1 Tāpēc, svētie brāļi, debesu aicinājuma dalībnieki, ņemiet vērā Dieva sūtni un augsto priesteri Jēzu, ko mēs apliecinām, 2 kas uzticīgs Tam, kas Viņu iecēlis, kā arī Mozus visā Viņa namā. 3 Bet Viņam ir piešķirta daudz lielāka godība nekā Mozum, kā jau arī lielāks gods nekā namam ir tā cēlējam. 4 Jo katru namu kāds cēlējs uzceļ, bet, kas visu ir uzcēlis, ir Dievs. 5 Un Mozus gan ir bijis uzticīgs visā Viņa namā kā kalps, lai apliecinātu to, par ko vēlāk sludinās, 6 bet Kristus kā Dēls pār Viņa namu; Viņa nams esam mēs, ja drosmi un cerību, ar ko lepojamies, stipru paglabājam līdz galam. 7 Tāpēc, kā Svētais Gars saka: šodien, ja dzirdēsit Viņa balsi, 8 neapcietinait savas sirdis kā sarūgtinājumā kārdināšanas dienā tuksnesī, 9 kur jūsu tēvi Mani kārdinājuši pārbaudīdami, 10 kaut gan bija redzējuši Manus darbus četrdesmit gadus. Tāpēc Es sašutu par šo paaudzi un teicu: vienmēr viņi maldās savās sirdīs, bet Manus ceļus viņi nav atzinuši, 11 tāpēc Es esmu zvērējis Savās dusmās: tiem nebūs ieiet Manā atdusā. - 12 Pielūkojiet, brāļi, ka kādā no jums nebūtu neticības ļaunā sirds, atkāpjoties no dzīvā Dieva, 13 bet pamācait cits citu katru dienu, kamēr vēl saka "šodien", lai kādam no jums sirds netiktu apcietināta ar grēka viltību. 14 Jo mēs esam tapuši Kristus līdzdalībnieki, ja tikai paļaušanos paturēsim no sākuma līdz galam stipru. 15 Ja saka: šodien, ja jūs Viņa balsi dzirdēsit, neapcietinait savas sirdis kā sarūgtinājumā! - 16 Kuri no dzirdējušiem sajuta rūgtumu? Vai ne visi, kas Mozus vadībā bija izgājuši no Ēģiptes? 17 Par kuriem Viņš bija sašutis četrdesmit gadus? Vai ne par tiem, kas grēkojuši, kuru miesas kritušas tuksnesī? 18 Par kuriem tad Viņš ir zvērējis, ka tiem nebūs ieiet Viņa atdusā, ja ne par tiem, kas nebija klausījuši? 19 Tā mēs redzam, ka viņi nav varējuši ieiet neticības dēļ.
Jesus Is Greater than Moses
1 My friends, God has chosen you to be his holy people. So think about Jesus, the one we call our apostle and high priest! 2 Jesus was faithful to God, who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in serving all God's people. 3 But Jesus deserves more honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house deserves more honor than the house. 4 Of course, every house is built by someone, and God is really the one who built everything.
5 Moses was a faithful servant and told God's people what would be said in the future. 6 But Christ is the Son in charge of God's people. And we are those people, if we keep on being brave and don't lose hope.
A Rest for God's People
7 It is just as the Holy Spirit says,
“If you hear God's voice today,
8 don't be stubborn!
Don't rebel like those people
who were tested
in the desert.
* 9 For forty years your ancestors
tested God and saw
the things he did.
10 “Then God got tired of them
and said,
‘You people never
show good sense,
and you don't understand
what I want you to do.’
11 God became angry
and told the people,
‘You will never enter
my place of rest!’ ”
12 My friends, watch out! Don't let evil thoughts or doubts make any of you turn from the living God. 13 You must encourage one another each day. And you must keep on while there is still a time that can be called “today.” If you don't, then sin may fool some of you and make you stubborn. 14 We were sure about Christ when we first became his people. So let's hold tightly to our faith until the end. 15 The Scriptures say,
“If you hear his voice today,
don't be stubborn
like those who rebelled.”
16 Who were those people that heard God's voice and rebelled? Weren't they the same ones that came out of Egypt with Moses? 17 Who were the people that made God angry for 40 years? Weren't they the ones that sinned and died in the desert? 18 And who did God say would never enter his place of rest? Weren't they the ones that disobeyed him? 19 We see that those people did not enter the place of rest because they did not have faith.
