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].

Sentähden tulee meidän sitä tarkemmin ottaa vaari siitä, mitä olemme kuulleet, ettemme vain kulkeutuisi sen ohitse.

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.

Sillä jos enkelien kautta puhuttu sana pysyi lujana, ja jokainen rikkomus ja tottelemattomuus sai oikeudenmukaisen palkkansa,

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}.

kuinka me voimme päästä pakoon, jos emme välitä tuosta niin suuresta pelastuksesta, jonka Herra alkuaan julisti ja joka niiden vahvistamana, jotka olivat sen kuulleet, saatettiin meille,

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.

kun Jumala yhdessä heidän kanssaan todisti tunnusmerkeillä ja ihmeillä ja moninaisilla väkevillä teoilla ja jakamalla Pyhää Henkeä tahtonsa mukaan?

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.

Sillä enkelien alle hän ei alistanut tulevaa maailmaa, josta me puhumme.

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]

Vaan joku on jossakin paikassa todistanut, sanoen: "Mikä on ihminen, että sinä häntä muistat, tai ihmisen poika, että pidät hänestä huolen?

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.

Sinä teit hänet vähäksi aikaa enkeleitä halvemmaksi, kirkkaudella ja kunnialla sinä hänet seppelöitsit, ja sinä panit hänet hallitsemaan kättesi tekoja;

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.

asetit kaikki hänen jalkojensa alle." Sillä, asettaessaan kaikki hänen valtansa alle, hän ei jättänyt mitään hänen allensa alistamatta. Mutta nyt emme vielä näe kaikkea hänen valtansa alle asetetuksi.

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].

Mutta hänet, joka vähäksi aikaa oli tehty enkeleitä halvemmaksi, Jeesuksen, me näemme hänen kuolemansa kärsimyksen tähden kirkkaudella ja kunnialla seppelöidyksi, että hän Jumalan armosta olisi kaikkien edestä joutunut maistamaan kuolemaa.

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.

Sillä hänen, jonka tähden kaikki on ja jonka kautta kaikki on, sopi, saattaessaan paljon lapsia kirkkauteen, kärsimysten kautta tehdä heidän pelastuksensa päämies täydelliseksi.

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].

Sillä sekä hän, joka pyhittää, että ne, jotka pyhitetään, ovat kaikki alkuisin yhdestä. Sentähden hän ei häpeä kutsua heitä veljiksi,

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!

kun hän sanoo: "Minä julistan sinun nimeäsi veljilleni, ylistän sinua seurakunnan keskellä";

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.

ja taas: "Minä panen uskallukseni häneen"; ja taas: "Katso, minä ja lapset, jotka Jumala on minulle antanut!"

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.

Koska siis lapsilla on veri ja liha, tuli hänkin niistä yhtäläisellä tavalla osalliseksi, että hän kuoleman kautta kukistaisi sen, jolla oli kuolema vallassaan, se on: perkeleen,

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.

ja vapauttaisi kaikki ne, jotka kuoleman pelosta kautta koko elämänsä olivat olleet orjuuden alaisia.

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.

Sillä ei hän ota huomaansa enkeleitä, vaan Aabrahamin siemenen hän ottaa huomaansa.

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.

Sentähden piti hänen kaikessa tuleman veljiensä kaltaiseksi, että hänestä tulisi laupias ja uskollinen ylimmäinen pappi tehtävissään Jumalan edessä, sovittaakseen kansan synnit.

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].

Sillä sentähden, että hän itse on kärsinyt ja ollut kiusattu, voi hän kiusattuja auttaa.