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1 Jo šis Melhizedeks bija Salemes ķēniņš, Dieva tā visu augstākā priesteris, kas Ābrahāmam, kad tas pārnāca no tās ķēniņu kaušanas, gāja pretī un viņu svētīja;
[Now I will say more about] this [man] Melchizedek. He was the king of Salem [city and was] a priest of God, the one who is greater [than anyone else]. He met Abraham who was returning [home] after [he and his men] had defeated the [armies of four] kings [SYN]. Melchizedek [asked God to] bless Abraham.
2 Tam Ābrahāms arī deva to desmito tiesu no visa. Tas pirmā kārtā top tulkots: taisnības ķēniņš, - bet tad arīdzan: Salemes ķēniņš, tas ir, miera ķēniņš;
Then Abraham gave to him one tenth of all [the spoils he] took after winning [the battle. Melchizedek’s name] means firstly ‘king [who rules] righteously’, and since Salem means ‘peace’, he was the ‘king [who rules] peacefully’.
3 Bez tēva, bez mātes, bez radu raksta; kam nav nedz dienu iesākuma, nedz dzīvības gala, bet Dieva Dēlam līdzināts viņš paliek priesteris mūžam.
[In the Scriptures there is] no [record of who his] father [was], nor [is there any record of who his] mother [was], nor [is there any record of who his] ancestors [were]. There is no [record of when he was] born, nor [is there any record of when he] died. [For these reasons], [it is as though] he continues to be a priest forever, and for this reason he is like God’s Son.
4 Bet lūkojiet, cik liels šis ir, ka pats Ābrahāms, tas vectēvs, viņam desmito tiesu no tā laupījuma devis.
You can realize how great this [man Melchizedek was] from the fact that Abraham, [our famous] ancestor, gave him (a tithe/one tenth) of the spoils [from the battle].
5 Un tiem Levja bērniem, kas to svēto amatu dabū, ir gan viens likums, desmito tiesu ņemt no tiem ļaudīm pēc bauslības, tas ir, no saviem brāļiem, jebšu tie cēlušies no Ābrahāma gurniem;
According to the laws [God gave Moses], the descendants of [Abraham’s great-grandson] Levi, who were priests, should take tithes from [God’s] people who were their relatives, even though those people also were Abraham’s descendants.
6 Bet viņš, kas nebija cēlies no viņu cilts, to desmito tiesu ir ņēmis no Ābrahāma un svētījis to, kam tās apsolīšanas bija.
But this man [Melchizedek], who was not among the descendants [of Levi], took tithes from Abraham. He also [asked God to] bless Abraham, the man to whom [God] promised [many descendants].
7 Bet nu bez nekādas pretī runāšanas tas mazākais top svētīts no tā lielākā.
We know for certain that it is the more [important people] who [ask God to] bless the less important people. [And Melchizedek blessed Abraham. So we conclude that Melchizedek was greater than Abraham].
8 Un še mirstīgi cilvēki ņem to desmito tiesu, bet tur tas, par ko liecība top dota, ka tas dzīvo.
In the case of [the priests who are descendants of Levi], men who some day will die receive tithes. But in the case of [Melchizedek it is as if God] testifies that he was still living, [since there is no record in Scriptures about his death].
9 Un (tā sakot): arī Levi, kas to desmito tiesu ņem, to desmito tiesu ir devis caur Ābrahāmu.
And it was as though Levi himself, and [all the priests descended from him]—who received tithes [from the people]—paid tithes [to Melchizedek]. And when Abraham paid tithes, it [was as though Levi and all the priests descended from him acknowledged that the work Melchizedek did as a priest was greater than the work Levi did],
10 Jo viņš vēl bija tēva gurnos, kad Melhizedeks šim gāja pretī.
since [the sperm from which all those priests were eventually born] was still in Abraham’s body [EUP] when Melchizedek met Abraham.
11 Ja tad nu tā pilnība būtu caur to priestera amatu no Levja cilts, (jo līdz ar to tie ļaudis bauslību ir dabūjuši), kam tad vēl vajadzēja citam priesterim celties pēc Melhizedeka kārtas, un netikt sauktam pēc Ārona kārtas?
[God] gave his laws to his people at the same time he gave regulations about the priests. So, if what the priests who were descended from Levi did could have provided a way for God to completely [forgive] people [for disobeying those laws], certainly no other priest like Melchizedek would have been necessary. [RHQ] Instead, priests who were descended from Aaron, [Levi’s descendant, would have been adequate].
12 Jo kad priesteru amats tiek pārcelts, tad arīdzan bauslībai jātiek pārceltai.
[But we know they were not adequate, because a new type of priest like Melchizedek has come]. And since [God] has appointed a new type of priest, he also had to change the regulations [concerning how priests were appointed] {[he appointed priests]}.
13 Jo Tas, par ko tas sacīts, piederēja pie citas cilts, no kuras neviens nebija kalpojis pie altāra.
[Jesus], the one about whom I am saying these things, is a descendant of someone else, [not a descendant of Levi]. None of the men from whom Jesus descended ever served as priests [MTY].
