1 م ِنْ أجلِ هَذا يَنبَغِي أنْ نُولِيَ هَذِهِ الحَقائِقَ الَّتِي سَمِعْناها اهتِماماً أكبَرَ، لِئَلّا نَنجَرِفَ بَعِيداً.

That is why we must listen all the more to the truths we have been told. If we do not, we may slip away from them.

2 ف َإنْ كانَتِ الكَلِمَةُ الَّتِي أعَلَنَتها مَلائِكَةٌ قَدْ ثَبَتَتْ صِحَّتُها، وَكانَ لِكُلِّ خَرقٍ وَعِصْيانٍ عِقابٌ عادِلٌ.

These truths given by the angels proved to be true. People were punished when they did not obey them.

3 ف َكَيفَ سَنَنجُو نَحنُ مِنَ العِقابِ إنْ أهمَلْنا مِثلَ هَذا الخَلاصِ العَظِيمِ الَّذِي أعلَنَهُ الرَّبُّ نَفسُهُ أوَّلاً، ثُمَّ أكَّدَهُ لَنا الَّذِينَ سَمِعُوا الرَّبَّ؟

God was so good to make a way for us to be saved from the punishment of sin. What makes us think we will not go to hell if we do not take the way to heaven that He has made for us? The Lord was the first to tell us of this. Then those who heard Him told it later.

4 ك َما صادَقَ اللهُ عَلَى صِحَّةِ شَهادَتِهِمْ بِالبَراهِيْنِ وَالعَجائِبِ وَالمُعجِزاتِ المُتَنَوِّعَةِ، وَبِمَواهِبِ الرُّوحِ القُدُسِ حَسَبَ مَشِيئَتِهِ. يَسوعُ صارَ إنساناً لِكَي يُخَلِّصْنا

God proved what they said was true by showing us special things to see and by doing powerful works. He gave the gifts of the Holy Spirit as He wanted to. Jesus, the Way to Heaven

5 ف َاللهُ لَمْ يُخضِعِ العالَمَ الآتِي الَّذِي نَتَكَلَّمُ عَنهُ لِمَلائِكَةٍ!

God did not make angels to be the leaders of that world to come which we have been speaking about.

6 ل ِأنَّهُ مَكتُوبٌ في مَوضِعٍ مِنَ الكِتابِ: «ما هِيَ أهَمِّيَّةُ الإنسانِ حَتَّى تُفَكِّرَ بِهِ، وَما أهَمِّيَّةُ ابنِ الإنسانِ حَتَّى تَهتَمَّ بِهِ؟

Instead, the Holy Writings say, “What is man that You think of him and the son of man that You should remember him?”

7 ج َعَلْتَهُ لِوَقتٍ قَلِيلٍ أدنَى مِنَ المَلائِكَةِ. تَوَّجتَهُ بِالمَجدِ وَالكَرامَةِ.

“You made him so he took a place that was not as important as the angels for a little while. You gave him the crown of honor and shining-greatness. You made him the head over everything You have made.

8 أ خضَعْتَ كُلَّ شَيءٍ تَحتَ قَدَمَيْهِ.» فَمَعَنَى أنَّ اللهَ أخضَعَ كُلَّ شَيءٍ لَهُ، أنَّهُ لَمْ يَترُكْ شَيئاً غَيْرَ خاضِعٍ لَهُ. مَعَ أنَّنا الآنَ لا نَرَى كُلَّ شَيءٍ مُخضَعاً لَهُ بَعدُ،

You have put everything under his feet.” There is nothing that does not obey him, but we do not see all things obey him yet.

9 ل َكِنَّنا نَرَى يَسُوعَ، الَّذي جُعِلَ لِوَقتٍ قَلِيلٍ أدنَى مِنَ المَلائِكَةِ، مُتَوَّجاً بِالمَجدِ وَالكَرامَةِ بِسَبَبِ المَوتِ الَّذِي عاناهُ. فَبِسَبَبِ نِعمَةِ اللهِ، ذاقَ يَسُوعُ المَوتَ مِنْ أجلِ كُلِّ إنسانٍ.

But we do see Jesus. For a little while He took a place that was not as important as the angels. But God had loving-favor for everyone. He had Jesus suffer death on a cross for all of us. Then, because of Christ’s death on a cross, God gave Him the crown of honor and shining-greatness.

