ܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ 9

1 ܒܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܒܗ ܦܘܩܕܐ ܕܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܘܒܝܬ ܩܘܕܫܐ ܥܠܡܢܝܐ

Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary.

2 ܡܫܟܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܐܬܥܒܕ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܒܗ ܡܢܪܬܐ ܘܦܬܘܪܐ ܘܠܚ ܐܦܐ ܘܡܬܩܪܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܝܬ ܩܘܕܫܐ

For a tabernacle was prepared. The first room, in which were the lampstand, the table, and the bread of the presence, was called the holy place.

3 ܡܫܟܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܓܘܝܐ ܕܠܓܘ ܡܢ ܐܦܝ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܡܬܩܪܐ ܗܘܐ ܩܕܘܫ ܩܘܕܫܐ

Behind the second curtain was another room, called the most holy place.

4 ܘܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܒܗ ܒܝܬ ܒܤܡܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܘܩܒܘܬܐ ܕܕܝܬܩܐ ܕܩܪܝܡܐ ܟܠܗ ܒܕܗܒܐ ܘܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܩܤܛܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܗܝ ܕܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܒܗ ܡܢܢܐ ܘܫܒܛܐ ܕܐܗܪܘܢ ܗܘ ܕܐܦܪܥ ܘܠܘܚܐ ܕܕܝܬܩܐ

It had a golden altar for incense. It also had the ark of the covenant, which was completely overlaid with gold. Inside it was a golden jar holding the manna, Aaron's rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant.

5 ܘܠܥܠ ܡܢܗ ܟܪܘܒܐ ܕܫܘܒܚܐ ܕܡܛܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܚܘܤܝܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܝܢ ܙܒܢܐ ܗܘ ܕܢܐܡܪ ܥܠ ܚܕܐ ܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܡܬܩܢܢ ܗܘܝ

Above the ark of the covenant, glorious cherubim overshadowed the atonement lid, which we cannot now talk about in detail.

6 ܘܠܡܫܟܢܐ ܒܪܝܐ ܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܥܐܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܟܘܡܪܐ ܘܡܫܠܡܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܬܫܡܫܬܗܘܢ

After these things were prepared, the priests always entered the outer room of the tabernacle to perform their services.

7 ܠܡܫܟܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܠܓܘ ܡܢܗ ܚܕܐ ܗܘ ܒܫܢܬܐ ܒܠܚܘܕܘܗܝ ܥܐܠ ܗܘܐ ܪܒܟܘܡܪܐ ܒܕܡܐ ܗܘ ܕܡܩܪܒ ܗܘܐ ܚܠܦ ܢܦܫܗ ܘܚܠܦ ܤܟܠܘܬܗ ܕܥܡܐ

But only the high priest entered the second room once each year, and not without blood that he offered for himself and for the people's unintentional sins.

8 ܒܗܕܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܘܕܥܐ ܗܘܬ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܬܓܠܝܬ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܟܡܐ ܙܒܢܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܩܝܡܐ ܠܡܫܟܢܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ

The Holy Spirit showed that the way into the most holy place had not yet appeared as long as the first tabernacle was still standing.

9 ܘܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܡܬܠܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܙܒܢܐ ܗܘ ܕܒܗ ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܘܕܒܚܐ ܡܬܩܪܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܡܓܡܪ ܬܐܪܬܗ ܕܡܢ ܕܡܩܪܒ ܠܗܘܢ

This was an illustration for the present time. Both the gifts and sacrifices that are now being offered are not able to perfect the worshiper's conscience.

10 ܐܠܐ ܒܡܐܟܠܐ ܘܒܡܫܬܝܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܘܒܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܕܙܢܝܢ ܙܢܝܢ ܕܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ ܦܘܩܕܐ ܕܒܤܪܐ ܕܤܝܡܝܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܙܒܢܐ ܕܬܘܪܨܐ

They are only concerned with food and drink and various ceremonial washings, regulations for the body until the time of the new order.

11 ܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܬܐ ܗܘܐ ܪܒܟܘܡܪܐ ܕܛܒܬܐ ܕܤܥܪ ܘܥܠ ܠܡܫܟܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܡܫܠܡܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܥܒܝܕ ܒܐܝܕܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܒܪܝܬܐ

Christ came as a high priest of the good things that have come. He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that was not made by human hands, one not belonging to this created world.

12 ܘܠܐ ܥܠ ܒܕܡܐ ܕܨܦܪܝܐ ܘܕܥܓܠܐ ܐܠܐ ܒܕܡܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܥܠ ܚܕܐ ܙܒܢ ܠܒܝܬ ܡܩܕܫܐ ܘܐܫܟܚ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܠܥܠ (aiōnios g166)

It was not by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood that he entered into the most holy place once for all and secured our eternal redemption. (aiōnios g166)

13 ܐܢ ܓܝܪ ܕܡܐ ܕܨܦܪܝܐ ܘܕܥܓܠܐ ܘܩܛܡܐ ܕܥܓܠܬܐ ܡܬܪܤܤ ܗܘܐ ܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܛܡܐܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܘܡܩܕܫ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܕܘܟܝܐ ܕܒܤܪܗܘܢ

For if the blood of goats and bulls and the sprinkling of a heifer's ashes on those who have become unclean sets them apart to God for the cleansing of their flesh,

14 ܟܡܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܕܡܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܒܪܘܚܐ ܕܠܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ ܩܪܒ ܕܠܐ ܡܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܢܕܟܐ ܬܐܪܬܢ ܡܢ ܥܒܕܐ ܡܝܬܐ ܕܢܫܡܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܚܝܐ (aiōnios g166)

