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, —

Now every high priest taken from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both 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 deal gently with those who sin in ignorance and go astray, since he himself is also subject to weakness.

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

Because of this he must offer sacrifices for his own sins as well, just as he does for the people's.

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

Also, no one receives this honor on his own, but upon being called by God, just like Aaron.

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 Christ did not exalt Himself to become High Priest, but it was He[F] who said to Him[S], “You are my Son; today I have begotten You.”

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

Just as He[F] also says in another place, “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.” (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,

He[S], in the days of His flesh, having offered up both prayers and supplications, with a loud cry and tears, to the One who was able to save Him from death, and having been answered because of His godly fear,

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

although being SON, He learned obedience by 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 completed He became the Source of eternal salvation for all those obeying Him, (aiōnios g166)

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

having been designated by God as High Priest ‘according to the order of Melchizedek’;

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

concerning whom we have much to say, but it is hard to explain, since you have become sluggish in hearing.

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;

Really, because although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary principles of God's oracles all over again; you have come to the point of needing milk, not solid food!

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

Surely; whoever lives on milk is an infant, and therefore unskilled in the Word of righteousness.

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.

On the other hand, solid food is for the mature, those who by habitual use have trained their senses to distinguish good from bad.