ヘブル人への手紙 7
1 蓋此メルキセデクはサレムの王、最上の神の司祭にして、アブラハムが王等に打勝ちて歸れるを迎へ、之に祝福せしかば、
FOR this Melchisedec, king of Salem, a priest of God most high, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
2 アブラハム彼に分捕物の十分の一を分與へたり。メルキセデクの名を釈けば、先義の王にして、次にサレムの王、即ち平和の王なり。
to whom also Abraham gave a tenth share of all the spoil: being, as the interpretation of his name imports, first, King of righteousness, and then also King of Salem, that is, King of peace:
3 彼は父なく母なく系圖なく、其日の始もなく齢の終もなく、神の御子に肖かりて永久の司祭として存す。
without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but in exact resemblance with the Son of God, abideth a priest for ever.
4 汝等斯く祖先アブラハムが、主なる分捕物の十分の一をも與へし人の、如何に大いなるかを鑑みよ。
Now observe how great is this Melchisedec, to whom even Abraham the patriarch gave the tenth of the spoils.
5 抑レヴィの子孫の中、司祭職を受くる人々は、民より、即ち同じくアブラハムの腰より出でたる者なるも、己が兄弟等より十分の一を取る事を、律法によりて命ぜられたるなり。
For they indeed of the sons of Levi, who are admitted to priesthood, have an order to receive tithes from the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though also sprung from the loins of Abraham.
6 然るに彼司祭等の血脉に非ざる者は、アブラハムより十分の一を取りて、約束を蒙りし其人を祝福せり。
But he who derived not his genealogy from them, received tithes from Abraham, and blessed him who had the promises;
7 然て劣れる者の優れる者に祝福せらるるは勿論なり、
but without all dispute the inferior receives benediction from the superior.
8 今十分の一を受くる人々は、死する者なれど、彼時に受けしは、活ける者として證せられし者なり。
And here indeed dying men receive the tithes, but there he hath a testimony borne to him that he liveth.
9 斯て十分の一を受くる所のレヴィも、アブラハムに於て十分の一を納めたりと謂はるべきなり、
And, if I may so say, through Abraham even Levi, who receiveth tithes, paid tithes.
10 其はメルキセデク之に會ひし時、レヴィ尚其父の腰に在りたればなり。
For he was as yet in the loins of his father when Melchisedec met him.
11 民はレヴィ族の司祭職の下に在りて律法を受けたれば、若人を完全ならしむる事レヴィの司祭職によりしならば、アアロンの如きと謂はれずして、他にメルキセデクの如き司祭の起る必要は何處にか在りし。
If therefore there was perfection by the Levitical priesthood (for under that the people had the law given to them), what farther need was there that another priest should arise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
12 即ち司祭職移りたらんには、律法も亦當に移るべきなり。
For the priesthood being transferred, there is of necessity an abrogation of the law also.
13 是等の事を言はれたる人は、曾て祭壇に事へし者なき他の族に出でたり。
For he to whom these things are spoken belonged to another tribe, in which no man approached the altar.
14 蓋我等の主がユダ族より出で給ひし事は明にして、モイゼは此族に就きて、一も司祭に関する事を言はざりき。
For it is evident that our Lord sprang from Judah; to which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning the priesthood;
15 斯てメルキセデクに似たる他の司祭、
and it is yet more abundantly evident, that there should arise another priest after the likeness of Melchisedec,
16 即ち肉的なる掟の律法によらず、不朽なる生命の能力によりて立てられたる司祭の起る事あらば、律法の移転は尚更明なり。
who was not made such by the law of a carnal commandment, but by the power of a life indissoluble.
For the testimony is, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. (aiōn g165)
18 抑前の掟の廃せらるるは、其弱くして益なきによりてなり。
For there is indeed an abrogation of the preceding command, because of its weakness and inutility.
19 蓋律法は何事をも完全に至らしめず、唯我等が以て神に近づき奉るべき、尚善き希望に入らしめしのみ。
For the law led to no perfection, but was an introduction to a better hope, by which we draw nigh unto God.
20 而も是誓なくして為られしに非ず、即ち他の司祭は誓なくして立てられたれど、
Moreover, forasmuch as he was not made priest without an oath,
(for they indeed were made priests without an oath; but he with an oath, by him who said unto him, “The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:”) (aiōn g165)
22 是によりてイエズスは、優れる契約の保證者と為られ給へり。
by so much is Jesus become the surety of a better testament.
23 又他の司祭は死を以て妨げられて、絶えず司祭たる能はざるが故に、立てられし者の數多し、
And they indeed are many who were made priests, because by death they were prevented from abiding in their office:
but this person, because he abideth for ever, hath a priesthood that passeth not over to another. (aiōn g165)
25 故に人の為に執成を為さんとて常に活き給ひ、己によりて神に近づき奉る人々を全く救ふことを得給ふ。
Wherefore also he is able to save to the uttermost those who come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
26 蓋我等が斯る大司祭を有する事は至當なりき、即ち聖にして、罪なく、穢れなく、罪人に遠ざかりて、天よりも高くせられ、
For such an high-priest was suitable to us, holy, inoffensive, spotless, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens:
27 他の大司祭の如く、日々先己が罪の為、次に民の罪の為に犠牲を献ぐるを要せざる者たるべし。蓋己を献げて之を為し給ひし事一度のみ、
who hath not daily need, as the high-priests, first, to offer sacrifice for their own sins, afterwards, for those of the people: for this he did once for all, when he offered up himself.
