Hebrews 7
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The Priest Melchizedek
7 Melchizedek was the king of Salem and a priest for God the Most High. He met Abraham when Abraham was coming back after defeating the kings. That day Melchizedek blessed him. 2 Then Abraham gave him a tenth of everything he had.
The name Melchizedek, king of Salem, has two meanings. First, Melchizedek means “king of justice.” And “king of Salem” means “king of peace.” 3 No one knows who his father or mother was or where he came from.[a] And no one knows when he was born or when he died. Melchizedek is like the Son of God in that he will always be a priest.
4 You can see that Melchizedek was very great. Abraham, our great ancestor, gave him a tenth of everything he won in battle. 5 Now the law says that those from the tribe of Levi who become priests must get a tenth from their own people, even though they and their people are both from the family of Abraham. 6 Melchizedek was not even from the tribe of Levi, but Abraham gave him a tenth of what he had. And Melchizedek blessed Abraham—the one who had God’s promises. 7 And everyone knows that the more important person always blesses the less important person.
8 Those priests get a tenth, but they are only men who live and then die. But Melchizedek, who got a tenth from Abraham, continues to live, as the Scriptures say. 9 Now those from the family of Levi are the ones who get a tenth from the people. But we can say that when Abraham paid Melchizedek a tenth, then Levi also paid it. 10 Levi was not yet born, but he already existed in his ancestor Abraham when Melchizedek met him.
11 The people were given the law under the system of priests from the tribe of Levi. But no one could be made spiritually perfect through that system of priests. So there was a need for another priest to come. I mean a priest like Melchizedek, not Aaron. 12 And when a different kind of priest comes, then the law must be changed too. 13-14 We are talking about our Lord Christ, who belonged to a different tribe. No one from that tribe ever served as a priest at the altar. It is clear that Christ came from the tribe of Judah. And Moses said nothing about priests belonging to that tribe.
Jesus Is a Priest Like Melchizedek
15 And these things become even clearer when we see that another priest has come who is like Melchizedek. 16 He was made a priest, but not because he met the requirement of being born into the right family. He became a priest by the power of a life that will never end. 17 This is what the Scriptures say about him: “You are a priest forever—the kind of priest Melchizedek was.”[b]
18 The old rule is now ended because it was weak and worthless. 19 The Law of Moses could not make anything perfect. But now a better hope has been given to us. And with that hope we can come near to God.
20 Also, it is important that God made a promise with an oath when he made Jesus high priest. When those other men became priests, there was no oath. 21 But Christ became a priest with God’s oath. God said to him,
“The Lord has made a promise with an oath
and will not change his mind:
‘You are a priest forever.’” (A)
22 So this means that Jesus is the guarantee of a better agreement from God to his people.
23 Also, when one of those other priests died, he could not continue being a priest. So there were many of those priests. 24 But Jesus lives forever. He will never stop serving as a priest. 25 So Christ can save those who come to God through him. Christ can do this forever, because he always lives and is ready to help people when they come before God.
26 So Jesus is the kind of high priest we need. He is holy. He has no sin in him. He is pure and not influenced by sinners. And he is raised above the heavens. 27 He is not like those other priests. They had to offer sacrifices every day, first for their own sins, and then for the sins of the people. But Jesus doesn’t need to do that. He offered only one sacrifice for all time. He offered himself. 28 The law chooses high priests who are men and have the same weaknesses that all people have. But after the law, God spoke the oath that made his Son high priest. And that Son, made perfect through suffering, will serve forever.
Footnotes
- Hebrews 7:3 No one … came from Literally, “Melchizedek was without father, without mother, without genealogy.”
- Hebrews 7:17
Quote from Ps. 110:4.
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Ang Paring si Melquisedec
7 Ang(A) Melquisedec na ito ay hari ng Salem at pari ng Kataas-taasang Diyos. Nang pabalik na si Abraham mula sa pagpuksa sa mga hari, sinalubong siya ni Melquisedec at siya ay binasbasan nito. 2 Ibinigay ni Abraham kay Melquisedec ang ikasampung bahagi ng lahat ng nasamsam niya mula sa labanan. Ang unang kahulugan ng pangalang Melquisedec ay “Hari ng Katuwiran”. At dahil siya'y hari din ng Salem, ibig sabihin, siya ay “Hari ng Kapayapaan”. 3 Walang nababanggit tungkol sa kanyang ama at ina, o sa angkang pinagmulan niya. Hindi rin natala ang kanyang kapanganakan o kamatayan. Tulad ng Anak ng Diyos, siya'y pari magpakailanman.
