1Sapagka't itong si Melquisedec, hari sa Salem, saserdote ng Kataastaasang Dios, na siyang sumalubong kay Abraham sa pagbabalik na galing sa paglipol sa mga hari at siya'y pinagpala niya, 2Na siya namang binahagihan ni Abraham ng ikasangpung bahagi ng lahat (na kung sasaysayin, una-una, siya'y Hari ng katuwiran, at saka Hari naman sa Salem, na sa makatuwid, ay Hari ng kapayapaan; 3Na walang ama, walang ina, walang tandaan ng lahi, at walang pasimula ng mga araw ni katapusan ng buhay man, datapuwa't naging katulad ng Anak ng Dios), ay nanatiling saserdote magpakailan man. 4Nilaynilayin nga ninyo kung gaano ang kadakilaan ng taong ito, na binigyan ni Abraham, na patriarka, ng ikasangpung bahagi ng mga pinakamagagaling na samsam. 5At katotohanan ang mga sa anak ni Levi na nagsisitanggap ng katungkulang saserdote, ay mayroong utos na kumuha ng ikasangpung bahagi sa bayan ayon sa kautusan, sa makatuwid ay sa kanilang mga kapatid, bagama't ang mga ito ay nagsilabas sa mga balakang ni Abraham: 6Nguni't yaong ang talaan ng lahi ay hindi ibinibilang sa kanila ay kumuha ng ikasangpung bahagi kay Abraham, at pinagpala yaong may mga pangako. 7Datapuwa't walang anomang pagtatalo ang mababa ay pinagpapala ng mataas. 8At dito'y ang mga taong may kamatayan ay tumatanggap ng ikasangpung bahagi; datapuwa't doon ay ang isa, na pinatutunayang nabubuhay. 9At sa makatuwid baga'y sa pamamagitan ni Abraham pati si Levi, na tumatanggap ng ikasangpung bahagi, ay nagbayad ng ikasangpung bahagi; 10Sapagka't siya'y nasa mga balakang pa ng kaniyang ama, nang ito'y salubungin ni Melquisedec. 11Ngayon kung may kasakdalan nga sa pamamagitan ng pagkasaserdote ng mga Levita (sapagka't sa ilalim nito ay tinanggap ng bayan ang kautusan), anong kailangan pa na magbangon ang ibang saserdote, ayon sa pagkasaserdote ni Melquisedec at hindi ibilang ayon sa pagkasaserdote ni Aaron? 12Sapagka't nang palitan ang pagkasaserdote ay kinailangang palitan naman ang kautusan. 13Sapagka't yaong tungkol sa kaniya ay sinasabi ang mga bagay na ito ay naukol sa ibang angkan, na doon ang sinoma'y hindi naglilingkod sa dambana. 14Sapagka't maliwanag na ang ating Panginoon ay lumitaw mula kay Juda; na tungkol sa angkang yao'y walang sinalitang anoman si Moises hinggil sa mga saserdote. 15At lalo pang napakaliwanag ito, kung ayon sa anyo ni Melquisedec ay lumitaw ang ibang saserdote, 16Na ginawa, hindi ayon sa kautusan ng utos na ukol sa laman, kundi ayon sa kapangyarihan ng isang buhay na walang katapusan: 17Sapagka't pinatotohanan tungkol sa kaniya, Ikaw ay saserdote magpakailan man Ayon sa pagkasaserdote ni Melquisedec. 18Sapagka't napapawi ang unang utos dahil sa kaniyang kahinaan at kawalan ng kapakinabangan. 19(Sapagka't ang kautusan ay walang anomang pinasasakdal), at may pagpapasok ng isang pagasang lalong magaling, na sa pamamagitan nito ay nagsisilapit tayo sa Dios. 20At yamang yao'y hindi naging sa walang sumpa: 21(Sapagka't sila'y sa katotohanan ay ginawang mga saserdote na walang sumpa; datapuwa't siya'y may sumpa sa pamamagitan niyaong nagsasabi tungkol sa kaniya, Sumumpa ang Panginoon at hindi siya nagsisisi, Ikaw ay saserdote magpakailan man); 22Ay gayon din naman si Jesus ay naging tagapanagot sa lalong mabuting tipan. 23At katotohanang sila'y marami sa bilang na naging mga saserdote, sapagka't dahil sa kamatayan ay napigil sila ng pagpapatuloy: 24Datapuwa't siya, sapagka't namamalagi magpakailan man ay may pagkasaserdote siyang di mapapalitan. 25Dahil dito naman siya'y nakapagliligtas na lubos sa mga nagsisilapit sa Dios sa pamamagitan niya, palibhasa'y laging nabubuhay siya upang mamagitan sa kanila. 