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.
PERCIOCCHÈ, questo Melchisedec [era] re di Salem, sacerdote dell'Iddio Altissimo; il quale venne incontro ad Abrahamo, che ritornava dalla sconfitta dei re, e lo benedisse;
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’.
al quale ancora Abrahamo diede per parte sua la decima d'ogni cosa. E prima è interpretato: Re di giustizia; e poi ancora [egli è nominato: ] Re di Salem, cioè: Re di pace;
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.
senza padre, senza madre, senza genealogia; non avendo nè principio di giorni, nè fin di vita; anzi, rappresentato simile al Figliuol di Dio, dimora sacerdote in perpetuo.
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].
Ora, considerate quanto grande [fu] costui, al quale Abrahamo il patriarca diede la decima delle spoglie.
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.
Or quelli, d'infra i figliuoli di Levi, i quali ottengono il sacerdozio, hanno bene il comandamento, secondo la legge, di prender le decime dal popolo, cioè dai lor fratelli, benchè sieno usciti de' lombi di Abrahamo.
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].
Ma quel che non trae il suo legnaggio da loro decimò Abrahamo, e benedisse colui che avea le promesse.
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].
Ora, fuor d'ogni contradizione, ciò che è minore è benedetto da ciò che è più eccellente.
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].
Oltre a ciò, qui son gli uomini mortali che prendono le decime; ma là [le prende] colui di cui è testimoniato che egli vive.
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],
E per dir così, in Abrahamo fu decimato Levi stesso, che prende le decime.
10 since [the sperm from which all those priests were eventually born] was still in Abraham’s body [EUP] when Melchizedek met Abraham.
Perchè egli era ancora ne' lombi del padre, quando Melchisedec l'incontrò.
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].
Se adunque la perfezione era per il sacerdozio levitico (poichè in su quello fu data la legge al popolo), che [era egli] più bisogno che sorgesse un altro sacerdote secondo l'ordine di Melchisedec, e che non fosse nominato secondo l'ordine d'Aaronne?
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]}.
Perciocchè, mutato il sacerdozio, di necessità si fa ancor mutazione di legge.
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].
Imperocchè colui, al cui riguardo queste cose son dette, è stato d'un'altra tribù, della quale niuno vacò [mai] all'altare.
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.
Poichè egli [è] notorio che il Signor nostro è uscito di Giuda, per la qual tribù Mosè non disse nulla del sacerdozio.
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.
E [ciò] è ancora vie più manifesto, poichè sorge un altro sacerdote alla somiglianza di Melchisedec.
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).
Il quale, non secondo una legge di comandamento carnale, è stato fatto [sacerdote]; ma secondo una virtù di vita indissolubile.
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)
Perciocchè egli testifica: Tu [sei] sacerdote in eterno, secondo l'ordine di Melchisedec. (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].
Certo v'ha annullamento del comandamento precedente, per la sua debolezza, ed inutilità.
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.
Poichè la legge non ha compiuto nulla; e v'ha d'altra parte introduzione d'una migliore speranza, per la quale ci accostiamo a Dio.
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].
[Ed anche], in quanto [che ciò] non [si è fatto] senza giuramento; perciocchè quelli sono stati fatti sacerdoti senza giuramento.
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)
Ma questo con giuramento; per colui che gli dice: Il Signore ha giurato, e non se ne pentirà: Tu [sei] sacerdote in eterno, secondo l'ordine di Melchisedec. (aiōn g165)
22 Because of that, Jesus guarantees that [the new] covenant will be better [than the old one].
D'un patto cotanto più eccellente è stato fatto Gesù mallevadore.
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].
Oltre a ciò, coloro sono stati fatti sacerdoti più [in numero]; perciocchè per la morte erano impediti di durare.
24 But because [Jesus] lives eternally, he will continue to be a Supreme Priest forever. (aiōn g165)
Ma costui, perciocchè dimora in eterno, ha un sacerdozio che non trapassa ad un altro. (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.
Laonde ancora può salvare appieno coloro, i quali per lui si accostano a Dio, vivendo sempre, per interceder per loro.
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.
Perciocchè a noi conveniva un tal sommo sacerdote, [che fosse] santo, innocente, immacolato, separato da' peccatori, e innalzato di sopra a' cieli.
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!
Il qual non abbia ogni dì bisogno, come que' sommi sacerdoti, d'offerir sacrificii, prima per i suoi propri peccati, poi per quelli del popolo; poichè egli ha fatto questo una volta, avendo offerto sè stesso.
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)
Perciocchè la legge costituisce sommi sacerdoti uomini, che hanno infermità; ma la parola del giuramento fatto dopo la legge [costituisce] il Figliuolo, che è stato appieno consacrato in eterno. (aiōn g165)
