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.
Este Melquisedec, rey de Salem, sacerdote del Dios Altísimo, es el que salió al encuentro de Abrahán, cuanto este volvía de la derrota de los reyes, y le bendijo.
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’.
A él también repartió Abrahán el diezmo de todo; y su nombre se interpreta, primero, rey de justicia, y luego también, rey de Salem, que es rey 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.
El cual, sin padre, sin madre, sin genealogía, sin principio de días ni fin de vida, fue asemejado al Hijo de Dios y permanece sacerdote eternamente.
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].
Y considerad cuán grande es este a quien el patriarca Abrahán dio una décima parte de los mejores 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.
Cierto que aquellos de los hijos de Leví que reciben el sacerdocio tienen el precepto de tomar, según la Ley, el diezmo del pueblo, esto es, de sus hermanos, aunque estos también son de la estirpe de Abrahán;
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].
pero aquel que no es del linaje de ellos tomó diezmos de Abrahán y bendijo al que tenía las promesas.
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].
Ahora bien, no cabe duda de que el menor es bendecido por el mayor.
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].
Y aquí por cierto los que cobran diezmos son hombres que mueren, mas allí uno de quien se da testimonio 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],
Y por decirlo así, también Leví, el que cobra diezmos, los pagó por medio de Abrahán,
10 since [the sperm from which all those priests were eventually born] was still in Abraham’s body [EUP] when Melchizedek met Abraham.
porque estaba todavía en los lomos de su padre cuando Melquisedec le salió al encuentro.
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].
Si, pues, la perfección se hubiera dado por medio del sacerdocio levítico, ya que bajo él recibió el pueblo la Ley ¿qué necesidad aún de que se levantase otro sacerdote según el orden de Melquisedec y que no se denominase según el orden de Aarón?
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 cambiándose el sacerdocio, fuerza es que haya también cambio de la Ley.
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].
Pues aquel de quien esto se dice, pertenecía a otra tribu, de la cual nadie sirvió al 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.
En efecto, manifiesto es que de Judá brotó el Señor nuestro, de la cual tribu nada dice Moisés cuando habla de sacerdotes.
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.
Esto es todavía mucho más manifiesto si a semejanza de Melquisedec se levanta otro 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).
constituido, no según la ley de un mandamiento carnal, sino conforme al poder de una vida indestructible;
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)
pues tal es el testimonio: “Tú eres sacerdote para siempre según el orden de Melquisedec”. (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].
Queda, por tanto, abrogado el mandamiento anterior, a causa de su flaqueza e inutilidad,
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.
pues la Ley no llevaba nada a la perfección, sino que introdujo una esperanza mejor, por medio de la cual nos acercamos a Dios.
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].
Y por cuanto no fue hecho sin juramento,
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)
—pues aquellos fueron constituidos sacerdotes sin juramento, mas Este con juramento, por Aquel que le dijo: “Juró el Señor y no se arrepentirá: Tú eres sacerdote para siempre—” (aiōn g165)
22 Because of that, Jesus guarantees that [the new] covenant will be better [than the old one].
de tanto mejor pacto fue constituido fiador Jesús.
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].
Y aquellos fueron muchos sacerdotes, porque la muerte les impedía permanecer,
24 But because [Jesus] lives eternally, he will continue to be a Supreme Priest forever. (aiōn g165)
mas Este, por cuanto permanece para siempre, tiene un sacerdocio sempiterno. (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.
Por lo cual puede salvar perfectamente a los que por Él se acercan a Dios, ya que vive siempre para interceder por ellos.
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.
Y tal Sumo Sacerdote nos convenía: santo, inocente, inmaculado, apartado de los pecadores y encumbrado sobre los cielos,
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 no necesita diariamente, como los Sumos Sacerdotes, ofrecer víctimas, primero por sus propios pecados, y después por los del pueblo, porque esto lo hizo de una vez, ofreciéndose a sí mismo.
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)
Pues la Ley constituye Sumos Sacerdotes a hombres sujetos a la flaqueza; pero la palabra del juramento, posterior a la Ley, constituye al Hijo llegado a la perfección para siempre. (aiōn g165)
