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.
Fiindcă acest Melchisedec, împărat al Salemului, preot al Dumnezeului cel preaînalt, cel care a întâlnit pe Avraam întorcându-se de la măcelul împăraților și l-a binecuvântat,
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’.
Lui, de asemenea, Avraam i-a dat a zecea parte din tot; întâi, fiind prin interpretare, Împărat al dreptății, iar după aceea și Împărat al Salemului, care este Împărat al păcii;
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.
Fără tată, fără mamă, fără genealogie, neavând început al zilelor, nici sfârșit al vieții, dar făcut asemenea Fiului lui Dumnezeu, rămâne preot pentru totdeauna.
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].
Dar pricepeți ce mare a fost acesta, căruia chiar patriarhul Avraam i-a dat a zecea parte din prăzi.
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.
Și, într-adevăr, cei dintre fiii lui Levi, care primesc serviciul preoției, conform legii au poruncă să ia zeciuieli de la popor, adică de la frații lor, cu toate că au ieșit din coapsele lui Avraam.
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].
Dar el, a cărui genealogie nu este considerată dintre ei, a primit zeciuieli de la Avraam și a binecuvântat pe cel ce avea promisiunile.
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].
Dar dincolo de orice contradicție, cel mic este binecuvântat de cel mare.
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].
Și aici, oamenii care mor primesc zeciuieli; dar acolo, le primește el, despre care se mărturisește că trăiește.
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],
Și ca să spun așa și Levi, care primește zeciuieli, a dat zeciuieli în Avraam.
10 since [the sperm from which all those priests were eventually born] was still in Abraham’s body [EUP] when Melchizedek met Abraham.
Fiindcă era încă în coapsele tatălui său, când l-a întâmpinat Melchisedec.
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 aceea dacă desăvârșirea ar fi fost prin preoția levitică, (fiindcă sub aceasta a primit poporul legea, ) ce nevoie mai era ca un alt preot să se ridice după rânduiala lui Melchisedec și să nu fie chemat după rânduiala lui 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]}.
Căci, fiind schimbată preoția, se face din necesitate și o schimbare a legii.
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].
Fiindcă cel despre care sunt spuse acestea, aparține unui alt trib, din care nimeni nu a servit la 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.
Fiindcă este evident că Domnul nostru a răsărit din Iuda, trib referitor la care Moise nu a spus nimic în legătură cu preoția.
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.
Și este încă și mai evident, căci după asemănarea lui Melchisedec se ridică un alt preot,
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).
Care a fost făcut nu după legea unei porunci carnale, ci după puterea unei vieți fără sfârșit.
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)
Fiindcă el aduce mărturie: Tu ești preot pentru totdeauna, după rânduiala lui 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].
Fiindcă este într-adevăr o anulare a poruncii premergătoare din cauza slăbiciunii și inutilității ei.
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.
Fiindcă legea nu a făcut nimic desăvârșit, ci aducerea unei speranțe mai bune a făcut aceasta, prin care ne apropiem de Dumnezeu.
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].
Și, întrucât nu fără jurământ, el a fost făcut preot;
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)
(Fiindcă acei preoți au fost făcuți fără jurământ, dar acesta, cu jurământ, prin cel ce i-a spus: Domnul a jurat și nu se va pocăi, Tu ești preot pentru totdeauna, după rânduiala lui Melchisedec); (aiōn g165)
22 Because of that, Jesus guarantees that [the new] covenant will be better [than the old one].
Cu atât mai mult Isus s-a făcut garantul unui testament mai bun.
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].
Și ei, într-adevăr, au devenit preoți mulți, pentru că nu le era permis să continue din cauza morții.
24 But because [Jesus] lives eternally, he will continue to be a Supreme Priest forever. (aiōn g165)
Dar acesta, fiindcă rămâne pentru totdeauna, are o preoție neschimbătoare. (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.
De aceea și este în stare să îi salveze până la capăt pe cei ce vin la Dumnezeu prin el, văzând că el trăiește întotdeauna pentru a mijloci pentru ei.
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.
Fiindcă un astfel de mare preot ne era cuvenit nouă, care este sfânt, lipsit de răutate, neîntinat, separat de păcătoși și făcut mai presus de ceruri;
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!
Care nu are nevoie zilnic, ca acei înalți preoți, să ofere sacrificii, întâi pentru propriile sale păcate și apoi pentru ale poporului, fiindcă a făcut aceasta o [singură] dată, când s-a oferit pe sine însuși.
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)
Fiindcă legea îi face înalți preoți pe oamenii care au slăbiciuni, dar cuvântul jurământului, care a fost după lege, îl face pe Fiul, care este consacrat pentru totdeauna. (aiōn g165)
