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.
Διότι ούτος ο Μελχισεδέκ, βασιλεύς Σαλήμ, ιερεύς του Θεού του Υψίστου, όστις συνήντησε τον Αβραάμ επιστρέφοντα από της καταστροφής των βασιλέων και ηυλόγησεν αυτόν,
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’.
εις ον ο Αβραάμ εχώρισε και δέκατον από πάντων των λαφύρων, όστις πρώτον μεν ερμηνεύεται βασιλεύς δικαιοσύνης, έπειτα δε βασιλεύς Σαλήμ, το οποίον είναι βασιλεύς ειρήνης,
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.
απάτωρ, αμήτωρ, αγενεαλόγητος, μη έχων μήτε αρχήν ημερών μήτε τέλος ζωής, αλλ' αφωμοιωμένος με τον Υιόν του Θεού, μένει ιερεύς πάντοτε.
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].
Στοχασθήτε δε πόσον μέγας ήτο ούτος, εις ον ο Αβραάμ ο πατριάρχης έδωκε και δέκατον εκ των λαφύρων.
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.
Και όσοι μεν εκ των υιών του Λευΐ λαμβάνουσι την ιερατείαν, έχουσιν εντολήν να αποδεκατόνωσι τον λαόν κατά τον νόμον, τουτέστι τους αδελφούς αυτών, καίτοι εξελθόντας εκ της οσφύος του Αβραάμ·
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].
εκείνος δε όστις δεν εγενεαλογείτο εξ αυτών, εδεκάτωσε τον Αβραάμ, και ηυλόγησε τον έχοντα τας επαγγελίας·
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].
χωρίς δε τινός αντιλογίας το μικρότερον ευλογείται υπό του μεγαλητέρου.
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].
Και εδώ μεν θνητοί άνθρωποι λαμβάνουσι δέκατα, εκεί δε λαμβάνει ο μαρτυρούμενος ότι ζη.
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],
Και διά να είπω ούτω, διά του Αβραάμ και ο Λευΐ, όστις ελάμβανε δέκατα, απεδεκατώθη.
10 since [the sperm from which all those priests were eventually born] was still in Abraham’s body [EUP] when Melchizedek met Abraham.
Διότι εν τη οσφύϊ του πατρός αυτού ήτο έτι, ότε συνήντησεν αυτόν ο Μελχισεδέκ.
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].
Εάν λοιπόν η τελειότης υπήρχε διά Λευϊτικής ιερωσύνης· διότι ο λαός επ' αυτής έλαβε τον νόμον· τις χρεία πλέον να εγερθή άλλος ιερεύς κατά την τάξιν Μελχισεδέχ, και ουχί να λέγηται κατά την τάξιν Ααρών;
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]}.
Διότι μετατιθεμένης της ιερωσύνης, εξ ανάγκης και νόμου μετάθεσις γίνεται.
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].
Επειδή εκείνος, περί του οποίου λέγονται ταύτα, άλλης φυλής μετείχεν, εξ ης ουδείς επλησίασεν εις το θυσιαστήριον.
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.
Επειδή είναι πρόδηλον ότι εξ Ιούδα ανέτειλεν ο Κύριος ημών, εις την οποίαν φυλήν ο Μωϋσής ουδέν περί ιερωσύνης ελάλησε.
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.
Και περισσότερον έτι κατάδηλον είναι, διότι κατά την ομοιότητα του Μελχισεδέκ εγείρεται άλλος ιερεύς,
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).
όστις δεν έγεινε κατά νόμον σαρκικής εντολής αλλά κατά δύναμιν ζωής ατελευτήτου·
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)
διότι μαρτυρεί λέγων ότι Συ είσαι ιερεύς εις τον αιώνα κατά την τάξιν Μελχισεδέκ. (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].
Διότι αθέτησις μεν γίνεται της προηγουμένης εντολής διά το ασθενές και ανωφελές αυτής·
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.
επειδή ο νόμος ουδέν έφερεν εις το τέλειον, έγεινε δε επεισαγωγή ελπίδος καλητέρας, διά της οποίας πλησιάζομεν εις τον Θεόν.
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].
Και καθ' όσον δεν έγεινεν ιερεύς χωρίς ορκωμοσίας·
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)
διότι εκείνοι έγειναν ιερείς χωρίς ορκωμοσίας, ούτος δε μετά ορκωμοσίας διά του λέγοντος προς αυτόν· Ώμοσε Κύριος, και δεν θέλει μεταμεληθή· Συ είσαι ιερεύς εις τον αιώνα κατά την τάξιν Μελχισεδέκ· (aiōn g165)
22 Because of that, Jesus guarantees that [the new] covenant will be better [than the old one].
κατά τοσούτον ανωτέρας διαθήκης εγγυητής έγεινεν ο Ιησούς.
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].
Και εκείνοι μεν έγειναν πολλοί ιερείς, επειδή ημποδίζοντο υπό του θανάτου να παραμένωσιν·
24 But because [Jesus] lives eternally, he will continue to be a Supreme Priest forever. (aiōn g165)
εκείνος όμως, επειδή μένει εις τον αιώνα, έχει αμετάθετον την ιερωσύνην· (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.
όθεν δύναται και να σώζη εντελώς τους προσερχομένους εις τον Θεόν δι' αυτού, ζων πάντοτε διά να μεσιτεύση υπέρ αυτών.
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.
Διότι τοιούτος αρχιερεύς έπρεπεν εις ημάς, όσιος, άκακος, αμίαντος, κεχωρισμένος από των αμαρτωλών και υψηλότερος των ουρανών γενόμενος,
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!
όστις δεν έχει καθ' ημέραν ανάγκην, ως οι αρχιερείς να προσφέρη πρότερον θυσίας υπέρ των ιδίων αυτού αμαρτιών, έπειτα υπέρ των του λαού· διότι άπαξ έκαμε τούτο, ότε προσέφερεν εαυτόν.
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)
Διότι ο νόμος καθιστά αρχιερείς ανθρώπους έχοντας αδυναμίαν· ο λόγος όμως της ορκωμοσίας της μετά τον νόμον κατέστησε τον Υιόν, όστις είναι τετελειωμένος εις τον αιώνα. (aiōn g165)
