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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)Because if the message that was brought by the messengers is confirmed and so every transgression and act of disobedience received the appropriate penalty,OET logo mark

OET-LVFor/Because if the by messengers having_been_spoken message became confirmed, and every transgression and disobedience received a_just penalty,OET logo mark

SR-GNTΕἰ γὰρ διʼ ἀγγέλων λαληθεὶς λόγος ἐγένετο βέβαιος, καὶ πᾶσα παράβασις καὶ παρακοὴ ἔλαβεν ἔνδικον μισθαποδοσίαν,
   (Ei gar ho diʼ angelōn lalaʸtheis logos egeneto bebaios, kai pasa parabasis kai parakoaʸ elaben endikon misthapodosian,)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULTFor if the message spoken through angels became valid and every transgression and disobedience received just penalty,

USTThis is important because, when the spiritual beings gave the law to the people of Israel, what they said was reliable. Further, God justly punished anyone who did not listen to this law or broke it.

BSBFor if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received [its] just punishment,

MSBFor if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received [its] just punishment,

BLBFor if the word having been spoken by angels was unalterable, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense,


AICNTFor if the message spoken through angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression and disobedience received a just retribution,

OEBFor, if the message which was delivered by angels had its authority confirmed, so that every offence against it, or neglect of it, met with a fitting requital,

WEBBEFor if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just penalty,

WMBB (Same as above)

NETFor if the message spoken through angels proved to be so firm that every violation or disobedience received its just penalty,

LSVfor if the word being spoken through messengers became steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just repayment,

FBVIf the message the angels brought was trustworthy, and every sin and disobedient act brings its own consequence,[fn]


2:2 Literally, “receives its reward.”

TCNTFor if the message spoken through angels was valid and every transgression and disobedience received a just retribution,

T4TGod’s laws that were given by angels were valid, and God justly punished all who rejected them and all who disobeyed [DOU] them.

LEBFor if the word spoken through angels was binding and every transgression and act of disobedience received a just penalty,

BBEBecause if the word which came through the angels was fixed, and in the past every evil act against God's orders was given its full punishment;

MoffFor if the divine word spoken by angels held good, if transgression and disobedience met with due punishment in every case,

WymthFor if the message delivered through angels proved to be true, and every transgression and act of disobedience met with just retribution,

ASVFor if the word spoken through angels proved stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward;

DRAFor if the word, spoken by angels, became steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward:

YLTfor if the word being spoken through messengers did become stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience did receive a just recompense,

DrbyFor if the word which was spoken by angels was firm, and every transgression and disobedience received just retribution,

RVFor if the word spoken through angels proved stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward;
   (For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward; )

SLTFor if the word spoken by angels was firm, and every transgression and bad instruction received the just payment of reward;

WbstrFor if the word spoken by angels was steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward;

KJB-1769For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;
   (For if the word spoken by angels was steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward; )

KJB-1611For if the word spoken by Angels was stedfast, and euery transgression and disobedience receiued a iust recompense of reward:
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

BshpsFor yf the worde spoken by Angels, was stedfast: And euery transgression and disobedience receaued a iust recompense of rewarde:
   (For if the word spoken by Angels, was steadfast: And every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of rewarde:)

GnvaFor if the worde spoken by Angels was stedfast, and euery transgression, and disobedience receiued a iust recompence of reward,
   (For if the word spoken by Angels was steadfast, and every transgression, and disobedience received a just recompense of reward, )

CvdlFor yf the worde which was spoke by angels, was stedfast, and euery trasgression and dishobedience receaued a iust recompence of rewarde,
   (For if the word which was spoke by angels, was steadfast, and every trasgression and dishobedience received a just recompense of reward,)

TNTFor yf the worde which was spoke by angels was stedfast: so that every trasgression and disobediece receaved a iust recompence to rewarde:
   (For if the word which was spoke by angels was steadfast: so that every trasgression and disobediece received a just recompense to rewarde: )

