ibriṇaḥ 7
1 śālamasya rājā sarvvoparisthasyeśvarasya yājakaśca san yo nṛpatīnāṁ māraṇāt pratyāgatam ibrāhīmaṁ sākṣātkṛtyāśiṣaṁ gaditavān,
It was this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him.
2 yasmai cebrāhīm sarvvadravyāṇāṁ daśamāṁśaṁ dattavān sa malkīṣedak svanāmno'rthena prathamato dharmmarājaḥ paścāt śālamasya rājārthataḥ śāntirājo bhavati|
It was to him that Abraham gave a tenth of everything. His name “Melchizedek” means “king of righteousness.” His other title is “king of Salem,” that is, “king of peace.”
3 aparaṁ tasya pitā mātā vaṁśasya nirṇaya āyuṣa ārambho jīvanasya śeṣaścaiteṣām abhāvo bhavati, itthaṁ sa īśvaraputrasya sadṛśīkṛtaḥ, sa tvanantakālaṁ yāvad yājakastiṣṭhati|
He is without father, without mother, without ancestors, with neither beginning of days nor end of life. Instead, he resembles the Son of God, because he remains a priest forever.
4 ataevāsmākaṁ pūrvvapuruṣa ibrāhīm yasmai luṭhitadravyāṇāṁ daśamāṁśaṁ dattavān sa kīdṛk mahān tad ālocayata|
See how great this man was to whom the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth of the things that he had taken in battle.
5 yājakatvaprāptā leveḥ santānā vyavasthānusāreṇa lokebhyo'rthata ibrāhīmo jātebhyaḥ svīyabhrātṛbhyo daśamāṁśagrahaṇasyādeśaṁ labdhavantaḥ|
The sons of Levi who receive the priesthood have a command from the law to collect tithes from the people, that is, from their brothers, even though they, too, have come from Abraham's body.
6 kintvasau yadyapi teṣāṁ vaṁśāt notpannastathāpībrāhīmo daśamāṁśaṁ gṛhītavān pratijñānām adhikāriṇam āśiṣaṁ gaditavāṁśca|
But Melchizedek, whose descent was not traced from them, received tithes from Abraham, and blessed him, the one who had the promises.
7 aparaṁ yaḥ śreyān sa kṣudratarāyāśiṣaṁ dadātītyatra ko'pi sandeho nāsti|
There is no denying that the lesser person is blessed by the greater person.
8 aparam idānīṁ ye daśamāṁśaṁ gṛhlanti te mṛtyoradhīnā mānavāḥ kintu tadānīṁ yo gṛhītavān sa jīvatītipramāṇaprāptaḥ|
In this case, mortal men receive tithes, but in that case it is testified that he lives on.
9 aparaṁ daśamāṁśagrāhī levirapībrāhīmdvārā daśamāṁśaṁ dattavān etadapi kathayituṁ śakyate|
And, in a manner of speaking, Levi, who received tithes, also paid tithes through Abraham,
10 yato yadā malkīṣedak tasya pitaraṁ sākṣāt kṛtavān tadānīṁ sa leviḥ pitururasyāsīt|
because Levi was in the body of his ancestor when Melchizedek met Abraham.
11 aparaṁ yasya sambandhe lokā vyavasthāṁ labdhavantastena levīyayājakavargeṇa yadi siddhiḥ samabhaviṣyat tarhi hāroṇasya śreṇyā madhyād yājakaṁ na nirūpyeśvareṇa malkīṣedakaḥ śreṇyā madhyād aparasyaikasya yājakasyotthāpanaṁ kuta āvaśyakam abhaviṣyat?
Now if perfection were possible through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the manner of Melchizedek, and not be considered to be after the manner of Aaron?
12 yato yājakavargasya vinimayena sutarāṁ vyavasthāyā api vinimayo jāyate|
For when the priesthood is changed, the law must also be changed.
13 aparañca tad vākyaṁ yasyoddeśyaṁ so'pareṇa vaṁśena saṁyuktā'sti tasya vaṁśasya ca ko'pi kadāpi vedyāḥ karmma na kṛtavān|
For the one about whom these things are said belongs to another tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar.
