希伯來書 8
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
更美之約的大祭司
8 我們所講的要點是:我們有這樣一位大祭司,祂現在已經坐在天上至高上帝的寶座右邊, 2 並在聖所裡供職。這聖所就是真正的聖幕,不是人建立的,而是主親手建立的。 3 所有的大祭司都是為了向上帝獻禮物和祭物而設立的,因此我們這位大祭司也必須有所獻上。 4 祂如果是在地上,根本不會做祭司,因為地上已經有照律法向上帝獻禮物的祭司了。 5 這些祭司的事奉都是仿效和反映天上的事,正如摩西建聖幕的時候,上帝指示他說:
「你務要照著在山上指示你的樣式造各樣的器具。」
6 但如今,基督得到了一個更超越的職任,正如祂擔任了更美之約的中保,這約是根據更美的應許所立的。 7 因為如果第一個約沒有缺點,就不必另立新約了。 8 然而,上帝指責祂的百姓,說:
「看啊,時候將到,
我要與以色列家和猶大家另立新約,
9 這約不同於我與他們祖先所立的約,
就是我牽著他們祖先的手領他們離開埃及時所立的。
因為他們不持守我的約,
所以我不再理會他們。
這是主說的。
10 主又說,那些日子以後,
我將與以色列家立這樣的約,
我要把我的律法放在他們腦中,
寫在他們心上。
我要作他們的上帝,
他們要作我的子民。
11 誰都無需再教導自己的鄰居和弟兄,
說,『你要認識主。』
因為他們無論尊卑都必認識我。
12 我要赦免他們的過犯,
忘掉他們的罪惡。」
13 上帝既然說要立新約,就是把以前的約當作舊的了,那漸漸過時、陳舊的東西很快就會消失。
Hebrews 8
The Voice
8 So let me sum up what we’ve covered so far, for there is much we have said: we have a High Priest, a perfect Priest who sits in the place of honor in the highest heavens, at the right hand of the throne of the Majestic One, 2 a Minister within the heavenly sanctuary set up by the Lord, not by human hands.
3 As I have said, it is the role of every high priest to offer gifts and sacrifices to God, so clearly this Priest of ours must have something to offer as well. 4 If He were on earth, then He would not be a priest at all because there are already priests who can offer gifts according to the law of Moses 5 in a sanctuary that is only a copy and shadow of the heavenly sanctuary. We know this because God admonished Moses as he set up the tent for the Lord’s sanctuary: “Be sure that you make everything according to the pattern I showed you on the mountain.”[a] 6 But now Jesus has taken on a new and improved priestly ministry; and in that respect, He has been made the Mediator of a better covenant established on better promises. 7 Remember, if the first covenant had been able to reconcile everyone to God, there would be no reason for a second covenant. 8 God found fault with the priests when He said through the prophet Jeremiah,
“Look! The time is coming,” the Eternal Lord says,
“when I will bring about a new covenant with the people of Israel and Judah.
9 It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors
when I took them by the hand
and led them out of slavery in the land of Egypt.
They did not remain faithful to that covenant,
so,” the Eternal One says, “I turned away from them.
10 But when those days are over,” the Eternal One says, “I will make
this kind of covenant with the people of Israel:
I will put My laws on their minds
and write them upon their hearts.
I will be their God,
and they will be My people.
11 In those days, they won’t need to teach each other My ways
or to say to each other, ‘Know the Eternal.’
In those days, all will know Me,
from the least to the greatest.
12 I will be merciful when they fail,
and I will erase their sins and wicked acts out of My memory
as though they had never existed.”[b]
13 With the words “a new covenant,” God made the first covenant old, and what is old and no longer effective will soon fade away completely.
Footnotes
Hebrews 8
New International Version
The High Priest of a New Covenant
8 Now the main point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest,(A) who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,(B) 2 and who serves in the sanctuary, the true tabernacle(C) set up by the Lord, not by a mere human being.
3 Every high priest(D) is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices,(E) and so it was necessary for this one also to have something to offer.(F) 4 If he were on earth, he would not be a priest, for there are already priests who offer the gifts prescribed by the law.(G) 5 They serve at a sanctuary that is a copy(H) and shadow(I) of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned(J) when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”[a](K) 6 But in fact the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant(L) of which he is mediator(M) is superior to the old one, since the new covenant is established on better promises.
7 For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another.(N) 8 But God found fault with the people and said[b]:
“The days are coming, declares the Lord,
when I will make a new covenant(O)
with the people of Israel
and with the people of Judah.
9 It will not be like the covenant
I made with their ancestors(P)
when I took them by the hand
to lead them out of Egypt,
because they did not remain faithful to my covenant,
and I turned away from them,
declares the Lord.
10 This is the covenant(Q) I will establish with the people of Israel
after that time, declares the Lord.
I will put my laws in their minds
and write them on their hearts.(R)
I will be their God,
and they will be my people.(S)
11 No longer will they teach their neighbor,
or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’
because they will all know me,(T)
from the least of them to the greatest.
12 For I will forgive their wickedness
and will remember their sins no more.(U)”[c](V)
13 By calling this covenant “new,”(W) he has made the first one obsolete;(X) and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear.
Footnotes
- Hebrews 8:5 Exodus 25:40
- Hebrews 8:8 Some manuscripts may be translated fault and said to the people.
- Hebrews 8:12 Jer. 31:31-34
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