Hebreos 12
Bíblia Livre
1Portanto nós também, posto que estamos rodeados por uma tão grande nuvem de testemunhas, deixemos toda sobrecarga, e o pecado que facilmente nos envolve, e corramos com perseverança a corrida que nos está proposta,
2olhando para Jesus, Autor e aperfeiçoador da fé. Ele, pela alegria que lhe estava proposta, suportou a cruz, desprezando a humilhação, e assentou-se à direita do trono de Deus.
3Considerai, pois, aquele que suportou tal hostilidade dos pecadores contra si mesmo, para que não fiqueis exaustos, nem vossas almas se debilitem.
4Enquanto lutais contra o pecado, ainda não resististes ao ponto de ter o próprio sangue derramado,
5mas já vos esquecestes do encorajamento que ele fala convosco como a filhos: Meu filho, não desprezes a disciplina do Senhor, nem te canses de ser reprendido por ele;
6pois o Senhor disciplina a quem ama, e açoita a todo filho a quem recebe. 3:11-12
7Se suportais a disciplina, Deus vos trata como filhos; pois que filho há a quem o pai não discipline?
8Mas se estais sem disciplina, da qual todos são feitos participantes, então sois ilegítimos, e não filhos.
9Além disso, tivemos os pais de nossa carne como disciplinadores, e nós os respeitávamos. Por acaso não nos sujeitaremos muito mais ao Pai dos espíritos, a fim de vivermos?
10Porque eles, por um pouco de tempo, nos disciplinavam como bem lhes parecia. Ele, porém, disciplina para o nosso proveito, a fim de que sejamos participantes da sua santidade.
11De fato, no presente, nenhuma disciplina parece ser motivo de alegria, mas sim, de sofrimento; mas depois produz um fruto pacífico de justiça aos que foram exercitados por ela.
12Portanto, levantai as mãos cansadas e os joelhos enfraquecidos,
13e “fazei caminhos retos para os vossos pés”, para que o que está manco não se desvie, em vez disso, seja sarado. Provérbios 4:26
14Buscai a paz com todos, e a santificação, sem a qual ninguém verá o Senhor.
15Vigiai com empenho para que ninguém perca de receber da graça de Deus; para não acontecer que alguma raiz de amargura brote, seja incômoda, e muitos sejam contaminados por ela.
16Ninguém seja pecador sexual, ou profano como Esaú, que por uma refeição vendeu o seu direito de primogenitura.
17Pois vós sabeis que depois, quando ele quis herdar a benção, foi rejeitado, porque não achou lugar para arrependimento, ainda que com lágrimas o tenha buscado.
18Porque não chegastes a um monte palpável, aceso com fogo, e à escuridão, às trevas, e à tempestade;
19ao som da trombeta, e à voz das palavras, que os que a ouviam, rogaram que não mais se lhes falasse palavra alguma;
20(pois não podiam suportar o que lhes era ordenado: Se até um animal tocar o monte, seja apedrejado ou perfurado com um dardo. Êxodo 19:12,13
21E a visão era tão terrível, que Moisés disse: Estou assombrado e tremendo). Deuteronômio 9:19
22Mas vós chegastes ao monte Sião, à cidade do Deus vivo, a Jerusalém celestial, e aos muitos milhares de anjos,
23à universal congregação e igreja dos primogênitos inscritos nos Céus, e a Deus, o Juiz de todos, e aos espíritos dos justos já aperfeiçoados;
24e a Jesus, o Mediador de um Novo Testamento, e ao sangue da aspersão, que fala melhores coisas que o de Abel.
25Tende o cuidado de não rejeitardes ao que fala. Pois, se não escaparam aqueles que rejeitaram ao que os advertia divinamente na terra, muito menos nós, se nos desviarmos daquele que nos adverte dos Céus.
26Sua voz fez a terra tremer naquela ocasião, mas agora ele prometeu, dizendo: Ainda uma vez faço tremer não somente a terra, mas também o Céu. Ageu 2:6
27Esta expressão , “Ainda uma vez”, mostra a remoção das coisas abaladas, como coisas criadas, para que as inabaláveis permaneçam.
28Por isso, já que recebemos um Reino inabalável, mantenhamos a graça, e por ela sirvamos a Deus de maneira que o agrade, com devoção e temor,
29pois o nosso Deus é um fogo consumidor. Deuteronômio 4:24
Reina-Valera 1909
1POR tanto nosotros también, teniendo en derredor nuestro una tan grande nube de testigos, dejando todo el peso del pecado que nos rodea, corramos con paciencia la carrera que nos es propuesta,
2Puestos los ojos en al autor y consumador de la fe, en Jesús; el cual, habiéndole sido propuesto gozo, sufrió la cruz, menospreciando la vergüenza, y sentóse á la diestra del trono de Dios.
3Reducid pues á vuestro pensamiento á aquel que sufrió tal contradicción de pecadores contra sí mismo, porque no os fatiguéis en vuestros ánimos desmayando.
4Que aun no habéis resistido hasta la sangre, combatiendo contra el pecado:
5Y estáis ya olvidados de la exhortación que como con hijos habla con vosotros, diciendo: Hijo mío, no menosprecies el castigo del Señor, ni desmayes cuando eres de él reprendido.
6Porque el Señor al que ama castiga, y azota á cualquiera que recibe por hijo.
7Si sufrís el castigo, Dios se os presenta como á hijos; porque ¿qué hijo es aquel á quien el padre no castiga?
8Mas si estáis fuera del castigo, del cual todos han sido hechos participantes, luego sois bastardos, y no hijos.
9Por otra parte, tuvimos por castigadores á los padres de nuestra carne, y los reverenciábamos, ¿por qué no obedeceremos mucho mejor al Padre de los espíritus, y viviremos?
10Y aquéllos, á la verdad, por pocos días nos castigaban como á ellos les parecía, mas éste para lo que nos es provechoso, para que recibamos su santificación.
11Es verdad que ningún castigo al presente parece ser causa de gozo, sino de tristeza; mas después da fruto apacible de justicia á los que en él son ejercitados.
12Por lo cual alzad las manos caídas y las rodillas paralizadas;
13Y haced derechos pasos á vuestros pies, porque lo que es cojo no salga fuera de camino, antes sea sanado.
14Seguid la paz con todos, y la santidad, sin la cual nadie verá al Señor:
15Mirando bien que ninguno se aparte de la gracia de Dios, que ninguna raíz de amargura brotando os impida, y por ella muchos sean contaminados;
16Que ninguno sea fornicario, ó profano, como Esaú, que por una vianda vendió su primogenitura.
17Porque ya sabéis que aun después, deseando heredar la bendición, fué reprobado (que no halló lugar de arrepentimiento), aunque la procuró con lágrimas.
18Porque no os habéis llegado al monte que se podía tocar, y al fuego encendido, y al turbión, y á la oscuridad, y á la tempestad,
19Y al sonido de la trompeta, y á la voz de las palabras, la cual los que la oyeron rogaron que no se les hablase más;
20Porque no podían tolerar lo que se mandaba: Si bestia tocare al monte, será apedreada, ó pasada con dardo.
21Y tan terrible cosa era lo que se veía, que Moisés dijo: Estoy asombrado y temblando.
22Mas os habéis llegado al monte de Sión, y á la ciudad del Dios vivo, Jerusalem la celestial, y á la compañía de muchos millares de ángeles,
23Y á la congregación de los primogénitos que están alistados en los cielos, y á Dios el Juez de todos, y á los espíritus de los justos hechos perfectos,
24Y á Jesús el Mediador del nuevo testamento, y á la sangre del esparcimiento que habla mejor que la de Abel.
25Mirad que no desechéis al que habla. Porque si aquellos no escaparon que desecharon al que hablaba en la tierra, mucho menos nosotros, si desecháramos al que habla de los cielos.
26La voz del cual entonces conmovió la tierra; mas ahora ha denunciado, diciendo: Aun una vez, y yo conmoveré no solamente la tierra, mas aun el cielo.
27Y esta palabra, Aun una vez, declara la mudanza de las cosas movibles, como de cosas hechas, para que queden las cosas que son firmes.
28Así que, tomando el reino inmóvil, retengamos la gracia por la cual sirvamos á Dios agradándole con temor y reverencia;
29Porque nuestro Dios es fuego consumidor.
King James Version
1Wherefore 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,
2Looking 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.
3For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
4Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.
5And 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:
6For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
7If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
8But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
9Furthermore 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?
10For 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.
11Now 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.
12Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;
13And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.
14Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
15Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
16Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
17For 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.
18For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
19And 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:
21And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)
22But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
23To 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,
24And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
25See 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:
26Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.
27And 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.
28Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
29For our God is a consuming fire.
World English Bible
1Therefore let’s also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let’s run with perseverance the race that is set before us,
2looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
3For consider him who has endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, that you don’t grow weary, fainting in your souls.
4You have not yet resisted to blood, striving against sin.
5You have forgotten the exhortation which reasons with you as with children, “My son, don’t take lightly the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when you are reproved by him;
6for whom the Lord loves, he disciplines, and chastises every son whom he receives.”
7It is for discipline that you endure. God deals with you as with children, for what son is there whom his father doesn’t discipline?
8But if you are without discipline, of which all have been made partakers, then you are illegitimate, and not children.
9Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live?
10For they indeed for a few days disciplined us as seemed good to them, but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.
11All chastening seems for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
12Therefore lift up the hands that hang down and the feeble knees,
13and make straight paths for your feet, so what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.
14Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,
15looking carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you and many be defiled by it,
16lest there be any sexually immoral person or profane person, like Esau, who sold his birthright for one meal.
17For you know that even when he afterward desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for a change of mind though he sought it diligently with tears.
18For you have not come to a mountain that might be touched and that burned with fire, and to blackness, darkness, storm,
19the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which those who heard it begged that not one more word should be spoken to them,
20for they could not stand that which was commanded, “If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned”.
21So fearful was the appearance that Moses said, “I am terrified and trembling.”
22But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable multitudes of angels,
23to the festal gathering and assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect,
24to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better than that of Abel.
25See that you don’t refuse him who speaks. For if they didn’t escape when they refused him who warned on the earth, how much more will we not escape who turn away from him who warns from heaven,
26whose voice shook the earth then, but now he has promised, saying, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heavens.”
27This phrase, “Yet once more” signifies the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those things which are not shaken may remain.
28Therefore, receiving a Kingdom that can’t be shaken, let’s have grace, through which we serve God acceptably, with reverence and awe,
29for our God is a consuming fire.