Lettera agli Ebrei 12

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Ideoque et nos tantam ha bentes circumpositam nobis nubem testium, deponentes omne pondus et circumstans nos peccatum, per patientiam curramus propositum nobis certamen,	1 Furthermore, since we also have so great a cloud of witnesses over us, let us set aside every burden and sin which may surround us, and advance, through patience, to the struggle offered to us.
2 aspicientes in ducem fidei et consummatorem Iesum, qui pro gaudio sibi proposito sustinuit crucem, confusione contempta, atque in dextera throni Dei sedet.	2 Let us gaze upon Jesus, as the Author and the completion of our faith, who, having joy laid out before him, endured the cross, disregarding the shame, and who now sits at the right hand of the throne of God.
3 Recogitate enim eum, qui talem sustinuit a peccatoribus adversum semetipsum contradictionem, ut ne fatigemini animis vestris deficientes.	3 So then, meditate upon him who endured such adversity from sinners against himself, so that you may not become weary, failing in your souls.
4 Nondum usque ad sanguinem restitistis adversus peccatum repugnantes;	4 For you have not yet resisted unto blood, while striving against sin.
5 et obliti estis exhortationis, quae vobis tamquam filiis loquitur: “ Fili mi, noli neglegere disciplinam Domini neque deficias, dum ab eo argueris:	5 And you have forgotten the consolation which speaks to you like sons, saying: “My son, do not be willing to neglect the discipline of the Lord. Neither should you become weary, while being rebuked by him.”
6 quem enim diligit, Dominus castigat, flagellat autem omnem filium, quem recipit ”.	6 For whomever the Lord loves, he chastises. And every son whom he accepts, he scourges.
7 Ad disciplinam suffertis; tamquam filios vos tractat Deus. Quis enim filius, quem non corripit pater?	7 Persevere in discipline. God presents you to himself as sons. But what son is there, whom his father does not correct?
8 Quod si extra disciplinam estis, cuius participes facti sunt omnes, ergo adulterini et non filii estis!	8 But if you are without that discipline in which all have become sharers, then you are of adultery, and you are not sons.
9 Deinde patres quidem carnis nostrae habebamus eruditores et reverebamur; non multo magis obtemperabimus Patri spirituum et vivemus?	9 Then, too, we have certainly had the fathers of our flesh as instructors, and we reverenced them. Should we not obey the Father of spirits all the more, and so live?
10 Et illi quidem ad tempus paucorum dierum, secundum quod videbatur illis, castigabant; hic autem ad id, quod utile est ad participandam sanctitatem eius.	10 And indeed, for a few days and according to their own wishes, they instructed us. But he does so to our benefit, so that we may receive his sanctification.
11 Omnis autem disciplina in praesenti quidem videtur non esse gaudii sed maeroris; postea autem fructum pacificum exercitatis per eam reddit iustitiae.	11 Now every discipline, in the present time, does not seem a gladness, of course, but a grief. But afterwards, it will repay a most peaceful fruit of justice to those who become trained in it.
12 Propter quod remissas manus et soluta genua erigite	12 Because of this, lift up your lazy hands and your lax knees,
13 et gressus rectos facite pedibus vestris, ut, quod claudum est, non extorqueatur, magis autem sanetur.	13 and straighten the path of your feet, so that no one, being lame, may wander astray, but instead may be healed.
14 Pacem sectamini cum omnibus et sanctificationem, sine qua nemo videbit Dominum,	14 Pursue peace with everyone. Pursue sanctity, without which no one shall see God.
15 providentes, ne quis desit gratiae Dei, ne qua radix amaritudinis sursum germinans perturbet, et per illam inquinentur multi;	15 Be contemplative, lest anyone lack the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness spring up and impede you, and by it, many might be defiled,
16 ne quis fornicator aut profanus ut Esau, qui propter unam escam vendidit primogenita sua.	16 lest any fornicator or worldly person be like Esau, who, for the sake of one meal, sold his birthright.
17 Scitis enim quoniam et postea cupiens hereditare benedictionem reprobatus est; non enim invenit paenitentiae locum, quamquam cum lacrimis inquisisset eam.	17 For you know that afterwards, when he desired to inherit the benediction, he was rejected. For he found no place for repentance, even though he had sought it with tears.
18 Non enim accessistis ad tractabilem et ardentem ignem et turbinem et caliginem et procellam	18 But you have not drawn near to a tangible mountain, or a burning fire, or a whirlwind, or a mist, or a storm,
19 et tubae sonum et vocem verborum, quam qui audierunt, recusaverunt, ne ultra eis fieret verbum;	19 or the sound of a trumpet, or a voice of words. Those who had experienced these things excused themselves, lest the Word be spoken to them.
20 non enim portabant mandatum: “ Et si bestia tetigerit montem, lapidabitur”;	20 For they could not bear what was said, and so, if even a beast would have touched the mountain, it would have been stoned.
21 et ita terribile erat, quod videbatur, Moyses dixit: “ Exterritus sum et tremebundus ”.	21 And what was seen was so terrible that even Moses said: “I am terrified, and so, I tremble.”
22 Sed accessistis ad Sion montem et civitatem Dei viventis, Ierusalem caelestem, et multa milia angelorum, frequentiam	22 But you have drawn near to mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem, and to the company of many thousands of Angels,
23 et ecclesiam primogenitorum, qui conscripti sunt in caelis, et iudicem Deum omnium et spiritus iustorum, qui consummati sunt,	23 and to the Church of the first-born, those who have been inscribed in the heavens, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the just made perfect,
24 et testamenti novi mediatorem Iesum et sanguinem aspersionis, melius loquentem quam Abel.	24 and to Jesus, the Mediator of the New Testament, and to a sprinkling of blood, which speaks better than the blood of Abel.
25 Videte, ne recusetis loquentem; si enim illi non effugerunt recusantes eum, qui super terram loquebatur, multo magis nos, qui de caelis loquentem avertimus;	25 Be careful not to reject the One who is speaking. For if those who rejected him who was speaking upon the earth were not able to escape, so much more we who might turn away from the One who is speaking to us from heaven.
26 cuius vox movit terram tunc, modo autem pronuntiavit dicens: “ Adhuc semel ego movebo non solum terram sed et caelum ”.	26 Then, his voice moved the earth. But now, he makes a promise, saying: “There is still one more time, and then I will move, not only the earth, but also heaven itself.”
27 Hoc autem “ adhuc semel ” declarat mobilium translationem tamquam factorum, ut maneant ea, quae sunt immobilia.	27 And so, in saying, “There is still one more time,” he declares the transfer of the moveable things of creation, so that those things which are immoveable may remain.
28 Itaque, regnum immobile suscipientes, habeamus gratiam, per quam serviamus placentes Deo cum reverentia et metu;	28 Thus, in receiving an immoveable kingdom, we have grace. So, through grace, let us be of service, by pleasing God with fear and reverence.
29 etenim Deus noster ignis consumens est.	29 For our God is a consuming fire.