Hepelū 2

1 Ko e meʻa ia ʻoku totonu ke ʻāsili ai ʻetau tokanga lahi ki he ngaahi meʻa kuo tau fanongo ki ai, telia naʻa tau tukuange mei ai ʻi ha ʻaho.

So, [since that is true], we must pay very careful attention to what we have heard [about God’s Son], in order that we do not drift away from it, [as a boat drifts off its course when people do not guide it] [MET].

2 He kapau naʻe tuʻumaʻu ʻae lea naʻe leaʻaki ʻe he kau ʻāngelo, pea ko e maumauʻi mo e talangataʻa kotoa pē naʻe maʻu hono totongi totonu;

[God’s laws that] were given by angels were valid, and God justly punished all who rejected them and all who disobeyed [DOU] them.

3 E hao fēfē ʻakitautolu, ʻo kapau te tau taʻetokanga ki he fakamoʻui lahi ko ia? ʻAia naʻe fuofua fakahā ʻe he ʻEiki, pea naʻe fakamoʻoni ia kiate kitautolu ʻekinautolu naʻe fanongo [kiate ia];

So, we will certainly not escape [God punishing us] if we ignore such a great [message about how God] [MTY] saves us! [RHQ] This [new message] was first spoken by the Lord [Jesus] {The Lord [Jesus] first spoke this [message]}. Then it was confirmed to us by those who heard [what the Lord told them] {those who heard [what the Lord told them] confirmed it to us}.

4 Naʻe fakamoʻoni foki ʻe he ʻOtua, ʻaki ʻae ngaahi fakaʻilonga, mo e ngaahi meʻa fakaofo, mo e ngaahi mana kehekehe, pea mo e ngaahi foaki ʻoe Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni, ʻo fakatatau ki hono finangalo ʻoʻona.

God also confirmed to us [that this message was true] by [enabling believers to do] many things that showed God’s power, to do other miraculous things [DOU], and [to do other things] by the gifts that the Holy Spirit distributed to them according to what [God] desired.

5 He ʻoku ʻikai te ne fakamoʻulaloa ki he kau ʻāngelo ʻae maama kahaʻu, ʻaia ʻoku mau lea ki ai.

God has determined that the angels will not rule over everything. [Instead, he has determined that Christ] will rule in the new world that [God] will [create]. [That is the new world] about which I am writing.

6 Ka ʻoku fakahā ʻe ha tokotaha ʻi he potu ʻe taha, ʻo pehē, “Ko e hā ʻae tangata, ʻoku ke tokangaʻi ia? Pe ko e foha ʻoe tangata, ʻoku ke ʻaʻahi ai kiate ia?

Someone spoke to [God about this] somewhere [in the Scriptures], saying, (No one is worthy enough for you to think about him!/Who is [worthy enough] for you to think about him?) [RHQ] (No human is [worthy enough] for you to care for him!/Is any human [worthy enough] for you to care for him?) [RHQ]

7 Naʻa ke ngaohi ia ʻo māʻulalo siʻi ʻi he kau ʻāngelo; ne ke fakapale ʻaki ia ʻae nāunau mo e ongoongolelei, ʻo fakanofo ia ke puleʻi ʻae ngaahi ngaue ʻa ho nima:

[So it is surprising that] you have caused people to be for a little while inferior in rank to angels. You have greatly honored [DOU] them [MET], as [kings are honored with] a crown.

8 Kuo ke fakamoʻulaloa ʻae meʻa kotoa pē ki hono lalo vaʻe.” Pea ʻi heʻene “fakamoʻulaloa ʻae meʻa kotoa pē kiate ia,” naʻe ʻikai fakatoe ha meʻa ʻe taʻeʻaikilalo ʻiate ia. Ka ʻoku teʻeki ai ketau mamata kuo fakamoʻulaloa ʻae meʻa kotoa pē kiate ia.

You have put everything under people’s control [MET]. God has determined that people will rule over absolutely everything [LIT]. But now, at this present time, we perceive that people do not yet have authority over everything.

9 Ka ʻoku tau mamata kia Sisu, kuo fakapale ʻaki ia ʻae nāunau mo e ongoongolelei, koeʻuhi ko e kātaki ʻae pekia, ʻaia naʻe ngaohi ke māʻulalo siʻi ʻi he kau ʻāngelo, ke ne kamata ʻe ia ʻae pekia koeʻuhi ko e kakai kotoa pē, ko e meʻa ʻi he ʻaloʻofa ʻae ʻOtua.

