1 WYC For the lawe hauinge a schadewe of good thingis `that ben to come, not the ilke image of thingis, mai neuer make men neiyinge perfit bi the ilke same sacrifices, which thei offren without ceessing bi alle yeeris; BSB BSB: For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.
2 WYC ellis thei schulden haue ceessid to be offrid, for as myche as the worschiperis clensid onys, hadden not ferthermore conscience of synne. BSB BSB: If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins.
3 WYC But in hem mynde of synnes is maad bi alle yeris. BSB BSB: Instead, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins,
4 WYC For it is impossible that synnes be doon awei bi blood of boolis, and of buckis of geet. BSB BSB: because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
5 WYC Therfor he entrynge in to the world, seith, Thou woldist not sacrifice and offryng; but thou hast schapun a bodi to me; BSB BSB: Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me.
6 WYC brent sacrificis also for synne plesiden not to thee. BSB BSB: In burnt offerings and sin offerings You took no delight.
7 WYC Thanne Y seide, Lo! Y come; in the bigynnyng of the book it is writun of me, that Y do thi wille, God. BSB BSB: Then I said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.’”
8 WYC He seiynge bifor, That thou woldist not sacrificis, and offringis, and brent sacrifices for synne, ne tho thingis ben plesaunt to thee, whiche ben offrid bi the lawe, BSB BSB: In the passage above He says, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire, nor did You delight in them” (although they are offered according to the law).
9 WYC thanne Y seide, Lo! Y come, that Y do thi wille, God. He doith awei the firste, that he make stidfast the secounde. BSB BSB: Then He adds, “Here I am, I have come to do Your will.” He takes away the first to establish the second.
10 WYC In which wille we ben halewid bi the offring of the bodi of Crist Jhesu onys. BSB BSB: And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
12 WYC But this man offringe o sacrifice for synnes, for euere more sittith in the riythalf of God the fadir; BSB BSB: But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.
13 WYC fro thennus forth abidinge, til hise enemyes ben put a stool of hise feet. BSB BSB: Since that time, He waits for His enemies to be made a footstool for His feet,
14 WYC For bi oon offring he made perfit for euere halewid men. BSB BSB: because by a single offering He has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified.
15 WYC And the Hooli Goost witnessith to vs; for aftir that he seide, This is the testament, BSB BSB: The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First He says:
16 WYC which Y schal witnesse to hem after tho daies, the Lord seith, in yyuynge my lawes in the hertis of hem, and in the soulis of hem Y schal aboue write hem; BSB BSB: “This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.”
17 WYC and now Y schal no more thenke on the synnes and the wickidnessis of hem. BSB BSB: Then He adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.”
18 WYC And where remyssioun of these is, now is ther noon offring for synne. BSB BSB: And where these have been forgiven, an offering for sin is no longer needed.
20 WYC which halewide to vs a newe weie, and lyuynge bi the hiling, that is to seie, BSB BSB: by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body,
21 WYC his fleisch, and we hauynge the greet preest on the hous of God, BSB BSB: and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
22 WYC neiye we with very herte in the plente of feith; and be oure hertis spreined fro an yuel conscience, and oure bodies waischun with clene watir, BSB BSB: let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
25 WYC as it is of custom to sum men, but coumfortinge, and bi so myche the more, bi hou myche ye seen the dai neiyynge. BSB BSB: Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
26 WYC Forwhi now a sacrifice for synnes is not left to vs, that synnen wilfuli, aftir that we han take the knowyng of treuthe. BSB BSB: If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,
27 WYC Forwhi sum abiding of the dom is dreedful, and the suyng of fier, which schal waste aduersaries. BSB BSB: but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.
28 WYC Who that brekith Moises lawe, dieth withouten ony merci, bi tweine or thre witnessis; BSB BSB: Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
29 WYC hou myche more gessen ye, that he disserueth worse turmentis, which defouleth the sone of God, and holdith the blood of the testament pollut, in which he is halewid, and doith dispit to the spirit of grace? BSB BSB: How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
30 WYC For we knowen him that seide, To me veniaunce, and Y schal yelde. And eft, For the Lord schal deme his puple. BSB BSB: For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”
31 WYC It is ferdful to falle in to the hondis of God lyuynge. BSB BSB: It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
32 WYC And haue ye mynde on the formere daies, in which ye weren liytned, and suffriden greet strijf of passiouns. BSB BSB: Remember the early days that you were in the light. In those days, you endured a great conflict in the face of suffering.
33 WYC And in the `tothir ye weren maad a spectacle bi schenschipis and tribulaciouns; in an othir ye weren maad felowis of men lyuynge so. BSB BSB: Sometimes you were publicly exposed to ridicule and persecution; at other times you were partners with those who were so treated.
34 WYC For also to boundun men ye hadden compassioun, and ye resseyueden with ioye the robbyng of youre goodis, knowinge that ye han a betere and a dwellinge substaunce. BSB BSB: You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.
35 WYC Therfor nyle ye leese youre trist, which hath greet rewarding. BSB BSB: So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.
36 WYC For pacience is nedeful to you, that ye do the wille of God, and bringe ayen the biheest. BSB BSB: You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
37 WYC For yit a litil, and he that is to comynge schal come, and he schal not tarie. BSB BSB: For, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay.
38 WYC For my iust man lyueth of feith; that if he withdrawith hym silf, he schal not plese to my soule. BSB BSB: But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”
39 WYC But we ben not the sones of withdrawing awei in to perdicioun, but of feith in to getynge of soule. BSB BSB: But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
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