Ba-Ebre 7
1 Melishisedeki azalaki mokonzi ya Salemi mpe Nganga-Nzambe ya Nzambe-Oyo-Aleki-Likolo. Ezali Melishisedeki nde akendeki kokutana na Abrayami, wana Abrayami azali kozonga sima na ye kolonga bakonzi; mpe ezali Melishisedeki nde apambolaki Abrayami.
For this man, Melchizedek, King of Salem and priest of the Most High God--he who when Abraham was returning after defeating the kings met him and pronounced a blessing on him--
2 Abrayami apesaki ye eteni ya zomi ya biloko nyonso oyo azwaki lokola bomengo ya bitumba. Kombo ya Melishisedeki elakisi « mokonzi ya bosembo. » Azali lisusu mokonzi ya Salemi; elingi koloba: mokonzi ya kimia.
to whom also Abraham presented a tenth part of all--being first, as his name signifies, King of righteousness, and secondly King of Salem, that is, King of peace:
3 Azalaki na tata te, mama te, bakoko te, mokolo ya mbotama te, mpe mokolo ya kufa te; azalaki lokola Mwana na Nzambe, mpe azali Nganga-Nzambe mpo na libela.
with no father or mother, and no record of ancestry: having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made a type of the Son of God--this man Melchizedek remains a priest for ever.
4 Botala ndenge nini Melishisedeki azalaki moto monene mpo ete ezala Abrayami, koko na biso, apesa ye eteni ya zomi ya bomengo na ye ya bitumba!
Now think how great this priest-king must have been to whom Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth part of the best of the spoil.
5 Solo, Mibeko ya Moyize etindaki bana ya Levi, oyo bakomi Banganga-Nzambe kozwa biteni ya zomi epai ya bandeko na bango, bato ya Isalaele, oyo bazali mpe bato ya libota ya Abrayami.
And those of the descendants of Levi who receive the priesthood are authorized by the Law to take tithes from the people, that is, from their brethren, though these have sprung from Abraham.
6 Kasi Melishisedeki oyo azalaki kutu moto ya libota ya Levi te azwaki eteni ya zomi ya Abrayami, mpe apambolaki moto oyo Nzambe apesaki bilaka.
But, in this instance, one who does not trace his origin from them takes tithes from Abraham, and pronounces a blessing on him to whom the promises belong.
7 Nzokande, tembe ezali te ete ezali moto oyo azali na se nde azwaka lipamboli kowuta na moto oyo aleki ye.
And beyond all dispute it is always the inferior who is blessed by the superior.
8 Botala lisusu: na ngambo moko, ezali bato oyo bakufaka nde bazali kozwa biteni ya zomi; kasi na ngambo mosusu, kolanda Makomi, ezali moto na bomoi.
Moreover here frail mortal men receive tithes: there one receives them about whom there is evidence that he is alive.
9 Boye, na mokuse, tokoki koloba ete Levi oyo azwaka biteni ya zomi afutaki eteni ya zomi epai ya Melishisedeki na nzela ya Abrayami;
And Levi too--if I may so speak--pays tithes through Abraham:
10 pamba te, tango Melishisedeki akutanaki na Abrayami, Levi azalaki nanu kati na mokongo ya koko na ye, Abrayami.
for Levi was yet in the loins of his forefather when Melchizedek met Abraham.
11 Boye, soki bato oyo bazwaki mobeko bakokaki kokoma ya kokoka na nzela ya bonganga-Nzambe ya Balevi, mpo na nini kotia Nganga-Nzambe mosusu, kolanda molongo ya Melishisedeki, kasi kolanda molongo ya Aron te?
Now if the crowning blessing was attainable by means of the Levitical priesthood--for as resting on this foundation the people received the Law, to which they are still subject-- what further need was there for a Priest of a different kind to be raised up belonging to the order of Melchizedek instead of being said to belong to the order of Aaron?
12 Nzokande, lokola bonganga-Nzambe ebongwani, mobeko mpe esengeli kobongwana.
For when the priesthood changes, a change of Law also of necessity takes place.
13 Pamba te makambo yango etali Nganga-Nzambe oyo azali ya libota ya Levi te, kasi ya libota oyo moto na yango moko te atikala kosala na etumbelo.
He, however, to whom that prophecy refers is associated with a different tribe, not one member of which has anything to do with the altar.
14 Toyebi malamu ete Nkolo na biso azali ya libota ya Yuda, mpe Moyize atikalaki koloba eloko moko te na tina na bonganga-Nzambe ya libota ya Yuda.
For it is undeniable that our Lord sprang from Judah, a tribe of which Moses said nothing in connection with priests.
