1 T herefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.

Because of this it behoveth more abundantly to take heed to the things heard, lest we may glide aside,

2 F or if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just reward,

for if the word being spoken through messengers did become stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience did receive a just recompense,

3 h ow shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,

how shall we escape, having neglected so great salvation? which a beginning receiving -- to be spoken through the Lord -- by those having heard was confirmed to us,

4 G od also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will? The Son Made Lower than Angels

God also bearing joint-witness both with signs and wonders, and manifold powers, and distributions of the Holy Spirit, according to His will.

5 F or He has not put the world to come, of which we speak, in subjection to angels.

For not to messengers did He subject the coming world, concerning which we speak,

6 B ut one testified in a certain place, saying: “What is man that You are mindful of him, Or the son of man that You take care of him?

and one in a certain place did testify fully, saying, `What is man, that Thou art mindful of him, or a son of man, that Thou dost look after him?

7 Y ou have made him a little lower than the angels; You have crowned him with glory and honor, And set him over the works of Your hands.

Thou didst make him some little less than messengers, with glory and honour Thou didst crown him, and didst set him over the works of Thy hands,

8 Y ou have put all things in subjection under his feet.” For in that He put all in subjection under him, He left nothing that is not put under him. But now we do not yet see all things put under him.

all things Thou didst put in subjection under his feet,' for in the subjecting to him the all things, nothing did He leave to him unsubjected, and now not yet do we see the all things subjected to him,

9 B ut we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone. Bringing Many Sons to Glory

and him who was made some little less than messengers we see -- Jesus -- because of the suffering of the death, with glory and honour having been crowned, that by the grace of God for every one he might taste of death.

10 F or it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

For it was becoming to Him, because of whom the all things, and through whom the all things, many sons to glory bringing, the author of their salvation through sufferings to make perfect,

11 F or both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren,

for both he who is sanctifying and those sanctified all of one, for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

12 s aying: “I will declare Your name to My brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will sing praise to You.”

saying, `I will declare Thy name to my brethren, in the midst of an assembly I will sing praise to Thee;' and again, `I will be trusting on Him;'

13 A nd again: “I will put My trust in Him.” And again: “Here am I and the children whom God has given Me.”

and again, `Behold I and the children that God did give to me.'

14 I nasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,

Seeing, then, the children have partaken of flesh and blood, he himself also in like manner did take part of the same, that through death he might destroy him having the power of death -- that is, the devil --

15 a nd release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

and might deliver those, whoever, with fear of death, throughout all their life, were subjects of bondage,

16 F or indeed He does not give aid to angels, but He does give aid to the seed of Abraham.

for, doubtless, of messengers it doth not lay hold, but of seed of Abraham it layeth hold,

17 T herefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.

wherefore it did behove him in all things to be made like to the brethren, that he might become a kind and stedfast chief-priest in the things with God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people,

18 F or in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted.

for in that he suffered, himself being tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.