WyclFor if the ilke word that was seid bi aungels, was maad sad, and ech brekyng of the lawe and vnobedience took iust retribucioun of meede,
   (For if the ilke word that was said by angels, was made sad, and each breaking of the law and unobedience took just retribucioun of meede,)

LuthDenn so das Wort fest worden ist, das durch die Engel geredet ist, und eine jegliche Übertretung und Ungehorsam hat empfangen seinen rechten Lohn:
   (Because so the word fest been is, the through the angel talked is, and a/one any transgression and disobedience has received his right wage/salary:)

ClVgSi enim qui per angelos dictus est sermo, factus est firmus, et omnis prævaricatio, et inobedientia accepit justam mercedis retributionem:[fn]
   (When/But_if because who/which through messenger/angels saytus it_is speech, became it_is firmus, and everyone transgressedo, and inobedience he_received justm mercedis retribution: )


2.2 Et omnis prævaricatio. Dicit omnis, ut pro singulis peccatis sit pœna; non enim solum omnis prævaricator qui multorum reus est, pœnam luet. Justam mercedem. Ita loquitur ne putetur perire justitia per misericordiam. Quod vero ait, retributionem, hoc ad pœnæ quantitatem refertur, quæ æqualis peccato erit: quia secundum quod majus vel minus est peccatum, major vel minor erit pœna. Quod vero ait: mercedis, hoc ad qualitatem pœnæ refertur, ut qui libidinis igne perierit, igne æterni incendii crucietur.


2.2 And everyone transgressedo. Sayit omnis, as for each sins be punishment; not/no because only everyone beforevaricator who/which of_many guilty/criminal it_is, punishment luet. Yustam a_reward. Ita speaks not it_is_supposed to_perish justice through mercy. That indeed/however he_said, retribution, this to punishments quantitatem it_is_reported, which equals sin will_be: because after/second that greater or minus it_is sin, major/greater or minor will_be punishment. That indeed/however he_said: mercedis, this to qualitatem punishments it_is_reported, as who/which libidinis with_fire perierit, with_fire eternal incendii crucietur.

UGNTεἰ γὰρ ὁ δι’ ἀγγέλων λαληθεὶς λόγος ἐγένετο βέβαιος, καὶ πᾶσα παράβασις καὶ παρακοὴ ἔλαβεν ἔνδικον μισθαποδοσίαν,
   (ei gar ho di’ angelōn lalaʸtheis logos egeneto bebaios, kai pasa parabasis kai parakoaʸ elaben endikon misthapodosian,)

SBL-GNTεἰ γὰρ ὁ διʼ ἀγγέλων λαληθεὶς λόγος ἐγένετο βέβαιος, καὶ πᾶσα παράβασις καὶ παρακοὴ ἔλαβεν ἔνδικον μισθαποδοσίαν,
   (ei gar ho diʼ angelōn lalaʸtheis logos egeneto bebaios, kai pasa parabasis kai parakoaʸ elaben endikon misthapodosian,)

RP-GNTΕἰ γὰρ ὁ δι' ἀγγέλων λαληθεὶς λόγος ἐγένετο βέβαιος, καὶ πᾶσα παράβασις καὶ παρακοὴ ἔλαβεν ἔνδικον μισθαποδοσίαν,
   (Ei gar ho di' angelōn lalaʸtheis logos egeneto bebaios, kai pasa parabasis kai parakoaʸ elaben endikon misthapodosian,)

TC-GNTΕἰ γὰρ ὁ δι᾽ ἀγγέλων λαληθεὶς λόγος ἐγένετο βέβαιος, καὶ πᾶσα παράβασις καὶ παρακοὴ ἔλαβεν ἔνδικον μισθαποδοσίαν,
   (Ei gar ho di angelōn lalaʸtheis logos egeneto bebaios, kai pasa parabasis kai parakoaʸ elaben endikon misthapodosian, )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, orange:accents differ, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

2:2 According to Jewish tradition, the message God delivered, the law given on Mount Sinai (see Acts 7:38; Gal 3:19), was delivered through angels.
• Violation of the law was punished (see Exod 22:19; Lev 20:10; Num 35:16-21), and punishment was inescapable (Prov 1:24-31; Jer 11:11).

