Hebrews 5

1 Every high priest is appointed from among men to represent them in matters relating to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.

For every high priest who is from among men, on the behalf of men, standeth over those things which are of Aloha, to offer oblation and sacrifices for sins:

2 He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is beset by weakness.

and (is one) who can humble himself, and suffer with those who know not and err, since he also himself with infirmity is clothed.

3 That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.

And on this account he is obligated as on the behalf of the people, so (also) for himself, to offer up for his sins.

4 No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.

Yet no man to himself taketh the honour, but he who is called by Aloha, as of Aharun.

5 So also Christ did not take upon Himself the glory of becoming a high priest, but He was called by the One who said to Him: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.”

Thus also the Meshiha glorified not himself to be a High Priest; but He who said to him, Thou art my Son, I to-day have begotten thee.

6 And in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.” (aiōn g165)

So, too, in another place he saith, Thou art the Priest for ever, after the likeness of Malki-Zedek. (aiōn g165)

7 During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.

When also with flesh he had been clothed, prayer and supplication, with a powerful cry, and with tears, he offered up unto Him who was able from death to revive him, and was heard.

8 Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered.

And though he was the Son, yet from the fear and the sufferings which he sustained he learned obedience.

9 And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him (aiōnios g166)

And so was he perfected, and became unto all them who obey him the Cause of eternal salvation; (aiōnios g166)

10 and was designated by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek.

and was named by God, The High Priest after the likeness of Malki-Zedek.

11 We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.

But concerning this Malki-Zedek himself, we have much discourse to utter, and hard to explain, because ye are infirm in your hearing.

12 Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food!

For ye ought to be teachers, on account of the time by you in learning; but now ye have need again to be taught those which are the first scriptures of the beginningwords of Aloha; and need have ye for milk, and not for solid food.

13 For everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in the message of righteousness.

But every one whose food is milk is not versed in the doctrine of righteousness, because he is a babe.

14 But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.

But for the perfect is solid food; those, (namely, ) who, because exercised, have trained their senses to distinguish the good and the evil.