Hebrews 7
1 Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of the Most High God. He met Abraham who was returning from defeating the kings and blessed him.
ⲁ̅ⲡⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉⲗⲭⲓⲥⲉⲇⲉⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲡⲉ. ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲡⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ̅ ⲉⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ. ⲉⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡϭⲟϫϭϫ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
2 Abraham gave him a tithe of all that he had won. Melchizedek's name means “king of right” while king of Salem means “king of peace.”
ⲃ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ϯⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ. ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉϣⲁⲩϩⲉⲣⲙⲏⲛⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ.
3 We don't have any information about his father or his mother or his family tree. We don't know when he was born or when he died. Like the Son of God he continues as a priest forever.
ⲅ̅ⲉⲩⲁⲧⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲁⲧⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ. ⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ. ⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ. ⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ϩⲁⲏ ⲛ̅ⲱⲛϩ̅. ⲉϥⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ϣⲁⲃⲟⲗ.
4 Think how great this man was for Abraham the patriarch to give him a tithe of what was won in battle.
ⲇ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁϣ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲡ̅ⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ϯⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲱⲗ.
5 Yes, the sons of Levi who are priests were commanded by the law to receive a tithe from the people, their brothers and sisters, who are descended from Abraham.
ⲉ̅ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲉⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲗⲉⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ. ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲧⲧⲉⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲕⲁⲓⲡⲉⲣ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧϯⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ.
6 But Melchizedek who doesn't share their ancestry received tithes from Abraham, and blessed the one who had God's promises.
ⲋ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲧⲁⲩⲉⲧⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ. ⲁϥⲧⲧⲉⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲣⲏⲧ.
7 There's no argument that the lesser person is blessed by the one who is greater.
ⲍ̅ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥⲟⲩⲱϩⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲃⲕ̅ ϫⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲧⲡ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
8 In the one case tithes are received by men who die, but in the other by one who is said to be living.
ⲏ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲙⲉⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉϣⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ϥⲟⲛϩ̅.
9 So you could say that Levi, the one who receives tithes, has paid tithes through being a descendant of Abraham,
ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛϫⲟⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ. ⲡⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϣⲁϥϫⲓⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ ⲁⲩϯⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ.
10 for he was yet to be born from his father when Melchizedek met Abraham.
ⲓ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉϥϩⲛ̅ⲧϯⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲣⲉϥⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲙⲉⲗⲭⲓⲥⲉⲇⲉⲕ.
11 Now if perfection could have been achieved through the priesthood of Levi (for that's how the law was received), what was the need for another priest to come following the order of Melchizedek, and not following the order of Aaron?
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ϭⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲛ̅ⲗⲉⲩⲉⲓ. ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲥ. ⲛⲉⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲗⲭⲓⲥⲉⲇⲉⲕ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲧⲙ̅ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ.
12 If the priesthood is changed, then the law needs to be changed too.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲣⲉⲩⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ. ϩⲁⲡⲥ̅ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲉⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
13 The one we're talking about comes from a different tribe, a tribe that has never provided priests to serve at the altar.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲧⲉⲭⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲥ̅ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲭⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ·
14 It's clear that our Lord is a descendant of Judah, and Moses said nothing about priests coming from this tribe.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁ. ⲧⲉⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲱⲩ̈ⲥⲏⲥ ϣⲁϫⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲥ̅.
15 What makes it even clearer is when another priest appears who is similar to Melchizedek,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲉϣϫⲉⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲗⲭⲓⲥⲉⲇⲉⲕ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ.
16 and who didn't become a priest by virtue of his human ancestry but by the power of a life that cannot be ended.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲛ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲡⲱⲛϩ̅ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ.
17 That's why it says, “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.” (aiōn g165)
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲥⲉⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲗⲭⲓⲥⲉⲇⲉⲕ. (aiōn g165)
18 So the previous rule has been set aside because it was powerless and didn't work,
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲥⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ.
19 (for the law didn't make anything perfect). But now it's been replaced by a better hope by which we can come close to God.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉⲕⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲡⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲧⲡ̅. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ̅ ⲉⲛⲛⲁϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
20 This was not without an oath, even though those who become priests do so without an oath.
ⲕ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲁϣ ⲁⲛ. ⲛⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲁϣ.
21 But he became a priest with an oath because God told him, “The Lord has taken a solemn vow and will not change his mind: You are a priest forever.” (aiōn g165)
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲱⲣⲕ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ⲛⲁⲣ̅ϩⲧⲏϥ ⲁⲛ. ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōn g165)
22 This is how Jesus became the guarantee of an agreed relationship with God that is so much better.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉⲓ̈ϭⲟⲧ ⲁⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲡ̅ⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲧⲡ̅.
23 There have been many priests because death prevented them from being able to continue;
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲣ̅ⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲕⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ϫⲉ ϥⲛⲁϭⲱ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲱϫⲛ̅. (aiōn g165)
25 As a result he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, living always to plead their case on their behalf.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϯⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅. ⲉϥⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥⲥⲙ̅ⲙⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ·
26 He is exactly the high priest we need: holy and without fault, pure and separate from sinners, and given a place in the highest heavens.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲡⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛ̅ⲃⲁⲗϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲧⲱⲗⲙ̅. ⲉϥⲥⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ. ⲉⲁϥϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ.
27 Unlike those human high priests, he doesn't need to offer a daily sacrifice for his sins and then the sins of the people. He did this once, and for everyone, when he offered himself.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅. ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥⲁⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈.
28 The law appoints imperfect men as high priests, but God gave his solemn vow after the law, and appointed his Son, perfect forever. (aiōn g165)
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϣⲁϥⲕⲁⲑⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ. ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲱⲣⲕ̅ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōn g165)