TTNTyndale Theme Notes:

Apostasy

Sadly, opposition to God is not limited to those outside the community of faith; the Bible tells of many people who seemed to know God but turned away (see Num 16; Deut 13; 2 Kgs 17:5-23; Ezek 8). God brings just consequences to those who turn away from him (Job 11:20; Prov 1:24-31; Jer 11:11). Jesus spoke of those who fall away and the judgment they will receive (Matt 16:27; 23:13; 24:10-13; 25:41-46), and the writers of the New Testament follow his lead (Gal 1:6-9; 2 Tim 3:1-9; 2 Pet 2:1-22; 1 Jn 2:18-19).

The Bible as a whole is clear that disobeying God has severe consequences (see, e.g., Gen 9:5-6; Num 35:16-21; Lev 20:10; Zech 5:4). Those who oppose God’s will and rule will ultimately be excluded from his life-giving presence (Isa 66:14-24). In this vein, several passages in Hebrews warn that those who fail to take God’s word seriously are in deep spiritual trouble and will face the judgment of God (see Heb 2:1-4; 4:12-13; 6:4-8; 10:26-31; 12:25-29).

Scholars have understood the nature of the apostasy (falling away) and judgment described in the “warning passages” of Hebrews in various ways: (1) Some have understood the warnings to be hypothetical, suggesting that the harshness serves simply to shock the hearers out of spiritual lethargy, with no impending judgment in view. (2) A second position holds that those with whom the author was concerned were Jewish and had not yet converted to Christianity. Thus they were under God’s judgment because they were not yet a part of the new covenant. (3) A third view argues that the “apostates” in view were Christians who, because of their spiritual condition, faced some measure of God’s judgment as believers, but were in no danger of actually losing their salvation. (4) A fourth view suggests that the apostates had been full members of the Christian community and had experienced the full reality of the Christian faith but had now turned their backs on Christ and the church. (5) A fifth view is that, rather than having been true believers, the apostates showed that they never really knew Christ in the first place.

Ultimately, warnings of judgment are an expression of God’s grace, seeking to turn the rebellious person to the ways of God. Taking the consequences of apostasy seriously can help us build resolve in faithfully following Jesus.

Passages for Further Study

Num 16:1-50; Deut 13:1-18; 2 Kgs 17:5-23; Ezek 8:1-18; Matt 24:10-13; Gal 1:6-9; 2 Tim 3:1-9; Heb 2:1-4; 6:4-8; 10:26-31; 2 Pet 2:1-22; 1 Jn 2:18-19


SOTNSIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 2:1–4: Warning: Do not ignore what God has spoken

In the last verse of chapter 1, the author mentioned “salvation.” In 2:1–4, he told the people to pay careful attention to this salvation that God’s Son brought them. He warned them that if they did not pay attention to it, God would certainly punish them. Their punishment would be greater than the punishment of people who ignored the law, since the law was brought only by angels. This warning is the first of five important warnings in the book of Hebrews.

In some languages it may be helpful to change the order of some of the parts of 2:2–3 to help readers understand the contrast between the law and the salvation that the Son brought. See the General Comment on 2:2–3 at the end of 2:3b for an example.

It is good to translate the section before you decide on a heading for it. Some other possible headings are:

Warning Against Neglecting Salvation (ESV)

We must give earnest attention to what we have heard

Some translators decide to combine this section with 2:5–10. If you decide to do that, one possible section heading is:

Everything Is Under Jesus’ Control (GW)

2:2–3

Hebrews 2:2a–3b is one long sentence. In many languages it may be necessary to divide the sentence into two or more sentences. See the General Comment on 2:2–3 at the end of 2:3b for examples.