10 ف َاللهُ الَّذيْ لَهُ كُلُّ شَيءٍ وَخالِقُ كَلَّ شَيءٍ، إذْ أرادَ أنْ يُحضِرَ أبناءً كَثِيرِينَ لِيَشتَرِكُوا فِي مَجدِهِ، كانَ لائِقاً بِهِ أنْ يَجعَلَ مُنشِئَ خَلاصِهِمْ كامِلاً مِنْ خِلالِ الآلامِ.

God made all things. He made all things for Himself. It was right for God to make Jesus a perfect Leader by having Him suffer for men’s sins. In this way, He is bringing many men to share His shining-greatness.

11 ف يَسوعُ الَّذِي يُقَدِّسُ، وَالمُؤْمِنونَ الَّذِينَ يُقَدَّسُونَ، لَهُمْ جَمِيعاً أبٌ واحِدٌ. لِذَلِكَ لا يَخجَلُ يَسُوعُ أنْ يَدعُوَهُمْ إخْوَةً.

Jesus makes men holy. He takes away their sins. Both Jesus and the ones being made holy have the same Father. That is why Jesus is not ashamed to call them His brothers.

12 إ ذْ يَقُولُ: «سَأُعلِنُ اسْمَكَ لإخوَتِي، وَسَأُسَبِحُكَ وَسَطَ جَماعَةِ شَعبِكَ.»

Jesus is saying to His Father, “I will tell My brothers Your name. I will sing songs of thanks for You among the people.”

13 و َيَقُولُ: «سَأضَعُ فِي اللهِ ثِقَتِي.» وَيَقُولُ أيضاً: «ها أنا، وَمَعِي الأبناءُ الَّذِينَ وَهَبَهُمُ اللهُ لِي.»

And again He says, “I will put My trust in God.” At another time He said, “Here I am with the children God gave Me.”

14 ف َبِما أنَّ الأبناءَ بَشَرٌ مِنْ لَحمٍ وَدَمٍ، فَقَدِ اشتَرَكَ هُوَ مَعَهُمْ فِي اللَّحمِ وَالدَّمِ أيضاً، لِكَي يُبِيدَ بِمَوتِهِ ذاكَ الَّذي لَهُ سُلطانُ المَوتِ، أيْ إبلِيسَ.

It is true that we share the same Father with Jesus. And it is true that we share the same kind of flesh and blood because Jesus became a man like us. He died as we must die. Through His death He destroyed the power of the devil who has the power of death.

15 و َلِكَي يُحَرِّرَ كُلَّ الَّذِينَ كانُوا طَوالَ حَياتِهِمْ مُستَعبَدِينَ لِخَوفِهِمْ مِنَ المَوتِ.

Jesus did this to make us free from the fear of death. We no longer need to be chained to this fear.

16 ف َمِنَ الواضِحِ أنَّهُ لَمْ يَأْتِ لِمَعُونَةِ المَلائِكَةِ، بَلْ لِمَعُونَةِ نَسلِ إبراهِيمَ.

Jesus did not come to help angels. Instead, He came to help men who are of Abraham’s family.

17 ل ِهَذا كانَ عَلَيهِ أنْ يَصِيرَ مِثلَ إخْوَتِهِ مِنْ كُلِّ ناحِيَةٍ، لِيَكُونَ رَئِيسَ كَهَنَةٍ رَحِيماً وَأمِيناً فِي خِدمَةِ اللهِ، فَيُقَدِّمَ كَفّارَةً مِنْ أجلِ مَغفِرَةِ خَطايا الشَّعبِ.

So Jesus had to become like His brothers in every way. He had to be one of us to be our Religious Leader to go between God and us. He had loving-pity on us and He was faithful. He gave Himself as a gift to die on a cross for our sins so that God would not hold these sins against us any longer.

18 ف َبِما أنَّهُ جُرِّبَ وَتَألَّمَ، يَقدِرُ أيضاً أنْ يُعينَ الَّذِينَ يَتَعَرَّضُونَ لِلتَّجرِبَةِ.

Because Jesus was tempted as we are and suffered as we do, He understands us and He is able to help us when we are tempted.