Hebrews 7
1 For this Melchi-sedec was King of Salem, the Priest of the most high God, who met Abraham, as he returned from the slaughter of the Kings, and blessed him:
Hic enim Melchisedech, rex Salem, sacerdos Dei summi, qui obviavit Abrahæ regresso a cæde regum, et benedixit ei:
2 To whom also Abraham gaue the tithe of all things: who first is by interpretation King of righteousnes: after that, he is also King of Salem, that is, King of peace,
cui et decimas omnium divisit Abraham: primum quidem qui interpretatur rex justitiæ: deinde autem et rex Salem, quod est, rex pacis,
3 Without father, without mother, without kinred, and hath neither beginning of his dayes, neither ende of life: but is likened vnto the Sonne of God, and continueth a Priest for euer.
sine patre, sine matre, sine genealogia, neque initium dierum, neque finem vitæ habens, assimilatus autem Filio Dei, manet sacerdos in perpetuum.
4 Nowe consider how great this man was, vnto whome euen the Patriarke Abraham gaue the tithe of the spoyles.
Intuemini autem quantus sit hic, cui et decimas dedit de præcipuis Abraham patriarcha.
5 For verely they which are the childre of Leui, which receiue the office of the Priesthode, haue a commandement to take, according to the Law, tithes of the people (that is, of their bethren) though they came out of ye loynes of Abraham.
Et quidem de filiis Levi sacerdotium accipientes, mandatum habent decimas sumere a populo secundum legem, id est, a fratribus suis: quamquam et ipsi exierint de lumbis Abrahæ.
6 But he whose kindred is not couted among them, receiued tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.
Cujus autem generatio non annumeratur in eis, decimas sumpsit ab Abraham, et hunc, qui habebat repromissiones, benedixit.
7 And without all contradiction the lesse is blessed of the greater.
Sine ulla autem contradictione, quod minus est, a meliore benedicitur.
8 And here men that die, receiue tithes: but there he receiueth them, of whome it is witnessed, that he liueth.
Et hic quidem, decimas morientes homines accipiunt: ibi autem contestatur, quia vivit.
9 And to say as the thing is, Leui also which receiueth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.
Et (ut ita dictum sit) per Abraham, et Levi, qui decimas accepit, decimatus est:
10 For hee was yet in the loynes of his father Abraham, when Melchi-sedec met him.
adhuc enim in lumbis patris erat, quando obviavit ei Melchisedech.
11 If therefore perfection had bene by the Priesthoode of the Leuites (for vnder it the Lawe was established to the people) what needed it furthermore, that another Priest should rise after the order of Melchi-sedec, and not to be called after the order of Aaron?
Si ergo consummatio per sacerdotium Leviticum erat (populus enim sub ipso legem accepit) quid adhuc necessarium fuit secundum ordinem Melchisedech, alium surgere sacerdotem, et non secundum ordinem Aaron dici?
12 For if the Priesthood be changed, then of necessitie must there be a change of the Lawe.
Translato enim sacerdotio, necesse est ut et legis translatio fiat.
13 For hee of whome these things are spoken, perteineth vnto another tribe, whereof no man serued at the altar.
In quo enim hæc dicuntur, de alia tribu est, de qua nullus altari præsto fuit.
14 For it is euident, that our Lord sprung out of Iuda, concerning the which tribe Moses spake nothing, touching the Priesthood.
Manifestum est enim quod ex Juda ortus sit Dominus noster: in qua tribu nihil de sacerdotibus Moyses locutus est.
15 And it is yet a more euident thing, because that after the similitude of Melchi-sedec, there is risen vp another Priest,
Et amplius adhuc manifestum est: si secundum similitudinem Melchisedech exsurgat alius sacerdos,
16 Which is not made Priest after the Law of the carnal commandement, but after the power of the endlesse life.
qui non secundum legem mandati carnalis factus est, sed secundum virtutem vitæ insolubilis.
17 For hee testifieth thus, Thou art a Priest for euer, after the order of Melchi-sedec. (aiōn g165)
Contestatur enim: Quoniam tu es sacerdos in æternum, secundum ordinem Melchisedech. (aiōn g165)
18 For the commandement that went afore, is disanulled, because of the weakenes thereof, and vnprofitablenes.
Reprobatio quidem fit præcedentis mandati, propter infirmitatem ejus, et inutilitatem:
19 For the Law made nothing perfite, but the bringing in of a better hope made perfite, whereby we drawe neere vnto God.
nihil enim ad perfectum adduxit lex: introductio vero melioris spei, per quam proximamus ad Deum.
20 And for as much as it is not without an othe (for these are made Priestes without an othe:
Et quantum est non sine jurejurando (alii quidem sine jurejurando sacerdotes facti sunt,
21 But this is made with an othe by him that said vnto him, The Lord hath sworne, and will not repent, Thou art a Priest for euer, after the order of Melchi-sedec) (aiōn g165)
hic autem cum jurejurando per eum, qui dixit ad illum: Juravit Dominus, et non pœnitebit eum: tu es sacerdos in æternum): (aiōn g165)
22 By so much is Iesus made a suretie of a better Testament.
in tantum melioris testamenti sponsor factus est Jesus.
23 And among them many were made Priests, because they were not suffered to endure, by the reason of death.
Et alii quidem plures facti sunt sacerdotes, idcirco quod morte prohiberentur permanere:
24 But this man, because hee endureth euer, hath a Priesthood, which cannot passe from one to another. (aiōn g165)
hic autem eo quod maneat in æternum, sempiternum habet sacerdotium. (aiōn g165)
25 Wherefore, hee is able also perfectly to saue them that come vnto God by him, seeing he euer liueth, to make intercession for them.
Unde et salvare in perpetuum potest accedentes per semetipsum ad Deum: semper vivens ad interpellandum pro nobis.
26 For such an hie Priest it became vs to haue, which is holy, harmelesse, vndefiled, separate from sinners, and made hier then the heauens:
Talis enim decebat ut nobis esset pontifex, sanctus, innocens, impollutus, segregatus a peccatoribus, et excelsior cælis factus:
27 Which needeth not daily as those hie Priests to offer vp sacrifice, first for his owne sinnes, and then for the peoples: for that did he once, when he offered vp himselfe.
qui non habet necessitatem quotidie, quemadmodum sacerdotes, prius pro suis delictis hostias offerre, deinde pro populi: hoc enim fecit semel, seipsum offerendo.
28 For the Law maketh men hie Priestes, which haue infirmitie: but the word of the othe that was since the Lawe, maketh the Sonne, who is consecrated for euermore. (aiōn g165)
Lex enim homines constituit sacerdotes infirmitatem habentes: sermo autem jurisjurandi, qui post legem est, Filium in æternum perfectum. (aiōn g165)
