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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”。

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。

Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things that were heard, lest haply we drift away from them. For if the word spoken through angels proved stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward; how shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation? which having at the first been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed unto us by them that heard; God also bearing witness with them, both by signs and wonders, and by manifold powers, and by [a]gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to his own will.

For not unto angels did he subject [b]the world to come, whereof we speak. But one hath somewhere testified, saying,

[c]What is man, that thou art mindful of him?
Or the son of man, that thou visitest him?
Thou madest him [d]a little lower than the angels;
Thou crownedst him with glory and honor,
[e]And didst set him over the works of thy hands:
Thou didst put all things in subjection under his feet.

For in that he subjected all things unto him, he left nothing that is not subject to him. But now we see not yet all things subjected to him. But we behold him who hath been made [f]a little lower than the angels, even Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for every man. 10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, [g]in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the [h]author of their salvation perfect through sufferings. 11 For both he that sanctifieth and they that are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, 12 saying,

[i]I will declare thy name unto my brethren,
In the midst of the [j]congregation will I sing thy praise.

13 And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, [k]Behold, I and the children whom God hath given me. 14 Since then the children are sharers in [l]flesh and blood, he also himself in like manner partook of the same; that through death he [m]might bring to nought him that [n]had the power of death, that is, the devil; 15 and [o]might deliver all them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. 16 [p]For verily not to angels doth he give help, but he giveth help to the seed of Abraham. 17 Wherefore it behooved him in all things to be made like unto his brethren, that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. 18 [q]For [r]in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succor them that are tempted.

Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 2:4 Greek distributions.
  2. Hebrews 2:5 Greek the inhabited earth.
  3. Hebrews 2:6 Ps. 8:4ff.
  4. Hebrews 2:7 Or, for a little while lower
  5. Hebrews 2:7 Many authorities omit And didst . . . hands
  6. Hebrews 2:9 Or, for a little while lower
  7. Hebrews 2:10 Or, having brought
  8. Hebrews 2:10 Or, captain
  9. Hebrews 2:12 Ps. 22:22.
  10. Hebrews 2:12 Or, church
  11. Hebrews 2:13 Isa. 8:17f.
  12. Hebrews 2:14 Greek blood and flesh. Eph. 6:12.
  13. Hebrews 2:14 Or, may
  14. Hebrews 2:14 Or, hath
  15. Hebrews 2:15 Or, may
  16. Hebrews 2:16 Greek For verily not of angels doth he take hold, but he taketh hold of etc. Compare Isa. 41:9; Ecclus. 4:11; 8:9 (in the Greek).
  17. Hebrews 2:18 Or, For having been himself tempted in that wherein he hath suffered
  18. Hebrews 2:18 Or, wherein

Warning to Pay Attention

We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.(A) For since the message spoken(B) through angels(C) was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment,(D) how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation?(E) This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord,(F) was confirmed to us by those who heard him.(G) God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles,(H) and by gifts of the Holy Spirit(I) distributed according to his will.(J)

Jesus Made Fully Human

It is not to angels that he has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking. But there is a place where someone(K) has testified:

“What is mankind that you are mindful of them,
    a son of man that you care for him?(L)
You made them a little[a] lower than the angels;
    you crowned them with glory and honor
    and put everything under their feet.”[b][c](M)

In putting everything under them,[d] God left nothing that is not subject to them.[e] Yet at present we do not see everything subject to them.[f] But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor(N) because he suffered death,(O) so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.(P)

10 In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists,(Q) should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through what he suffered.(R) 11 Both the one who makes people holy(S) and those who are made holy(T) are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters.[g](U) 12 He says,

“I will declare your name to my brothers and sisters;
    in the assembly I will sing your praises.”[h](V)

13 And again,

“I will put my trust in him.”[i](W)

And again he says,

“Here am I, and the children God has given me.”[j](X)

14 Since the children have flesh and blood,(Y) he too shared in their humanity(Z) so that by his death he might break the power(AA) of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil(AB) 15 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear(AC) of death. 16 For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham’s descendants.(AD) 17 For this reason he had to be made like them,[k](AE) fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful(AF) and faithful high priest(AG) in service to God,(AH) and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people.(AI) 18 Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.(AJ)

Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 2:7 Or them for a little while
  2. Hebrews 2:8 Psalm 8:4-6
  3. Hebrews 2:8 Or You made him a little lower than the angels;/ you crowned him with glory and honor/ and put everything under his feet.”
  4. Hebrews 2:8 Or him
  5. Hebrews 2:8 Or him
  6. Hebrews 2:8 Or him
  7. Hebrews 2:11 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verse 12; and in 3:1, 12; 10:19; 13:22.
  8. Hebrews 2:12 Psalm 22:22
  9. Hebrews 2:13 Isaiah 8:17
  10. Hebrews 2:13 Isaiah 8:18
  11. Hebrews 2:17 Or like his brothers