1 Now a summary of the things of which we are speaking is, We have such a one high priest who has sat down on the right hand of the throne of the greatness in the heavens; 2 minister of the holy places and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord has pitched, and not man. 3 For every high priest is constituted for the offering both of gifts and sacrifices; whence it is needful that this one also should have something which he may offer. 4 If then indeed he were upon earth, he would not even be a priest, there being those who offer the gifts according to the law, 5 (who serve the representation and shadow of heavenly things, according as Moses was oracularly told when about to make the tabernacle; for See, saith He, that thou make all things according to the pattern which has been shewn to thee in the mountain.)

6 But now he has got a more excellent ministry, by so much as he is mediator of a better covenant, which is established on the footing of better promises. 7 For if that first was faultless, place had not been sought for a second. 8 For finding fault, he says to them, Behold, days come, saith the Lord, and I will consummate a new covenant as regards the house of Israel, and as regards the house of Juda; 9 not according to the covenant which I made to their fathers in the day of my taking their hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they did not continue in my covenant, and I did not regard them, saith theLord. 10 Because this is the covenant that I will covenant to the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord: Giving my laws into their mind, I will write them also upon their hearts; and I will be to them for God, and they shall be to me for people. 11 And they shall not teach each his fellow-citizen, and each his brother, saying, Know the Lord; because all shall know me in themselves, from the little one among them unto the great among them. 12 Because I will be merciful to their unrighteousnesses, and their sins and their lawlessnesses I will never remember any more. 13 In that he says New, he has made the first old; but that which grows old and aged is near disappearing.

1 Aga meie praeguse kõne peamine mõte on see: meil on ülempreester, kes on istunud Ausuuruse trooni paremale käele taevas 2 ning teenib pühamus, tõelises kohtumistelgis, mida ei ole püstitanud ükski inimene, vaid Issand.

3 Iga ülempreester seatakse ametisse, et tuua Jumala ette ande ja ohvreid. Ja nii peab ka see ülempreester midagi ohvriks tooma. 4 Kui ta maa peal viibiks, siis ei oleks ta preester, sest siin juba on preestrid, kes Seaduses nõutud ande toovad. 5 Nad teenivad selles, mis on taevase pühamu jäljend ja vari. Seepärast manitseti ka Moosest, kui ta hakkas telki valmistama: „Vaata, et sa teed kõik sulle mäel näidatud eeskuju järgi!" 6 Ent nüüd on Jeesus saanud seda aulisema ameti, mida parema lepingu vahendaja ta on, mis on kehtestatud paremate tõotuste alusel.

7 Sest kui esimene leping olnuks laitmatu, siis ei oleks otsitud selle asemele teist. 8 Sest neid laites ütleb Jumal rahvale:

„Vaata, päevad tulevad, ütleb Issand,

mil ma teen Iisraeli sooga

ja Juuda sooga uue lepingu.

9 See ei ole niisugune leping,

nagu ma tegin teie esiisadega siis

kui ma nad kättpidi viisin välja Egiptusest,

sest nad ei jäänud minu lepingule ustavaks,

ja ma pöördusin neist ära, ütleb Issand.

10 See on leping, mille ma sõlmin Iisraeli sooga

pärast neid päevi, ütleb Issand:

ma vajutan oma seadused nende teadvusse

ja kirjutan need neile südamesse.

Siis olen mina nende Jumalaks

ja nemad on minu rahvaks.

11 Siis ei õpeta nad enam oma ligimest

ega ütle üksteisele: „Tunne Issandat!"

sest nad kõik tunnevad mind,

nii väikesed kui suured.

12 Sest ma andestan nende kurjuse

ega tuleta enam meelde nende patte."

13 Uuest lepingust rääkides on Jumal kuulutanud eelmise lepingu aegunuks. Aga mis aegub ja iganeb, lakkab peagi olemast.