۱۳هنگامی که خدا به ابراهیم وعده داد، چون بزرگتری از خودش نبود که به او سوگند خورَد، پس به خود سوگند خورد۱۴و فرمود: «بهیقین تو را برکت خواهم داد و فرزندان بسیار به تو خواهم بخشید.»۱۵و بدینگونه، ابراهیم پس از آنکه با شکیبایی انتظار کشید، وعده را یافت.
۱۶آدمیان به کسی بزرگتر از خود سوگند میخورند و سوگند، سخن شخص را تضمین میکند و به همۀ بحثها پایان میبخشد.۱۷به همینسان، چون خدا خواست تغییرناپذیر بودن قصد خود را بر وارثان وعدهها هرچه آشکارتر سازد، آن را با سوگند تضمین کرد،۱۸تا بهواسطۀ دو امر تغییرناپذیر، که ممکن نیست خدا دربارۀ آنها دروغ بگوید، ما از دلگرمی بسیار برخوردار شویم، ما که گریختهایم تا امیدی را که پیش روی ما قرار داده شده است، بهچنگ گیریم.۱۹این امید، بهمنزلۀ لنگری محکم و ایمن برای جان ماست، امیدی که به محرابِ پشت پرده راه مییابد،۲۰جایی که عیسی چون پیشرو ما، و به نمایندگی از ما، داخل شد؛ همان که جاودانه کاهناعظم شده است...
6:13 For when God made his oath to Abraham, because there was no greater oath, he made it by himself,
6:14 Saying, Be certain that I will give you my blessing, and make your numbers very great.
6:15 And so, when he had been waiting calmly for a long time, God's word to him was put into effect.
6:16 For men at all times make their oaths by what is greater; and any argument is ended by the decision of the oath.
6:17 So that when it was God's desire to make it specially clear to those who by his word were to have the heritage, that his purpose was fixed, he made it more certain with an oath;
6:18 So that we, who have gone in flight from danger to the hope which has been put before us, may have a strong comfort in two unchanging things, in which it is not possible for God to be false;
6:19 And this hope is like a strong band for our souls, fixed and certain, and going in to that which is inside the veil;
6:20 Where Jesus has gone before us, as a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
6:14 Saying, Be certain that I will give you my blessing, and make your numbers very great.
6:15 And so, when he had been waiting calmly for a long time, God's word to him was put into effect.
6:16 For men at all times make their oaths by what is greater; and any argument is ended by the decision of the oath.
6:17 So that when it was God's desire to make it specially clear to those who by his word were to have the heritage, that his purpose was fixed, he made it more certain with an oath;
6:18 So that we, who have gone in flight from danger to the hope which has been put before us, may have a strong comfort in two unchanging things, in which it is not possible for God to be false;
6:19 And this hope is like a strong band for our souls, fixed and certain, and going in to that which is inside the veil;
6:20 Where Jesus has gone before us, as a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
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