Heprealaisille 9
1 Olihan tosin ensimmäiselläkin liitolla jumalanpalvelussäännöt ja maallinen pyhäkkö.
[To continue]: In the first [covenant, God] regulated how people [should perform] rituals, and [he told them to make] [MTY] a sanctuary.
2 Sillä maja oli valmistettu niin, että siinä oli etumainen maja, jossa oli sekä lampunjalka että pöytä ja näkyleivät, ja sen nimi on "pyhä".
[That sanctuary] was a tent that [the Israelites] set up. In its outer room there was the lampstand and the table [on which they put] the bread that [the priests] presented [to God. That room] was called ‘the holy place’.
3 Mutta toisen esiripun takana oli se maja, jonka nimi on "kaikkeinpyhin";
Behind the curtain inside [the holy place] there was [another] room. That was called ‘the very holy place’.
4 siinä oli kultainen suitsutusalttari ja liiton arkki, yltympäri kullalla päällystetty, jossa säilytettiin kultainen mannaa sisältävä astia ja Aaronin viheriöinyt sauva ja liiton taulut,
It had an altar, [made from] gold, [for burning] incense. [It also had the chest which they called] the chest of the covenant. All its sides were covered with gold. In it was the golden pot which contained [pieces of the food they called] manna. [That was the food with which God miraculously fed the people before they entered the promised land]. In the chest there was also Aaron’s walking stick that budded [to prove that he was God’s true priest]. In the chest were also the stone tablets [on which God had written] the Ten Commandments.
5 ja arkin päällä kirkkauden kerubit varjostamassa armoistuinta. Mutta näistä nyt ei ole syytä puhua kustakin erikseen.
On top of [the chest] were [figures of] winged creatures [that symbolized God’s] glory. Their [wings] overshadowed the chest’s lid where [the high priest sprinkled the blood] (to [atone for/to forgive]) [those who had sinned. I] do not [need] to write about these things in detail now.
6 Kun nyt kaikki on näin järjestetty, menevät papit joka aika etumaiseen majaan jumalanpalvelusta toimittamaan,
After all those things were prepared {After they had prepared all those things like that} [in the two rooms of the tent], the [Jewish] priests habitually went into the outer [room of the] tent to perform their rituals.
7 mutta toiseen majaan menee ainoastaan ylimmäinen pappi kerran vuodessa, ei ilman verta, jonka hän uhraa itsensä edestä ja kansan tahattomien syntien edestä.
But into the inner room, only the Supreme Priest [went], once a year. He always took [LIT] the blood [of animals that they had slaughtered]. He offered them [to God] for his own [sins] and for the sins that other people had committed. They included sins that they did not realize [were sinful].
8 Näin Pyhä Henki osoittaa, että tie kaikkeinpyhimpään vielä on ilmoittamatta, niin kauan kuin etumainen maja vielä seisoo.
By those things the Holy Spirit indicated that [just like God] did not reveal the way [for ordinary people] to enter into the inner room while the outer room still existed [MET], [similarly he did not reveal the way for ordinary people to enter the presence of God while the Jewish system of offering sacrifices was in effect].
9 Tämä on nykyistä aikaa tarkoittava vertauskuva, ja sen mukaisesti uhrataan lahjoja ja uhreja, jotka eivät kykene tekemään täydelliseksi omassatunnossaan sitä, joka jumalanpalvelusta toimittaa,
[The things that the priests did inside the outer room] [MTY] symbolized [what was true] during the time [when the first covenant was in effect]. According to [the first covenant] (OR, [In that outer room]), [priests] offered gifts and other sacrifices to God. But [by offering them], the people who brought them were unable to make themselves feel that they were no longer guilty for having sinned.
10 vaan jotka, niinkuin ruuat ja juomat ja erilaiset pesotkin, ovat ainoastaan lihan sääntöjä, jotka ovat voimassa uuden järjestyksen aikaan asti.
[They brought those gifts and made those sacrifices] according to [regulations concerning] things to eat and drink, and [according to rules that required people to] wash various things. [God] declared that those regulations about our bodies were to be in effect until [he put into effect the new covenant]; that was a better system.
11 Mutta kun Kristus tuli tulevaisen hyvän ylimmäiseksi papiksi, niin hän suuremman ja täydellisemmän majan kautta, joka ei ole käsillä tehty, se on: joka ei ole tätä luomakuntaa,
But when Christ came as our Supreme Priest, [he brought] the good things that are now available. When he appeared, [he went into God’s presence in heaven. That is like a] [MET] very great and perfect tent not made by humans {which no human made} [SYN]; that is, it is not part of the world [God] created. It was better [than the tent Moses set up here on earth].
12 meni, ei kauristen ja vasikkain veren kautta, vaan oman verensä kautta kerta kaikkiaan kaikkeinpyhimpään ja sai aikaan iankaikkisen lunastuksen. (aiōnios g166)
[When a Supreme Priest goes into the inner room in the tent each year, he takes] goats’ blood and calves’ blood [to offer as a sacrifice]. But Christ did not [do that. It was as though] he went into that very holy place only once, taking his own blood with him. By doing that, he eternally redeemed us. (aiōnios g166)
13 Sillä jos kauristen ja härkäin veri ja hiehon tuhka, saastaisten päälle vihmottuna, pyhittää lihanpuhtauteen,
The priests sprinkle on people goats’ blood and bulls’ blood and [the water that has been filtered through] the ashes of a [red] heifer that has been [completely burned. By performing that ritual, they can ritually] cleanse the bodies of those who are [ceremonially] unclean. Furthermore, performing those rituals enabled people to have fellowship with God again.
