Hebrews 1
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
God Has Spoken by His Son
1 Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son,[a] whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom he also created the worlds. 3 He is the reflection of God’s glory and the exact imprint of God’s very being, and he sustains[b] all things by his powerful word. When he had made purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, 4 having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.
The Son Is Superior to Angels
5 For to which of the angels did God ever say,
‘You are my Son;
today I have begotten you’?
Or again,
‘I will be his Father,
and he will be my Son’?
6 And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says,
‘Let all God’s angels worship him.’
7 Of the angels he says,
‘He makes his angels winds,
and his servants flames of fire.’
8 But of the Son he says,
‘Your throne, O God, is[c] for ever and ever,
and the righteous sceptre is the sceptre of your[d] kingdom.
9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
therefore God, your God, has anointed you
with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.’
10 And,
‘In the beginning, Lord, you founded the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands;
11 they will perish, but you remain;
they will all wear out like clothing;
12 like a cloak you will roll them up,
and like clothing[e] they will be changed.
But you are the same,
and your years will never end.’
13 But to which of the angels has he ever said,
‘Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet’?
14 Are not all angels[f] spirits in the divine service, sent to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?
Footnotes
- Hebrews 1:2 Or the Son
- Hebrews 1:3 Or bears along
- Hebrews 1:8 Or God is your throne
- Hebrews 1:8 Other ancient authorities read his
- Hebrews 1:12 Other ancient authorities lack like clothing
- Hebrews 1:14 Gk all of them
Hebreos 1
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Introducción (1,1-4)
Dios nos ha hablado por medio de su Hijo
1 Dios habló en otro tiempo a nuestros antepasados por medio de los profetas, y lo hizo en distintas ocasiones y de múltiples maneras. 2 Ahora, llegada la etapa final, nos ha hablado por medio del Hijo a quien constituyó heredero de todas las cosas y por quien creó también el universo. 3 El Hijo, que siendo reflejo resplandeciente de la gloria del Padre e imagen perfecta de su ser, sostiene todas las cosas mediante su palabra poderosa y que, después de habernos purificado del pecado, se sentó junto al trono de Dios en las alturas 4 y ha venido a ser un valedor tanto más poderoso que los ángeles, cuanto es más excelente el título que ha recibido en herencia.
I.— JESUCRISTO, SUPERIOR A LOS ÁNGELES (1,5—2,18)
Hijo de Dios
5 En efecto, jamás dijo Dios a ningún ángel:
Tú eres mi Hijo,
yo te he engendrado hoy.
Ni tampoco:
Seré para él un padre,
y él será un hijo para mí.
6 Asimismo, al introducir a su Hijo primogénito en el mundo dice:
Adórenlo todos los ángeles de Dios.
7 Y mientras que de los ángeles dice la Escritura:
Dios hace espíritus a sus ángeles,
y llamas ardientes a sus ministros,
8 del Hijo, en cambio, dice:
Tu trono, oh Dios, permanece para siempre
y gobiernas tu reino con rectitud.
9 Amas la justicia y odias la maldad;
por eso Dios, tu Dios, te ha ungido
con óleo de alegría haciéndote sobresalir
más que tus compañeros.
10 Y dice también:
Tú, Señor, pusiste al comienzo
los cimientos de la tierra,
y hechura de tus manos son los cielos.
11 Ellos perecerán; tú, en cambio, permaneces.
Como traje que envejece serán todos;
12 como si de un manto se tratara, los doblarás
y como ropa que se muda cambiarán.
Pero tú eres siempre el mismo
y tus años no tendrán fin.
13 ¿A qué ángel, en fin, dijo alguna vez:
Siéntate junto a mí
hasta que yo ponga a tus enemigos
por estrado de tus pies?
14 ¿No son todos ellos espíritus enviados con la función de servir a los que han de heredar la salvación?
Hebrews 1
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
God Has Spoken by His Son
1 In many and various ways God spoke of old to our fathers by the prophets; 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. 3 He reflects the glory of God and bears the very stamp of his nature, upholding the universe by his word of power. When he had made purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, 4 having become as much superior to angels as the name he has obtained is more excellent than theirs.[a]
The Son Is Superior to Angels
5 For to what angel did God ever say,
“Thou art my Son,
today I have begotten thee”?
Or again,
“I will be to him a father,
and he shall be to me a son”?
6 And again, when he brings the first-born into the world, he says,
“Let all God’s angels worship him.”
7 Of the angels he says,
“Who makes his angels winds,
and his servants flames of fire.”
8 But of the Son he says,
“Thy throne, O God,[b] is for ever and ever,
the righteous scepter is the scepter of thy[c] kingdom.
9 Thou hast loved righteousness and hated lawlessness;
therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee
with the oil of gladness beyond thy comrades.”
10 And,
“Thou, Lord, didst found the earth in the beginning,
and the heavens are the work of thy hands;
11 they will perish, but thou remainest;
they will all grow old like a garment,
12 like a mantle thou wilt roll them up,
and they will be changed.[d]
But thou art the same,
and thy years will never end.”
13 But to what angel has he ever said,
“Sit at my right hand,
till I make thy enemies
a stool for thy feet”?
14 Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to serve, for the sake of those who are to obtain salvation?
Footnotes
- 1.1-4 A contrast between the progressive and piecemeal revelation of the old dispensation and the complete revelation of the new given by a single representative—no mere prophet but the Son of God himself.
- Hebrews 1:8 Or God is thy throne
- Hebrews 1:8 Other ancient authorities read his
- Hebrews 1:12 Other ancient authorities add like a garment
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