第一章 | |||
天上神帝借着儿子说话 | |||
1 | 神在古时候,曾经多次用种种方法,借着先知向我们的祖先说话; | ||
2 | 在这末后的日子,却借着他的儿子向我们说话。 神已经立他作万有的承受者,并且借着他创造了宇宙(“宇宙”或译:“诸世界”或“众世代”)。 | ||
3 | 他是 神荣耀的光辉,是 神本质的真象,用自己带有能力的话掌管万有;他作成了洁净罪恶的事,就坐在高天至尊者的右边。 | ||
4 | 他所承受的名比天使的名更尊贵,所以他远比天使崇高。 | ||
天上神帝的儿子比天使崇高 | |||
5 | 神曾对哪一个天使说过:“你是我的儿子,我今日生了你”呢?或者说:“我要作他的父亲,他要作我的儿子”呢? | ||
6 | 神差遣长子到世上来的时候,又说:“ 神所有的天使都要拜他。” | ||
7 | 论到天使,说:“ 神用风作他的使者,用火焰作他的仆役。” | ||
8 | 但是论到儿子,却说:“ 神啊!你的宝座是永永远远的,你国的权杖,是公平的权杖。 | ||
9 | 你喜爱公义,恨恶不法,所以, 神,就是你的 神,用喜乐的油膏抹你,胜过膏抹你的同伴。” | ||
10 | 又说:“主啊!你起初立了地的根基,天也是你手的工作。 | ||
11 | 天地都要毁灭,你却长存;天地都要像衣服一样渐渐残旧, | ||
12 | 你要把天地像外套一样卷起来,天地就像衣服一样被更换;只有你永不改变,你的年数也没有穷尽。” | ||
13 | 神可曾向哪一个天使说:“你坐在我的右边,等我使你的仇敌作你的脚凳”呢? | ||
14 | 天使不都是服役的灵,奉差遣为那些要承受救恩的人效劳吗? |
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?