Hebreos 2

1 Por lo tanto deberíamos estar aún más atentos a lo que hemos aprendido para no descarriarnos.

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 Si el mensaje que los ángeles trajeron es fiel, y si cada pecado y acto de desobediencia trae su propia consecuencia,

[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 ¿cómo escaparemos si no atendemos esta gran salvación que el Señor anunció desde el principio, y que después nos confirmó por medio de quienes lo oyeron?

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 Dios también dio testimonio por medio de señales y milagros, por actos que demuestran su poder, y por medio de los dones del Espíritu Santo, que repartió como quiso.

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 No serán los ángeles los encargados del mundo venidero del cual hablamos.

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 Sino que, como se ha dicho: “¿Qué son los seres humanos para que te preocupes por ellos? ¿Quién es el hijo de hombre para que cuides de él?

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 Lo hiciste un poco inferior a los ángeles; lo coronaste con gloria y honra, y lo pusiste por encima de toda tu creación.

[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 Le diste autoridad sobre todas las cosas”. No quedó nada por fuera cuando Dios le dio autoridad sobre todas las cosas. Sin embargo, vemos que no todo está sujeto a su autoridad todavía.

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 Pero vemos a Jesús, puesto en un lugar un poco inferior al de los ángeles, coronado de gloria y honra por el sufrimiento de la muerte. Por medio de la gracia de Dios, Jesús experimentó la muerte 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 Era conveniente que Dios, quien crea y sostiene todas las cosas, preparara por medio del sufrimiento a Aquél que los lleva a la salvación, para llevar a muchos de sus hijos a la gloria.

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 Pues tanto el que santifica como los que son santificados pertenecen a la misma familia. Por eso no vacila en llamarlos “hermanos”

[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 al decir: “Anunciaré tu nombre a mis hermanos; te alabaré entre tu pueblo cuando se reúna”.

[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 Y también dice: “Pondré mi confianza en él”, y “Aquí estoy, junto a los hijos que Dios me ha dado”.

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 Y como los hijos tienen en común carne y sangre, él participó de su carne y sangre del mismo modo, para así destruir por medio de la muerte a aquél que tiene el poder de la muerte—el diablo—

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 y liberar a todos los que habían estado esclavizados toda la vida por miedo a la muerte.

[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 Sin duda alguna, los ángeles no son su preocupación; él se preocupa por ayudar a los hijos de Abraham.

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 Por ello le fue necesario volverse como sus hermanos en todo, para poder llegar a ser un sumo sacerdote, misericordioso y fiel, en las cosas de Dios, para perdonar los pecados de su pueblo.

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 Y como él mismo sufrió la tentación, puede ayudar a los que son 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].