CHAPTER 1
But in
these
last
days
He has spoken
to us
by
His Son,
whom
He appointed
heir
of all things,
and
through
whom
He made
the
ages.
The Son
is
the radiance
of God’s
glory
and
the exact representation
of
His
nature,
upholding
all things
by
His
powerful
word.
After
He had provided
purification
for sins,
He sat down
at
the right hand
of the
Majesty
on
high.
So He became
as far
superior
to the
angels
as
the name
He has inherited
is excellent
beyond
theirs.
For
to which
of the
angels
did God ever say:
“You
are
My
Son;
today
I
have become Your Father”?
Or
again:
“I
will be
His
Father,
and
He
will be
My
Son”?
And
again,
when
God brings
His
firstborn
into
the
world,
He says:
“Let all
God’s
angels
worship
Him.”
But
about
the
Son He says:
“Your
throne,
O
God,
endures forever
and ever,
and
justice is
the scepter
of
Your
kingdom.
You have loved
righteousness
and
hated
wickedness;
therefore
God,
Your
God,
has placed You
above
Your
companions
by anointing You
with the oil
of joy.”
And:
“In
the beginning,
O Lord,
You
laid the foundations
of the
earth,
and
the
heavens
are
the work
of
Your
hands.
You will roll them up
like
a robe;
like
a garment
they will be changed;
but
You
remain
the
same,
and
Your
years
will never end.”
But
to
which
of the
angels
did God ever say:
“Sit
at
My
right hand
until
I make
Your
enemies
a footstool
for
Your
feet”?