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, being taken from among men, is appointed for 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;

The high priest can deal gently with those who are ignorant and going astray, because he himself is also surrounded with 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 sins for the people, as well as for himself.

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

Nobody takes this honor on himself, but he is called by God, just like Aaron was.

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 didn’t glorify himself to be made a high priest, but it was he who said to him, “You are my Son. Today I have become your father.”

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, “You are a priest forever, after 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, in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,

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

though he was a Son, yet 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)

Having been made perfect, he became to all of those who obey him the author of eternal salvation, (aiōnios g166)

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

named by God a high priest after 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;

About him we have many words to say, and hard to interpret, seeing you have become dull of 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;

For although by this time you should be teachers, you again need to have someone teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the revelations of God. You have come to need milk, and not solid food.

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

For everyone who lives on milk is not experienced in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby.

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 solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.