< Ebre 9 >
1 Premye kontra a te gen regleman pa l' pou jan yo dwe fè sèvis pou Bondye nan tanp ki sou latè a.
It is true that even the first covenant had its regulations for divine worship, and its sanctuary – though only a material one.
2 Premye bagay yo fè, yo moute yon gwo tant: se te kote yo te mete apa pou sèvis Bondye a. Se la yo te mete gwo lanp sèt branch lan, tab la ansanm ak pen yo ofri bay Bondye yo.
For a tent was constructed, with an outer part which contained the stand for the lamps, and the table, and the consecrated bread. This is called the sanctuary.
3 Dèyè dezyèm rido a, te gen yon lòt ti tant pi piti. Se te kote yo te mete apa nèt pou Bondye menm lan.
The part of the tent behind the second curtain is called the inner sanctuary.
4 Se la lotèl an lò a te ye ansanm ak Bwat kote yo te sere kontra a. Se sou lotèl la yo te konn boule lansan. Bwat la menm te kouvri nèt ak lò. Anndan l' yo te mete yon ti ja an lò tou ki te gen laman dezè a. Bò kote ti ja a, yo te mete baton Arawon an ki te fleri, ansanm ak de moso wòch plat kote yo te ekri pawòl kontra a.
In it is the gold incense-altar, and the ark containing the covenant, completely covered with gold. In the ark is a gold casket containing the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tablets on which the covenant was written;
5 Anwo bwat la, yo te mete estati de zanj yo te rele cheriben. Se te pou fè moun konnen Bondye la. Zèl zanj yo te louvri, yo te kouvri tout kote yo ofri bèt pou touye pou peche yo. Men, nou pa gen tan koulye a pou n' pale an detay sou bagay sa yo.
while above it, and overshadowing the cover on which atonement was made, are the cherubim of the presence. Now is not the time to discuss these things in detail.
6 Lè tout bagay fin nan plas yo konsa, prèt yo gen pou yo antre chak jou nan premye tant lan pou fè sèvis.
Such, then, was the arrangement of the tent. Into the outer part priests are constantly going, in the discharge of their sacred duties;
7 Men, se granprèt la ase ki gen dwa antre nan dezyèm ti tant lan. Li fè l' yon sèl fwa chak lanne. Lè sa a, li pote san bèt yo te ofri bay Bondye a pou tèt pa l' ansanm ak pou peche pèp la fè san yo pa t' konnen.
but into the inner only the high priest goes, and that but once a year, and never without taking the blood of a victim, which he offers on his own behalf, and on behalf of the errors of the people.
8 Avèk tout aranjman sa yo, Sentespri fè nou wè chemen ki pou mennen nou kote Bondye ye a poko louvri toutotan premye tant la kanpe toujou.
By this the Holy Spirit is teaching that the way into the sanctuary was hidden, as long as the outer part of the tent still remained.
9 Sa se yon siy pou te fè nou konprann davans sa k'ap pase koulye a. Sa vle di: pou moun k'ap fè sèvis sa yo, nanpwen kado yo ka fè Bondye, nanpwen ofrann bèt yo ka touye bay Bondye ki pou lave konsyans yo devan Bondye.
For that was only a type, to continue down to the present time; and, in keeping with it, both gifts and sacrifices are offered, though incapable of satisfying the conscience of the worshiper;
10 Nan tout bagay sa yo, se yon keksyon de sa ki bon pou manje, de sa ki bon pou bwè, de tout kalite seremoni pou yo fè pou lave deyò kò moun. Prensip sa yo vo kichòy jouk lè Bondye vin chanje tout bagay.
the whole system being concerned only with food and drink and various ablutions – external ceremonials imposed until the coming of the new order.
11 Men, Kris la vini deja tankou granprèt k'ap bay benediksyon ki gen pou vini yo. Tant kote l'ap fè sèvis li a pi gwo, pi bon lontan. Se pa moun ki te bati li. Tant sa a pa fè pati bagay ki sou latè.
But, when Christ came, he appeared as high priest of that better system which was established; and he entered through that nobler and more perfect tent, not made by human hands – that is to say, not a part of this present creation.
