1 Havendo Deus, outrora, falado, muitas vezes e de muitas maneiras, aos pais, pelos profetas, 2 nestes últimos dias, nos falou pelo Filho, a quem constituiu herdeiro de todas as coisas, pelo qual também fez o universo. 3 Ele, que é o resplendor da glória e a expressão exata do seu Ser, sustentando todas as coisas pela palavra do seu poder, depois de ter feito a purificação dos pecados, assentou-se à direita da Majestade, nas alturas, 4 tendo-se tornado tão superior aos anjos quanto herdou mais excelente nome do que eles.

5 Pois a qual dos anjos disse jamais:

Tu és meu Filho, eu hoje te gerei?

E outra vez:

Eu lhe serei Pai, e ele me será Filho?

6 E, novamente, ao introduzir o Primogênito no mundo, diz:

E todos os anjos de Deus o adorem.

7 Ainda, quanto aos anjos, diz:

Aquele que a seus anjos faz ventos, e a seus ministros, labareda de fogo;

8 mas acerca do Filho:

O teu trono, ó Deus, é para todo o sempre;

e:

Cetro de equidade é o cetro do seu reino.

9 Amaste a justiça e odiaste a iniquidade; por isso, Deus, o teu Deus, te ungiu com o óleo de alegria como a nenhum dos teus companheiros.

10 Ainda:

No princípio, Senhor, lançaste os fundamentos da terra, e os céus são obra das tuas mãos;

11 eles perecerão; tu, porém, permaneces; sim, todos eles envelhecerão qual veste;

12 também, qual manto, os enrolarás, e, como vestes, serão igualmente mudados; tu, porém, és o mesmo, e os teus anos jamais terão fim.

13 Ora, a qual dos anjos jamais disse:

Assenta-te à minha direita, até que eu ponha os teus inimigos por estrado dos teus pés?

14 Não são todos eles espíritos ministradores, enviados para serviço a favor dos que hão de herdar a salvação?

1 God, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by divers portions and in divers manners, 2 hath at the end of these days spoken unto us in his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds; 3 who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; 4 having become by so much better than the angels, as he hath inherited a more excellent name than they. 5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time,

Thou art my Son,

This day have I begotten thee?

and again,

I will be to him a Father,

And he shall be to me a Son?

6 And when he again bringeth in the firstborn into the world he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him. 7 And of the angels he saith,

Who maketh his angels winds,

And his ministers a flame of fire:

8 but of the Son he saith,

Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever;

And the sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity;

Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee

With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

10 And,

Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth,

And the heavens are the works of thy hands:

11 They shall perish; but thou continuest:

And they all shall wax old as doth a garment;

12 And as a mantle shalt thou roll them up,

As a garment, and they shall be changed:

But thou art the same,

And thy years shall not fail.

13 But of which of the angels hath he said at any time,

Sit thou on my right hand,

Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet?

14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the sake of them that shall inherit salvation?

1 In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways,

2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe.

3 The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.

4 So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.

5 For to which of the angels did God ever say, "You are my Son; today I have become your Father" "? Or again, "I will be his Father, and he will be my Son" "?

6 And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says, "Let all God's angels worship him." [^3]

7 In speaking of the angels he says, "He makes his angels spirits, and his servants flames of fire." [^4]

8 But about the Son he says, "Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.

9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy." [^5]

10 He also says, "In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.

11 They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment.

12 You 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." [^6]

13 To which of the angels did God ever say, "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet" "?

14 Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?