Hebrews 5

1 For every high priest, being taken from among men, is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.

For ech bischop takun of men, is ordeyned for men in these thingis `that ben to God, that he offre yiftis and sacrifices for synnes.

2 The high priest can deal gently with those who are ignorant and going astray, because he himself is also surrounded with weakness.

Which may togidere sorewe with hem, that beth vnkunnynge and erren; for also he is enuyrounned with infirmytee.

3 Because of this, he must offer sacrifices for sins for the people, as well as for himself.

And therfor he owith, as for the puple, so also for hym silf, to offre for synnes.

4 Nobody takes this honor on himself, but he is called by God, just like Aaron was.

Nethir ony man taketh to hym onour, but he that is clepid of God, as Aaron was.

5 So also Christ didn’t glorify himself to be made a high priest, but it was he who said to him, “You are my Son. Today I have become your father.”

So Crist clarifiede not hym silf, that he were bischop, but he that spak to hym, Thou art my sone, to dai Y gendride thee.

6 As he says also in another place, “You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.” (aiōn g165)

As `in anothere place he seith, Thou art a prest with outen ende, aftir the ordre of Melchisedech. (aiōn g165)

7 He, in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,

Which in the daies of his fleisch offride, with greet cry and teeris, preieris and bisechingis to hym that myyte make hym saaf fro deth, and was herd for his reuerence.

8 though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered.

And whanne he was Goddis sone, he lernyde obedience of these thingis that be suffride;

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

and he brouyt to the ende is maad cause of euerlastinge heelthe to alle that obeischen to hym, (aiōnios g166)

10 named by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.

and is clepid of God a bischop, bi the ordre of Melchisedech.

11 About him we have many words to say, and hard to interpret, seeing you have become dull of hearing.

Of whom ther is to vs a greet word for to seie, and able to be expowned, for ye ben maad feble to here.

12 For although by this time you should be teachers, you again need to have someone teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the revelations of God. You have come to need milk, and not solid food.

For whanne ye ouyten to be maistris for tyme, eftsoone ye neden that ye be tauyt, whiche ben the lettris of the bigynnyng of Goddis wordis. And ye ben maad thilke, to whiche is nede of mylk, and not sad mete.

13 For everyone who lives on milk is not experienced in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby.

For ech that is parcenere of mylk, is with out part of the word of riytwisnesse, for he is a litil child.

14 But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

But of perfit men is sad mete, of hem that for custom han wittis exercisid to discrecioun of good and of yuel.