Hebrews 2
1 So, [since that is true], we must pay very careful attention to what we have heard [about God’s Son], in order that we do not drift away from it, [as a boat drifts off its course when people do not guide it] [MET].
Daarom moeten we ons des te steviger vastklampen aan wat we gehoord hebben; anders toch drijven we weg.
2 [God’s laws that] were given by angels were valid, and God justly punished all who rejected them and all who disobeyed [DOU] them.
Want zo het woord van kracht bleef, dat door de engelen werd verkondigd, en iedere overtreding en ongehoorzaamheid gerechte straf ontving:
3 So, we will certainly not escape [God punishing us] if we ignore such a great [message about how God] [MTY] saves us! [RHQ] This [new message] was first spoken by the Lord [Jesus] {The Lord [Jesus] first spoke this [message]}. Then it was confirmed to us by those who heard [what the Lord told them] {those who heard [what the Lord told them] confirmed it to us}.
hoe zullen wij dan ontkomen, wanneer we een zaligheid verwaarlozen, welke het eerst door den Heer is gepreekt, welke onder ons werd bevestigd door hen die Hem hoorden,
4 God also confirmed to us [that this message was true] by [enabling believers to do] many things that showed God’s power, to do other miraculous things [DOU], and [to do other things] by the gifts that the Holy Spirit distributed to them according to what [God] desired.
en welke ook door God is betuigd door tekenen, wonderen en velerlei kracht, door gaven ook van den heiligen Geest, zoals het Hem heeft behaagd?
5 God has determined that the angels will not rule over everything. [Instead, he has determined that Christ] will rule in the new world that [God] will [create]. [That is the new world] about which I am writing.
Immers niet aan engelen onderwierp Hij de toekomstige wereld, waarover we spreken.
6 Someone spoke to [God about this] somewhere [in the Scriptures], saying, (No one is worthy enough for you to think about him!/Who is [worthy enough] for you to think about him?) [RHQ] (No human is [worthy enough] for you to care for him!/Is any human [worthy enough] for you to care for him?) [RHQ]
Want er is ergens getuigd: Wat is een mens, dat Gij hem zoudt gedenken, Of een mensenkind, dat Gij acht op hem slaat?
7 [So it is surprising that] you have caused people to be for a little while inferior in rank to angels. You have greatly honored [DOU] them [MET], as [kings are honored with] a crown.
Een korte tijd hebt Gij hem beneden de engelen gesteld, Hem met glorie en luister gekroond.
8 You have put everything under people’s control [MET]. God has determined that people will rule over absolutely everything [LIT]. But now, at this present time, we perceive that people do not yet have authority over everything.
Alles hebt Gij onderworpen aan zijn voeten. Door hem nu alles te onderwerpen, heeft Hij niets uitgezonderd, dat hem niet onderworpen is. Zeker, nu zien we nog niet, dat alles hem onderworpen is.
9 But we do know about Jesus, [who truly has authority over everything]! Hebrews 2:9b-13 Jesus, for a little while, became inferior [in rank] to angels in order to die on behalf of [MET] everyone. He became inferior when he suffered [and] died, as God kindly [planned]. But now he has been greatly [honored] [DOU] [by being] crowned [as kings are].
Maar wel zien we Jesus met glorie en luister gekroond, omdat Hij de dood heeft ondergaan; Hij, die een korte tijd beneden de engelen was gesteld, om door Gods genade de dood te smaken voor allen.
10 It was fitting that [God] make [Jesus] (perfect/all that God intended him to be). God was enabling many people who would belong to him [MET] to share his glory. God [is the one who] created all things, and [he is the one] for whom all things [exist]. [He perfected Jesus] by causing him to suffer [and die]. [Jesus] is the one whom [God] uses to save people.
Het lag toch voor de hand, dat Hij, om wien en door wien alles bestaat, en die vele zonen tot glorie brengt, ook hun Leidsman ter zaligheid door lijden tot glorie zou brengen.
11 [Jesus] is the one who (makes people holy/sets people apart for God), and they all belong to God’s family. [As a result, Christ] gladly [LIT] proclaims them to be [like] his own brothers [and sisters].
Want Hij die heiligt, en zij die geheiligd worden, zijn allen uit Eén. Daarom schaamt Hij Zich niet, hen broeders te noemen,
12 [The Psalmist wrote what Christ said to God about us becoming] his brothers, in these words: I will proclaim to my brothers how awesome you are (OR, what you ([are like/have done])) [MTY]. I will sing praise to you in the presence of the congregation!
als Hij zegt: "Ik zal uw Naam aan mijn broeders verkondigen, In de kring der gemeente U prijzen."
13 And a prophet wrote [in] another [Scripture passage what Christ said about God], I will trust him. And in another [Scripture passage, Christ said about those who are like his] children, I and the ones that God has given me are here.
En wederom: "Ik zal op Hem mijn betrouwen stellen." En vervolgens: "Zie Ik en de kinderen, Die God Mij gaf."
14 So, since those [whom God calls his] children are all human beings [MTY], Jesus also became a human being [just like them]. The devil has the power to cause people [to be afraid] to die, but Christ became human in order that by his dying he might make the devil powerless.
Welnu, omdat de kinderen deel hebben aan vlees en bloed, daarom was ook Hij daaraan deelachtig, om door de Dood hem machteloos te maken, die macht had over de dood, en dat is de duivel;
15 [Jesus did that] to free all of us who are like slaves [MET] all the time we live, because we are [forced to] be afraid to die.
en om allen te verlossen, die uit vrees voor de dood heel hun leven in slavernij zouden verkeren.
16 Because [Jesus became a human being], it is not angels whom he wants to help. No, it is we who trust God as Abraham did whom he wants to help.
Niet engelen toch trok Hij Zich aan, maar Abrahams zaad trok Hij Zich aan.
17 So, [since he came to help humans, not angels], he had to be made exactly like [us whom he calls] his own brothers [and sisters]. He wants to be a Supreme Priest who [acts] mercifully [to all people] and who faithfully does what God wants, so that people who had sinned would be declared no longer guilty.
En daarom moest Hij in alles gelijk worden aan zijn broeders, opdat Hij in hun betrekkingen tot God een barmhartig en getrouw Hogepriester zou zijn tot uitboeting der zonde van het volk.
18 [Specifically], he is able to help those/us who are tempted [to sin]. He can do that because he suffered, and he was also tempted [to sin like we are tempted to sin].
Want juist omdat Hijzelf werd bekoord en zelf heeft geleden, kan Hij ook hen helpen, die worden bekoord.
