Hebrifo 7
1 Na saa Melkisedek yi yɛ Salemhene, na ɔsan yɛ Ɔsorosoro Nyankopɔn sɔfo. Bere a Abraham fi ɔko a okum ahemfo ano reba no, Melkisedek hyiaa no hyiraa no.
For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, cohen of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,
2 Abraham maa no nʼasade no mu nkyɛmu du mu baako. Melkisedek din no nkyerɛase a edi kan no ne Trenee Hene. Esiane sɛ na ɔyɛ Salem hene no nti, wɔkyerɛɛ ne din no ase sɛ Asomdwoe hene.
to whom also Abraham divided "a tenth part of everything" (being first, by interpretation, king of righteousness, and then also king of Salem, which is king of peace;
3 Obi nnim Melkisedek agya, ne na, ne ne mpanyimfo ho asɛm. Saa ara na obi nnim nʼawo ne ne wu nso ho asɛm. Ɔsɛ Onyankopɔn Ba, na ɔda so yɛ ɔsɔfo daadaa.
without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God), remains a cohen continually.
4 Eyi di ho adanse sɛ na ɔyɛ onipa kɛse a Agya Abraham mpo tumi ma no nʼasade mu nkyɛmu du mu baako.
Now consider how great this man was, to whom even Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth out of the most valuable plunder.
5 Nanso Lewi asefo a wɔyɛ asɔfo no Mmara na ɛhyɛ wɔn sɛ wonnye nkyɛmu du mu baako mfi wɔn ara wɔn nkurɔfo Israelfo a wɔn nso yɛ Abraham asefo no nkyɛn.
They indeed of the sons of Levi who became cohanim have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the Law, that is, of their brothers, though these have come out of the body of Abraham,
6 Melkisedek nyɛ Lewi aseni, nanso ogyee nkyɛmu du mu baako fii Abraham nkyɛn hyiraa no ma onyaa Onyankopɔn bɔhyɛ no.
but he whose genealogy is not counted from them has accepted tithes from Abraham, and has blessed him who has the promises.
7 Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ nea ɔma nhyira so sen nea ogye nhyira.
But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater.
8 Wɔde nnipa akatua nkyɛmu du mu baako ma asɔfo a wowu, gye Melkisedek a Kyerɛwsɛm no ka se ɔte ase.
Here people who die receive tithes, but there one receives tithes of whom it is testified that he lives.
9 Enti nokware, Abraham tuaa nkyɛmu du no, Lewi a nʼasefo gye nkyɛmu du no nso nam Abraham so tuaa bi maa Melkisedek.
We can say that through Abraham even Levi, who receives tithes, has paid tithes,
10 Na wɔnwoo Lewi ɛ, nanso esiane sɛ na ɔhyɛ ne nena Abraham mu saa bere no a Melkisedek hyiaa no no nti na otuae.
for he was yet in the body of his father when Melchizedek met him.
11 Esiane Lewi asɔfodi nti na wɔde Mmara no maa Israelfo. Ɛno nti sɛ Lewifo asɔfodi no tumi de pɛyɛ brɛ nnipa a, anka ho nhia sɛ wɔbɛfa ɔsɔfo foforo bi sɛ Melkisedek a omfi Aaron abusua mu.
Now if there was perfection through the Levitical system of cohanim (for under it the people have received the law), what further need was there for another cohen to arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
12 Sɛ ɛba sɛ asɔfodi no sesa a, ɛma ho mmara no nso sesa.
For the system of cohanim being changed, there is of necessity a change made also in the law.
13 Nanso yɛn Awurade a wɔka saa asɛm yi nyinaa fa ne ho no fi abusua foforo mu. Ne busuani biara nnii ɔsɔfo wɔ afɔremuka ho da.
For he of whom these things are said belongs to another tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar.
14 Ɛyɛ sɛnnahɔ sɛ wɔwoo no too Yuda abusua mu, na Mose kaa asɔfo ho asɛm no nso, wammɔ nʼabusua din da.
For it is evident that our Lord has sprung out of Judah, about which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning cohanim.
