Hebrews 5

1 For, every high-priest who from among men is taken, on behalf of men, is appointed, as to the things pertaining unto God, that he may be offering [both] gifts and sacrifices for sins, —

For every high priest chosen from among men, is appointed for men, in things pertaining to God, that he may offer gifts and sacrifices for sins:

2 Able, to have a measure of feeling, for the ignorant and erring, —since, he also, is compassed with weakness;

being able to have compassion on the ignorant and erring, because he himself is beset with infirmity:

3 And, for this cause, is he obliged—as for the people, so also, for himself, —to be offering for sins;

and on account of this, he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to make offering for sins.

4 And, not unto himself, doth one take the honour, but when called by God, just as, even Aaron:

And no one takes this honor to himself, but he that is called by God, as Aaron also was called.

5 Thus, also the Christ, glorified not himself to become a high-priest, but he that spake unto him—My Son, art, thou, I, this day, have begotten thee;

So, also, the Christ did not take upon himself the honor of becoming a high priest: but he gave him this honor, who said to him, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee:

6 As also, in a different place, he saith—Thou, art a priest, age-abidingly, according to the rank of Melchizedek: (aiōn g165)

as he says also in another place, Thou art a priest forever, after the order of Melchisedec. (aiōn g165)

7 Who, in the days of his flesh, having offered up, both supplications and entreaties unto him that was able to save him out of death, with mighty outcries and tears, and been hearkened to by reason of his devoutness,

In the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and supplications, with strong crying and tears, to him that was able to save him from death, and having been heard with respect to that which he feared,

8 Even though he was a son, yet learned, from what things he suffered, obedience;

although he was a Son, he yet learned obedience from the things which he suffered;

9 And, being made perfect, became, to all them that obey him, Author of salvation age-abiding; (aiōnios g166)

and, having been made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation to all that obey him, (aiōnios g166)

10 Being addressed by God as high-priest—according to the rank of Melchizedek.

being called by God a high priest after the order of Melchisedec.

11 Concerning whom, great, is our discourse, and of difficult interpretation, to express, seeing that, slothful, have ye become in the hearing;

Of him we have many things to say, and difficult to be explained, if we do say them, since you are slow in understanding.

12 For, even when ye ought to be teachers, by reason of the time, again, have ye, need, that one be teaching, you, what are the first principles of the oracles of God, and have become such as have, need, of milk, not, of strong food;

For though you ought to be teachers, considering the time, yet you have need that some one teach you again what are the first elements of the oracles of God; and you have become such as have need of milk, and not of strong food.

13 For, every one partaking of milk, is unskilled in discourse of righteousness, for he is, a babe;

For every one that partakes of milk is unskillful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

14 But, to such as are mature, pertaineth, the strong food, to them who, by reason of habit, have their organs of perception well trained for discriminating both good and evil.

But strong food belongs to those who are of mature age, who, by use, have their internal senses exercised to the discerning of both good and evil.