Ebre 8
1 Koulye a, pwen prensipal nan sa ki te di a se sa: “Nou gen yon si tèlman wo prèt ki pran plas Li adwat a twòn Majeste a nan syèl yo.”
To sum up what I have been saying: Such is the high priest that we have, one who has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God’s Majesty in heaven,
2 Pou Li aji kòm sèvitè nan sanktyè a, ak nan vrè tabènak la ke Senyè a, olye lòm te fè leve.
where he serves in the sanctuary, in that true tent set up by the Lord and not by man.
3 Paske chak wo prèt nonmen pou ofri ni don ni sakrifis. Konsa li nesesè pou wo prèt sila a gen yon bagay pou l ofri tou.
Every high priest is appointed for the purpose of offering gifts and sacrifices to God; it follows, therefore, that this high priest must have some offering to make.
4 Alò, si Li te sou latè, Li pa t ap yon prèt menm, paske pou sa a, gen sila yo ki ofri don yo selon Lalwa,
If he were, however, still on earth, he would not even be a priest, since there are already priests who offer the gifts as the Law directs.
5 ki sèvi kòm yon kopi ak lonbraj a bagay selès yo, jis jan ke Moïse te avèti pa Bondye lè Li te prèt pou leve tabènak la, paske “Veye” Li te di: “pou ou fè tout bagay selon modèl ki te montre a ou menm sou mòn nan.”
(These priests, it is true, are engaged in a service which is only a copy and shadow of the heavenly realities, as is shown by the directions given to Moses when he was about to construct the tent. ‘Look to it,’ are the words, ‘that you make every part in accordance with the pattern shown you on the mountain.’)
6 Men koulye a, Li vin gen yon èv ki pi ekselan, paske Li se osi medyatè a yon pi bon akò, ki te etabli sou pi bon pwomès yo.
But Jesus, as we see, has obtained a ministry as far excelling theirs, as the covenant of which he is the intermediary, based, as it is, on better promises, excels the former covenant.
7 Paske si premye akò sa a te san defo, pa t ap gen yon rezon pou yon dezyèm.
If that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion for a second.
8 Paske akoz Li twouve fot nan yo, Li di: “Gade byen, jou yo ap vini, di Senyè a, lè Mwen va fè yon akò tounèf avèk kay Israël la e avèk kay Juda a;
But, finding fault with the people, God says – ‘“A time is coming,” says the Lord, “When I will ratify a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah –
9 Pa tankou akò ke Mwen te fè avèk zansèt pa yo nan jou ke M te pran yo nan men pou mennen yo sòti an Égypte la; paske yo pa t kontinye nan akò Mwen an e Mwen pa t okipe yo, di Senyè a.
Not such a covenant as I made with their ancestors on the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt. For they did not abide by their covenant with me, and therefore I disregarded them,” says the Lord.
10 Paske sa se akò ke Mwen va fè avèk kay Israël la apre jou sa yo, di Senyè a: Mwen va mete Lalwa Mwen nan panse yo, e Mwen va ekri yo nan kè yo. Mwen va Bondye yo, e yo va pèp Mwen.
“This is the covenant that I will make with the people of Israel after those days,” says the Lord. “I will impress my laws on their minds, and will inscribe them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they will be my people.
11 Epi yo p ap enstwi chak sitwayen parèy a yo ak chak frè a yo, pou di: ‘Vin konnen Bondye’, paske tout moun ap deja konnen Mwen, soti nan pi piti jiska pi gran nan yo.
There will be no need for anyone to instruct their fellow citizen, or for a person to say to their relatives ‘Learn to know the Lord’; for everyone will know me, from the lowest to the highest.
12 Paske Mwen va gen mizerikòd pou linikite pa yo e Mwen p ap sonje peche yo ankò.
For I will be merciful to their wrongdoings, and I will no longer remember their sins.”’
13 Lè L te di: “Yon akò tounèf”, Li fè premye a epwize nèt. Men, nenpòt sa ki vin epwize a, e ki vin vye, prè pou vin disparèt.
By speaking of a new covenant, God at once renders the former covenant obsolete; and whatever becomes obsolete and loses its force is virtually annulled.
