Hebrews 9

1 Now even the first covenant had its ordinances of public worship, and its sanctuary, a material one.

Now, indeed, the first institution had both ordinances of service, and a worldly holy place.

2 For a tent was built, the outer one called the Holy Place, in which were the lamp and the table and the loaves of the Presence;

For the first tabernacle, which is called holy, was set in order; in which were both the candlestick and the table, and the showbread;

3 and behind the second veil was the tent called the Holy of Holies.

and behind the second vail, the tabernacle which is called most holy--

4 In it was the golden altar of incense, and also the Ark of the Covenant covered all over with gold, in which was a golden pot holding the manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;

having the golden censer, and the ark of the institution, covered everywhere with gold, in which were the golden pot having the manna, and the rod of Aaron, which budded, and the tables of the institution;

5 while above it, overshadowing the mercy-seat, were the cherubim of glory. But I must not speak about these in detail.

and above it, the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy-seat; concerning which things we can not at present speak particularly.

6 Such then were the arrangements. Into the outer tent the priests enter continually in the performance of their duties;

Now, these things being this set in order, the priests go at all times indeed into the first tabernacle, performing the services;

7 but into the inner tent the high priest only goes alone, once a year, and that not without blood, which he offers for himself and for the ignorances of the people.

but into the second tabernacle--the high priest alone--once every year, not without blood, which he offers for himself, and for the errors of the people.

8 The Holy Spirit teaching by this that the way into the Holiest has not yet been disclosed while the first tent is still standing.

The Holy Spirit signifying this, that the way of the holy places was not yet laid open, while the first tabernacle was yet standing;

9 This is a parable, for the present time, according to which gifts and sacrifices are offered that are not able, as far as conscience is concerned, to perfect the worshiper;

which was a figurative representation for the time being, during which both gifts and sacrifices are offered which can not, with respect to the conscience, make him who does the service perfect--

10 since they consist only in meats and drinks and various ablutions, carnal ordinances, imposed until the time of reformation.

only with meats and drinks, and divers immersions-- ordinances concerning the flesh, imposed till the time of reformation.

11 But when Christ came, a High Priest of good things to come, he passed through the greater and more perfect tent not made with hands, that is to say, not of this material creation,

But Christ being come--a High Priest of the good things to come--has, through a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, (that is to say, not of this building, )

12 not taking the blood of goats and oxen, but his own blood, and entered once for all into the Holy Place, obtaining for us an eternal redemption. (aiōnios g166)

entered once into the holy places, having obtained eternal redemption; not indeed, by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood. (aiōnios g166)

13 For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who have been defiled, sanctify to the cleansing of the flesh,

For if the blood of bulls and goats, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling the polluted, sanctified to the cleansing of the flesh,

14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through his eternal spirit offered himself free from blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works unto the service of an ever-living God! (aiōnios g166)

how much more shall the blood of Christ, who, through an Eternal Spirit, offered himself without fault, to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? (aiōnios g166)

15 And because of this he is the Mediator of a new testament, in order that, since a death has taken place to atone for offenses committed under the first testament, those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. (aiōnios g166)

And, for this reason, he is mediator of the new institution, that, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first institution, those who had been called might receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. (aiōnios g166)

16 For where there is a testament, there must also be brought forward in evidence the death of the testator.

Now, where there is such an institution, the death of the instituted sacrifice must necessarily intervene:

17 For a testament is only of force in case of the dead, being never valid so long as the testator lives.

for since the institution is ratified over the dead, it has no force while the instituted sacrifice lives.

18 Accordingly we find that not without blood was the first testament enacted.

Hence, neither was the first introduced without blood;

19 For after every commandment according to the law had been spoken by Moses to the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people.

for "when Moses had spoken every precept in the law to all the people, taking the blood of calves, and of goats, with water and scarlet wool, and hyssop, he sprinkled both the book itself, and the people:"

20 saying, This is the blood of that testament which God commanded in regard to you.

saying, "This is the blood of the institution, which God has enjoined on you."

21 Moreover the tabernacle and all the vessels of service he sprinkled likewise, and indeed, according to the Law,

Moreover, he in like manner sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.

22 almost everything is purified by blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins.

And almost all thing, according to the law, were cleansed with blood; and without the shedding of blood, there is no remission.

23 While, then, it was necessary that the copies of the heavenly things should be cleansed by such sacrifices, the heavenly things themselves required nobler sacrifices than these.

It was necessary, then, indeed, that the representations of the things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves, with better sacrifices than these.

24 For it was not into a Sanctuary made by hands, a mere type of the reality, that Christ entered, but he entered into heaven itself, now to appear in the very presence of God on our behalf.

Therefore, Christ has not entered into the holy places made with hands, the antitypes of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God, on our account.

25 Nor did he enter to offer himself repeatedly, as the high priest entered into the sanctuary, year after year, with blood that was not his own;

Not, however, that he should offer himself often, as the high priest enters into the holy places every year with other blood;

26 (for in that case he would have needed to suffer repeatedly, ever since the foundation of the world; )but now, once for all, at the end of the ages, he has appeared to abolish sin, but the offering of himself. (aiōn g165)

for then he must have often sufferance since the foundation of the world: but now, once, at the conclusion of the ages, he has been manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. (aiōn g165)

27 And since it is appointed to men once to die, and after that the judgment;

And, forasmuch as it is appointed to men once to die, and after that, the judgment;

28 so also the Christ, after being once for all offered to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, without sin, to those who wait for him for salvation.

even so Christ, being once offered, to bear away the sins of many, will, to them who look for him, appear a second time, without a sin-offering, in order to salvation.