< Hebrews 1 >
1 At sundry times and in diuers maners God spake in the olde time to our fathers by the Prophetes:
God, who in many parts and in many ways spoke in ancient times to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by his Son,
2 in these last dayes hee hath spoken vnto vs by his Sonne, Whom he hath made heire of al things, by whome also he made the worldes, (aiōn )
whom he has appointed heir of all things, by whom, also, he made the ages; (aiōn )
3 Who being the brightnes of the glory, and the ingraued forme of his person, and bearing vp all things by his mightie worde, hath by himselfe purged our sinnes, and sitteth at the right hand of the Maiestie in the highest places,
who, being the effulgence of his glory and the exact representation of his essence, and upholding all things by his own powerful word, when he had by himself made expiation for our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
4 And is made so much more excellent then the Angels, in as much as hee hath obteined a more excellent Name then they.
having become so far superior to the angels, as the name which he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.
5 For vnto which of the Angels saide he at any time, Thou art my Sonne, this day begate I thee? and againe, I will be his Father, and he shalbe my Sonne?
For to which of the angels did he at any time say: Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again: I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?
6 And againe, when he bringeth in his first begotten Sonne into the worlde, hee saith, And let all the Angels of God worship him.
And again, when he brings the first-begotten into the world, he says: And let all the angels of God worship him.
7 And of the Angels he saith, He maketh the spirites his messengers, and his ministers a flame of fire.
And of the angels he says: Who makes his angels winds, and his ministers a flame of fire.
8 But vnto the Sonne he saith, O God, thy throne is for euer and euer: the scepter of thy kingdome is a scepter of righteousnes. (aiōn )
But to the Son: Thy throne, O God, is from age to age: a scepter of rectitude is the scepter of thy kingdom. (aiōn )
9 Thou hast loued righteousnes and hated iniquitie. Wherefore God, eue thy God, hath anointed thee with the oyle of gladnes aboue thy fellowes.
Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore, God, thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast established the earth, and the heauens are the workes of thine handes.
And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning, didst lay the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the works of thy hands.
11 They shall perish, but thou doest remaine: and they all shall waxe olde as doeth a garment.
They shall perish; but thou remainest: and they all shall grow old as a garment;
12 And as a vesture shalt thou folde them vp, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy yeeres shall not faile.
and as a mantle thou shalt fold them up, and they shall be changed; but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
13 Vnto which also of the Angels saide he at any time, Sit at my right hand, til I make thine enemies thy footestoole?
But to which of the angels has he said at any time: Sit on my right hand, till I make thy enemies thy footstool?
14 Are they not al ministring spirits, sent forth to minister, for their sakes which shalbe heires of saluation?
Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister to those who shall inherit salvation?