Hebreus 2
1 Portanto convém-nos atentar com mais diligência para as coisas que já temos ouvido, para que em tempo algum nos venhamos a esquecer.
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].
2 Porque, se a palavra pronunciada pelos anjos permaneceu firme, e toda a transgressão e desobediência recebeu a justa retribuição,
[God’s laws that] were given by angels were valid, and God justly punished all who rejected them and all who disobeyed [DOU] them.
3 Como escaparemos nós, se não atentarmos para uma tão grande salvação, a qual, começando a ser anunciada pelo Senhor, foi-nos depois confirmada pelos que a ouviram;
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}.
4 Testificando também Deus com sinais, e milagres, e várias maravilhas e distribuições do Espírito Santo segundo a sua vontade?
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.
5 Porque não sujeitou aos anjos o mundo futuro, de que agora falamos.
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.
6 Porém em certo lugar, testificou alguém, dizendo: Que é o homem, para que dele te lembres? ou o filho do homem, para que o visites?
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]
7 Tu o fizeste um pouco menor do que os anjos; o coroaste de glória e de honra, e o constituiste sobre as obras de tuas mãos:
[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.
8 Todas as coisas lhe sujeitaste debaixo dos pés. Porque, visto que lhe sujeitou todas as coisas, nada deixou que lhe não fosse sujeito. Porém agora ainda não vemos que todas as coisas lhe estejam sujeitas;
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.
9 Porém vemos coroado de glória e de honra aquele Jesus que fôra feito um pouco menor do que os anjos, por causa da paixão da morte, para que, pela graça de Deus, provasse a morte por todos.
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].
10 Porque convinha que aquele, por cuja causa são todas as coisas, e mediante o qual todas as coisas existem, trazendo muitos filhos à glória, consagrasse pelas aflições o príncipe da salvação deles.
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.
11 Porque, assim o que santifica, como os que são santificados, todos são de um; por cuja causa não se envergonha de lhes chamar irmãos,
[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].
12 Dizendo: anunciarei o teu nome a meus irmãos, cantar-te-ei louvores no meio da congregação.
[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!
13 E outra vez: Porei nele a minha confiança. E outra vez: Eis-me aqui a mim e aos filhos que Deus me deu.
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.
14 E, porquanto os filhos participam da carne e do sangue, também ele participou do mesmo, para que pela morte aniquilasse o que tinha o império da morte, isto é, o diabo:
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.
15 E livrasse todos os que, com medo da morte, estavam por toda a vida sujeitos à servidão,
[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.
16 Porque, na verdade, não tomou os anjos, mas tomou a descendência de Abraão.
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.
17 Pelo que convinha que em tudo fosse semelhante aos irmãos, para ser misericordioso e fiel sumo sacerdote nas coisas que são para com Deus, para expiar os pecados do povo.
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.
18 Porque naquilo que ele mesmo, sendo tentado, padeceu, pode socorrer aos que são tentados.
[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].
