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1 Alò, menm premye akò a te gen règleman pou adore Bondye ak sanktyè tèrès la.
[To continue]: In the first [covenant, God] regulated how people [should perform] rituals, and [he told them to make] [MTY] a sanctuary.
2 Paske te gen yon tabènak ki te fin prepare. Sa ki pa deyò a, nan li te gen chandelye a, tab la, ak pen sakre a. Yo rele l lye sen an.
[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 Andedan dezyèm vwal la, te gen yon tabènak ke yo te rele Sen de Sen yo.
Behind the curtain inside [the holy place] there was [another] room. That was called ‘the very holy place’.
4 Li gen yon lotèl an lò pou lansan an, ak lach akò a ki kouvri nan tout kote avèk lò. Ladann te gen yon vaz an lò ki gen lamàn nan, ak baton Aaron an ki te boujonnen, ak tablèt akò yo.
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 Epi anwo li, se te cheriben laglwa a ki te fè lonbraj sou plas ekspiyasyon an. Men de bagay sa yo, nou pa kab pale an detay koulye a.
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 Alò, lè bagay sa yo fin byen prepare konsa, prèt yo ap toujou antre nan tabènak pa deyò a, pou fè adorasyon Bondye,
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 men nan dezyèm nan, se sèl wo prèt la ki antre ladann yon fwa pa ane. Men fòk li pote san, ke li ofri pou tèt li a ak pou peche ke pèp la te fè nan inyorans yo.
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 Lespri Sen an ap fè nou konnen sa a; ke chemen pou antre nan lye sen an poko fin revele, pandan tabènak deyò a toujou kanpe.
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 Tabènak sila a se yon imaj pou tan prezan sila a. Selon sa a ni kado ni sakrifis k ap ofri yo pa kapab fè adoratè a vin pafè nan konsyans li,
[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 paske yo lye sèlman ak manje, bwason, ak plizyè bagay pou lave, règleman kò ki enpoze jis pou lè tout bagay vin nèf.
[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 Men lè Kris te parèt tankou wo prèt a bon bagay ki t ap vini yo, li te antre nan tabènak pi gran e pi pafè a, ki pa fèt avèk men; sa vle di, ki pa t sòti nan kreyasyon sila a.
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 Li pa te depann sou san kabrit ak jenn ti bèf, men nan pwòp san pa Li. Konsa, Li te antre nan lye sen an yon fwa pou tout, akoz Li te resevwa yon redanmsyon etènèl. (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 Paske si san a kabrit, ak towo, ak pousyè sann a yon gazèl voye sou sila ki te konwonpi yo, te sanktifye yo pou netwaye chè a,
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 konbyen anplis ke san a Kris la, ki atravè Lespri etènèl la, ki te ofri pwòp tèt Li san tach a Bondye, va netwaye konsyans nou de zèv lanmò yo, pou sèvi Bondye vivan an? (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 Pou rezon sila a, Li se medyatè a yon akò tounèf. Pouke, depi yon mò gen tan fèt pou redanmsyon transgresyon ki te komèt anba premye akò a, sila yo ki te rele a, kapab resevwa pwomès a eritaj etènèl la. (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 Paske kote denyè testaman akò mò a ye, fòk gen lanmò a sila ki te fè l la.
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 Paske yon denyè testaman akò mò valab sèlman lè moun mouri, paske li pa janm an fòs pandan sila ki te fè l la toujou vivan.
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 Konsa, menm premye akò a pa t inogire san san.
And so [God] put the first covenant into effect only [LIT] by means of [animals’] blood that was shed [when they were slaughtered].
19 Paske lè tout kòmandman yo te fin pale pa Moïse a tout pèp la selon Lalwa li te pran san a towo ak kabrit avèk dlo, lenn wouj ak izòp, e te aspèje yo ni sou liv la, ak tout pèp la.
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 E konsa li te di: “Sa se san akò ke Bondye te kòmande nou an.”
saying to them, “This is the blood [which brings into effect] the covenant that God commanded that you [obey].”
21 Menm jan an, li te flite tabènak la ak tout veso pou sèvis yo avèk san an.
Likewise, he sprinkled with that blood the tent and every object that they used in performing rituals.
22 Epi selon Lalwa, se prèske tout bagay ki netwaye avèk san, e san vèsman san, nanpwen padon.
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 Konsa, li te nesesè pou kopi a bagay ki nan syèl yo ta vin netwaye avèk san sila a, men bagay selès yo, yo menm, avèk yon pi bon sakrifis ke sa yo.
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 Paske Kris pa t antre nan yon lye sen ki te fèt avèk men, yon kopi senp de sa ki vrè a, men nan syèl la li menm; konsa, pou l parèt nan prezans a Bondye pou nou.
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 Ni se pa t pou Li ta kab ofri tèt Li souvan, kòm wo prèt ki antre nan lye sen an ane aprè ane avèk san ki pa pou li a.
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 Otreman, Li t ap bezwen soufri souvan depi fondasyon mond lan; men koulye a pou yon sèl fwa nan fen tan yo, Li te vin parèt pou aboli peche yo pa sakrifis a Li menm nan. (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 Epi konsa, jan sa apwente pou moun mouri yon sèl fwa a, e apre sa jijman an vini an,
All people must die once, and after that [God] will judge them [for their sins].
28 konsa Kris tou, ki te ofri yon sèl fwa pou pote peche a anpil moun nan, va vin parèt yon dezyèm fwa pou pote sali, san referans a peche, pou sila k ap vrèman tann Li yo.
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.