But we do know about Jesus, [who truly has authority over everything]! Hebrews 2:9b-13 Jesus, for a little while, became inferior [in rank] to angels in order to die on behalf of [MET] everyone. He became inferior when he suffered [and] died, as God kindly [planned]. But now he has been greatly [honored] [DOU] [by being] crowned [as kings are].

10 He naʻe taau mo ia, ʻaia ʻoku maʻana ʻae meʻa kotoa pē, pea ʻoku mei ai ʻae meʻa kotoa pē, ʻi he ʻomi ʻae foha tokolahi ki he nāunau, ke fakahaohaoa ʻi he ngaahi mamahi ʻae ʻEiki ʻo ʻenau moʻui.

It was fitting that [God] make [Jesus] (perfect/all that God intended him to be). God was enabling many people who would belong to him [MET] to share his glory. God [is the one who] created all things, and [he is the one] for whom all things [exist]. [He perfected Jesus] by causing him to suffer [and die]. [Jesus] is the one whom [God] uses to save people.

11 He ko ia ʻoku ne fakamaʻa, mo kinautolu kuo fakamaʻa, ʻoku nau taha pe kotoa pē: ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ai ke mā ia ke ui ʻakinautolu ko e kāinga,

[Jesus] is the one who (makes people holy/sets people apart for God), and they all belong to God’s family. [As a result, Christ] gladly [LIT] proclaims them to be [like] his own brothers [and sisters].

12 ‌ʻO pehē, “Te u fakahā ho huafa ki hoku kāinga, ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoe siasi te u hiva fakafetaʻi kiate koe.”

[The Psalmist wrote what Christ said to God about us becoming] his brothers, in these words: I will proclaim to my brothers how awesome you are (OR, what you ([are like/have done])) [MTY]. I will sing praise to you in the presence of the congregation!

13 Mo toe [pehē], “Te u falala kiate ia.” Pea toe [pehē], “Vakai ko au mo e fānau kuo foaki ʻe he ʻOtua kiate au.”

And a prophet wrote [in] another [Scripture passage what Christ said about God], I will trust him. And in another [Scripture passage, Christ said about those who are like his] children, I and the ones that God has given me are here.

14 Pea ko e meʻa ʻi he maʻu ʻe he fānau ʻae kakano mo e toto, naʻe ʻai foki ʻe ia ʻae anga ko ia; koeʻuhi ke fakaʻauha ʻe ia ʻi he mate ʻaia naʻe ʻaʻana ʻae mālohi ʻoe mate, ko e tēvolo;

So, since those [whom God calls his] children are all human beings [MTY], Jesus also became a human being [just like them]. The devil has the power to cause people [to be afraid] to die, but Christ became human in order that by his dying he might make the devil powerless.

15 Mo fakamoʻui ʻakinautolu naʻe moʻua pōpula ʻi he manavahē ki he mate, ʻi henau moʻui kotoa pē.

[Jesus did that] to free all of us who are like slaves [MET] all the time we live, because we are [forced to] be afraid to die.

16 He ko e moʻoni naʻe ʻikai puke ʻe ia ʻae kau ʻāngelo; ka naʻa ne puke ʻe ia ʻae hako ʻo ʻEpalahame.

Because [Jesus became a human being], it is not angels whom he wants to help. No, it is we who trust God as Abraham did whom he wants to help.

17 Ko ia naʻe taau ai mo ia ke hoko ʻo tatau mo hono kāinga ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē, koeʻuhi ke ne hoko ko e fungani taulaʻeiki ʻaloʻofa mo angatonu ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻae ʻOtua, ke fai ʻae fakalelei koeʻuhi ko e angahala ʻae kakai.

So, [since he came to help humans, not angels], he had to be made exactly like [us whom he calls] his own brothers [and sisters]. He wants to be a Supreme Priest who [acts] mercifully [to all people] and who faithfully does what God wants, so that people who had sinned would be declared no longer guilty.

18 He ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene mamahi ʻaʻana ʻi hono ʻahiʻahiʻi, ʻoku ne faʻa fai ke tokoniʻi ʻakinautolu ʻoku ʻahiʻahiʻi.

[Specifically], he is able to help those/us who are tempted [to sin]. He can do that because he suffered, and he was also tempted [to sin like we are tempted to sin].