第一章 | |||
天上神帝借著兒子說話 | |||
1 | 神在古時候,曾經多次用種種方法,借著先知向我們的祖先說話; | ||
2 | 在這末後的日子,卻借著他的兒子向我們說話。 神已經立他作萬有的承受者,並且借著他創造了宇宙(“宇宙”或譯:“諸世界”或“眾世代”)。 | ||
3 | 他是 神榮耀的光輝,是 神本質的真象,用自己帶有能力的話掌管萬有;他作成了潔淨罪惡的事,就坐在高天至尊者的右邊。 | ||
4 | 他所承受的名比天使的名更尊貴,所以他遠比天使崇高。 | ||
天上神帝的兒子比天使崇高 | |||
5 | 神曾對哪一個天使說過:“你是我的兒子,我今日生了你”呢?或者說:“我要作他的父親,他要作我的兒子”呢? | ||
6 | 神差遣長子到世上來的時候,又說:“ 神所有的天使都要拜他。” | ||
7 | 論到天使,說:“ 神用風作他的使者,用火焰作他的仆役。” | ||
8 | 但是論到兒子,卻說:“ 神啊!你的寶座是永永遠遠的,你國的權杖,是公平的權杖。 | ||
9 | 你喜愛公義,恨惡不法,所以, 神,就是你的 神,用喜樂的油膏抹你,勝過膏抹你的同伴。” | ||
10 | 又說:“主啊!你起初立了地的根基,天也是你手的工作。 | ||
11 | 天地都要毀滅,你卻長存;天地都要像衣服一樣漸漸殘舊, | ||
12 | 你要把天地像外套一樣卷起來,天地就像衣服一樣被更換;隻有你永不改變,你的年數也沒有窮盡。” | ||
13 | 神可曾向哪一個天使說:“你坐在我的右邊,等我使你的仇敵作你的腳凳”呢? | ||
14 | 天使不都是服役的靈,奉差遣為那些要承受救恩的人效勞嗎? |
5For to which of the angels did God ever say,
"You are my Son;
today I have become your Fathera]">[a]"b]">[b]? Or again,
"I will be his Father,
and he will be my Son"c]">[c]? 6And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says,
"Let all God's angels worship him."d]">[d] 7In speaking of the angels he says,
"He makes his angels winds,
his servants flames of fire."e]">[e] 8But about the Son he says,
"Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever,
and righteousness will be the scepter of your kingdom.
9You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions
by anointing you with the oil of joy."f]">[f] 10He also says,
"In the beginning, O Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.
11They will perish, but you remain;
they will all wear out like a garment.
12You will roll them up like a robe;
like a garment they will be changed.
But you remain the same,
and your years will never end."g]">[g] 13To which of the angels did God ever say,
"Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet"h]">[h]? 14Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?