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.”
Now the main point of what we are saying is this: We have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the Majesty's throne 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 as a minister of the holy places and the true tabernacle, which was set up by the Lord, 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.
For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; therefore, it was necessary for this priest also to have something to offer.
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,
For if he were on earth, he would not even be a priest, since there are already priests who offer gifts according to the law.
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.”
They serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things. For when Moses was about to build the tabernacle, he was warned by God, “Be sure to make everything according to the pattern that was shown to yoʋ 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 as it is, the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to the old priesthood as the covenant he mediates is superior to the old covenant, since it has been enacted on better promises.
7 Paske si premye akò sa a te san defo, pa t ap gen yon rezon pou yon dezyèm.
For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no need to look for a second one.
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 it, God says to the people, “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house 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 like the covenant I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt. For they did not continue in my covenant, so I had no regard for 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.
For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds and write them on their hearts. 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.
No longer will a man teach his fellow citizen or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest.
12 Paske Mwen va gen mizerikòd pou linikite pa yo e Mwen p ap sonje peche yo ankò.
For I will be merciful toward their iniquities; their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”
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.
In speaking of “a new covenant,” he has made the first one obsolete. And what is becoming obsolete and growing old will soon disappear.
