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.
Сей бо Мелхиседек, царь Салимский, священник Бога Вышняго, иже срете Авраама возвращшася от сеча царей и благослови его,
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’.
емуже и десятину от всех отдели Авраам, первее убо сказуется царь правды, потом же царь Салимский, еже есть, царь мира,
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.
без отца, без матере, без причта рода, ни начала днем, ни животу конца имея, уподоблен же Сыну Божию, пребывает священник выну.
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].
Видите же, елик сей, емуже и десятину дал есть Авраам патриарх от избранных.
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.
И приемлющии убо священство от сынов Левиин заповедь имут одесятствовати люди по закону, сиречь, братию свою, аще и от чресл Авраамовых изшедшую:
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].
не причитаемый же родом к ним, одесятствова Авраама и имущаго обетования благослови:
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].
без всякаго же прекословия меншее от болшаго благословляется.
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].
И зде убо десятины человецы умирающии приемлют: тамо же свидетелствуемый, яко жив есть.
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],
И да сице реку, Авраамом и Левий, приемляй десятины, десятины дал есть:
10 since [the sperm from which all those priests were eventually born] was still in Abraham’s body [EUP] when Melchizedek met Abraham.
еще бо в чреслех отчиих бяше, егда срете его Мелхиседек.
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].
Аще убо совершенство левитским священством было, людие бо на нем взаконени быша: кая еще потреба по чину Мелхиседекову иному востати священнику, а не по чину Ааронову глаголатися?
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]}.
Прелагаему бо священству, по нужди и закону пременение бывает.
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].
О Немже бо глаголются сия, колену иному причастися, от негоже никтоже приступи ко олтарю:
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.
яве бо, яко от колена Иудова возсия Господь наш, о немже колене Моисей о священстве ничесоже глагола.
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.
И лишше еще яве есть, яко по подобию Мелхиседекову востает Священник ин,
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).
Иже не по закону заповеди плотския бысть, но по силе живота неразрушаемаго.
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)
Свидетелствует бо, яко Ты еси священник во век по чину Мелхиседекову. (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].
Отлагание убо бывает прежде бывшия заповеди за немощное ея и неполезное:
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.
ничтоже бо совершил закон: привведение же есть лучшему упованию, имже приближаемся к Богу.
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].
И по елику не без клятвы:
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)
они бо без клятвы священницы быша, Сей же с клятвою чрез глаголющаго к Нему: клятся Господь и не раскается: Ты еси священник во век по чину Мелхиседекову: (aiōn g165)
22 Because of that, Jesus guarantees that [the new] covenant will be better [than the old one].
по толику лучшаго завета бысть испоручник Иисус.
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].
И они множайши священницы быша, зане смертию возбранени суть пребывати:
24 But because [Jesus] lives eternally, he will continue to be a Supreme Priest forever. (aiōn g165)
Сей же, занеже пребывает во веки, непреступное имать священство, (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.
темже и спасти до конца может приходящих чрез Него к Богу, всегда жив сый, во еже ходатайствовати о них.
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.
Таков бо нам подобаше Архиерей: преподобен, незлобив, безсквернен, отлучен от грешник и вышше небес бывый,
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!
Иже не имать по вся дни нужды, якоже первосвященницы, прежде о своих гресех жертвы приносити, потом же о людских: сие бо сотвори единою, Себе принес.
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)
Закон бо человеки поставляет первосвященники, имущыя немощь: слово же клятвенное, еже по законе, Сына во веки совершенна. (aiōn g165)