14 kuinka paljoa enemmän on Kristuksen veri, hänen, joka iankaikkisen Hengen kautta uhrasi itsensä viattomana Jumalalle, puhdistava meidän omantuntomme kuolleista teoista palvelemaan elävää Jumalaa! (aiōnios g166)
[So, because we know what] Christ [accomplished when] his blood flowed [when he died for us] [PRS, MTY], we will be very certain that we are not guilty [of having] done those things [that those who are spiritually] dead do. [As a result], we can serve God, who is all-powerful. [The priests always offer to God animals] with no defects. Similarly, when Christ offered himself [as a sacrifice] to God, he was sinless [MET]. He did that as a result of [God’s] eternal Spirit [helping him]. (aiōnios g166)
15 Ja sentähden hän on uuden liiton välimies, että, koska hänen kuolemansa on tapahtunut lunastukseksi ensimmäisen liiton aikuisista rikkomuksista, ne, jotka ovat kutsutut, saisivat luvatun iankaikkisen perinnön. (aiōnios g166)
[By] dying [for us], [Christ] ([redeemed/] free from the penalty for their sins) even those who disobeyed the [conditions of] (OR, [during the time of]) the first covenant. So, [because] no [one could be made perfect by obeying the old covenant], now Christ establishes [between God and people] a new covenant. He does that in order that those whom God has chosen may eternally have [the blessings that God] has promised them. (aiōnios g166)
16 Sillä missä on testamentti, siinä on sen tekijän kuolema toteennäytettävä;
A covenant [is like a will. In the case of a will], [in order to put its provisions into effect], someone must prove that the one who made it has died.
17 sillä vasta kuoleman jälkeen testamentti on pitävä, koska se ei milloinkaan ole voimassa tekijänsä eläessä.
A will goes into effect [only when the one who makes the will] has died. It is not in effect when the one who made it is still alive.
18 Sentähden ei myöskään ensimmäistä liittoa verettä vihitty.
And so [God] put the first covenant into effect only [LIT] by means of [animals’] blood that was shed [when they were slaughtered].
19 Sillä kun Mooses oli kaikelle kansalle julkilukenut kaikki käskyt, niinkuin ne laissa kuuluvat, otti hän vasikkain ja kauristen veren ynnä vettä ja purppuravillaa ja isopin ja vihmoi sekä itse kirjan että kaiken kansan,
After Moses had declared to all the Israelites everything that God commanded in the laws [that God gave him], he took calves’ and goats’ blood [mixed] with water. He [dipped into it] scarlet wool [that he tied around] a sprig of hyssop. Then he sprinkled [with some of the blood] the scroll itself containing God’s laws. Then he sprinkled [more of that blood on all the] people,
20 sanoen: "Tämä on sen liiton veri, jonka Jumala on teille säätänyt".
saying to them, “This is the blood [which brings into effect] the covenant that God commanded that you [obey].”
21 Ja samoin hän verellä vihmoi myös majan ja kaikki palvelukseen kuuluvat esineet.
Likewise, he sprinkled with that blood the tent and every object that they used in performing rituals.
22 Niin puhdistetaan lain mukaan miltei kaikki verellä, ja ilman verenvuodatusta ei tapahdu anteeksiantamista.
It was by [sprinkling] blood that they [ritually] cleansed almost everything. That was what [was stated in] God’s laws. If blood is not shed [when people offer a sacrifice, God] cannot forgive [the person who is making the sacrifice].
23 On siis välttämätöntä, että taivaallisten kuvat tällä tavalla puhdistetaan, mutta että taivaalliset itse puhdistetaan paremmilla uhreilla kuin nämä.
So, by rituals like that, it was necessary for [the priests] to cleanse the things that symbolized what Christ does [MTY] in heaven. But God has to [consecrate] the [people who will enter] [MTY] heaven [by means of] better sacrifices than those.
24 Sillä Kristus ei mennyt käsillä tehtyyn kaikkeinpyhimpään, joka vain on sen oikean kuva, vaan itse taivaaseen, nyt ilmestyäkseen Jumalan kasvojen eteen meidän hyväksemme.
Christ did not enter a sanctuary that humans made. That one only represented the true [sanctuary]. Instead, he entered heaven itself, in order to now be in God’s presence [to plead with] God for us.
25 Eikä hän mennyt uhratakseen itseänsä monta kertaa, niinkuin ylimmäinen pappi joka vuosi menee kaikkeinpyhimpään, vierasta verta mukanaan,
The [Jewish] Supreme Priest enters the very holy place once every year, taking blood that is not his own, [to offer it as a sacrifice]. But when Christ entered heaven, it was not in order to offer himself repeatedly like that.
26 sillä muutoin hänen olisi pitänyt kärsimän monta kertaa maailman perustamisesta asti; mutta nyt hän on yhden ainoan kerran maailmanaikojen lopulla ilmestynyt, poistaakseen synnin uhraamalla itsensä. (aiōn g165)
[If that were so], he would have needed to suffer [and shed his blood] repeatedly since [the time when God] created the world. But instead, in this final age, [Christ] has appeared once in order that by sacrificing himself he could cause [that people] no longer will be [punished for their] sins. (aiōn g165)
27 Ja samoinkuin ihmisille on määrätty, että heidän kerran on kuoleminen, mutta senjälkeen tulee tuomio,
All people must die once, and after that [God] will judge them [for their sins].
28 samoin Kristuskin, kerran uhrattuna ottaakseen pois monien synnit, on toistamiseen ilman syntiä ilmestyvä pelastukseksi niille, jotka häntä odottavat.
Likewise, when Christ [died], [God] offered him once to be a sacrifice, to punish him instead of the many [people who had] sinned. He will come [to earth] a second time, not [in order to sacrifice himself again for those who] have sinned, but in order to [complete] his saving those who expectantly wait for him.
