Hebrews 7
1 It was this Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and gave him his blessing;
Banghangziam cile hi Melchizedek sia, Salem kumpi, a sangbel Pathian i thiampi hi a, ama in kumpi te a thalup na pan in hong cia kik Abraham taw ki mu a, thupha pia hi;
2 and it was to him that Abraham allotted a tithe of all the spoil. The meaning of his name is “king of righteousness,” and besides that, he was also king of Salem, which means “king of peace.”
Ama tung ah Abraham in se sawm sua se khat zong pia hi; a masabel in a min khiatna sia thutang suana Kumpi kici a, tua zawkciang in Salem Kumpi, a khiakna sia thinnopna Kumpi a hihi;
3 There is no record of his father, or mother, or lineage, nor again of any beginning of his days, or end of his life. In this he resembles the Son of God, and stands before us as a priest whose priesthood is continuous.
Ama sia pa nei ngawl, nu nei ngawl, pu le pa khang nei ngawl, kipat na ni le nuntakna a tawpna zong nei ngawl hi; ahihang Pathian Tapa bang in a ki vawt hi a; tawntung thiampi in om nginge hi.
4 Consider, then the importance of this Melchizedek, to whom even the patriarch Abraham himself gave a tithe of the choicest spoils.
Tu in hisia pa sia bangza in thupi, ci sia ngaisun vun, minam kipatna i pu Abraham na ngawn ngal te van a laksak te sung pan in se sawm sua se khat pia hi.
5 Those descendants of Levi, who are from time to time appointed to the priesthood, are directed to collect tithes from the people in accordance with the Law – that is from their own kindred, although they also are descended from Abraham.
Thiampi hi na a nga Levi tapa te in mipi te tung pan in se sawm sua se khat nga thei natu in thupiak nei takpi hi, amate i suapui te sia Abraham sung pan a suak te a hihi:
6 But Melchizedek, although not of this lineage, received tithes from Abraham, and gave his blessing to the man who had God’s promises.
Ahihang Levi minam sung a kisimngawl Melchizedek in Abraham tung pan in se sawm sua se khat sang a, kamciam te a nei Abraham thupha pia hi.
7 Now no one can dispute that it is the superior who blesses the inferior.
A nozaw sia a lianzaw in thupha a piak sia langpan tu bangma om ngawl hi.
8 In the one case the tithes are received by people who are mortal; in the other case by one about whom there is the statement that his life still continues.
Taciang hi mun ah a thi thei mihing te in se sawm sua se khat sang hi; ahihang tua mun ah a nungta hi, ci in tettipan na pa in se sawm sua se khat sang hi.
9 Moreover, in a sense, even Levi, who is the receiver of the tithes, has, through Abraham, paid tithes;
Taciang se sawm sua se khat a sang Levi zong Abraham sung pan in se sawm sua se khat pia hi, i ci thei hi.
10 for Levi was still in the body of his ancestor when Melchizedek met Abraham.
Banghangziam cile Melchizedek in Abraham a mu lai in Levi sia a pa sung ah omlai hi.
11 If, then, perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood – and it was under this priesthood that the people received the Law – why was it still necessary that a priest of a different order should appear, a priest of the order of Melchizedek and not of the order of Aaron?
Tua ahikom Levi thiampi hina taw a kisai mihing te in thukham sang uh ahikom, tua minam tungtawn in picinna ah theng thei hile, Aaron bang thiampi dang sam ngawl in Melchizedek bang a dang thiampi banghang kul tu ziam?
12 With the change of the priesthood a change of the Law became a necessity.
Banghangziam cile thiampi hi na lai zo ahikom in, thukham zong lai kul hamtang hi.
13 And he of whom all this is said belonged to quite a different tribe, no member of which has ever served at the altar.
Banghangziam cile hi a son uh sia phungdang pan hi a, tua phung sung ah kuama in biaktau ah naseam ngei ngawl hi.
14 For it is plain that our Lord had sprung from the tribe of Judah, though of that tribe Moses said nothing about their being priests.
Banghangziam cile i Topa sia Judah sung pan in hong piang hi, ci kilang hi; tua phung sia Moses in thiampi a hina taw kizui in bangma son ngawl hi.
