as no different from others’ blood [L profane/treat as unholy/common the blood of the covenant], who insult the Spirit of God’s grace? 30 We know that God said, “·I will punish those who do wrong [T Vengeance is mine]; I will repay them [Deut. 32:35].” And he also said, “The Lord will judge his people [Deut. 32:36; Ps. 135:14].” 31 It is a ·terrible [dreadful; terrifying] thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

32 Remember those ·days in the past [or early days of your faith] when you first ·learned the truth [L were enlightened]. You ·remained strong [endured; persevered] through a hard struggle with many sufferings. 33 Sometimes you were ·hurt and attacked before crowds of people [L exposed to public shame/ridicule and persecution/oppression], and sometimes you shared with those who were being treated that way. 34 You ·helped [had sympathy for; or suffered with] the prisoners [C probably Christians imprisoned for their faith]. You even had joy when ·all that you owned [your property] was ·taken from you [seized; confiscated], because you knew you had ·something [L a possession; property] better and more lasting.

35 So do not ·lose [throw away] ·the courage you had in the past [or your confident trust in God; or your boldness], which has a great reward. 36 You must ·hold on [persevere; endure], so you can do ·what God wants [the will of God] and receive what he has promised. 37 For in a very short time [Is. 26:20],

“The One who is coming will come
    and will not delay.
38 ·Those who are right with me [L My righteous one]
    will live by faith.
But if they ·turn back with fear [shrink back],
    ·I [L My soul] will not be pleased with them [Hab. 2:3–4].”

39 But we are not those who ·turn back [shrink back] and are ·lost [destroyed]. We are people who have faith ·and are saved [leading to the possession/ preservation of life/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)