希伯来书 12
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
仰望耶稣
12 既然有这么多见证人像云彩一般围绕着我们,我们就要放下一切重担,摆脱容易缠累我们的罪,以坚忍的心奔跑我们前面的赛程, 2 定睛仰望为我们的信心创始成终的耶稣。祂为了摆在前面的喜乐,就轻看羞辱,忍受了十字架的痛苦,如今已坐在上帝宝座的右边。 3 你们要思想忍受罪人如此顶撞的主,免得疲倦灰心。
爱的管教
4 其实你们与罪恶搏斗,还没有抵挡到流血的地步。 5 你们难道忘了那像劝勉儿子一样劝勉你们的话吗?“孩子啊,不可轻视主的管教,被祂责备的时候也不要灰心。 6 因为主管教祂所爱的人,责罚[a]祂收纳的儿子。”
7 你们要忍受管教,上帝对待你们如同对待自己的儿子。哪有儿子不受父亲管教的呢? 8 做子女的都会受管教,如果没人管教你们,那你们就是私生子,不是儿子。 9 再者,我们的生身父亲管教我们,我们尚且敬重他们,何况是万灵之父上帝管教我们,我们岂不更要顺服祂并得到生命吗? 10 我们的生身父亲是按自己以为好的标准暂时管教我们,但上帝是为了我们的益处而管教我们,使我们可以在祂的圣洁上有份。 11 被管教的滋味绝不好受,当时都很痛苦,但事后那些受过管教的人会收获公义和平安的果子。 12 所以,你们要举起下垂的手,挺直发酸的腿, 13 修直脚下的路,使瘸腿的人不致扭伤脚,反得痊愈。
切勿违背上帝
14 你们要尽力与大家和睦相处,并要追求圣洁的生活,因为不圣洁的人不能见主。 15 你们要谨慎,以免有人失去上帝的恩典,长出苦毒的根扰乱你们,玷污众人。 16 要小心,免得有人像以扫那样淫乱、不敬虔。他为了一时的口腹之欲,卖了自己长子的名分。 17 你们知道,他后来想要承受父亲对长子的祝福,却遭到拒绝,虽然声泪俱下,终无法使父亲回心转意。
18 你们并非来到那座摸得到、有火焰、乌云、黑暗、狂风、 19 号角声和说话声的西奈山,听见这些声音的人都哀求不要再向他们说话了。 20 因为他们承担不了所领受的命令:“即便是动物靠近这山,也要用石头打死它!” 21 那情景实在可怕,就连摩西也说:“我吓得发抖。”
22 但你们现在来到了锡安山,永活上帝的城邑,天上的耶路撒冷,欢聚着千万天使的地方。 23 这里有名字记录在天上的众长子的教会,有审判众人的上帝和已达到纯全的义人的灵魂, 24 还有新约的中保耶稣和祂所流的血。这血比亚伯的血发出更美的信息。
25 你们必须谨慎,切勿拒绝对你们说话的上帝。因为以色列人违背了在地上警戒他们的人,尚且逃脱不了惩罚,何况我们违背从天上警戒我们的上帝呢? 26 那时上帝的声音震动了大地,但现在祂应许说:“再一次,我不单要震动地,还要震动天。” 27 “再一次”这句话是指上帝要挪去可以被震动的受造之物,使不能被震动的可以长存。 28 那么,既然我们承受的是一个不能被震动的国度,就要感恩,用虔诚和敬畏的心事奉上帝,讨祂喜悦。 29 因为我们的上帝是烈火。
Footnotes
- 12:6 “责罚”希腊文是“鞭打”之意。
Hebrews 12
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The Example of Jesus
12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely,[a] and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of[b] the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.
3 Consider him who endured such hostility against himself from sinners,[c] so that you may not grow weary or lose heart. 4 In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. 5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as children—
“My child, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord,
or lose heart when you are punished by him;
6 for the Lord disciplines those whom he loves,
and chastises every child whom he accepts.”
