希伯来书 5
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
5 每一個大祭司都是從人間選出來，奉派替人辦理與 神有關的事，為的是要獻上禮物和贖罪的祭物。 2 他能夠溫和地對待那些無知和迷誤的人，因為他自己也被軟弱所困。 3 因此，他怎樣為人民的罪獻祭，也應該怎樣為自己的罪獻祭。 4 沒有人可以自己取得這大祭司的尊榮，只有像亞倫一樣，蒙 神選召的才可以。
5 照樣，基督也沒有自己爭取作大祭司的尊榮，而是曾經對他說：
“你是我的兒子，
我今日生了你”
的 神榮耀了他； 6 就像他在另一處說：
“你是照著麥基洗德的體系，
永遠作祭司的。”
7 基督在世的時候，曾經流淚大聲禱告懇求那位能救他脫離死亡的 神；因著他的敬虔，就蒙了應允。 8 他雖然是兒子，還是因著所受的苦難學會了順從。 9 他既然順從到底（“他既然順從到底”或譯：“他既然達到完全”），就成了所有順從他的人得到永遠救恩的根源； 10 而且蒙 神照著麥基洗德的體系，稱他為大祭司。
勸勉信徒要長大成人
11 論到這些事，我們有很多話要說，可是很難解釋；因為你們已經遲鈍了，聽不進去。 12 到這個時候，你們應該已經作老師了；可是你們還需要有人再把 神道理的初步教導你們。你們成了只能吃奶而不能吃乾糧的人！ 13 凡是吃奶的，還是個嬰孩，對公義的道理沒有經歷； 14 只有長大成人的，才能吃乾糧，他們的官能因為操練純熟，就能分辨是非了。
Hebrews 5
Contemporary English Version
5 Every high priest is appointed to help others by offering gifts and sacrifices to God because of their sins. 2 A high priest has weaknesses of his own, and he feels sorry for foolish and sinful people. 3 (A) This is why he must offer sacrifices for his own sins and for the sins of others. 4 (B) But no one can have the honor of being a high priest simply by wanting to be one. Only God can choose a priest, and God is the one who chose Aaron.
5 (C) This is how it was with Christ. He became a high priest, but not just because he wanted the honor of being one. It was God who told him,
“You are my Son, because today
I have become your Father!”
6 (D) In another place, God says,
“You are a priest forever
just like Melchizedek.”[a]
7 (E) God had the power to save Jesus from death. And while Jesus was on earth, he begged God with loud crying and tears to save him. He truly worshiped God, and God listened to his prayers. 8 Jesus is God's own Son, but still he had to suffer before he could learn what it really means to obey God. 9 Suffering made Jesus perfect, and now he can save forever all who obey him. 10 This is because God chose him to be a high priest like Melchizedek.
Warning against Turning Away
11 Much more could be said about this subject. But it is hard to explain, and all of you are slow to understand. 12 (F) By now you should have been teachers, but once again you need to be taught the simplest things about what God has said. You need milk instead of solid food. 13 People who live on milk are like babies who don't really know what is right. 14 Solid food is for mature people who have been trained to know right from wrong.
Footnotes
- 5.6 Melchizedek: When Melchizedek is mentioned in the Old Testament, he is described as a priest who lived before Aaron. Nothing is said about his ancestors or his death (see 7.3 and Genesis 14.17-20).
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