¹Ideoque et nos tantam habentes impositam nubem testium,Furthermore, since we also have so great a cloud of witnesses over us,deponentes omne pondus, et circumstans nos peccatum,let us set aside every burden and sin which may surround us,per patientiam curramus ad propositum nobis certamen:and advance, through patience, to the struggle offered to us.

¹Ideoque et nos tantam habentes impositam nubem testium,Furthermore, since we also have so great a cloud of witnesses over us,deponentes omne pondus, et circumstans nos peccatum,let us set aside every burden and sin which may surround us,per patientiam curramus ad propositum nobis certamen:and advance, through patience, to the struggle offered to us.

²aspicientes in auctorem fidei, et consummatorem Jesum,Let us gaze upon Jesus, as the Author and the completion of our faith,qui proposito sibi gaudio sustinuit crucem,who, having joy laid out before him, endured the cross,confusione contempta,disregarding the shame,atque in dextera sedis Dei sedet.and who now sits at the right hand of the throne of God.

²aspicientes in auctorem fidei, et consummatorem Jesum,Let us gaze upon Jesus, as the Author and the completion of our faith,qui proposito sibi gaudio sustinuit crucem,who, having joy laid out before him, endured the cross,confusione contempta,disregarding the shame,atque in dextera sedis Dei sedet.and who now sits at the right hand of the throne of God.

³Recogitate enim eum qui talem sustinuit a peccatoribus adversum semetipsum contradictionem:So then, meditate upon him who endured such adversity from sinners against himself,ut ne fatigemini, animis vestris deficientes.so that you may not become weary, failing in your souls.

³Recogitate enim eum qui talem sustinuit a peccatoribus adversum semetipsum contradictionem:So then, meditate upon him who endured such adversity from sinners against himself,ut ne fatigemini, animis vestris deficientes.so that you may not become weary, failing in your souls.

⁴Nondum enim usque ad sanguinem restitistis,For you have not yet resisted unto blood,adversus peccatum repugnantes:while striving against sin.

⁴Nondum enim usque ad sanguinem restitistis,For you have not yet resisted unto blood,adversus peccatum repugnantes:while striving against sin.

⁵et obliti estis consolationis,And you have forgotten the consolation which speaks to you like sons,quæ vobis tamquam filiis loquitur,saying:dicens:“My son,Fili mi,do not be willing to neglect the discipline of the Lord.noli negligere disciplinam Domini:Neither should you become weary,neque fatigeris dum ab eo argueris.while being rebuked by him.”

⁵et obliti estis consolationis,And you have forgotten the consolation which speaks to you like sons,quæ vobis tamquam filiis loquitur,saying:dicens:“My son,Fili mi,do not be willing to neglect the discipline of the Lord.noli negligere disciplinam Domini:Neither should you become weary,neque fatigeris dum ab eo argueris.while being rebuked by him.”

⁶Quem enim diligit Dominus,For whomever the Lord loves,castigat:he chastises.flagellat autem omnem filium,And every son whom he accepts,quem recipit.he scourges.

⁶Quem enim diligit Dominus,For whomever the Lord loves,castigat:he chastises.flagellat autem omnem filium,And every son whom he accepts,quem recipit.he scourges.

⁷In disciplina perseverate.Persevere in discipline.Tamquam filiis vobis offert se Deus:God presents you to himself as sons.quis enim filius,But what son is there,quem non corripit pater?whom his father does not correct?

⁷In disciplina perseverate.Persevere in discipline.Tamquam filiis vobis offert se Deus:God presents you to himself as sons.quis enim filius,But what son is there,quem non corripit pater?whom his father does not correct?

⁸quod si extra disciplinam estis, cujus participes facti sunt omnes:But if you are without that discipline in which all have become sharers,ergo adulteri,then you are of adultery,et non filii estis.and you are not sons.

⁸quod si extra disciplinam estis, cujus participes facti sunt omnes:But if you are without that discipline in which all have become sharers,ergo adulteri,then you are of adultery,et non filii estis.and you are not sons.

⁹Deinde patres quidem carnis nostræ,Then, too, we have certainly had the fathers of our flesh as instructors,eruditores habuimus,and we reverenced them.et reverebamur eos, non multo magis obtemperabimus Patri spirituum,Should we not obey the Father of spirits all the more,et vivemus?and so live?

⁹Deinde patres quidem carnis nostræ,Then, too, we have certainly had the fathers of our flesh as instructors,eruditores habuimus,and we reverenced them.et reverebamur eos, non multo magis obtemperabimus Patri spirituum,Should we not obey the Father of spirits all the more,et vivemus?and so live?

