Hepelū 5

1 Ko eni, ko e taulaʻeiki lahi kotoa pē kuo fili mei he kakai, kuo fakanofo ia maʻae kakai ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻae ʻOtua, koeʻuhi ke ne ʻatu ʻae ngaahi meʻa foaki mo e ngaahi feilaulau koeʻuhi ko e angahala:

For every high priest, having been taken from among men, is appointed on behalf of men toward the things which pertain to God, so that he may offer gifts and sacrifices on behalf of sins;

2 ‌ʻAia ʻoku ne faʻa ʻofa mamahi ki he vale, pea mo e hēhē; koeʻuhi kuo takatakai foki ia ʻe he vaivai.

he is able to commiserate with those who are ignorant and who wander astray, because he himself is also encompassed by infirmity.

3 Pea ko e meʻa ia ʻoku totonu ke ne fai tatau ai ʻae feilaulau maʻae kakai, pea maʻana foki, koeʻuhi ko e angahala.

And because of this, he also must make such offerings for sins even for himself, in the same manner as for the people.

4 Pea ʻoku ʻikai toʻo ʻe ha tangata ʻae ngaue tapu ni kiate ia, ka ko ia kuo ui ʻe he ʻOtua, ʻo hangē ko ʻElone.

Neither does anyone take up this honor himself, but rather he who is called by God, just as Aaron was.

5 Pea pehē, naʻe ʻikai fakaongoongolelei ʻe ia ia ʻe Kalaisi, ke ne hoko ai ko e fungani taulaʻeiki; ka ko ia ne ne pehē kiate ia, “Ko hoku ʻAlo koe, kuo u fakatupu koe he ʻaho ni.”

Thus, even Christ did not glorify himself, so as to become High Priest, but instead, it was God who said to him: “You are my Son. Today I have begotten you.”

6 ‌ʻO hangē ko ʻene lea foki ʻe taha, “Ko e taulaʻeiki koe ʻo taʻengata, ʻi he lakanga ʻo Melekiseteki.” (aiōn g165)

And similarly, he says in another place: “You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.” (aiōn g165)

7 ‌ʻAia ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo hono sino, kuo ne ʻohake ʻae hū mo e kole tāumaʻu, fakataha mo e tangi mālohi mo e loʻimata, kiate ia naʻe faʻa fai ke fakamoʻui ia mei he mate, pea naʻe ongoʻi ia ʻi he meʻa naʻe manavahē ai ia;

It is Christ who, in the days of his flesh, with a strong cry and tears, offered prayers and supplications to the One who was able to save him from death, and who was heard because of his reverence.

8 Neongo ko e ʻAlo ia, ka naʻe akonekina ia ke talangofua ʻe he ngaahi meʻa naʻa ne kātaki;

And although, certainly, he is the Son of God, he learned obedience by the things that he suffered.

9 Pea kuo fakahaohaoa ia, pea ne hoko ko e tupuʻanga ʻoe moʻui taʻengata kiate kinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku talangofua kiate ia; (aiōnios g166)

And having reached his consummation, he was made, for all who are obedient to him, the cause of eternal salvation, (aiōnios g166)

10 Kuo ui ʻe he ʻOtua ko e fungani taulaʻeiki ʻi he lakanga ʻo Melekiseteki.

having been called by God to be the High Priest, according to the order of Melchizedek.

11 ‌ʻAia ʻoku ʻi ai ʻae ngaahi meʻa lahi ʻiate kimautolu ke leaʻaki, pea faingataʻa hono fakamatala, ko e meʻa ʻi hoʻomou taʻeongongofua.

Our message about him is great, and difficult to explain when speaking, because you have been made feeble when listening.

12 He ko e meʻa ʻi he fuoloa kuo taau mo kimoutolu ke akonaki, ka ʻoku ʻaonga ke toe akonekina ʻakimoutolu pe ko e hā hono ʻuluaki tefito ʻoe ngaahi folofola ʻae ʻOtua; pea kuo mou toe tatau mo ia ʻoku ʻaonga ki ai ʻae huʻahuhu, kae ʻikai ha meʻakai mālohi.

For even though it is the time when you ought to be teachers, you are still lacking, so that you must be taught the things that are the basic elements of the Word of God, and so you have been made like those who are in need of milk, and not of solid food.

13 He ko ia kotoa pē ʻoku fakahuhu ʻi he huʻahuhu, ʻoku taʻepoto ia ʻi he folofola ʻoe māʻoniʻoni: he ko e valevale ia.

For anyone who is still feeding on milk is still unskillful in the Word of Justice; for he is like an infant.

14 Ka ko e meʻakai mālohi, ʻoku ʻanautolu ʻoku matuʻotuʻa, ʻakinautolu ko e meʻa ʻi he maheni ai, ʻi he faʻa ngāueʻaki ʻae ngaahi anga ʻo honau loto, ʻoku nau ʻilo ai ʻae lelei mo e kovi.

But solid food is for those who are mature, for those who, by practice, have sharpened their mind, so as to discern good from evil.