26Sapagka't nararapat sa atin ang gayong dakilang saserdoteng banal, walang sala, walang dungis, nahihiwalay sa mga makasalanan, at ginawang lalong mataas pa kay sa mga langit; 27Na hindi nangangailangan araw-araw na maghandog ng hain, na gaya niyaong mga dakilang saserdote una-una'y patungkol sa kaniyang sariling mga kasalanan at saka patungkol sa mga kasalanan ng bayan: sapagka't ito'y ginawa niyang minsan magpakailan man, nang kaniyang ihandog ang kaniyang sarili. 28Sapagka't inilagay ng kautusan na mga dakilang saserdote ang mga taong may kahinaan; nguni't ang salita ng sumpa na kasunod ng kautusan ay siyang naglalagay sa Anak, na sakdal magpakailan man.
1For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, 2to whom also Abraham divided a tenth part of all (being first, by interpretation, king of righteousness, and then also king of Salem, which is king of peace; 3without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God), remains a priest continually. 4Now consider how great this man was, to whom even Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth out of the best plunder. 5They indeed of the sons of Levi who receive the priest’s office 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, 6but he whose genealogy is not counted from them has accepted tithes from Abraham, and has blessed him who has the promises. 7But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater. 8Here people who die receive tithes, but there one receives tithes of whom it is testified that he lives. 9We can say that through Abraham even Levi, who receives tithes, has paid tithes, 10for he was yet in the body of his father when Melchizedek met him. 11Now if there were perfection through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people have received the law), what further need was there for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron? 12For the priesthood being changed, there is of necessity a change made also in the law. 13For he of whom these things are said belongs to another tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar. 14For it is evident that our Lord has sprung out of Judah, about which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood. 15This is yet more abundantly evident, if after the likeness of Melchizedek there arises another priest, 16who has been made, not after the law of a fleshly commandment, but after the power of an endless life: 17for it is testified, “You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.” 18For there is an annulling of a foregoing commandment because of its weakness and uselessness 19(for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God. 20Inasmuch as he was not made priest without the taking of an oath 21(for they indeed have been made priests 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 priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.’” 22By so much, Jesus has become the collateral of a better covenant. 23Many, indeed, have been made priests, because they are hindered from continuing by death. 24But he, because he lives forever, has his priesthood unchangeable. 25Therefore he is also able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, seeing that he lives forever to make intercession for them. 26For such a high priest was fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; 27who doesn’t need, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices daily, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. For he did this once for all, when he offered up himself. 28For the law appoints men as high priests who have weakness, but the word of the oath which came after the law appoints a Son forever who has been perfected.
