希伯来书 12
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
专一注视耶稣
12 所以，我们既然有这么多的见证人，像云彩围绕着我们，就应该脱下各样的拖累，和容易缠住我们的罪，以坚忍的心奔跑那摆在我们面前的赛程； 2 专一注视耶稣，就是那位信心的创造者和完成者。他因为那摆在面前的喜乐，就忍受了十字架，轻看了羞辱，现在就坐在 神宝座的右边。 3 这位忍受罪人那样顶撞的耶稣，你们要仔细思想，免得疲倦灰心。
主必管教他所爱的
4 你们与罪恶斗争，还没有对抗到流血的地步； 5 你们又忘记了那劝你们好象劝儿子的话，说：
“我儿！你不可轻看主的管教，
受责备的时候也不要灰心；
6 因为主所爱的，他必管教，
他又鞭打所收纳的每一个儿子。”
7 为了接受管教，你们要忍受，因为 神待你们好象待儿子一样；哪有儿子不受父亲管教的呢？ 8 作儿子的都受过管教。如果你们没有受管教，就是私生子，不是儿子了。 9 还有，肉身的父亲管教我们，我们尚且敬重他们；何况那万灵的父，我们不是更要顺服他而得生吗？ 10 肉身的父亲照着自己的意思管教我们，只有短暂的日子；唯有 神管教我们，是为着我们的好处，使我们在他的圣洁上有分。 11 但是一切管教，在当时似乎不觉得快乐，反觉得痛苦；后来却为那些经过这种操练的人，结出平安的果子来，就是义。
把下垂的手发软的腿挺起来
12 所以，你们要把下垂的手和发软的腿挺直起来； 13 也要把你们所走的道路修直，使瘸子不至于扭脚，反而得到复原。 14 你们要竭力寻求与众人和睦，并且要竭力追求圣洁。如果没有圣洁，谁也不能见主。 15 你们要小心，免得有人失去了 神的恩典；免得有苦根长起来缠绕你们，因而污染了许多人； 16 又免得有人成为淫乱的和贪恋世俗的，好象以扫一样，为了一点点食物，竟把自己长子的名分出卖了。 17 你们知道，后来以扫想要承受祝福，却被拒绝了；他虽然带着眼泪寻求，还是没有反悔的余地。
不可违背那警戒人的 神
18 你们不是来到那座摸得着的山。那里有烈火、密云、幽暗、暴风、 19 号筒的响声和说话的声音；那些听见这声音的人，都请求 神不要再向他们多说话； 20 因为他们担当不起那命令：“就是走兽挨近这山，也要用石头把牠打死。” 21 当时，显出的景象是那么可怕，连摩西也说：“我非常恐惧战兢。” 22 你们却是来到锡安山和永活的 神的城，就是天上的耶路撒冷；在那里有千万的天使聚集， 23 有名字登记在天上众长子的教会，有审判众人的 神，有被成全的义人的灵魂， 24 有新约的中保耶稣，还有他所洒的血。这血所传的信息比亚伯的血所传的更美。
25 你们要谨慎，不要弃绝那位说话的，因为从前的人弃绝了那位在地上警戒他们的，尚且不能逃罪；何况现在我们背弃那位从天上警戒我们的呢？ 26 当时他的声音震动了地；现在他却应许说：“下一次，我不但要震动地，还要震动天。” 27 “下一次”这句话，是表明那些被震动的，要像被造之物那样被除去，好使那些不能震动的可以留存， 28 因此，我们既然领受了不能震动的国，就应该感恩，照着 神所喜悦的，用虔诚敬畏的心事奉他； 29 因为我们的 神是烈火。
希伯来书 12
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
專一注視耶穌
12 所以，我們既然有這麼多的見證人，像雲彩圍繞著我們，就應該脫下各樣的拖累，和容易纏住我們的罪，以堅忍的心奔跑那擺在我們面前的賽程； 2 專一注視耶穌，就是那位信心的創造者和完成者。他因為那擺在面前的喜樂，就忍受了十字架，輕看了羞辱，現在就坐在 神寶座的右邊。 3 這位忍受罪人那樣頂撞的耶穌，你們要仔細思想，免得疲倦灰心。
主必管教他所愛的
4 你們與罪惡鬥爭，還沒有對抗到流血的地步； 5 你們又忘記了那勸你們好像勸兒子的話，說：
“我兒！你不可輕看主的管教，
受責備的時候也不要灰心；
6 因為主所愛的，他必管教，
他又鞭打所收納的每一個兒子。”
7 為了接受管教，你們要忍受，因為 神待你們好像待兒子一樣；哪有兒子不受父親管教的呢？ 8 作兒子的都受過管教。如果你們沒有受管教，就是私生子，不是兒子了。 9 還有，肉身的父親管教我們，我們尚且敬重他們；何況那萬靈的父，我們不是更要順服他而得生嗎？ 10 肉身的父親照著自己的意思管教我們，只有短暫的日子；唯有 神管教我們，是為著我們的好處，使我們在他的聖潔上有分。 11 但是一切管教，在當時似乎不覺得快樂，反覺得痛苦；後來卻為那些經過這種操練的人，結出平安的果子來，就是義。
把下垂的手發軟的腿挺起來
12 所以，你們要把下垂的手和發軟的腿挺直起來； 13 也要把你們所走的道路修直，使瘸子不至於扭腳，反而得到復原。 14 你們要竭力尋求與眾人和睦，並且要竭力追求聖潔。如果沒有聖潔，誰也不能見主。 15 你們要小心，免得有人失去了 神的恩典；免得有苦根長起來纏繞你們，因而污染了許多人； 16 又免得有人成為淫亂的和貪戀世俗的，好像以掃一樣，為了一點點食物，竟把自己長子的名分出賣了。 17 你們知道，後來以掃想要承受祝福，卻被拒絕了；他雖然帶著眼淚尋求，還是沒有反悔的餘地。
不可違背那警戒人的 神
18 你們不是來到那座摸得著的山。那裡有烈火、密雲、幽暗、暴風、 19 號筒的響聲和說話的聲音；那些聽見這聲音的人，都請求 神不要再向他們多說話； 20 因為他們擔當不起那命令：“就是走獸挨近這山，也要用石頭把牠打死。” 21 當時，顯出的景象是那麼可怕，連摩西也說：“我非常恐懼戰兢。” 22 你們卻是來到錫安山和永活的 神的城，就是天上的耶路撒冷；在那裡有千萬的天使聚集， 23 有名字登記在天上眾長子的教會，有審判眾人的 神，有被成全的義人的靈魂， 24 有新約的中保耶穌，還有他所灑的血。這血所傳的信息比亞伯的血所傳的更美。
25 你們要謹慎，不要棄絕那位說話的，因為從前的人棄絕了那位在地上警戒他們的，尚且不能逃罪；何況現在我們背棄那位從天上警戒我們的呢？ 26 當時他的聲音震動了地；現在他卻應許說：“下一次，我不但要震動地，還要震動天。” 27 “下一次”這句話，是表明那些被震動的，要像被造之物那樣被除去，好使那些不能震動的可以留存， 28 因此，我們既然領受了不能震動的國，就應該感恩，照著 神所喜悅的，用虔誠敬畏的心事奉他； 29 因為我們的 神是烈火。
Hebrews 12
New English Translation
The Lord’s Discipline
12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses,[a] we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us, 2 keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For[b] the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.[c] 3 Think of him who endured such opposition against himself by sinners, so that you may not grow weary in your souls and give up. 4 You have not yet resisted to the point of bloodshed[d] in your struggle against sin. 5 And have you forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons?
