Hebrifo 9
1 Na apam a edi kan no wɔ mmara a wɔnam so som. Saa ara nso na na wɔwɔ baabi a nnipa asiesie a wɔsom.
[To continue]: In the first [covenant, God] regulated how people [should perform] rituals, and [he told them to make] [MTY] a sanctuary.
2 Wosii ntamadan a wɔatwa mu abien. Ɔdan a edi kan no a wɔfrɛ no Kronkronbea no na kaneadua, ɔpon ne brodo a wɔatew ho a wɔde ma Onyankopɔn no wɔ.
[That sanctuary] was a tent that [the Israelites] set up. In its outer room there was the lampstand and the table [on which they put] the bread that [the priests] presented [to God. That room] was called ‘the holy place’.
3 Ntwamu no akyi a wɔfrɛ hɔ Kronkron mu Kronkron no,
Behind the curtain inside [the holy place] there was [another] room. That was called ‘the very holy place’.
4 na sika aduhuamyɛfo afɔremuka ne Apam Adaka a wɔde sika adura ho nyinaa wɔ. Saa adaka no mu na na sika pɔre a mana ne Aaron pema a ɛfefɛwee ne apam bopon no wɔ.
It had an altar, [made from] gold, [for burning] incense. [It also had the chest which they called] the chest of the covenant. All its sides were covered with gold. In it was the golden pot which contained [pieces of the food they called] manna. [That was the food with which God miraculously fed the people before they entered the promised land]. In the chest there was also Aaron’s walking stick that budded [to prove that he was God’s true priest]. In the chest were also the stone tablets [on which God had written] the Ten Commandments.
5 Adaka no so hɔ nso na anuonyam Kerubim a wɔatrɛw wɔn ntaban mu akata adaka no nkataso no so si. Nanso yɛrentumi nka nneɛma yi ho asɛm nkɔ akyiri mprempren.
On top of [the chest] were [figures of] winged creatures [that symbolized God’s] glory. Their [wings] overshadowed the chest’s lid where [the high priest sprinkled the blood] (to [atone for/to forgive]) [those who had sinned. I] do not [need] to write about these things in detail now.
6 Saa na wɔahyehyɛ nneɛma no. Da biara na asɔfo no kɔ ɔdan a edi kan no mu kɔyɛ wɔn adwuma;
After all those things were prepared {After they had prepared all those things like that} [in the two rooms of the tent], the [Jewish] priests habitually went into the outer [room of the] tent to perform their rituals.
7 nanso na Ɔsɔfopanyin no nko ara na ɔwɔ ho kwan sɛ ɔkɔ Kronkron mu Kronkron hɔ pɛnkoro pɛ afe biara. Ɔde mogya a ɔde bɔ ɔno ankasa ne ne nkurɔfo mfomso ho afɔre ka ne ho kɔ.
But into the inner room, only the Supreme Priest [went], once a year. He always took [LIT] the blood [of animals that they had slaughtered]. He offered them [to God] for his own [sins] and for the sins that other people had committed. They included sins that they did not realize [were sinful].
8 Honhom Kronkron no nam saa ɔkwan yi so kyerɛ yɛn sɛ, wonnya mmuee ɔkwan a wɔde kɔ Kronkron mu Kronkron hɔ wɔ bere a Ntamadan no ne mu nneɛma da so wɔ hɔ.
By those things the Holy Spirit indicated that [just like God] did not reveal the way [for ordinary people] to enter into the inner room while the outer room still existed [MET], [similarly he did not reveal the way for ordinary people to enter the presence of God while the Jewish system of offering sacrifices was in effect].
9 Ɛyɛ mfonitwa ma nnɛ bere yi. Ɛkyerɛ sɛ akyɛde ne mmoa a na wɔde bɔ afɔre ma Onyankopɔn no rentumi mma wɔn a wɔsom no koma mu nyɛ kronkron.
[The things that the priests did inside the outer room] [MTY] symbolized [what was true] during the time [when the first covenant was in effect]. According to [the first covenant] (OR, [In that outer room]), [priests] offered gifts and other sacrifices to God. But [by offering them], the people who brought them were unable to make themselves feel that they were no longer guilty for having sinned.
10 Wɔde nnuan, anonne ne nneɛma ahorow a wɔde dwira wɔn ho na edi dwuma no. Eyi yɛ ɔhonam fam nhyehyɛe a ɛyɛ adwuma kosi bere a nhyehyɛe foforo bɛba.
