Hebrews 9

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

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

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

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.

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

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

4 having a golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which was a golden pot holding the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant;

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.

5 and above it cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat, of which things we can’t speak now in detail.

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

6 Now these things having been thus prepared, the priests go in continually into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the services,

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

7 but into the second the high priest alone, once in the year, not without blood, which he offers for himself and for the errors of the people.

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,

8 The Holy Spirit is indicating this, that the way into the Holy Place wasn’t yet revealed while the first tabernacle was still standing.

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.

9 This is a symbol of the present age, where gifts and sacrifices are offered that are incapable, concerning the conscience, of making the worshiper perfect,

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,

10 being only (with foods and drinks and various washings) fleshly ordinances, imposed until a time of reformation.

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

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

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,

12 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 eternal redemption. (aiōnios g166)

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)

13 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,

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,

14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without defect to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? (aiōnios g166)

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)

15 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 eternal inheritance. (aiōnios g166)

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)

16 For where a last will and testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him who made it.

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

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

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

18 Therefore even the first covenant has not been dedicated without blood.

Whereupon neither has the first been dedicated without blood.

19 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 book itself and all the people,

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,

20 saying, “This is the blood of the covenant which God has commanded you.”

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

21 He sprinkled the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry in the same way with the blood.

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

22 According to the law, nearly everything is cleansed with blood, and apart from shedding of blood there is no remission.

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

23 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.

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.

24 For Christ 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;

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.

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

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

26 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)

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)

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

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

28 so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin, but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.

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.