The Great Salvation
1 That is why we must hold on all the more firmly to the truths we have heard, so that we will not be carried away. 2 The message given to our ancestors by the angels was shown to be true, and those who did not follow it or obey it received the punishment they deserved. 3 How, then, shall we escape if we pay no attention to such a great salvation? The Lord himself first announced this salvation, and those who heard him proved to us that it is true. 4 At the same time God added his witness to theirs by performing all kinds of miracles and wonders and by distributing the gifts of the Holy Spirit according to his will.
The One Who Leads Us to Salvation
5 God has not placed the angels as rulers over the new world to come—the world of which we speak. 6 Instead, as it is said somewhere in the Scriptures:
“What are human beings, O God, that you should think of them;
mere human beings, that you should care for them?
7 You made them for a little while lower than the angels;
you crowned them with glory and honor,
8 and made them rulers over all things.”
It says that God made them “rulers over all things”; this clearly includes everything. We do not, however, see human beings ruling over all things now. 9 But we do see Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels, so that through God's grace he should die for everyone. We see him now crowned with glory and honor because of the death he suffered. 10 It was only right that God, who creates and preserves all things, should make Jesus perfect through suffering, in order to bring many children to share his glory. For Jesus is the one who leads them to salvation.
11 He purifies people from their sins, and both he and those who are made pure all have the same Father. That is why Jesus is not ashamed to call them his family. 12 He says to God,
“I will tell my people what you have done;
I will praise you in their meeting.”
13 He also says, “I will put my trust in God.” And he also says, “Here I am with the children that God has given me.”
14 Since the children, as he calls them, are people of flesh and blood, Jesus himself became like them and shared their human nature. He did this so that through his death he might destroy the Devil, who has the power over death, 15 and in this way set free those who were slaves all their lives because of their fear of death. 16 For it is clear that it is not the angels that he helps. Instead, he helps the descendants of Abraham. 17 This means that he had to become like his people in every way, in order to be their faithful and merciful High Priest in his service to God, so that the people's sins would be forgiven. 18 And now he can help those who are tempted, because he himself was tempted and suffered.
1 Tāpēc mums dzirdētais jo vairāk jāņem vērā, lai mēs netiktu aizskaloti projām. 2 Jo, ja caur eņģeļiem runātais vārds ir bijis stiprs un katra pārkāpums un nepaklausība dabūjusi savu taisno atmaksu, 3 kā mēs izbēgsim, tik dārgu pestīšanu nicinādami? To papriekš ir sludinājis pats Kungs un mums apstiprinājuši tie, kas to dzirdējuši, 4 arī pašam Dievam liecību dodot ar zīmēm un brīnumiem un dažādiem vareniem darbiem un izdalot Svētā Gara dāvanas pēc Sava prāta. 5 Jo ne eņģeļu varā Viņš atdevis nākamo pasauli, par ko mēs runājam. 6 Bet kādā vietā gan kāds ir apliecinājis, sacīdams: kas ir cilvēks, ka Tu viņu piemini, vai cilvēka dēls, ka Tu viņu uzlūko? 7 Īsu laiku Tu viņu esi darījis mazāku par eņģeļiem; ar godu un slavu Tu esi viņu vainagojis. 8 Visu Tu esi licis zem viņa kājām. - Bet, pakļaujot viņam visu, Viņš nekā nav atstājis, viņam nepakļāvis; bet tagad vēl mēs neredzam, ka viss viņam pakļauts. 9 Bet mēs redzam Jēzu, kas īsu laiku bija padarīts mazāks par eņģeļiem, nāves ciešanu dēļ ar godu un slavu vainagotu, lai Dieva žēlastībā būtu baudījis nāvi par visiem. 10 Jo Tam, kura dēļ viss ir un caur ko viss ir, kas daudz bērnu vada uz godību, Tam pienācās Viņu, pestīšanas iesācēju, ciešanās padarīt pilnīgu. 11 Jo, kā Tas, kas svētī, tā arī tie, kas tiek svētīti, visi ir no viena; tāpēc Viņš nekaunas tos saukt par brāļiem, sacīdams: 12 Es sludināšu Tavu Vārdu Saviem brāļiem, draudzes vidū Tev dziedāšu slavas dziesmas. 13 Un atkal: Es paļaušos uz Viņu. Un atkal: lūk, še Es esmu un bērni, ko Dievs Man devis. - 14 Bet, tā kā bērniem ir asinis un miesa, tad arī Viņš tāpat to ir pieņēmis, lai ar nāvi iznīcinātu to, kam nāves vara, tas ir, velnu, 15 un atsvabinātu visus, kas visu mūžu nāves baiļu dēļ bija verdzībā. 16 Jo Viņš jau nepieņem eņģeļus, bet gan Ābrahāma dzimumu. 17 Tāpēc Viņam visās lietās bija jātop brāļiem līdzīgam, lai par tiem varētu iežēloties un būtu uzticams augstais priesteris Dieva priekšā salīdzināt tautas grēkus. 18 Jo tāpēc, ka Viņš pats kārdināts un cietis, Viņš var palīdzēt tiem, kas tiek kārdināti.
