ヘブル人への手紙 1

1 第一款 キリストは大いに天使等に優り給ふ 神は昔預言者等を以て、幾度にも幾様にも先祖等に語り給ひしに、

Whereas, in many parts and in many ways of old, God spake unto the fathers, in the prophets,

2 此末の日に至り、曾て萬物の世嗣に立て、又之によりて世を造り給ひたる御子を以て、我等に語り給へり。 (aiōn g165)

At the end of these days, He hath spoken unto us in his Son, —whom he hath appointed heir of all things, through whom also he hath made the ages; (aiōn g165)

3 彼は神の光榮の輝、其本體の印章に在して、己が権能の言を以て、萬物を保ち、罪の潔を為し給ひて、天に於て稜威の右に坐し給ふなり。

Who, being an eradiated brightness of his glory, and an exact representation of his very being, also bearing up all things by the utterance of his power, purification of sins, having achieved, sat down on the right hand of the majesty in high places:

4 彼が天使等に優る者と成り給へるは、猶其受け給ひし御名の彼等に優れるが如し。

By so much becoming superior to the messengers, by as much as, going beyond them, he hath inherited a more distinguished name.

5 蓋神曾て天使等の敦れに斯は曰ひしぞ、[曰く]、「汝は我子なり、我今日汝を生めり」と、又「我彼に父たり彼我に子たらん」と。

For unto which of the messengers said he at any time—My Son, art, thou, I, this day have begotten thee? and again—I, will become, his father, and, he, shall become my Son?

6 又冢子を更に世に入れ給ひし時に曰く、「神の天使皆之を禮拝すべし」、と。

But, whensoever he again introduceth the first-begotten into the habitable earth, he saith—And let all God’s messengers worship him!

7 而して天使等に就きては、「彼風を其使者と為し、焔を其の役者となし給ふ」と言へるに、

Even as to the messengers, indeed, he saith—Who maketh his messengers, winds, and his ministers of state, a fiery flame;

8 御子に就きては、「神よ、汝の玉座は世々に在り、汝の王位の笏は義の笏なり、 (aiōn g165)

but, as to the Son, —Thy throne, O God, is unto times age-abiding, and—A sceptre of equity, is the sceptre of his kingdom, (aiōn g165)

9 汝正義を愛し不義を憎めり、故に汝の神たる神は、喜の油を汝が同輩に優りて汝に注ぎ給へり、」と言ふ。

Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated lawlessness, —For this cause, hath God, thy God, anointed thee with the oil of exultation, beyond thy partners;

10 又曰く、「主よ、汝初に地を据置き給へり、而して諸の天も御手の業なり、

and—Thou, by way of beginning, Lord, the earth, didst found, and, the works of thy hands, are the heavens, —

11 是等は亡びん、然れど汝は永存し給ひ、是等は皆衣服の如く古びん。

They, shall perish, but, thou, abidest still, and, all, as a mantle, shall be worn out,

12 汝之を上衣の如く畳み給はんに、是等は變るべしと雖も、汝は同じきものにして變る事なく、汝の齢終なかるべし」と。

And, as if a robe, wilt thou fold them up, —as a mantle, and they shall be changed; but, thou, art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

13 然るに曾て天使等の敦れに向ひてか、「我汝の敵を汝の足台と成らしむるまで我右に坐せよ」、と曰ひし事ある、

But, to which of the messengers, hath he said, at any time—Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thy foes thy footstool?

14 天使は悉く役者と成る霊にして、救霊の世嗣を受くべき人々の為に役者として遣はさるるに非ずや。

Are they not, all, spirits, doing public service, —for ministry, sent forth, for the sake of them who are about to inherit salvation?