Hebrews 5

1 For every High Priest is chosen from among men, and is appointed to act on behalf of men in matters relating to God, in order to offer both gifts and sin-offerings,

For ech bischop takun of men, is ordeyned for men in these thingis `that ben to God, that he offre yiftis and sacrifices for synnes.

2 and must be one who is able to bear patiently with the ignorant and erring, because he himself also is beset with infirmity.

Which may togidere sorewe with hem, that beth vnkunnynge and erren; for also he is enuyrounned with infirmytee.

3 And for this reason he is required to offer sin-offerings not only for the people but also for himself.

And therfor he owith, as for the puple, so also for hym silf, to offre for synnes.

4 And no one takes this honourable office upon himself, but only accepts it when called to it by God, as Aaron was.

Nethir ony man taketh to hym onour, but he that is clepid of God, as Aaron was.

5 So Christ also did not claim for Himself the honour of being made High Priest, but was appointed to it by Him who said to Him, "My Son art Thou: I have to-day become Thy Father;"

So Crist clarifiede not hym silf, that he were bischop, but he that spak to hym, Thou art my sone, to dai Y gendride thee.

6 as also in another passage He says, "Thou art a priest for ever, belonging to the order of Melchizedek." (aiōn g165)

As `in anothere place he seith, Thou art a prest with outen ende, aftir the ordre of Melchisedech. (aiōn g165)

7 For Jesus during his earthly life offered up prayers and entreaties, crying aloud and weeping as He pleaded with Him who was able to bring Him in safety out of death, and He was delivered from the terror from which He shrank.

Which in the daies of his fleisch offride, with greet cry and teeris, preieris and bisechingis to hym that myyte make hym saaf fro deth, and was herd for his reuerence.

8 Although He was God's Son, yet He learned obedience from the sufferings which He endured;

And whanne he was Goddis sone, he lernyde obedience of these thingis that be suffride;

9 and so, having been made perfect, He became to all who obey Him the source and giver of eternal salvation. (aiōnios g166)

and he brouyt to the ende is maad cause of euerlastinge heelthe to alle that obeischen to hym, (aiōnios g166)

10 For God Himself addresses Him as a High Priest for ever, belonging to the order of Melchizedek.

and is clepid of God a bischop, bi the ordre of Melchisedech.

11 Concerning Him we have much to say, and much that it would be difficult to make clear to you, since you have become so dull of apprehension.

Of whom ther is to vs a greet word for to seie, and able to be expowned, for ye ben maad feble to here.

12 For although, considering the long time you have been believers, you ought now to be teachers of others, you really need some one to teach you over again the very rudiments of the truths of God, and you have come to require milk instead of solid food.

For whanne ye ouyten to be maistris for tyme, eftsoone ye neden that ye be tauyt, whiche ben the lettris of the bigynnyng of Goddis wordis. And ye ben maad thilke, to whiche is nede of mylk, and not sad mete.

13 By people who live on milk I mean those who are imperfectly acquainted with the teaching concerning righteousness.

For ech that is parcenere of mylk, is with out part of the word of riytwisnesse, for he is a litil child.

14 Such persons are mere babes. But solid food is for adults--that is, for those who through constant practice have their spiritual faculties carefully trained to distinguish good from evil.

But of perfit men is sad mete, of hem that for custom han wittis exercisid to discrecioun of good and of yuel.