¹For the law, having a shadow of the good to come, not the very image of the things, can never with the same sacrifices year by year, which they offer continually, make perfect those who draw near.

¹Thi da Loven kun har en Skygge af de kommende Goder og ikke Tingenes Skikkelse selv, kan den aldrig ved de samme årlige Ofre, som de bestandig frembære, fuldkomme dem, som træde frem dermed.

²Or else wouldn’t they have ceased to be offered, because the worshippers, having been once cleansed, would have had no more consciousness of sins?

²Vilde man ikke ellers have ophørt at frembære dem, fordi de ofrende ikke mere havde nogen Bevidsthed om Synder, når de een Gang vare rensede?

³But in those sacrifices there is a yearly reminder of sins.

³Men ved Ofrene sker År for År Ihukommelse af Synder.

⁴For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins.

⁴Thi det er umuligt, at Blod af Tyre og Bukke kan borttage Synder.

⁵Therefore when he comes into the world, he says, “Sacrifice and offering you didn’t desire, but you prepared a body for me;

⁵Derfor siger han, idet han indtræder i Verden: "Slagtoffer og Madoffer havde du ikke Lyst til; men et Legeme beredte du mig;

⁶Brændofre og Syndofre havde du ikke Behag i.

⁷Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come (in the scroll of the book it is written of me) to do your will, O God.’” Psalm 40:6-8

⁷Da sagde jeg: Se, jeg er kommen (i Bogrullen er der skrevet om mig) for at gøre, Gud! din Villie."

⁸Previously saying, “Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin you didn’t desire, neither had pleasure in them” (those which are offered according to the law),

⁸Medens han først siger: "Slagtofre og Madofre og Brændofre og Syndofre havde du ikke Lyst til og ej heller Behag i" (og disse frembæres dog efter Loven),

⁹then he has said, “Behold, I have come to do your will.” He takes away the first, that he may establish the second,

⁹så har han derefter sagt: "Se, jeg er kommen for at gøre din Villie." Han ophæver det første for at fastsætte det andet.

¹⁰by which will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

¹⁰Og ved denne Villie ere vi helligede ved Ofringen af Jesu Kristi Legeme een Gang for alle.

¹¹Every priest indeed stands day by day serving and often offering the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins,

¹¹Og hver Præst står daglig og tjener og ofrer mange Gange de samme Ofre, som dog aldrig kunne borttage Synder.

¹²but he, when he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God;

¹²Men denne har efter at have ofret eet Offer for Synderne sat sig for bestandig ved Guds højre Hånd,

¹³from that time waiting until his enemies are made the footstool of his feet.

¹³idet han for øvrigt venter på, at hans Fjender skulle lægges som en Skammel for hans Fødder.

¹⁴For by one offering he has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.

¹⁴Thi med et eneste Offer har han for bestandig fuldkommet dem, som helliges.

¹⁵The Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after saying,

¹⁵Men også den Helligånd giver os Vidnesbyrd; thi efter at have sagt:

¹⁶“This is the covenant that I will make with them: ‘After those days,’ says the Lord, ‘I will put my laws on their heart, I will also write them on their mind;’” Jeremiah 31:33 then he says,

¹⁶"Dette er den Pagt, som jeg vil oprette med dem efter de Dage," siger Herren: "Jeg vil give mine Love i deres Hjerter, og jeg vil indskrive dem i deres Sind,

¹⁷“I will remember their sins and their iniquities no more.” Jeremiah 31:34

¹⁷og deres Synder og deres Overtrædelser vil jeg ikke mere ihukomme."

¹⁸Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.

¹⁸Men hvor der er Forladelse for disse, er der ikke mere Offer for Synd.

