Hebrews 7
1 For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
This Melchisedech kynge of Salem (which beinge prest of ye most hye god met Abraham as he returned agayne from the slaughter of the kynges and blessed him:
2 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;
to whom also Abraham gave tythes of all thynges) fyrst is by interpretacion kynge of rightewesnes: after yt he is kynge of Sale yt is to saye kynge of peace
3 Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like to the Son of God; stays a priest continually.
with out father wt out mother with out kynne and hath nether begynnynge of his tyme nether yet ende of his lyfe: but is lykened vnto the sonne of god and cotinueth a preste for ever.
4 Now consider how great this man was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.
Consyder what a man this was vnto who the patriarke Abraham gave tythes of the spoyles.
5 And truly they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brothers, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:
And verely those children of levy which receave the office of the prestes have a commaundement to take a cordyng to the lawe tythes of the people that is to saye of their brethren yee though they spronge out of the loynes of Abraham.
6 But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.
But he whose kynred is not counted amonge them receaved tythes of Abraham and blessed him that had the promyses.
7 And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.
And no man denyeth but that which is lesse receaveth blessinge of yt which is greater.
8 And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives.
And here men that dye receave tythes. But there he receaveth tythes of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
9 And as I may so say, Levi also, who receives tithes, paid tithes in Abraham.
And to saye the trueth Levy him silfe also which receaveth tythes payed tythes in Abraham.
10 For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.
For he was yet in the loynes of his father Abraham when Melchisech met him.
11 If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law, ) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
Yf now therfore perfeccion came by the presthod of the levites (for vnder that presthod the people recaved the lawe) what neded it furthermore that an other prest shuld ryse after the order of Melchisedech and not after the order of Aaron?
12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.
Now no dout yf the presthod be translated then of necessitie must the lawe be translated also.
13 For he of whom these things are spoken pertains to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.
For he of whom these thynges are spoken pertayneth vnto another trybe of which never man served at the aultre.
14 For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.
For it is evidet that oure lorde spronge of the trybe of Iuda of which trybe spake Moses nothynge concernynge presthod.
15 And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there rises another priest,
And it is yet a more evydent thinge yf after the similitude of Melchisedech ther aryse a nother prest
16 Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.
which is not made after the lawe of the carnall commaundmet: but after the power of the endlesse lyfe
(For he testifieth: Thou arte a prest forever after the order of Melchysedech) (aiōn g165)
18 For there is truly a cancellation of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.
Then the commaundmet that went a fore is disanulled because of hir weaknes and vnproffitablenes.
19 For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw near to God.
For the lawe made nothynge parfecte: but was an introduccion of a better hope by which hope we drawe nye vnto god.
20 And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:
And for this cause it is a better hope that it was not promysed with out an othe.
21 (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said to him, The Lord swore and will not repent, You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec: ) (aiōn g165)
Those prestes were made wt out an oth: but this prest with an oth by him that saide vnto him The lorde sware and will not repent: Thou arte a prest for ever after the order of Melchisedech. (aiōn g165)
22 By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.
And for that cause was Iesus a stablyssher of a better testament.
23 And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:
And amonge them many were made prestes because they were not suffred to endure by the reason of deeth.
But this man because he endureth ever hath an everlastinge presthod. (aiōn g165)
25 Why he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come to God by him, seeing he ever lives to make intercession for them.
Wherfore he is able also ever to save them that come vnto god by him seynge he ever lyveth to make intercession for vs.
26 For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
Soche an hye prest it became vs to have which is wholy harmlesse vndefyled separat from synners and made hyar then heven.
27 Who needs not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people’s: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.
Which nedeth not dayly (as yonder hie prestes) to offer vp sacrifice fyrst for his awne synnes and then for the peoples synnes. For that did he at once for all when he offered vp him silfe.
28 For the law makes men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, makes the Son, who is consecrated for ever more. (aiōn g165)
For the lawe maketh men prestes which have infirmitie: but the worde of the othe that came fence ye lawe maketh the sonne prest which is parfecte for ever more. (aiōn g165)
