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.
Porque este Melchisedec era rei de Salém, sacerdote do Deus altíssimo, o qual saiu ao encontro de Abraão, quando ele regressava da matança dos reis, e o abençoou:
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’.
Ao qual também Abraão deu o dízimo de tudo; e primeiramente interpreta-se rei de justiça, e depois também rei de Salém, que é rei de paz,
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.
Sem pai, sem mãe, sem genealogia, não tendo princípio de dias nem fim de vida, mas sendo feito semelhante ao Filho de Deus, permanece sacerdote para sempre:
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].
Considerai pois quão grande era este, a quem até o patriarcha Abraão deu os dízimos dos despojos.
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.
E os que dentre os filhos de Levi recebem o sacerdócio tem preceito, segundo a lei, de tomar o dízimo do povo, isto é, de seus irmãos, ainda que tenham saído dos lombos de Abraão.
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].
Mas aquele cuja genealogia não é contada entre eles tomou dízimos de Abraão, e abençoou o que tinha as promessas.
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, sem contradição alguma, o menor é abençoado pelo maior.
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].
E aqui certamente tomam dízimos homens que morrem: ali, porém, aquele de quem se testifica que 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, para assim dizer, também Levi, que toma os dízimos, foi dizimado em Abraão.
10 since [the sperm from which all those priests were eventually born] was still in Abraham’s body [EUP] when Melchizedek met Abraham.
Porque ainda ele estava nos lombos do pai quando Melchisedec lhe saiu ao encontro.
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].
De sorte que, se a perfeição fosse pelo sacerdócio levítico (porque debaixo dele o povo recebeu a lei), que necessidade havia logo de que outro sacerdote se levantasse, segundo a ordem de Melchisedec, e não fosse chamado segundo a ordem de Aarão?
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]}.
Porque, mudando-se o sacerdócio, necessariamente se faz também mudança da lei.
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].
Porque aquele de quem estas coisas se dizem pertence a outra tribo, da qual ninguém serviu ao altar,
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.
Visto ser manifesto que nosso Senhor procedeu de Judá, sobre a qual tribo nunca Moisés falou de sacerdócio.
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 muito mais manifesto é ainda se à semelhança de Melchisedec se levantar outro sacerdote,
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).
O qual não foi feito segundo a lei do mandamento carnal, mas segundo a virtude da vida incorruptível.
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)
Porque assim testifica dele: Tu és sacerdote eternamente, segundo a ordem de 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].
Porque o precedente mandamento abroga-se por causa da sua fraqueza e inutilidade
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.
(Porque a lei nenhuma coisa aperfeiçoou) e a introdução de uma melhor esperança, pela qual chegamos a Deus.
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].
E porquanto não foi feito sem juramento (porque certamente aqueles sem juramento foram feitos sacerdotes,
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)
Mas este com juramento, por aquele que lhe disse: Jurou o Senhor, e não se arrependerá: Tu és sacerdote eternamente, segundo a ordem de Melchisedec), (aiōn g165)
22 Because of that, Jesus guarantees that [the new] covenant will be better [than the old one].
De tanto melhor concerto Jesus foi feito fiador.
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].
E, na verdade, aqueles foram feitos sacerdotes em grande número, porquanto pela morte foram impedidos de permanecer,
24 But because [Jesus] lives eternally, he will continue to be a Supreme Priest forever. (aiōn g165)
Mas este, porque permanece eternamente, tem um sacerdócio perpétuo. (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.
Portanto, pode também salvar perfeitamente aos que por ele se chegam a Deus, vivendo sempre para interceder por eles.
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.
Porque nos convinha tal sumo sacerdote, santo, inocente, imaculado, separado dos pecadores, e feito mais sublime do que os céus;
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!
Que não necessitasse, como os sumos sacerdotes, de oferecer cada dia sacrifícios, primeiramente por seus próprios pecados, e depois pelos do povo; porque isto fez ele, uma vez, oferecendo-se a si mesmo.
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)
Porque a lei constitui sumos sacerdotes a homens fracos, mas a palavra do juramento, que veio depois da lei, constitui ao Filho, que para sempre foi aperfeiçoado. (aiōn g165)
