Hebrifoɔ 5
1 Wɔyi Ɔsɔfopanin biara firi nnipa bi mu na wasi wɔn ananmu de wɔn akyɛdeɛ ne wɔn bɔne ho afɔdeɛ asom Onyankopɔn.
Every high priest, taken from among the people, is appointed as their representative in their relations with God, to offer both gifts and sacrifices in expiation of sins.
2 Esiane sɛ nʼankasa yɛ mmerɛ akwan ahodoɔ pii so no enti, ɔtumi to ne bo ase ma wɔn a wɔnnim na wɔyɛ mfomsoɔ no.
And he is able to sympathize with the ignorant and deluded, since he is himself subject to weakness,
3 Ne mmerɛyɛ enti, sɛ ɔrebɔ bɔne ho afɔdeɛ a, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔbɔ ma ne ho ne afoforɔ nso.
and is therefore bound to offer sacrifices for sins, not only for the people, but equally so for himself.
4 Obiara ntumi nyi ne ho mfa nhyɛ ne ho animuonyam sɛ ɔyɛ Ɔsɔfopanin. Onyankopɔn frɛ nko na onipa nam so bɛyɛ Ɔsɔfopanin sɛdeɛ wɔfrɛɛ Aaron no.
Nor does anyone take that high office on themselves, until they have been called to do so by God, as Aaron was.
5 Saa ara nso na Kristo annye anto ne ho so sɛ ɔyɛ Ɔsɔfopanin amfa anhyɛ ne ho animuonyam. Na mmom, Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Woyɛ me Ba: ɛnnɛ, mayɛ wʼAgya.”
In the same way, even the Christ did not take the honor of the high priesthood on himself, but he was appointed by him who said to him – ‘You are my Son; this day I have become your Father’;
6 Ɔsane kaa wɔ baabi foforɔ sɛ, “Wobɛyɛ ɔsɔfoɔ akɔsi daa sɛdeɛ Melkisedek asɔfokwan nhyehyɛeɛ te no.” (aiōn g165)
and on another occasion also – ‘You are a priest for all time of the order of Melchizedek.’ (aiōn g165)
7 Yesu baa ɔhonam mu wɔ asase so no, ɔbɔɔ mpaeɛ nam nkotosrɛ so de nʼabisadeɛ too Onyankopɔn a ɔbɛtumi agye no afiri owuo mu no anim. Esiane sɛ ɔdwo na ɔde ne ho nyinaa som no no enti, Onyankopɔn tiee no.
Jesus, in the days of his earthly life, offered prayers and supplications, with earnest cries and with tears, to him who was able to save him from death; and he was heard because of his devout submission.
8 Ɛwom sɛ na ɔyɛ Onyankopɔn Ba deɛ, nanso ɔnam nʼamanehunu so suaa ahobrɛaseɛ.
Son though he was, he learned obedience from his sufferings;
and, being made perfect, he became to all those who obey him the source of eternal salvation, (aiōnios g166)
10 na Onyankopɔn ada no adi sɛ ɔyɛ Ɔsɔfopanin sɛdeɛ Melkisedek asɔfokwan nhyehyɛeɛ te no.
while God himself pronounced him a high priest of the order of Melchizedek.
11 Yɛwɔ yei ho nsɛm pii ka, nanso emu kyerɛkyerɛ yɛ den, ɛfiri sɛ, mo nteaseɛ yɛ den.
Now on this subject I have much to say, but it is difficult to explain it to you, because you have shown yourselves so slow to learn.
12 Moayɛ nkyerɛkyerɛ adwuma no akyɛre, nanso ɛsɛ sɛ monya obi ma ɔkyerɛkyerɛ mo Onyankopɔn ho asɛm firi ne ahyɛaseɛ. Anka ɛsɛ sɛ saa ɛberɛ yi modi aduane a ɛyɛ den, nanso nufosuo na ɛyɛ ma mo.
For whereas, considering the time that has elapsed, you ought to be teaching others, you still need someone to teach you the alphabet of the divine revelation, and need again to be fed with milk instead of with ‘solid food.’
13 Obiara a nufosuo yɛ ma no da so yɛ abadomaa a ɔnnim deɛ ɛyɛ ne deɛ ɛnyɛ.
For everyone who still has to take milk knows nothing of the teaching of righteousness; they are a mere infant.
14 Aduane a ɛyɛ den yɛ ma mpanimfoɔ a wɔatete wɔn na wɔahunu nsonsonoeɛ a ɛda papa ne bɔne ntam.
But solid food is for Christians of mature faith – those whose faculties have been trained by practice to distinguish right from wrong.
