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1 zAlamasya rAjA sarvvoparisthasyezvarasya yAjakazca san yo nRpatInAM mAraNAt pratyAgatam ibrAhImaM sAkSAtkRtyAziSaM gaditavAn,
For this Melchisedech was king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him:
2 yasmai cebrAhIm sarvvadravyANAM dazamAMzaM dattavAn sa malkISedak svanAmno'rthena prathamato dharmmarAjaH pazcAt zAlamasya rAjArthataH zAntirAjo bhavati|
To whom also Abraham divided the tithes of all: who first indeed by interpretation, is king of justice: and then also king of Salem, that is, king of peace:
3 aparaM tasya pitA mAtA vaMzasya nirNaya AyuSa Arambho jIvanasya zeSazcaiteSAm abhAvo bhavati, itthaM sa Izvaraputrasya sadRzIkRtaH, sa tvanantakAlaM yAvad yAjakastiSThati|
Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but likened unto the Son of God, continueth a priest for ever.
4 ataevAsmAkaM pUrvvapuruSa ibrAhIm yasmai luThitadravyANAM dazamAMzaM dattavAn sa kIdRk mahAn tad Alocayata|
Now consider how great this man is, to whom also Abraham the patriarch gave tithes out of the principal things.
5 yAjakatvaprAptA leveH santAnA vyavasthAnusAreNa lokebhyo'rthata ibrAhImo jAtebhyaH svIyabhrAtRbhyo dazamAMzagrahaNasyAdezaM labdhavantaH|
And indeed they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is to say, of their brethren: though they themselves also came out of the loins of Abraham.
6 kintvasau yadyapi teSAM vaMzAt notpannastathApIbrAhImo dazamAMzaM gRhItavAn pratijJAnAm adhikAriNam AziSaM gaditavAMzca|
But he, whose pedigree is not numbered among them, received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.
7 aparaM yaH zreyAn sa kSudratarAyAziSaM dadAtItyatra ko'pi sandeho nAsti|
And without all contradiction, that which is less, is blessed by the better.
8 aparam idAnIM ye dazamAMzaM gRhlanti te mRtyoradhInA mAnavAH kintu tadAnIM yo gRhItavAn sa jIvatItipramANaprAptaH|
And here indeed, men that die, receive thithes: but there he hath witness, that he liveth.
9 aparaM dazamAMzagrAhI levirapIbrAhImdvArA dazamAMzaM dattavAn etadapi kathayituM zakyate|
And (as it may be said) even Levi who received tithes, paid tithes in Abraham:
10 yato yadA malkISedak tasya pitaraM sAkSAt kRtavAn tadAnIM sa leviH pitururasyAsIt|
For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedech met him.
11 aparaM yasya sambandhe lokA vyavasthAM labdhavantastena levIyayAjakavargeNa yadi siddhiH samabhaviSyat tarhi hAroNasya zreNyA madhyAd yAjakaM na nirUpyezvareNa malkISedakaH zreNyA madhyAd aparasyaikasya yAjakasyotthApanaM kuta Avazyakam abhaviSyat?
If then perfection was by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law, ) what further need was there that another priest should rise according to the order of Melchisedech, and not be called according to the order of Aaron?
12 yato yAjakavargasya vinimayena sutarAM vyavasthAyA api vinimayo jAyate|
For the priesthood being translated, it is necessary that a translation also be made of the law.
13 aparaJca tad vAkyaM yasyoddezyaM so'pareNa vaMzena saMyuktA'sti tasya vaMzasya ca ko'pi kadApi vedyAH karmma na kRtavAn|
For he, of whom these things are spoken, is of another tribe, of which no one attended on the altar.
14 vastutastu yaM vaMzamadhi mUsA yAjakatvasyaikAM kathAmapi na kathitavAn tasmin yihUdAvaMze'smAkaM prabhu rjanma gRhItavAn iti suspaSTaM|
For it is evident that our Lord sprung out of Juda: in which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priests.
15 tasya spaSTataram aparaM pramANamidaM yat malkISedakaH sAdRzyavatApareNa tAdRzena yAjakenodetavyaM,
And it is yet far more evident: if according to the similitude of Melchisedech there ariseth another priest,
16 yasya nirUpaNaM zarIrasambandhIyavidhiyuktayA vyavasthAyA na bhavati kintvakSayajIvanayuktayA zaktyA bhavati|
Who is made not according to the law of a carnal commandment, but according to the power of an indissoluble life:
17 yata Izvara idaM sAkSyaM dattavAn, yathA, "tvaM maklISedakaH zreNyAM yAjako'si sadAtanaH|" (aiōn g165)
For he testifieth: Thou art a priest for ever, according to the order of Melchisedech. (aiōn g165)
18 anenAgravarttino vidhe durbbalatAyA niSphalatAyAzca hetorarthato vyavasthayA kimapi siddhaM na jAtamitihetostasya lopo bhavati|
There is indeed a setting aside of the former commandment, because of the weakness and unprofitableness thereof:
19 yayA ca vayam Izvarasya nikaTavarttino bhavAma etAdRzI zreSThapratyAzA saMsthApyate|
(For the law brought nothing to perfection, ) but a bringing in of a better hope, by which we draw nigh to God.
20 aparaM yIzuH zapathaM vinA na niyuktastasmAdapi sa zreSThaniyamasya madhyastho jAtaH|
And inasmuch as it is not without an oath, (for the others indeed were made priests without an oath;
21 yataste zapathaM vinA yAjakA jAtAH kintvasau zapathena jAtaH yataH sa idamuktaH, yathA,
But this with an oath, by him that said unto him: The Lord hath sworn, and he will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever.) (aiōn g165)
22 "parameza idaM zepe na ca tasmAnnivartsyate| tvaM malkISedakaH zreNyAM yAjako'si sadAtanaH|" (aiōn g165)
By so much is Jesus made a surety of a better testament.
23 te ca bahavo yAjakA abhavan yataste mRtyunA nityasthAyitvAt nivAritAH,
And the others indeed were made many priests, because by reason of death they were not suffered to continue:
But this, for that he continueth for ever, hath an everlasting priesthood, (aiōn g165)
25 tato heto rye mAnavAstenezvarasya sannidhiM gacchanti tAn sa zeSaM yAvat paritrAtuM zaknoti yatasteSAM kRte prArthanAM karttuM sa satataM jIvati|
Whereby he is able also to save for ever them that come to God by him; always living to make intercession for us.
26 aparam asmAkaM tAdRzamahAyAjakasya prayojanamAsId yaH pavitro 'hiMsako niSkalaGkaH pApibhyo bhinnaH svargAdapyuccIkRtazca syAt|
For it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
27 aparaM mahAyAjakAnAM yathA tathA tasya pratidinaM prathamaM svapApAnAM kRte tataH paraM lokAnAM pApAnAM kRte balidAnasya prayojanaM nAsti yata AtmabalidAnaM kRtvA tad ekakRtvastena sampAditaM|
Who needeth not daily (as the other priests) to offer sacrifices first for his own sins, and then for the people’s: for this he did once, in offering himself.
28 yato vyavasthayA ye mahAyAjakA nirUpyante te daurbbalyayuktA mAnavAH kintu vyavasthAtaH paraM zapathayuktena vAkyena yo mahAyAjako nirUpitaH so 'nantakAlArthaM siddhaH putra eva| (aiōn g165)
For the law maketh men priests, who have infirmity: but the word of the oath, which was since the law, the Son who is perfected for evermore. (aiōn g165)
