Hebrews 7
1 [Now I will say more about] this [man] Melchizedek. He was the king of Salem [city and was] a priest of God, the one who is greater [than anyone else]. He met Abraham who was returning [home] after [he and his men] had defeated the [armies of four] kings [SYN]. Melchizedek [asked God to] bless Abraham.
麦基洗德曾是撒冷王，是至高上帝的祭司。亚伯拉罕战胜众王回来时，麦基洗德曾迎接他，并且给他祝福。
2 Then Abraham gave to him one tenth of all [the spoils he] took after winning [the battle. Melchizedek’s name] means firstly ‘king [who rules] righteously’, and since Salem means ‘peace’, he was the ‘king [who rules] peacefully’.
亚伯拉罕也把自己得来的一切，拿出十分之一来给他。麦基洗德的名字意思为“公正之王”；而撒冷王则是“平安之王”的意思。
3 [In the Scriptures there is] no [record of who his] father [was], nor [is there any record of who his] mother [was], nor [is there any record of who his] ancestors [were]. There is no [record of when he was] born, nor [is there any record of when he] died. [For these reasons], [it is as though] he continues to be a priest forever, and for this reason he is like God’s Son.
关于他的父亲、母亲或族谱，我们不得而知。也不知道他何时生死。就像上帝之子，他永远都是一名祭司。
4 You can realize how great this [man Melchizedek was] from the fact that Abraham, [our famous] ancestor, gave him (a tithe/one tenth) of the spoils [from the battle].
想想这个人多伟大，即使祖先亚伯拉罕也要从战利品中拿出十分之一给他。
5 According to the laws [God gave Moses], the descendants of [Abraham’s great-grandson] Levi, who were priests, should take tithes from [God’s] people who were their relatives, even though those people also were Abraham’s descendants.
是的，利未的子孙也是祭司，奉命按照律法向人民——也就是自己的兄弟姐妹、亚伯拉罕的后裔们，收取十分之一。
6 But this man [Melchizedek], who was not among the descendants [of Levi], took tithes from Abraham. He also [asked God to] bless Abraham, the man to whom [God] promised [many descendants].
麦基洗德并非来自同一家族谱系，也收下了亚伯拉罕的十分之一，给这获得上帝承诺之人祝福。
7 We know for certain that it is the more [important people] who [ask God to] bless the less important people. [And Melchizedek blessed Abraham. So we conclude that Melchizedek was greater than Abraham].
更伟大之人向更渺小之人祝福，这一点毫无疑问。
8 In the case of [the priests who are descendants of Levi], men who some day will die receive tithes. But in the case of [Melchizedek it is as if God] testifies that he was still living, [since there is no record in Scriptures about his death].
在这里，收取十分之一之人都是必死之人；一但在这种情况下，他们被一个据说是永远活着的人所接受
9 And it was as though Levi himself, and [all the priests descended from him]—who received tithes [from the people]—paid tithes [to Melchizedek]. And when Abraham paid tithes, it [was as though Levi and all the priests descended from him acknowledged that the work Melchizedek did as a priest was greater than the work Levi did],
可以这样说，连那收取十分之一的利未，也通过亚伯拉罕缴纳了十分之一。
10 since [the sperm from which all those priests were eventually born] was still in Abraham’s body [EUP] when Melchizedek met Abraham.
因为麦基洗德迎接亚伯拉罕时，利未还未从其父那里诞生。
11 [God] gave his laws to his people at the same time he gave regulations about the priests. So, if what the priests who were descended from Levi did could have provided a way for God to completely [forgive] people [for disobeying those laws], certainly no other priest like Melchizedek would have been necessary. [RHQ] Instead, priests who were descended from Aaron, [Levi’s descendant, would have been adequate].
如果借着利未人的祭司制度能达到完美（人民是在这制度下领受律法的），为什么还需要照着麦基洗德的体系，另外指认一位祭司，而不是按照亚伦的体系呢？
12 [But we know they were not adequate, because a new type of priest like Melchizedek has come]. And since [God] has appointed a new type of priest, he also had to change the regulations [concerning how priests were appointed] {[he appointed priests]}.
如果祭司制度更改了，律法也必须更改。
13 [Jesus], the one about whom I am saying these things, is a descendant of someone else, [not a descendant of Levi]. None of the men from whom Jesus descended ever served as priests [MTY].
