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1 ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉⲗⲭⲓⲥⲉⲇⲉⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲡⲉ. ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲡⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ̅ ⲉⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ. ⲉⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡϭⲟϫϭϫ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ 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 ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ϯⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ. ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉϣⲁⲩϩⲉⲣⲙⲏⲛⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ.
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. ⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ. ⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ϩⲁⲏ ⲛ̅ⲱⲛϩ̅. ⲉϥⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ 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.
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 ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲗⲉⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ. ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲧⲧⲉⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲕⲁⲓⲡⲉⲣ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧϯⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ.
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 ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲧⲁⲩⲉⲧⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ. ⲁϥⲧⲧⲉⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲣⲏⲧ.
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.
And beyond all dispute it is always the inferior who is blessed by the superior.
Moreover here frail mortal men receive tithes: there one receives them about whom there is evidence that he is alive.
And Levi too--if I may so speak--pays tithes through Abraham:
for Levi was yet in the loins of his forefather when Melchizedek met Abraham.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ϭⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲛ̅ⲗⲉⲩⲉⲓ. ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲥ. ⲛⲉⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲗⲭⲓⲥⲉⲇⲉⲕ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲧⲙ̅ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ.
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?
For when the priesthood changes, a change of Law also of necessity takes place.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲧⲉⲭⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲥ̅ 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 ϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁ. ⲧⲉⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲱⲩ̈ⲥⲏⲥ ϣⲁϫⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲥ̅.
For it is undeniable that our Lord sprang from Judah, a tribe of which Moses said nothing in connection with priests.
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,
and hold His office not in obedience to any temporary Law, but by virtue of an indestructible Life.
For the words are in evidence, "Thou art a priest for ever, belonging to the order of Melchizedek." (aiōn g165)
On the one hand we have here the abrogation of an earlier code because it was weak and ineffective--
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉⲕⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲡⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲧⲡ̅. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ̅ 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.
And since it was not without an oath being taken--
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲱⲣⲕ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ⲛⲁⲣ̅ϩⲧⲏϥ ⲁⲛ. ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōn g165)
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 g165)
so much the more also is the Covenant of which Jesus has become the guarantor, a better covenant.
And they have been appointed priests many in number, because death prevents their continuance in office:
but He, because He continues for ever, has a priesthood which does not pass to any successor. (aiōn g165)
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϯⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅. ⲉϥⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥⲥⲙ̅ⲙⲉ 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 ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲡⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛ̅ⲃⲁⲗϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲧⲱⲗⲙ̅. ⲉϥⲥⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ. 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 ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅. ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥⲁⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈.
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 ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ. ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲱⲣⲕ̅ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōn g165)
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 g165)
