Jevrejima 5
1 Jer svaki poglavar sveštenièki koji se iz ljudi uzima, za ljude se postavlja na službu k Bogu, da prinosi dare i žrtve za grijehe,
Every [Jewish] Supreme Priest was chosen by [God] {[God] chose every [Jewish] Supreme Priest} from among [ordinary] men. They were appointed {[He] appointed them} in order that they would come before him on behalf of the people. [Specifically, God appointed them] in order that they would bring gifts [to him on behalf of the people], and in order to sacrifice [animals to him] for people who sinned.
2 Koji može postradati s onima koji ne znadu i zalaze; jer je i on pod slabošæu.
The Supreme Priests could deal gently with those who ignorantly sinned, since the Supreme Priests themselves tended to sin easily.
3 I zato je dužan kako za narodne tako i za svoje grijehe prinositi.
As a result, they had to offer something to God for their own sins, just like [they had to offer something to God] for [other] people who sinned.
4 I niko sam sebi ne daje èasti, nego koji je pozvan od Boga, kao i Aron.
Furthermore, [it is an honor to be a Supreme Priest] so no one honors himself [by appointing himself to become a Supreme Priest]. Instead, God chose each man [to become a Supreme Priest], as he chose Aaron [to be the first Supreme Priest].
5 Tako i Hristos ne proslavi sam sebe da bude poglavar sveštenièki, nego onaj koji mu reèe: ti si moj sin, ja te danas rodih.
Similarly, Christ also did not honor himself by appointing himself to become a Supreme Priest. Instead, God [appointed him by] saying to [him what he never said to any other priest, what the] Psalmist wrote in the Scriptures, You [(sg)] are my Son! Today I have declared that I am your Father!
And he also said [to Christ what the Psalmist wrote] in another Scripture passage, You are a priest eternally just like Melchizedek was a priest. (aiōn g165)
7 On u dane tijela svojega moljenja i molitve k onome koji ga može izbaviti od smrti s vikom velikom i sa suzama prinošaše, i bi utješen po svojoj pobožnosti.
When Christ lived on the earth [MTY], he prayed [DOU] to God and tearfully cried out loudly to him. [Specifically], he asked [God], who was able to help him, that he would not [fear the sufferings just before] he died. As a result, God listened to him, because Christ reverently submitted [to what God wanted him to do].
8 Iako i bijaše sin Božij, ali od onoga što postrada nauèi se poslušanju.
Although Christ is [God’s own Son], he learned to obey [God] by suffering [before he died].
By becoming (all [that] God intended him to be/perfect), [he has now] become fully qualified [to be our Supreme Priest. As a result, he is the one who saves] eternally all who obey him. (aiōnios g166)
10 I bi nareèen od Boga poglavar sveštenièki po redu Melhisedekovu.
Furthermore, God has designated him to be [our] Supreme Priest in the way that Melchizedek was a Supreme Priest.
11 Za kojega bismo vam imali mnogo govoriti što je teško iskazati; jer ste postali slabi na slušanju.
Although there is much to say [to you(pl)] about [how Christ resembles Melchizedek], this is hard [for me] to explain [to you] because you now understand things so slowly.
12 Jer vi koji bi valjalo da ste uèitelji po godinama, opet trebujete da uèite koje su prva slova rijeèi Božije; i postadoste da trebate mlijeka, a ne jake hrane.
[You became Christians long ago. So] by now you should be teaching [spiritual truths to others]. But you still need someone to teach you again the truths that God has revealed. [I am talking about] the truths that we teach people [when they] first [believe in Christ]. You need [those elementary truths] like babies need milk [MET]. You are not [ready for advanced teaching, which is like] the solid food [which mature people need] [MET].
13 Jer koji se god hrani mlijekom, ne razumije rijeèi pravde, jer je dijete.
Remember that those [who are still learning these elementary truths] [MET] have not become familiar with [what God] says concerning becoming/being righteous. They are [just like] [MET] babies [who need] milk!
14 A savršenijeh je tvrda hrana, koji imaju osjeæanja dugijem uèenjem obuèena za razlikovanje i dobra i zla.
But [the more advanced spiritual truth] is for people who are [spiritually] mature, just like [MET] solid food is for [people who are physically] mature. They can tell the difference between what is good and what is evil, because they have trained themselves [to keep doing that].
