1 God having spoken in many parts and in many ways formerly to the fathers in the prophets,

2 at the end of these days has spoken to us in {the person of the} Son, whom he has established heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

3 who being {the} effulgence of his glory and {the} expression of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, having made {by himself} the purification of sins, set himself down on the right hand of the greatness on high,

4 taking a place by so much better than the angels, as he inherits a name more excellent than they.

5 For to which of the angels said he ever, *Thou* art my Son: this day have *I* begotten thee? and again, *I* will be to him for father, and *he* shall be to me for son?

6 and again, when he brings in the firstborn into the habitable world, he says, And let all God's angels worship him.

7 And as to the angels he says, Who makes his angels spirits and his ministers a flame of fire;

8 but as to the Son, Thy throne, O God, {is} to the age of the age, and a sceptre of uprightness {is} the sceptre of thy kingdom.

9 Thou hast loved righteousness and hast hated lawlessness; therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with oil of gladness above thy companions.

10 And, *Thou* in the beginning, Lord, hast founded the earth, and works of thy hands are the heavens.

11 They shall perish, but *thou* continuest still; and they all shall grow old as a garment,

12 and as a covering shalt thou roll them up, and they shall be changed; but *thou* art the Same, and thy years shall not fail.

13 But as to which of the angels said he ever, Sit at my right hand until I put thine enemies {as} footstool of thy feet?

14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out for service on account of those who shall inherit salvation?

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?