عِبرانِيّين 7

١ 1 لِأَنَّ مَلْكِي صَادَقَ هَذَا، مَلِكَ سَالِيمَ، كَاهِنَ ٱللهِ ٱلْعَلِيِّ، ٱلَّذِي ٱسْتَقْبَلَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ رَاجِعًا مِنْ كَسْرَةِ ٱلْمُلُوكِ وَبَارَكَهُ،

This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

٢ 2 ٱلَّذِي قَسَمَ لَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ عُشْرًا مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ. ٱلْمُتَرْجَمَ أَوَّلًا «مَلِكَ ٱلْبِرِّ»، ثُمَّ أَيْضًا «مَلِكَ سَالِيمَ» أَيْ «مَلِكَ ٱلسَّلَامِ»

and Abraham apportioned to him a tenth of everything. First, his name means “king of righteousness.” Then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.”

٣ 3 بِلَا أَبٍ، بِلَا أُمٍّ، بِلَا نَسَبٍ. لَا بَدَاءَةَ أَيَّامٍ لَهُ وَلَا نِهَايَةَ حَيَاةٍ، بَلْ هُوَ مُشَبَّهٌ بِٱبْنِ ٱللهِ. هَذَا يَبْقَى كَاهِنًا إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ.

Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time.

٤ 4 ثُمَّ ٱنْظُرُوا مَا أَعْظَمَ هَذَا ٱلَّذِي أَعْطَاهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ رَئِيسُ ٱلْآبَاءِ، عُشْرًا أَيْضًا مِنْ رَأْسِ ٱلْغَنَائِمِ!

Consider how great Melchizedek was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder.

٥ 5 وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ مِنْ بَنِي لَاوِي، ٱلَّذِينَ يَأْخُذُونَ ٱلْكَهَنُوتَ، فَلَهُمْ وَصِيَّةٌ أَنْ يُعَشِّرُوا ٱلشَّعْبَ بِمُقْتَضَى ٱلنَّامُوسِ، أَيْ إِخْوَتَهُمْ، مَعَ أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ خَرَجُوا مِنْ صُلْبِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ.

Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham.

٦ 6 وَلَكِنَّ ٱلَّذِي لَيْسَ لَهُ نَسَبٌ مِنْهُمْ قَدْ عَشَّرَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَبَارَكَ ٱلَّذِي لَهُ ٱلْمَوَاعِيدُ!

But Melchizedek, who did not trace his descent from Levi, collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.

٧ 7 وَبِدُونِ كُلِّ مُشَاجَرَةٍ: ٱلْأَصْغَرُ يُبَارَكُ مِنَ ٱلْأَكْبَرِ،

And indisputably, the lesser is blessed by the greater.

٨ 8 وَهُنَا أُنَاسٌ مَائِتُونَ يَأْخُذُونَ عُشْرًا، وَأَمَّا هُنَاكَ فَٱلْمَشْهُودُ لَهُ بِأَنَّهُ حَيٌّ.

In the case of the Levites, mortal men collect the tenth; but in the case of Melchizedek, it is affirmed that he lives on.

٩ 9 حَتَّى أَقُولُ كَلِمَةً: إِنَّ لَاوِي أَيْضًا ٱلْآخِذَ ٱلْأَعْشَارَ قَدْ عُشِّرَ بِإِبْرَاهِيمَ.

And so to speak, Levi, who collects the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham.

١٠ 10 لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ بَعْدُ فِي صُلْبِ أَبِيهِ حِينَ ٱسْتَقْبَلَهُ مَلْكِي صَادَقَ.

For when Melchizedek met Abraham, Levi was still in the loin of his ancestor.

١١ 11 فَلَوْ كَانَ بِٱلْكَهَنُوتِ ٱللَّاوِيِّ كَمَالٌ - إِذِ ٱلشَّعْبُ أَخَذَ ٱلنَّامُوسَ عَلَيْهِ - مَاذَا كَانَتِ ٱلْحَاجَةُ بَعْدُ إِلَى أَنْ يَقُومَ كَاهِنٌ آخَرُ عَلَى رُتْبَةِ مَلْكِي صَادَقَ؟ وَلَا يُقَالُ عَلَى رُتْبَةِ هَارُونَ.

Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear—one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?

١٢ 12 لِأَنَّهُ إِنْ تَغَيَّرَ ٱلْكَهَنُوتُ، فَبِالضَّرُورَةِ يَصِيرُ تَغَيُّرٌ لِلنَّامُوسِ أَيْضًا.

For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed as well.

١٣ 13 لِأَنَّ ٱلَّذِي يُقَالُ عَنْهُ هَذَا كَانَ شَرِيكًا فِي سِبْطٍ آخَرَ لَمْ يُلَازِمْ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُ ٱلْمَذْبَحَ.

He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar.

