Hibulu 7

1 Amo Melegisedege da Saleme (wali dio da Yelusaleme) moilai bai bagade hina bagade dunu esalu. E da Gode Bagadedafa amo Ea gobele salasu dunu esalu. A: ibalaha: me da hina bagade dunu fi biyaduyale gala fane legele, buhagili manoba, Melegisedege da e yosia: i. E da Gode da A: ibalaha: mema hahawane ima: ne sia: i.

Now this Melchizedek—king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

2 Amanoba, A:ibalaha: me ea gegenana liligi lai huluane mogili, nabuane hamone, afadafa Melegisedegema i. (Melegisedege ea dio dawa: loma: ne da “Ida: iwane Ouligisu.” Amola e da Saleme moilai bai bagadega ouligisu esalebeba: le, ea dio dawa: loma: ne eno da “Olofosu hina bagade.”)

to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all (first, his name means ‘king of righteousness’, and then again ‘king of Salem’, which means ‘king of peace’),

3 Melegisedege ea ame, ea ada amola ea siba fi, bai huluane hame dedeiba: le ninia hame dawa: E da habogala lalelegei amola habogala bogoi, ninia hame dawa: E da Gode Eagofe amo ea fedege agoane diala. Ea gobele salasu dunu hawa: hamosu da mae dagole, eso huluane dialalalumu.

without father, without mother, without genealogy; having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but having been made like the Son of God—remains a priest continually.

4 Amaiba: le, dawa: ma! Melegisedege da mimogo dunu bagade ba: sa. Ninia aowalali eda bagade, A:ibalaha: me, e da gegebeba: le liligi lai amo mogili, nabuane agoane fifili, la: idi afadafa ema i.

Now consider how great this personage was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth of the spoils:

5 Isala: ili fi ganodini, Sema agoane dedei diala. Musa: gobele salasu dunu ea dio amo Lifai amo egaga fi, ilia da ilia fi dunu (amo amola ilia da A: ibalaha: me ea manolali) amoma liligi mogili nabuane agoane fifili, afadafa lamu.

You see, those of the sons of Levi who receive the priesthood have a command, according to the Law, to collect a tithe from the people—that is, from their brothers—even though they too came out of Abraham's body;

6 Melegisedege da Lifai ea mano hame. Be e da A: ibalaha: me (ema Gode da hahawane dogolegele iasu imunu ilegele sia: i) ema ea liligi mogili, nabuane agoane fifili, afadafa (daide 1/10) lai.

but he whose descent is not counted among them collected a tithe from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.

7 Dunu afae da eno dunuma Gode da hahawane ima: ne sia: musa: gasa defele galea, e da mimogo dunu esala. Amola nowa dunu e da ilima iaha, amo dunu da ea hou baligisa, amo ninia noga: le dawa:

Now without dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater.

8 Isala: ili fi dunu ilia da gobele salasu dunu (hobea bogomu dunu) ilima liligi mogili, nabuane fifili, la: idi afadafa iaha. Be Gode Sia: Dedei defele, Melegisedege ea hou da fedege agoane, eso huluane esalalalumu dunu da “daide” laha.

Also, here men who die receive tithes, but there he of whom it is testified that he lives

9 Amola fedege agoane, A:ibalaha: me da Melegisedegema “daide” iabeba: le, Lifai (amo ea mano da wali “daide” laha) da amo “daide” Melegisedegema i dagoi.

—in a word, even Levi, who receives tithes, paid the tithe through Abraham,

10 Lifai da amo esoga hame lalelegeiba: le, e da fedege agoane, ea aowalali ada A: ibalaha: me amo ea da: i hodo ganodini dialu. Amanoba, A:ibalaha: me da Melegisedege gousa: lalu, “daide” ema i.

because he was still in the reproductive system of his forefather when Melchizedek met him.

11 Gode da Lifai ea mano da gobele salasu dunu hawa: hamomusa: ilegeiba: le, amo baiga E da Sema amo Isala: ili fi ilima i. Be Lifai gobele salasu dunu ilia hawa: hamosu da ida: idafa ba: loba, eno gobele salasu dunu amo da Elane ea mano hame be Melegisedege ea fi dunu agoane ba: su Dunu, amo eno misunu da bai hamedeidafa agoai ba: la: loba.

Now then, if there could be perfection through the Levitical priesthood (for on the basis of it the people had received the Law), what further need would there be for a different kind of priest to arise according to the order of Melchizedek, rather than being called according to the order of Aaron?

12 Bai Gode da gobele salasu dunu fi afadenesea, E da Sema amola afadenemu.

(Because when the priesthood is changed there is also a change of law, of necessity.)

13 Amo liligi huluane dedei da ninia Hina Gode Yesu Gelesu Ea hou olelesa. Amola E da fi hisu amo ganodini lalelegei. Ea fi amo ganodini, dunu afae da gobele salasu dunu hawa: hamosu hamedafa hamoi.

For He of whom these things are said belongs to a different tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar.

14 Yesu Gelesu da Yuda fi amo ganodini lalelegei. Mousese da gobele salasu dunu ilia hou oleleloba, e da Yuda fi hamedafa sia: i.

For it is evident that our Lord arose out of Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.

