1 Daarom moet ons des te meer ag gee op wat ons gehoor het, dat ons nie miskien wegdrywe nie.

2 Want as die woord deur engele gespreek, onwankelbaar was, en elke oortreding en ongehoorsaamheid regverdige vergelding ontvang het,

3 hoe sal ons ontvlug as ons so 'n groot saligheid veronagsaam wat, nadat dit eers deur die Here verkondig is, aan ons bevestig is deur die wat dit gehoor het,

4 terwyl God ook nog saam getuig het deur tekens en wonders en allerhande kragtige dade en bed,linge van die Heilige Gees volgens sy wil?

5 Want aan die engele het Hy die toekomstige wêreld waarvan ons spreek, nie onderwerp nie;

6 maar iemand het êrens getuig en gesê: Wat is die mens, dat U aan hom dink, of die mensekind, dat U hom besoek?

7 U het hom 'n weinig minder as die engele gemaak; met heerlikheid en eer het U hom gekroon en hom oor die werke van u hande aangestel.

8 Alle dinge het U onder sy voete gestel. Want in die onderwerping van alle dinge aan hom het Hy niks uitgesonder wat aan hom nie onderworpe is nie. Maar nou sien ons nog nie dat alle dinge aan hom onderwerp is nie;

9 maar ons sien Hom, naamlik Jesus, wat vir 'n kort tydjie minder as die engele gemaak is, vanweë die lyde van die dood met heerlikheid en eer gekroon, sodat Hy deur die genade van God vir elkeen die dood sou smaak.

10 Want dit het Hom betaam, ter wille van wie alle dinge en deur wie alle dinge is, as Hy baie kinders na die heerlikheid wou bring, om die bewerker van hulle saligheid deur lyde te volmaak.

11 Want Hy wat heilig maak, sowel as hulle wat geheilig word, is almal uit Een; om hierdie rede skaam Hy Hom nie om hulle broeders te noem nie,

12 wanneer Hy sê: Ek sal u Naam aan my broeders verkondig, in die midde van die gemeente sal Ek U prys;

13 en verder: Ek sal my vertroue op Hom stel; en verder: Hier is Ek en die kinders wat God My gegee het.

14 Aangesien die kinders dan vlees en bloed deelagtig is, het Hy dit ook op dieselfde manier deelagtig geword, sodat Hy deur die dood hom tot niet kon maak wat mag oor die dood het -- dit is die duiwel --

15 en almal kon bevry wat hulle hele lewe lank uit vrees vir die dood aan slawerny onderworpe was.

16 Want waarlik, Hy bekommer Hom nie oor die engele nie, maar oor die geslag van Abraham bekommer Hy Hom.

17 Daarom moes Hy in alle opsigte aan sy broeders gelyk word, sodat Hy 'n barmhartige en getroue hoëpriester kon wees in die dinge wat in betrekking tot God staan, om die sondes van die volk te versoen.

18 Want deurdat Hy self onder versoeking gely het, kan Hy die help wat versoek word.

1 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things that were heard, lest haply we drift away from them. 2 For if the word spoken through angels proved stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward; 3 how shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation? which having at the first been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed unto us by them that heard; 4 God also bearing witness with them, both by signs and wonders, and by manifold powers, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to his own will.

5 For not unto angels did he subject the world to come, whereof we speak. 6 But one hath somewhere testified, saying,

What is man, that thou art mindful of him?

Or the son of man, that thou visitest him?

7 Thou madest him a little lower than the angels;

Thou crownedst him with glory and honor,

And didst set him over the works of thy hands:

8 Thou didst put all things in subjection under his feet.

For in that he subjected all things unto him, he left nothing that is not subject to him. But now we see not yet all things subjected to him. 9 But we behold him who hath been made a little lower than the angels, even Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for every man. 10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the author of their salvation perfect through sufferings. 11 For both he that sanctifieth and they that are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, 12 saying,

I will declare thy name unto my brethren,

In the midst of the congregation will I sing thy praise.

13 And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold, I and the children whom God hath given me. 14 Since then the children are sharers in flesh and blood, he also himself in like manner partook of the same; that through death he might bring to nought him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; 15 and might deliver all them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. 16 For verily not to angels doth he give help, but he giveth help to the seed of Abraham. 17 Wherefore it behooved him in all things to be made like unto his brethren, that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. 18 For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succor them that are tempted.