Ibroota 7
1 Malkiiseedeq mootii Saalemiitii fi luba Waaqa Waan Hundaa Olii ture. Innis utuu Abrahaam mootota moʼatee deebiʼuu itti dhufee isa eebbise;
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 Abrahaamis waan hundumaa kudhan keessaa tokko isaaf kenne. Jalqabatti maqaan isaa, “Mootii qajeelummaa” jechuu dha; ergasii immoo, “Mootii Saalem” jechuunis, “Mootii nagaa” jechuu dha.
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 Inni abbaa yookaan haadha hin qabu; hidda dhalootaas hin qabu; jalqaba guyyootaa yookaan dhuma jireenyaas hin qabu; inni akkuma Ilma Waaqaatti luba bara baraa taʼee jiraata.
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 Egaa Abrahaam hangafni abbootii iyyuu erga waan boojiʼe irraa kudhan keessaa tokko isaaf kennee, Malkiiseedeq hammam guddaa akka taʼe mee ilaalaa!
Consider, then the importance of this Melchizedek, to whom even the patriarch Abraham himself gave a tithe of the choicest spoils.
5 Ilmaan Lewwii warri luboota taʼan yoo obboloonni isaanii sanyii Abrahaam taʼan iyyuu namoota irraa jechuunis obbolootuma isaanii irraa kudhan keessaa tokko akka fudhatan seerri ni ajaja.
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 Namichi sanyii isaanii irraa hin taʼin kun garuu Abrahaam isa waadaan galameef sana irraa kudhan keessaa tokko fudhatee isa eebbise.
But Melchizedek, although not of this lineage, received tithes from Abraham, and gave his blessing to the man who had God’s promises.
7 Inni xinnaan akka isa guddaadhaan eebbifamu shakkii hin qabu.
Now no one can dispute that it is the superior who blesses the inferior.
8 Karaa tokkoon kudhan keessaa tokko namoota duʼa hin oolleen walitti qabama; karaa kaaniin immoo isa jiraataa taʼuun isaa dhugaa baʼameef sanaan walitti qabama.
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 Lewwiin inni kudhan keessaa tokko walitti qabu mataan isaa iyyuu kudhan keessaa harka tokko karaa Abrahaamiitiin baaseera jechuun ni dandaʼama;
Moreover, in a sense, even Levi, who is the receiver of the tithes, has, through Abraham, paid tithes;
10 Malkiiseedeq yommuu Abrahaamin simatetti Lewwiin mudhii abbaa ofii isaa keessa tureetii.
for Levi was still in the body of his ancestor when Melchizedek met Abraham.
11 Utuu sirni lubummaa Lewwii kan hirʼina hin qabne taʼee, silaa lubni biraa kan akka sirna lubummaa Aroonitti utuu hin taʼin lubni akka sirna lubummaa Malkiiseedeqitti filatame dhufuun isaa maaliif barbaachise ree? Seerri sirna lubummaa Lewwii kana irratti hundeeffamee sabaaf kennameetii.
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 Yommuu lubummaan geeddaramu seerichis akkasuma geeddaramaatii.
With the change of the priesthood a change of the Law became a necessity.
13 Inni wanni kun waaʼee isaa dubbatame sun gosti isaa kan biraa ti; gosa kana keessaas namni tokko iyyuu takkumaa iddoo aarsaa hin tajaajille.
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 Gooftaan keenya akka sanyii Yihuudaa irraa dhalate beekamaadhaatii; Museenis gosa sana ilaalchisee waaʼee lubummaa homaa hin dubbanne.
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 Yommuu lubni akka Malkiiseedeqi kan biraa kaʼutti, wanni nu dubbanne sun ittuma caalee ifa taʼa;
All this becomes even yet plainer when we remember that a new priest has appeared, resembling Melchizedek,
16 innis utuu ajaja fooniitiin hin taʼin humna jireenya hin badneetiin luba taʼe.
and that he was appointed, not under a Law regulating only earthly matters, but by virtue of a life beyond the reach of death;
17 Waaʼee isaas, “Akkuma sirna Malkiiseedeqitti, ati luba bara baraa ti” jedhamee dhugaa baʼameeraafiitii. (aiōn g165)
for that is the meaning of the declaration – “You are for all time a priest of the order of Melchizedek.” (aiōn g165)
18 Ajajni duraa sun waan dadhabaa fi kan hin fayyadne tureef diigameera.
On the one hand, we have the abolition of a previous regulation as being both inefficient and useless
19 Sababii seerri waanuma tokko illee kan mudaa hin qabne hin godhiniif abdiin caalu kan nu ittiin gara Waaqaatti dhiʼaannu tokko dhufeera.
(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 Kunis kakaa malee hin taane! Warri kaan immoo kakaa tokko malee luboota taʼan;
Then again, the appointment of this new priest was ratified by an oath, which is not so with the Levitical priests,
21 inni garuu yeroo Waaqni, “Gooftaan, ‘Ati luba bara baraa ti’ jedhee kakateera; inni yaada isaa hin geeddaru” isaan jedhetti kakaadhaan luba taʼe. (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 Yesuus sababii kakaa kanaatiif kakuu caaluuf wabii taʼeera.
And the oath shows the corresponding superiority of the covenant of which Jesus is appointed the surety.
23 Luboonni durii sababii duuti akka isaan tajaajila itti hin fufneef isaan dhowweef baayʼee turan;
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 Kanaaf inni yeroo hundumaa waan isaaniif kadhachuuf jiraatuuf warra karaa isaatiin gara Waaqaa dhufan guutumaan guutuutti fayyisuu ni dandaʼa.
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 Egaa luba ol aanaa qulqulluu, kan mudaa hin qabne, kan xurii hin qabne, kan cubbamoota irraa adda taʼe, samii olittis kan kabajame akkasii qabaachuun nu barbaachisa.
This was the high priest that we needed – holy, innocent, spotless, withdrawn from sinners, exalted above the highest heaven,
27 Inni akka luboota ol aantota kaaniitti guyyuma guyyaan duraan dursee cubbuu ofii isaatiif, ergasii immoo cubbuu namootaatiif aarsaa dhiʼeessuun isa hin barbaachisu. Inni yommuu of kenne sanatti al tokko yeroo hundaaf cubbuu namootaatiif aarsaa dhiʼeesseeraatii.
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 Seerichi namoota dadhaboo, luboota ol aantota godhee muudaatii; dubbiin kakaa kan seera booddee dhufe garuu, Ilma Waaqaa isa bara baraan mudaa hin qabne sana muuda. (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)
