1 Let us go forward, then, to mature teaching and leave behind us the first lessons of the Christian message. We should not lay again the foundation of turning away from useless works and believing in God; 2 of the teaching about baptisms and the laying on of hands; of the resurrection of the dead and the eternal judgment. 3 Let us go forward! And this is what we will do, if God allows.
4 For how can those who abandon their faith be brought back to repent again? They were once in God's light; they tasted heaven's gift and received their share of the Holy Spirit; 5 they knew from experience that God's word is good, and they had felt the powers of the coming age. 6 And then they abandoned their faith! It is impossible to bring them back to repent again, because they are again crucifying the Son of God and exposing him to public shame.
7 God blesses the soil which drinks in the rain that often falls on it and which grows plants that are useful to those for whom it is cultivated. 8 But if it grows thorns and weeds, it is worth nothing; it is in danger of being cursed by God and will be destroyed by fire.
9 But even if we speak like this, dear friends, we feel sure about you. We know that you have the better blessings that belong to your salvation. 10 God is not unfair. He will not forget the work you did or the love you showed for him in the help you gave and are still giving to other Christians. 11 Our great desire is that each of you keep up your eagerness to the end, so that the things you hope for will come true. 12 We do not want you to become lazy, but to be like those who believe and are patient, and so receive what God has promised.
God's Sure Promise
13 When God made his promise to Abraham, he made a vow to do what he had promised. Since there was no one greater than himself, he used his own name when he made his vow. 14 He said, “I promise you that I will bless you and give you many descendants.” 15 Abraham was patient, and so he received what God had promised. 16 When we make a vow, we use the name of someone greater than ourselves, and the vow settles all arguments. 17 To those who were to receive what he promised, God wanted to make it very clear that he would never change his purpose; so he added his vow to the promise. 18 There are these two things, then, that cannot change and about which God cannot lie. So we who have found safety with him are greatly encouraged to hold firmly to the hope placed before us. 19 We have this hope as an anchor for our lives. It is safe and sure, and goes through the curtain of the heavenly temple into the inner sanctuary. 20 On our behalf Jesus has gone in there before us and has become a high priest forever, in the priestly order of Melchizedek.
1 Nekavēsimies vairs pie Kristus mācības sākuma, dosimies pretī pilnībai; neliksim no jauna pamatu: atgriešanos no mirušiem darbiem un ticību Dievam, 2 mācību par šķīstīšanos un par roku uzlikšanu vai par mirušo augšāmcelšanos un mūžīgo sodību. 3 Arī to mēs darīsim, ja Dievs ļaus. 4 Bet tos, kas reiz tikuši apgaismoti, baudījuši debesu dāvanas, ir bijuši līdzdalīgi pie Svētā Gara, 5 baudījuši Dieva labo vārdu un sajutuši nākamības laikmeta spēkus, 6 un tad atkrituši no ticības, tos nav iespējams atkal no jauna vest pie atgriešanās, jo tie Dieva Dēlu no jauna piesit krustā un liek apsmieklam. 7 Svētību no Dieva saņem tā zeme, kas dzērusi bagātīgi lijušu lietu un izaudzē labus augus tiem, kas šo zemi apstrādā, 8 bet tā zeme, kas izaudzē ērkšķus un dadžus, ir nederīga un gandrīz vai nolādēta, tā nolemta izdegšanai. 9 Sacīdami jums, mīļotie, šādus vārdus, mēs tomēr esam pārliecināti, ka attieksmē uz pestīšanu ar jums tomēr nav tik ļauni. 10 Dievs nav netaisns un neaizmirst to jūsu darbu un mīlestību, ko esat izrādījuši gan iepriekš, gan tagad, kalpodami ticīgajiem viņa vārdā. 11 Un mēs no sirds vēlamies, lai katrs no jums uztur dedzību savas cerības piepildījuma sasniegšanai līdz galam. 12 Netopiet kūtri, bet līdzinieties tiem, kas ticībā un pazemībā iemanto apsolījumus.
Dieva apsolījums ir negrozāms
13 Kad Dievs deva apsolījumu Ābrahāmam, viņam nebija neviena lielāka, pie kā zvērēt, tādēļ viņš zvērēja pie sevis paša, 14 sacīdams: patiesi, es tevi svētīdams svētīšu un vairodams vairošu , 15 un Ābrahāms bija pacietīgs un saņēma, ko Dievs viņam bija apsolījis. 16 Cilvēki zvēr, piesaucot ko lielāku par sevi, un ikvienu nesaskaņu viņu vidū beidz apstiprinājums ar zvērestu. 17 Dievs, jo skaidrāk gribēdams parādīt apsolījuma mantiniekiem savas gribas nemainīgumu, saistīja sevi ar zvērestu, 18 lai šajās divās nemainīgajās lietās, kurās ir neiespējami, ka Dievs melotu, – mums būtu spēcīgs iepriecinājums, ka mēs, kas esam atraduši patvērumu pie viņa, mums doto cerību noturētu. 19 Tā mums ir stiprs un drošs dvēseles enkurs, kas sniedzas dziļi iekšā aiz priekškara, 20 kur Jēzus par mums iegāja pirmais, uz mūžiem tapdams par augsto priesteri pēc Melhisedeka kārtas.
