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히브리서 7
Korean Living Bible
히브리서 7
Korean Living Bible
멜기세덱
7 이 멜기세덱은 살렘 왕이며 가장 높으신 하나님의 제사장이었습니다. 그는 여러 왕들을 무찌르고 돌아오는 아브라함을 맞아 축복해 주었습니다.
2 아브라함도 모든 전리품의 10분의 을 그에게 주었습니다. 멜기세덱의 이름을 번역하면 ‘의의 왕’ 이라는 뜻이고 살렘 왕은 ‘평화의 왕’ 이라는 뜻입니다.
3 그는 부모도 족보도 없고 태어난 날과 죽은 날도 없으며 하나님의 아들과 같이 언제나 제사장으로 있는 자입니다.
4 여러분은 그가 얼마나 훌륭한 자인가를 생각해 보십시오. 우리 조상 아브라함까지도 모든 전리품 가운데 가장 좋은 것의 10분의 을 그에게 바쳤습니다.
5 제사장 직분을 받은 레위 사람들은 같은 동족인 아브라함의 후손에게서 10분의 을 받도록 율법에 규정하고 있습니다.
6 그러나 멜기세덱은 레위 사람의 족보에 들지 않았는데도 아브라함에게서 10분의 을 받았고 하나님의 약속을 받은 아브라함을 축복해 주었습니다.
7 일반적으로 축복은 윗사람이 아랫사람에게 하는 것입니다.
8 제사장들도 10분의 을 받았고 멜기세덱도 10분의 을 받았으나 제사장들은 죽을 사람이고 멜기세덱은 성경이 증거한 대로 영원히 살아 있습니다.
9 그리고 십일조를 받았던 레위도 아브라함을 통해 10분의 을 멜기세덱에게 바쳤다고 할 수 있습니다.
10 이것은 멜기세덱이 아브라함을 만났을 때 레위는 아직 태어나지 않고 자기 조상의 몸 속에 있었기 때문입니다.
11 하나님은 레위 계통의 제사장 직분에 근거하여 율법을 주셨습니다. 그런데 그 제사장 직무가 완전해질 수 있었다면 어째서 아론의 계통이 아닌 멜기세덱의 계통에서 다른 제사장을 세울 필요가 있었겠습니까?
12 제사장 직분이 변하면 율법도 반드시 변경되어야 합니다.
13 우리가 지금까지 말한 분은 레위 지파가 아닌 다른 지파에 속해 있는데 그 지파에서는 하나도 제사장 일을 한 사람이 없습니다.
14 우리 주님은 분명히 유다 지파의 후손입니다. 모세는 이 지파에서 제사장이 나올 것이라고 말한 적이 한 번도 없습니다.
15 멜기세덱과 같은 다른 제사장이 나타난 것을 보니 우리가 말한 것은 더욱 분명합니다.
16 그분은 인간의 법이나 규정에 따라 제사장이 되신 것이 아니라 영원한 생명의 능력으로 되신 것입니다.
17 성경은 그분에 대하여 [a]“너는 멜기세덱의 계열에 속한 영원한 제사장이다” 라고 하였습니다.
18 옛 계명은 약하고 쓸모가 없어서 폐지되었습니다.
19 율법은 아무것도 완전케 하지 못했기 때문입니다. 그래서 우리는 더 좋은 희망을 갖게 되었고 이것으로 우리가 하나님께 가까이 나아갑니다.
20 예수님께서 제사장이 되신 것은 약속 없이 된 것이 아닙니다. 레위 계통의 제사장들은 약속 없이 제사장이 되었으나
21 예수님은 다음과 같은 약속의 말씀에 따라 제사장이 되셨습니다. [b]“주께서 약속하셨으니 그 마음을 바꾸지 않으실 것이다. ‘너는 멜기세덱의 계열에 속한 영원한 제사장이다.’ ”
22 이렇게 하여 예수님은 더 좋은 계약의 보증이 되셨습니다.
23 레위 계통의 제사장들은 죽기 때문에 그 직무를 계속할 수 없어서 많은 제사장이 필요했습니다.
24 그러나 예수님은 영원히 살아 계시므로 그분의 제사장직도 영원합니다.
25 그러므로 예수님은 자기를 통해 하나님께 나아가는 사람들을 온전히 구원하실 수 있습니다. 그것은 그분이 언제나 살아 계셔서 그들을 위해 중재의 기도를 하고 계시기 때문입니다.
