Hebrews 5

1 For every chief priest — out of men taken — in behalf of men is set in things [pertaining] to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins,

For every high priest taken from among the people is appointed to represent the people in matters related to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.

2 able to be gentle to those ignorant and going astray, since himself also is compassed with infirmity;

He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and going astray, since he himself is subject to weakness.

3 and because of this infirmity he ought, as for the people, so also for himself to offer for sins;

That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.

4 and no one to himself doth take the honour, but he who is called by God, as also Aaron:

No one takes this honor for himself, but receives it when he is called by God, just as Aaron was.

5 so also the Christ did not glorify himself to become chief priest, but He who spake unto him: 'My Son thou art, I to-day have begotten thee;'

In the same way, Christ did not glorify himself in becoming a high priest, but was appointed by the one who said to him, “Yoʋ are my Son; today I have begotten yoʋ.”

6 as also in another [place] He saith, 'Thou [art] a priest — to the age, according to the order of Melchisedek;' (aiōn g165)

And in another passage he says, “Yoʋ are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.” (aiōn g165)

7 who in the days of his flesh both prayers and supplications unto Him who was able to save him from death — with strong crying and tears — having offered up, and having been heard in respect to that which he feared,

In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.

8 through being a Son, did learn by the things which he suffered — the obedience,

Even though he was the Son, he learned obedience from what he suffered.

9 and having been made perfect, he did become to all those obeying him a cause of salvation age-during, (aiōnios g166)

And having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him (aiōnios g166)

10 having been addressed by God a chief priest, according to the order of Melchisedek,

and was designated by God as a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.

11 concerning whom we have much discourse and of hard explanation to say, since ye have become dull of hearing,

On this topic we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become sluggish in hearing.

12 for even owing to be teachers, because of the time, again ye have need that one teach you what [are] the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God, and ye have become having need of milk, and not of strong food,

For though you ought to be teachers by this time, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food.

13 for every one who is partaking of milk [is] unskilled in the word of righteousness — for he is an infant,

Anyone who lives on milk is unacquainted with the teaching about righteousness, for he is an infant.

14 and of perfect men is the strong food, who because of the use are having the senses exercised, unto the discernment both of good and of evil.

But solid food is for the mature, whose faculties have been trained by practice to distinguish between good and evil.