15 Amaiba: le ninia wali noga: le ba: sa. Gobele salasu dunu Hisu, Melegisedege agoane, da misi dagoi.

And it all becomes clearer still if a different kind of priest, in the likeness of Melchizedek, appears,

16 Gode da osobo bagade Sema mae dawa: le, be eso huluane mae bogole Fifi Ahoanusu amo ea gasaga, Yesu Gelesu Gobele Salasu dunu ilegei dagoi.

who has come, not on the basis of a law about a physical rule but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life.

17 Bai Gode Sia: da agoane dedei diala, “Na da Di Gobele Salasu Dunu eso huluane esalalaloma: ne, ilegei dagoi. Di da Melegisedege ea fi gobele salasu dunu agoane ba: mu.” (aiōn g165)

Because He testifies: “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.” (aiōn g165)

18 Amaiba: le, musa: Sema da gasa hameba: le amola hamedei agoane ba: beba: le, Gode da amo Sema fadegai dagoi.

You see, there is an annulling of the former rule because of its weakness and uselessness

19 Bai Mousese ea Sema da liligi afadenene bu ida: iwane hamomusa: hame dawa: i. Be Gode da gaheabolo logo amoga ninia Godema gadenene misunusa: dawa: , amo hahamoi dagoi.

(for the Law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

20 Amola Gode da amo gaheabolo Sema, amo Ea Dioba: le dafawane ilegele hamomu sia: i. Osobo bagade dunu ilia da gobele salasu dunu hamomusa: gini, Gode Ea Dioba: le dafawane ilegele hamomu hame sia: i.

Further, inasmuch as it was not without the taking of an oath

21 Be Gode da Yesu Gobele Salasu Dunu ilegele, E da Hi Dioba: le dafawane hamomu sia: i, amane, “Hina Gode da Hi Dioba: le dafawane hamomu sia: beba: le, E da Ea asigi dawa: su hamedafa afadenemu. Di da Gobele Salasu Dunu eso huluane esalalaloma: ne hamoi dagoi.” (aiōn g165)

—they indeed had become priests without an oath-taking, but He[S] with an oath by Him[F] who said to Him[S]: “The Lord has sworn and will not change His[F] mind; you are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek” (aiōn g165)

22 Yesu Ea hou da hisuba: le, E da Sema gaheabolo amoma ouligibiba: le, gaheabolo Sema da musa: Sema amo baligisa ninia dawa:

—by so much Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.

23 Eno liligi amola da hisu ba: sa. Musa: gobele salasu dunu da bogosu dawa: beba: le, eso huluane hawa: hamonanumu hamedei agoane ba: i. Amaiba: le, gobele salasu dunu bagohame da hawa: hamosu.

Also, there have been many priests because death prevented them from continuing in office;

24 Be Yesu da mae bogole, eso huluane esalalalusu dawa: Amaiba: le, E da hame bogomuba: le, Ea Gobele Salasu hawa: hamosu da hamedafa dagomu. (aiōn g165)

while He[S], because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. (aiōn g165)

25 Amaiba: le, E da Ea fi dunu fidimusa: , Godema sia: ne gadolalawane eso huluane mae bogole esalalalebeba: le, E da wali amola eso huluane, dunu ilia Ema madelagiba: le Godema mabe dunu, amo dafawane gaga: musa: dawa:

Therefore He is able to save absolutely those who come to God through Him, since He always lives and can intercede on their behalf.

26 Amaiba: le, ninia fidisu huluanedafa amo hamomusa: , Yesu da Gobele Salasu Ouligisu Dunu defele esala. E da hadigi. Ea hou amo ganodini, ledo o wadela: i hou hamedafa ba: sa. Gode da Yesu wadela: i hou dunu amoga afafane, mu amo baligimusa: lale gadoi dagoi.

Now such a High Priest was fitting for us—holy, innocent, undefiled, having been set apart from sinners, and having become higher than the heavens—

27 E da gobele salasu dunu eno agoane hame. E da musa: gobele salasu dunu defele eso huluane musa: ea wadela: i hou amo gogolema: ne olofosu amola fa: no ea fi dunu ilia wadela: i hou amo gogolema: ne olofosu, amo hamoma: ne gobele salasu hamomusa: da Ema hamedei. Bai E da wadela: i hou hamedafa dawa: Be E da gobele salasu afadafa fawane, bu eno mae hamoma: ne, Ea da: i hodo gobele salasu agoane i dagoi.

who, unlike those high priests, does not need to offer up daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; because He did this once for all when He offered up Himself.

28 Mousese ea Sema dawa: le, osobo bagade dunu (dafasu dawa: dunu) ilia da gobele salasu Ouligisu dunu ilegesa. Be Gode Ea hahawane imunu ilegele sia: i liligi (amo E da Ea Dioba: le dafawane hamomu sia: i), amo da Sema amoga fa: no misi. Amo dawa: le, Gode da Egefedafa amo da ida: iwane logo dibi amoga doaga: i dagoi Dunu, Ema Gobele Salasu Ouligisudafa ilegei dagoi. (aiōn g165)

The Law appoints as high priest men who have weakness, but the word of the oath, that came after the Law, appointed Son, forever perfect. (aiōn g165)