ibriṇaḥ 5
1 yaḥ kaścit mahāyājako bhavati sa mānavānāṁ madhyāt nītaḥ san mānavānāṁ kṛta īśvaroddeśyaviṣaye'rthata upahārāṇāṁ pāpārthakabalīnāñca dāna niyujyate|
For every chief priest — out of men taken — in behalf of men is set in things [pertaining] to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins,
2 sa cājñānāṁ bhrāntānāñca lokānāṁ duḥkhena duḥkhī bhavituṁ śaknoti, yato hetoḥ sa svayamapi daurbbalyaveṣṭito bhavati|
able to be gentle to those ignorant and going astray, since himself also is compassed with infirmity;
3 etasmāt kāraṇācca yadvat lokānāṁ kṛte tadvad ātmakṛte'pi pāpārthakabalidānaṁ tena karttavyaṁ|
and because of this infirmity he ought, as for the people, so also for himself to offer for sins;
4 sa ghoccapadaḥ svecchātaḥ kenāpi na gṛhyate kintu hāroṇa iva ya īśvareṇāhūyate tenaiva gṛhyate|
and no one to himself doth take the honour, but he who is called by God, as also Aaron:
5 evamprakāreṇa khrīṣṭo'pi mahāyājakatvaṁ grahītuṁ svīyagauravaṁ svayaṁ na kṛtavān, kintu "madīyatanayo'si tvam adyaiva janito mayeti" vācaṁ yastaṁ bhāṣitavān sa eva tasya gauravaṁ kṛtavān|
so also the Christ did not glorify himself to become chief priest, but He who spake unto him: 'My Son thou art, I to-day have begotten thee;'
as also in another [place] He saith, 'Thou [art] a priest — to the age, according to the order of Melchisedek;' (aiōn g165)
7 sa ca dehavāsakāle bahukrandanenāśrupātena ca mṛtyuta uddharaṇe samarthasya pituḥ samīpe punaḥ punarvinatiṁ prarthanāñca kṛtvā tatphalarūpiṇīṁ śaṅkāto rakṣāṁ prāpya ca
who in the days of his flesh both prayers and supplications unto Him who was able to save him from death — with strong crying and tears — having offered up, and having been heard in respect to that which he feared,
8 yadyapi putro'bhavat tathāpi yairakliśyata tairājñāgrahaṇam aśikṣata|
through being a Son, did learn by the things which he suffered — the obedience,
9 itthaṁ siddhībhūya nijājñāgrāhiṇāṁ sarvveṣām anantaparitrāṇasya kāraṇasvarūpo 'bhavat| (aiōnios g166)
and having been made perfect, he did become to all those obeying him a cause of salvation age-during, (aiōnios g166)
10 tasmāt sa malkīṣedakaḥ śreṇībhukto mahāyājaka īśvareṇākhyātaḥ|
having been addressed by God a chief priest, according to the order of Melchisedek,
11 tamadhyasmākaṁ bahukathāḥ kathayitavyāḥ kintu tāḥ stabdhakarṇai ryuṣmābhi rdurgamyāḥ|
concerning whom we have much discourse and of hard explanation to say, since ye have become dull of hearing,
12 yato yūyaṁ yadyapi samayasya dīrghatvāt śikṣakā bhavitum aśakṣyata tathāpīśvarasya vākyānāṁ yā prathamā varṇamālā tāmadhi śikṣāprāpti ryuṣmākaṁ punarāvaśyakā bhavati, tathā kaṭhinadravye nahi kintu dugdhe yuṣmākaṁ prayojanam āste|
for even owing to be teachers, because of the time, again ye have need that one teach you what [are] the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God, and ye have become having need of milk, and not of strong food,
13 yo dugdhapāyī sa śiśurevetikāraṇāt dharmmavākye tatparo nāsti|
for every one who is partaking of milk [is] unskilled in the word of righteousness — for he is an infant,
14 kintu sadasadvicāre yeṣāṁ cetāṁsi vyavahāreṇa śikṣitāni tādṛśānāṁ siddhalokānāṁ kaṭhoradravyeṣu prayojanamasti|
and of perfect men is the strong food, who because of the use are having the senses exercised, unto the discernment both of good and of evil.
