¹Multifariam,In many places and in many ways,multisque modis olim Deus loquens patribus in prophetis:in past times, God spoke to the fathers through the Prophets;

¹Multifariam,In many places and in many ways,multisque modis olim Deus loquens patribus in prophetis:in past times, God spoke to the fathers through the Prophets;

²novissime,lastly,diebus istis locutus est nobis in Filio,in these days,quem constituit hæredem universorum,he has spoken to us through the Son,per quem fecitwhom he appointed as the heir of all things,et sæcula:and through whom he made the world.

²novissime,lastly,diebus istis locutus est nobis in Filio,in these days,quem constituit hæredem universorum,he has spoken to us through the Son,per quem fecitwhom he appointed as the heir of all things,et sæcula:and through whom he made the world.

³qui cum sit splendor gloriæ,And since the Son is the brightness of his glory,et figura substantiæ ejus,and the figure of his substance,portansque omnia verbo virtutis suæ,and is carrying all things by the Word of his virtue,purgationem peccatorum faciens,thereby accomplishing a purging of sins,sedet ad dexteram majestatis in excelsis:he sits at the right hand of Majesty on high.

³qui cum sit splendor gloriæ,And since the Son is the brightness of his glory,et figura substantiæ ejus,and the figure of his substance,portansque omnia verbo virtutis suæ,and is carrying all things by the Word of his virtue,purgationem peccatorum faciens,thereby accomplishing a purging of sins,sedet ad dexteram majestatis in excelsis:he sits at the right hand of Majesty on high.

⁴tanto melior angelis effectus,And having been made so much better than the Angels,quanto differentius præ illis nomen hæreditavit.he has inherited a name so much greater than theirs.

⁴tanto melior angelis effectus,And having been made so much better than the Angels,quanto differentius præ illis nomen hæreditavit.he has inherited a name so much greater than theirs.

⁵Cui enim dixit aliquando angelorum:For to which of the Angels has he ever said:Filius meus es tu,“You are my Son;ego hodie genui te?today have I begotten you?”Et rursum:Or again:Ego ero illi in patrem,“I will be a Father to him,et ipse erit mihi in filium?and he shall be a Son to me?”

⁵Cui enim dixit aliquando angelorum:For to which of the Angels has he ever said:Filius meus es tu,“You are my Son;ego hodie genui te?today have I begotten you?”Et rursum:Or again:Ego ero illi in patrem,“I will be a Father to him,et ipse erit mihi in filium?and he shall be a Son to me?”

⁶Et cum iterum introducit primogenitum in orbem terræ,And again, when he brings the only-begotten Son into the world,dicit:he says:Et adorent eum omnes angeli Dei.“And let all the Angels of God adore him.”

⁶Et cum iterum introducit primogenitum in orbem terræ,And again, when he brings the only-begotten Son into the world,dicit:he says:Et adorent eum omnes angeli Dei.“And let all the Angels of God adore him.”

⁷Et ad angelos quidem dicit:And about the Angels, certainly,Qui facit angelos suos spiritus,he says: “He makes his Angels spirits,et ministros suos flammam ignis.and his ministers a flame of fire.”

⁷Et ad angelos quidem dicit:And about the Angels, certainly,Qui facit angelos suos spiritus,he says: “He makes his Angels spirits,et ministros suos flammam ignis.and his ministers a flame of fire.”

⁸Ad Filium autem:But about the Son:Thronus tuus Deus in sæculum sæculi:“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever.virga æquitatis, virga regni tui.The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of equity.

⁸Ad Filium autem:But about the Son:Thronus tuus Deus in sæculum sæculi:“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever.virga æquitatis, virga regni tui.The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of equity.

⁹Dilexisti justitiam,You have loved justice,et odisti iniquitatem:and you have hated iniquity.propterea unxit te Deus,Because of this, God, your God,Deus tuus, oleo exultationis præ participibus tuis.has anointed you with the oil of exultation, above your companions.”

⁹Dilexisti justitiam,You have loved justice,et odisti iniquitatem:and you have hated iniquity.propterea unxit te Deus,Because of this, God, your God,Deus tuus, oleo exultationis præ participibus tuis.has anointed you with the oil of exultation, above your companions.”

¹⁰Et:And:Tu in principio,“In the beginning,Domine,O Lord,terram fundasti:you founded the earth.et opera manuum tuarum sunt cæli.And the heavens are the work of your hands.

¹⁰Et:And:Tu in principio,“In the beginning,Domine,O Lord,terram fundasti:you founded the earth.et opera manuum tuarum sunt cæli.And the heavens are the work of your hands.

¹¹Ipsi peribunt,These shall pass away,tu autem permanebis,but you will remain.et omnes ut vestimentum veterascent:And all will grow old like a garment.

¹¹Ipsi peribunt,These shall pass away,tu autem permanebis,but you will remain.et omnes ut vestimentum veterascent:And all will grow old like a garment.

¹²et velut amictum mutabis eos,And you will change them like a cloak,et mutabuntur:and they shall be changed.tu autem idem ipse es,Yet you are ever the same,et anni tui non deficient.and your years will not diminish.”

¹²et velut amictum mutabis eos,And you will change them like a cloak,et mutabuntur:and they shall be changed.tu autem idem ipse es,Yet you are ever the same,et anni tui non deficient.and your years will not diminish.”

¹³Ad quem autem angelorum dixit aliquando:But to which of the Angels has he ever said:Sede a dextris meis,“Sit at my right hand,quoadusque ponam inimicos tuos scabellum pedum tuorum?until I make your enemies your footstool?”

¹³Ad quem autem angelorum dixit aliquando:But to which of the Angels has he ever said:Sede a dextris meis,“Sit at my right hand,quoadusque ponam inimicos tuos scabellum pedum tuorum?until I make your enemies your footstool?”

¹⁴Nonne omnes sunt administratorii spiritus,Are they not all spirits of ministration,in ministerium missi propter eos, qui hæreditatem capient salutis?sent to minister for the sake of those who shall receive the inheritance of salvation?

¹⁴Nonne omnes sunt administratorii spiritus,Are they not all spirits of ministration,in ministerium missi propter eos, qui hæreditatem capient salutis?sent to minister for the sake of those who shall receive the inheritance of salvation?