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Greek: New Testament (NAS)
English: John Barach
Chapter 1
The Supremacy of God’s Son
1 Πολυμερῶς καὶ πολυτρόπως πάλαι ὁ θεὸς λαλήσας τοῖς πατράσιν ἐν τοῖς προφήταις 2 ἐπ' ἐσχάτου τῶν ἡμερῶν τούτων ἐλάλησεν ἡμῖν ἐν υἱῷ, ὃν ἔθηκεν κληρονόμον πάντων, δι' οὗ καὶ ἐποίησεν τοὺς αἰῶνας· 3 ὃς ὢν ἀπαύγασμα τῆς δόξης καὶ χαρακτὴρ τῆς ὑποστάσεως αὐτοῦ, φέρων τε τὰ πάντα τῷ ῥήματι τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ, καθαρισμὸν τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ποιησάμενος ἐκάθισεν ἐν δεξιᾷ τῆς μεγαλωσύνης ἐν ὑψηλοῖς, 4 τοσούτῳ κρείττων γενόμενος τῶν ἀγγέλων ὅσῳ διαφορώτερον παρ' αὐτοὺς κεκληρονόμηκεν ὄνομα.
1In many parts and in many ways, God spoke long ago to the fathers by the prophets; 2but in these last days, He has spoken to us in a Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He created the universe. 3He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His essence, sustaining all things by His powerful word. After He had made purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, 4having become as much superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is more excellent than theirs.
The Son Exalted Above Angels
5 Τίνι γὰρ εἶπέν ποτε τῶν ἀγγέλων,
  Υἱός μου εἶ σύ,
ἐγὼ σήμερον γεγέννηκά σε; {Psalm 2:7}
καὶ πάλιν,
  Ἐγὼ ἔσομαι αὐτῷ εἰς πατέρα,
καὶ αὐτὸς ἔσται μοι εἰς υἱόν; {II Sam. 7:14; I Chron. 17:13}
5For to which of the angels did He ever say:
  “You are My Son;
today I have begotten You”? {Psalm 2:7}
And again:
  “I will be a Father to Him,
and He will be a Son to Me”? {II Sam. 7:14; I Chron. 17:13}
6 ὅταν δὲ πάλιν εἰσαγάγῃ τὸν πρωτότοκον εἰς τὴν οἰκουμένην, λέγει,
  Καὶ προσκυνησάτωσαν αὐτῷ πάντες ἄγγελοι θεοῦ. {Deut. 32:43 LXX}
6And again, when He brings the firstborn into the world, He says:
  “And let all the angels of God worship Him.” {Deut. 32:43 LXX}
7 καὶ πρὸς μὲν τοὺς ἀγγέλους λέγει,
  Ὁ ποιῶν τοὺς ἀγγέλους αὐτοῦ πνεύματα
καὶ τοὺς λειτουργοὺς αὐτοῦ πυρὸς φλόγα, {Psalm 104:4}
8 πρὸς δὲ τὸν υἱόν,
  Ὁ θρόνος σου ὁ θεὸς εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος,
καὶ ἡ ῥάβδος τῆς εὐθύτητος ῥάβδος τῆς βασιλείας σου.
9 ἠγάπησας δικαιοσύνην καὶ ἐμίσησας ἀνομίαν·
διὰ τοῦτο ἔχρισέν σε ὁ θεὸς ὁ θεός σου
ἔλαιον ἀγαλλιάσεως παρὰ τοὺς μετόχους σου. {Psalm 45:6-7}
7Now regarding the angels He says:
  “Who makes His angels winds,
and His ministers a flame of fire.” {Psalm 104:4}
8But regarding the Son:
  “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever,
and the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
9You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness;
therefore God, Your God, has anointed You
with the oil of gladness beyond Your companions.” {Psalm 45:6-7}
10 καί,
  Σὺ κατ' ἀρχάς, κύριε, τὴν γῆν ἐθεμελίωσας,
καὶ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν σού εἰσιν οἱ οὐρανοί·
11 αὐτοὶ ἀπολοῦνται, σὺ δὲ διαμένεις,
καὶ πάντες ὡς ἱμάτιον παλαιωθήσονται,
12 καὶ ὡσεὶ περιβόλαιον ἑλίξεις αὐτούς,
 ὡς ἱμάτιον καὶ ἀλλαγήσονται·
σὺ δὲ ὁ αὐτὸς εἶ
καὶ τὰ ἔτη σου οὐκ ἐκλείψουσιν. {Psalm 102:25-27}
10And:
  “You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth,
and the heavens are the works of Your hands;
11they will perish, but You remain;
they will all wear out like a garment,
12and like a robe You will roll them up;
like a garment they will also be changed.
But You are the same,
and Your years will never end.” {Psalm 102:25-27}
13 πρὸς τίνα δὲ τῶν ἀγγέλων εἴρηκέν ποτε,
  Κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου,
ἕως ἄν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου; {Psalm 110:1}
14 οὐχὶ πάντες εἰσὶν λειτουργικὰ πνεύματα εἰς διακονίαν ἀποστελλόμενα διὰ τοὺς μέλλοντας κληρονομεῖν σωτηρίαν;
13But to which of the angels has He ever said:
  “Sit at My right hand
until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”? {Psalm 110:1}
14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out for service on account of those who are about to inherit salvation?