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.
Albowiem ten Melchisedek był król Salem, kapłan Boga najwyższego, który zaszedł drogę Abrahamowi, gdy się wracał od porażki królów i błogosławił mu.
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’.
Któremu i dziesięciny ze wszystkiego udzielił Abraham; który najprzód wykłada się król sprawiedliwości, potem też król Salem, co jest król pokoju.
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.
Bez ojca, bez matki, bez rodu, ani początku dni, ani końca żywota nie mając, ale przypodobany będąc Synowi Bożemu, zostaje kapłanem na wieki.
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].
Obaczcież tedy, jako wielki ten był, któremu też dziesięcinę z łupów dał Abraham patryjarcha.
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.
A ci, którzy są z synów Lewiego, urząd kapłański przyjmujący, rozkazanie mają, aby brali dziesięcinę od ludu według zakonu, to jest od braci swoich, choć wyszli z biódr Abrahamowych.
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].
Ale ten, którego ród nie jest poczytany między nimi, dziesięcinę wziął od Abrahama i temu, który miał obietnicę, błogosławił.
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].
A bez wszelkiego sporu mniejszy od większego błogosławieństwo bierze.
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].
A tuć dziesięciny biorą ludzie, którzy umierają; tam zasię on, o którym świadczono, iż żyje.
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],
A iż tak rzekę i sam Lewi, który dziesięciny bierze, dał w Abrahamie dziesięcinę.
10 since [the sperm from which all those priests were eventually born] was still in Abraham’s body [EUP] when Melchizedek met Abraham.
Albowiem jeszcze był w biodrach ojcowskich, gdy wyszedł przeciwko niemu Melchisedek.
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].
A przetoż byłali doskonałość przez kapłaństwo lewickie, (gdyż za niego wydany jest zakon ludowi), jakaż tego jeszcze była potrzeba, aby inszy kapłan według porządku Melchisedekowego powstał, a nie był według porządku Aaronowego mianowany?
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]}.
A ponieważ kapłaństwo jest przeniesione, musi też i zakon przeniesiony być.
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].
Bo ten, o którym się to mówi, inszego jest pokolenia, z którego żaden nie służył ołtarzowi.
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.
Albowiem jawna jest, iż z pokolenia Judowego poszedł Pan nasz, o którem pokoleniu nic z strony kapłaństwa nie mówi Mojżesz.
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.
Owszem obficie to jeszcze i z tego jawna jest, iż powstał inszy kapłan według porządku Melchisedekowego,
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).
Który się stał nie według zakonu przykazania cielesnego, ale według mocy żywota nieskazitelnego.
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)
Albowiem tak świadczy: Tyś jest kapłanem na wieki według porządku Melchisedekowego. (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].
Bo się stało zniesienie onego przyszłego przykazania dla słabości jego i niepożytku.
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.
Bo niczego do doskonałości nie przywiódł zakon; ale na miejsce jego wprowadzona jest lepsza nadzieja, przez którą się przybliżamy do Boga.
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].
A to i względem tego, że nie bez przysięgi jest wprowadzona.
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)
Boć się oni bez przysięgi kapłanami stawali, a ten z przysięgą przez tego, który rzekł do niego: Przysiągł Pan, a nie będzie tego żałował: Tyś jest kapłanem na wieki według porządku Melchisedekowego, (aiōn g165)
22 Because of that, Jesus guarantees that [the new] covenant will be better [than the old one].
Tak dalece lepszego przymierza rękojmią stał się Jezus.
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].
Więc też onych wiele bywało kapłanów dlatego, iż im śmierć nie dopuściła zawsze trwać.
24 But because [Jesus] lives eternally, he will continue to be a Supreme Priest forever. (aiōn g165)
Ale ten, iż na wieki zostaje, wieczne ma kapłaństwo, (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.
Przetoż i doskonale zbawić może tych, którzy przez niego przystępują do Boga, zawsze żyjąc, aby orędował za nimi.
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.
Takiegoć zaiste przystało nam mieć najwyższego kapłana, świętego, niewinnego, niepokalanego, odłączonego od grzeszników i który by się stał wyższy nad niebiosa:
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!
Który by nie potrzebował na każdy dzień, jako oni najwyżsi kapłani, pierwej za swoje grzechy własne ofiar sprawować, a potem za ludzkie; bo to uczynił raz samego siebie ofiarowawszy.
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)
Albowiem zakon ludzi podległych krewkości stanowił za najwyższych kapłanów: ale słowo przysięgi, które się stało po zakonie, postanowiło Syna Bożego doskonałego na wieki. (aiōn g165)
