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1 ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉⲗⲭⲓⲥⲉⲇⲉⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲉⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϭⲟϫϭϫ ⲛⲛⲉⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
For this man, Melchizedek, King of Salem and priest of the Most High God--he who when Abraham was returning after defeating the kings met him and pronounced a blessing on him--
2 ⲃ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ϯⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉϣⲁⲩϩⲉⲣⲙⲏ ⲛⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ
to whom also Abraham presented a tenth part of all--being first, as his name signifies, King of righteousness, and secondly King of Salem, that is, King of peace:
3 ⲅ̅ ⲉⲩⲁⲧⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲁⲧⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲉⲙⲛⲧϥ ⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲙⲛⲧϥ ϩⲁⲏ ⲛⲱⲛϩ ⲉϥⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ϣⲁⲃⲟⲗ
with no father or mother, and no record of ancestry: having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made a type of the Son of God--this man Melchizedek remains a priest for ever.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁϣ ⲛϭⲟⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲡⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ϯⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛϣⲱⲗ
Now think how great this priest-king must have been to whom Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth part of the best of the spoil.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲉⲛ ϩⲛ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲗⲉⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲧⲧⲉ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲕⲁⲓⲡⲉⲣ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧϯⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ
And those of the descendants of Levi who receive the priesthood are authorized by the Law to take tithes from the people, that is, from their brethren, though these have sprung from Abraham.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲧⲁⲩⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲧⲉ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲣⲏⲧ
But, in this instance, one who does not trace his origin from them takes tithes from Abraham, and pronounces a blessing on him to whom the promises belong.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϩⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲃⲕ ϫⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
And beyond all dispute it is always the inferior who is blessed by the superior.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲙⲉⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉϣⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ϥⲟⲛϩ
Moreover here frail mortal men receive tithes: there one receives them about whom there is evidence that he is alive.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛϫⲟⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲡⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϣⲁϥϫⲓⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ ⲁⲩϯⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ
And Levi too--if I may so speak--pays tithes through Abraham:
10 ⲓ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉϥϩⲛ ⲧϯⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲣⲉϥⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲙⲉⲗⲭⲓⲥⲉⲇⲉⲕ
for Levi was yet in the loins of his forefather when Melchizedek met Abraham.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ϭⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲛⲗⲉⲩⲉⲓ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲥ ⲛⲉⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲉⲗⲭⲓⲥⲉⲇⲉⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲙϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ
Now if the crowning blessing was attainable by means of the Levitical priesthood--for as resting on this foundation the people received the Law, to which they are still subject-- what further need was there for a Priest of a different kind to be raised up belonging to the order of Melchizedek instead of being said to belong to the order of Aaron?
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲣⲉⲩⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ϩⲁⲡⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲉⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ
For when the priesthood changes, a change of Law also of necessity takes place.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲧⲉⲭⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲭⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ
He, however, to whom that prophecy refers is associated with a different tribe, not one member of which has anything to do with the altar.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ ⲧⲉⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ
For it is undeniable that our Lord sprang from Judah, a tribe of which Moses said nothing in connection with priests.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲉⲗⲭⲓⲥⲉⲇⲉⲕ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ
And this is still more abundantly clear when we read that it is as belonging to the order of Melchizedek that a priest of a different kind is to arise,
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ
and hold His office not in obedience to any temporary Law, but by virtue of an indestructible Life.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲥⲉⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲉⲗⲭⲓⲥⲉⲇⲉⲕ (aiōn )
For the words are in evidence, "Thou art a priest for ever, belonging to the order of Melchizedek." (aiōn )
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ
On the one hand we have here the abrogation of an earlier code because it was weak and ineffective--
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉⲕ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲁϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
for the Law brought no perfect blessing--but on the other hand we have the bringing in of a new and better hope by means of which we draw near to God.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲛⲁⲛⲁϣ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲛⲁⲛⲁϣ
And since it was not without an oath being taken--
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲱⲣⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲣϩⲧⲏϥ ⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ (aiōn )
for these men hold office without any oath having been taken, but He holds it attested by an oath from Him who said to Him, "The Lord has sworn and will not recall His words, Thou art a Priest for ever" -- (aiōn )
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲉⲓϭⲟⲧ ⲁⲓⲏⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϣⲡⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲧⲡ
so much the more also is the Covenant of which Jesus has become the guarantor, a better covenant.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲣⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲛϩⲏ ⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲕⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
And they have been appointed priests many in number, because death prevents their continuance in office:
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ϫⲉ ϥⲛⲁϭⲱ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲁϫⲛⲱϫⲛ (aiōn )
but He, because He continues for ever, has a priesthood which does not pass to any successor. (aiōn )
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϯⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉϥⲟⲛϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥⲥⲙⲙⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ
Hence too He is able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, seeing that He ever lives to plead for them.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲡⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲃⲁⲗϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲧⲧⲱⲗⲙ ⲉϥⲥⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲁϥϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ
Moreover we needed just such a High Priest as this--holy, guileless, undefiled, far removed from sinful men and exalted above the heavens;
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲙⲛⲧϥ ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲁ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ϩⲁ ⲛⲁⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ
who, unlike other High Priests, is not under the necessity of offering up sacrifices day after day, first for His own sins, and afterwards for those of the people; for this latter thing He did once for all when He offered up Himself.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϣⲁϥⲕⲁⲑⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲱⲣⲕ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ (aiōn )
For the Law constitutes men High Priests--men with all their infirmity--but the utterance of the oath, which came later than the Law, constitutes High Priest a Son who has been made for ever perfect. (aiōn )