Hebrews 5

1 For, every high-priest who from among men is taken, on behalf of men, is appointed, as to the things pertaining unto God, that he may be offering [both] gifts and sacrifices for sins, —

For every high priest, being received from men, presides over men in the things appertaining to God, in order that he may offer gifts and sacrifices for sins:

2 Able, to have a measure of feeling, for the ignorant and erring, —since, he also, is compassed with weakness;

being able to sympathize with the ignorant and erring, since himself is also compassed about with infirmity;

3 And, for this cause, is he obliged—as for the people, so also, for himself, —to be offering for sins;

and on this account he has need, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer sacrifices for sins.

4 And, not unto himself, doth one take the honour, but when called by God, just as, even Aaron:

And no one takes this honor to himself, but the one called of God, as indeed Aaron was.

5 Thus, also the Christ, glorified not himself to become a high-priest, but he that spake unto him—My Son, art, thou, I, this day, have begotten thee;

Likewise Christ also did not glorify himself to become a high priest, but the one having spoken to him, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee:

6 As also, in a different place, he saith—Thou, art a priest, age-abidingly, according to the rank of Melchizedek: (aiōn g165)

as also he says in another place, Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. (aiōn g165)

7 Who, in the days of his flesh, having offered up, both supplications and entreaties unto him that was able to save him out of death, with mighty outcries and tears, and been hearkened to by reason of his devoutness,

Who in the days of his flesh, having with strong crying and tears offered up both prayers and supplications unto him who is able to save him from death, and having been heard on account of his piety,

8 Even though he was a son, yet learned, from what things he suffered, obedience;

indeed being a Son, he learned obedience from those things which he suffered;

9 And, being made perfect, became, to all them that obey him, Author of salvation age-abiding; (aiōnios g166)

and having been made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation to all those who obey him; (aiōnios g166)

10 Being addressed by God as high-priest—according to the rank of Melchizedek.

having been ordained of God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.

11 Concerning whom, great, is our discourse, and of difficult interpretation, to express, seeing that, slothful, have ye become in the hearing;

Concerning whom there is much word to us, and difficult to speak, since you are dull of hearing.

12 For, even when ye ought to be teachers, by reason of the time, again, have ye, need, that one be teaching, you, what are the first principles of the oracles of God, and have become such as have, need, of milk, not, of strong food;

For indeed you, who ought to be teachers so far as time is concerned, have need that some one again teach you what are the rudiments of the beginning of the oracles of God; and you have need of milk, not solid food.

13 For, every one partaking of milk, is unskilled in discourse of righteousness, for he is, a babe;

For every one partaking of milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness; for he is a babe;

14 But, to such as are mature, pertaineth, the strong food, to them who, by reason of habit, have their organs of perception well trained for discriminating both good and evil.

but solid food belongs to the perfect, those having their senses disciplined by use unto the discernment both of the good and the evil.