عِبرانِيّين 7

١ 1 لِأَنَّ مَلْكِي صَادَقَ هَذَا، مَلِكَ سَالِيمَ، كَاهِنَ ٱللهِ ٱلْعَلِيِّ، ٱلَّذِي ٱسْتَقْبَلَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ رَاجِعًا مِنْ كَسْرَةِ ٱلْمُلُوكِ وَبَارَكَهُ،

[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.

٢ 2 ٱلَّذِي قَسَمَ لَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ عُشْرًا مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ. ٱلْمُتَرْجَمَ أَوَّلًا «مَلِكَ ٱلْبِرِّ»، ثُمَّ أَيْضًا «مَلِكَ سَالِيمَ» أَيْ «مَلِكَ ٱلسَّلَامِ»

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’.

٣ 3 بِلَا أَبٍ، بِلَا أُمٍّ، بِلَا نَسَبٍ. لَا بَدَاءَةَ أَيَّامٍ لَهُ وَلَا نِهَايَةَ حَيَاةٍ، بَلْ هُوَ مُشَبَّهٌ بِٱبْنِ ٱللهِ. هَذَا يَبْقَى كَاهِنًا إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ.

[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.

٤ 4 ثُمَّ ٱنْظُرُوا مَا أَعْظَمَ هَذَا ٱلَّذِي أَعْطَاهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ رَئِيسُ ٱلْآبَاءِ، عُشْرًا أَيْضًا مِنْ رَأْسِ ٱلْغَنَائِمِ!

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].

٥ 5 وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ مِنْ بَنِي لَاوِي، ٱلَّذِينَ يَأْخُذُونَ ٱلْكَهَنُوتَ، فَلَهُمْ وَصِيَّةٌ أَنْ يُعَشِّرُوا ٱلشَّعْبَ بِمُقْتَضَى ٱلنَّامُوسِ، أَيْ إِخْوَتَهُمْ، مَعَ أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ خَرَجُوا مِنْ صُلْبِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ.

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.

٦ 6 وَلَكِنَّ ٱلَّذِي لَيْسَ لَهُ نَسَبٌ مِنْهُمْ قَدْ عَشَّرَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَبَارَكَ ٱلَّذِي لَهُ ٱلْمَوَاعِيدُ!

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].

٧ 7 وَبِدُونِ كُلِّ مُشَاجَرَةٍ: ٱلْأَصْغَرُ يُبَارَكُ مِنَ ٱلْأَكْبَرِ،

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].

٨ 8 وَهُنَا أُنَاسٌ مَائِتُونَ يَأْخُذُونَ عُشْرًا، وَأَمَّا هُنَاكَ فَٱلْمَشْهُودُ لَهُ بِأَنَّهُ حَيٌّ.

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].

٩ 9 حَتَّى أَقُولُ كَلِمَةً: إِنَّ لَاوِي أَيْضًا ٱلْآخِذَ ٱلْأَعْشَارَ قَدْ عُشِّرَ بِإِبْرَاهِيمَ.

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],

١٠ 10 لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ بَعْدُ فِي صُلْبِ أَبِيهِ حِينَ ٱسْتَقْبَلَهُ مَلْكِي صَادَقَ.

since [the sperm from which all those priests were eventually born] was still in Abraham’s body [EUP] when Melchizedek met Abraham.

١١ 11 فَلَوْ كَانَ بِٱلْكَهَنُوتِ ٱللَّاوِيِّ كَمَالٌ - إِذِ ٱلشَّعْبُ أَخَذَ ٱلنَّامُوسَ عَلَيْهِ - مَاذَا كَانَتِ ٱلْحَاجَةُ بَعْدُ إِلَى أَنْ يَقُومَ كَاهِنٌ آخَرُ عَلَى رُتْبَةِ مَلْكِي صَادَقَ؟ وَلَا يُقَالُ عَلَى رُتْبَةِ هَارُونَ.

[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].

١٢ 12 لِأَنَّهُ إِنْ تَغَيَّرَ ٱلْكَهَنُوتُ، فَبِالضَّرُورَةِ يَصِيرُ تَغَيُّرٌ لِلنَّامُوسِ أَيْضًا.

[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]}.

١٣ 13 لِأَنَّ ٱلَّذِي يُقَالُ عَنْهُ هَذَا كَانَ شَرِيكًا فِي سِبْطٍ آخَرَ لَمْ يُلَازِمْ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُ ٱلْمَذْبَحَ.

[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].