7 Endure trials for the sake of discipline. God is treating you as children; for what child is there whom a parent does not discipline? 8 If you do not have that discipline in which all children share, then you are illegitimate and not his children. 9 Moreover, we had human parents to discipline us, and we respected them. Should we not be even more willing to be subject to the Father of spirits and live? 10 For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share his holiness. 11 Now, discipline always seems painful rather than pleasant at the time, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
12 Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees, 13 and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed.
Warnings against Rejecting God’s Grace
14 Pursue peace with everyone, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. 15 See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springs up and causes trouble, and through it many become defiled. 16 See to it that no one becomes like Esau, an immoral and godless person, who sold his birthright for a single meal. 17 You know that later, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no chance to repent,[d] even though he sought the blessing[e] with tears.
18 You have not come to something[f] that can be touched, a blazing fire, and darkness, and gloom, and a tempest, 19 and the sound of a trumpet, and a voice whose words made the hearers beg that not another word be spoken to them. 20 (For they could not endure the order that was given, “If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned to death.” 21 Indeed, so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, “I tremble with fear.”) 22 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, 23 and to the assembly[g] of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, 24 and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
25 See that you do not refuse the one who is speaking; for if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject the one who warns from heaven! 26 At that time his voice shook the earth; but now he has promised, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heaven.” 27 This phrase, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of what is shaken—that is, created things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain. 28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us give thanks, by which we offer to God an acceptable worship with reverence and awe; 29 for indeed our God is a consuming fire.
Footnotes
- Hebrews 12:1 Other ancient authorities read sin that easily distracts
- Hebrews 12:2 Or who instead of
- Hebrews 12:3 Other ancient authorities read such hostility from sinners against themselves
- Hebrews 12:17 Or no chance to change his father’s mind
- Hebrews 12:17 Gk it
- Hebrews 12:18 Other ancient authorities read a mountain
- Hebrews 12:23 Or angels, and to the festal gathering 23 and assembly
Hebrews 12
King James Version
12 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
4 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.
5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
10 For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
11 Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
12 Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;
13 And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.
14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
16 Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
17 For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.
18 For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
19 And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:
20 (For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:
21 And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)
22 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
23 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
25 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:
26 Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.
27 And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.
28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
29 For our God is a consuming fire.
Hébreux 12
Segond 21
Persévérer dans la vie chrétienne
12 Nous donc aussi, puisque nous sommes entourés d'une si grande nuée de témoins, rejetons tout fardeau et le péché qui nous enveloppe si facilement, et courons avec persévérance l'épreuve qui nous est proposée. 2 Faisons-le en gardant les regards sur Jésus, qui fait naître la foi et la mène à la perfection. En échange de la joie qui lui était réservée, il a souffert la croix en méprisant la honte qui s’y attachait et il s’est assis à la droite du trône de Dieu. 3 Pensez en effet à celui qui a supporté une telle opposition contre lui de la part des pécheurs, afin de ne pas vous laisser abattre par le découragement.
4 Vous n'avez pas encore résisté jusqu'au sang dans votre combat contre le péché 5 et vous avez oublié l’encouragement qui vous est adressé comme à des fils: Mon fils, ne méprise pas la correction du Seigneur et ne perds pas courage lorsqu'il te reprend. 6 En effet, le Seigneur corrige celui qu'il aime et il punit tous ceux qu'il reconnaît comme ses fils.[a]
7 Supportez la correction: c'est comme des fils que Dieu vous traite. Quel est le fils qu'un père ne corrige pas? 8 Mais si vous êtes dispensés de la correction à laquelle tous ont part, c’est donc que vous êtes des enfants illégitimes et non des fils. 9 D'ailleurs, puisque nos pères terrestres nous ont corrigés et que nous les avons respectés, ne devons-nous pas d’autant plus nous soumettre à notre Père céleste pour avoir la vie? 10 Nos pères nous corrigeaient pour un peu de temps, comme ils le trouvaient bon, tandis que Dieu le fait pour notre bien, afin que nous participions à sa sainteté. 11 Certes, au premier abord, toute correction semble un sujet de tristesse, et non de joie, mais elle produit plus tard chez ceux qu’elle a ainsi exercés un fruit porteur de paix: la justice.
