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.
Melchizedek se inge el tuh tokosra lun acn Salem, ac el mwet tol lun God Fulatlana. Ke Abraham el tuh foloko liki mweun se ma el kutangla tokosra akosr ah, Melchizedek el tuh osun nu sel ac akinsewowoyalla.
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’.
Ac Abraham el tuh sang nu sel sie tafu singoul ke ma nukewa ma el sruokya ah. (Kalmen Melchizedek pa “Tokosra lun Suwoswos”; na ke sripen el pa tokosra lun Salem, pangpang pac el “Tokosra lun Misla.”)
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.
Wangin ma simla ke papa tumal Melchizedek ku nina kial, ku kutena fwilin mwet matu lal. Wangin pac ma simla in akkalemye isusla ku misa lal. El oana Wen nutin God; el mwet tol na nwe tok.
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].
Kowos ku in akilen lah el arulana fulat. Abraham, mwet matu pwengpeng lasr, el sang nu sel sie tafu singoul ke ma nukewa ma el sruokya ke mweun ah.
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.
Ma Sap uh fahk mu mwet in fwilin tulik natul Levi su mwet tol, elos enenu in eisani sie tafu singoul sin mwet Israel wialos, mwet inge finne oayapa mwet in fwilin tulik natul Abraham.
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].
Melchizedek el tia ma ke fwilin tulik natul Levi, a el tuh eis sie tafu singoul sel Abraham ac akinsewowoyal. Abraham pa mwet se wulela lun God oasr se.
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].
Arulana kalem lah el su akinsewowoye sie mwet, el fulat liki mwet se ma akinsewowoyeyuk.
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].
Fin nu ke mwet tol uh, sie tafu singoul tuh orekeni sin mwet ma ac misa; a funu Melchizedek, el moulna ac el pa eis sie tafu singoul sac, oana ke Ma Simusla uh fahk.
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],
Na kut ku in fahk mu ke Abraham el sang sie tafu singoul sac, Levi (su fwilin tulik natul pa orani sie tafu singoul uh) el oayapa moli.
10 since [the sperm from which all those priests were eventually born] was still in Abraham’s body [EUP] when Melchizedek met Abraham.
Mweyen Levi el soenna isusla in pacl sac, tuh kut ku in fahk mu el oasr na in manol Abraham, papa matu se tumal, ke pacl se Melchizedek el tuh sonol ah.
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].
Orekma lun mwet tol ke sruf lal Levi pa sie oakwuk yohk in Ma Sap ma tuh itukyang nu sin mwet Israel. Na, funu ku in oasr suwoswos lun mwet ke sripen orekma lun mwet tol Levi inge, lukun tia eneneyuk in oasr sie pacna mwet tol saya sikyak in oana Melchizedek, su tia ma ke sruf lal Aaron.
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]}.
Tuh ke oakwuk nu ke suleyen mwet tol fin ayaolla, na enenu pac in oasr ayaol nu ke ma sap uh.
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].
Ac Leum lasr, su ma inge fwack kacl, el ma in siena sruf, ac soenna oasr mwet tol sikyak in sruf se lal inge.
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.
Arulana eteyuk lah el tuh isusla in sruf lal Judah; ac Moses el tiana srumun sruf se inge ke el kaskaskin mwet tol uh.
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.
Ma inge sifilpa arulana kalemla; sie pacna kain mwet tol sikyak tari su oapana Melchizedek.
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).
El tuh tia orekla sie mwet tol ke sripen ma sap ku oakwuk lun sruf lal uh, a ke ku lun moul lal ma wangin safla kac.
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)
Tuh Ma Simusla uh fahk, “Kom ac fah sie mwet tol nwe tok, in oana mwet tol Melchizedek.” (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].
Ke ma inge ma sap meet ah sisila tari ke sripen ma sap sac munas ac wangin sripa.
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.
Tuh ma sap lal Moses tia ku in aksuwosyela kutena ma. Ac inge ituku nu sesr sie finsrak su wo liki na ma kut tuh finsrak kac meet ah, su akfototoye kut nu yurin God.
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].
Sayen ma inge, oasr fulahk se God El orala. Wangin kain in fulahk ouinge tuh orek ke srisrngiyuki mwet tol ngia.
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)
A ke Jesus el tuh orekla sie mwet tol, God El orala sie fulahk ac fahk nu sel, “Leum El tuh orala sie wulela ku Ac El ac fah tiana ekulla, su fahk: ‘Kom ac fah sie mwet tol nwe tok.’” (aiōn g165)
22 Because of that, Jesus guarantees that [the new] covenant will be better [than the old one].
Kalmen ma inge pa Jesus el mwe akpwaye nu sesr lah ac fah oasr sie wuleang inmasrlosr ac God su wo liki ma meet ah.
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].
Oasr pac sie ma ekla: pus sunun mwet tol in pacl meet ah, mweyen elos misa ac tia ku in sifil oru orekma kunalos.
24 But because [Jesus] lives eternally, he will continue to be a Supreme Priest forever. (aiōn g165)
A Jesus el ac moulna nwe tok, ac orekma in tol lal uh ac tia sifil itukyang nu sin sie mwet saya. (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.
Ouinge el ku in molelosla nukewa su tuku nu yurin God kacl, inge ac nwe tok, mweyen el moul ma pahtpat tuh elan siyuk nu sin God kaclos.
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.
Ke ma inge, Jesus pa kain Mwet Tol Fulat se ma kut enenu. El mutal; wangin mwatal ac wangin ma fohkfok in el. El srisrila liki mwet koluk, ac akfulatyeyuk el nu yen fulatlana inkusrao.
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!
El tia oana mwet tol fulat ngia; el tia enenu in orek kisa ke len nukewa — nu ke ma koluk lal sifacna meet, na tufah nu ke ma koluk lun mwet uh. El oru kisa sefanna, ke pacl sefanna in akfalye pacl nukewa, ke el kisakunul sifacna.
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)
Ma Sap lal Moses uh srisrngi mwet sesuwos elos in mwet tol fulat; a wulela se lun God wi fulahk sac, ma orekla tukun Ma Sap uh, pa orekmakinyuk in sulela Wen natul nu ke mwet tol fulat, ac Wen se inge suwoswoslana nwe tok. (aiōn g165)