¹⁰Et illi quidem in tempore paucorum dierum,And indeed, for a few days and according to their own wishes,secundum voluntatem suam erudiebant nos:they instructed us. But he does so to our benefit,hic autem ad id quod utile est in recipiendo sanctificationem ejus.so that we may receive his sanctification.

¹⁰Et illi quidem in tempore paucorum dierum,And indeed, for a few days and according to their own wishes,secundum voluntatem suam erudiebant nos:they instructed us. But he does so to our benefit,hic autem ad id quod utile est in recipiendo sanctificationem ejus.so that we may receive his sanctification.

¹¹Omnis autem disciplina in præsenti quidem videtur non esse gaudii,Now every discipline, in the present time, does not seem a gladness,sed mœroris:of course, but a grief.postea autem fructum pacatissimum exercitatis per eam, reddet justitiæ.But afterwards, it will repay a most peaceful fruit of justice to those who become trained in it.

¹¹Omnis autem disciplina in præsenti quidem videtur non esse gaudii,Now every discipline, in the present time, does not seem a gladness,sed mœroris:of course, but a grief.postea autem fructum pacatissimum exercitatis per eam, reddet justitiæ.But afterwards, it will repay a most peaceful fruit of justice to those who become trained in it.

¹²Propter quod remissas manus,Because of this,et soluta genua erigite,lift up your lazy hands and your lax knees,

¹²Propter quod remissas manus,Because of this,et soluta genua erigite,lift up your lazy hands and your lax knees,

¹³et gressus rectos facite pedibus vestris:and straighten the path of your feet, so that no one,ut non claudicans quis erret,being lame, may wander astray,magis autem sanetur.but instead may be healed.

¹³et gressus rectos facite pedibus vestris:and straighten the path of your feet, so that no one,ut non claudicans quis erret,being lame, may wander astray,magis autem sanetur.but instead may be healed.

¹⁴Pacem sequimini cum omnibus,Pursue peace with everyone.et sanctimoniam,Pursue sanctity,sine qua nemo videbit Deum:without which no one shall see God.

¹⁴Pacem sequimini cum omnibus,Pursue peace with everyone.et sanctimoniam,Pursue sanctity,sine qua nemo videbit Deum:without which no one shall see God.

¹⁵contemplantes nequis desit gratiæ Dei:Be contemplative, lest anyone lack the grace of God,ne qua radix amaritudinis sursum germinans impediat,lest any root of bitterness spring up and impede you,et per illam inquinentur multi.and by it, many might be defiled,

¹⁵contemplantes nequis desit gratiæ Dei:Be contemplative, lest anyone lack the grace of God,ne qua radix amaritudinis sursum germinans impediat,lest any root of bitterness spring up and impede you,et per illam inquinentur multi.and by it, many might be defiled,

¹⁶Ne quis fornicator, aut profanus ut Esau:lest any fornicator or worldly person be like Esau,qui propter unam escam vendidit primitiva sua:who, for the sake of one meal, sold his birthright.

¹⁶Ne quis fornicator, aut profanus ut Esau:lest any fornicator or worldly person be like Esau,qui propter unam escam vendidit primitiva sua:who, for the sake of one meal, sold his birthright.

¹⁷scitote enim quoniamFor you know that afterwards,et postea cupiens hæreditare benedictionem,when he desired to inherit the benediction,reprobatus est:he was rejected.non enim invenit pœnitentiæ locum,For he found no place for repentance,quamquam cum lacrimis inquisisset eam.even though he had sought it with tears.

¹⁷scitote enim quoniamFor you know that afterwards,et postea cupiens hæreditare benedictionem,when he desired to inherit the benediction,reprobatus est:he was rejected.non enim invenit pœnitentiæ locum,For he found no place for repentance,quamquam cum lacrimis inquisisset eam.even though he had sought it with tears.

¹⁸Non enim accessistis ad tractabilem montem,But you have not drawn near to a tangible mountain,et accensibilem ignem,or a burning fire,et turbinem,or a whirlwind,et caliginem,or a mist,et procellam,or a storm,

¹⁸Non enim accessistis ad tractabilem montem,But you have not drawn near to a tangible mountain,et accensibilem ignem,or a burning fire,et turbinem,or a whirlwind,et caliginem,or a mist,et procellam,or a storm,

¹⁹et tubæ sonum, et vocem verborum,or the sound of a trumpet, or a voice of words.quam qui audierunt, excusaverunt se,Those who had experienced these things excused themselves,ne eis fieret verbum.lest the Word be spoken to them.

¹⁹et tubæ sonum, et vocem verborum,or the sound of a trumpet, or a voice of words.quam qui audierunt, excusaverunt se,Those who had experienced these things excused themselves,ne eis fieret verbum.lest the Word be spoken to them.

