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 asi Salem-gi ningthouni aduga Wangthoiraba Tengban Mapugi purohit amani. Abraham-na ningthou maribu landa maithiba piraga hallakpada Melchizedek-na mahakpu unaraga yaipha thoujal pirammi,

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’.

adudagi Abraham-na landagi lourakpa pot pumnamak adudagi saruk tara thokpagi ama mahakna mangonda pirammi. (Melchizedek haiba ming asigi wahanthokti ahanbada “Achumba chatpagi Ningthou” haibani aduga mahakna Salem-gi ningthou oibagi maramna mahakki minggi wahanthok amadi “Ingthabagi Ningthou” haibani.)

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.

Mahakki mama mapa pari puri amadi mahak pokpa amasung sibagi maramda a-iba amata leite. Mahak Tengban Mapugi Machanupagumna matam pumnamakki oina purohit oina lei.

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].

Mahak kayada chaokhraba haibadu nakhoina ure. Saknairaba eikhoigi ipa ipu oiriba Abraham-na landagi phanglakpa pot pumnamak adugi saruk tara thokpagi ama mangonda pikhi.

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.

Purohitki pham phanglaba Levi-gi charol surolsingna makhoi masagi mi oiriba aduga Abraham-gi charol surolsu oiriba Israel-gi misingdagi saruk taragi ama lounaba Wayel Yathangna yathang pire.

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].

Adubu Melchizedek-ti Levi-gi charol surol natte aduga mahakna Abraham-dagi saruk taragi ama loure amadi mahakna Tengban Mapugi wasakpibasing phanglaba mi adubu yaipha thoujal pibire.

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].

Yaipha thoujal pibiriba aduna yaipha thoujal phangliba adudagi henna chao-i haibasi chingnaningngai leite.

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].

Siba naiba purohitsing aduna saruk taragi ama lou-i adubu Mapugi puyana haibagi matung inna hingduna leiba Melchizedek-na saruk taragi ama lou-i.

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],

Asumna haiba yai, Abraham-na saruk taragi ama pibada Levi-nasu (mahakki charol surolna saruk taragi ama louriba) pikhi.

10 since [the sperm from which all those priests were eventually born] was still in Abraham’s body [EUP] when Melchizedek met Abraham.

Maramdi Melchizedek-na Abraham-bu unaba matamda Levi-di poktri, asumna haiba yai Levi-di mahakki mapa mapu oiriba Abraham-gi hakchangda yaorammi.

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].

Levi-singgi purohitki phamda yumpham oiraga Wayel Yathang adu Israel-gi misingda pibani. Adubu Levi-singgi thabak adugi mapanna mapung phahanba ngamlamlabadi, Aaron-dagi nattaba Melchizedek-ki mawongda oiba atoppa makhalgi purohit amamuk thorakpagi kanaba leiramloidabani.

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]}.

Maramdi purohitki mawong hongdokpa matamda, wayel yathangsu hongba tabani.

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].

Atoppa salaigi mi oiba eikhoigi Mapu Ibungogi maramda hiramsing asi haibani, mahakki salai asidagi purohit oina amukta thougal toukhidri.

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.

Ibungo mahakti Judah-gi salai-da pokpani haibasi ningthina khangnarabani; Moses-na purohitsinggi maramda haiba matamda salai asi pankhide.

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.

Hiram asi henna mayek sengle; Melchizedek-ka mannaba atoppa purohit ama thorakle.

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).

Mahak asi mioibagi chatna pathapna purohit oihanba natte adubu aroiba leitaba hingba amagi panggalna oihanbani.

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)

Maramdi Mapugi puyana hai, “Nahakti Melchizedek-ki matougumna matam pumbagi oina purohit ama oigani.” (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].

Maramdi ariba pathap adu sonba amasung kanadaba maramna madu tonganna thamle.

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.

Maramdi Moses-ki Wayel Yathangna kari amata mapung phahanba ngamde. Houjikti henna phaba asa ama pibire maduna Tengban Mapugi manakta eikhoina changsille.

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].

Madugi mathakta Tengban Mapugi wasakpiba adu lei. Atoppasingbu purohit oihanba matamda asigumba wasakpa leite.

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)

Adubu Jisuna purohit oiba matamda wasakpa yao-i masi Tengban Mapuna Ibungoda haikhi, “MAPU IBUNGO-na achetpa wasak ama leple aduga madu amuk handokloi: ‘Nahak matam pumbagi oina purohit oigani.’” (aiōn g165)

22 Because of that, Jesus guarantees that [the new] covenant will be better [than the old one].

Masigi khennaba asinasu Jisubu henna phaba walepnabagi sakhi puba adu oihalle.

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].

Aduga atoppa khennabasu leiri madudi atei purohit mayam ama leirammi adubu makhoi siba naiba maramna makhoigi thabak makha chatthaba ngamlamde.

24 But because [Jesus] lives eternally, he will continue to be a Supreme Priest forever. (aiōn g165)

Adubu Jisudi lomba naidana hingba maramna mahakki purohitki thabak adu atoppa kanagumba amada sinnaba toude. (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.

Maram aduna mahakki mapanna Tengban Mapugi maphamda changjarakpasingbu mahakna matam pumbada kanbiba ngammi, maramdi makhoigidamakta Tengban Mapugi maphamda haijabinaba mahakna matam pumnamakki oina hingli.

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.

Jisudi eikhoigi changdaba yadaba awatpasingbu pibiba Purohitlenni. Ibungo mahakti asengbani, mangonda aranba nattraga pap amata leite; mahakpu papchenbasingdagi tonganna khaidokle aduga swargagi mathakta thanggatpire.

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!

Ibungo mahakti atoppa purohitlensinggumba natte haibadi numit khudinggi mahak masagi papkidamak hanna iratpot katpa adugi matungda misinggi papkidamak iratpot katpa adugumna Ibungodi mathou tade. Mahakna masabu iratpot oina katthokpa matamda, mahakna matam pumbagi oina amuktada katthokpikhre.

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)

Moses-ki Wayel Yathangna asonba leiraba misingbu purohitlen oina khalli. Adubu Wayel Yathanggi matungda lakpa Tengban Mapuna wasakpiba amaga yaoba wasakpiba adunadi matam pumbagi oina mapung phahallaba Machanupabu purohitlen oina khanbi. (aiōn g165)