Ebre 8
1 Men bagay ki pi enpòtan nan tou sa m'ap di la a: Nou gen yon kalite granprèt konsa ki chita sou bò dwat fòtèy Bondye ki wa nan syèl la.
To sum up what I have been saying: Such is the high priest that we have, one who has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God’s Majesty in heaven,
2 L'ap fè sèvis granprèt li nan kote ki apa pou Bondye a, sa vle di, nan kay tout bon an, kay Seyè a menm te bati. Se pa t' moun ki te bati l' pou li.
where he serves in the sanctuary, in that true tent set up by the Lord and not by man.
3 Travay yon granprèt, se ofri kado ak bèt pou touye bay Bondye. Nan kondisyon sa a, granprèt nou an dwe gen kichòy pou l' ofri tou.
Every high priest is appointed for the purpose of offering gifts and sacrifices to God; it follows, therefore, that this high priest must have some offering to make.
4 Si Jezi te sou latè, menm senp prèt li pa ta ye, paske gen prèt deja ki la pou ofri kado yo, dapre jan lalwa Moyiz la vle l' la.
If he were, however, still on earth, he would not even be a priest, since there are already priests who offer the gifts as the Law directs.
5 Nan sèvis prèt sa yo ap fè nan tanp ki sou latè a, se kopye y'ap kopye sou sa k'ap fèt nan syèl la. Sa y'ap fè a ou ta di se lonbraj sa k'ap fèt nan syèl la. Se konsa sa te ye pou Moyiz tou. Lè Moyiz tapral moute tant lan, Bondye di li: Gade byen pou ou ka fè tout bagay dapre modèl mwen te moutre ou sou mòn lan.
(These priests, it is true, are engaged in a service which is only a copy and shadow of the heavenly realities, as is shown by the directions given to Moses when he was about to construct the tent. “Look to it,” are the words, “that you make every part in accordance with the pattern shown you on the mountain.”)
6 Men, koulye a, sèvis granprèt nou an gen pou l' fè a pi konsekan lontan pase sèvis prèt sa yo. Paske, kontra li te ranje ant Bondye ak lèzòm lan pi bon lontan, li gen pi bon pwomès ki garanti li.
But Jesus, as we see, has obtained a ministry as far excelling theirs, as the covenant of which he is the intermediary, based, as it is, on better promises, excels the former covenant.
7 Si premye kontra a pa t' gen defo, pa ta gen nesesite pou yo ta fè yon lòt kontra pou pran plas li.
If that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion for a second.
8 Men, Bondye te gen repwòch pou l' fè pèp li a. Se sak fè Bondye di: Gade, pa rete lontan ankò anvan pou m' fè yon lòt kontra avèk pèp Izrayèl la, avèk branch fanmi Jida a.
But, finding fault with the people, God says – “‘A time is coming,’ says the Lord, ‘When I will ratify a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah –
9 Bondye di ankò: Se p'ap yon kontra tankou kontra mwen te fè avèk zansèt yo a, lè m' te pran men yo pou m' te fè yo soti kite peyi Lejip la. Yo pa t' fè tou sa yo te dwe fè dapre kontra mwen te fè ak yo a. Se poutèt sa, mwen pa t' okipe yo tou.
Not such a covenant as I made with their ancestors on the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt. For they did not abide by their covenant with me, and therefore I disregarded them,’ says the Lord.
10 Bondye di ankò: Men kontra mwen pral fè ak pèp Izrayèl la, apre jou sa yo fin pase. M'a mete lwa m' yo nan lespri yo, m'a make lwa m' yo nan kè yo. M'a tounen Bondye tout bon pou yo, y'a tounen yon pèp ki apa pou mwen.
‘This is the covenant that I will make with the people of Israel after those days,’ says the Lord. ‘I will impress my laws on their minds, and will inscribe them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they will be my people.
11 Pesonn p'ap bezwen moutre yon lòt moun anyen nan peyi a. Pesonn p'ap bezwen di yon lòt nan peyi a: Manyè chache konn Bondye. Paske, yo tout y'a konnen m', depi sa ki tou piti a jouk sa ki pi gran an.
There will be no need for anyone to instruct their fellow citizen, or for a person to say to their relatives “Learn to know the Lord”; for everyone will know me, from the lowest to the highest.
12 M'a padonnen sa yo fè ki mal, mwen p'ap chonje peche yo ankò.
For I will be merciful to their wrongdoings, and I will no longer remember their sins.’”
13 Lè Bondye di li pral fè yon lòt kontra, li fè premye kontra a pase mòd. Tou sa ki pase mòd, tou sa ki fin vye prèt pou disparèt.
By speaking of a new covenant, God at once renders the former covenant obsolete; and whatever becomes obsolete and loses its force is virtually annulled.
