6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. 7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. 8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah: 9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord. 10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: 11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest. 12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. 13 In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.

6 Aga nüüd on Tema saanud seda kallima ameti, mida parema lepingu vahemees Ta ka on, mis on rajatud parematele tõotustele.

7 Sest kui esimene leping oleks olnud laitmatu, ei siis oleks otsitud aset teisele.

8 Sest neid laites ütleb prohvet neile: „Vaata, päevad tulevad, ütleb Issand, mil Ma teen Iisraeli sooga ja Juuda sooga uue lepingu:

9 mitte selle lepingu sarnase, mille Ma tegin nende vanematega sel päeval, mil Ma võtsin nad kättpidi, et viia nad välja Egiptusemaalt — sest nad ei jäänud Minu lepingusse ja nii Minagi ei hoolinud neist, ütleb Issand —

10 vaid leping, mille Ma teen Iisraeli sooga pärast neid päevi, ütleb Issand, on niisugune: Ma panen neile meelde Oma käsud ja kirjutan need neile südamesse; siis Ma olen neile Jumalaks ja nemad on Mulle rahvaks!

11 Siis ei õpeta keegi enam oma kaaskodanikku ega vend oma venda, öeldes: „Tunne Issandat!", sest nad kõik tunnevad Mind, niihästi nende pisukesed kui nende suured.

12 Sest Ma olen armuline nende ülekohtustele tegudele ega tuleta enam meelde nende patte!"

13 Kui ta nimetab uut, siis on ta esimese tunnistanud vananenuks. Aga mis vananeb ja iganeb, on hävimisele ligi!