因为我们所指的那位，原属于另外一个支派的，这支派向来没有人在祭坛前供职。
14 [We know that] since it is obvious that it is from [the tribe of] Judah that our Lord was descended. Moses never said that any of Judah’s descendants would [become] priests.
我们的主明明是犹大支派的后裔，关于这个支派，摩西并没有提及祭司。
15 Furthermore, [we know that the priests who were descended from Levi were inadequate, since] it is even more obvious that another priest has appeared who is like Melchizedek.
让人更清楚的是，当另一位与麦基洗德相似的祭司出现时。
16 Jesus became a priest, but not because [he fulfilled] what [God’s] law required [about being a descendant of Levi]. Instead, he has the kind of power that [came from a] life that nothing can destroy (OR, [enabled him to] live [again after he was] killed).
他成为祭司，并非按着律法上人类祖先的条例，却是按照不能终止生命的能量。
17 [We know this] since [God] confirmed it in [the Scripture passage in which he said to his Son], You [(sg)] are a priest eternally just like Melchizedek was a priest. (aiōn g165)
所以他才会说：“你永远作祭司，按照麦基洗德的秩序。” (aiōn g165)
18 On the one hand, God canceled what he commanded previously [concerning the priests] because it failed in every way to enable anyone [to become all that God intended].
从前的条例因为没有力量，所以没有用处，就废弃了
19 Remember that no one was able to become all that God intended [by obeying] the laws [that God gave Moses]. On the other hand, [God caused that we could] confidently expect better things [than we could expect by obeying God’s laws]. [He did that by his establishing Christ as priest]. Now by means of [Christ sacrificing himself for us] we can come near to God.
（因为律法从来没有让任何事变得完美）。但它却带来了更美的希望，借着这希望，我们就可以亲近上帝。
20 Furthermore, [when God appointed Christ, it was when God] solemnly declared [that Christ would be a priest] [LIT]. When [God appointed former] priests, it was not by his solemnly declaring [that they would be priests].
这还要说道誓言，尽管那些人成为祭司并非通过誓言；
21 However, when he [appointed Christ to be a priest], it was by these words that [the Psalmist wrote in Scripture]: The Lord has solemnly declared [to the Messiah], —and he will not change his mind— “You will be a priest forever!” (aiōn g165)
只有耶稣同时誓言确立，因为上帝对他说：“主已经庄严起誓，决不改变心意，你永远是祭司。” (aiōn g165)
22 Because of that, Jesus guarantees that [the new] covenant will be better [than the old one].
耶稣既然是用誓言确立，就成了与上帝之间更美好约定关系的保证。
23 And formerly, the priests could not keep serving [as priests], because they all died [PRS]. So there were many priests [to take the place of the ones who died].
从前那些作祭司的，因为死亡妨碍他们无法长久留任，所以人数众多。
24 But because [Jesus] lives eternally, he will continue to be a Supreme Priest forever. (aiōn g165)
但由于耶稣永远长存，他的祭祀职位永不更改。 (aiōn g165)
25 So, he can completely and eternally save those who come to God by [trusting in what Jesus has done for them], since he lives forever to plead [with God] to help them.
因此，他能拯救那些通过他来到上帝面前之人；因为他永远活着，会为他们代求。
26 Jesus is the kind of Supreme Priest that we need. He was holy; he did no wrong; he was completely innocent. [God] has now taken him up to the highest heaven separated from [living among] sinners.
我们就需要他这样的大祭司：圣洁，没有错误；纯洁，区别于罪人，在最高的天堂中有自己的位置。
27 [The other] Supreme Priests need to sacrifice [animals] day by day [as well as year by year]. They do this, firstly, [to atone] for their own sins, and then [to atone for other] people [who have sinned]. [But because Jesus never sinned], he does not need to atone for his own sin. The only thing [he needed to do to save people] was to sacrifice himself once!
他不必像那些大祭司，天天先为自己的罪献祭，然后为人民的罪献祭；因为他献上了自己，就把这事一次而永远地做完了。
28 [We need a Supreme Priest like] him, because in the laws [that God gave Moses] [PRS] the ones who would be appointed to be priests would be men who tended [to sin easily]. But [God] solemnly [declared] [PRS] after [he had given] his laws [to Moses] that [he would appoint] (his Son/the man who is also God) [to be a Supreme Priest. Now] ([his Son/the man who is also God]) has forever become all that God intends him to be. (aiōn g165)
律法所立的大祭司，都是不完美之人；但在律法以后，上帝用其誓言所立的儿子，却是永远完美。 (aiōn g165)
