Hebrews 9

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

Then indeed the first tabernacle also, had ordinances of service, and a sanctuary for this world.

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 the first tabernacle was made; in which there were candlesticks, and the table, and shew-bread; which is called, Holy.

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

And after the second veil, was the tabernacle called 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 the golden altar, and the ark of the covenant overladen on all sides with gold, in which was the golden pot having the manna, and the rod of Aaron which budded, and the tables 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 this was the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat; concerning which things it is not pertinent to speak specifically.

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

And these having been thus adjusted, the priests come continually into the first tabernacle, performing 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.

and into the second comes the high priest alone once a year, not without blood, which he offers for himself, and the errors 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.

the Holy Spirit showing this, the way of the holies has not yet been made manifest, the first tabernacle yet standing:

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 unto the present time, in which gifts and sacrifices are offered, not being able to make the worshiper perfect, as to his conscience;

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

consisting only in meats and drinks, and divers baptisms, ordinances of the flesh, abiding until the time of restitution.

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 being a high priest of good things to come, through a greater and a more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is, not of this world;

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)

neither through the blood of goats and bullocks, but through his own blood, came once into the holies, 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 goats and bulls, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled, sanctifies unto 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 shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered up himself without spot to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the 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 on this account he is mediator of the new covenant, since there being death, unto the redemption of the transgressions unto the first covenant, those having been called may receive the promise of 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 there is a covenant, it is necessary to bear the death of the covenanter;

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 valid in case of the dead: since it has no force while the covenanter lives.

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

Neither was the first covenant therefore 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 every commandment having been spoken by Moses to all the people according to law, having taken the blood of bullocks 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 which God established unto you.

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

And he likewise also sprinkled the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry, with blood.

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

And according to the law, almost all things are purified by blood; and without the shedding of blood there is no remission.

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.

Therefore it is necessary that the pattern of the things in these heavens be purified; and the heavenly things themselves with greater 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 Christ did not come into the sanctuaries made with hands, the pattern of the true; but into heaven itself, now to be made manifest unto the face of God in our behalf:

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,

neither in order that he may frequently offer up himself, as the high priest goes into the holies once a year with the blood of 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 behooved him frequently to suffer from the foundation of the world: but now in the end of the ages he has been made manifest unto the removal of sin through 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 appointed unto men once to die, and after this is the 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 Christ, having once been offered up to bear away the sins of many, will appear the second time apart from sin unto salvation to those expecting him.