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.
This Great Way of Being Saved
1 We must give our full attention to what we were told, so we won't drift away. 2 The message spoken by angels proved to be true, and all who disobeyed or rejected it were punished as they deserved. 3 So if we refuse this great way of being saved, how can we hope to escape? The Lord himself was the first to tell about it, and people who heard the message proved to us that it was true. 4 God himself showed that his message was true by working all kinds of powerful miracles and wonders. He also gave his Holy Spirit to anyone he chose to.
The One Who Leads Us To Be Saved
5 We know that God did not put the future world under the power of angels. 6 Somewhere in the Scriptures someone says to God,
“What makes you care
about us humans?
Why are you concerned
for weaklings such as we?
7 You made us lower
than the angels
for a while.
Yet you have crowned us
with glory and honor.
8 And you have put everything
under our power!”
God has put everything under our power and has not left anything out of our power. But we still don't see it all under our control. 9 What we do see is Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels. Because of God's gift of undeserved grace, Jesus died for everyone. And now that Jesus has suffered and died, he is crowned with glory and honor!
10 Everything belongs to God, and all things were created by his power. So God did the right thing when he made Jesus perfect by suffering, as Jesus led many of God's children to be saved and to share in his glory. 11 Jesus and the people he makes holy all belong to the same family. This is why he isn't ashamed to call them his brothers and sisters. 12 He even said to God,
“I will tell them your name
and sing your praises
when they come together
to worship.”
13 He also said,
“I will trust God.”
Then he said,
“Here I am with the children
God has given me.”
14 We are people of flesh and blood. This is why Jesus became one of us. He died to destroy the devil, who had power over death. 15 But he also died to rescue all of us who live each day in fear of dying. 16 Jesus clearly did not come to help angels, but he did come to help Abraham's descendants. 17 He had to be one of us, so he could serve God as our merciful and faithful high priest and sacrifice himself for the forgiveness of our sins. 18 And now that Jesus has suffered and was tempted, he can help anyone else who is tempted.
