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 Tāpēc, atstājuši Kristus mācības sākumu, dosimies pretim pilnībai, nelikdami atkal pamatu ar atgriešanos no nedzīviem darbiem un ticību Dievam, 2 ar mācību par kristībām, roku uzlikšanu, miroņu augšāmcelšanos un mūžīgo tiesu. 3 Arī to mēs darīsim, ja Dievs atļaus. 4 Jo ir neiespējami tos, kas reiz apgaismoti un baudījuši Dieva dāvanas, un kļuvuši Svētā Gara dalībnieki, 5 un baudījuši labo Dieva vārdu un nākamā laika spēkus, 6 un krituši, atkal vest pie atgriešanās, jo tie sev Dieva Dēlu sit krustā un liek smieklā. 7 Jo zeme, kas uzsūkusi bieži līstošo lietu un audzē stādus, derīgus tiem, kuru dēļ tā arī tiek apstrādāta, saņem svētību no Dieva, 8 bet, kas ērkšķus un dadžus audzē, ir nederīga un lāstam tuvu, tās gals ir ugunī. 9 Bet par jums, mīļie, mums ir pārliecība par kaut ko labāku, par jūsu pestīšanu, kaut arī tā runājam. 10 Jo Dievs nav netaisns, ka aizmirstu jūsu darbu un mīlestību, ko esat parādījuši Viņa Vārdā ar to, ka esat kalpojuši svētajiem un vēl kalpojat. 11 Bet mēs gribam, lai katrs no jums parāda to pašu centību, lai pastāvētu pilnīgā cerībā līdz galam, 12 ka jūs netopat kūtri, bet sekojat tiem, kas ar ticību un pacietību iemanto apsolījumus. 13 Jo Dievs, Ābrahāmam apsolījumu dodams, kad Viņam nebija lielāka pie kā zvērēt, zvērēja pie Sevis paša, 14 sacīdams: tiešām, svētīdams Es tevi svētīšu un vairodams tevi vairošu. - 15 Un tā, pacietīgi gaidījis, viņš saņēma apsolīto. 16 Jo cilvēki zvēr pie kaut kā lielāka, un zvērests ir viņiem par apstiprinājumu, lai izbeigtu katru pretrunu. 17 Gribēdams apsolījuma mantiniekiem vēl vairāk parādīt Savu negrozāmo gribu, Dievs tāpēc to ir apstiprinājis ar zvērestu, 18 lai šīs divas negrozāmās lietas, un Dievam taču nebija iespējams melot, būtu par stipru paskubinājumu mums, kas esam meklējuši glābiņu, satverot gaidāmo cerību. 19 Tā mums ir par drošu un stipru dvēseles enkuru, kas sniedzas iekšā aiz priekškara, 20 kur Jēzus par mums iegājis kā ceļvedis, kļūdams uz mūžiem par augsto priesteri pēc Melhisedeka kārtas.