4 Tingnan ninyo kung gaano kadakila si Melquisedec! Ipinagkaloob sa kanya ni Abraham na ating ninuno ang ikasampung bahagi ng nasamsam niya mula sa labanan. 5 Ayon(B) sa Kautusan, ang mga pari mula sa angkan ni Levi ay inutusang kumuha ng mga ikapu mula sa mga Israelita, na kanilang mga kapatid, kahit ang mga ito ay mula rin kay Abraham. 6 Si Melquisedec ay hindi kabilang sa lipi ni Levi, ngunit tumanggap siya ng ikasampung bahagi mula kay Abraham at pinagpala niya ang taong ito na pinangakuan ng Diyos. 7 Hindi maipagkakaila na ang nagbibigay ng basbas ay mas dakila kaysa kanyang binabasbasan. 8 Ang mga Levita, na tumatanggap ng ikasampung bahagi ay may kamatayan, ngunit buháy si Melquisedec ayon sa kasulatan. 9 Kaya't masasabi na rin na maging si Levi na tumatanggap ng ikasampung bahagi, ay nagbigay rin ng ikasampung bahagi sa pamamagitan ni Abraham. 10 Sapagkat masasabing si Levi ay nasa katawan pa ng kanyang ninunong si Abraham nang ito'y salubungin ni Melquisedec.
11 Batay sa pagkapari ng mga Levita ang Kautusan ay ibinigay sa mga Israelita. Kung ang pagkapari ng mga Levita ay walang kapintasan, hindi na sana kinailangan pa ang ibang pagkapari na ayon sa pagkapari ni Melquisedec, at hindi ayon sa pagkapari ni Aaron. 12 Nang baguhin ang pagkapari, kinailangan ding baguhin ang kautusan. 13 Ang ating Panginoon ang paring tinutukoy dito ay kabilang sa ibang lipi, kung saan ay wala ni isa man na naglingkod bilang pari. 14 Alam ng lahat na ang ating Panginoon ay mula sa lipi ni Juda, at tungkol sa liping ito ay walang sinabi si Moises tungkol sa mga pari.
Ibang Pari, Tulad ni Melquisedec
15 Ang bagay na ito ay lalo pang naging maliwanag nang magkaroon ng ibang pari ayon sa pagkapari ni Melquisedec. 16 Naging pari siya dahil sa kapangyarihan ng buhay na kailanma'y hindi matatapos, at hindi dahil sa lahing pinagmulan na itinatakda ng Kautusan. 17 Sapagkat(C) ito ang sinasabi ng kasulatan tungkol sa kanya, “Ikaw ay pari magpakailanman, ayon sa pagkapari ni Melquisedec.” 18 Kaya nga, inalis ang naunang alituntunin dahil sa ito'y mahina at walang bisa. 19 Sapagkat walang sinumang nagiging ganap sa pamamagitan ng Kautusan ni Moises. Higit na mabuti ang bagong pag-asang tinanggap natin ngayon, sapagkat sa pamamagitan nito'y nakakalapit na tayo sa Diyos.
20 Ang Diyos ay hindi nanumpa nang gawin niyang pari ang iba, 21 ngunit(D) nanumpa siya nang gawin niyang pari si Jesus, ayon sa sinabi niya,
“Ang Panginoon ay sumumpa,
at hindi siya magbabago ng isip,
‘Ikaw ay pari magpakailanman!’”
22 Dahil sa pagkakaibang ito, si Jesus ang siyang katiyakan ng mas mabuting tipan.
23 Bukod dito, kailangan noon ang maraming pari dahil namamatay sila at hindi nakakapagpatuloy sa panunungkulan. 24 Ngunit si Jesus ay buháy magpakailanman, kaya't walang katapusan ang kanyang pagkapari. 25 Dahil dito, lubusan niyang maililigtas ang lahat ng lumalapit sa Diyos sa pamamagitan niya, sapagkat siya'y nabubuhay magpakailanman upang mamagitan para sa kanila.
26 Samakatuwid, si Jesus ang Pinakapunong Pari na kinakailangan natin. Siya'y banal, walang kasalanan ni kapintasan man, inihiwalay sa mga makasalanan at itinaas sa kalangitan. 27 Hindi(E) siya katulad ng ibang mga pinakapunong pari na kailangan pang mag-alay ng mga handog araw-araw, una'y para sa sarili nilang kasalanan, at pagkatapos, para sa kasalanan ng mga tao. Minsan lamang naghandog si Jesus, at ito'y pangmagpakailanman, nang ihandog niya ang kanyang sarili. 28 Ang Kautusan ay nagtalaga ng mga punong pari na may mga kahinaan, ngunit ang pangako ng Diyos na may panunumpa, na dumating pagkatapos ng Kautusan, ay humirang sa Anak na walang kapintasan magpakailanman.
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