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.

凡そ大 祭司は人の中より選ばれ、罪のために供物と犧牲とを献げんとて、人にかはりて神に事ふることを任ぜらる。

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

彼は自らも弱に纒はるるが故に、無知なるもの、迷へる者を思ひ遣ることを得るなり。

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

之によりて民のために爲すごとく、また己のためにも罪に就きて献物をなさざるべからず。

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

又この貴き位はアロンのごとく神に召さるるにあらずば、誰も自ら之を取る者なし。

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.”

斯くの如くキリストも己を崇めて自ら大 祭司となり給はず。之に向ひて『なんじは我が子なり、われ今日なんじを生めり』と語り給ひし者、これを立てたり。

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

また他の篇に『なんじは永遠にメルキゼデクの位に等しき祭司たり』と言ひ給へるが如し。 (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.

キリストは肉體にて在ししとき、大なる叫と涙とをもて、己を死より救ひ得る者に祈と願とを献げ、その恭敬によりて聽かれ給へり。

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

彼は御子なれど、受けし所の苦難によりて從順を學び、

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

かつ全うせられたれば、凡て己に順ふ者のために永遠の救の原となりて、 (aiōnios g166)

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

神よりメルキゼデクの位に等しき大 祭司と稱へられ給へり。

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

之に就きて我ら多くの言ふべき事あれど、汝ら聞くに鈍くなりたれば釋き難し。

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!

なんじら時を經ること久しければ、教師となるべき者なるに、今また神の言の初歩を人より教へられざるを得ず、汝らは堅き食物ならで乳を要する者となれり。

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

おほよそ乳を用ふる者は幼兒なれば、未だ義の言に熟せず、

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

堅き食物は智力を練習して善惡を辨ふる成人の用ふるものなり。