26 이런 대제사장은 거룩하고 흠이 없고 더럽혀지지 않았으며 죄인들이 미치지 못하는 하늘에 계시므로 우리에게 없어서는 안 될 분이십니다.
27 예수님은 다른 제사장들처럼 먼저 자기 죄를 위해 제사를 드리고 나서 백성의 죄를 위해 제사드리는 일을 날마다 할 필요가 없습니다. 그것은 예수님이 자신을 바쳐서 단번에 그 일을 행하셨기 때문입니다.
28 율법은 약점을 가진 사람들을 대제사장으로 임명하였지만 율법 후에 온 하나님의 약속은 영원히 완전하게 되신 아들을 대제사장으로 임명하였습니다.
Hebrews 7
Contemporary English Version
Hebrews 7
Contemporary English Version
The Priestly Family of Melchizedek
7 (A) Melchizedek was both king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He was the one who went out and gave Abraham his blessing, when Abraham returned from killing the kings. 2 Then Abraham gave him a tenth of everything he had.
The meaning of the name Melchizedek is “King of Justice.” But since Salem means “peace,” he is also “King of Peace.” 3 We are not told he had a father or mother or ancestors or beginning or end. He is like the Son of God and will be a priest forever.[a]
4 Notice how great Melchizedek was! Our famous ancestor Abraham gave him a tenth of what he had taken from his enemies. 5 (B) The Law teaches that even Abraham's descendants must give a tenth of what they possess. And they are to give this to their own relatives, who are the descendants of Levi and are priests. 6 Although Melchizedek wasn't a descendant of Levi, Abraham gave him a tenth of what he had. Then Melchizedek blessed Abraham, who had been given God's promise. 7 Everyone agrees a person who gives a blessing is greater than the one who receives the blessing.
8 Priests are given a tenth of what people earn. But all priests die, except Melchizedek, and the Scriptures teach that he is alive. 9 Levi's descendants are now the ones who receive a tenth from people. We could even say that when Abraham gave Melchizedek a tenth, Levi also gave him a tenth. 10 This is because Levi was born later into the family of Abraham, who gave a tenth to Melchizedek.
11 Even though the Law of Moses says the priests must be descendants of Levi, those priests cannot make anyone perfect. So there needs to be a priest like Melchizedek, rather than one from the priestly family of Aaron.[b] 12 And when the rules for selecting a priest are changed, the Law must also be changed.
13 The person we are talking about is our Lord, who came from a tribe that had never had anyone to serve as a priest at the altar. 14 Everyone knows he came from the tribe of Judah, and Moses never said priests would come from that tribe.
15 All of this becomes clearer, when someone who is like Melchizedek is appointed to be a priest. 16 That person wasn't appointed because of his ancestors, but because his life can never end. 17 (C) The Scriptures say about him,
“You are a priest forever,
just like Melchizedek.”
18 In this way a weak and useless command was put aside, 19 because the Law cannot make anything perfect. At the same time, we are given a much better hope, and it can bring us close to God.
20-21 (D) God himself made a promise when this priest was appointed. But he did not make a promise like this when the other priests were appointed. The promise he made is,
“I, the Lord, promise that you
will be a priest forever!
And I will never
change my mind!”
22 This means that Jesus guarantees us a better agreement with God. 23 There have been a lot of other priests, and all of them have died. 24 But Jesus will never die, and so he will be a priest forever! 25 He is forever able to save[c] the people he leads to God, because he always lives to speak to God for them.
26 Jesus is the high priest we need. He is holy and innocent and faultless, and not at all like us sinners. Jesus is honored above all beings in heaven, 27 (E) and he is better than any other high priest. Jesus doesn't need to offer sacrifices each day for his own sins and then for the sins of the people. He offered a sacrifice once for all, when he gave himself. 28 The Law appoints priests who have weaknesses. But God's promise, which came later than the Law, appoints his Son. And he is the perfect high priest forever.
Footnotes
- 7.3 will be a priest forever: See the note at 5.6.
- 7.11 descendants of Levi … from the priestly family of Aaron: Levi was the ancestor of the tribe from which priests and their helpers (called “Levites”) were chosen. Aaron was the first high priest.
- 7.25 forever able to save: Or “able to save forever.”
Hebrews 7
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
Hebrews 7
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
7 For this Melchisedech was king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him:
2 To whom also Abraham divided the tithes of all: who first indeed by interpretation, is king of justice: and then also king of Salem, that is, king of peace:
3 Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but likened unto the Son of God, continueth a priest for ever.
