Hebrews 8
1 The pith of all that we have been saying is this; we do have such a High Priest; and he has taken his seat on the right hand of the throne of Majesty 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 minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man.
3 For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices; whence it follows that this High Priest also must have some offering to make.
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 Now were he on earth, he would not even be a priest, since there are here those who present the gifts according to the Law -
5 those priests who serve a mere outline and shadow of the heavenly reality, just as Moses was divinely instructed when he was about to build the Tabernacle. "See", he says, "that you make everything on the pattern showed you on the mountain."
6 But Jesus has obtained a better ministry, by so much as he is also Mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted upon better promises.
Kristus je však prostředníkem lepší smlouvy, která je založena na dalekosáhlejších zaslíbeních, protože mu byla svěřena vznešenější služba.
7 For if the first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no need for a second.
Kdyby stará smlouva neměla vady, nebyla by nahrazována novou.
8 But finding fault with them, He says. "There are days coming," says the Lord, "When I will establish 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 tot he covenant which I made with their forefathers, On the day when I took them by the hand to lead them forth out of the land of Egypt; For they did not continue in my covenant, And therefore I disregarded 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 "For this is the covenant which I will covenant with the house of Israel, After these days," says the Lord; "I will put my laws into their minds, And upon their hearts will I write them; And I will be their God, And they shall be my 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 shall not teach every man his fellow citizen, And every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord; For all shall know me, From the least to the greatest 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 For I will have mercy upon their wrong-doings, And their sins I will remember no more."
Odpustím jim jejich přestupky a na jejich hříchy ani nevzpomenu.“
13 By calling the covenant "new," He has made the first one obsolete; and whatever is becoming obsolete and aged, is near to vanishing.
Tím Bůh ohlašuje nové sliby a novou smlouvu místo staré, která je už nevhodná a pozbývá platnosti.
