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.
Ten bowiem Melchizedek, król Salemu, kapłan Boga najwyższego, wyszedł na spotkanie Abrahama wracającego po rozgromieniu królów i pobłogosławił go.
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’.
Jemu też Abraham wydzielił dziesięcinę ze wszystkiego. Jest [on] najpierw, według tłumaczenia, królem sprawiedliwości, potem też królem Salemu, co znaczy 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 rodowodu, niemający ani początku dni, ani końca życia, ale upodobniony do Syna Bożego, pozostaje kapłanem na zawsze.
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].
Rozważcie więc, jak wielki [był] ten, któremu sam patriarcha Abraham dał dziesięcinę z łupu.
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.
Wprawdzie ci z synów Lewiego, którzy otrzymują urząd kapłański, mają nakaz zgodnie z prawem pobierać dziesięcinę od ludu, to jest od swoich braci, chociaż wywodzą się z lędźwi Abrahama;
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].
Lecz ten, który nie wywodził się z ich rodu, otrzymał dziesięcinę od Abrahama i pobłogosławił temu, który miał obietnice.
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 jest to rzecz bezsporna, że mniejszy otrzymuje błogosławieństwo od większego.
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].
Ponadto tu biorą dziesięciny ludzie, którzy umierają, tam zaś [ten], o którym zaświadczono, że 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],
I jeśli tak można powiedzieć, także Lewi, który otrzymuje dziesięciny, dał dziesięcinę w Abrahamie.
10 since [the sperm from which all those priests were eventually born] was still in Abraham’s body [EUP] when Melchizedek met Abraham.
Był bowiem jeszcze w lędźwiach [swego] ojca, gdy Melchizedek wyszedł mu na spotkanie.
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].
Gdyby więc doskonałość była [osiągalna] przez kapłaństwo lewickie – gdyż lud otrzymał prawo oparte na nim – to jaka byłaby jeszcze potrzeba, aby pojawił się inny kapłan według porządku Melchizedeka, a nie był mianowany według porządku Aarona?
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 skoro zmienia się kapłaństwo, musi też nastąpić zmiana prawa.
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].
Ten zaś, o którym się to mówi, należał do innego pokolenia, z którego nikt nie służył przy ołtarzu.
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.
Wiadomo bowiem, że nasz Pan pochodził z pokolenia Judy, o którym to pokoleniu odnośnie kapłaństwa Mojżesz nic nie mówi.
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.
Jest to jeszcze bardziej oczywiste, skoro na podobieństwo Melchizedeka pojawia się inny kapłan;
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 stał się [nim] nie według cielesnego przykazania prawa, ale według mocy niezniszczalnego życia.
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)
Tak bowiem świadczy: Ty jesteś kapłanem na wieki według porządku Melchizedeka. (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].
Zostało więc zniesione poprzednie przykazanie z powodu jego słabości i nieużyteczności.
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.
Prawo bowiem nie uczyniło niczego doskonałym, ale [na jego miejsce] została wprowadzona lepsza nadzieja, przez którą zbliżamy się [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 [stało się] to nie bez złożenia przysięgi.
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)
Tamci bowiem zostali kapłanami bez przysięgi, ten zaś na podstawie przysięgi tego, który powiedział do niego: Przysiągł Pan i nie będzie żałował: Ty jesteś kapłanem na wieki według porządku Melchizedeka; (aiōn g165)
22 Because of that, Jesus guarantees that [the new] covenant will be better [than the old one].
O tyle też Jezus stał się poręczycielem lepszego przymierza.
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].
A wprawdzie tamtych kapłanów było wielu, gdyż śmierć nie pozwoliła im trwać na zawsze.
24 But because [Jesus] lives eternally, he will continue to be a Supreme Priest forever. (aiōn g165)
Ten zaś, ponieważ trwa na wieki, ma kapłaństwo nieprzemijające. (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.
Dlatego też całkowicie może zbawić tych, którzy przez niego przychodzą do Boga, bo zawsze żyje, aby wstawiać się 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.
Takiego to przystało nam mieć najwyższego kapłana: świętego, niewinnego, nieskalanego, oddzielonego od grzeszników i wywyższonego ponad 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 nie musi codziennie, jak tamci najwyżsi kapłani, składać ofiar najpierw za własne grzechy, a potem za [grzechy] ludu. Uczynił to bowiem raz, ofiarując samego siebie.
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)
Prawo bowiem ustanawiało najwyższymi kapłanami ludzi, którzy podlegają słabościom, słowo zaś przysięgi, która nastąpiła po prawie, [ustanowiło] Syna doskonałego na wieki. (aiōn g165)