1Want deze Melchizedek was koning van Salem, een priester des Allerhoogsten Gods, die Abraham tegemoet ging, als hij wederkeerde van het slaan der koningen, en hem zegende; 2Aan welken ook Abraham van alles de tienden deelde; die vooreerst overgezet wordt, koning der gerechtigheid, en daarna ook was een koning van Salem, hetwelk is een koning des vredes; 3Zonder vader, zonder moeder, zonder geslachtsrekening, noch beginsel der dagen, noch einde des levens hebbende; maar den Zoon van God gelijk geworden zijnde, blijft hij een priester in eeuwigheid. 4Aanmerkt nu, hoe groot deze geweest zij, aan denwelken ook Abraham, de patriarch, tienden gegeven heeft uit den buit. 5En die uit de kinderen van Levi het priesterdom ontvangen, hebben wel bevel om tienden te nemen van het volk, naar de wet, dat is, van hun broederen, hoewel die uit de lenden van Abraham voortgekomen zijn. 6Maar hij, die zijn geslachtsrekening uit hen niet heeft, die heeft van Abraham tienden genomen, en hem, die de beloftenissen had, heeft hij gezegend. 7Nu, zonder enig tegenspreken, hetgeen minder is, wordt gezegend van hetgeen meerder is. 8En hier nemen wel tienden de mensen, die sterven, maar aldaar neemt ze die, van welken getuigd wordt, dat hij leeft. 9En, om zo te spreken, ook Levi, die tienden neemt, heeft door Abraham tienden gegeven; 10Want hij was nog in de lenden des vaders, als hem Melchizedek tegemoet ging. 11Indien dan nu de volkomenheid door het Levietische priesterschap ware (want onder hetzelve heeft het volk de wet ontvangen), wat nood was het nog, dat een ander priester naar de ordening van Melchizedek zou opstaan, en die niet zou gezegd worden te zijn naar de ordening van Aaron? 12Want het priesterschap veranderd zijnde, zo geschiedt er ook noodzakelijk verandering der wet. 13Want Hij, op Wien deze dingen gezegd worden, behoort tot een anderen stam, van welken niemand zich tot het altaar begeven heeft. 14Want het is openbaar, dat onze Heere uit Juda gesproten is; op welken stam Mozes niets gesproken heeft van het priesterschap. 15En dit is nog veel meer openbaar, zo er naar de gelijkenis van Melchizedek een ander priester opstaat: 16Die dit niet naar de wet des vleselijken gebods is geworden, maar naar de kracht des onvergankelijken levens. 17Want Hij getuigt: Gij zijt Priester in der eeuwigheid naar de ordening van Melchizedek. 18Want de vernietiging van het voorgaande gebod geschiedt om deszelfs zwakheids en onprofijtelijkheids wil; 19Want de wet heeft geen ding volmaakt, maar de aanleiding van een betere hoop, door welke wij tot God genaken. 20En voor zoveel het niet zonder eedzwering is geschied, (want genen zijn wel zonder eedzwering priesters geworden; 21Maar Deze met eedzwering, door Dien, Die tot Hem gezegd heeft: De Heere heeft gezworen, en het zal Hem niet berouwen: Gij zijt Priester in der eeuwigheid naar de ordening van Melchizedek). 22Van een zoveel beter verbond is Jezus Borg geworden. 23En genen zijn wel vele priesters geworden, omdat zij door den dood verhinderd werden altijd te blijven; 24Maar Deze, omdat Hij in der eeuwigheid blijft, heeft een onvergankelijk Priesterschap. 25Waarom Hij ook volkomenlijk kan zalig maken degenen, die door Hem tot God gaan, alzo Hij altijd leeft om voor hen te bidden. 26Want zodanig een Hogepriester betaamde ons, heilig, onnozel, onbesmet, afgescheiden van de zondaren, en hoger dan de hemelen geworden; 27Dien het niet allen dag nodig was, gelijk den hogepriesters, eerst voor zijn eigen zonden slachtofferen op te offeren, daarna, voor de zonden des volks; want dat heeft Hij eenmaal gedaan, als Hij Zichzelven opgeofferd heeft. 28Want de wet stelt tot hogepriesters mensen, die zwakheid hebben; maar het woord der eedzwering, die na de wet is gevolgd, stelt den Zoon, Die in der eeuwigheid geheiligd is.
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