Hebreos 7
1 Porque este Melquisedec, el rey de Salem, sacerdote del Dios Altísimo, que dio a Abraham su bendición, y se encontró con él cuando regresó después de matar a los reyes,
[Now I will say more about] this [man] Melchizedek. He was the king of Salem [city and was] a priest of God, the one who is greater [than anyone else]. He met Abraham who was returning [home] after [he and his men] had defeated the [armies of four] kings [SYN]. Melchizedek [asked God to] bless Abraham.
2 Y a quien Abraham dio la décima parte de todo lo que tenía, siendo nombrado primero Rey de la justicia, y luego, además, Rey de Salem, es decir, Rey de la paz;
Then Abraham gave to him one tenth of all [the spoils he] took after winning [the battle. Melchizedek’s name] means firstly ‘king [who rules] righteously’, and since Salem means ‘peace’, he was the ‘king [who rules] peacefully’.
3 Sin padre ni madre, ni familia, sin nacimiento ni fin en su vida, hecho semejante al Hijo de Dios, es sacerdote para siempre.
[In the Scriptures there is] no [record of who his] father [was], nor [is there any record of who his] mother [was], nor [is there any record of who his] ancestors [were]. There is no [record of when he was] born, nor [is there any record of when he] died. [For these reasons], [it is as though] he continues to be a priest forever, and for this reason he is like God’s Son.
4 Ahora ve cuán grande era este hombre, a quien nuestro padre Abraham dio la décima parte de lo que había ganado en la batalla.
You can realize how great this [man Melchizedek was] from the fact that Abraham, [our famous] ancestor, gave him (a tithe/one tenth) of the spoils [from the battle].
5 Y es verdad que por la ley, los hijos de Leví que tienen la posición de sacerdotes pueden tomar la décima parte de los bienes del pueblo; es decir, lo toman de sus hermanos, aunque éstos son hijos de Abraham.
According to the laws [God gave Moses], the descendants of [Abraham’s great-grandson] Levi, who were priests, should take tithes from [God’s] people who were their relatives, even though those people also were Abraham’s descendants.
6 Pero este hombre, que no era de su familia, tomó el décimo de Abraham, y bendijo al que Dios le había encomendado.
But this man [Melchizedek], who was not among the descendants [of Levi], took tithes from Abraham. He also [asked God to] bless Abraham, the man to whom [God] promised [many descendants].
7 Pero no hay duda de que él menor es bendecido por él mayor.
We know for certain that it is the more [important people] who [ask God to] bless the less important people. [And Melchizedek blessed Abraham. So we conclude that Melchizedek was greater than Abraham].
8 Ahora bien, en este momento, los hombres por los cuales la muerte tiene poder toman el décimo; pero luego fue tomada por uno de los cuales se da testimonio que está viviendo.
In the case of [the priests who are descendants of Levi], men who some day will die receive tithes. But in the case of [Melchizedek it is as if God] testifies that he was still living, [since there is no record in Scriptures about his death].
9 Y podemos decir que en Abraham, incluso Leví, que tiene derecho a tomar la décima parte, se la dio;
And it was as though Levi himself, and [all the priests descended from him]—who received tithes [from the people]—paid tithes [to Melchizedek]. And when Abraham paid tithes, it [was as though Levi and all the priests descended from him acknowledged that the work Melchizedek did as a priest was greater than the work Levi did],
10 Porque todavía estaba en el cuerpo de su padre cuando Melquisedec vino a él.
since [the sperm from which all those priests were eventually born] was still in Abraham’s body [EUP] when Melchizedek met Abraham.
11 Ahora bien, si era posible que las cosas se perfeccionan por medio de los sacerdotes de la casa de Leví (porque la ley se le dio a las personas en relación con ellos), ¿qué necesidad había de otro sacerdote que era del orden de Melquisedec y no del orden de Aarón?
[God] gave his laws to his people at the same time he gave regulations about the priests. So, if what the priests who were descended from Levi did could have provided a way for God to completely [forgive] people [for disobeying those laws], certainly no other priest like Melchizedek would have been necessary. [RHQ] Instead, priests who were descended from Aaron, [Levi’s descendant, would have been adequate].
12 Porque si los sacerdotes son cambiados, es necesario hacer un cambio en la ley.
[But we know they were not adequate, because a new type of priest like Melchizedek has come]. And since [God] has appointed a new type of priest, he also had to change the regulations [concerning how priests were appointed] {[he appointed priests]}.
13 Porque aquel de quien se dice esto, viene de otra tribu, de la cual nadie ha hecho ofrendas en el altar.
[Jesus], the one about whom I am saying these things, is a descendant of someone else, [not a descendant of Levi]. None of the men from whom Jesus descended ever served as priests [MTY].