²⁰Non enim portabant quod dicebatur:For they could not bear what was said, and so,Et si bestia tetigerit montem,if even a beast would have touched the mountain,lapidabitur.it would have been stoned.

²⁰Non enim portabant quod dicebatur:For they could not bear what was said, and so,Et si bestia tetigerit montem,if even a beast would have touched the mountain,lapidabitur.it would have been stoned.

²¹Et ita terribile erat quod videbatur.And what was seen was so terrible that even Moses said:Moyses dixit:“I am terrified,Exterritus sum,and so,et tremebundus.I tremble.”

²¹Et ita terribile erat quod videbatur.And what was seen was so terrible that even Moses said:Moyses dixit:“I am terrified,Exterritus sum,and so,et tremebundus.I tremble.”

²²Sed accessistis ad Sion montem,But you have drawn near to mount Zion,et civitatem Dei viventis,and to the city of the living God,Jerusalem cælestem,to the heavenly Jerusalem,et multorum millium angelorum frequentiam,and to the company of many thousands of Angels,

²²Sed accessistis ad Sion montem,But you have drawn near to mount Zion,et civitatem Dei viventis,and to the city of the living God,Jerusalem cælestem,to the heavenly Jerusalem,et multorum millium angelorum frequentiam,and to the company of many thousands of Angels,

²³et ecclesiam primitivorum,and to the Church of the first-born,qui conscripti sunt in cælis,those who have been inscribed in the heavens,et judicem omnium Deum,and to God, the judge of all,et spiritus justorum perfectorum,and to the spirits of the just made perfect,

²³et ecclesiam primitivorum,and to the Church of the first-born,qui conscripti sunt in cælis,those who have been inscribed in the heavens,et judicem omnium Deum,and to God, the judge of all,et spiritus justorum perfectorum,and to the spirits of the just made perfect,

²⁴et testamenti novi mediatorem Jesum,and to Jesus, the Mediator of the New Testament,et sanguinis aspersionem melius loquentem quam Abel.and to a sprinkling of blood, which speaks better than the blood of Abel.

²⁴et testamenti novi mediatorem Jesum,and to Jesus, the Mediator of the New Testament,et sanguinis aspersionem melius loquentem quam Abel.and to a sprinkling of blood, which speaks better than the blood of Abel.

²⁵Videte ne recusetis loquentem.Be careful not to reject the One who is speaking.Si enim illi non effugerunt, recusantes eum, qui super terram loquebatur:For if those who rejected him who was speaking upon the earth were not able to escape,multo magis nos, qui de cælis loquentem nobis avertimus.so much more we who might turn away from the One who is speaking to us from heaven.

²⁵Videte ne recusetis loquentem.Be careful not to reject the One who is speaking.Si enim illi non effugerunt, recusantes eum, qui super terram loquebatur:For if those who rejected him who was speaking upon the earth were not able to escape,multo magis nos, qui de cælis loquentem nobis avertimus.so much more we who might turn away from the One who is speaking to us from heaven.

²⁶Cujus vox movit terram tunc:Then, his voice moved the earth. But now,nunc autem repromittit,he makes a promise, saying:dicens: Adhuc semel,“There is still one more time,et ego movebo non solum terram,and then I will move, not only the earth,sed et cælum.but also heaven itself.”

²⁶Cujus vox movit terram tunc:Then, his voice moved the earth. But now,nunc autem repromittit,he makes a promise, saying:dicens: Adhuc semel,“There is still one more time,et ego movebo non solum terram,and then I will move, not only the earth,sed et cælum.but also heaven itself.”

²⁷Quod autem,And so,Adhuc semel,in saying,dicit:“There is still one more time,”declarat mobilium translationem tamquam factorum,he declares the transfer of the moveable things of creation,ut maneant ea quæ sunt immobilia.so that those things which are immoveable may remain.

²⁷Quod autem,And so,Adhuc semel,in saying,dicit:“There is still one more time,”declarat mobilium translationem tamquam factorum,he declares the transfer of the moveable things of creation,ut maneant ea quæ sunt immobilia.so that those things which are immoveable may remain.

²⁸Itaque regnum immobile suscipientes,Thus, in receiving an immoveable kingdom,habemus gratiam:we have grace. So,per quam serviamus placentes Deo,through grace, let us be of service,cum metu et reverentia.by pleasing God with fear and reverence.

²⁸Itaque regnum immobile suscipientes,Thus, in receiving an immoveable kingdom,habemus gratiam:we have grace. So,per quam serviamus placentes Deo,through grace, let us be of service,cum metu et reverentia.by pleasing God with fear and reverence.

²⁹Etenim Deus noster ignis consumens est.For our God is a consuming fire.

²⁹Etenim Deus noster ignis consumens est.For our God is a consuming fire.