عِبرانِيّين 5

١ 1 لِأَنَّ كُلَّ رَئِيسِ كَهَنَةٍ مَأْخُوذٍ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ يُقَامُ لِأَجْلِ ٱلنَّاسِ فِي مَا لِلهِ،لِكَيْ يُقَدِّمَ قَرَابِينَ وَذَبَائِحَ عَنِ ٱلْخَطَايَا،

Every high priest, taken from among the people, is appointed as their representative in their relations with God, to offer both gifts and sacrifices in expiation of sins.

٢ 2 قَادِرًا أَنْ يَتَرَفَّقَ بِٱلْجُهَّالِ وَٱلضَّالِّينَ، إِذْ هُوَ أَيْضًا مُحَاطٌ بِٱلضَّعْفِ.

And he is able to sympathise with the ignorant and deluded, since he is himself subject to weakness,

٣ 3 وَلِهَذَا ٱلضَّعْفِ يَلْتَزِمُ أَنَّهُ كَمَا يُقَدِّمُ عَنِ ٱلْخَطَايَا لِأَجْلِ ٱلشَّعْبِ هَكَذَا أَيْضًا لِأَجْلِ نَفْسِهِ.

and is therefore bound to offer sacrifices for sins, not only for the people, but equally so for himself.

٤ 4 وَلَا يَأْخُذُ أَحَدٌ هَذِهِ ٱلْوَظِيفَةَ بِنَفْسِهِ، بَلِ ٱلْمَدْعُوُّ مِنَ ٱللهِ، كَمَا هَارُونُ أَيْضًا.

Nor does anyone take that high office on themselves, until they have been called to do so by God, as Aaron was.

٥ 5 كَذَلِكَ ٱلْمَسِيحُ أَيْضًا لَمْ يُمَجِّدْ نَفْسَهُ لِيَصِيرَ رَئِيسَ كَهَنَةٍ، بَلِ ٱلَّذِي قَالَ لَهُ: «أَنْتَ ٱبْنِي، أَنَا ٱلْيَوْمَ وَلَدْتُكَ».

In the same way, even the Christ did not take the honour of the high priesthood on himself, but he was appointed by him who said to him – “You are my Son; this day I have become your Father”;

٦ 6 كَمَا يَقُولُ أَيْضًا فِي مَوْضِعٍ آخَرَ: «أَنْتَ كَاهِنٌ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ عَلَى رُتْبَةِ مَلْكِي صَادَقَ». (aiōn g165)

and on another occasion also – “You are a priest for all time of the order of Melchizedek.” (aiōn g165)

٧ 7 ٱلَّذِي - فِي أَيَّامِ جَسَدِهِ- إِذْ قَدَّمَ بِصُرَاخٍ شَدِيدٍ وَدُمُوعٍ طَلِبَاتٍ وَتَضَرُّعَاتٍ لِلْقَادِرِ أَنْ يُخَلِّصَهُ مِنَ ٱلْمَوْتِ، وَسُمِعَ لَهُ مِنْ أَجْلِ تَقْوَاهُ،

Jesus, in the days of his earthly life, offered prayers and supplications, with earnest cries and with tears, to him who was able to save him from death; and he was heard because of his devout submission.

٨ 8 مَعَ كَوْنِهِ ٱبْنًا تَعَلَّمَ ٱلطَّاعَةَ مِمَّا تَأَلَّمَ بِهِ.

Son though he was, he learned obedience from his sufferings;

٩ 9 وَإِذْ كُمِّلَ صَارَ لِجَمِيعِ ٱلَّذِينَ يُطِيعُونَهُ، سَبَبَ خَلَاصٍ أَبَدِيٍّ، (aiōnios g166)

and, being made perfect, he became to all those who obey him the source of eternal salvation, (aiōnios g166)

١٠ 10 مَدْعُوًّا مِنَ ٱللهِ رَئِيسَ كَهَنَةٍ عَلَى رُتْبَةِ مَلْكِي صَادَقَ.

while God himself pronounced him a high priest of the order of Melchizedek.

١١ 11 اَلَّذِي مِنْ جِهَتِهِ ٱلْكَلَامُ كَثِيرٌ عِنْدَنَا، وَعَسِرُ ٱلتَّفْسِيرِ لِنَنْطِقَ بِهِ، إِذْ قَدْ صِرْتُمْ مُتَبَاطِئِي ٱلْمَسَامِعِ.

Now on this subject I have much to say, but it is difficult to explain it to you, because you have shown yourselves so slow to learn.

١٢ 12 لِأَنَّكُمْ -إِذْ كَانَ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ تَكُونُوا مُعَلِّمِينَ لِسَبَبِ طُولِ ٱلزَّمَانِ- تَحْتَاجُونَ أَنْ يُعَلِّمَكُمْ أَحَدٌ مَا هِيَ أَرْكَانُ بَدَاءَةِ أَقْوَالِ ٱللهِ، وَصِرْتُمْ مُحْتَاجِينَ إِلَى ٱللَّبَنِ، لَا إِلَى طَعَامٍ قَوِيٍّ.

For whereas, considering the time that has elapsed, you ought to be teaching others, you still need someone to teach you the alphabet of the divine revelation, and need again to be fed with milk instead of with “solid food.”

١٣ 13 لِأَنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ يَتَنَاوَلُ ٱللَّبَنَ هُوَ عَدِيمُ ٱلْخِبْرَةِ فِي كَلَامِ ٱلْبِرِّ لِأَنَّهُ طِفْلٌ،

For everyone who still has to take milk knows nothing of the teaching of righteousness; they are a mere infant.

١٤ 14 وَأَمَّا ٱلطَّعَامُ ٱلْقَوِيُّ فَلِلْبَالِغِينَ، ٱلَّذِينَ بِسَبَبِ ٱلتَّمَرُّنِ قَدْ صَارَتْ لَهُمُ ٱلْحَوَاسُّ مُدَرَّبَةً عَلَى ٱلتَّمْيِيزِ بَيْنَ ٱلْخَيْرِ وَٱلشَّرِّ.

But solid food is for Christians of mature faith – those whose faculties have been trained by practice to distinguish right from wrong.