Hebrews 5
1 For ech bischop takun of men, is ordeyned for men in these thingis `that ben to God, that he offre yiftis and sacrifices for synnes.
Every High Priest, taken from among men, is appointed as a representative of his fellow-men in their relations with God, to offer both gifts and sacrifices in expiation of sins.
2 Which may togidere sorewe with hem, that beth vnkunnynge and erren; for also he is enuyrounned with infirmytee.
And he is able to sympathise with the ignorant and deluded, since he is himself subject to weakness,
3 And therfor he owith, as for the puple, so also for hym silf, to offre for synnes.
and is therefore bound to offer sacrifices for sins, not only for the People, but equally so for himself.
4 Nethir ony man taketh to hym onour, but he that is clepid of God, as Aaron was.
Nor does any one take that high office upon himself, till he has been called to do so by God, as Aaron was.
5 So Crist clarifiede not hym silf, that he were bischop, but he that spak to hym, Thou art my sone, to dai Y gendride thee.
In the same way, even the Christ did not take the honour of the High Priesthood upon himself, but he was appointed by him who said to him — ‘Thou art my Son; this day I have become thy Father’;
6 As `in anothere place he seith, Thou art a prest with outen ende, aftir the ordre of Melchisedech. (aiōn g165)
and on another occasion also — ‘Thou art a priest for all time of the order of Melchizedek.’ (aiōn g165)
7 Which in the daies of his fleisch offride, with greet cry and teeris, preieris and bisechingis to hym that myyte make hym saaf fro deth, and was herd for his reuerence.
Jesus, in the days of his earthly life, offered prayers and supplications, with earnest cries and with tears, to him who was able to save him from death; and he was heard because of his devout submission.
8 And whanne he was Goddis sone, he lernyde obedience of these thingis that be suffride;
Son though he was, he learned obedience from his sufferings;
9 and he brouyt to the ende is maad cause of euerlastinge heelthe to alle that obeischen to hym, (aiōnios g166)
and, being made perfect, he became to all those who obey him the source of eternal Salvation, (aiōnios g166)
10 and is clepid of God a bischop, bi the ordre of Melchisedech.
while God himself pronounced him a High Priest of the order of Melchizedek.
11 Of whom ther is to vs a greet word for to seie, and able to be expowned, for ye ben maad feble to here.
Now on this subject I have much to say, but it is difficult to explain it to you, because you have shown yourselves so slow to learn.
12 For whanne ye ouyten to be maistris for tyme, eftsoone ye neden that ye be tauyt, whiche ben the lettris of the bigynnyng of Goddis wordis. And ye ben maad thilke, to whiche is nede of mylk, and not sad mete.
For whereas, considering the time that has elapsed, you ought to be teaching others, you still need some one to teach you the very alphabet of the Divine Revelation, and need again to be fed with ‘milk’ instead of with ‘solid food.’
13 For ech that is parcenere of mylk, is with out part of the word of riytwisnesse, for he is a litil child.
For every one who still has to take ‘milk’ knows nothing of the Teaching of Righteousness; he is a mere infant.
14 But of perfit men is sad mete, of hem that for custom han wittis exercisid to discrecioun of good and of yuel.
But ‘solid food’ is for Christians of mature faith — those whose faculties have been trained by practice to distinguish right from wrong.
