عِبرانِيّين 1

١ 1 إِنَّ اللهَ، فِي الأَزْمِنَةِ الْمَاضِيَةِ، كَلَّمَ آبَاءَنَا بِلِسَانِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ (الَّذِينَ نَقَلُوا إِعْلانَاتٍ) بِطُرُقٍ عَدِيدَةٍ وَمُتَنَوِّعَةٍ.

God, who, at sundry times and in divers manners, spoke in times past to the fathers by the prophets, last of all,

٢ 2 أَمَّا الآنَ، فِي هَذَا الزَّمَنِ الأَخِيرِ، فَقَدْ كَلَّمَنَا بِالابْنِ، الَّذِي جَعَلَهُ وَارِثاً لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ، وَبِهِ قَدْ خَلَقَ الْكَوْنَ كُلَّهُ! (aiōn g165)

In these days hath spoken to us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the world. (aiōn g165)

٣ 3 إِنَّهُ ضِيَاءُ مَجْدِ اللهِ وَصُورَةُ جَوْهَرِهِ. حَافِظُ كُلَّ مَا فِي الْكَوْنِ بِكَلِمَتِهِ الْقَدِيرَةِ. وَهُوَ الَّذِي بَعْدَمَا طَهَّرَنَا بِنَفْسِهِ مِنْ خَطَايَانَا، جَلَسَ فِي الأَعَالِي عَنْ يَمِينِ اللهِ الْعَظِيمِ.

Who being the brightness of his glory, and the figure of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, making purgation of sins, sitteth on the right hand of the majesty on high.

٤ 4 وَهَكَذَا، أَخَذَ مَكَاناً أَعْظَمَ مِنَ الْمَلائِكَةِ، بِمَا أَنَّ الاسْمَ الَّذِي وَرِثَهُ مُتَفَوِّقٌ جِدّاً عَلَى أَسْمَاءِ الْمَلائِكَةِ جَمِيعاً!

Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath inherited a more excellent name than they.

٥ 5 فَلأَيِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَ الْمَلائِكَةِ قَالَ اللهُ مَرَّةً: «أَنْتَ ابْنِي، أَنَا الْيَوْمَ وَلَدْتُكَ!» أَوْ قَالَ أَيْضاً: «أَنَا أَكُونُ لَهُ أَباً، وَهُوَ يَكُونُ لِيَ ابْناً؟»

For to which of the angels hath he said at any time, Thou art my Son, today have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?

٦ 6 وَعِنْدَمَا يُعِيدُ اللهُ ابْنَهُ الْبِكْرَ إِلَى الْعَالَمِ، يَقُولُ: «وَلْتَسْجُدْ لَهُ مَلائِكَةُ اللهِ جَمِيعاً!»

And again, when he bringeth in the first begotten into the world, he saith: And let all the angels of God adore him.

٧ 7 وَعَنِ الْمَلائِكَةِ يَقُولُ: «قَدْ جَعَلَ مَلائِكَتَهُ رِيَاحاً، وَخُدَّامَهُ لَهِيبَ نَارٍ!»

And to the angels indeed he saith: He that maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.

٨ 8 وَلَكِنَّهُ يُخَاطِبُ الابْنَ قَائِلاً: «إِنَّ عَرْشَكَ، يَا اللهُ، ثَابِتٌ إِلَى أَبَدِ الآبِدِينَ، وَصَوْلَجَانَ حُكْمِكَ عَادِلٌ وَمُسْتَقِيمٌ. (aiōn g165)

But to the Son: Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of justice is the sceptre of thy kingdom. (aiōn g165)

٩ 9 إِنَّكَ أَحْبَبْتَ الْبِرَّ وَأَبْغَضْتَ الإِثْمَ. لِذَلِكَ مَسَحَكَ اللهُ إِلَهُكَ مَلِكاً، إِذْ صَبَّ عَلَيْكَ زَيْتَ الْبَهْجَةِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ رُفَقَائِكَ!»

Thou hast loved justice, and hated iniquity: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

١٠ 10 كَمَا يَقُولُ: «أَنْتَ، يَا رَبُّ، وَضَعْتَ أَسَاسَ الأَرْضِ فِي الْبَدَايَةِ. وَالسَّمَاوَاتُ هِيَ صُنْعُ يَدَيْكَ.

And: Thou in the beginning, O Lord, didst found the earth: and the works of thy hands are the heavens.

١١ 11 هِيَ تَفْنَى، وَأَنْتَ تَبْقَى. فَسَوْفَ تَبْلَى كُلُّهَا كَمَا تَبْلَى الثِّيَابُ،

They shall perish, but thou shalt continue: and they shall all grow old as a garment.

١٢ 12 فَتَطْوِيهَا كَالرِّدَاءِ، ثُمَّ تُبَدِّلُهَا. وَلَكِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الدَّائِمُ الْبَاقِي، وَسِنُوكَ لَنْ تَنْتَهِيَ!»

And as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: but thou art the selfsame, and thy years shall not fail.

١٣ 13 فَهَلْ قَالَ اللهُ مَرَّةً لأَيِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَ الْمَلائِكَةِ مَا قَالَهُ لِلابْنِ: «اجْلِسْ عَنْ يَمِينِي حَتَّى أَجْعَلَ أَعْدَاءَكَ مَوْطِئاً لِقَدَمَيْكَ؟»

But to which of the angels said he at any time: Sit on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool?

١٤ 14 لا! فَلَيْسَ الْمَلائِكَةُ إِلّا أَرْوَاحاً خَادِمَةً تُرْسَلُ لِخِدْمَةِ الَّذِينَ سَيَرِثُونَ الْخَلاصَ.

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent to minister for them, who shall receive the inheritance of salvation?