Lettera agli Ebrei - Hebrews 4

GREEK BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Ας φοβηθωμεν λοιπον μηποτε, ενω μενει εις ημας επαγγελια να εισελθωμεν εις την καταπαυσιν αυτου, φανη τις εξ υμων οτι υστερηθη αυτης.	1 Let us beware, then: since the promise never lapses, none of you must think that he has come too latefor the promise of entering his place of rest.
2 Διοτι ημεις ευηγγελισθημεν, καθως και εκεινοι? αλλα δεν ωφελησεν εκεινους ο λογος, τον οποιον ηκουσαν, επειδη δεν ητο εις τους ακουσαντας ηνωμενος με την πιστιν.	2 We received the gospel exactly as they did; but hearing the message did them no good because theydid not share the faith of those who did listen.
3 Διοτι εισερχομεθα εις την καταπαυσιν ημεις οι πιστευσαντες, καθως ειπεν? Ουτως ωμοσα εν τη οργη μου, δεν θελουσιν εισελθει εις την καταπαυσιν μου? αν και τα εργα αυτου ετελειωσαν απο καταβολης κοσμου.	3 We, however, who have faith, are entering a place of rest, as in the text: And then in my anger I sworethat they would never enter my place of rest. Now God's work was al finished at the beginning of the world;
4 Διοτι ειπεν εν μερει τινι περι της εβδομης ουτω? Και κατεπαυσεν ο Θεος εν τη ημερα τη εβδομη απο παντων των εργων αυτου?	4 as one text says, referring to the seventh day: And God rested on the seventh day after all the work hehad been doing.
5 και εν τουτω παλιν? Δεν θελουσιν εισελθει εις την καταπαυσιν μου.	5 And, again, the passage above says: They will never reach my place of rest.
6 Επειδη λοιπον μενει να εισελθωσι τινες εις αυτην, και οι προτερον ευαγγελισθεντες δεν εισηλθον δι' απειθειαν	6 It remains the case, then, that there would be some people who would reach it, and since those whofirst heard the good news were prevented from entering by their refusal to believe,
7 παλιν διοριζει ημεραν τινα, Σημερον, λεγων δια του Δαβιδ, μετα τοσουτον καιρον, καθως ειρηται? Σημερον, εαν της φωνης αυτου ακουσητε, μη σκληρυνητε τας καρδιας σας.	7 God fixed another day, a Today, when he said through David in the text already quoted: If only youwould listen to him today; do not harden your hearts.
8 Διοτι εαν ο Ιησους σου Ναυη ειχε δωσει εις αυτους καταπαυσιν, δεν ηθελε μετα ταυτα λαλει περι αλλης ημερας.	8 If Joshua had led them into this place of rest, God would not later have spoken of another day.
9 Αρα μενει καταπαυσις εις τον λαον του Θεου.	9 There must stil be, therefore, a seventh-day rest reserved for God's people,
10 Διοτι ο εισελθων εις την καταπαυσιν αυτου και αυτος κατεπαυσεν απο των εργων αυτου, καθως ο Θεος απο των εαυτου.	10 since to enter the place of rest is to rest after your work, as God did after his.
11 Ας σπουδασωμεν λοιπον να εισελθωμεν εις εκεινην την καταπαυσιν, δια να μη πεση τις εις το αυτο παραδειγμα της απειθειας.	11 Let us, then, press forward to enter this place of rest, or some of you might copy this example ofrefusal to believe and be lost.
12 Διοτι ο λογος του Θεου ειναι ζων και ενεργος και κοπτερωτερος υπερ πασαν διστομον μαχαιραν και διερχεται μεχρι διαιρεσεως ψυχης τε και πνευματος, αρμων τε και μυελων, και διερευνα τους διαλογισμους και τας εννοιας της καρδιας?	12 The word of God is something alive and active: it cuts more incisively than any two-edged sword: itcan seek out the place where soul is divided from spirit, or joints from marrow; it can pass judgement on secretemotions and thoughts.
13 και δεν ειναι ουδεν κτισμα αφανες ενωπιον αυτου, αλλα παντα ειναι γυμνα και τετραχηλισμενα εις τους οφθαλμους αυτου, προς ον εχομεν να δωσωμεν λογον.	13 No created thing is hidden from him; everything is uncovered and stretched fully open to the eyes ofthe one to whom we must give account of ourselves.
14 Εχοντες λοιπον αρχιερεα μεγαν, οστις διηλθε τους ουρανους, Ιησουν τον Υιον του Θεου, ας κρατωμεν την ομολογιαν.	14 Since in Jesus, the Son of God, we have the supreme high priest who has gone through to the highestheaven, we must hold firm to our profession of faith.
15 Διοτι δεν εχομεν αρχιερεα μη δυναμενον να συμπαθηση εις τας ασθενειας ημων, αλλα πειρασθεντα κατα παντα καθ ' ομοιοτητα ημων χωρις αμαρτιας.	15 For the high priest we have is not incapable of feeling our weaknesses with us, but has been put tothe test in exactly the same way as ourselves, apart from sin.
16 Ας πλησιαζωμεν λοιπον μετα παρρησιας εις τον θρονον της χαριτος, δια να λαβωμεν ελεος και να ευρωμεν χαριν προς βοηθειαν εν καιρω χρειας.	16 Let us, then, have no fear in approaching the throne of grace to receive mercy and to find grace whenwe are in need of help.