1 Laat ons dan vrees dat, terwyl die belofte om in sy rus in te gaan nog standhou, dit nie miskien sal blyk dat iemand van julle agtergebly het nie.

2 Want aan ons is die evangelie ook verkondig net soos aan hulle; maar die woord van die prediking het hulle nie gebaat nie, omdat dit by die hoorders nie met die geloof verenig was nie.

3 Want ons wat geglo het, gaan die rus in, soos Hy gesê het: Daarom het Ek in my toorn gesweer, hulle sal in my rus nie ingaan nie -- alhoewel sy werke van die grondlegging van die wêreld af volbring is.

4 Want Hy het êrens van die sewende dag so gespreek: En God het op die sewende dag van al sy werke gerus;

5 en nou hier weer: Hulle sal in my rus nie ingaan nie.

6 Terwyl dit dan so is dat sommige daar ingaan, en diegene aan wie die evangelie eers verkondig is, deur ongehoorsaamheid nie ingegaan het nie,

7 bepaal Hy weer 'n sekere dag, naamlik vandag, as Hy soveel later deur Dawid spreek, soos gesê is: Vandag as julle sy stem hoor, verhard julle harte nie.

8 Want as Josua aan hulle rus gegee het, sou Hy nie van 'n ander dag daarn spreek nie.

9 Daar bly dus 'n sabbatsrus oor vir die volk van God;

10 want wie in sy rus ingegaan het, rus ook self van sy werke soos God van syne.

11 Laat ons ons dan beywer om in te gaan in die rus, sodat niemand in dieselfde voorbeeld van ongehoorsaamheid mag val nie.

12 Want die woord van God is lewend en kragtig en skerper as enige tweesnydende swaard, en dring deur tot die skeiding van siel en gees en van gewrigte en murg, en is 'n beoordelaar van die oorlegginge en gedagtes van die hart.

13 En daar is geen skepsel onsigbaar voor Hom nie, maar alles is oop en bloot voor die oë van Hom met wie ons te doen het.

14 Terwyl ons dan 'n groot Hoëpriester het wat deur die hemele deurgegaan het, naamlik Jesus, die Seun van God, laat ons die belydenis vashou.

15 Want ons het nie 'n hoëpriester wat nie met ons swakhede medelye kan hê nie, maar een wat in alle opsigte versoek is net soos ons, maar sonder sonde.

16 Laat ons dan met vrymoedigheid na die troon van die genade gaan, sodat ons barmhartigheid kan verkry en genade vind om op die regte tyd gehelp te word.

1 Let us then, though we still have God's word that we may come into his rest, go in fear that some of you may be unable to do so.

2 And, truly, the good news came to us, even as it did to them; but the hearing of the word did them no good, because they were not united in faith with the true hearers.

3 For those of us who have belief come into his rest; even as he has said, As I said in my oath when I was angry, They may not come into my rest: though the works were done from the time of the making of the world.

4 For in one place he has said of the seventh day, And God had rest from all his works on the seventh day;

5 And in the same place he says again, They will not come into my rest.

6 So that as it is clear that some have to go in, and that the first hearers of the good news were not able to go in because they went against God's orders,

7 After a long time, again naming a certain day, he says in David, Today (as he had said before), Today if you will let his voice come to your ears, be not hard of heart,

8 For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not have said anything about another day.

9 So that there is still a Sabbath-keeping for the people of God.

10 For the man who comes into his rest has had rest from his works, as God did from his.

11 Because of this, let us have a strong desire to come into that rest, and let no one go after the example of those who went against God's orders.

12 For the word of God is living and full of power, and is sharper than any two-edged sword, cutting through and making a division even of the soul and the spirit, the bones and the muscles, and quick to see the thoughts and purposes of the heart.

13 And there is nothing made which is not completely clear to him; there is nothing covered, but all things are open to the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

14 Having then a great high priest, who has made his way through the heavens, even Jesus the Son of God, let us be strong in our faith.

15 For we have not a high priest who is not able to be touched by the feelings of our feeble flesh; but we have one who has been tested in all points as we ourselves are tested, but without sin.

16 Then let us come near to the seat of grace without fear, so that mercy may be given to us, and we may get grace for our help in time of need.