< Hebrews 9 >

1 It had, indeed, then (even the first tabernacle) ordinances of service, also a worldly sanctuary,
Now, indeed, the first institution had both ordinances of service, and a worldly holy place.
2 for a tabernacle was prepared, the first, in which was both the lamp-stand, and the table, and the bread of the presence — which is called 'Holy;'
For the first tabernacle, which is called holy, was set in order; in which were both the candlestick and the table, and the showbread;
3 and after the second vail a tabernacle that is called 'Holy of holies,'
and behind the second vail, the tabernacle which is called most holy--
4 having a golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid all round about with gold, in which [is] the golden pot having the manna, and the rod of Aaron that budded, and the tables of the covenant,
having the golden censer, and the ark of the institution, covered everywhere with gold, in which were the golden pot having the manna, and the rod of Aaron, which budded, and the tables of the institution;
5 and over it cherubim of the glory, overshadowing the mercy-seat, concerning which we are not now to speak particularly.
and above it, the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy-seat; concerning which things we can not at present speak particularly.
6 And these things having been thus prepared, into the first tabernacle, indeed, at all times the priests do go in, performing the services,
Now, these things being this set in order, the priests go at all times indeed into the first tabernacle, performing the services;
7 and into the second, once in the year, only the chief priest, not apart from blood, which he doth offer for himself and the errors of the people,
but into the second tabernacle--the high priest alone--once every year, not without blood, which he offers for himself, and for the errors of the people.
8 the Holy Spirit this evidencing that not yet hath been manifested the way of the holy [places], the first tabernacle having yet a standing;
The Holy Spirit signifying this, that the way of the holy places was not yet laid open, while the first tabernacle was yet standing;
9 which [is] a simile in regard to the present time, in which both gifts and sacrifices are offered, which are not able, in regard to conscience, to make perfect him who is serving,
which was a figurative representation for the time being, during which both gifts and sacrifices are offered which can not, with respect to the conscience, make him who does the service perfect--
10 only in victuals, and drinks, and different baptisms, and fleshly ordinances — till the time of reformation imposed upon [them].
only with meats and drinks, and divers immersions-- ordinances concerning the flesh, imposed till the time of reformation.
11 And Christ being come, chief priest of the coming good things, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands — that is, not of this creation —
But Christ being come--a High Priest of the good things to come--has, through a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, (that is to say, not of this building, )
12 neither through blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, did enter in once into the holy places, age-during redemption having obtained; (aiōnios g166)
entered once into the holy places, having obtained eternal redemption; not indeed, by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood. (aiōnios g166)
13 for if the blood of bulls, and goats, and ashes of an heifer, sprinkling those defiled, doth sanctify to the purifying of the flesh,
For if the blood of bulls and goats, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling the polluted, sanctified to the cleansing of the flesh,
14 how much more shall the blood of the Christ (who through the age-during Spirit did offer himself unblemished to God) purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? (aiōnios g166)
how much more shall the blood of Christ, who, through an Eternal Spirit, offered himself without fault, to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? (aiōnios g166)
15 And because of this, of a new covenant he is mediator, that, death having come, for redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, those called may receive the promise of the age-during inheritance, (aiōnios g166)
And, for this reason, he is mediator of the new institution, that, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first institution, those who had been called might receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. (aiōnios g166)
16 for where a covenant [is], the death of the covenant-victim to come in is necessary,
Now, where there is such an institution, the death of the instituted sacrifice must necessarily intervene:
17 for a covenant over dead victims [is] stedfast, since it is no force at all when the covenant-victim liveth,
for since the institution is ratified over the dead, it has no force while the instituted sacrifice lives.
18 whence not even the first apart from blood hath been initiated,
Hence, neither was the first introduced without blood;
19 for every command having been spoken, according to law, by Moses, to all the people, having taken the blood of the calves and goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, he both the book itself and all the people did sprinkle,
for "when Moses had spoken every precept in the law to all the people, taking the blood of calves, and of goats, with water and scarlet wool, and hyssop, he sprinkled both the book itself, and the people:"
20 saying, 'This [is] the blood of the covenant that God enjoined unto you,'
saying, "This is the blood of the institution, which God has enjoined on you."
21 and both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the service with blood in like manner he did sprinkle,
Moreover, he in like manner sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.
22 and with blood almost all things are purified according to the law, and apart from blood-shedding forgiveness doth not come.
And almost all thing, according to the law, were cleansed with blood; and without the shedding of blood, there is no remission.
23 [It is] necessary, therefore, the pattern indeed of the things in the heavens to be purified with these, and the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these;
It was necessary, then, indeed, that the representations of the things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves, with better sacrifices than these.
24 for not into holy places made with hands did the Christ enter — figures of the true — but into the heaven itself, now to be manifested in the presence of God for us;
Therefore, Christ has not entered into the holy places made with hands, the antitypes of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God, on our account.
25 nor that he may many times offer himself, even as the chief priest doth enter into the holy places every year with blood of others;
Not, however, that he should offer himself often, as the high priest enters into the holy places every year with other blood;
26 since it had behoved him many times to suffer from the foundation of the world, but now once, at the full end of the ages, for putting away of sin through his sacrifice, he hath been manifested; (aiōn g165)
for then he must have often sufferance since the foundation of the world: but now, once, at the conclusion of the ages, he has been manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. (aiōn g165)
27 and as it is laid up to men once to die, and after this — judgment,
And, forasmuch as it is appointed to men once to die, and after that, the judgment;
28 so also the Christ, once having been offered to bear the sins of many, a second time, apart from a sin-offering, shall appear, to those waiting for him — to salvation!
even so Christ, being once offered, to bear away the sins of many, will, to them who look for him, appear a second time, without a sin-offering, in order to salvation.

< Hebrews 9 >