12 Kris la pase nan tant lan, li antre kote yo mete apa pou Bondye a, li ofri san an yon sèl fwa devan Bondye epi li fini. Lè sa a, se pa t' san bouk kabrit ni san ti towo bèf li te ofri. Se san pa l' menm li te ofri. Se sak fè li antre yon sèl fwa a devan Bondye, li tou peye pou l' te ka delivre nou pou tout tan. (aiōnios )
Nor was it with the blood of goats and calves, but with his own blood, that he entered, once and for all, into the sanctuary, and obtained our eternal deliverance. (aiōnios )
13 Si yo ka pran san bouk kabrit ak san towo bèf ansanm ak san vyann ti gazèl bèf yo boule sou lotèl la pou voye sou moun ki mete tèt yo nan kondisyon yo pa ka sèvi Bondye dapre lalwa, pou mete yo nan kondisyon pou yo fè sèvis Bondye,
For, if the blood of goats and bulls, and the sprinkling of the ashes of a heifer, purify those who have been defiled (as far as ceremonial purification goes),
14 nou pa bezwen mande kisa san Kris la p'ap fè. Avèk pouvwa Sentespri ki la tout tan an, li menm li ofri tèt li bay Bondye tankou yon ofrann bèt ki bon nèt, san okenn defo. Se konsa, san l' ap lave konsyans nou, l'ap delivre nou anba esklavaj lalwa k'ap touye nou an pou nou ka sèvi Bondye vivan an. (aiōnios )
how much more will the blood of the Christ, who, through his eternal Spirit, offered himself up to God, as a victim without blemish, purify our consciences from a lifeless formality, and fit us for the service of the living God! (aiōnios )
15 Se poutèt sa, Kris la se yon avoka ki tabli yon nouvo kontra ant Bondye ak lèzòm. Konsa, moun Bondye rele yo, yo ka resevwa eritaj ki la pou tout tan an, jan Bondye te pwomèt la. Tou sa, paske Kris la mouri. Avèk mouri li mouri a, li delivre tout moun anba chenn peche yo te fè sou premye kontra a. (aiōnios )
And that is why he is the intermediary of a new covenant; in order that, as a death has taken place to effect a deliverance from the offences committed under the first covenant, those who have received the call may obtain the eternal inheritance promised to them. (aiōnios )
16 Lè gen yon kontra osinon yon testaman, se pou yo bay prèv moun ki te fè l' la mouri byen mouri.
Whenever such a covenant as a will is in question, the death of the testator must of necessity be alleged.
17 Paske, yon testaman pa vo anyen toutotan moun ki fè l' la vivan toujou. Lè moun ki fè l' la mouri, se lè sa a testaman an bon.
For such a covenant takes effect only on death, it does not come into force as long as the testator is alive.
18 Se poutèt sa, menm pou premye kontra a se apre yo te fin fè san bèt yo te ofri yo koule li te bon.
This explains why even the first covenant was not ratified without the shedding of blood.
19 Premye bagay Moyiz te fè, li te li tout kòmandman yo bay pèp la, jan sa ye nan lalwa a. Apre sa, li pran san ti towo bèf yo ak san bouk kabrit yo, li mele l' ak dlo, li pran yon branch izòp ak yon moso lenn wouj, li wouze Liv lalwa a ansanm ak tout pèp la avèk melanj la.
For, when every command had been announced to all the people by Moses in accordance with the Law, he took the blood of the calves and of the goats, with water, scarlet wool, and a bunch of hyssop, and sprinkled even the book of the Law, as well as all the people,
20 Lè sa a, li di: Sa se san ki sèvi pou siyen kontra Bondye mande pou nou kenbe a.
saying, as he did so – ‘This is the blood that renders valid the covenant which God has commanded to be made with you.’
21 Moyiz voye san an sou tout tant lan, sou tout bagay ki sèvi nan tant lan.
And in the same way he also sprinkled with the blood the tent and all the things that were used in public worship.
22 Dapre lalwa, san an mete prèske tout bagay nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis Bondye. Si san pa koule, nanpwen padon pou peche yo.
Indeed, under the Law, almost everything is purified with blood; and, unless blood is shed, no forgiveness is to be obtained.
23 Tout bagay sa yo se kopye Moyiz te kopye yo sou bagay tout bon ki nan syèl la. Si se pou yo te mete tout bagay sa yo ki yon senp pòtre bagay tout bon yo nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis Bondye konsa, bagay ki nan syèl la menm mande yon pi gwo kalite ofrann bèt toujou.
While, then, it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly realities to be purified by such means as these, the heavenly realities themselves required better sacrifices.
24 Kris la pa t' antre nan yon kay moun te bati pou Bondye sou modèl kay Bondye a. Li antre nan syèl la menm, kote li kanpe koulye a devan Bondye pou nou.
For it was not into a sanctuary made by human hands, which merely foreshadowed the true one, that Christ entered, but into heaven itself, so that he might now appear in the presence of God on our behalf.
25 Granprèt jwif yo antre chak lanne nan kote ki apa pou Bondye menm lan avèk san bèt yo touye bay Bondye. Men, Kris la menm pa antre plizyè fwa pou ofri tèt li.
Nor yet was it to offer himself may times, as year after year the high priest entered the sanctuary with an offering of blood – but not his own blood;
26 Si se pa t' sa, li ta blije soufri plizyè fwa tou depi lè Bondye te kreye tout bagay. Men, koulye a, lè tout bagay prèt pou fini, li parèt yon sèl fwa, li bay tèt li tankou bèt yo ofri pou wete tout peche, epi li fini. (aiōn )
for then Christ would have had to undergo death many times since the creation of the world. But now, once and for all, at the close of the age, he has appeared, in order to abolish sin by the sacrifice of himself. (aiōn )
27 Tout moun gen pou mouri yon sèl fwa, apre sa, Bondye gen pou jije yo.
And, as it is ordained for people to die but once (death being followed by judgment),
28 Konsa tou, Kris la ofri tèt li pou li mouri yon sèl fwa pou wete peche anpil moun. Li gen pou l' tounen yon dezyèm fwa. Men, lè sa a, se p'ap pou wete peche nou, se va pou delivre tout moun k'ap tann li yo.
so it is with the Christ. He was offered up once and for all, to bear away the sins of many; and the second time he will appear – but without any burden of sin – to those who are waiting for him, to bring salvation.