Ibraniyawa 7
1 Amere Malkisadak une, Ugon Salem, upirist udiya Kutelle unan kitine kani, ulenge na awa zurro nin Ibrahim mme na awa kpillin unuzu nmolusu nagowe, atina ata nghe nmari.
[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 Ibrahim wa nighe likure nanya nimon ilenge na awa bollu, lisame “Malkisadak” nnufi “ugu usheu.
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 A wandi sa ucif, sa unah, na awa dinin nankah ba, na awadi nin nayirin ncizinu ba, sa ayiri nimalin, nin nanere awa lawa upirist sa ligan nafo gono Kutelle.
[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 Nene yenen imusin ngbardang na unit une di, ame kah bite Ibrahim was ni likure nanyan nimon icine na awa yiru kiti likume.
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 Nin kidegenere, likuran Levi wa seru kutyin npirist iwa ni uduke kiti nanit, kiti nadon mine ana Isiraila, nin nani inug wang likura ri unuzun Ibrahim.
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 Bara Malkisadak, ame na a wandi likura unuzu Levi ba, wa seru uzakka kiti Ibrahim, awa tinghe nmari, ame ulenge na adinin likawale.
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 na nari duku ba, nworu unit ubene nase nmari kiti nnit udiya.
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 Nanya nanere annit alenge na idin sesu uzukka iba kuzu nlonliri, nanya nkon kusari inug alenge na ina seru uzakka Ibrahim in woro inunghere anan nlai.
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 nin nanya umon uliru, Levi, ame wa seru uzakka tutung awa biya kiti Ibrahim.
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 Bara Levi wandi kidowon nkah mere Ibrahim, kubi na Malkisadak wa zurro Ibrahim Ku.
since [the sperm from which all those priests were eventually born] was still in Abraham’s body [EUP] when Melchizedek met Abraham.
11 Nene andi ndedei nso nani, unuzu likuran Levi upirist (bara kadas nin unit nsere uduka) iyaghari nin du nbun upiziru nmon upirist fita kimal nbellun Malkisadak, a na iba ninghe lissan Haruna ba.
[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 Bara kubi na iba saku upirist, uduke wang ba saku tutun.
[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 Bara ame ulenge na iwa bellin kitene me, ame di nlon lukara ugan, na umon mine na su katuwa nprist ba,
[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 nene ushaidari nworu ciklari bite, na nuzu likuran Yahuda, likura longo na Musa wa bellin imomon kiti mmine nbellen npirist ba.
[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 Bara ille imon na tibelle idi fong, nene asa umon upirist nfita nanya nkama Malkisadak.
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 Ame ulenge upirist upese, na amere ulle na abada so upirist nnuzu nduka na udi nniit ba, bara nani unuzu nanya likara nanya nlai unsalin nnanu.
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).
[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 Bara uduka unkatuwe ina ceo unin kusari, bara usali likara nin diru ampani.
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 Na uduka nsa uta imon dedei ba, bara nani, tidi nin nciu kibinayi bara ubun, unuzu nle na ti din dasu kupo Kutelle.
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 Bara na ulenge uti kibinai nse sa usu nisilin ba, na alenge apirist na su isilin ba.
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 Ame Kutelle wa su isillin kubi na awa bellin kitene Kristi “cikilari wa sillo na aba saki kibinai me ba, fe upiristari sa ligan.” (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 Nind nanere Yisa na da so uyinnu nin likawali acine.
Because of that, Jesus guarantees that [the new] covenant will be better [than the old one].
23 Vat nani ukul na wanti upirist usu katuwa sa ligan, unere nta tidinin na pirist gbardang, ulle udu nalenge.
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].
But because [Jesus] lives eternally, he will continue to be a Supreme Priest forever. (aiōn g165)
25 Bara nani awasa amalizina utucu nalenge na ida kupo Kutelle unuzu kitime, bara ame sosin ko kome kubi ana fo acara bara inughe.
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 Bara imusin nleli upirist idia tidi nin suwe bara arike, na adinin kulapi ba, usali nimon inanzan, ulau ina kosoghe na nan kulapi, amini na da so unan nbun kitene kani.
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 Ame ndira imomon ba, nafo among apirist adidiawe na iba ni ugutunu nmyi ko lome liri, asa atu ana bara kulapi me, anin na bara aalipi nanite, Ame wa su nani urume cas, kubi na awa ni litime.
[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 Bara uduka wa fere annit anan nsali nagang iso apirist, bara ligbulang nisilin, longo na liwa dak kimal nduka, ifere gono, ulenge na awa di dedei sa ligan. (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)
