At these last days spake to us in the Son, whom he set heir of all things, by whom also he made the times;

Who being the brightness of glory, and the figure of his foundation, and bearing all things by the word of his power, having made by himself the purification of our sins, he sat down on the right hand of the Majesty among the highest ones;

Being so much better than the angels, inasmuch as he has inherited a more distinguished name than they.

For to which of the angels once said he, Thou art my Son, I have this day begotten thee? And again, I will be to him for Father, and he shall be to me for Son?

And when again he should bring in the firstborn to the habitable globe, he says, And let all the angels of God worship him.

And truly to the angels of God he says, Who making his angels spirits, and his workmen flames of fire.

And to which of the angels has he once said, Sit on my right hand, till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet?

How shall we escape, having neglected such great salvation; which at the beginning taken to be spoken by the Lord, by them having heard was made firm to us;

For not to the angels has he subjected the habitable globe about to be, of which we speak.

But we see Jesus, made some little while less than angels by the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; so that by the grace of God he should taste of death for all.

For be consecrating and they being consecrated all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

Since therefore the young children participated in flesh and blood, he also likewise participated with them; that by death he might leave unemployed him having the strength of death, that is, the devil;

For certainly he lays not hold of angels; but of the seed of Abraham he lays hold.

Wherefore in all things it was necessary to be made like to the brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful chief priest in things towards God, in order to propitiate for the sin of the people.

For in that he himself has suffered, having been tempted, he is able to help the tempted.

For this was deemed worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he has greater honour of the house having built it.

For every house is built by somebody; and he having built all things, God.

And with whom was he offended forty years? was it not with them having sinned, whose members fell in the desert?

And to whom sware he that they could not come into his rest, if not to them having been disobedient?

For we having believed come into the rest, as he said, As I sware in my wrath, if they shall come into my rest: although the works having been from the foundation of the world.

For he said somewhere of the seventh thus, And God ceased in the seventh day from all his works.

Again he limits a certain day, saying in David, To day, after such time; as it is said, To day if ye would hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

For if Jesus had caused them to rest, he would not have spoken of another day after these things.

For he having come into his rest, he also has ceased from his works, as God from his own.

For every chief priest taken from men is appointed for men for things to God, that he bring both gifts and sacrifices for sins:

Being able to moderate the passions to the ignorant, and deceived; since he also is surrounded with weakness.

And for this he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to bring in for sins.

So also Christ honoured not himself, to become chief priest; but he having spoken to him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.

And also in another he says, Thou a priest forever according to the order of Melchisedec.

Although being a Son, he learned obedience from what he suffered;

And being perfected, he became to all them lending a willing ear to him the origin of eternal salvation

For every one partaking of milk is inexperienced in the word of justice: for he is a child.

For God promising to Abraham, since he had none greater to swear by, sware by himself,

And so, having endured long, he gained the promise.

In which God, willing more abundantly to show to the heirs of the promise the firmness of his counsel, he intervened by an oath:

Where the forerunner, Jesus, went in for us, according to the order of Melchisedec, being a high priest forever.

For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, having met Abraham returning from the cutting off of the kings, and praised him;

And behold how great this one, to whom also Abraham the patriarch gave the tenth of the first fruits.

And he not having his descent traced from them received a tenth from Abraham, and praised him having the promises.

And here truly dying men receive tenths; but there he, bearing witness that he lives.

For yet was he in his father's loins, when Melchisedec met him.

For he of whom these things are said partook of another tribe, of which none held to the altar.

For he testifies, Thou a priest forever, according to the order of Melchisedec.

(For they truly without sacrifice sanctioned by solemn oath became priests; but he with the sacrifice sanctioned by solemn oath by him, saying to him, The Lord sware, and will not repent, Thou priest forever, according to the order of Melchisedec:)

And he, because he remains forever, has an inviolable priesthood.

Wherefore he is able to save entirely those coming to God by him, always living to supplicate for them.

Who has no necessity according to the day, as the chief priests, before to bring up sacrifices for their own sins, then for those of the people; for this he did once, having brought up himself.

For every chief priest is appointed to bring in gifts and sacrifices also: wherefore it is necessary also for this to have something which he might bring.

For if truly he were upon earth, he would not be a priest, there being priests bringing in gifts according to the law;

Who serve the pattern and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was given an intimation of the divine will, being about to complete the tent: for, See, says he, thou make all things according to the type shewed thee in the mount.

