1 God, Who at various times and in various ways spoke in times past to the fathers by the prophets,2 has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, Whom He has appointed heir of all things, through Whom also He made the worlds;3 Who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His essence, and upholding all things by the Word of His power, when He had by Himself made purification for our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,4 having become so much better than the angels, as He has inherited a more excellent name than they.5 For to which of the angels did He ever say: You are My Son, today I have begotten You? And again: I will be to Him a Father, and He shall be to Me a Son?6 And again, when He brings the Firstborn into the world, He says: Let all the angels of God do homage to Him.7 And of the angels He says: Who makes His angels spirits and His ministers a flame of fire.8 But to the Son He says: Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; a scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your Kingdom.9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness, beside Your companions.10 And: You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the works of Your hands.11 They will be destroyed, but You remain; and they will all grow old like a garment;12 like a cloak You will fold them up, and they will be changed. But You are the same, and Your years will not fail.13 But to which of the angels has He ever said: Sit at My right hand, till I place Your enemies as Your footstool?14 Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who are about to inherit salvation.

1 God, that spak sum tyme bi prophetis in many maneres to oure fadris, at the2 laste in these daies he hath spoke to vs bi the sone; whom he hath ordeyned eir of alle thingis, and bi whom he made the worldis.3 Which whanne also he is the briytnesse of glorie, and figure of his substaunce, and berith alle thingis bi word of his vertu, he makith purgacioun of synnes, and syttith on the riythalf of the maieste in heuenes;4 and so myche is maad betere than aungels, bi hou myche he hath eneritid a more dyuerse name bifor hem.5 For to whiche of the aungels seide God ony tyme, Thou art my sone, Y haue gendrid thee to dai? And eftsoone, Y schal be to hym in to a fadir, and he schal be to me in to a sone?6 And whanne eftsoone he bryngith in the firste bigetun sone in to the world, he seith, And alle the aungels of God worschipe hym.7 But he seith to aungels, He that makith hise aungels spiritis, and hise mynystris flawme of fier.8 But to the sone he seith, God, thi trone is in to the world of world; a yerde of equite is the yerde of thi rewme;9 thou hast louyd riytwisnesse, and hatidist wickidnesse; therfor the God, thi God, anoyntide thee with oile of ioye, more than thi felowis.10 And, Thou, Lord, in the bigynnyng foundidist the erthe, and heuenes ben werkis of thin hondis; thei schulen perische,11 but thou schalt perfitli dwelle; and alle schulen wexe elde as a cloth, and thou schalt chaunge hem as a cloth,12 and thei schulen be chaungid. But thou art the same thi silf, and thi yeeris schulen not faile.13 But to whiche of the aungels seide God at ony tyme, Sitte thou on my riythalf, till Y putte thin enemyes a stool of thi feet?14 Whether thei alle ben not seruynge spiritis, sente to seruen for hem that taken the eritage of heelthe?