Hebrews 8
1 Now in the things which we are saying, the main point is this. We have such a high priest, who sat down on the right hand of the throne of the 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 servant of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord set up, and not man.
3 For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. Therefore it is necessary that this high priest also have something to 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 Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, seeing there are priests who offer the gifts according to the Law;
5 who serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, even as Moses was warned when he was about to make the tabernacle, for he said, "See that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown to you on the mountain."
6 But now he has obtained a more excellent ministry, by so much as he is also the mediator of a better covenant, which on better promises has been given as Law.
Kristus je však prostředníkem lepší smlouvy, která je založena na dalekosáhlejších zaslíbeních, protože mu byla svěřena vznešenější služba.
7 For if the first had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second.
Kdyby stará smlouva neměla vady, nebyla by nahrazována novou.
8 For finding fault with them, he said, "Look, the days are coming," says the Lord, "when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah;
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 that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; for they did not continue in my covenant, and 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 that I will make with the house of Israel. After those days," says the Lord; "I will put my laws into their mind, I will also write them on their heart. I will be their God, and they will 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 They will not teach each one his fellow citizen, and each one his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' for all will know me, from the least of them 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 be merciful to their unrighteousness. I will remember their sins no more."
Odpustím jim jejich přestupky a na jejich hříchy ani nevzpomenu.“
13 In that he says, "new," he has made the first old. But that which is becoming old and grows aged is near to vanishing away.
Tím Bůh ohlašuje nové sliby a novou smlouvu místo staré, která je už nevhodná a pozbývá platnosti.
