Hebraeer 9
1 Zwar hatte auch der erste Satzungen des Gottesdienstes und ein äußerliches Heiligtum.
[To continue]: In the first [covenant, God] regulated how people [should perform] rituals, and [he told them to make] [MTY] a sanctuary.
2 Denn es war da das Vorzelt aufgeschlagen, in dem sich der Leuchter und der Tisch und die Schaubrote befanden, und diese heißen das Heilige.
[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 Hinter dem zweiten Vorhang war das Zelt, das da heißt das Allerheiligste.
Behind the curtain inside [the holy place] there was [another] room. That was called ‘the very holy place’.
4 Dies enthielt den goldenen Rauchaltar und die allenthalben mit Gold überzogene Bundeslade, in der ein goldener Krug mit dem Manna und Aharons Stab, der gegrünt hatte, und die Bundestafeln sich befanden;
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 Oben darüber waren die Cherube der Herrlichkeit, die den Gnadenstuhl überschatteten, wovon jetzt insonderheit nicht zu reden ist.
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 Da nun solches also eingerichtet ist, so treten die Priester immer in das Vorzelt und verrichten den Dienst allda.
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 In das hintere tritt allein der Hohepriester einmal im Jahr, nicht ohne Blut, das er für seine und des Volkes unwissentliche Übertretungen darbringt;
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 Womit der Heilige Geist bedeutet, daß der Weg zum Heiligtum noch nicht geoffenbart sei, solange das vordere Zelt noch bestände.
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 Dieses ist ein Sinnbild auf die gegenwärtige Zeit, in welcher Gaben und Opfer dargebracht werden, die den, der Gott damit dient, im Gewissen noch nicht können vollkommen beruhigen;
[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 Die nur mit Speise und Trank und mancherlei Waschungen und äußerlichen Satzungen bis zur Zeit der Besserung auferlegt sind.
[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 Christus aber ist gekommen als Hoherpriester der zukünftigen Güter und trat durch das größere und vollkommenere Zelt, das nicht mit Händen gemacht, das heißt nicht von dieser Welt ist;
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 Ist auch nicht durch das Blut von Böcken und Kälbern, sondern durch Sein eigen Blut ein- für allemal eingetreten in das Heiligtum und hat ewige Erlösung zuwege gebracht. (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 Denn wenn das Blut der Ochsen und Böcke und die Asche von der Kuh, auf die Verunreinigten gesprengt, zur leiblichen Reinheit heiligt,
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 Wieviel mehr wird das Blut von Christus, Der Sich unbefleckt durch den ewigen Geist Gott dargebracht hat, unser Gewissen reinigen von toten Werken, dem lebendigen Gott zu dienen! (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 Und darum ist Er der Vermittler eines neuen Bundes, dadurch, daß ein Tod erfolgte zur Erlösung von den unter dem ersten Bunde begangenen Übertretungen, auf daß die Berufenen das verheißene ewige Erbe empfangen. (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 Denn wo ein Testament ist, da muß der Tod dessen beigebracht werden, der das Testament gemacht hat.
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 Denn ein Testament tritt inkraft durch den Tod und hat keine Kraft, wenn der noch lebt, der es gemacht hat.
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 Daher auch das erste nicht ohne Blut gestiftet ward.
And so [God] put the first covenant into effect only [LIT] by means of [animals’] blood that was shed [when they were slaughtered].
19 Denn nachdem alles Gebot nach dem Gesetz von Moses an das Volk ausgesprochen war, nahm er das Blut der Kälber und Böcke mit Wasser, Purpurwolle und Ysop, und besprengte das Buch und alles Volk mit den Worten:
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 Das ist das Blut des Bundes, den Gott euch verordnet hat.
saying to them, “This is the blood [which brings into effect] the covenant that God commanded that you [obey].”
21 Und das Zelt und alle Geräte des Gottesdienstes besprengte er gleichfalls mit dem Blut.
Likewise, he sprinkled with that blood the tent and every object that they used in performing rituals.
22 Und wird fast alles dem Gesetz zufolge mit Blut gereinigt, und ohne Vergießung von Blut geschieht keine Vergebung.
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 So mußten nun die Vorbilder der Dinge in den Himmeln mit solchem gereinigt werden, die himmlischen Dinge aber mit besseren Opfern, denn diese sind.
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 Denn nicht in dieses mit Händen gemachte Heiligtum, das Vorbild des Wahrhaftigen, sondern in den Himmel selbst ist Christus eingetreten, um vor Gottes Angesicht für uns zu erscheinen;
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 Noch auch, daß Er Sich mehrmals opfere, wie der Hohepriester einmal des Jahres mit fremdem Blut in das Heiligtum eintritt;
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 Sonst hätte Er seit Anfang der Welt oft Leiden müssen; nun aber ist Er bei Vollendung der Zeitläufe einmal zur Erlassung der Sünde durch Sein Opfer offenbar worden. (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 Und wie den Menschen beschieden ist, einmal zu sterben, danach aber das Gericht,
All people must die once, and after that [God] will judge them [for their sins].
28 Also ist Christus einmal geopfert, um die Sünden vieler zu tilgen, und wird zum zweitenmal erscheinen ohne Sünden denen, die auf Ihn warten zu ihrem Heile.
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.
