Lettera agli Ebrei 4

NOVA VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Timeamus ergo, ne forte, relicta pollicitatione introeundi in re quiem eius, existimetur aliquis ex vobis deesse;	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 etenim et nobis evangelizatum est quemadmodum et illis, sed non profuit illis sermo auditus, non commixtis fide cum iis, qui audierant.	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 Ingredimur enim in requiem, qui credidimus, quemadmodum dixit: “ Sicut iuravi in ira mea: Non introibunt in requiem meam ”, et quidem operibus ab institutione mundi factis.	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 Dixit enim quodam loco de die septima sic: “Et requievit Deus die septima ab omnibus operibus suis ”;	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 et in isto rursum: “ Non introibunt in requiem meam ”.	5 And, again, the passage above says: They will never reach my place of rest.
6 Quoniam ergo superest quosdam introire in illam, et hi, quibus prioribus evangelizatum est, non introierunt propter inoboedientiam,	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 iterum terminat diem quendam, “ Hodie ”, in David dicendo post tantum temporis, sicut supra dictum est: “ Hodie, si vocem eius audieritis, nolite obdurare corda vestra ”.	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 Nam, si eis Iesus requiem praestitisset, non de alio loqueretur posthac die.	8 If Joshua had led them into this place of rest, God would not later have spoken of another day.
9 Itaque relinquitur sabbatismus populo Dei;	9 There must stil be, therefore, a seventh-day rest reserved for God's people,
10 qui enim ingressus est in requiem eius, etiam ipse requievit ab operibus suis, sicut a suis Deus.	10 since to enter the place of rest is to rest after your work, as God did after his.
11 Festinemus ergo ingredi in illam requiem, ut ne in idipsum quis incidat inoboedientiae exemplum.	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 Vivus est enim Dei sermo et efficax et penetrabilior omni gladio ancipiti et pertingens usque ad divisionem animae ac spiritus, compagum quoque et medullarum, et discretor cogitationum et intentionum cordis;	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 et non est creatura invisibilis in conspectu eius, omnia autem nuda et aperta sunt oculis eius, ad quem nobis sermo.	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 Habentes ergo pontificem magnum, qui penetravit caelos, Iesum Filium Dei, teneamus confessionem.	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 Non enim habemus pontificem, qui non possit compati infirmitatibus nostris, tentatum autem per omnia secundum similitudinem absque peccato;	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 adeamus ergo cum fiducia ad thronum gratiae, ut misericordiam consequamur et gratiam inveniamus in auxilium opportunum.	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.