14 Porque está claro que nuestro Señor sale de Judá, y Moisés no dijo nada acerca de los sacerdotes de esa tribu.
[We know that] since it is obvious that it is from [the tribe of] Judah that our Lord was descended. Moses never said that any of Judah’s descendants would [become] priests.
15 Y esto es aún más claro si ha surgido un segundo sacerdote que es como Melquisedec,
Furthermore, [we know that the priests who were descended from Levi were inadequate, since] it is even more obvious that another priest has appeared who is like Melchizedek.
16 Es decir, no hecho por una ley basada en la carne, sino por el poder de una vida sin fin:
Jesus became a priest, but not because [he fulfilled] what [God’s] law required [about being a descendant of Levi]. Instead, he has the kind of power that [came from a] life that nothing can destroy (OR, [enabled him to] live [again after he was] killed).
17 Porque ha sido testigo de él, eres un sacerdote para siempre según el orden de Melquisedec. (aiōn g165)
[We know this] since [God] confirmed it in [the Scripture passage in which he said to his Son], You [(sg)] are a priest eternally just like Melchizedek was a priest. (aiōn g165)
18 Así que la ley que fue antes se ha anulado, porque era débil e ineficiente.
On the one hand, God canceled what he commanded previously [concerning the priests] because it failed in every way to enable anyone [to become all that God intended].
19 (Porque la ley nada perfeccionó ), y en su lugar hay una mejor esperanza, a través de la cual nos acercamos a Dios.
Remember that no one was able to become all that God intended [by obeying] the laws [that God gave Moses]. On the other hand, [God caused that we could] confidently expect better things [than we could expect by obeying God’s laws]. [He did that by his establishing Christ as priest]. Now by means of [Christ sacrificing himself for us] we can come near to God.
20 Y como esto no es sin tomar un juramento,
Furthermore, [when God appointed Christ, it was when God] solemnly declared [that Christ would be a priest] [LIT]. When [God appointed former] priests, it was not by his solemnly declaring [that they would be priests].
21 Porque aquellos fueron hechos sacerdotes sin juramento, pero este fue hecho sacerdote con juramento por el que dice de él: él Señor hizo su juramento, y no se arrepentirá: tú eres un sacerdote para siempre, según el orden de Melquisedec. (aiōn g165)
However, when he [appointed Christ to be a priest], it was by these words that [the Psalmist wrote in Scripture]: The Lord has solemnly declared [to the Messiah], —and he will not change his mind— “You will be a priest forever!” (aiōn g165)
22 Por tanto, es un mejor pacto que tenemos a través de Jesús.
Because of that, Jesus guarantees that [the new] covenant will be better [than the old one].
23 Y es verdad que ha habido un gran número de esos sacerdotes, debido a que por la muerte no podían continuar;
And formerly, the priests could not keep serving [as priests], because they all died [PRS]. So there were many priests [to take the place of the ones who died].
But because [Jesus] lives eternally, he will continue to be a Supreme Priest forever. (aiōn g165)
25 Para que él sea plenamente capaz de ser el salvador de todos los que vienen a Dios a través de él, porque él siempre está vivo para interceder a Dios por ellos.
So, he can completely and eternally save those who come to God by [trusting in what Jesus has done for them], since he lives forever to plead [with God] to help them.
26 Porque tal sumo sacerdote nos convenía, uno que es santo y sin maldad, que no hace nada malo, que no tiene parte con los pecadores, y lo hace más elevado que los cielos:
Jesus is the kind of Supreme Priest that we need. He was holy; he did no wrong; he was completely innocent. [God] has now taken him up to the highest heaven separated from [living among] sinners.
27 Que no tiene necesidad de hacer ofrendas por los pecados todos los días, como esos sumos sacerdotes, primero para sí mismo, y luego para la gente; porque hizo esto de una vez y para siempre cuando hizo una ofrenda de sí mismo.
[The other] Supreme Priests need to sacrifice [animals] day by day [as well as year by year]. They do this, firstly, [to atone] for their own sins, and then [to atone for other] people [who have sinned]. [But because Jesus never sinned], he does not need to atone for his own sin. The only thing [he needed to do to save people] was to sacrifice himself once!
28 La ley hace sacerdotes de hombres débiles; pero la palabra del juramento, que fue hecha después de la ley, le da esa posición, al Hijo, en quien todo lo bueno es perfecto para siempre. (aiōn g165)
[We need a Supreme Priest like] him, because in the laws [that God gave Moses] [PRS] the ones who would be appointed to be priests would be men who tended [to sin easily]. But [God] solemnly [declared] [PRS] after [he had given] his laws [to Moses] that [he would appoint] (his Son/the man who is also God) [to be a Supreme Priest. Now] ([his Son/the man who is also God]) has forever become all that God intends him to be. (aiōn g165)