12 Fortifiez donc vos mains défaillantes et vos genoux flageolants[b] 13 et faites des voies droites pour vos pieds[c], afin que ce qui est boiteux ne se démette pas mais plutôt soit guéri. 14 Recherchez la paix avec tous et la progression dans la sainteté: sans elle, personne ne verra le Seigneur. 15 Veillez à ce que personne ne se prive de la grâce de Dieu, à ce qu'aucune racine d'amertume, produisant des rejetons, ne cause du trouble et que beaucoup n’en soient infectés. 16 Veillez à ce qu’aucun de vous ne fasse preuve d’immoralité sexuelle ou ne se montre profanateur comme Esaü, qui pour un seul repas a vendu son droit d'aînesse[d]. 17 Vous savez que plus tard il a voulu obtenir la bénédiction mais a été rejeté; en effet, il n’a pas pu amener son père à changer d'attitude, bien qu’il l’ait cherché avec larmes.
18 Vous ne vous êtes pas approchés d'une montagne qu'on pouvait toucher et qui était embrasée par le feu, ni de l'obscurité, ni des ténèbres, ni de la tempête, 19 ni du retentissement de la trompette, ni du bruit des paroles. Ce bruit était tel que ceux qui l'ont entendu ont refusé qu’il leur soit adressé un mot de plus. 20 Ils ne supportaient pas, en effet, cette consigne: Si même une bête touche la montagne, elle sera lapidée.[e] 21 Le spectacle était si terrifiant que Moïse a dit: Je suis épouvanté et tremblant de peur![f]
22 Au contraire, vous vous êtes approchés du mont Sion, de la cité du Dieu vivant, la Jérusalem céleste, et ses dizaines de milliers d'anges 23 en fête, de l'assemblée des premiers-nés inscrits dans le ciel. Vous vous êtes approchés de Dieu qui est le juge de tous, des esprits des justes parvenus à la perfection, 24 de Jésus, qui est le médiateur d'une alliance nouvelle, et du sang purificateur porteur d’un meilleur message que celui d'Abel.
25 Faites attention! Ne refusez pas d’écouter celui qui parle. En effet, les hommes qui ont rejeté celui qui les avertissait sur la terre n'en ont pas réchappé. Combien moins échapperons-nous si nous nous détournons de celui qui parle du haut du ciel! 26 Lui dont la voix avait alors ébranlé la terre, il a maintenant fait cette promesse: Une fois encore je fais trembler non seulement la terre, mais aussi le ciel.[g] 27 Les mots une fois encore indiquent bien que les choses qui, appartenant au monde créé, peuvent être ébranlées disparaîtront, afin que celles qui sont inébranlables subsistent. 28 C'est pourquoi, puisque nous recevons un royaume inébranlable, attachons-nous à la grâce qui nous permet de rendre à Dieu un culte qui lui soit agréable, avec respect et avec piété. 29 Notre Dieu est en effet un feu dévorant[h].
Footnotes
- Hébreux 12:6 Mon fils… ses fils: citation de Proverbes 3.11-12.
- Hébreux 12:12 Fortifiez… flageolants: renvoi à Esaïe 35.3.
- Hébreux 12:13 Faites… pieds: citation de Proverbes 4.26.
- Hébreux 12:16 Droit d’aînesse: privilège du premier-né dans une famille.
- Hébreux 12:20 Si… lapidée: citation d’Exode 19.12-13.
- Hébreux 12:21 Je suis… peur: citation de Deutéronome 9.19.
- Hébreux 12:26 Une fois… ciel: citation d’Aggée 2.6.
- Hébreux 12:29 Dieu… dévorant: citation de Deutéronome 4.24.
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