And now he has attained a more distinguished office, in how much also he is mediator of a better covenant, which was legislated upon better promises.

For rebuking them, he says, Behold, the days come, says the Lord, and I will complete for the house of Israel and for the house of Judah a new covenant:

In saying new, he has made the first old. And that made old and becoming weak is near destruction.

And into the second the chief priest alone once a year, not without blood, which he brings near for himself, and the errors of the people:

Neither by the blood of he-goats and calves, and by his own blood he went in once for all to the holies, having found eternal deliverance.

For if the blood of bulls and he-goats, and the ashes of a heifer besprinkling the polluted, consecrates to the purity of the flesh:

How much more shall the blood of Christ, who by the eternal Spirit offered himself blameless to God, purify your consciousness from dead works to serve the living God?

And for this he is mediator of a new covenant, that death having been, for redemption of the transgressions for the first covenant, the called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

For a will is firm by the dead: since it has no power when he having willed lives.

For every command spoken according to law by Moses, to all the people, having taken the blood of calves and he-goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and also the book, and he sprinkled all the people,

And also the tent, and all the vessels of the service, he poured all over likewise with blood.

Neither that he should offer himself many times, as the chief priest comes in to the holy places yearly with blood pertaining to others;

(Since he must have suffered many times from the foundation of the world:) but now once at the termination of the times for the annulling of sin by the sacrifice of himself has he been shown clearly.

For the blood of bulls and he-goats cannot take away sins.

Wherefore coming into the world, he says, Sacrifice and offering then wouldest not, but a body hast thou adjusted to me:

Then he said, Behold, I am here to do, O God, thy will. He takes away the first, that he might set up the second.

For by one offering has he perfected forever the consecrated.

A way publicly declared and living, which he consecrated to us, through the veil, that is, his flesh;

We should hold the assent of hope not bending; (for faithful he having promised;)

Of how much worse punishment, think ye, shall he be deemed worthy. having trodden down the Son of God, and deemed the blood of the covenant common, in which he was consecrated, and having outraged the Spirit of grace?

For yet a little while only, he coming will come, and will not tarry.

And the just one shall live by faith; but if he draw down, my soul is not contented in him.

By faith Abel brought near a greater sacrifice to God than Cain, by which he was testified of to be just, God testifying of his gifts; and by it he being dead yet speaks.

By faith Enoch was transferred not to see death; and was not found, because God had transferred him: for before his transferring he had been testified of, to have pleased God.

And without faith it is impossible to please: for he approaching to God must believe that he is, and is a remunerator to them seeking him out.

By faith Noah, having an intimation of the divine will of things not yet seen, being circumspect, prepared an ark for the salvation of his house; by which he condemned the world, and by faith became an heir of justice.

By faith Abraham, being called, listened, to go forth into the place which he was about to receive for an inheritance; and he came out, not knowing where he is coming.

By faith he dwelt in the land of promise, as a strange land, having dwelt in tents with Isaac and Jacob, co-heirs of the same promise:

For he awaited a city having foundations, whose artificer and maker is God.

And now they feel an ardent desire for a better, that is, a heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed of them to be called their God: for he prepared for them a city.

By faith Abraham had brought near Isaac, being tried: and he having received the promises brought near the only born,

Reckoning that God was also able to raise from the dead; whence he also received him in a parable.

Having deemed the reproach of Christ greater riches than treasures in Egypt: for he looked to the payment of reward.

By faith he forsook Egypt, not having feared the king's wrath: for, as seeing the invisible, he was strong.

By faith he has kept the pascha, and the pouring out of blood, lest he destroying the first born should touch them.

For whom the Lord loves he corrects, and he chastises every son which he receives.

For they truly for a few days, according as it seemed to them, corrected; but he for profit, in order to partake in his holiness.

For ye know also afterwards, wishing to inherit the praise, he was disapproved of: for he found no place for a change of mind, although having sought it with tears.

Whose voice then shook the earth: and now he has proclaimed, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also the heaven.

The disposition exempt from avarice; being contented with present circumstances: for he has said, I will not send thee back, nor forsake thee.

Wherefore also Jesus, that he might consecrate the people by his own blood, suffered without the camp.

Ye know the brother Timothy having been set at liberty; with whom, if he come more speedily, I shall see you.