1 For this reason we should give heed more abundantly to the things {we have} heard, lest in any way we should slip away.2 For if the word which was spoken by angels was firm, and every transgression and disobedience received just retribution,3 how shall *we* escape if we have been negligent of so great salvation, which, having had its commencement in being spoken {of} by the Lord, has been confirmed to us by those who have heard;4 God bearing, besides, witness with {them} to {it}, both by signs and wonders, and various acts of power, and distributions of {the} Holy Spirit, according to his will?5 For he has not subjected to angels the habitable world which is to come, of which we speak;6 but one has testified somewhere, saying, What is man, that thou rememberest him, or son of man that thou visitest him?7 Thou hast made him some little inferior to the angels; thou hast crowned him with glory and honour, {and hast set him over the works of thy hands;}8 thou hast subjected all things under his feet. For in subjecting all things to him, he has left nothing unsubject to him. But now we see not yet all things subjected to *him*,9 but we see Jesus, who {was} made some little inferior to angels on account of the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; so that by the grace of God he should taste death for every thing.10 For it became him, for whom {are} all things, and by whom {are} all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make perfect the leader of their salvation through sufferings.11 For both he that sanctifies and those sanctified {are} all of one; for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,12 saying, I will declare thy name to my brethren; in {the} midst of {the} assembly will I sing thy praises.13 And again, I will trust in him. And again, Behold, I and the children which God has given me.14 Since therefore the children partake of blood and flesh, he also, in like manner, took part in the same, that through death he might annul him who has the might of death, that is, the devil;15 and might set free all those who through fear of death through the whole of their life were subject to bondage.16 For he does not indeed take hold of angels {by the hand}, but he takes hold of the seed of Abraham.17 Wherefore it behoved him in all things to be made like to {his} brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things relating to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people;18 for, in that himself has suffered, being tempted, he is able to help those that are being tempted.

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.