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, cleanse our conscience from dead works to serve the living God? (aiōnios g166)

15 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܗܘ ܗܘܐ ܡܨܥܝܐ ܕܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܒܡܘܬܗ ܗܘ ܗܘܐ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܒܪܘ ܥܠ ܕܝܬܩܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܢܤܒܘܢ ܡܘܠܟܢܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܬܩܪܝܘ ܠܝܪܬܘܬܐ ܕܠܥܠ (aiōnios g166)

For this reason, he is the mediator of a new covenant. This is so that, since a death has taken place to free those under the first covenant from their sins, those who are called will receive the promise of an eternal inheritance. (aiōnios g166)

16 ܐܝܟܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܝܬ ܕܝܬܩܐ ܡܘܬܐ ܗܘ ܡܚܘܝܐ ܕܗܘ ܕܥܒܕܗ

For where there is a will, the death of the person who made it must be proven.

17 ܥܠ ܡܝܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܡܫܬܪܪܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܟܡܐ ܕܚܝ ܗܘ ܕܥܒܕܗ ܠܝܬ ܒܗ ܚܫܚܘ

For a will is only in force when there has been a death, because it has no force while the one who made it is still alive.

18 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܦܠܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܕܡܐ ܐܫܬܪܪܬ

So not even the first covenant was established without blood.

19 ܟܕ ܐܬܦܩܕ ܓܝܪ ܟܠܗ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܡܢ ܡܘܫܐ ܠܥܡܐ ܟܠܗ ܒܢܡܘܤܐ ܢܤܒ ܗܘܐ ܡܘܫܐ ܕܡܐ ܕܥܓܠܬܐ ܘܡܝܐ ܒܥܡܪܐ ܕܙܚܘܪܝܬܐ ܘܙܘܦܐ ܘܪܤ ܥܠ ܤܦܪܐ ܘܥܠ ܥܡܐ ܟܠܗ

For when Moses had given every command in the law to all the people, he took the blood of the calves and the goats, with water, red wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the scroll itself and all the people.

20 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܗܢܐ ܗܘ ܕܡܐ ܕܕܝܬܩܐ ܗܝ ܕܐܬܦܩܕܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ

Then he said, “This is the blood of the covenant that God has commanded for you.”

21 ܐܦ ܥܠ ܡܫܟܢܐ ܘܥܠ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܐܢܐ ܕܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܡܢܗ ܡܢ ܕܡܐ ܪܤ

In the same manner, he sprinkled the blood on the tabernacle and all the containers used in the service.

22 ܡܛܠ ܕܟܠܡܕ ܒܕܡܐ ܗܘ ܡܬܕܟܐ ܒܢܡܘܤܐ ܘܕܠܐ ܫܘܦܥ ܕܡܐ ܠܝܬ ܫܘܒܩܢܐ

According to the law, almost everything is cleansed with blood. Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

23 ܐܢܢܩܐ ܗܝ ܓܝܪ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܕܕܡܘܬܐ ܐܢܝܢ ܕܫܡܝܢܝܬܐ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܡܬܕܟܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܫܡܝܢܝܬܐ ܒܕܒܚܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܝܢ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ

Therefore it was necessary that the copies of the things in heaven should be cleansed with these animal sacrifices. However, the heavenly things themselves had to be cleansed with much better sacrifices.

24 ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܓܝܪ ܠܒܝܬ ܡܩܕܫܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܒܐܝܕܝܐ ܥܠ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܡܘܬܐ ܕܗܘ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܐܠܐ ܠܗ ܠܫܡܝܐ ܥܠ ܕܢܬܚܙܐ ܩܕ ܦܪܨܘܦܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܚܠܦܝܢ

For Christ did not enter into the most holy place made with hands, which is only a copy of the true one. Instead he entered into heaven itself, to appear now in God's presence for us.

25 ܐܦܠܐ ܕܢܩܪܒ ܢܦܫܗ ܙܒܢܬܐ ܤܓܝܐܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܥܒܕ ܗܘܐ ܪܒ ܟܘܡܪܐ ܘܥܐܠ ܒܟܠ ܫܢܐ ܠܒܝܬ ܡܩܕܫܐ ܒܕܡܐ ܕܠܐ ܕܝܠܗ

He did not go there in order to offer himself many times, as does the high priest, who enters the most holy place year by year with the blood of another.

26 ܘܐܢ ܠܐ ܚܝܒ ܗܘܐ ܕܙܒܢܬܐ ܤܓܝܐܬܐ ܢܚܫ ܡܢ ܫܘܪܝܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܗܫܐ ܕܝܢ ܒܚܪܬܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܚܕܐ ܗܘ ܙܒܢ ܩܪܒ ܢܦܫܗ ܒܕܒܝܚܘܬܗ ܕܢܒܛܠܝܗ ܠܚܛܝܬܐ (aiōn g165)

If that had been the case, then he would have had to suffer many times since the beginning of the world. But now he has appeared at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself. (aiōn g165)

27 ܘܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܤܝ ܠܒܢܝܢܫܐ ܕܚܕܐ ܙܒܢ ܢܡܘܬܘܢ ܘܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܡܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܝܢܐ

Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that comes judgment,

28 ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܚܕܐ ܙܒܢ ܐܬܩܪܒ ܘܒܩܢܘܡܗ ܕܒܚ ܚܛܗܐ ܕܤܓܝܐܐ ܕܬܪܬܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܙܒܢܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܚܛܗܝܢ ܡܬܚܙܐ ܠܚܝܝܗܘܢ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܤܟܝܢ ܠܗ

so also, Christ was offered once to take away the sins of many, and will appear a second time, not to deal with sin, but for the salvation of those who are waiting for him.