1 Derfor, hellige Brødre, delagtige i en himmelsk Kaldelse! ser hen til vor Bekendelses Udsending og Ypperstepræst, Jesus,

1 Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest of our confession;

2 der var tro imod den, som beskikkede ham, ligesom også Moses var det i hele hans Hus.

2 He was faithful to Him who appointed Him, as Moses also was in all His house.

3 Thi han er kendt værdig til større Herlighed end Moses, i samme Mål som den,der har indrettet et Hus, har større Ære end Huset selv.

3 For He has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, by just so much as the builder of the house has more honor than the house.

4 Thi hvert Hus indrettes af nogen; men den, som har indrettet alt, er Gud.

4 For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.

5 Og Moses var vel tro i hele hans Hus, som en Tjener, til Vidnesbyrd om, hvad der skulde tales;

5 Now Moses was faithful in all His house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken later;

6 men Kristus er det som en Søn over hans Hus; og hans Hus ere vi, såfremt vi fastholde Håbets Frimodighed og Ros urokket indtil Enden.

6 but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house—whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm until the end.

7 Derfor, som den Helligånd siger: "I Dag, når I høre hans Røst,

7 Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says,Today if you hear His voice,

8 da forhærder ikke eders Hjerter, som det skete i Forbitrelsen, på Fristelsens Dag i Ørkenen,

8 Do not harden your hearts as when they provoked Me,As in the day of trial in the wilderness,

9 hvor eders Fædre fristede mig ved at sætte mig på Prøve, og de så dog mine Gerninger i fyrretyve År.

9 Where your fathers tried Me by testing Me,And saw My works for forty years.

10 Derfor harmedes jeg på denne Slægt og sagde: De fare altid vild i Hjertet; men de kendte ikke mine Veje,

10 Therefore I was angry with this generation,And said, ‘They always go astray in their heart,And they did not know My ways’;

11 så jeg svor i min Vrede: Sandelig, de skulle ikke gå ind til min Hvile" -

11 As I swore in My wrath,They shall not enter My rest.’”

12 så ser til, Brødre! at der ikke nogen Sinde i nogen af eder skal findes et ondt, vantro Hjerte, så at han falder fra den levende Gud.

12 Take care, brethren, that there not be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God.

13 Men formaner hverandre hver Dag, så længe det hedder "i Dag", for at ikke nogen af eder skal forhærdes ved Syndens Bedrag.

13 But encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called “Today,” so that none of you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.

14 Thi vi ere blevne delagtige i Kristus, såfremt vi fastholde vor første Fortrøstning urokket indtil Enden.

14 For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our assurance firm until the end,

15 Når der sigs: "I Dag, - når I høre hans Røst, da forhærder ikke eders Hjerter som i Forbitrelsen":

15 while it is said,Today if you hear His voice,Do not harden your hearts, as when they provoked Me.”

16 hvem vare da vel de, som hørte og dog voldte Forbitrelse? Mon ikke alle, som gik ud af Ægypten ved Moses?

16 For who provoked Him when they had heard? Indeed, did not all those who came out of Egypt led by Moses?

17 Men på hvem harmedes han i fyrretyve År? Mon ikke på dem, som syndede, hvis døde Kroppe faldt i Ørkenen?

17 And with whom was He angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?

18 Og over for hvem tilsvor han, at de ikke skulde gå ind til hans Hvile, uden dem, som vare blevne genstridige?

18 And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who were disobedient?

19 Og vi se, at de ikke kunde gå ind på Grund af Vantro. 

19 So we see that they were not able to enter because of unbelief.

Det Nye Testamente 1907. Det Gamle Testamente 1931

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