Upozorenja
1Zato moramo paziti da se čvrsto držimo istine koje smo čuli, da nas od nje ne odvuku. 2Poruka koju je Bog poslao po anđelima uvijek se pokazala istinitom te je svaki prijestup i neposluh pravedno kažnjen. 3Zašto onda mislimo da možemo proći bez kazne ako zanemarimo veliko spasenje što nam ga je navijestio sam Gospodin, što su nam ga potvrdili ljudi koji su ga čuli govoriti 4i što ga je Bog također posvjedočio čineći čudotvorne znake i različita čuda te dijeleći darove Svetoga Duha po svojoj volji?
Čovjek Isus
5Osim toga, Bog nije anđelima podložio budući svijet o kojemu govorimo. 6Jer u Svetome pismu piše:
“Što je običan čovjek
da misliš na njega?
Što je sin čovječji
da ga pohodiš?
7Nakratko si ga učinio malo manjim od anđela,
ali si ga okrunio slavom i čašću.
8Sve si podložio njegovoj vlasti.”2:6-8 Psalam 8:4-6.
Kad mu je sve podložio, ništa mu nije ostavio nepodloženim. Ali sada još ne vidimo da je sve podloženo njegovoj vlasti. 9Ipak, vidimo Isusa koji je “nakratko bio manjim od anđela” ali je sad “okrunjen slavom i čašću” jer je Božjom milošću pretrpio smrt radi svih.
10I dolikovalo je da Bog—koji je sve stvorio i za koga je sve stvoreno—privede mnogu svoju djecu k slavi te da patnjama učini savršenim vođu njihova spasenja, Isusa. 11Tako sada Isus i oni koje on posvećuje imaju istoga Oca. Zato ih se Isus ne srami nazivati braćom. 12Jer Bogu je rekao:
“Naviještat ću tvoje ime svojoj braći i sestrama,
i kad se okupe na bogoštovlje,
pjevat ću ti hvalospjeve.”2:12 Psalam 22:23.
13i još:
Poput svoje braće, i on je rekao:
“Uzdat ću se u Boga”
i još:
“Evo, ja i djeca koju mi je Bog dao.”
14Budući da smo mi, Božja djeca, ljudska bića od krvi i mesa, Isus je također postao poput nas rodivši se u ljudskome tijelu. Jer samo kao čovjek mogao je umrijeti i smrću slomiti vlast đavla, koji je imao moć nad smrću. 15Samo je tako mogao osloboditi one koji su živjeli robujući strahu od smrti.
16Svi znamo da Isus nije došao pomoći anđelima, nego Abrahamovim potomcima. 17Zato je Isus u svemu morao postati poput nas, braćo i sestre, da bi mogao biti naš milosrdni i vjerni Veliki svećenik pred Bogom te da bi mogao prinijeti žrtvu koja će oprati ljudske grijehe. 18On, koji je i sam mnogo trpio i bio kušan, može nam pomoći u kušnjama.
1Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. 2For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward; 3How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him; 4God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?
5For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak. 6But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him? 7Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: 8Thou hast 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 see not yet all things put under him. 9But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. 10For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. 11For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, 12Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee. 13And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me. 14Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; 15And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. 16For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. 17Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. 18For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.
