Hebreerbrevet 7
1 Denne Melkisedek, som var konung i Salem och präst åt Gud den Högste -- han som gick Abraham till mötes, när denne var stadd på återvägen, sedan han hade slagit konungarna, och som välsignade honom,
[Now I will say more about] this [man] Melchizedek. He was the king of Salem [city and was] a priest of God, the one who is greater [than anyone else]. He met Abraham who was returning [home] after [he and his men] had defeated the [armies of four] kings [SYN]. Melchizedek [asked God to] bless Abraham.
2 varvid Abraham å sin sida gav honom tionde av allt; denne, som när man uttyder vad han kallas, är först och främst "rättfärdighetens konung", men därjämte ock "Salems konung", det är "fridens konung",
Then Abraham gave to him one tenth of all [the spoils he] took after winning [the battle. Melchizedek’s name] means firstly ‘king [who rules] righteously’, and since Salem means ‘peace’, he was the ‘king [who rules] peacefully’.
3 denne som står där utan fader, utan moder och utan släktledning, utan begynnelse på sina dagar och utan ände på sitt liv och likställes med Guds Son -- denne förbliver en präst för beständigt.
[In the Scriptures there is] no [record of who his] father [was], nor [is there any record of who his] mother [was], nor [is there any record of who his] ancestors [were]. There is no [record of when he was] born, nor [is there any record of when he] died. [For these reasons], [it is as though] he continues to be a priest forever, and for this reason he is like God’s Son.
4 Och sen nu huru stor han är, denne åt vilken vår stamfader Abraham gav tionde av det förnämsta bytet.
You can realize how great this [man Melchizedek was] from the fact that Abraham, [our famous] ancestor, gave him (a tithe/one tenth) of the spoils [from the battle].
5 Medan de av Levi söner, som undfå prästämbetet, hava befallning att enligt lagen taga tionde av folket, det är av sina bröder, fastän dessa hava utgått från Abrahams länd,
According to the laws [God gave Moses], the descendants of [Abraham’s great-grandson] Levi, who were priests, should take tithes from [God’s] people who were their relatives, even though those people also were Abraham’s descendants.
6 tog denne, som icke var av deras släkt, tionde av Abraham och välsignade honom, densamme som hade fått löftena.
But this man [Melchizedek], who was not among the descendants [of Levi], took tithes from Abraham. He also [asked God to] bless Abraham, the man to whom [God] promised [many descendants].
7 Nu lär ingen kunna neka att det plägar vara den ringare som mottager välsignelse av den som står högre.
We know for certain that it is the more [important people] who [ask God to] bless the less important people. [And Melchizedek blessed Abraham. So we conclude that Melchizedek was greater than Abraham].
8 Och medan det här är dödliga människor som taga tionde, är det där en som får det vittnesbördet att han förbliver levande.
In the case of [the priests who are descendants of Levi], men who some day will die receive tithes. But in the case of [Melchizedek it is as if God] testifies that he was still living, [since there is no record in Scriptures about his death].
9 Genom Abraham har på visst sätt också Levi, som tager tionde, fått giva tionde;
And it was as though Levi himself, and [all the priests descended from him]—who received tithes [from the people]—paid tithes [to Melchizedek]. And when Abraham paid tithes, it [was as though Levi and all the priests descended from him acknowledged that the work Melchizedek did as a priest was greater than the work Levi did],
10 ty han var ännu i sin stamfaders länd, när Melkisedek gick denne till mötes.
since [the sperm from which all those priests were eventually born] was still in Abraham’s body [EUP] when Melchizedek met Abraham.
11 Vore det nu så, att fullkomning kunde vinnas genom det levitiska prästadömet -- och på detta var ju folkets lagstiftning byggd -- varför hade det då behövts att en präst av annat slag, "efter Melkisedeks sätt", skulle uppstå, en som icke nämnes "efter Arons sätt"?
[God] gave his laws to his people at the same time he gave regulations about the priests. So, if what the priests who were descended from Levi did could have provided a way for God to completely [forgive] people [for disobeying those laws], certainly no other priest like Melchizedek would have been necessary. [RHQ] Instead, priests who were descended from Aaron, [Levi’s descendant, would have been adequate].
12 (Om prästadömet förändras, måste ju med nödvändighet också lagen förändras.)
[But we know they were not adequate, because a new type of priest like Melchizedek has come]. And since [God] has appointed a new type of priest, he also had to change the regulations [concerning how priests were appointed] {[he appointed priests]}.
13 Den som detta säges om hörde nämligen till en annan stam, en stam från vilken ingen har utgått, som har gjort tjänst vid altaret.
[Jesus], the one about whom I am saying these things, is a descendant of someone else, [not a descendant of Levi]. None of the men from whom Jesus descended ever served as priests [MTY].
14 Ty det är en känd sak att han som är vår Herre har trätt fram ur Juda stam; och med avseende på den har Moses icke talat något om präster.