¹⁹Having therefore, brothers, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus,

¹⁹Efterdi vi da, Brødre! have Frimodighed til den Indgang i Helligdommen ved Jesu Blod,

²⁰by the way which he dedicated for us, a new and living way, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;

²⁰som han indviede os som en ny og levende Vej igennem Forhænget, det er hans Kød,

²¹and having a great priest over God’s house,

²¹og efterdi vi have en stor Præst over Guds Hus:

²²let’s draw near with a true heart in fullness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having our body washed with pure water,

²²så lader os træde frem med et sandt Hjerte, i Troens fulde Forvisning, med Hjerterne ved Bestænkelsen rensede fra en ond Samvittighed, og Legemet tvættet med rent Vand;

²³let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering; for he who promised is faithful.

²³lader os fastholde Håbets Bekendelse urokket; thi trofast er han, som gav Forjættelsen;

²⁴Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good works,

²⁴og lader os give Agt på hverandre, så vi opflamme hverandre til Kærlighed og gode Gerninger

²⁵not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as you see the Day approaching.

²⁵og ikke forlade vor egen Forsamling, som nogle have for Skik, men formane hverandre, og det så meget mere, som I se, at Dagen nærmer sig.

²⁶For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins,

²⁶Thi Synde vi med Villie, efter at have modtaget Sandhedens Erkendelse, er der intet Offer mere tilbage for Synder,

²⁷but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which will devour the adversaries.

²⁷men en frygtelig Forventelse at Dom og en brændende Nidkærhed, som skal fortære de genstridige.

²⁸A man who disregards Moses’ law dies without compassion on the word of two or three witnesses.

²⁸Når en har brudt med Mose Lov, dør han uden Barmhjertighed på to eller tre Vidners Udsagn;

²⁹How much worse punishment, do you think, will he be judged worthy of, who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and has counted the blood of the covenant with which he was sanctified an unholy thing, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?

²⁹hvor meget værre Straf mene I da, at den skal agtes værd, som træder Guds Søn under Fod og agter Pagtens Blod, hvormed han blev helliget, for urent og forhåner Nådens Ånd?

³⁰For we know him who said, “Vengeance belongs to me,” says the Lord, “I will repay.” Deuteronomy 32:35 Again, “The Lord will judge his people.” Deuteronomy 32:36; Psalm 135:14

³⁰Thi vi kende den, som har sagt: "Mig hører Hævnen til, jeg vil betale, siger Herren;" og fremdeles: "Herren skal dømme sit Folk."

³¹It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

³¹Det er frygteligt at falde i den levende Guds Hænder.

³²But remember the former days, in which, after you were enlightened, you endured a great struggle with sufferings;

³²Men kommer de forrige Dage i Hu, i hvilke I, efter at I vare blevne oplyste, udholdt megen Kamp i Lidelser,

³³partly, being exposed to both reproaches and oppressions; and partly, becoming partakers with those who were treated so.

³³idet I dels selv ved Forhånelser og Trængsler bleve et Skuespil, dels gjorde fælles Sag med dem, som fristede sådanne Kår.

³⁴For you both had compassion on me in my chains, and joyfully accepted the plundering of your possessions, knowing that you have for yourselves a better possession and an enduring one in the heavens.

³⁴Thi både havde I Medlidenhed med de fangne, og I fandt eder med Glæde i, at man røvede, hvad I ejede, vidende, at I selv have en bedre og blivende Ejendom.

³⁵Therefore don’t throw away your boldness, which has a great reward.

³⁵Kaster altså ikke eders Frimodighed bort, hvilken jo har stor Belønning;

³⁶For you need endurance so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise.

³⁶thi I have Udholdenhed nødig, for at I, når I have gjort Guds Villie, kunne opnå Forjættelsen.

³⁷“In a very little while, he who comes will come, and will not wait.

³⁷Thi "der er endnu kun en såre liden Stund, så kommer han, der skal komme, og han vil ikke tøve.

³⁸But the righteous will live by faith. If he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.” Habakkuk 2:3-4

³⁸Men min retfærdige skal leve af Tro; og dersom han unddrager sig, har min Sjæl ikke Behag i ham."

³⁹But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the saving of the soul.

³⁹Men vi ere ikke af dem, som unddrage sig, til Fortabelse, men af dem, som tro, til Sjælens Frelse,