15 Likambo oyo tozali kolobela ekomi lisusu polele koleka awa Nganga-Nzambe mosusu abimi, Nganga-Nzambe oyo akokani na Melishisedeki;
And this is still more abundantly clear when we read that it is as belonging to the order of Melchizedek that a priest of a different kind is to arise,
16 akomi Nganga-Nzambe kolanda mibeko ya bomoto te, kasi kolanda nguya ya bomoi oyo ezali na suka te.
and hold His office not in obedience to any temporary Law, but by virtue of an indestructible Life.
17 Pamba te, tala litatoli oyo baloba na tina na Ye: « Ozali Nganga-Nzambe mpo na libela, kolanda molongo ya Melishisedeki. » (aiōn g165)
For the words are in evidence, "Thou art a priest for ever, belonging to the order of Melchizedek." (aiōn g165)
18 Boye, Nzambe alongolaki mobeko ya liboso mpo ete ezalaki makasi te mpe ezalaki na tina te.
On the one hand we have here the abrogation of an earlier code because it was weak and ineffective--
19 Solo, Mibeko ya Moyize ebongisaki eloko moko te. Kasi elikya ya malamu koleka epesameli biso, elikya oyo, na nzela na yango, topusanaka pene ya Nzambe.
for the Law brought no perfect blessing--but on the other hand we have the bringing in of a new and better hope by means of which we draw near to God.
20 Makambo wana nyonso esalemaki na nzela ya seleka oyo Nzambe akataki. Nzokande, mpo na Balevi, Nzambe akataki ata seleka te mpo ete bakoma Banganga-Nzambe.
And since it was not without an oath being taken--
21 Kasi Yesu akomaki Nganga-Nzambe na nzela ya seleka, tango Nzambe alobaki na Ye: « Nkolo akati seleka, mpe akobongola mokano na Ye te: ‹ Ozali Nganga-Nzambe mpo na libela. › » (aiōn g165)
for these men hold office without any oath having been taken, but He holds it attested by an oath from Him who said to Him, "The Lord has sworn and will not recall His words, Thou art a Priest for ever" -- (aiōn g165)
22 Ezali na nzela ya seleka yango nde Yesu akoma ndanga ya boyokani oyo eleki motuya.
so much the more also is the Covenant of which Jesus has become the guarantor, a better covenant.
23 Mpe lisusu, Banganga-Nzambe bazalaki kokitana ebele, pamba te kufa ezalaki kopekisa bango kosala mosala na bango libela na libela.
And they have been appointed priests many in number, because death prevents their continuance in office:
24 Kasi mpo ete Yesu azali na bomoi seko na seko, Bonganga-Nzambe na Ye ezali mpo na libela. (aiōn g165)
but He, because He continues for ever, has a priesthood which does not pass to any successor. (aiōn g165)
25 Yango wana azali na makoki ya kobikisa libela, bato oyo bapusanaka pene ya Nzambe na nzela na Ye, mpo ete azali tango nyonso na bomoi mpo na kobondelaka Nzambe na tina na bango.
Hence too He is able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, seeing that He ever lives to plead for them.
26 Boye, Yesu nde azali Mokonzi ya Banganga-Nzambe, oyo abongi mpo na biso: azali Bule, asala ata mabe moko te, azali peto, akabwana na bato ya masumu, mpe Nzambe atombola Ye penza likolo koleka Likolo,
Moreover we needed just such a High Priest as this--holy, guileless, undefiled, far removed from sinful men and exalted above the heavens;
27 azali na posa te, lokola bakonzi mosusu ya Banganga-Nzambe, ya kotumbaka mbeka mokolo na mokolo mpo na masumu na Ye moko liboso, mpe, na sima, mpo na masumu ya bato, pamba te atumbaki mbeka yango mpo na masumu na bango mbala moko mpo na libela tango amikabaki Ye moko.
who, unlike other High Priests, is not under the necessity of offering up sacrifices day after day, first for His own sins, and afterwards for those of the people; for this latter thing He did once for all when He offered up Himself.
28 Bakonzi ya Banganga-Nzambe, oyo batiami na nzela ya Mibeko ya Moyize, bazali bato na bolembu; kasi Mokonzi ya Banganga-Nzambe oyo Nzambe atie na nzela ya maloba ya seleka, oyo eyaki sima na Mibeko ya Moyize, azali Mwana na Ye moko, oyo azali ya kokoka mpo na libela. (aiōn g165)
For the Law constitutes men High Priests--men with all their infirmity--but the utterance of the oath, which came later than the Law, constitutes High Priest a Son who has been made for ever perfect. (aiōn g165)