١٤ 14 فَإِنَّهُ وَاضِحٌ أَنَّ رَبَّنَا قَدْ طَلَعَ مِنْ سِبْطِ يَهُوذَا، ٱلَّذِي لَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ عَنْهُ مُوسَى شَيْئًا مِنْ جِهَةِ ٱلْكَهَنُوتِ.

For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.

١٥ 15 وَذَلِكَ أَكْثَرُ وُضُوحًا أَيْضًا إِنْ كَانَ عَلَى شِبْهِ مَلْكِي صَادَقَ يَقُومُ كَاهِنٌ آخَرُ،

And this point is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears,

١٦ 16 قَدْ صَارَ لَيْسَ بِحَسَبِ نَامُوسِ وَصِيَّةٍ جَسَدِيَّةٍ، بَلْ بِحَسَبِ قُوَّةِ حَيَاةٍ لَا تَزُولُ.

one who has become a priest not by a law of succession, but by the power of an indestructible life.

١٧ 17 لِأَنَّهُ يَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ: «كَاهِنٌ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ عَلَى رُتْبَةِ مَلْكِي صَادَقَ». (aiōn g165)

For it is testified: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.” (aiōn g165)

١٨ 18 فَإِنَّهُ يَصِيرُ إِبْطَالُ ٱلْوَصِيَّةِ ٱلسَّابِقَةِ مِنْ أَجْلِ ضَعْفِهَا وَعَدَمِ نَفْعِهَا،

So the former commandment is set aside because it was weak and useless

١٩ 19 إِذِ ٱلنَّامُوسُ لَمْ يُكَمِّلْ شَيْئًا. وَلَكِنْ يَصِيرُ إِدْخَالُ رَجَاءٍ أَفْضَلَ بِهِ نَقْتَرِبُ إِلَى ٱللهِ.

(for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.

٢٠ 20 وَعَلَى قَدْرِ مَا إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِدُونِ قَسَمٍ،

And none of this happened without an oath. For others became priests without an oath,

٢١ 21 لِأَنَّ أُولَئِكَ بِدُونِ قَسَمٍ قَدْ صَارُوا كَهَنَةً، وَأَمَّا هَذَا فَبِقَسَمٍ مِنَ ٱلْقَائِلِ لَهُ: «أَقْسَمَ ٱلرَّبُّ وَلَنْ يَنْدَمَ، أَنْتَ كَاهِنٌ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ عَلَى رُتْبَةِ مَلْكِي صَادَقَ». (aiōn g165)

but Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’” (aiōn g165)

٢٢ 22 عَلَى قَدْرِ ذَلِكَ، قَدْ صَارَ يَسُوعُ ضَامِنًا لِعَهْدٍ أَفْضَلَ.

Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.

٢٣ 23 وَأُولَئِكَ قَدْ صَارُوا كَهَنَةً كَثِيرِينَ مِنْ أَجْلِ مَنْعِهِمْ بِٱلْمَوْتِ عَنِ ٱلْبَقَاءِ،

Now there have been many other priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office.

٢٤ 24 وَأَمَّا هَذَا فَمِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّهُ يَبْقَى إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ، لَهُ كَهَنُوتٌ لَا يَزُولُ. (aiōn g165)

But because Jesus lives forever, He has a permanent priesthood. (aiōn g165)

٢٥ 25 فَمِنْ ثَمَّ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يُخَلِّصَ أَيْضًا إِلَى ٱلتَّمَامِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَقَدَّمُونَ بِهِ إِلَى ٱللهِ، إِذْ هُوَ حَيٌّ فِي كُلِّ حِينٍ لِيَشْفَعَ فِيهِمْ.

Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.

٢٦ 26 لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَلِيقُ بِنَا رَئِيسُ كَهَنَةٍ مِثْلُ هَذَا، قُدُّوسٌ بِلَا شَرٍّ وَلَا دَنَسٍ، قَدِ ٱنْفَصَلَ عَنِ ٱلْخُطَاةِ وَصَارَ أَعْلَى مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ،

Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.

٢٧ 27 ٱلَّذِي لَيْسَ لَهُ ٱضْطِرَارٌ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ مِثْلُ رُؤَسَاءِ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ أَنْ يُقَدِّمَ ذَبَائِحَ أَوَّلًا عَنْ خَطَايَا نَفْسِهِ ثُمَّ عَنْ خَطَايَا ٱلشَّعْبِ، لِأَنَّهُ فَعَلَ هَذَا مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً، إِذْ قَدَّمَ نَفْسَهُ.

Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.

٢٨ 28 فَإِنَّ ٱلنَّامُوسَ يُقِيمُ أُنَاسًا بِهِمْ ضَعْفٌ رُؤَسَاءَ كَهَنَةٍ. وَأَمَّا كَلِمَةُ ٱلْقَسَمِ ٱلَّتِي بَعْدَ ٱلنَّامُوسِ فَتُقِيمُ ٱبْنًا مُكَمَّلًا إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ. (aiōn g165)

For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever. (aiōn g165)