عِبرانِيّين 5

١ 1 فَإِنَّ الْكَاهِنَ الأَعْلَى كَانَ يُؤْخَذُ مِنْ بَيْنِ النَّاسِ، وَيُعَيَّنُ لِلْقِيَامِ بِمُهِمَّتِهِ نِيَابَةً عَنْهُمْ فِيمَا يَخُصُّ عَلاقَتَهُمْ بِاللهِ. وَذَلِكَ لِكَيْ يَرْفَعَ إِلَى اللهِ التَّقْدِمَاتِ وَالذَّبَائِحَ، تَكْفِيراً عَنِ الْخَطَايَا.

Every high priest, taken from among the people, is appointed as their representative in their relations with God, to offer both gifts and sacrifices in expiation of sins.

٢ 2 وَلِكَوْنِهِ، هُوَ أَيْضاً، مُعَرَّضاً لِلضَّعْفِ الْبَشَرِيِّ دَائِماً، كَانَ يُمْكِنُهُ أَنْ يَعْطِفَ عَلَى الْجُهَّالِ وَالضَّالِّينَ.

And he is able to sympathize with the ignorant and deluded, since he is himself subject to weakness,

٣ 3 وَبِسَبَبِ ضَعْفِهِ، كَانَ مِنْ وَاجِبِهِ أَيْضاً أَنْ يُكَفِّرَ عَنْ خَطَايَاهُ الْخَاصَّةِ كَمَا يُكَفِّرُ عَنْ خَطَايَا الآخَرِينَ.

and is therefore bound to offer sacrifices for sins, not only for the people, but equally so for himself.

٤ 4 وَلَمْ يَكُنْ أَحَدٌ يَتَّخِذُ لِنَفْسِهِ هَذِهِ الْوَظِيفَةَ الجَّلِيلَةَ مَتَى أَرَادَ، بَلْ كَانَ يَتَّخِذُهَا مَنْ دَعَاهُ اللهُ إِلَيْهَا، كَمَا دَعَا هرُونَ.

Nor does anyone take that high office on themselves, until they have been called to do so by God, as Aaron was.

٥ 5 كَذَلِكَ الْمَسِيحُ لَمْ يُرَفِّعْ نَفْسَهُ حَتَّى يَصِيرَ رَئِيسَ كَهَنَةٍ، بَلْ إِنَّ اللهَ هُوَ الَّذِي قَالَ لَهُ: «أَنْتَ ابْنِي. أَنَا الْيَوْمَ وَلَدْتُكَ!»

In the same way, even the Christ did not take the honor of the high priesthood on himself, but he was appointed by him who said to him – ‘You are my Son; this day I have become your Father’;

٦ 6 وَخَاطَبَهُ فِي مَوْضِعٍ آخَرَ بِقَوْلِهِ: «أَنْتَ كَاهِنٌ إِلَى الأَبَدِ عَلَى رُتْبَةِ مَلْكِيصَادَقَ!» (aiōn g165)

and on another occasion also – ‘You are a priest for all time of the order of Melchizedek.’ (aiōn g165)

٧ 7 وَالْمَسِيحُ، فِي أَثْنَاءِ حَيَاتِهِ الْبَشَرِيَّةِ عَلَى الأَرْضِ، رَفَعَ أَدْعِيَةً وَتَضَرُّعَاتٍ مُقْتَرِنَةً بِصُرَاخٍ شَدِيدٍ وَدُمُوعٍ، إِلَى الْقَادِرِ أَنْ يُخَلِّصَهُ مِنَ الْمَوْتِ. وَقَدْ لَبَّى اللهُ طَلَبَهُ إِكْرَاماً لِتَقْوَاهُ.

Jesus, in the days of his earthly life, offered prayers and supplications, with earnest cries and with tears, to him who was able to save him from death; and he was heard because of his devout submission.

٨ 8 فَمَعَ كَوْنِهِ ابْناً تَعَلَّمَ الطَّاعَةَ مِنَ الآلامِ الَّتِي قَاسَاهَا.

Son though he was, he learned obedience from his sufferings;

٩ 9 وَبِذلِكَ، أَصْبَحَ مُؤَهَّلاً لِمُهِمَّتِهِ، فَصَارَ لِجَمِيعِ الَّذِينَ يُطِيعُونَهُ مَصْدَراً لِلْخَلاصِ الأَبَدِيِّ. (aiōnios g166)

and, being made perfect, he became to all those who obey him the source of eternal salvation, (aiōnios g166)

١٠ 10 وَقَدْ أَيَّدَ اللهُ ذَلِكَ، فَأَعْلَنَهُ رَئِيسَ كَهَنَةٍ عَلَى رُتْبَةِ مَلْكِيصَادَقَ.

while God himself pronounced him a high priest of the order of Melchizedek.

١١ 11 بِخُصُوصِ رَئِيسَ الْكَهَنَةِ هَذَا، عِنْدِي كَلامٌ كَثِيرٌ، وَلكِنَّهُ صَعْبُ التَّفْسِيرِ! إِذْ يَبْدُو أَنَّكُمْ تُعَانُونَ بُطْئاً فِي الْفَهْمِ.

Now on this subject I have much to say, but it is difficult to explain it to you, because you have shown yourselves so slow to learn.

١٢ 12 كَانَ يَجِبُ أَنْ تَكُونُوا الآنَ قَادِرِينَ عَلَى تَعْلِيمِ الآخَرِينَ، بَعْدَمَا مَضَى زَمَانٌ طَوِيلٌ عَلَى اهْتِدَائِكُمْ. وَلَكِنَّكُمْ مَازِلْتُمْ بِحَاجَةٍ إِلَى مَنْ يُعَلِّمُكُمْ حَتَّى الْمَبَادِئَ الأَسَاسَ لأَقْوَالِ اللهِ. هَا قَدْ عُدْتُمْ مِنْ جَدِيدٍ تَحْتَاجُونَ إِلَى اللَّبَنِ! فَأَنْتُمْ غَيْرُ قَادِرِينَ عَلَى هَضْمِ الطَّعَامِ الْقَوِيِّ.

For whereas, considering the time that has elapsed, you ought to be teaching others, you still need someone to teach you the alphabet of the divine revelation, and need again to be fed with milk instead of with ‘solid food.’

١٣ 13 وَكُلُّ مَنْ يَتَنَاوَلُ اللَّبَنَ، يَكُونُ عَدِيمَ الْخِبْرَةِ فِي التَّعْلِيمِ الْقَوِيمِ، لأَنَّهُ مَازَالَ طِفْلاً غَيْرَ نَاضِجٍ.

For everyone who still has to take milk knows nothing of the teaching of righteousness; they are a mere infant.

١٤ 14 أَمَّا النَّاضِجُونَ رُوحِيًّا، فَهُمْ قَادِرُونَ عَلَى تَنَاوُلِ الطَّعَامِ الْقَوِيِّ: لأَنَّ حَوَاسَّهُمْ قَدْ تَدَرَّبَتْ، بِالْمُمَارَسَةِ الصَّحِيحَةِ، عَلَى التَّمْيِيزِ بَيْنَ الْخَيْرِ وَالشَّرِّ.

But solid food is for Christians of mature faith – those whose faculties have been trained by practice to distinguish right from wrong.