1 S ince all this is true, we ought to pay much closer attention than ever to the truths that we have heard, lest in any way we drift past and slip away.

Por isso convém atentarmos mais diligentemente para as coisas que ouvimos, para que em tempo algum nos desviemos delas.

2 F or if the message given through angels was authentic and proved sure, and every violation and disobedience received an appropriate (just and adequate) penalty,

Pois se a palavra falada pelos anjos permaneceu firme, e toda transgressão e desobediência recebeu justa retribuição,

3 H ow shall we escape if we neglect and refuse to pay attention to such a great salvation ? For it was declared at first by the Lord, and it was confirmed to us and proved to be real and genuine by those who personally heard.

como escaparemos nós, se descuidarmos de tão grande salvação? A qual, tendo sido anunciada inicialmente pelo Senhor, foi- nos depois confirmada pelos que a ouviram:

4 i t was also established and plainly endorsed by God, Who showed His approval of it by signs and wonders and various miraculous manifestations of power and by imparting the gifts of the Holy Spirit according to His own will.

testificando Deus juntamente com eles, por sinais e prodígios, e por múltiplos milagres e dons do Espírito Santo, distribuídos segundo a sua vontade.

5 F or it was not to angels that God subjected the habitable world of the future, of which we are speaking.

Porque não foi aos anjos que Deus sujeitou o mundo vindouro, de que falamos.

6 I t has been solemnly and earnestly said in a certain place, What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You graciously and helpfully care for and visit and look after him?

Mas em certo lugar testificou alguém dizendo: Que é o homem, para que te lembres dele? ou o filho do homem, para que o visites?

7 F or some little time You have ranked him lower than and inferior to the angels; You have crowned him with glory and honor and set him over the works of Your hands,

Fizeste-o um pouco menor que os anjos, de glória e de honra o coroaste,

8 F or You have put everything in subjection under his feet. Now in putting everything in subjection to man, He left nothing outside control. But at present we do not yet see all things subjected to him.

todas as coisas lhe sujeitaste debaixo dos pés. Ora, visto que lhe sujeitou todas as coisas, nada deixou que não lhe fosse sujeito. Mas agora ainda não vemos todas as coisas sujeitas a ele;

9 B ut we are able to see Jesus, Who was ranked lower than the angels for a little while, crowned with glory and honor because of His having suffered death, in order that by the grace (unmerited favor) of God He might experience death for every individual person.

vemos, porém, aquele que foi feito um pouco menor que os anjos, Jesus, coroado de glória e honra, por causa da paixão da morte, para que, pela graça de Deus, provasse a morte por todos.

10 F or it was an act worthy and fitting that He, for Whose sake and by Whom all things have their existence, in bringing many sons into glory, should make the Pioneer of their salvation perfect through suffering.

Porque convinha que aquele, para quem são todas as coisas, e por meio de quem tudo existe, em trazendo muitos filhos ã glória, aperfeiçoasse pelos sofrimentos o autor da salvação deles.

11 F or both He Who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one. For this reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren;

Pois tanto o que santifica como os que são santificados, vêm todos de um só; por esta causa ele não se envergonha de lhes chamar irmãos,

12 F or He says, I will declare Your name to My brethren; in the midst of the congregation I will sing hymns of praise to You.

dizendo: Anunciarei o teu nome a meus irmãos, cantar-te-ei louvores no meio da congregação.

13 A nd again He says, My trust and assured reliance and confident hope shall be fixed in Him. And yet again, Here I am, I and the children whom God has given Me.

E outra vez: Porei nele a minha confiança. E ainda: Eis-me aqui, e os filhos que Deus me deu.

14 S ince, therefore, children share in flesh and blood, He in a similar manner partook of the same, that by death He might bring to nought and make of no effect him who had the power of death—that is, the devil—

Portanto, visto como os filhos são participantes comuns de carne e sangue, também ele semelhantemente participou das mesmas coisas, para que pela morte derrotasse aquele que tinha o poder da morte, isto é, o Diabo;

15 A nd also that He might deliver and completely set free all those who through the fear of death were held in bondage throughout the whole course of their lives.

e livrasse todos aqueles que, com medo da morte, estavam por toda a vida sujeitos ã escravidão.

16 F or, as we all know, He did not take hold of angels '> the fallen angels, to give them a helping and delivering hand], but He did take hold of '> the fallen] descendants of Abraham.

Pois, na verdade, não presta auxílio aos anjos, mas sim ã descendência de Abraão.

17 S o it is evident that it was essential that He be made like His brethren in every respect, in order that He might become a merciful (sympathetic) and faithful High Priest in the things related to God, to make atonement and propitiation for the people’s sins.

Pelo que convinha que em tudo fosse feito semelhante a seus irmãos, para se tornar um sumo sacerdote misericordioso e fiel nas coisas concernentes a Deus, a fim de fazer propiciação pelos pecados do povo.

18 F or because He Himself has suffered in being tempted (tested and tried), He is able to run to the cry of (assist, relieve) those who are being tempted and tested and tried.

Porque naquilo que ele mesmo, sendo tentado, padeceu, pode socorrer aos que são tentados.