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伟大的救恩

所以,我们必须越发注意所听见的道,免得我们随流失去。 既然那藉着天使所传的话是确定的,凡违背不听从的,都受了该受的报应; 我们若忽略这么大的救恩,怎能逃避呢?这拯救起先是主亲自讲的,后来是听见的人给我们证实了。  神又按自己的旨意,更用神迹奇事、百般的异能,和圣灵所给的恩赐,与他们一同作见证。

救恩的元帅

我们所说将来的世界, 神没有交给天使管辖。 但有人在某处证明说:

“人算什么,你竟顾念他;
世人算什么,你竟眷顾他。
你使他暂时比天使微小[a]
赐他荣耀尊贵为冠冕,
你派他管理你手所造的,
使万物都服在他的脚下。”

既然使万物都服他[b],就没有剩下一样不服他的了。只是如今我们还不见万物都服他; 惟独见那成为暂时比天使微小的耶稣,因为受了死的痛苦,得了尊贵荣耀为冠冕,好使他因着 神的恩,为人人经历了死亡。

10 原来那为万物所属、为万物所本的,为要领许多儿子进入荣耀,使救他们的元帅因受苦难而得以完全,本是合宜的。 11 因那使人成圣的,和那些得以成圣的,都是出于一。为这缘故,他称他们为弟兄也不以为耻, 12 说:

“我要将你的名传给我的弟兄,
在会众中我要颂扬你。”

13 他又说:

“我要依赖他。”

他又说:

“看哪!我与 神所给我的儿女都在这里。”

14 既然儿女同有血肉之躯,他也照样亲自成了血肉之躯,为能藉着死败坏那掌管死权的,就是魔鬼, 15 并要释放那些一生因怕死而作奴隶的人。 16 诚然,他并没有帮助天使,而是帮助了亚伯拉罕的后裔。 17 所以,他凡事应当与他的弟兄相同,为要在 神的事上成为慈悲忠信的大祭司,为百姓的罪献上赎罪祭。 18 既然他自己被试探而受苦,他能帮助被试探的人。

Footnotes

  1. 2.7 或译“你使他比天使微小一点”。
  2. 2.8 有古卷是“既然使万物都降服”。

持守真道

因此,我们必须更加重视所听的道,以免随流漂去。 既然借天使传下来的话正确无误,凡干犯、违背的人都受到了应有的报应, 我们若忽略了这么大的救恩,怎能逃避惩罚呢?这救恩首先由主亲口宣讲出来,后来由听见的人向我们证实了。 同时,上帝按自己的旨意,用神迹、奇事、各样的异能、圣灵的恩赐和他们一同做见证。

救恩的元帅

上帝并没有把我们所谈论的未来世界交给天使掌管。 相反,有人在圣经中做见证说:

“人算什么,你竟顾念他?
世人算什么,你竟眷顾他?
你使他暂时比天使低微一点,
赐他荣耀和尊贵作冠冕,
派他管理你所造的一切,
使万物降服在他脚下。”

既说叫万物都降服在人的管理之下,就没有一样例外。不过,我们到现在还没有看到万物都降服在人的管理之下, 只看见耶稣暂时比天使低微一点,好靠着上帝的恩典为全人类亲尝死亡的滋味。祂因为经历死亡的痛苦而得到了尊贵和荣耀作冠冕。

10 作为万物的归宿和根源的上帝,叫救恩的元帅耶稣经历苦难而得以纯全,以便带领许多的儿女进入荣耀,这样的安排是恰当的。 11 因为使人圣洁的耶稣和那些得以圣洁的人都出自同一位父亲,所以耶稣不以称呼他们弟兄姊妹为耻。 12 祂说:

“我要向众弟兄传扬你的名,
在会众中歌颂你。”

13 又说:

“我要倚靠祂。”

还说:

“看啊,我和上帝赐给我的儿女都在这里。”

14 因为众儿女都是血肉之躯,所以祂也同样取了血肉之躯,为要亲身经历死亡,借此摧毁掌握死亡权势的魔鬼, 15 释放那些因怕死而一生做奴隶的人。 16 很明显,祂要救助的不是天使,而是亚伯拉罕的后裔。 17 所以祂必须在每一方面都与祂的弟兄姊妹相同,以便在事奉上帝的事上成为一位仁慈忠信的大祭司,替众人献上赎罪祭。 18 祂经历过受试炼的痛苦,所以能帮助受试炼的人。

我们的拯救比律法更伟大

因此,我们必须更加注意我们所听到的那些事情(真理), 免得偏离了它们。如果通过天使传播的律法是有效的,而且每个违法与不服从的行为都应受到惩罚, 那么,如果我们忽视了如此伟大的拯救,又如何能逃脱惩罚呢?主首先宣告了拯救,然后又由听到的人向我们做了证实。 上帝还用迹象、奇迹、各种神迹 [a],并按他的旨意用圣灵的恩赐,做了证实。

基督作凡人拯救人类

上帝并没有把我们正在谈论的这个未来的世界交给天使去统治。 《经》上的某处是这么记载的:

“你所关心的人算什么人呢?
你所关心的人子算什么人呢?
你让他一时低于天使,
你冠他以荣耀和荣誉,
并置一切于他的脚下。” (A)

上帝把万物无一例外地置于他的管辖之下。 但是,我们的确看到了耶稣,他一时被置于比天使低微的地位,通过上帝的恩典,为人类经历了死亡,如今,我们看到他由于遭遇了死亡,得到了荣耀和尊崇的桂冠。