١٤ 14 فَإِنَّهُ وَاضِحٌ أَنَّ رَبَّنَا قَدْ طَلَعَ مِنْ سِبْطِ يَهُوذَا، ٱلَّذِي لَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ عَنْهُ مُوسَى شَيْئًا مِنْ جِهَةِ ٱلْكَهَنُوتِ.

[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.

١٥ 15 وَذَلِكَ أَكْثَرُ وُضُوحًا أَيْضًا إِنْ كَانَ عَلَى شِبْهِ مَلْكِي صَادَقَ يَقُومُ كَاهِنٌ آخَرُ،

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.

١٦ 16 قَدْ صَارَ لَيْسَ بِحَسَبِ نَامُوسِ وَصِيَّةٍ جَسَدِيَّةٍ، بَلْ بِحَسَبِ قُوَّةِ حَيَاةٍ لَا تَزُولُ.

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).

١٧ 17 لِأَنَّهُ يَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ: «كَاهِنٌ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ عَلَى رُتْبَةِ مَلْكِي صَادَقَ». (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)

١٨ 18 فَإِنَّهُ يَصِيرُ إِبْطَالُ ٱلْوَصِيَّةِ ٱلسَّابِقَةِ مِنْ أَجْلِ ضَعْفِهَا وَعَدَمِ نَفْعِهَا،

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].

١٩ 19 إِذِ ٱلنَّامُوسُ لَمْ يُكَمِّلْ شَيْئًا. وَلَكِنْ يَصِيرُ إِدْخَالُ رَجَاءٍ أَفْضَلَ بِهِ نَقْتَرِبُ إِلَى ٱللهِ.

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.

٢٠ 20 وَعَلَى قَدْرِ مَا إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِدُونِ قَسَمٍ،

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].

٢١ 21 لِأَنَّ أُولَئِكَ بِدُونِ قَسَمٍ قَدْ صَارُوا كَهَنَةً، وَأَمَّا هَذَا فَبِقَسَمٍ مِنَ ٱلْقَائِلِ لَهُ: «أَقْسَمَ ٱلرَّبُّ وَلَنْ يَنْدَمَ، أَنْتَ كَاهِنٌ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ عَلَى رُتْبَةِ مَلْكِي صَادَقَ». (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)

٢٢ 22 عَلَى قَدْرِ ذَلِكَ، قَدْ صَارَ يَسُوعُ ضَامِنًا لِعَهْدٍ أَفْضَلَ.

Because of that, Jesus guarantees that [the new] covenant will be better [than the old one].

٢٣ 23 وَأُولَئِكَ قَدْ صَارُوا كَهَنَةً كَثِيرِينَ مِنْ أَجْلِ مَنْعِهِمْ بِٱلْمَوْتِ عَنِ ٱلْبَقَاءِ،

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].

٢٤ 24 وَأَمَّا هَذَا فَمِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّهُ يَبْقَى إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ، لَهُ كَهَنُوتٌ لَا يَزُولُ. (aiōn g165)

But because [Jesus] lives eternally, he will continue to be a Supreme Priest forever. (aiōn g165)

٢٥ 25 فَمِنْ ثَمَّ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يُخَلِّصَ أَيْضًا إِلَى ٱلتَّمَامِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَقَدَّمُونَ بِهِ إِلَى ٱللهِ، إِذْ هُوَ حَيٌّ فِي كُلِّ حِينٍ لِيَشْفَعَ فِيهِمْ.

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.

٢٦ 26 لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَلِيقُ بِنَا رَئِيسُ كَهَنَةٍ مِثْلُ هَذَا، قُدُّوسٌ بِلَا شَرٍّ وَلَا دَنَسٍ، قَدِ ٱنْفَصَلَ عَنِ ٱلْخُطَاةِ وَصَارَ أَعْلَى مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ،

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.

٢٧ 27 ٱلَّذِي لَيْسَ لَهُ ٱضْطِرَارٌ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ مِثْلُ رُؤَسَاءِ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ أَنْ يُقَدِّمَ ذَبَائِحَ أَوَّلًا عَنْ خَطَايَا نَفْسِهِ ثُمَّ عَنْ خَطَايَا ٱلشَّعْبِ، لِأَنَّهُ فَعَلَ هَذَا مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً، إِذْ قَدَّمَ نَفْسَهُ.

[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!

٢٨ 28 فَإِنَّ ٱلنَّامُوسَ يُقِيمُ أُنَاسًا بِهِمْ ضَعْفٌ رُؤَسَاءَ كَهَنَةٍ. وَأَمَّا كَلِمَةُ ٱلْقَسَمِ ٱلَّتِي بَعْدَ ٱلنَّامُوسِ فَتُقِيمُ ٱبْنًا مُكَمَّلًا إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ. (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)