Hebrews 9

1 Now indeed therefore the first had ordinances of divine service and the earthly sanctuary.

The first therefore also indeed had ordinances of service, and the sanctuary, a worldly one.

2 For a tabernacle was prepared, the first in which was also the lampstand, and the table, and the presentation of the loaves, which is called the Holy place.

For a tabernacle was set up; the first, in which [were] both the candlestick and the table and the exposition of the loaves, which is called Holy;

3 And behind the second curtain, the tabernacle called the Holy of holies,

but after the second veil a tabernacle which is called Holy of holies,

4 having a golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid entirely in gold, in which was a golden pot holding the manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant.

having a golden censer, and the ark of the covenant, covered round in every part with gold, in which [were] the golden pot that had the manna, and the rod of Aaron that had sprouted, and the tables of the covenant;

5 And above it were cherubim of glory overshadowing the place of forgiveness, about which things it is not now to speak in detail.

and above over it the cherubim of glory shadowing the mercy-seat; concerning which it is not now [the time] to speak in detail.

6 And these things thus having been prepared, the priests indeed enter into the first part of the tabernacle continually, accomplishing the services.

Now these things being thus ordered, into the first tabernacle the priests enter at all times, accomplishing the services;

7 But into the second part, the high priest alone, once a year, not without blood, which he offers for himself and for the unintentional sins of the people,

but into the second, the high priest only, once a year, not without blood, which he offers for himself and for the errors of the people:

8 this signifying from the Holy Spirit, the way into the holy things is not yet to be made known while the first tabernacle still remains.

the Holy Spirit shewing this, that the way of the [holy of] holies has not yet been made manifest while as yet the first tabernacle has [its] standing;

9 Which is a figure for the present time, according to which both gifts and sacrifices are offered that are not able to make the man officiating fully perfect in respect to conscience,

the which [is] an image for the present time, according to which both gifts and sacrifices, unable to perfect as to conscience him that worshipped, are offered,

10 only in foods and drinks and various washings: carnal ordinances imposed until a time of reformation.

[consisting] only of meats and drinks and divers washings, ordinances of flesh, imposed until [the] time of setting things right.

11 But Christ, having arrived a high priest of the good things that are coming, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation,

But Christ being come high priest of the good things to come, by the better and more perfect tabernacle not made with hand, (that is, not of this creation, )

12 and not through the blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, he entered in once into the Holy things, having found eternal redemption. (aiōnios g166)

nor by blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, has entered in once for all into the [holy of] holies, having found an eternal redemption. (aiōnios g166)

13 For if the blood of bulls and goats, and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling those who were defiled, sanctifies for the purification of the flesh,

For if the blood of goats and bulls, and a heifer's ashes sprinkling the defiled, sanctifies for the purity of the flesh,

14 how much more the blood of Christ, who, through the eternal Spirit, offered himself unblemished to God, will cleanse your conscience from dead works in order to serve a living God? (aiōnios g166)

how much rather shall the blood of the Christ, who by the eternal Spirit offered himself spotless to God, purify your conscience from dead works to worship [the] living God? (aiōnios g166)

15 And because of this he is mediator of a new covenant, so that a death having occurred for the redemption of the transgressions against the first covenant, those who are called might take the promise of the eternal inheritance. (aiōnios g166)

And for this reason he is mediator of a new covenant, so that, death having taken place for redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, the called might receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. (aiōnios g166)

16 For where a covenant is, a necessity is to present the death of the man who made the covenant.

(For where [there is] a testament, the death of the testator must needs come in.

17 For a covenant is effective with the dead, since it is never enforced while the man who made the covenant lives.

For a testament [is] of force when men are dead, since it is in no way of force while the testator is alive.)

18 Whereupon neither has the first been dedicated without blood.

Whence neither the first was inaugurated without blood.

19 For of every commandment according to law that was spoken by Moses to all the people, after taking the blood of the calves and goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, he sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,

For every commandment having been spoken according to [the] law by Moses to all the people; having taken the blood of calves and goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, he sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,

20 saying, This is the blood of the covenant that God made for you.

saying, This [is] the blood of the covenant which God has enjoined to you.

21 And likewise he sprinkled with the blood both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the service.

And the tabernacle too and all the vessels of service he sprinkled in like manner with blood;

22 And almost all things, according to the law, are cleansed with blood, and remission does not occur without bloodshed.

and almost all things are purified with blood according to the law, and without blood-shedding there is no remission.

23 Indeed therefore, a necessity was for the models of the things in the heavens themselves to be cleansed with these, but the heavenly things with better sacrifices than these.

[It was] necessary then that the figurative representations of the things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with sacrifices better than these.

24 For the Christ entered not into a holy place made with hands, representative of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us.

For the Christ is not entered into holy places made with hand, figures of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear before the face of God for us:

25 And not so that he might offer himself often, as the high priest enters into the Holy things each year with blood by another,

nor in order that he should offer himself often, as the high priest enters into the holy places every year with blood not his own;

26 since it would be necessary for him to suffer often, from the foundation of the world. But now once, at the end of the ages, he was made known for an annulment of sin by the sacrifice of himself. (aiōn g165)

since he had [then] been obliged often to suffer from the foundation of the world. But now once in the consummation of the ages he has been manifested for [the] putting away of sin by his sacrifice. (aiōn g165)

27 And inasmuch as it is reserved to men once to die, and after this, judgment,

And forasmuch as it is the portion of men once to die, and after this judgment;

28 so also the Christ, having been offered once in order to take up the sins of many, will appear a second time, independent of sin, to those waiting for him for salvation.

thus the Christ also, having been once offered to bear the sins of many, shall appear to those that look for him the second time without sin for salvation.