14 vastutastu yaṁ vaṁśamadhi mūsā yājakatvasyaikāṁ kathāmapi na kathitavān tasmin yihūdāvaṁśe'smākaṁ prabhu rjanma gṛhītavān iti suspaṣṭaṁ|
Now clearly, it is from Judah that our Lord was born, a tribe that Moses never mentioned concerning priests.
15 tasya spaṣṭataram aparaṁ pramāṇamidaṁ yat malkīṣedakaḥ sādṛśyavatāpareṇa tādṛśena yājakenodetavyaṁ,
What we say is clearer yet if another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek.
16 yasya nirūpaṇaṁ śarīrasambandhīyavidhiyuktayā vyavasthāyā na bhavati kintvakṣayajīvanayuktayā śaktyā bhavati|
It was not based on the law of fleshly descent that he became a priest, but instead was based on the power of an everlasting life.
17 yata īśvara idaṁ sākṣyaṁ dattavān, yathā, "tvaṁ maklīṣedakaḥ śreṇyāṁ yājako'si sadātanaḥ|" (aiōn g165)
For scripture witnesses about him: “You are a priest forever after the manner of Melchizedek.” (aiōn g165)
18 anenāgravarttino vidhe durbbalatāyā niṣphalatāyāśca hetorarthato vyavasthayā kimapi siddhaṁ na jātamitihetostasya lopo bhavati|
For the former regulation is set aside because it is weak and useless,
19 yayā ca vayam īśvarasya nikaṭavarttino bhavāma etādṛśī śreṣṭhapratyāśā saṁsthāpyate|
(for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, through which we come near to God.
20 aparaṁ yīśuḥ śapathaṁ vinā na niyuktastasmādapi sa śreṣṭhaniyamasya madhyastho jātaḥ|
And it was not without an oath! Others became priests without any oath,
21 yataste śapathaṁ vinā yājakā jātāḥ kintvasau śapathena jātaḥ yataḥ sa idamuktaḥ, yathā,
but he became a priest when God said to him, “The Lord has sworn and he will not change his mind: 'You are a priest forever.'” (aiōn g165)
22 "parameśa idaṁ śepe na ca tasmānnivartsyate| tvaṁ malkīṣedakaḥ śreṇyāṁ yājako'si sadātanaḥ|" (aiōn g165)
By this also Jesus has given the guarantee of a better covenant.
23 te ca bahavo yājakā abhavan yataste mṛtyunā nityasthāyitvāt nivāritāḥ,
The former priests were many in number, since death prevented them from continuing in office.
But because Jesus continues to live forever, he has a permanent priesthood. (aiōn g165)
25 tato heto rye mānavāsteneśvarasya sannidhiṁ gacchanti tān sa śeṣaṁ yāvat paritrātuṁ śaknoti yatasteṣāṁ kṛte prārthanāṁ karttuṁ sa satataṁ jīvati|
Therefore he is also able to save completely those who approach God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
26 aparam asmākaṁ tādṛśamahāyājakasya prayojanamāsīd yaḥ pavitro 'hiṁsako niṣkalaṅkaḥ pāpibhyo bhinnaḥ svargādapyuccīkṛtaśca syāt|
For such a high priest is suitable for us. He is sinless, blameless, pure, separated from sinners, and has become higher than the heavens.
27 aparaṁ mahāyājakānāṁ yathā tathā tasya pratidinaṁ prathamaṁ svapāpānāṁ kṛte tataḥ paraṁ lokānāṁ pāpānāṁ kṛte balidānasya prayojanaṁ nāsti yata ātmabalidānaṁ kṛtvā tad ekakṛtvastena sampāditaṁ|
He does not need, unlike the high priests, to offer up daily sacrifices, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He did this once for all, when he offered himself.
28 yato vyavasthayā ye mahāyājakā nirūpyante te daurbbalyayuktā mānavāḥ kintu vyavasthātaḥ paraṁ śapathayuktena vākyena yo mahāyājako nirūpitaḥ so 'nantakālārthaṁ siddhaḥ putra eva| (aiōn g165)
For the law appoints as high priests men who have weaknesses. But the word of the oath, which came after the law, appointed a Son, who has been made perfect forever. (aiōn g165)