[We know that] since it is obvious that it is from [the tribe of] Judah that our Lord was descended. Moses never said that any of Judah’s descendants would [become] priests.
15 Och ännu mycket tydligare blir detta, då nu en präst av annat slag uppstår, lik Melkisedek däri,
Furthermore, [we know that the priests who were descended from Levi were inadequate, since] it is even more obvious that another priest has appeared who is like Melchizedek.
16 att han har blivit präst icke på grund av en lag som stadgar härstamning efter köttet, utan på grund av en kraft som kommer av oförgängligt liv.
Jesus became a priest, but not because [he fulfilled] what [God’s] law required [about being a descendant of Levi]. Instead, he has the kind of power that [came from a] life that nothing can destroy (OR, [enabled him to] live [again after he was] killed).
17 Han får nämligen det vittnesbördet: "Du är en präst till evig tid, efter Melkisedeks sätt." (aiōn g165)
[We know this] since [God] confirmed it in [the Scripture passage in which he said to his Son], You [(sg)] are a priest eternally just like Melchizedek was a priest. (aiōn g165)
18 Så upphäves nu visserligen en föregående stadga, därför att den var svag och gagnlös --
On the one hand, God canceled what he commanded previously [concerning the priests] because it failed in every way to enable anyone [to become all that God intended].
19 eftersom lagen icke kunde åstadkomma något fullkomligt -- men ett bättre hopp sättes i stället, ett hopp genom vilket vi få nalkas Gud.
Remember that no one was able to become all that God intended [by obeying] the laws [that God gave Moses]. On the other hand, [God caused that we could] confidently expect better things [than we could expect by obeying God’s laws]. [He did that by his establishing Christ as priest]. Now by means of [Christ sacrificing himself for us] we can come near to God.
20 Och i så måtto som detta icke har kommit till stånd utan edlig bekräftelse -- det är nämligen så, att medan de andra hava blivit präster utan edlig bekräftelse,
Furthermore, [when God appointed Christ, it was when God] solemnly declared [that Christ would be a priest] [LIT]. When [God appointed former] priests, it was not by his solemnly declaring [that they would be priests].
21 har denne blivit det med sådan bekräftelse, genom den som sade till honom: "Herren har svurit och skall icke ångra sig: 'Du är en präst till evig tid'" -- (aiōn g165)
However, when he [appointed Christ to be a priest], it was by these words that [the Psalmist wrote in Scripture]: The Lord has solemnly declared [to the Messiah], —and he will not change his mind— “You will be a priest forever!” (aiōn g165)
22 i så måtto är också det förbund bättre, som har Jesus till löftesman.
Because of that, Jesus guarantees that [the new] covenant will be better [than the old one].
23 Och medan de förra prästerna hava måst bliva flera, därför att de genom döden hindrades från att förbliva i sin tjänst,
And formerly, the priests could not keep serving [as priests], because they all died [PRS]. So there were many priests [to take the place of the ones who died].
24 har däremot denne ett oförgängligt prästadöme, eftersom han förbliver "till evig tid". (aiōn g165)
But because [Jesus] lives eternally, he will continue to be a Supreme Priest forever. (aiōn g165)
25 Därför kan han ock till fullo frälsa dem som genom honom komma till Gud, ty han lever alltid för att mana gott för dem.
So, he can completely and eternally save those who come to God by [trusting in what Jesus has done for them], since he lives forever to plead [with God] to help them.
26 En sådan överstepräst hövdes oss också att hava, en som vore helig, oskyldig, obesmittad, skild från syndare och upphöjd över himmelen,
Jesus is the kind of Supreme Priest that we need. He was holy; he did no wrong; he was completely innocent. [God] has now taken him up to the highest heaven separated from [living among] sinners.
27 en som icke var dag behövde frambära offer, såsom de andra översteprästerna, först för sina egna synder och sedan för folkets; detta gjorde han nämligen en gång för alla, när han offrade sig själv.
[The other] Supreme Priests need to sacrifice [animals] day by day [as well as year by year]. They do this, firstly, [to atone] for their own sins, and then [to atone for other] people [who have sinned]. [But because Jesus never sinned], he does not need to atone for his own sin. The only thing [he needed to do to save people] was to sacrifice himself once!
28 Ty lagen insätter till överstepräster människor som äro behäftade med svaghet, men det löftesord, som efter lagens utgivande gavs under edlig bekräftelse, insätter en "Son" som är fullkomnad "till evig tid". (aiōn g165)
[We need a Supreme Priest like] him, because in the laws [that God gave Moses] [PRS] the ones who would be appointed to be priests would be men who tended [to sin easily]. But [God] solemnly [declared] [PRS] after [he had given] his laws [to Moses] that [he would appoint] (his Son/the man who is also God) [to be a Supreme Priest. Now] ([his Son/the man who is also God]) has forever become all that God intends him to be. (aiōn g165)