[They brought those gifts and made those sacrifices] according to [regulations concerning] things to eat and drink, and [according to rules that required people to] wash various things. [God] declared that those regulations about our bodies were to be in effect until [he put into effect the new covenant]; that was a better system.
11 Nanso Kristo aba dedaw sɛ Ɔsɔfopanyin ama nneɛma pa a yɛwɔ dedaw yi. Ntamadan a ɔsom wɔ mu no so, na edi mu kyɛn dedaw no. Ɛnyɛ nnipa na wɔyɛe. Afei nso emfi adebɔ yi mu.
But when Christ came as our Supreme Priest, [he brought] the good things that are now available. When he appeared, [he went into God’s presence in heaven. That is like a] [MET] very great and perfect tent not made by humans {which no human made} [SYN]; that is, it is not part of the world [God] created. It was better [than the tent Moses set up here on earth].
12 Bere a Kristo kɔɔ ntamadan no mu a ɔkɔɔ Kronkronbea hɔ pɛnkoro no, wamfa mmirekyi ne anantwi mogya na ɛkɔbɔɔ afɔre. Mmom, ɔno ara de ne mogya na ɛbɔɔ afɔre de gyee nkwa a enni awiei maa yɛn. (aiōnios g166)
[When a Supreme Priest goes into the inner room in the tent each year, he takes] goats’ blood and calves’ blood [to offer as a sacrifice]. But Christ did not [do that. It was as though] he went into that very holy place only once, taking his own blood with him. By doing that, he eternally redeemed us. (aiōnios g166)
13 Na sɛ mmirekyi ne anantwinini mogya ne anantwibere nsõ a wɔde dwira wɔn a wɔn ho agu fi tew wɔn ho kɔ ɔhonam ahofi mu a,
The priests sprinkle on people goats’ blood and bulls’ blood and [the water that has been filtered through] the ashes of a [red] heifer that has been [completely burned. By performing that ritual, they can ritually] cleanse the bodies of those who are [ceremonially] unclean. Furthermore, performing those rituals enabled people to have fellowship with God again.
14 mpɛn ahe na Kristo a ɔnam Honhom so, de ne ho bɔɔ afɔre a ɛho nni dɛm maa Onyankopɔn no mogya rentew mo ho mfi nnwuma bɔne mu, na monkɔsom Onyankopɔn a ɔte ase no ana? (aiōnios g166)
[So, because we know what] Christ [accomplished when] his blood flowed [when he died for us] [PRS, MTY], we will be very certain that we are not guilty [of having] done those things [that those who are spiritually] dead do. [As a result], we can serve God, who is all-powerful. [The priests always offer to God animals] with no defects. Similarly, when Christ offered himself [as a sacrifice] to God, he was sinless [MET]. He did that as a result of [God’s] eternal Spirit [helping him]. (aiōnios g166)
15 Eyi nti na Kristo yɛ apam foforo no ntamgyinafo sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wɔn a Onyankopɔn afrɛ wɔn no benya nhyira a enni awiei sɛnea Onyankopɔn ahyɛ bɔ no. Eyi aba saa, efisɛ owu bi asi a egye nnipa fi wɔn bɔne a wɔyɛɛ bere a na wɔwɔ apam a edi kan no mu no mu. (aiōnios g166)
[By] dying [for us], [Christ] ([redeemed/] free from the penalty for their sins) even those who disobeyed the [conditions of] (OR, [during the time of]) the first covenant. So, [because] no [one could be made perfect by obeying the old covenant], now Christ establishes [between God and people] a new covenant. He does that in order that those whom God has chosen may eternally have [the blessings that God] has promised them. (aiōnios g166)
16 Sɛ nsamansew bi wɔ hɔ a, ɛsɛ sɛ wotumi kyerɛ sɛ onipa a ɔhyɛɛ saa nsamansew no awu.
A covenant [is like a will. In the case of a will], [in order to put its provisions into effect], someone must prove that the one who made it has died.
17 Sɛ onipa a ɔhyɛɛ nsamansew no te ase a, saa nsamansew no nka hwee. Bere a wawu no na ɛka biribi.
A will goes into effect [only when the one who makes the will] has died. It is not in effect when the one who made it is still alive.
18 Ɛno nti na apam a edi kan no wɔnam mogya so na wɔhyɛɛ no den no.