15 Asɛm no da ne ho adi pefee, efisɛ ɔsɔfo foforo bi aba a ɔte sɛ Melkisedek.
This is yet more abundantly evident, if after the likeness of Melchizedek there arises another cohen,
16 Ɔno de, ɛnnam onipa mmara so na wɔhyɛɛ no ɔsɔfo, na mmom wɔnam nkwa a enni awiei tumi so na ɛyɛɛ no ɔsɔfo.
who has been made, not after the law of a fleshly commandment, but after the power of an endless life:
17 Kyerɛwsɛm no ka se, “Wobɛyɛ ɔsɔfo akosi daa sɛnea Melkisedek asɔfokwan nhyehyɛe te no.” (aiōn g165)
for it is testified, "You are a cohen forever, according to the order of Melchizedek." (aiōn g165)
18 Wɔatow mmara dedaw no akyene, efisɛ sintɔ bi wɔ mmara no mu, na so nni mfaso nso,
For there is an annulling of a foregoing commandment because of its weakness and uselessness
19 efisɛ Mose Mmara no antumi amma biribiara anni mu, na wɔde anidaso pa bi a yɛnam so bɛn Onyankopɔn aba.
(for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.
20 Na wɔanyɛ a ntanka nka ho. Bere a ɔhyɛɛ Aaron asefo asɔfo no, na ntam a ɛte saa nni hɔ.
Inasmuch as he was not made cohen without the taking of an oath,
21 Yesu de, ɔnam ntam so bɛyɛɛ ɔsɔfo bere a Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Awurade aka ntam; na ɔrensesa nʼadwene a ese, ‘Wobɛyɛ ɔsɔfo daa nyinaa no.’” (aiōn g165)
for they indeed have been made cohanim without an oath, but he with an oath by him that says of him, "The Lord swore and will not change his mind, 'You are a cohen forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.'" (aiōn g165)
22 Saa ntam yi nti, Yesu gyina mu ma yɛn, na ɛma yɛne Onyankopɔn apam no di mu.
Accordingly Yeshua has become the guarantor of a better covenant.
23 Nsonoe foforo bi nso wɔ hɔ. Na saa asɔfo no dɔɔso, efisɛ na wowuwu a wontumi ntoa wɔn adwuma so.
Many, indeed, have been made cohanim, because they are hindered from continuing by death.
But he, because he lives forever, has his position as cohen permanently. (aiōn g165)
25 Enti otumi gye wɔn a wɔnam ne so ba Onyankopɔn nkyɛn no nnɛ ne daa, efisɛ, ɔte hɔ daa srɛ Onyankopɔn ma wɔn.
Therefore he is also able to save completely those who draw near to God through him, seeing that he lives forever to make intercession for them.
26 Yesu ne Ɔsɔfopanyin a ɔboa yɛn wɔ yɛn ahiasɛm mu. Ɔyɛ kronkron. Onni mfomso biara wɔ ne mu, na ɔnyɛ bɔne. Wɔatew no afi nnebɔneyɛfo ho na wɔama no so aboro ɔsoro so.
For such a cohen hagadol was indeed fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
27 Ɔnte sɛ asɔfo mpanyin a wɔaka no a, daa afɔre a wɔbɔ no kan no wɔbɔ wɔ wɔn bɔne a wayɛ ho ansa na afei, wabɔ afoforo de no. Ɔbɔɔ afɔre baako pɛ a ɔde ne ho na ɛbɔe.
who does not need, like those cohanim gedolim, to offer up sacrifices daily, first for his own sins, and then for those of the people. For he did this once for all, when he offered up himself.
28 Mose Mmara no yi nnipa a wɔmfata sɛ wɔyɛ asɔfo mpanyin, nanso Onyankopɔn bɔ a ɔde ntam kaa ho no a ɛbaa wɔ Mmara no akyi no yii Ɔba no a ɔyɛ pɛ daa nyinaa no. (aiōn g165)
For the Law appoints men as cohanim gedolim who have weakness, but the word of the oath which came after the Law appoints a Son forever who has been perfected. (aiōn g165)
