Hebrews 9

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

THEN also the first tabernacle had indeed regulations for the divine service, and a sanctuary furnished.

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 tabernacle was prepared; the first part, in which was both the candlestick, and the table, and the shew-bread, which is called the holy.

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

But behind the second vail was 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 the golden censer, and the coffer of the covenant, overlaid with gold within and without, in which were the golden urn containing the manna, and Aaron’s rod which had budded, and the stone tables of the covenant;

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

and above, over it the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the propitiatory.

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

Now when these things were thus disposed, the priests entered continually into the first tabernacle indeed, performing the divine 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 once in every year entered the high-priest alone, not without blood, which he offered for his own inadvertencies, and for those of the people:

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

the Holy Ghost thus signifying, that the way into the holies was not yet made manifest, whilst the first tabernacle held its station;

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 figurative representation continues unto the present time, according to which both gifts and sacrifices are offered, which cannot, with respect to conscience, make him perfect who performs the services,

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

as they consist only of meats, and drinks, and different ablutions, and corporal services, until the appointed time of perfect 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 becoming the high-priest of future good things, through a better 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 consummate (aiōnios g166) redemption.

nor by the blood of goats and of calves, but by his own blood, he entered once for all into the holies, having obtained 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 of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the defiled sanctifieth to corporal purification,

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

how much more shall the blood of Christ, who, by the eternal Spirit, offered up himself in sacrifice without blemish to God, cleanse our conscience from dead works, that we may perform divine service to 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 consummate (aiōnios g166) inheritance.

And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that, death being suffered for the redemption of transgressions committed against the first testament, they who are called might receive the promise of an 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 testament is, of necessity the death of the testator is implied.

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 testament is valid when men are dead; for else it is of no efficacy whilst the testator is alive.

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

Wherefore also that first testament was not consecrated 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 when every command according to the law had been spoken by Moses to all the people, taking the blood of calves and of 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 testament which God hath enjoined unto you.

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

And the tabernacle also, and all the vessels employed in the divine service, he in like manner sprinkled with blood.

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 are purified by blood according to the law, and without effusion of blood there is no remission of sin.

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.

There was a necessity therefore that the representations of the things in heaven should be purified by these; but the celestial things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

24 For Christ has not 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 is not entered into the holies made with hands, the antitypes of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear before 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 that he should often offer up himself in sacrifice, as the high-priest enters every year into the holies with blood not his own,

26 or else he must have suffered often since the foundation of the world. But now once at the consummation of the ages (aiōn g165), he has been revealed to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

(for in that case he must have suffered often since the foundation of the world: ) but now once for all at the consummation of the ages hath he been manifested for the abolishing sin by the sacrifice of himself. (aiōn g165)

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

And forasmuch as it is appointed to men once to die, but after this 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 Christ having been once offered in sacrifice to bear the sins of men, will appear the second time without sin, to those who expect him, for their salvation.