The Message Bible MSG
The Latin Vulgate VUL
1 Going through a long line of prophets, God has been addressing our ancestors in different ways for centuries.
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multifariam et multis modis olim Deus loquens patribus in prophetis
2 Recently he spoke to us directly through his Son. By his Son, God created the world in the beginning, and it will all belong to the Son at the end.
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novissime diebus istis locutus est nobis in Filio quem constituit heredem universorum per quem fecit et saecula
3 This Son perfectly mirrors God, and is stamped with God's nature. He holds everything together by what he says - powerful words! The Son Is Higher than Angels
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qui cum sit splendor gloriae et figura substantiae eius portansque omnia verbo virtutis suae purgationem peccatorum faciens sedit ad dexteram Maiestatis in excelsis
4 far higher than any angel in rank and rule.
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tanto melior angelis effectus quanto differentius prae illis nomen hereditavit
5 Did God ever say to an angel, "You're my Son; today I celebrate you"? Or, "I'm his Father, he's my Son"?
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cui enim dixit aliquando angelorum Filius meus es tu ego hodie genui te et rursum ego ero illi in Patrem et ipse erit mihi in Filium
6 When he presents his honored Son to the world, he says, "All angels must worship him."
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et cum iterum introducit primogenitum in orbem terrae dicit et adorent eum omnes angeli Dei
7 Regarding angels he says, The messengers are winds, the servants are tongues of fire.
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et ad angelos quidem dicit qui facit angelos suos spiritus et ministros suos flammam ignis
8 But he says to the Son, You're God, and on the throne for good; your rule makes everything right.
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ad Filium autem thronus tuus Deus in saeculum saeculi et virga aequitatis virga regni tui
9 You love it when things are right; you hate it when things are wrong. That is why God, your God, poured fragrant oil on your head, Marking you out as king, far above your dear companions.
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dilexisti iustitiam et odisti iniquitatem propterea unxit te Deus Deus tuus oleo exultationis prae participibus tuis
10 And again to the Son, You, Master, started it all, laid earth's foundations, then crafted the stars in the sky.
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et tu in principio Domine terram fundasti et opera manuum tuarum sunt caeli
11 Earth and sky will wear out, but not you; they become threadbare like an old coat;
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ipsi peribunt tu autem permanebis et omnes ut vestimentum veterescent
12 You'll fold them up like a worn-out cloak, and lay them away on the shelf. But you'll stay the same, year after year; you'll never fade, you'll never wear out.
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et velut amictum involves eos et mutabuntur tu autem idem es et anni tui non deficient
13 And did he ever say anything like this to an angel? Sit alongside me here on my throne Until I make your enemies a stool for your feet.
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ad quem autem angelorum dixit aliquando sede a dextris meis quoadusque ponam inimicos tuos scabillum pedum tuorum
14 Isn't it obvious that all angels are sent to help out with those lined up to receive salvation?
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nonne omnes sunt administratorii spiritus in ministerium missi propter eos qui hereditatem capient salutis
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.
The Latin Vulgate is in the public domain.