5 ja olete unustanud manitsuse, mis teile otsekui lastele ütleb: „Mu poeg, ära põlga Issanda karistust ja ära saa araks, kui Tema sind noomib!

6 Sest keda Issand armastab, seda Ta karistab; Ta peksab igat poega, keda Ta vastu võtab."

7 Taluge karistust kasvatuseks: Jumal kohtleb teid kui poegi; sest milline poeg on see, keda isa ei karista?

8 Ent kui te olete ilma karistuseta, millest kõik on osa saanud, siis te olete värdjad ja mitte pojad.

9 Pealegi on meile meie lihased isad olnud karistajaiks ja me oleme neid kartnud; kas me palju enam ei tahaks alistuda vaimude Isale ning elada?

10 Sest nemad on küll meid mõnd päeva oma heaksarvamist mööda karistanud, aga Tema karistab meid tõesti selle hea otstarbega, et me saaksime osa Tema pühadusest.

11 Aga mingi karistus, kui see on käes, ei näi olevat rõõmuks, vaid on kurbuseks; aga pärast toob see neile, kes sellega on õpetatud, õiguse rahuvilja.

5 And you have not kept in mind the word which says to you as to sons, My son, do not make little of the Lord's punishment, and do not give up hope when you are judged by him;

6 For the Lord sends punishment on his loved ones; everyone whom he takes as his son has experience of his rod.

7 It is for your training that you undergo these things; God is acting to you as a father does to his sons; for what son does not have punishment from his father?

8 But if you have not that punishment of which we all have our part, then you are not true sons, but children of shame.

9 And again, if the fathers of our flesh gave us punishment and had our respect, how much more will we be under the authority of the Father of spirits, and have life?

10 For they truly gave us punishment for a short time, as it seemed good to them; but he does it for our profit, so that we may become holy as he is.

11 At the time all punishment seems to be pain and not joy: but after, those who have been trained by it get from it the peace-giving fruit of righteousness.