Hebreerne 7
1 For denne Melkisedek, konge i Salem og den høgste Guds prest, han som gjekk Abraham til møtes då han kom att frå sin siger yver kongarne, og som velsigna honom,
It was this Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and gave him his blessing;
2 som Abraham og gav tiend av alt; han som er, når hans namn vert utlagt, fyrst rettferds konge, dinæst og Salems konge, det er freds konge,
and it was to him that Abraham allotted a tithe of all the spoil. The meaning of his name is “king of righteousness,” and besides that, he was also king of Salem, which means “king of peace.”
3 som er utan far, utan mor, utan ættartal, og som korkje hev dagars byrjing eller livs ende, men er gjord lik med Guds son: han vert prest for alltid.
There is no record of his father, or mother, or lineage, nor again of any beginning of his days, or end of his life. In this he resembles the Son of God, and stands before us as a priest whose priesthood is continuous.
4 Og sjå kor stor han er, som Abraham, patriarken, endå gav tiend av herfanget!
Consider, then the importance of this Melchizedek, to whom even the patriarch Abraham himself gave a tithe of the choicest spoils.
5 Og dei av Levi søner som fær prestedømet, hev påbod um å taka tiend etter lovi av folket, det er av sine brør, endå desse er komne or Abrahams lend.
Those descendants of Levi, who are from time to time appointed to the priesthood, are directed to collect tithes from the people in accordance with the Law – that is from their own kindred, although they also are descended from Abraham.
6 Men denne, som ikkje reknar si ætt frå deim, han tok tiend av Abraham og velsigna den som hadde lovnaderne.
But Melchizedek, although not of this lineage, received tithes from Abraham, and gave his blessing to the man who had God’s promises.
7 Men utan all motsegn er det den ringare som vert velsigna av den høgre.
Now no one can dispute that it is the superior who blesses the inferior.
8 Og her er det døyelege menneskje som tek tiend, men der ein som det vert vitna um at han liver.
In the one case the tithes are received by people who are mortal; in the other case by one about whom there is the statement that his life still continues.
9 Og um eg so må segja: Gjenom Abraham hev endå Levi, som tek tiend, sjølv gjeve tiend;
Moreover, in a sense, even Levi, who is the receiver of the tithes, has, through Abraham, paid tithes;
10 for han var endå i sin fars lend då Melkisedek gjekk honom til møtes.
for Levi was still in the body of his ancestor when Melchizedek met Abraham.
11 Var det då fullkomenskap å vinna ved det levitiske prestedømet - for det var folket bunde til ved lovi - kvi turvest det då at ein annan prest skulde verta uppstelt etter Melkisedeks vis og ikkje verta nemnd etter Arons vis?
If, then, perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood – and it was under this priesthood that the people received the Law – why was it still necessary that a priest of a different order should appear, a priest of the order of Melchizedek and not of the order of Aaron?
12 For når prestedømet vert umskift, vert det naudsynleg og eit umskifte med lovi.
With the change of the priesthood a change of the Law became a necessity.
13 For han som dette vert sagt um, høyrde til ei onnor ætt, og ingen av henne hev tent for altaret.
And he of whom all this is said belonged to quite a different tribe, no member of which has ever served at the altar.
14 Det er kjent nok at vår Herre er upprunnen av Juda, og til den ætti hev ikkje Moses tala noko um prestar.
For it is plain that our Lord had sprung from the tribe of Judah, though of that tribe Moses said nothing about their being priests.
15 Og det er endå meir openbert, når ein annan prest vert uppstelt i likning med Melkisedek,
All this becomes even yet plainer when we remember that a new priest has appeared, resembling Melchizedek,
16 ein som ikkje hev vorte det etter eit kjøtlegt bods lov, men etter eit uforgjengelegt livs kraft.
and that he was appointed, not under a Law regulating only earthly matters, but by virtue of a life beyond the reach of death;
for that is the meaning of the declaration – “You are for all time a priest of the order of Melchizedek.” (aiōn g165)
18 For eit bod som fyrr galdt, vert avlyst, av di det var magtlaust og gagnlaust
On the one hand, we have the abolition of a previous regulation as being both inefficient and useless
19 - for lovi førde ingen ting fram til fullkomenskap - og ei betre von vert innførd, som me nærmar oss til Gud med.
(for the Law never brought anything to perfection); and, on the other hand, we have the introduction of a better hope, which enables us to draw near to God.
20 Og so visst som det ikkje vart gjort utan eid
Then again, the appointment of this new priest was ratified by an oath, which is not so with the Levitical priests,
21 - for hine hev vorte prestar utan eid, men denne med eid ved den som segjer til honom: «Herren hev svore, og han skal ikkje angra det: «Du er prest til æveleg tid etter Melkisedeks vis»» - (aiōn g165)
but his appointment was ratified by an oath, when God said to him – “The Lord has sworn, and will not change, ‘You are a priest for all time.’” (aiōn g165)
22 so visst er det ei hævare pakt som Jesus hev vorte borgsmann for.
And the oath shows the corresponding superiority of the covenant of which Jesus is appointed the surety.
23 Og hine prestarne hev vore fleire, då dei ved dauden vart hindra i å halda ved.
Again, new Levitical priests are continually being appointed, because death prevents their remaining in office;
but Jesus remains for all time, and therefore the priesthood that he holds will never pass to another. (aiōn g165)
25 Difor kann han og fullkomleg frelsa deim som kjem til Gud ved honom, med di han liver alltid til å ganga i bøn for deim.
And that is why he is able to save perfectly those who come to God through him, living for ever, as he does, to intercede of their behalf.
26 For me laut og hava ein sovoren øvsteprest som er heilag, uskuldig, rein, skild frå syndarar og upphøgd yver himlarne,
This was the high priest that we needed – holy, innocent, spotless, withdrawn from sinners, exalted above the highest heaven,
27 ein som ikkje dagleg treng til, som øvsteprestarne, å bera fram offer fyrst for sine eigne synder og so for synderne åt folket; for det gjorde han ein gong for alle då han ofra seg sjølv.
one who has no need to offer sacrifices daily as those high priests have, first for their own sins, and then for those of the people. For this he did once and for all, when he offered himself as the sacrifice.
28 For lovi set til øvsteprestar menneskje som hev vesaldom; men den eids ord som kom etter lovi, set Sonen inn, han som er fullenda for all æva. (aiōn g165)
The Law appoints as high priests men who are weak, but the words of God’s oath, which was later than the Law, name the Son as, for all time, the perfect priest. (aiōn g165)
