1 Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus; 2 Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house. 3 For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house. 4 For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God. 5 And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after; 6 But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end. 7 Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, 8 Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness: 9 When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years. 10 Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways. 11 So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.) 12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. 13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. 14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end; 15 While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation. 16 For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses. 17 But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness? 18 And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not? 19 So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.
1 Sellepärast, pühad vennad, taevase kutsumise osalised, pange tähele meie tunnistuse Apostlit ja ülempreestrit Jeesust,
2 Kes on ustav Oma ametisseseadjale nagu Mooseski kogu Tema kojas.
3 Sest Tema on Moosesest niivõrd suurema au vääriline, kuivõrd maja valmistajal on suurem au kui majal.
4 Sest igal majal on oma valmistaja; aga kes kõik on valmistanud, see on Jumal.
5 Ja Mooses oli küll ustav sulasena kogu Tema kojas tunnistuseks sellest, mida pidi räägitama,
6 aga Kristus kui Poeg on Tema koja üle; ja Tema koda oleme meie, kui me julguse ning lootuse kiitlemise hoiame otsani kindla.
7 Sellepärast nõnda nagu Püha Vaim ütleb: „Täna, kui te kuulete Tema häält,
8 ärge paadutage oma südameid, nõnda nagu sündis nurina ajal, kiusatuse päeval kõrbes,
9 kus teie isad Mind kiusasid ning katsusid, kuigi nad olid näinud Minu tegusid nelikümmend aastat,
10 mispärast Ma vihastusin selle sugupõlve peale ning ütlesin: nemad eksivad alati oma südamega, ent Minu teid nad ei õppinud tundma;
11 sellepärast Ma vandusin Oma vihas: nad ei pääse mitte Minu hingamisse!"
12 Katsuge, vennad, et kellelgi teie seast ei oleks kuri uskmatu süda, mis loobub elavast Jumalast,
13 vaid manitsege üksteist iga päev, niikaua kui veel öeldakse „täna", et ükski teie seast ei paaduks patu pettusest!
14 Sest me oleme saanud Kristuse osalisiks, kui me vaid otsani kindla hoiame esimese usulootuse.
15 Kui öeldakse: „Täna, kui te kuulete Tema häält, ärge paadutage oma südameid, nõnda nagu sündis nurina ajal", —
16 kes siis olid need kuuljad, kes hakkasid nurisema? Kas need ei olnud kõik, kes olid väljunud Egiptusest Moosese juhatusel?
17 Aga kellele Ta oli vihane nelikümmend aastat? Kas mitte neile, kes olid pattu teinud, kelle kehad langesid kõrbes?
18 Kellele Ta siis vandus, et nad ei pääse mitte Tema hingamisse? Kas mitte neile, kes olid sõnakuulmatud?
19 Ja nii me näeme, et nad oma uskmatuse pärast ei võinud sisse saada.