Hebrews 8
1 And the sum concerning the things spoken of [is]: we have such a Chief Priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Greatness in the heavens,
Náš velekněz koná svou službu v nebeském chrámu, který postavil Pán a ne člověk jako pravé místo bohoslužby. Koná ji od chvíle, kdy zaujal vysoké postavení u Boha.
2 a servant of the holy places, and of the true dwelling place, which the LORD set up, and not man,
3 for every chief priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, from where [it is] necessary for this One to also have something that He may offer;
Každý velekněz je ustanoven k tomu, aby obětoval dary a oběti. I Ježíš měl tuto povinnost. Ale nebyl z kněží, kteří přinášejí dary podle zákona a jejichž služba je jen stínem nebeské bohoslužby. Víme přece, že Mojžíš zhotovil na Boží příkaz svatyni přesně podle vzoru, který mu byl zjeven.
4 for if, indeed, He were on earth, He would not be a priest (there being the priests who are offering the gifts according to the Law,
5 who to an example and shadow serve of the heavenly things, as Moses has been divinely warned, being about to construct the Dwelling Place, for, “See,” He says, “[that] you will make all things according to the pattern that was shown to you on the mountain”),
6 but now He has obtained a more excellent service, how much He is also mediator of a better covenant, which has been sanctioned on better promises,
Kristus je však prostředníkem lepší smlouvy, která je založena na dalekosáhlejších zaslíbeních, protože mu byla svěřena vznešenější služba.
7 for if that first were faultless, a place would not have been sought for a second.
Kdyby stará smlouva neměla vady, nebyla by nahrazována novou.
8 For finding fault, He says to them, “Behold, days come, says the LORD, and I will complete with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah, a new covenant,
Ale Bůh říká svému lidu: „Nastane den, kdy uzavřu s Izraelci a Judejci novou smlouvu.
9 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers, in the day of My taking [them] by their hand, to bring them out of the land of Egypt—because they did not remain in My covenant, and I did not regard them, says the LORD—
Bude se lišit od té, kterou jsem uzavřel s jejich otci v den, kdy jsem je vyvedl z Egypta. Nedodrželi ji a já jsem o ně přestal dbát.
10 because this [is] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel, after those days, says the LORD, giving My laws into their mind, and I will write them on their hearts, and I will be to them for a God, and they will be to Me for a people;
Toto je nová smlouva, kterou uzavřu s Izraelci, praví Pán. Napíšu své zákony do jejich myslí, takže budou vědět, co po nich žádám, aniž bych to musel říkat. A ty zákony budou vepsány v jejich srdci a oni budou toužit po tom, aby je plnili. A budu jejich Bůh a oni budou můj lid.
11 and they will not each teach his neighbor, and each his brother, saying, Know the LORD, because they will all know Me—from the small one of them to the great one of them,
A nebude třeba, aby někdo říkal svému příteli, sousedovi nebo bratrovi: Poznávej Pána, poněvadž mne už všichni, velcí i malí, budou znát.
12 because I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and I will remember their sins and their lawlessnesses no more.”
Odpustím jim jejich přestupky a na jejich hříchy ani nevzpomenu.“
13 In the saying “new,” He has made the first obsolete, and what is becoming obsolete and growing old [is] near disappearing.
Tím Bůh ohlašuje nové sliby a novou smlouvu místo staré, která je už nevhodná a pozbývá platnosti.