4 Now consider how great this man is, to whom also Abraham the patriarch gave tithes out of the principal things.
5 And indeed they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is to say, of their brethren: though they themselves also came out of the loins of Abraham.
6 But he, whose pedigree is not numbered among them, received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.
7 And without all contradiction, that which is less, is blessed by the better.
8 And here indeed, men that die, receive thithes: but there he hath witness, that he liveth.
9 And (as it may be said) even Levi who received tithes, paid tithes in Abraham:
10 For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedech met him.
11 If then perfection was by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise according to the order of Melchisedech, and not be called according to the order of Aaron?
12 For the priesthood being translated, it is necessary that a translation also be made of the law.
13 For he, of whom these things are spoken, is of another tribe, of which no one attended on the altar.
14 For it is evident that our Lord sprung out of Juda: in which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priests.
15 And it is yet far more evident: if according to the similitude of Melchisedech there ariseth another priest,
16 Who is made not according to the law of a carnal commandment, but according to the power of an indissoluble life:
17 For he testifieth: Thou art a priest for ever, according to the order of Melchisedech.
18 There is indeed a setting aside of the former commandment, because of the weakness and unprofitableness thereof:
19 (For the law brought nothing to perfection,) but a bringing in of a better hope, by which we draw nigh to God.
20 And inasmuch as it is not without an oath, (for the others indeed were made priests without an oath;
21 But this with an oath, by him that said unto him: The Lord hath sworn, and he will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever.)
22 By so much is Jesus made a surety of a better testament.
23 And the others indeed were made many priests, because by reason of death they were not suffered to continue:
24 But this, for that he continueth for ever, hath an everlasting priesthood,
25 Whereby he is able also to save for ever them that come to God by him; always living to make intercession for us.
26 For it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
27 Who needeth not daily (as the other priests) to offer sacrifices first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, in offering himself.
28 For the law maketh men priests, who have infirmity: but the word of the oath, which was since the law, the Son who is perfected for evermore.
Hebrews 7
New International Version
Hebrews 7
New International Version
Melchizedek the Priest
7 This Melchizedek was king of Salem(A) and priest of God Most High.(B) He met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings and blessed him,(C) 2 and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. First, the name Melchizedek means “king of righteousness”; then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.” 3 Without father or mother, without genealogy,(D) without beginning of days or end of life, resembling the Son of God,(E) he remains a priest forever.
4 Just think how great he was: Even the patriarch(F) Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder!(G) 5 Now the law requires the descendants of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people(H)—that is, from their fellow Israelites—even though they also are descended from Abraham. 6 This man, however, did not trace his descent from Levi, yet he collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed(I) him who had the promises.(J) 7 And without doubt the lesser is blessed by the greater. 8 In the one case, the tenth is collected by people who die; but in the other case, by him who is declared to be living.(K) 9 One might even say that Levi, who collects the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham, 10 because when Melchizedek met Abraham, Levi was still in the body of his ancestor.
Jesus Like Melchizedek
11 If perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood—and indeed the law given to the people(L) established that priesthood—why was there still need for another priest to come,(M) one in the order of Melchizedek,(N) not in the order of Aaron? 12 For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed also. 13 He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe,(O) and no one from that tribe has ever served at the altar.(P) 14 For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah,(Q) and in regard to that tribe Moses said nothing about priests. 15 And what we have said is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears, 16 one who has become a priest not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life. 17 For it is declared:
18 The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless(S) 19 (for the law made nothing perfect),(T) and a better hope(U) is introduced, by which we draw near to God.(V)
20 And it was not without an oath! Others became priests without any oath, 21 but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him:
22 Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.(Y)
23 Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office; 24 but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood.(Z) 25 Therefore he is able to save(AA) completely[c] those who come to God(AB) through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.(AC)
26 Such a high priest(AD) truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners,(AE) exalted above the heavens.(AF) 27 Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices(AG) day after day, first for his own sins,(AH) and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all(AI) when he offered himself.(AJ) 28 For the law appoints as high priests men in all their weakness;(AK) but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son,(AL) who has been made perfect(AM) forever.
Footnotes
- Hebrews 7:17 Psalm 110:4
- Hebrews 7:21 Psalm 110:4
- Hebrews 7:25 Or forever
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