“My son, do not scorn[e] the Lord’s discipline
or give up when he corrects[f] you.
6 “For the Lord disciplines the one he loves and chastises every son he accepts.”[g]
7 Endure your suffering[h] as discipline;[i] God is treating you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline? 8 But if you do not experience discipline,[j] something all sons[k] have shared in, then you are illegitimate and are not sons. 9 Besides, we have experienced discipline from[l] our earthly fathers[m] and we respected them; shall we not submit ourselves all the more to the Father of spirits and receive life?[n] 10 For they disciplined us for a little while as seemed good to them, but he does so for our benefit, that we may share his holiness. 11 Now all discipline seems painful at the time, not joyful.[o] But later it produces the fruit of peace and righteousness[p] for those trained by it. 12 Therefore, strengthen[q] your listless hands and your weak knees,[r] 13 and make straight paths for your feet,[s] so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but be healed.
Do Not Reject God’s Warning
14 Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness,[t] for without it no one will see the Lord. 15 See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, that no one be like a bitter root springing up[u] and causing trouble, and through it many become defiled. 16 And see to it that no one becomes[v] an immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal.[w] 17 For you know that[x] later when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no opportunity for repentance, although he sought the blessing[y] with tears. 18 For you have not come to something that can be touched,[z] to a burning fire and darkness and gloom and a whirlwind 19 and the blast of a trumpet and a voice uttering words[aa] such that those who heard begged to hear no more.[ab] 20 For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”[ac] 21 In fact, the scene[ad] was so terrifying that Moses said, “I shudder with fear.”[ae] 22 But you have come to Mount Zion, the city[af] of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to the assembly 23 and congregation of the firstborn, who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous, who have been made perfect, 24 and to Jesus, the mediator[ag] of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks of something better than Abel’s does.[ah]
25 Take care not to 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 shall we, if we reject the one who warns from heaven? 26 Then his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “I will once more shake not only the earth but heaven too.”[ai] 27 Now this phrase “once more” indicates the removal of what is shaken, that is, of created things, so that what is unshaken may remain. 28 So since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us give thanks, and through this let us offer worship pleasing to God in devotion and awe. 29 For our God is indeed a devouring fire.[aj]
Footnotes
- Hebrews 12:1 tn Grk “having such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us.”