In 2:2–3 the author used a certain type of logical reasoning. First, he used an example about Moses’ Law that everyone already accepted. Then he gave a similar example about Jesus’ message that was based on more powerful reasons. He did this to convince his readers that it was even more important to pay attention to the message of Jesus than to the law of Moses.

2:2a

For if the message spoken by angels was binding,

For: The conjunction For introduces a reason for what the author said in 2:1.Another way to describe this connection is in terms of basis-exhortation. The “for” introduces the basis for the exhortation in 2:1. Semantically, this terminology has basically the same meaning as saying that 2:2 gives the reason or explanation for the exhortation. The author explained why we must pay more attention to the message from God’s Son than to the message from angels. Connect this reason to 2:1 in a natural way in your language.

if: The word if introduces a clause that tells two facts about the angels’ message. This type of clause indicates that the facts in it are true. Both the author and the readers already knew these facts, and the author used those facts as the basis and support for what he said in 2:3. Here is another way to translate this basis and introduce the conclusion:

We know that the message that angels brought was valid. We also know that every violation or disobedience of it was justly punished. So…

See the General Comment on 2:2–3 at the end of 2:3b for examples of ways to translate the basis and conclusion in these verses.

the message spoken by angels: The phrase the message refers here to God’s Law (literally “word”) that was spoken by angels. It contrasts with what was spoken by the Lord (2:3). The Scriptures suggest that God used angels to give his law to Moses, and then Moses gave the law to the Israelites.Other Scriptures that indicate that God used angels in some way to give his Law to people are Acts 7:53 and Galatians 3:19. There may also be a poetic reference to this in Deuteronomy 33:2.

God’s law consisted of many laws (which are written in Genesis-Deuteronomy). The word message does not refer to only one particular law. It also does not refer to the type of message that is a short statement or request.

Some other ways to translate the phrase are:

God’s word spoken through angels (REB)

those laws of God that he caused the angels to speakTagbanwa back translation on TW.

the laws/words that God gave people through the angels

spoken: The verb spoken is passive. In some languages it is more natural to use an active verb. For example:

the message which angels spoke/gave…

angels: The word angels occurred in 1:4. You should translate it in the same way here.

was binding: The word binding means “legally binding, firm, and in force.” It indicates here that those who received the law had to obey it. The context implies that God would enforce the law. Other ways to translate the word in this context are:

proved to be so firm that… (NET)

it was not possible to ignore/change that law

it was required/necessary that people obey that law

The author will use the word again in 3:6, 3:14, 6:19, and 9:17.

2:2b

and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment,

The clause in 2:2b is the second part of the condition that began in 2:2a.

and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment: This clause indicates that everyone who broke the law or disobeyed it was justly punished. In some languages it may be necessary to indicate explicitly that 2:2b is also part of the condition that began in 2:2a. For example:

and if anyone broke that law or disobeyed it, that person was justly punished

and since everyone breaking that law received/suffered the proper penalty

In the law God specified the proper punishment for various offenses. The leaders and the whole community of Israel were responsible to ensure that the people were punished in those ways.

In some languages it may be necessary to indicate who punished the people. If that is true in your language, you may supply “God” as the subject or you may use an indefinite subject. For example:

God/They justly punished everyone who violated or disobeyed it.

every transgression and disobedience: The words transgression and disobedience have a similar meaning. In some languages it is helpful to translate this meaning with one phrase. For example:

all who did not do what the law told them to do

every transgression: The word transgression refers to doing something that God forbids in the law or not doing something that he commands. This word is used again in 9:15, as well as in other places in the NT.For example, Romans 2:23, 4:15, 5:14; Galatians 3:19; 1 Timothy 2:14. Some other ways to translate every transgression are:

every time a person did not follow/obey it

whenever anyone broke it

For more information, see “transgression” under sin, other words to compare in KBT.

disobedience: The word disobedience refers to a refusal to listen and obey. The implied object is the message, which was the law that the angels brought.This word only occurs here and in Romans 5:19 and 2 Corinthians 10:6. Some other ways to translate it are:

did not…obey it (GNT)

rejected itOtomi back translation on TW.

its just punishment: The phrase its just punishment implies that in the law there was a proper punishment for each disobedience. The law specified the particular punishment that a person should receive for various disobedient actions. The word just means “right, fair, deserved.” A just punishment was a fair or right punishment.

