Ibirawe 7
1 Hessi malke-xedeqey saleme kawone Xoossa qesseko; Izika Abiramey kawota oli xoonidi simmishin demmidi Abirame anjjides.
Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of the Most High God. He met Abraham who was returning from defeating the kings and blessed him.
2 Abirameykabess diza wurisofe tammu kushepe issi kushe izas immides. Koyro iza sunthas birshechi “Xiillo kawo” guusako. Kaallidi qasse “Saleme kawo” guusi “sarotetha kawo” guusuko.
Abraham gave him a tithe of all that he had won. Melchizedek's name means “king of right” while king of Salem means “king of peace.”
3 Izas Ayaka Aawayka woykko iza yeletethas zarikeyka baawa. Izi ayde yeletidi, ayde hayqidakone eretibynna. Izas doomethine wurisethi baawa. Gido attin Xoossa na mala medhinas izi qesse gididi dess.
We don't have any information about his father or his mother or his family tree. We don't know when he was born or when he died. Like the Son of God he continues as a priest forever.
4 Ane inte izi aymala gitakone qopite. Haray attoshin Aawatas wurisos koyroy Abiramey ba di7i ekkidayssa wurisofe tammafe issa kessi immides.
Think how great this man was for Abraham the patriarch to give him a tithe of what was won in battle.
5 Isttas qessetethi immetida Lewe nayti istta ishati Abirame zerethata gidikkoka derape hessika ba ishatape tammafe issa ekkana mala isttas wogan azazetides.
Yes, the sons of Levi who are priests were commanded by the law to receive a tithe from the people, their brothers and sisters, who are descended from Abraham.
6 Hayssa ha addeza zerethi Lewe zereth gidena. Gido attin izi Abiramepe tammafe issa ekkides. Kase izas ufayssa qaalay immetida Abirame anjjides.
But Melchizedek who doesn't share their ancestry received tithes from Abraham, and blessed the one who had God's promises.
7 Bayray kaallo anjjizayss wogako.
There's no argument that the lesser person is blessed by the one who is greater.
8 Issi baggara tammafe issa ekkizayti hayqizaytako. Hara baggara qasse tammafe issa ekkizadey hayqontta paxa diza mala izas marikatidadey malke-xedeqeko.
In the one case tithes are received by men who die, but in the other by one who is said to be living.
9 Haray attoshin Leweyka Abirame baggara tammafe issa kessides gaanas danda7etes.
So you could say that Levi, the one who receives tithes, has paid tithes through being a descendant of Abraham,
10 Gaasoyka malke-xedeqey Abirame gaagiza wode Lewey buro ba Aawa Abiramepe yeletibeyna.
for he was yet to be born from his father when Melchizedek met Abraham.
11 Paacey baynda poloy bettidayne wogay derezas immetiday Lewe qesetetha mala gididako Aaroone mala gidontta Malke-xedeqe shuumetetha malay hara qessey yaanas aazas koshidee?
Now if perfection could have been achieved through the priesthood of Levi (for that's how the law was received), what was the need for another priest to come following the order of Melchizedek, and not following the order of Aaron?
12 Qessetetha zarikey laametiza wode wogayka laamistanasi attontta miisheko.
If the priesthood is changed, then the law needs to be changed too.
13 Hessi wurikka izas yootetida qessey izi hara zerethiko. Iza zereththafe ooinka yarshoson oothi erizadey baawa.
The one we're talking about comes from a different tribe, a tribe that has never provided priests to serve at the altar.
14 Ne Goday Yuda baggafe yidayssi tumoko. Musey qessista gishshi yootishe ha zeretha gishshi yootidayssi issi mishshika baawa.
It's clear that our Lord is a descendant of Judah, and Moses said nothing about priests coming from this tribe.
15 Malke-xedeqe malay hara qessey dendiko nu kase yootida yoy daro qoncce gidena.
What makes it even clearer is when another priest appears who is similar to Melchizedek,
16 Izi qesse gididay dhayontta deyo wolqan attin zereththafe yida wogafe gidena.
and who didn't become a priest by virtue of his human ancestry but by the power of a life that cannot be ended.
That's why it says, “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.” (aiōn g165)
18 Kase azazoy laafane go7ontayssa gidida gishshi attides.
So the previous rule has been set aside because it was powerless and didn't work,
19 Wogay oonaka geeshanas danda7ontta gishshi nu Xoossa achchi shiiqanas izape adhdhiza hara ufayssi nuusu yides.
(for the law didn't make anything perfect). But now it's been replaced by a better hope by which we can come close to God.
20 Hessika caaqoy baynda hanbeyna. Hanko Qesse gididayti caaqoy bayndaytako.
This was not without an oath, even though those who become priests do so without an oath.
21 Izi gidiko qessetetha caaqon ekkides. Gaasoyka Xoossi iza gishshi hizigides “Goday caaqides, ba qofa izi laamena, (Ne medhinas qesse.”) (aiōn g165)
But he became a priest with an oath because God told him, “The Lord has taken a solemn vow and will not change his mind: You are a priest forever.” (aiōn g165)
22 Hessa mala caaqope dendidayssan Yesusay hessafe adhdhiza caaqo qaalas waase giddies.
This is how Jesus became the guarantee of an agreed relationship with God that is so much better.
23 Kase qesseti ba oothon sinthe gujjontta mala hayqoy istta digida gishshi qooday isttas darooko.
There have been many priests because death prevented them from being able to continue;
24 Yesusay gidiko medhinas dizade gidida gishshi iza qessetethi shaaretontta qessetethiko. (aiōn g165)
but since Jesus lives forever, his priesthood is permanent. (aiōn g165)
25 Hessa gishshi izi istta gigissana cimatishe wuriso wode hayqontta paxa eqqi diza gishshi iza baggara Xoossako yizayta wursi ashanas danda7es.
As a result he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, living always to plead their case on their behalf.
26 Hessa gishshi nuusi koshshsiza qeessista halaqay hessa mala geeshine wothoy iza bolla baynda xiillone nagaranchatape shaaketidi salotape bollara bonchetida qessata halaqako.
He is exactly the high priest we need: holy and without fault, pure and separate from sinners, and given a place in the highest heavens.
27 Izi hanko qessata halaqata mala koyro ba nagara gishshi qasseka kaalethidi hanko dereza nagara gishshi gallas gallas yarsho shiishanas iza koshshena. Izi bena aathi immida wode asa nagara gishshi issi too sinththa baggassara yarsho wu wursi polides.
Unlike those human high priests, he doesn't need to offer a daily sacrifice for his sins and then the sins of the people. He did this once, and for everyone, when he offered himself.
28 Wogay daburancha asata qessatas waana halaqa hisiti shuumes. Wogape kaallidi yida caaqo qaalay gidiko medhinas iza bolla wothoy baynda naaza shuumides. (aiōn g165)
The law appoints imperfect men as high priests, but God gave his solemn vow after the law, and appointed his Son, perfect forever. (aiōn g165)
