Hebrews 7
1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,
蓋此メルキセデクはサレムの王、最上の神の司祭にして、アブラハムが王等に打勝ちて歸れるを迎へ、之に祝福せしかば、
2 to whom also Abraham divided a tenth part of all (being first, by interpretation, “king of righteousness”, and then also “king of Salem”, which means “king of peace”,
アブラハム彼に分捕物の十分の一を分與へたり。メルキセデクの名を釈けば、先義の王にして、次にサレムの王、即ち平和の王なり。
3 without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God), remains a priest continually.
彼は父なく母なく系圖なく、其日の始もなく齢の終もなく、神の御子に肖かりて永久の司祭として存す。
4 Now consider how great this man was, to whom even Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth out of the best plunder.
汝等斯く祖先アブラハムが、主なる分捕物の十分の一をも與へし人の、如何に大いなるかを鑑みよ。
5 They indeed of the sons of Levi who receive the priest’s office have a commandment to take tithes from the people according to the law, that is, of their brothers, though these have come out of the body of Abraham,
抑レヴィの子孫の中、司祭職を受くる人々は、民より、即ち同じくアブラハムの腰より出でたる者なるも、己が兄弟等より十分の一を取る事を、律法によりて命ぜられたるなり。
6 but he whose genealogy is not counted from them has accepted tithes from Abraham, and has blessed him who has the promises.
然るに彼司祭等の血脉に非ざる者は、アブラハムより十分の一を取りて、約束を蒙りし其人を祝福せり。
7 But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater.
然て劣れる者の優れる者に祝福せらるるは勿論なり、
8 Here people who die receive tithes, but there one receives tithes of whom it is testified that he lives.
今十分の一を受くる人々は、死する者なれど、彼時に受けしは、活ける者として證せられし者なり。
9 We can say that through Abraham even Levi, who receives tithes, has paid tithes,
斯て十分の一を受くる所のレヴィも、アブラハムに於て十分の一を納めたりと謂はるべきなり、
10 for he was yet in the body of his father when Melchizedek met him.
其はメルキセデク之に會ひし時、レヴィ尚其父の腰に在りたればなり。
11 Now if perfection was through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people have received the law), what further need was there for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
民はレヴィ族の司祭職の下に在りて律法を受けたれば、若人を完全ならしむる事レヴィの司祭職によりしならば、アアロンの如きと謂はれずして、他にメルキセデクの如き司祭の起る必要は何處にか在りし。
12 For the priesthood being changed, there is of necessity a change made also in the law.
即ち司祭職移りたらんには、律法も亦當に移るべきなり。
13 For he of whom these things are said belongs to another tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar.
是等の事を言はれたる人は、曾て祭壇に事へし者なき他の族に出でたり。
14 For it is evident that our Lord has sprung out of Judah, about which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.
蓋我等の主がユダ族より出で給ひし事は明にして、モイゼは此族に就きて、一も司祭に関する事を言はざりき。
15 This is yet more abundantly evident, if after the likeness of Melchizedek there arises another priest,
斯てメルキセデクに似たる他の司祭、
16 who has been made, not after the law of a fleshly commandment, but after the power of an endless life;
即ち肉的なる掟の律法によらず、不朽なる生命の能力によりて立てられたる司祭の起る事あらば、律法の移転は尚更明なり。
17 for it is testified, “You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.” (aiōn g165)
其は、「汝は限なくメルキセデクの如き司祭なり」と稱せられたればなり。 (aiōn g165)
18 For there is an annulling of a foregoing commandment because of its weakness and uselessness
抑前の掟の廃せらるるは、其弱くして益なきによりてなり。
19 (for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.
蓋律法は何事をも完全に至らしめず、唯我等が以て神に近づき奉るべき、尚善き希望に入らしめしのみ。
20 Inasmuch as he was not made priest without the taking of an oath
而も是誓なくして為られしに非ず、即ち他の司祭は誓なくして立てられたれど、
21 (for they indeed have been made priests without an oath), but he with an oath by him that says of him, “The Lord swore and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.’” (aiōn g165)
イエズスは誓を以て、即ち、「主誓ひ給へり、取返し給ふ事なかるべし、汝は限なく司祭なり」と曰ひし者によりて立てられ給ひしなり。 (aiōn g165)
22 By so much, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.
是によりてイエズスは、優れる契約の保證者と為られ給へり。
23 Many, indeed, have been made priests, because they are hindered from continuing by death.
又他の司祭は死を以て妨げられて、絶えず司祭たる能はざるが故に、立てられし者の數多し、
然れどイエズスは限なく存し給ふによりて、不朽の司祭職を有し給ふ。 (aiōn g165)
25 Therefore he is also able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, seeing that he lives forever to make intercession for them.
故に人の為に執成を為さんとて常に活き給ひ、己によりて神に近づき奉る人々を全く救ふことを得給ふ。
26 For such a high priest was fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
蓋我等が斯る大司祭を有する事は至當なりき、即ち聖にして、罪なく、穢れなく、罪人に遠ざかりて、天よりも高くせられ、
27 who doesn’t need, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices daily, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. For he did this once for all, when he offered up himself.
他の大司祭の如く、日々先己が罪の為、次に民の罪の為に犠牲を献ぐるを要せざる者たるべし。蓋己を献げて之を為し給ひし事一度のみ、
