Mga Hebreo 7
1 Melquisedec na ito, ang hari ng Salem, ang pari ng Kataas-taasang Diyos, na sumalubong kay Abraham nang siya ay bumalik mula sa malupit na pagpatay ng mga hari, at pinagpala siya.
[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 Binigyan siya ni Abraham ng ikamsampung bahagi ng lahat ng kaniyang nasamsam. Ang pangalan na ''Melquisedec” ay nangangahulugang ''hari ng katuwiran'' at ''hari ng Salem'' ito ay ''hari ng kapayapaan.''
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 Siya ay walang ama, walang ina, walang mga ninuno, walang anumang pasimula ng mga araw ni katapusan ng buhay. Sa halip nanatili siyang pari magpakailanman, katulad ng Anak ng Diyos.
[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 Ngayon isaalang-alang kung gaano kadakila ang taong ito. Ang ating ninuno na si Abraham ay nagbigay ng ikasampung bahagi mula sa pinakamahalagang mga bagay na nakuha niya mula sa labanan.
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 At sa katunayan, ang mga kaapu-apuhan ni Levi na tumanggap ng gawaing pagkapari ay may utos mula sa kautusan na tipunin ang mga ikasampung bahagi mula sa mga tao, iyon ay mula sa kanilang mga kababayang Israelita, kahit na sila rin ay nagmula kay 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 Ngunit si Melquisedec, na hindi mula sa kaapu-apuhan ni Levi, ay tumanggap ng ikasampung bahagi mula kay Abraham, at siya ay pinagpala, siya na tumanggap ng mga pangako.
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 Hindi maitatanggi na ang mas mababang tao ay pinagpapala ng mas mataas na tao.
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 Sa ganitong kalagayan, ang taong tumanggap ng ikasampung bahagi ay mamamatay balang araw. ngunit sa isang banda, ang tumanggap ng ikasampung bahagi ni Abraham ay inilarawan bilang patuloy na nabubuhay.
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 At samakatuwid, masasabi na si Levi na tumanggap ng ikapu, ay nakapagbigay din ng ikapu sa pamamagitan ni Abraham,
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 dahil si Levi ay nasa pribadong bahagi pa lamang ng kaniyang ninuno na si Abraham nang makilala ni Abraham si Melquisedec.
since [the sperm from which all those priests were eventually born] was still in Abraham’s body [EUP] when Melchizedek met Abraham.
11 Ngayon kung ang pagiging ganap ay maaari nang makamtan sa pamamagitan ng pagiging pari ng mga Levita (sapagkat sa ilalim nito ang mga tao ay tumanggap ng kautusan), ano pa ang kailangan para sa isang pari na lumitaw ayon sa pagkapari ni Melquisedec, at hindi mapangalanan ayon sa pagkapari ni Aaron?
[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 Dahil kapag ang pagkapari ay nabago, ang kautusan ay kailangan ding mabago.
[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 Sapagkat ang pinagsabihan ng mga bagay na ito ay kabilang sa ibang lahi, kung saan walang sinuman ang naglingkod sa 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 Ngayon ito ang katunayan na ang ating Panginoon ay nagmula kay Judah, ang lipi na hindi binanggit ni Moises patungkol sa mga pari.
[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 At ang aming sinasabi ay mas malinaw pa kung may ibang paring liliitaw ayon sa pagkakatulad ni 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 Ang bagong pari na ito ay hindi naging pari ayon sa batayan ng kautusan sa angkan ng tao sa halip ay sa batayan ng kapangyarihan ng hindi nasisirang buhay.
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 Dahil ang kasulatan ay sumasaksi tungkol sa kaniya: ''Ikaw ay isang pari magpakailanman ayon sa pagkapari ni 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 Sapagkat pinawalang saysay ang dating kautusan dahil sa ito ay mahina at walang pakinabang.
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 Sapagkat ang kautusan ay walang ginawang ganap. Gayunpaman, mayroong mas mabuting pag-asa para sa hinaharap kung saan lumalapit tayo sa Diyos.
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 At itong mas mabuting katiyakan ay hindi nangyari kung walang panunumpa, sapagkat ang mga ibang pari ay hindi gumawa ng anumang panunumpa.
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 Ngunit ang Diyos ay gumawa ng isang panunumpa nang sinabi niya ang tungkol kay Jesus, ''Ang Panginoon ay nangako at hindi na magbabago ang kaniyang isip: ''Ikaw ay isang pari magpakailanman.''' (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 Sa pamamagitan din nito si Jesus ay naging kayiyakan ng isang mas mabuting kasunduan.
Because of that, Jesus guarantees that [the new] covenant will be better [than the old one].
23 Sa katunayan, ang kamatayan ang humahadlang sa mga pari mula sa paglilingkod magpakailanman. Ito ang dahilan kung bakit mayroong maraming pari, isa pagkatapos ng isa.
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].
24 Ngunit dahil nabubuhay si Jesus magpakailanman, ang kaniyang pagkapari ay hindi mapapalitan. (aiōn g165)
But because [Jesus] lives eternally, he will continue to be a Supreme Priest forever. (aiōn g165)
25 Samakatuwid, siya rin ay lubos na makapagliligtas sa kanila na lalapit sa Diyos sa pamamagitan niya, dahil siya ay laging nabubuhay upang mamagitan para sa kanila.
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 Sapagkat ganito ang pinaka-punong pari na nararapat para sa atin. Siya ay walang kasalanan, walang dungis, dalisay, ibinukod mula sa mga makasalanan, at naging lalong mataas kaysa sa kalangitan.
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 Hindi siya nangangailangan, di tulad ng mga pinaka-punongpari, na mag-alay ng handog araw-araw, una para sa kaniyang sariling kasalanan, at pagkatapos para sa kasalanan ng mga tao. Ginawa niya ito nang minsanan para sa lahat, nang inialay niya ang kaniyang sarili.
[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 Sapagkat ang kautusan ang humirang ng mga tao na may kahinaan katulad ng mga pinakapunong pari, ngunit ang salita ng panunumpa, na dumating matapos ang kautusan, ay naghirang ng isang Anak, na siyang ginawang ganap magpakailanman. (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)