10 世间万物都是为了上帝和通过他而存在的,上帝为了给他众多的孩子带来荣耀,使拯救他们的先驱耶稣通过受难而变得完美,这么做是很合适的。

11 使他人圣洁的人和被他人变得圣洁 [b]的人,都是来自一个家庭,这是为什么耶稣称他们为兄弟而不感到羞耻的原因。 12 耶稣说:

“我将把你的名字告诉我的兄弟姐妹,
我将在聚会的人们的面前对你唱赞美歌。” (B)

13 他又说:

“把我的信任寄托在你身上(上帝)。” (C)

他还说:

“我在这里,与上帝赐给我的孩子们同在。” (D)

14 既然这些孩子都是会死的血肉之躯,所以耶稣也变得和他们一样,具有血肉之躯,这样他就可以用自己的死来摧毁那个掌握死亡权力的魔鬼。 15 他这么做,使那些一生受到死亡恐惧奴役的人们获得了自由。 16 显然,他帮助的不是天使,而是亚伯拉罕的子孙, 17 为此,他必须处处都像他的兄弟姐妹,那样才能成为一名为上帝服务的仁慈的、虔诚的大祭司,以便使人们的罪的到宽恕。 18 他自己经历了诱惑与折磨,所以他才能帮助现在正在受诱惑的人们。

Footnotes

  1. 希 伯 來 書 2:4 神迹: 凭上帝的力量所做的令人惊奇的成就。
  2. 希 伯 來 書 2:11 圣洁: 上帝的子民被称圣,因为他们通过基督并只属于上帝得以圣洁。

That is why we must listen very carefully to the things we have heard. We must never forget them.

What the angels said proved to be true. Every one who broke the law, and who did not obey it, was punished as he should be punished.

If that is so, then we will not get away without being punished. We will be punished if we forget or throw away this wonderful way to be saved. It was the Lord who first told people how to be saved. Then those who heard him told us the true way.

God also proved that it was the true way. He gave signs. He did things that surprised people. He did many things by his power. He gave the gifts of the Holy Spirit to people just as he wanted to.

God did not put the next world under angels for them to rule over. That is the world we are talking about.

In one place the holy writings say, `What is man and why do you think about him? What is the Son of a Man and why do you care about him?

You made him lower than angels for a little while. But then you made him very great and high.

You put everything under him for him to rule over.' When God gave him the right to rule over everything, nothing was left out which he did not have the right to rule. But we do not yet see him ruling over everything.

But we do see Jesus! For a short time he was lower than the angels. Because he died, we see him made great and high. He did this so that he could die for every person. God is so good!

10 Everything was made for God and by God. It seemed good to him that Jesus' life should be made complete, by going through the hard things that happened to him. This was because Jesus leads many people to heaven as God's children. And he is the one who saves them.

11 Jesus, who makes people holy, and those who are made holy, all have one Father in heaven. That is why Jesus is not ashamed to call them his brothers.

12 He said, `I will tell my brothers about you. I will sing praise about you among those who gather together for worship.'

13 He also said, `I will trust God.' And again, `Here am I and the children God has given to me.'

14 God's children all have a body. That is why Jesus himself had the same. But because Jesus also had a body, he was able to die and stop the devil. The devil has power to make people die. But Jesus, by his own death, was able to stop the power of death.

15 People were afraid to die. All their lives they were like slaves. When Jesus died, he was able to set them free from their fear.

16 Jesus did not come to help angels. He came to help people who were born in Abraham's family.

17 So he had to be made like his brothers in every way. Then he could be a high priest to make a way to God for them, a priest who was kind and true. He could make it possible for God to forgive people for the wrong things they had done.

18 He had a very hard time when he was tested. But because he was tested, he is able to help people who are tested.

Warning Against Neglecting Salvation

Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For since (A)the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and (B)every transgression or disobedience received a just (C)retribution, (D)how shall we escape if we (E)neglect such a great salvation? It was (F)declared at first by the Lord, and it was (G)attested to us (H)by those who heard, (I)while God also bore witness (J)by signs and wonders and various miracles and by (K)gifts of the Holy Spirit (L)distributed according to his will.

The Founder of Salvation

For it was not to angels that God subjected the world (M)to come, of which we are speaking. It has been testified somewhere,

(N)“What is man, that you are mindful of him,
    or the son of man, that you care for him?
You made him for a little while lower than the angels;
    you have crowned him with glory and honor,[a]
    putting everything in subjection under his feet.”

Now in putting everything in subjection to him, he left nothing outside his control. At present, (O)we do not yet see everything in subjection to him. But we see him (P)who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, (Q)crowned with glory and honor (R)because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might (S)taste death (T)for everyone.

10 For it (U)was fitting that he, (V)for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons (W)to glory, should make the (X)founder of their salvation (Y)perfect through suffering. 11 For (Z)he who sanctifies and (AA)those who are sanctified (AB)all have one source.[b] That is why he is not ashamed to call them (AC)brothers,[c] 12 saying,

(AD)“I will tell of your name to my brothers;
    in the midst of the (AE)congregation I will sing your praise.”

13 And again,

(AF)“I will put my trust in him.”

And again,

(AG)“Behold, I and the children (AH)God has given me.”

14 Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise (AI)partook of the same things, that (AJ)through death he might (AK)destroy (AL)the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, 15 and deliver all those who (AM)through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery. 16 For surely it is not angels that he helps, but he (AN)helps the offspring of Abraham. 17 Therefore he had (AO)to be made like his brothers in every respect, (AP)so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest (AQ)in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. 18 For because he himself has suffered (AR)when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.

Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 2:7 Some manuscripts insert and set him over the works of your hands
  2. Hebrews 2:11 Greek all are of one
  3. Hebrews 2:11 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters; also verse 12