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Dio, dopo aver anticamente parlato molte volte e in svariati modi ai padri per mezzo dei profeti,

in questi ultimi giorni ha parlato a noi per mezzo di suo Figlio, che egli ha costituito erede di tutte le cose, per mezzo del quale ha anche fatto l'universo.

Egli, che è lo splendore della sua gloria e l'impronta della sua essenza e che sostiene tutte le cose con la parola della sua potenza, dopo aver egli stesso compiuto l'espiazione dei nostri peccati, si è posto a sedere alla destra della Maestà nell'alto dei cieli,

ed è diventato tanto superiore agli angeli, quanto piú eccellente del loro è il nome che egli ha ereditato.

Infatti, a quale degli angeli disse mai: «Tu sei mio Figlio, oggi ti ho generato»? E di nuovo: «Io gli sarò Padre, ed egli mi sarà Figlio»?

E ancora, quando introduce il Primogenito nel mondo, dice: «E lo adorino tutti gli angeli di Dio».

Ma degli angeli dice: «Dei suoi angeli, fa dei venti, e dei suoi ministri una fiamma di fuoco»;

del Figlio invece dice: «O Dio, il tuo trono è per i secoli dei secoli, lo scettro del tuo regno è scettro di giustizia.

Hai amato la giustizia e odiato l'iniquità; perciò Dio, il tuo Dio, ti ha unto con olio di letizia al di sopra dei tuoi compagni».

10 E ancora: «Tu, o Signore, nel principio fondasti la terra e i cieli sono opera delle tue mani,

11 Essi periranno, ma tu rimani; invecchieranno tutti come un vestito,

12 e li avvolgerai come un mantello e saranno cambiati; ma tu sei lo stesso, e i tuoi anni non verranno mai meno».

13 E a quale degli angeli disse egli mai, «Siedi alla mia destra, finché io abbia posto i tuoi nemici come sgabello dei tuoi piedi»?

14 Non sono essi tutti spiriti servitori, mandati a servire per il bene di coloro che hanno da ereditare la salvezza?

God’s Final Word: His Son

In the past God spoke(A) to our ancestors through the prophets(B) at many times and in various ways,(C) but in these last days(D) he has spoken to us by his Son,(E) whom he appointed heir(F) of all things, and through whom(G) also he made the universe.(H) The Son is the radiance of God’s glory(I) and the exact representation of his being,(J) sustaining all things(K) by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins,(L) he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.(M) So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.(N)

The Son Superior to Angels

For to which of the angels did God ever say,

“You are my Son;
    today I have become your Father”[a]?(O)

Or again,

“I will be his Father,
    and he will be my Son”[b]?(P)

And again, when God brings his firstborn(Q) into the world,(R) he says,

“Let all God’s angels worship him.”[c](S)

In speaking of the angels he says,

“He makes his angels spirits,
    and his servants flames of fire.”[d](T)

But about the Son he says,

“Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;(U)
    a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
    therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions(V)
    by anointing you with the oil(W) of joy.”[e](X)

10 He also says,

“In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth,
    and the heavens are the work of your hands.(Y)
11 They will perish, but you remain;
    they will all wear out like a garment.(Z)
12 You will roll them up like a robe;
    like a garment they will be changed.
But you remain the same,(AA)
    and your years will never end.”[f](AB)

13 To which of the angels did God ever say,

“Sit at my right hand(AC)
    until I make your enemies
    a footstool(AD) for your feet”[g]?(AE)

14 Are not all angels ministering spirits(AF) sent to serve those who will inherit(AG) salvation?(AH)

Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 1:5 Psalm 2:7
  2. Hebrews 1:5 2 Samuel 7:14; 1 Chron. 17:13
  3. Hebrews 1:6 Deut. 32:43 (see Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint)
  4. Hebrews 1:7 Psalm 104:4
  5. Hebrews 1:9 Psalm 45:6,7
  6. Hebrews 1:12 Psalm 102:25-27
  7. Hebrews 1:13 Psalm 110:1

God’s Supreme Revelation(A)

God, who [a]at various times and (B)in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the [b]worlds; (C)who being the brightness of His glory and the express (D)image of His person, and (E)upholding all things by the word of His power, (F)when He had [c]by Himself [d]purged [e]our sins, (G)sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become so much better than the angels, as (H)He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

The Son Exalted Above Angels

For to which of the angels did He ever say:

(I)“You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You”?

And again:

(J)“I will be to Him a Father,
And He shall be to Me a Son”?

But when He again brings (K)the firstborn into the world, He says:

(L)“Let all the angels of God worship Him.”

And of the angels He says:

(M)“Who makes His angels spirits
And His ministers a flame of fire.”

But to the Son He says:

(N)“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A [f]scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness;
Therefore God, Your God, (O)has anointed You
With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.”

10 And:

(P)“You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth,
And the heavens are the work of Your hands.
11 (Q)They will perish, but You remain;
And (R)they will all grow old like a garment;
12 Like a cloak You will fold them up,
And they will be changed.
But You are the (S)same,
And Your years will not fail.”

13 But to which of the angels has He ever said:

(T)“Sit at My right hand,
Till I make Your enemies Your footstool”?

14 (U)Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will (V)inherit salvation?

Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 1:1 Or in many portions
  2. Hebrews 1:2 Or ages, Gr. aiones, aeons
  3. Hebrews 1:3 NU omits by Himself
  4. Hebrews 1:3 cleansed
  5. Hebrews 1:3 NU omits our
  6. Hebrews 1:8 A ruler’s staff