1 G od, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets,

God, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by divers portions and in divers manners,

2 h as in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds;

hath at the end of these days spoken unto us in his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds;

3 w ho being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

4 h aving become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. The Son Exalted Above Angels

having become by so much better than the angels, as he hath inherited a more excellent name than they.

5 F or to which of the angels did He ever say: “You are My Son, Today I have begotten You” ? And again: “I will be to Him a Father, And He shall be to Me a Son” ?

For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, This day have I begotten thee? and again, I will be to him a Father, And he shall be to me a Son?

6 B ut when He again brings the firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all the angels of God worship Him.”

And when he again bringeth in the firstborn into the world he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

7 A nd of the angels He says: “Who makes His angels spirits And His ministers a flame of fire.”

And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels winds, And his ministers a flame a fire:

8 B ut to the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.

but of the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; And the sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

9 Y ou have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.”

Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

10 A nd: “You, L ord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands.

And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the works of thy hands:

11 T hey will perish, but You remain; And they will all grow old like a garment;

They shall perish; but thou continuest: And they all shall wax old as doth a garment;

12 L ike a cloak You will fold them up, And they will be changed. But You are the same, And Your years will not fail.”

And as a mantle shalt thou roll them up, As a garment, and they shall be changed: But thou art the same, And thy years shall not fail.

13 B ut to which of the angels has He ever said: “Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool” ?

But of which of the angels hath he said at any time, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet?

14 A re they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the sake of them that shall inherit salvation?