1 For every high priest, being taken from among men, is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: 2 who can bear gently with the ignorant and erring, for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity; 3 and by reason thereof is bound, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins. 4 And no man taketh the honor unto himself, but when he is called of God, even as was Aaron. 5 So Christ also glorified not himself to be made a high priest, but he that spake unto him,

Thou art my Son,

This day have I begotten thee:

6 as he saith also in another place,

Thou art a priest for ever

After the order of Melchizedek.

7 Who in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear, 8 though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered; 9 and having been made perfect, he became unto all them that obey him the author of eternal salvation; 10 named of God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.

11 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard of interpretation, seeing ye are become dull of hearing. 12 For when by reason of the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need again that some one teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food. 13 For every one that partaketh of milk is without experience of the word of righteousness; for he is a babe. 14 But solid food is for fullgrown men, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

1 Sest iga ülempreester, kes võetakse inimeste seast, seatakse inimeste heaks toimetama teenistust Jumala ees, tooma ande ja ohvreid pattude eest;

2 ja tema võib säästa mõistmatuid ning eksijaid; on ta ju ise ka nõtruse sees.

3 Ja selle nõtruse pärast peab tema niisamuti nagu rahva eest, ka iseenese eest ohvrit tooma pattude pärast.

4 Ka ei võta keegi enesele ise seda au, vaid Jumala kutsel nagu Aarongi.

5 Nõnda Kristuski ei võtnud Ise Enesele au saada ülempreestriks, vaid Ta sai selle Temalt, Kes Temale ütles: „Sina oled Mu Poeg, täna Ma sünnitasin Sind!",

6 nõnda nagu Ta teiseski kohas ütleb: „Sina oled preester igavesti Melkisedeki korra järgi!"

7 Tema ohverdas Oma liha päevil palveid ja anumisi suure hüüdmise ja silmaveega Sellele, Kes Teda võis päästa surmast, ja Tema palvet kuuldi Ta jumalakartuse pärast.

8 Ja ehk Ta oligi Poeg, õppis Ta sõnakuulmist sellest, mida Ta kannatas.

9 Ja kui Ta oli saanud täielikuks, sai Tema igavese õndsuse alustajaks kõigile, kes on Temale sõnakuulelikud,

10 ja Jumal nimetas Tema ülempreestriks Melkisedeki korra järgi.

11 Sellest oleks meil palju rääkida ning seda on raske sõnadega seletada, sest te olete läinud tuimaks kuulma.

12 Sest teie, kes aja poolest peaksite olema õpetajad, vajate jälle, et teile õpetataks Jumala sõnade esimesi algeid, ja olete saanud nende aruliseks, kellele läheb tarvis piima, aga mitte tahket rooga.

13 Sest igaüks, kes veel tarvitab piima, ei saa õieti aru õiguse sõnast, sest ta on alles laps.

14 Aga täisealiste jaoks on tahke roog, nende jaoks, kelle meeled vilumuse tõttu on harjunud vahet tegema hea ja kurja vahel.