- Hebrews 12:2 tn Or “Because of”; or “Instead of.” The Greek prepostion can be understood either way. For discussion and sources see Wallace, ExSyn 367-68; cf. also BDAG 88 s.v. 1, “instead of, in place of” and s.v. 3 “(in exchange) for.”
- Hebrews 12:2 sn An allusion to Ps 110:1.
- Hebrews 12:4 tn Grk “until blood.”
- Hebrews 12:5 tn Or “disregard,” “think little of.”
- Hebrews 12:5 tn Or “reproves,” “rebukes.” The Greek verb ἐλέγχω (elenchō) implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.
- Hebrews 12:6 sn A quotation from Prov 3:11-12.
- Hebrews 12:7 tn Grk “endure,” with the object (“your suffering”) understood from the context.
- Hebrews 12:7 tn Or “in order to become disciplined.”
- Hebrews 12:8 tn Grk “you are without discipline.”
- Hebrews 12:8 tn Grk “all”; “sons” is implied by the context.
- Hebrews 12:9 tn Grk “we had our earthly fathers as discipliners.”
- Hebrews 12:9 tn Grk “the fathers of our flesh.” In Hebrews, “flesh” is a characteristic way of speaking about outward, physical, earthly life (cf. Heb 5:7; 9:10, 13), as opposed to the inward or spiritual dimensions of life.
- Hebrews 12:9 tn Grk “and live.” sn Submit ourselves…to the Father of spirits and receive life. This idea is drawn from Proverbs, where the Lord’s discipline brings life, while resistance to it leads to death (cf. Prov 4:13; 6:23; 10:17; 16:17).
- Hebrews 12:11 tn Grk “all discipline at the time does not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow.”
- Hebrews 12:11 tn Grk “the peaceful fruit of righteousness.”
- Hebrews 12:12 tn Or “straighten.”
- Hebrews 12:12 sn A quotation from Isa 35:3. Strengthen your listless hands and your weak knees refers to the readers’ need for renewed resolve and fresh strength in their struggles (cf. Heb 10:36-39; 12:1-3).
- Hebrews 12:13 sn A quotation from Prov 4:26. The phrase make straight paths for your feet is figurative for “stay on God’s paths.”
- Hebrews 12:14 sn The references to peace and holiness show the close connection between this paragraph and the previous one. The pathway toward “holiness” and the need for it is cited in Heb 12:10 and 14. More importantly Prov 4:26-27 sets up the transition from one paragraph to the next: It urges people to stay on godly paths (Prov 4:26, quoted here in v. 13) and promises that God will lead them in peace if they do so (Prov 4:27 [LXX], quoted in v. 14).
- Hebrews 12:15 tn Grk “that there not be any root of bitterness,” but referring figuratively to a person who causes trouble (as in Deut 29:17 [LXX] from which this is quoted).sn An allusion to Deut 29:18.
- Hebrews 12:16 tn Grk “that there not be any,” continuing from v. 15.
- Hebrews 12:16 sn An allusion to Gen 27:34-41.
- Hebrews 12:17 tn Or a command: “for understand that.”
- Hebrews 12:17 tn Grk “it,” referring either to the repentance or the blessing. But the account in Gen 27:34-41 (which the author appeals to here) makes it clear that the blessing is what Esau sought. Thus in the translation the referent (the blessing) is specified for clarity.
- Hebrews 12:18 tn This describes the nation of Israel approaching God on Mt. Sinai (Exod 19). There is a clear contrast with the reference to Mount Zion in v. 22, so this could be translated “a mountain that can be touched.” But the word “mountain” does not occur here and the more vague description seems to be deliberate.
- Hebrews 12:19 tn Grk “a voice of words.”
- Hebrews 12:19 tn Grk “a voice…from which those who heard begged that a word not be added to them.”
- Hebrews 12:20 sn A quotation from Exod 19:12-13.
- Hebrews 12:21 tn Grk “that which appeared.”
- Hebrews 12:21 tn Grk “I am terrified and trembling.”sn A quotation from Deut 9:19.
- Hebrews 12:22 tn Grk “and the city”; the conjunction is omitted in translation since it seems to be functioning epexegetically—that is, explaining further what is meant by “Mount Zion.”
- Hebrews 12:24 tn The Greek word μεσίτης (mesitēs, “mediator”) in this context does not imply that Jesus was a mediator in the contemporary sense of the word, i.e., he worked for compromise between opposing parties. Here the term describes his function as the one who was used by God to enact a new covenant which established a new relationship between God and his people, but entirely on God’s terms.
- Hebrews 12:24 sn Abel’s shed blood cried out to the Lord for justice and judgment, but Jesus’ blood speaks of redemption and forgiveness, something better than Abel’s does (Gen 4:10; Heb 9:11-14; 11:4).
- Hebrews 12:26 sn A quotation from Hag 2:6.
- Hebrews 12:29 sn A quotation from Deut 4:24; 9:3.
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