14 Jo tas ir zināms, ka mūsu Kungs cēlies no Jūda cilts un uz šo cilti Mozus neko nav runājis par priesteru amatu.
[We know that] since it is obvious that it is from [the tribe of] Judah that our Lord was descended. Moses never said that any of Judah’s descendants would [become] priests.
15 Un tas vēl jo skaidri ir zināms, ja pēc Melhizedeka līdzības cits priesteris ceļas,
Furthermore, [we know that the priests who were descended from Levi were inadequate, since] it is even more obvious that another priest has appeared who is like Melchizedek.
16 Kas tāds tapis ne pēc miesīga likuma bauslības, bet pēc neiznīcīgas dzīvības spēka.
Jesus became a priest, but not because [he fulfilled] what [God’s] law required [about being a descendant of Levi]. Instead, he has the kind of power that [came from a] life that nothing can destroy (OR, [enabled him to] live [again after he was] killed).
[We know this] since [God] confirmed it in [the Scripture passage in which he said to his Son], You [(sg)] are a priest eternally just like Melchizedek was a priest. (aiōn g165)
18 Jo iepriekšēja baušļa atcelšana notiek tāpēc, ka tas nespēcīgs un nederīgs.
On the one hand, God canceled what he commanded previously [concerning the priests] because it failed in every way to enable anyone [to become all that God intended].
19 Jo bauslība neko nav darījusi pilnīgu, bet tā labākas cerības ievešana, caur ko mēs tuvu nākam pie Dieva.
Remember that no one was able to become all that God intended [by obeying] the laws [that God gave Moses]. On the other hand, [God caused that we could] confidently expect better things [than we could expect by obeying God’s laws]. [He did that by his establishing Christ as priest]. Now by means of [Christ sacrificing himself for us] we can come near to God.
20 Un kad tas nav noticis bez zvērēšanas, -
Furthermore, [when God appointed Christ, it was when God] solemnly declared [that Christ would be a priest] [LIT]. When [God appointed former] priests, it was not by his solemnly declaring [that they would be priests].
21 (Jo viņi bez zvērēšanas palikuši par priesteriem, bet Šis ar zvērēšanu, caur To, kas uz Viņu saka: Tas Kungs ir zvērējis - un tas Tam nebūs žēl - Tu esi priesteris mūžīgi pēc Melhizedeka kārtas) - (aiōn g165)
However, when he [appointed Christ to be a priest], it was by these words that [the Psalmist wrote in Scripture]: The Lord has solemnly declared [to the Messiah], —and he will not change his mind— “You will be a priest forever!” (aiōn g165)
22 Tad Jēzus par vienas daudz labākas derības galvinieku ir palicis.
Because of that, Jesus guarantees that [the new] covenant will be better [than the old one].
23 Un viņi gan daudzi ir tapuši par priesteriem, tāpēc ka nāve tiem neļāva palikt.
And formerly, the priests could not keep serving [as priests], because they all died [PRS]. So there were many priests [to take the place of the ones who died].
But because [Jesus] lives eternally, he will continue to be a Supreme Priest forever. (aiōn g165)
25 Tādēļ Viņš arī pilnīgi var izglābt tos, kas caur Viņu pie Dieva nāk, vienmēr dzīvodams, ka Viņš tos aizstāvētu.
So, he can completely and eternally save those who come to God by [trusting in what Jesus has done for them], since he lives forever to plead [with God] to help them.
26 Jo tāds augsts priesteris mums arī pienācās, kas ir svēts, nenoziedzīgs, neapgānīts, atšķirts no grēciniekiem un augstāks pār debesīm;
Jesus is the kind of Supreme Priest that we need. He was holy; he did no wrong; he was completely innocent. [God] has now taken him up to the highest heaven separated from [living among] sinners.
27 Kam nevajag, tā kā tiem augstiem priesteriem, ikdienas upurus nest papriekš par saviem pašu grēkiem un pēc par tiem ļaužu grēkiem; jo to Viņš ir darījis vien' reiz, kad Viņš pats Sevi upurējis.
[The other] Supreme Priests need to sacrifice [animals] day by day [as well as year by year]. They do this, firstly, [to atone] for their own sins, and then [to atone for other] people [who have sinned]. [But because Jesus never sinned], he does not need to atone for his own sin. The only thing [he needed to do to save people] was to sacrifice himself once!
28 Jo bauslība ieceļ par augstiem priesteriem cilvēkus, kam ir vājība, bet tas zvērēšanas vārds, kas nāca pēc bauslības, tas To Dēlu ieceļ mūžīgi pilnīgu. (aiōn g165)
[We need a Supreme Priest like] him, because in the laws [that God gave Moses] [PRS] the ones who would be appointed to be priests would be men who tended [to sin easily]. But [God] solemnly [declared] [PRS] after [he had given] his laws [to Moses] that [he would appoint] (his Son/the man who is also God) [to be a Supreme Priest. Now] ([his Son/the man who is also God]) has forever become all that God intends him to be. (aiōn g165)