15 All this becomes even yet plainer when we remember that a new priest has appeared, resembling Melchizedek,
Banghangziam cile Melchizedek bang a dang thiampi hong piang ahikom thiampi minam kilai zo hi, ci hong kilang seseam hi,
16 and that he was appointed, not under a Law regulating only earthly matters, but by virtue of a life beyond the reach of death;
Tua thiampi sia cilesa thupiakna bang in a kivawt hi ngawl a, a mong nei ngawl nuntak na i vangletna bang in a kivawt a hihi.
17 for that is the meaning of the declaration – “You are for all time a priest of the order of Melchizedek.” (aiōn g165)
Banghangziam cile, nangma sia Melchizedekk bang in tawntung thiampi na hihi, ci in ama in tettipang hi. (aiōn g165)
18 On the one hand, we have the abolition of a previous regulation as being both inefficient and useless
Banghangziam cile nidang lai a ki pia thupiak sia thaneam le phatuam ngawl ahikom, kivawk takpi hi.
19 (for the Law never brought anything to perfection); and, on the other hand, we have the introduction of a better hope, which enables us to draw near to God.
Banghangziam cile thukham in bangma kicingsak ngawl hi, ahihang a phazaw lametna hong paipui a; tua lametna taw Pathian kung ah i neak thei hi.
20 Then again, the appointment of this new priest was ratified by an oath, which is not so with the Levitical priests,
Taciang ama sia thukham om ngawl in thiampi a ki suaksak hi ngawl hi:
21 but his appointment was ratified by an oath, when God said to him – “The Lord has sworn, and will not change, ‘You are a priest for all time.’” (aiōn g165)
Banghangziam cile tua thiampi te sia thukham om ngawl in thiampi a ki suaksak te a hihi; ahihang Jesus sia thukham taw ahikom in, Topa in kiciam a, ki sikkik ngawl tu hi, nangma sia Melchizedek bang in tawntung thiampi na hihi, ci hi: (aiōn g165)
22 And the oath shows the corresponding superiority of the covenant of which Jesus is appointed the surety.
Tabang in Jesus sia a phazaw kamciam kipsak pa hong suak hi.
23 Again, new Levitical priests are continually being appointed, because death prevents their remaining in office;
Taciang amate thiampi tampi om takpi hi, banghangziam cile thina hang in thiampi seam suak thei ngawl hi:
24 but Jesus remains for all time, and therefore the priesthood that he holds will never pass to another. (aiōn g165)
Ahihang Jesus sia nungta paisuak ahikom a ki lai thei ngawl thiampi hina nei hi. (aiōn g165)
25 And that is why he is able to save perfectly those who come to God through him, living for ever, as he does, to intercede of their behalf.
Tua ahikom Ama tungtawn in Pathian kung a pai te sia a tawpdong in ngum thei a, amate atu thungetsak tu in a tawntung in nungta hi.
26 This was the high priest that we needed – holy, innocent, spotless, withdrawn from sinners, exalted above the highest heaven,
Banghangziam cile, tabang in a thiangtho, mawna nei ngawl, a niin ngawl, mawnei te taw omkhawm ngawl le van sang a sang zaw in a vawt thiampi sang sia eite atu hong suak hi;
27 one who has no need to offer sacrifices daily as those high priests have, first for their own sins, and then for those of the people. For this he did once and for all, when he offered himself as the sacrifice.
Ama sia, tua thiampi sang te in, amate mawna atu biakpiakna pia masa a, tua zawkciang in mipi atu a pia te bang in nisim piak kul ngawl hi: banghangziam cile Ama le Ama biakpiakna a kipiak ciang in khatvei taw man hi.
28 The Law appoints as high priests men who are weak, but the words of God’s oath, which was later than the Law, name the Son as, for all time, the perfect priest. (aiōn g165)
Banghangziam cile thukham in thaneamna a nei mihing te thiampi sang in vawt hi; ahihang thukham pan kipan in a kiciamna thu in tawntung kicinna Tapa sia thiampi sang in vawt hi. (aiōn g165)
