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Greek: New Testament (NAS)
English: John Barach
Chapter 2
Warning Against Drifting
1 Διὰ τοῦτο δεῖ περισσοτέρως προσέχειν ἡμᾶς τοῖς ἀκουσθεῖσιν, μήποτε παραρυῶμεν. 2 εἰ γὰρ ὁ δι' ἀγγέλων λαληθεὶς λόγος ἐγένετο βέβαιος καὶ πᾶσα παράβασις καὶ παρακοὴ ἔλαβεν ἔνδικον μισθαποδοσίαν, 3 πῶς ἡμεῖς ἐκφευξόμεθα τηλικαύτης ἀμελήσαντες σωτηρίας, ἥτις ἀρχὴν λαβοῦσα λαλεῖσθαι διὰ τοῦ κυρίου ὑπὸ τῶν ἀκουσάντων εἰς ἡμᾶς ἐβεβαιώθη, 4 συνεπιμαρτυροῦντος τοῦ θεοῦ σημείοις τε καὶ τέρασιν καὶ ποικίλαις δυνάμεσιν καὶ πνεύματος ἁγίου μερισμοῖς κατὰ τὴν αὐτοῦ θέλησιν;
1For this reason, it is necessary for us to pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. 2For if the word spoken through angels proved to be binding, and every transgression and act of disobedience received a just penalty, 3how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? This salvation, having first been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him, 4while God added His witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by distributions of the Holy Spirit according to His own will.
The Humanity of the Son
5 Οὐ γὰρ ἀγγέλοις ὑπέταξεν τὴν οἰκουμένην τὴν μέλλουσαν, περὶ ἧς λαλοῦμεν. 6 διεμαρτύρατο δὲ πού τις λέγων,
  Τί ἐστιν ἄνθρωπος ὅτι μιμνῄσκῃ αὐτοῦ,
ἢ υἱὸς ἀνθρώπου ὅτι ἐπισκέπτῃ αὐτόν;
7 ἠλάττωσας αὐτὸν βραχύ τι παρ' ἀγγέλους,
δόξῃ καὶ τιμῇ ἐστεφάνωσας αὐτόν.
8 πάντα ὑπέταξας ὑποκάτω τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ. {Psalm 8:5-7 LXX}
ἐν τῷ γὰρ ὑποτάξαι [αὐτῷ] τὰ πάντα οὐδὲν ἀφῆκεν αὐτῷ ἀνυπότακτον. νῦν δὲ οὔπω ὁρῶμεν αὐτῷ τὰ πάντα ὑποτεταγμένα·
5For He did not subject the coming world, about which we are speaking, to angels. 6But someone has testified somewhere, saying:
  “What is man, that You are mindful of him,
or a son of man, that You care for him?
7You made him lower than the angels for a little while;
You crowned him with glory and honor. 8You put all things in subjection under his feet.” {Psalm 8:5-7 LXX}
Now in subjecting all things to him, He left nothing that is not subject to him. But at present, we do not yet see all things subjected to him.
9 τὸν δὲ βραχύ τι παρ' ἀγγέλους ἠλαττωμένον βλέπομεν Ἰησοῦν διὰ τὸ πάθημα τοῦ θανάτου δόξῃ καὶ τιμῇ ἐστεφανωμένον, ὅπως χάριτι θεοῦ ὑπὲρ παντὸς γεύσηται θανάτου.
9But we do see Jesus—who was made lower than the angels for a little while—now crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.
10 Ἔπρεπεν γὰρ αὐτῷ, δι' ὃν τὰ πάντα καὶ δι' οὗ τὰ πάντα, πολλοὺς υἱοὺς εἰς δόξαν ἀγαγόντα τὸν ἀρχηγὸν τῆς σωτηρίας αὐτῶν διὰ παθημάτων τελειῶσαι. 11 ὅ τε γὰρ ἁγιάζων καὶ οἱ ἁγιαζόμενοι ἐξ ἑνὸς πάντες· δι' ἣν αἰτίαν οὐκ ἐπαισχύνεται ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοὺς καλεῖν 12 λέγων,
  Ἀπαγγελῶ τὸ ὄνομά σου τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς μου,
ἐν μέσῳ ἐκκλησίας ὑμνήσω σε, {Psalm 22:22}
13 καὶ πάλιν,
  Ἐγὼ ἔσομαι πεποιθὼς ἐπ' αὐτῷ, {Isa. 8:17 LXX}
καὶ πάλιν,
  Ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ καὶ τὰ παιδία ἅ μοι ἔδωκεν ὁ θεός. {Isa. 8:18}
10For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the founder of their salvation perfect through sufferings. 11For both the One who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all from one [Father]; for this reason He is not ashamed to call them brothers, 12saying:
  “I will proclaim Your name to my brothers;
in the midst of the congregation I will sing Your praise.” {Psalm 22:22}
13And again:
  “I will put my trust in Him.” {Isa. 8:17 LXX}
And again:
  “Behold, I and the children God has given me.” {Isa. 8:18}
14 ἐπεὶ οὖν τὰ παιδία κεκοινώνηκεν αἵματος καὶ σαρκός, καὶ αὐτὸς παραπλησίως μετέσχεν τῶν αὐτῶν, ἵνα διὰ τοῦ θανάτου καταργήσῃ τὸν τὸ κράτος ἔχοντα τοῦ θανάτου, τοῦτ' ἔστιν τὸν διάβολον, 15 καὶ ἀπαλλάξῃ τούτους, ὅσοι φόβῳ θανάτου διὰ παντὸς τοῦ ζῆν ἔνοχοι ἦσαν δουλείας. 16 οὐ γὰρ δήπου ἀγγέλων ἐπιλαμβάνεται ἀλλὰ σπέρματος Ἀβραὰμ ἐπιλαμβάνεται. 17 ὅθεν ὤφειλεν κατὰ πάντα τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς ὁμοιωθῆναι, ἵνα ἐλεήμων γένηται καὶ πιστὸς ἀρχιερεὺς τὰ πρὸς τὸν θεὸν εἰς τὸ ἱλάσκεσθαι τὰς ἁμαρτίας τοῦ λαοῦ. 18 ἐν ᾧ γὰρ πέπονθεν αὐτὸς πειρασθείς, δύναται τοῖς πειραζομένοις βοηθῆσαι.
14Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same things, so that through death He might destroy the one who holds the power of death—that is, the devil— 15and set free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives. 16For surely it is not angels He helps, but He helps the offspring of Abraham. 17Therefore, He had to be made like His brothers in every respect, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people. 18For because He Himself has suffered when being tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted.