Hebrews 1
1 Long ago God communicated frequently to our ancestors in various ways by what the prophets [said and wrote].
Dahulu, berulang kali Allah sudah berbicara kepada nenek moyang kita melalui para nabi dengan berbagai cara. Namun sekarang, di zaman akhir ini, Allah sudah berbicara kepada kita melalui Anak-Nya sendiri.
2 But now when this final age [is beginning], God has communicated to us [just once] by means of what (his Son/the man who was also God) [said and did. God] appointed him in order that he would possess everything [that truly belongs to God. God also appointed] him in order that he would create the universe. (aiōn g165)
Anak-Nya itulah yang sejak semula sudah ditetapkan Allah untuk menguasai segala sesuatu. Bersama Allah Bapa, Dia menciptakan seluruh langit dan bumi. (aiōn g165)
3 He manifests God’s glory. He exactly represents [what God is like]. He (sustains everything by means of his powerful words. When he had [enabled people to be] freed from the [guilt of] their sins [MET], he sat down in heaven [EUP] [to rule] at the place of greatest honor [MTY] with God [MTY].
Anak-Nya itu memancarkan kemuliaan Allah. Dia mencerminkan hakikat Allah secara nyata dan sempurna. Melalui perintah-Nya yang penuh kuasa, sang Anak Allah menopang seluruh ciptaan-Nya supaya tetap hidup dan bergerak. Sesudah Dia mati untuk membersihkan kita dari dosa-dosa kita, Dia kembali ke surga lalu duduk di tempat yang paling terhormat di dekat Allah Mahamulia, yaitu di sebelah kanan-Nya.
4 By doing that, he [showed that he] was very much greater than the angels, to the extent that his relationship [MTY] [to God, as his Son], is more excellent than the relationship the angels [have to God].
Dengan demikian, jelaslah bahwa kedudukan Anak Allah jauh lebih tinggi daripada semua malaikat, dan hubungan antara sang Anak dengan Bapa-Nya jauh lebih dekat daripada hubungan Allah dengan para malaikat.
5 [We know that] because [in the Scriptures] no one [RHQ] ever reported that God said to any angel [what he said to his Son], You [(sg)] are my Son! Today I have declared to all that I am your Father [DOU]! And he said in another Scripture passage, I will be his Father, and he will be my Son [DOU].
Sebab tidak pernah Allah berkata kepada malaikat, “Engkaulah Anak-Ku. Hari ini Aku menyatakan bahwa Akulah Bapa-Mu.” Dan tidak pernah juga Allah berbicara tentang malaikat mana pun seperti Dia berbicara tentang Anak-Nya, yakni, “Aku akan menjadi Bapa-Nya, dan Dia akan menjadi Anak-Ku.”
6 And [we know his Son is greater than the angels because in] another [Scripture passage someone wrote this about God’s esteemed Son], when God was about to send him into the world: All God’s angels must worship him.
Terlebih lagi, waktu Allah mengutus Anak-Nya yang sulung itu ke dalam dunia, Dia memerintahkan, “Sembahlah Anak-Ku, hai semua malaikat!”
7 [And in the Scriptures it is written that] someone said this about the angels: [God] makes the [angels] who serve him [to be changeable like] [MET] winds and flames of fire.
Namun, tentang para malaikat, Allah hanya berkata, “Kepada mereka Aku berikan kecepatan seperti angin dan kedahsyatan seperti nyala api untuk menjalankan tugas-tugas-Ku.”
8 But on the other hand, [in the Scriptures it is written that God said] this to his Son: You [(sg)] who are [also] God will rule forever [MTY], and you will reign righteously over your kingdom [MTY]. (aiōn g165)
Kepada Anak-Nya, Allah berkata, “Pemerintahan-Mu, ya Tuan Raja, berkuasa untuk selama-lamanya. Engkau memerintah dengan adil di seluruh kerajaan-Mu. (aiōn g165)
9 You have loved [people’s] righteous [deeds] and you have hated [people’s] lawless [deeds]. So I, your God, have caused you to be more joyful [MTY] than anyone else.
Engkau mencintai yang benar dan membenci yang jahat. Itu sebabnya Allah-Mu sudah mengurapi Engkau dengan minyak dan menjadikan Engkau Raja yang paling berbahagia melebihi semua penguasa lain.”
10 And [we also know that his Son is superior to angels because in the Scriptures the Psalmist wrote that] someone said to God’s Son, Lord, it was you who created the earth in the beginning. You also made [the rest of] the universe (OR, the [things in] the sky) [MTY].
Allah juga mengatakan, bukan kepada malaikat, tetapi kepada Yesus Anak-Nya, “Engkau adalah Tuhan yang menciptakan dasar bumi, dan dengan tangan-Mu sendiri Engkau menjadikan segala sesuatu di langit.
11 Everything in the universe will disappear, but you will keep on living [forever]. They will wear out as clothing [wears out].
Semua ciptaan itu akan lenyap, tetapi Engkau tetap ada untuk selama-lamanya. Semuanya itu akan rusak seperti pakaian lama,
12 You will dispose of them as one rolls up an [old] coat [before getting rid of it]. [Then], you will exchange [everything that is in the universe for what is new], as someone puts on a new garment [in exchange for an old garment] [SIM]. But you [are not like what you created]; You stay the same, and you live forever [LIT]!
dan kelak seluruh ciptaan yang sudah rusak itu akan Engkau gulung dan buang, bagaikan orang menggulung dan membuang pakaian usangnya. Lalu, seperti orang mengenakan pakaian baru, demikianlah Engkau akan mengganti dan memperbarui dunia ciptaan yang sudah rusak itu. Tetapi Engkau sendiri tidak akan pernah berubah, dan hidup-Mu tidak akan pernah berakhir.”
13 [We also know that his Son is superior to angels because no one ever stated] [RHQ] [in the Scriptures] that God said to any angel [what he said to his Son], Sit [in the place of honor] next to me and rule with me [MTY] while I put all of your enemies completely under your control [MET]!
Sebaliknya, kepada malaikat, Allah tidak pernah berkata, “Duduklah di sebelah kanan-Ku dan memerintahlah sebagai Raja sampai Aku mengalahkan semua musuh-Mu dan menundukkan mereka di bawah kaki-Mu.”
14 The angels are [only] spirits who serve [God] [RHQ]. [God] sends them [to earth] in order to help those he has saved (OR, those whom he will save).
Para malaikat hanyalah roh-roh yang melayani Allah, yang diutus-Nya untuk menolong kita, orang-orang yang menerima keselamatan.
