इब्रिणः 5
1 यः कश्चित् महायाजको भवति स मानवानां मध्यात् नीतः सन् मानवानां कृत ईश्वरोद्देश्यविषयेऽर्थत उपहाराणां पापार्थकबलीनाञ्च दान नियुज्यते।
Every high priest, taken from among the people, is appointed as their representative in their relations with God, to offer both gifts and sacrifices in expiation of sins.
2 स चाज्ञानां भ्रान्तानाञ्च लोकानां दुःखेन दुःखी भवितुं शक्नोति, यतो हेतोः स स्वयमपि दौर्ब्बल्यवेष्टितो भवति।
And he is able to sympathize with the ignorant and deluded, since he is himself subject to weakness,
3 एतस्मात् कारणाच्च यद्वत् लोकानां कृते तद्वद् आत्मकृतेऽपि पापार्थकबलिदानं तेन कर्त्तव्यं।
and is therefore bound to offer sacrifices for sins, not only for the people, but equally so for himself.
4 स घोच्चपदः स्वेच्छातः केनापि न गृह्यते किन्तु हारोण इव य ईश्वरेणाहूयते तेनैव गृह्यते।
Nor does anyone take that high office on themselves, until they have been called to do so by God, as Aaron was.
5 एवम्प्रकारेण ख्रीष्टोऽपि महायाजकत्वं ग्रहीतुं स्वीयगौरवं स्वयं न कृतवान्, किन्तु "मदीयतनयोऽसि त्वम् अद्यैव जनितो मयेति" वाचं यस्तं भाषितवान् स एव तस्य गौरवं कृतवान्।
In the same way, even the Christ did not take the honor of the high priesthood on himself, but he was appointed by him who said to him – ‘You are my Son; this day I have become your Father’;
and on another occasion also – ‘You are a priest for all time of the order of Melchizedek.’ (aiōn g165)
7 स च देहवासकाले बहुक्रन्दनेनाश्रुपातेन च मृत्युत उद्धरणे समर्थस्य पितुः समीपे पुनः पुनर्विनतिं प्रर्थनाञ्च कृत्वा तत्फलरूपिणीं शङ्कातो रक्षां प्राप्य च
Jesus, in the days of his earthly life, offered prayers and supplications, with earnest cries and with tears, to him who was able to save him from death; and he was heard because of his devout submission.
8 यद्यपि पुत्रोऽभवत् तथापि यैरक्लिश्यत तैराज्ञाग्रहणम् अशिक्षत।
Son though he was, he learned obedience from his sufferings;
and, being made perfect, he became to all those who obey him the source of eternal salvation, (aiōnios g166)
10 तस्मात् स मल्कीषेदकः श्रेणीभुक्तो महायाजक ईश्वरेणाख्यातः।
while God himself pronounced him a high priest of the order of Melchizedek.
11 तमध्यस्माकं बहुकथाः कथयितव्याः किन्तु ताः स्तब्धकर्णै र्युष्माभि र्दुर्गम्याः।
Now on this subject I have much to say, but it is difficult to explain it to you, because you have shown yourselves so slow to learn.
12 यतो यूयं यद्यपि समयस्य दीर्घत्वात् शिक्षका भवितुम् अशक्ष्यत तथापीश्वरस्य वाक्यानां या प्रथमा वर्णमाला तामधि शिक्षाप्राप्ति र्युष्माकं पुनरावश्यका भवति, तथा कठिनद्रव्ये नहि किन्तु दुग्धे युष्माकं प्रयोजनम् आस्ते।
For whereas, considering the time that has elapsed, you ought to be teaching others, you still need someone to teach you the alphabet of the divine revelation, and need again to be fed with milk instead of with ‘solid food.’
13 यो दुग्धपायी स शिशुरेवेतिकारणात् धर्म्मवाक्ये तत्परो नास्ति।
For everyone who still has to take milk knows nothing of the teaching of righteousness; they are a mere infant.
14 किन्तु सदसद्विचारे येषां चेतांसि व्यवहारेण शिक्षितानि तादृशानां सिद्धलोकानां कठोरद्रव्येषु प्रयोजनमस्ति।
But solid food is for Christians of mature faith – those whose faculties have been trained by practice to distinguish right from wrong.
