Hebrews 9

1 Now indeed therefore the first had ordinances of divine service and the earthly sanctuary.

Now indeed even the first had ordinances of divine service, and an earthly sanctuary.

2 For a tabernacle was prepared, the first in which was also the lampstand, and the table, and the presentation of the loaves, which is called the Holy place.

For a tabernacle was prepared. In the first part were the lampstand, the table, and the show bread; which is called the Holy Place.

3 And behind the second curtain, the tabernacle called the Holy of holies,

After the second curtain was the tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies,

4 having a golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid entirely in gold, in which was a golden pot holding the manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant.

having a golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which was a gold jar containing the manna, Aaron's rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant;

5 And above it were cherubim of glory overshadowing the place of forgiveness, about which things it is not now to speak in detail.

and above it cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat, of which things we cannot speak now in detail.

6 And these things thus having been prepared, the priests indeed enter into the first part of the tabernacle continually, accomplishing the services.

Now these things having been thus prepared, the cohanim go in continually into the first tabernacle, performing their duties.

7 But into the second part, the high priest alone, once a year, not without blood, which he offers for himself and for the unintentional sins of the people,

But into the second the cohan gadol alone, once in the year, not without blood, which he offers for himself, and for the sins of the people committed in ignorance.

8 this signifying from the Holy Spirit, the way into the holy things is not yet to be made known while the first tabernacle still remains.

The Ruach ha-Kodesh is indicating this, that the way into the Holy Place was not yet revealed while the first tabernacle was still standing;

9 Which is a figure for the present time, according to which both gifts and sacrifices are offered that are not able to make the man officiating fully perfect in respect to conscience,

which is a symbol of the present age, where gifts and sacrifices are offered that are incapable, concerning the conscience, of making the worshipper perfect;

10 only in foods and drinks and various washings: carnal ordinances imposed until a time of reformation.

but deal only with foods and drinks and various washings; they are regulations for the flesh imposed until the time of setting things right.

11 But Christ, having arrived a high priest of the good things that are coming, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation,

But the Messiah having come as a cohen hagadol of the good things that have come, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation,

12 and not through the blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, he entered in once into the Holy things, having found eternal redemption. (aiōnios g166)

nor yet through the blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, entered in once for all into the Holy Place, having obtained everlasting redemption. (aiōnios g166)

13 For if the blood of bulls and goats, and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling those who were defiled, sanctifies for the purification of the flesh,

For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled, sanctify to the cleanness of the flesh:

14 how much more the blood of Christ, who, through the eternal Spirit, offered himself unblemished to God, will cleanse your conscience from dead works in order to serve a living God? (aiōnios g166)

how much more will the blood of Messiah, who through the eternal Ruach offered himself without blemish to God, cleanse our conscience from dead works to serve the living God? (aiōnios g166)

15 And because of this he is mediator of a new covenant, so that a death having occurred for the redemption of the transgressions against the first covenant, those who are called might take the promise of the eternal inheritance. (aiōnios g166)

For this reason he is the mediator of a new covenant, since a death has occurred for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant, that those who have been called may receive the promise of the everlasting inheritance. (aiōnios g166)

16 For where a covenant is, a necessity is to present the death of the man who made the covenant.

Now where there is a will, the death of the one who made it must be proven.

17 For a covenant is effective with the dead, since it is never enforced while the man who made the covenant lives.

For a will is in force where there has been death, for it is never in force while the one who made it lives.

18 Whereupon neither has the first been dedicated without blood.

Therefore even the first has not been dedicated without blood.

19 For of every commandment according to law that was spoken by Moses to all the people, after taking the blood of the calves and goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, he sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,

For when every commandment had been spoken by Moses to all the people according to the Law, he took the blood of the calves and the goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the scroll itself and all the people,

20 saying, This is the blood of the covenant that God made for you.

saying, "This is the blood of the covenant which God has commanded you."

21 And likewise he sprinkled with the blood both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the service.

Moreover he sprinkled the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry in like manner with the blood.

22 And almost all things, according to the law, are cleansed with blood, and remission does not occur without bloodshed.

According to the Law, nearly everything is cleansed with blood, and apart from shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

23 Indeed therefore, a necessity was for the models of the things in the heavens themselves to be cleansed with these, but the heavenly things with better sacrifices than these.

It was necessary therefore that the copies of the things in the heavens should be cleansed with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

24 For the Christ entered not into a holy place made with hands, representative of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us.

For Messiah hasn't entered into holy places made with hands, which are representations of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;

25 And not so that he might offer himself often, as the high priest enters into the Holy things each year with blood by another,

nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the cohen hagadol enters into the holy place year by year with blood not his own,

26 since it would be necessary for him to suffer often, from the foundation of the world. But now once, at the end of the ages, he was made known for an annulment of sin by the sacrifice of himself. (aiōn g165)

or else he must have suffered often since the foundation of the world. But now once at the end of the ages, he has been revealed to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. (aiōn g165)

27 And inasmuch as it is reserved to men once to die, and after this, judgment,

Inasmuch as it is appointed for people to die once, and after this, judgment,

28 so also the Christ, having been offered once in order to take up the sins of many, will appear a second time, independent of sin, to those waiting for him for salvation.

so Messiah also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, without sin, to those who are eagerly waiting for him for salvation.