Other ways to translate this meaning are:

and whenever a person disobeyed any of the laws, he was punished in a fair way


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

γὰρ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰ Γάρ ὁ διʼ ἀγγέλων λαληθείς λόγος ἐγένετο βέβαιος καί πάσα παράβασις καί παρακοή ἔλαβεν ἔνδικον μισθαποδοσίαν)

Here, For introduces the reason why “it is far more necessary for us to give attention” to the message ([2:1](../02/01.md)). This reason continues into the next verse ([2:3](../02/03.md)). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a reason or basis. Alternate translation: [You can tell that we need to give attention because,]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-condition-fact

εἰ γὰρ ὁ & λόγος

if (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰ Γάρ ὁ διʼ ἀγγέλων λαληθείς λόγος ἐγένετο βέβαιος καί πάσα παράβασις καί παρακοή ἔλαβεν ἔνδικον μισθαποδοσίαν)

The author is speaking as if these things were a hypothetical possibility, but he means that they are actually true. If your language does not state something as a condition if it is certain or true, and if your readers might misunderstand and think that what the author is saying is not certain, then you could express the idea by using a word such as “since” or “because.” Alternate translation: [For since the message]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ δι’ ἀγγέλων λαληθεὶς λόγος

the by angels (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰ Γάρ ὁ διʼ ἀγγέλων λαληθείς λόγος ἐγένετο βέβαιος καί πάσα παράβασις καί παρακοή ἔλαβεν ἔνδικον μισθαποδοσίαν)

In the author’s culture, people believed that God gave his law to Moses through angels. Here, the message spoken through angels refers to this law that Moses received from God with angels as the messengers. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [the message spoken through angels to Moses] or [Moses’ law, which was spoken through angels,]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ὁ δι’ ἀγγέλων λαληθεὶς λόγος

the by angels (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰ Γάρ ὁ διʼ ἀγγέλων λαληθείς λόγος ἐγένετο βέβαιος καί πάσα παράβασις καί παρακοή ἔλαβεν ἔνδικον μισθαποδοσίαν)

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. The author uses the passive form here to focus on what was spoken rather than on the person doing the speaking. If you must state who did the action, the author implies that God did it by means of angels. Alternate translation: [the message that God spoke through angels]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

πᾶσα παράβασις καὶ παρακοὴ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰ Γάρ ὁ διʼ ἀγγέλων λαληθείς λόγος ἐγένετο βέβαιος καί πάσα παράβασις καί παρακοή ἔλαβεν ἔνδικον μισθαποδοσίαν)

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of transgression and disobedience, you could express the ideas by using verbs such as “transgress” and “disobey.” Alternate translation: [any person who transgressed and disobeyed]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

παράβασις καὶ παρακοὴ

transgression (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰ Γάρ ὁ διʼ ἀγγέλων λαληθείς λόγος ἐγένετο βέβαιος καί πάσα παράβασις καί παρακοή ἔλαβεν ἔνδικον μισθαποδοσίαν)

The words transgression and disobedience mean almost the same thing. The word transgression refers to when someone breaks a law or command that they know about. The word disobedience refers to when someone hears a law or command and ignores it. The author uses both words to emphasize that any kind of law-breaking was punished. If you do not have words that represent these two ideas, and if the repetition would be confusing, you could express the idea with a single word or phrase. Alternate translation: [misdeed] or [case of law-breaking]

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