Hebrews, 1

1. God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

1. God has spoken in the past to our ancestors through the prophets, in many different ways, although never completely;

2. Hath in these last days spoken unto us by [his] Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

2. but in our times he has spoken definitively to us through his Son. He is the one God appointed heir of all things, since through him he unfolded the stages of the world.

3. Who being the brightness of [his] glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

3. He is the radiance of God's Glory and bears the stamp of God's hidden being, so that his powerful word upholds the universe. And after taking away sin, he took his place at the right hand of the divine Majesty in heaven.

4. Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

4. So he is now far superior to angels just as the name he received sets him apart from them.

5. For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?

5. To what angel did God say: You are my son, I have begotten you today? and to what angel did he promise: I shall be a father to him and he will be a son to me?

6. And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

6. On sending his Firstborn to the world, God says: Let all the angels adore him.

7. And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.

7. Whereas about angels we find words like these: God sends the angels like wind, makes his servants flames of fire.

8. But unto the Son [he saith], Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom.

8. But of the Son we read this: Your throne, O God, will last forever and ever; a rule of justice is your rule.

9. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, [even] thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

9. You loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness, above your fellow kings.

10. And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:

10. And also these words: Lord, in the beginning you placed the earth on its foundation and the heavens are the work of your hands.

11. They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;

11. They will disappear, but you remain. They will be for you like an old garment;

12. And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

12. you will fold them like a cloak and change them. You, on the contrary, are always the same and your years will never end.

13. But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?

13. God never said to any of his angels: Sit here at my right side until I put your enemies as a footstool under your feet.

14. Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

14. For all these spirits are only servants, and God sends them to help those who shall be saved.