Hepelū 8

1 Pea ko hono meʻa lahi [eni ]ʻi he ngaahi lea ni: ʻOku tau maʻu ʻae fungani taulaʻeiki pehē, pea kuo nofo ia ʻi he nima toʻomataʻu ʻoe ʻafioʻanga ʻoe Fungani Māʻolunga ʻi he ngaahi langi;

The main point of [all] that [I] have written is that we have a Supreme Priest like that. He has sat down to rule [MTY] with God [EUP] at the place of greatest honor in heaven.

2 Ko e tauhi ʻoe potu tapu, mo e fale fehikitaki moʻoni, ʻaia naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe he ʻOtua, kae ʻikai ko e tangata.

He ministers in the Most Holy Place, that is, in the true place [of worship in heaven]. That is a place that [Moses’] tent [represented]. The Lord set up the true place of worship. No human [set it up].

3 He ko e taulaʻeiki lahi kotoa pē, kuo fakanofo ke ne ʻohake ʻae ngaahi meʻa foaki mo e ngaahi feilaulau: ko ia naʻe totonu mei ai ki he tangata ni ke ʻohake foki ʻe ia ha meʻa.

Every Supreme Priest was appointed {[God] appointed every Supreme Priest} to offer [to God] gifts and sacrifices [for people who sinned]. So, since [Christ became a Supreme Priest], he also had to offer something.

4 He ka ne ʻi māmani ia, ʻe ʻikai taulaʻeiki ia, koeʻuhi ʻoku ai ʻae kau taulaʻeiki ʻoku nau ʻohake ʻae ngaahi meʻa foaki ʻo fakatatau mo e fono:

Since there are already [Jewish] priests who offer gifts as God’s laws [require], if Christ were [now living] on the earth, he would not be a Supreme Priest.

5 ‌ʻAkinautolu ʻoku tauhi ʻo fakatatau mo e ata ʻoe ngaahi meʻa ʻoe langi, ʻo hangē ko e valokiʻi ʻe he ʻOtua ʻa Mōsese ʻi heʻene teu ke langa ʻae fale fehikitaki: he naʻe pehē mai ʻe ia, “Vakai ke ke ngaohi ʻae meʻa kotoa pē ʻo fakatatau ki hono fakatātā naʻe fakahā kiate koe ʻi he moʻunga.”

The [Jewish] priests perform rituals which are only a model [DOU] of [what Christ would do in heaven] [MTY]. What [God] told Moses when Moses was about to set up the tent [for worshipping him supports the idea that those rituals were only a model. God said], “Be sure that you [(sg)] make everything according to the model that I showed you on [Sinai] Mountain!”

6 Ka ko eni, kuo maʻu ʻe ia ʻae ngaue ʻoku lelei lahi, ʻo hangē ko hono lelei lahi ʻoe fuakava ʻoku fakalaloa ai ia, ʻaia ʻoku fokotuʻu ʻi he ngaahi talaʻofa lelei lahi.

But now as it is, [Christ] ministers in a more excellent way [than the Jewish priests do]. Likewise, the [new] covenant that he established [between God and people] is better [than the old one. When the new covenant was established] {[God established the new covenant]}, he promised us better things [than the laws that God gave Moses did].

7 He ka ne haohaoa ʻae ʻuluaki [fuakava ]ko ia, pehē, ne ʻikai kumi ha potu mo hono ua.

If that first covenant had been perfectly adequate [LIT], God would not have thought that he needed another [covenant/agreement to replace it]. But [it was not adequate, so he needed a new one].

8 Koeʻuhi ʻi heʻene taʻefiemālie, naʻe pehē ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, “Vakai, ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova, ʻe hoko mai ʻae ngaahi ʻaho te u fai ai ʻae fuakava foʻou mo e fale ʻo ʻIsileli mo e fale ʻo Siuta:

Because God declared [that the Israelites] were guilty [of not obeying the first covenant, he wanted a new covenant. This is what] ([a prophet/Jeremiah]) [wrote about that]: The Lord says, “Listen! There will soon be a time when I will make a new covenant with the people [MTY] of Israel and the people [MTY] of Judah.

9 ‌ʻO ʻikai tatau mo e fuakava ʻaia ne u fai mo ʻenau ngaahi tamai, ʻi he ʻaho ne u puke ai honau nima ke tataki ʻakinautolu mei he fonua ko ʻIsipite; ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova, koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai ke nau tuʻumaʻu ʻi heʻeku fuakava, pea ne u taʻetokangaʻi ʻakinautolu.

That covenant will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I led them out of Egypt [MET] [like a father leads a child] by the hand. They did not continue to [obey] my covenant, so I rejected them,” says the Lord.

10 He ko eni ʻae fuakava ʻaia te u fai mo e fale ʻo ʻIsileli ʻoka hili ange ʻae ngaahi ʻaho ko ia, ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova; Teu ʻai ʻeku ngaahi fekau ki honau loto, pea tohi ia ʻi honau laumālie: pea teu hoko ko honau ʻOtua, pea ʻe hoko ʻakinautolu ko hoku kakai:

“This is the covenant that I will make with the Israelites [MTY], after [the first covenant has ended] [MTY],” says the Lord: “I will enable them to understand my laws [MTY], and I will enable them to obey them (OR, truly know them) [MTY] sincerely. I will be their God, and they will be my people [DOU].

11 Pea ʻe ʻikai te nau taki taha ako ki hono kaungāʻapi, mo taki taha ki hono kāinga, ʻo pehē, ‘Ke ʻilo ʻa Sihova:’ he koeʻuhi ʻe ʻiloʻi au kotoa pē, mei he iiki ʻo aʻu ki he lalahi.

[As a result], no one will [need to] teach a fellow citizen or tell his fellow kinsmen, ‘[You need to] know the Lord,’ because all [my people] will know me: [My people] of every status [will know me].

12 He te u ʻaloʻofa ki heʻenau taʻemāʻoniʻoni, pea ko ʻenau ngaahi angahala mo ʻenau hia, ʻe ʻikai te u kei manatuʻi.”

I will mercifully [forgive them for] the wicked things they have done. I will no longer [consider] that [they are guilty for] [DOU] [their] sins.”

13 Pea ʻi heʻene pehē, Ko e [fuakava ]foʻou, kuo hā ai kuo motuʻa ʻae ʻuluaki. Pea ko ia kuo motuʻa mo vaivai, kuo tei mole ia.

Since God spoke about a new [covenant], he considered that the first [covenant] was no longer in use, and that it would soon disappear, just like [anything that] gets old [will disappear] [MET, DOU].