And so [God] put the first covenant into effect only [LIT] by means of [animals’] blood that was shed [when they were slaughtered].
19 Nea edi kan no, Mose kaa mmaransɛm no nyinaa, sɛnea ɛwɔ mmara no mu no kyerɛɛ nnipa no. Nantwi mma mogya ne nsu ne kuntu kɔkɔɔ ne sommɛ na ɔde petee nwoma mmobɔwee no ne nnipa no nyinaa so
After Moses had declared to all the Israelites everything that God commanded in the laws [that God gave him], he took calves’ and goats’ blood [mixed] with water. He [dipped into it] scarlet wool [that he tied around] a sprig of hyssop. Then he sprinkled [with some of the blood] the scroll itself containing God’s laws. Then he sprinkled [more of that blood on all the] people,
20 kae se, “Eyi ne mogya a ɛsɔw apam a Onyankopɔn ahyɛ mo sɛ munni so no ano.”
saying to them, “This is the blood [which brings into effect] the covenant that God commanded that you [obey].”
21 Saa ara na Mose petee mogya guu ntamadan no ne nneɛma a wɔde som no nyinaa so ne no.
Likewise, he sprinkled with that blood the tent and every object that they used in performing rituals.
22 Nokware, sɛnea mmara no kyerɛ no, ɛkame ayɛ sɛ mogya na etumi tew ade nyinaa ho, na saa ara nso na gye sɛ mogya ahwie agu ansa na bɔnefakyɛ aba.
It was by [sprinkling] blood that they [ritually] cleansed almost everything. That was what [was stated in] God’s laws. If blood is not shed [when people offer a sacrifice, God] cannot forgive [the person who is making the sacrifice].
23 Saa ɔkwan yi ara so na wɔnam ma biribiara a ɛyɛ ɔsoro nhwɛsode no ho tew. Nanso, ɔsoro nneɛma no ankasa de, afɔre a eye kyɛn eyinom na wɔde tew ho.
So, by rituals like that, it was necessary for [the priests] to cleanse the things that symbolized what Christ does [MTY] in heaven. But God has to [consecrate] the [people who will enter] [MTY] heaven [by means of] better sacrifices than those.
24 Efisɛ Kristo ankɔ kronkronbea a nnipa de wɔn nsa na ayɛ a ɛyɛ ade kann ho nhwɛso no hɔ. Ɔkɔɔ ɔsoro ankasa na osi yɛn anan mu wɔ Onyankopɔn anim hɔ.
Christ did not enter a sanctuary that humans made. That one only represented the true [sanctuary]. Instead, he entered heaven itself, in order to now be in God’s presence [to plead with] God for us.
25 Afe biara Yudafo Sɔfopanyin de aboa mogya kɔ Kronkronbea hɔ. Nanso Kristo amfa ne ho amma mpɛn bebree saa.
The [Jewish] Supreme Priest enters the very holy place once every year, taking blood that is not his own, [to offer it as a sacrifice]. But when Christ entered heaven, it was not in order to offer himself repeatedly like that.
26 Sɛ ɔyɛɛ saa a, anka efi adebɔ mfiase no, obehu amane mpɛn bebree. Mmom, waba prɛko a nneɛma nyinaa reba awiei, na ɔnam afɔre a ɔde ne ho bɔe no so apepa bɔne. (aiōn g165)
[If that were so], he would have needed to suffer [and shed his blood] repeatedly since [the time when God] created the world. But instead, in this final age, [Christ] has appeared once in order that by sacrificing himself he could cause [that people] no longer will be [punished for their] sins. (aiōn g165)
27 Ɛsɛ sɛ obiara wu prɛko pɛ, na ɛno akyi Onyankopɔn abu no atɛn.
All people must die once, and after that [God] will judge them [for their sins].
28 Saa ara na wɔde Kristo nso bɔɔ afɔre baako pɛ de gyee dodow no ara wɔ wɔn bɔne mu. Ɔbɛba ne mprenu so a ɔremmegye nnebɔneyɛfo na mmom, ɔbɛba abegye wɔn a wɔretwɛn no no nkwa.
Likewise, when Christ [died], [God] offered him once to be a sacrifice, to punish him instead of the many [people who had] sinned. He will come [to earth] a second time, not [in order to sacrifice himself again for those who] have sinned, but in order to [complete] his saving those who expectantly wait for him.
