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。 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？

1 In many parts, and many ways, God of old having spoken to the fathers in the prophets,2 in these last days did speak to us in a Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He did make the ages;3 who being the brightness of the glory, and the impress of His subsistence, bearing up also the all things by the saying of his might -- through himself having made a cleansing of our sins, sat down at the right hand of the greatness in the highest,4 having become so much better than the messengers, as he did inherit a more excellent name than they.5 For to which of the messengers said He ever, `My Son thou art -- I to-day have begotten thee?` and again, `I will be to him for a father, and he shall be to Me for a son?`6 and when again He may bring in the first-born to the world, He saith, `And let them bow before him -- all messengers of God;`7 and unto the messengers, indeed, He saith, `Who is making His messengers spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire;`8 and unto the Son: `Thy throne, O God, [is] to the age of the age; a scepter of righteousness [is] the scepter of thy reign;9 thou didst love righteousness, and didst hate lawlessness; because of this did He anoint thee -- God, thy God -- with oil of gladness above thy partners;`10 and, `Thou, at the beginning, Lord, the earth didst found, and a work of thy hands are the heavens;11 these shall perish, and Thou dost remain, and all, as a garment, shall become old,12 and as a mantle Thou shall roll them together, and they shall be changed, and Thou art the same, and Thy years shall not fail.`13 And unto which of the messengers said He ever, `Sit at My right hand, till I may make thine enemies thy footstool?`14 are they not all spirits of service -- for ministration being sent forth because of those about to inherit salvation?