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Jesús hueyi tiopixqui sa no ijqui quen Melquisedec

Yejhua in Melquisedec rey catca ipan on hueyican itoca Salem niman no tiopixqui catca itech on más hueyixticaj Dios. Ijcuac Abraham ohuajnocuepato ne ipan on guerra campa oquintlanito on reyes, Melquisedec oquinamiquito niman oquitiochiu. Abraham oquimacac majtlactli parte on tlen oquitlanito ipan on guerra.

On tocayotl Melquisedec quijtosnequi on “rey yolmelajqui”. On tocayotl no quijtosnequi “rey de yolsehuilistli” pampa Melquisedec rey catca ne ipan on hueyican itoca Salem yejhuan quijtosnequi “yolsehuilistli”. Xqueman caquisti tla quitenehuaj ica yejhua oquipix itaj, noso inan, noso on itajhuehuentzitzihuan. No ijqui xqueman caquisti tla quitenehuaj on ijcuac otlacat nion on ijcuac yejhua omic. Ijcon, tej, yejhua para nochipa hueyi tiopixqui quen iConeu Dios. Aman, tej, ¡xquitacan quen hueyixticatca Melquisedec! Abraham tohueyitajhuehuentzin hasta oquimacac majtlactli parte on tlen oquitlanito ipan on guerra. Niman nochi on tiopixquej yejhuan ihuejcaconehuan Leví quipiayaj tlanahuatijli ipan on tlanahuatijli para quiselisquej intech on tlacamej on majtlactli parte de on tlen quitlanij. Yejhua in quijtosnequi quiselisquej on majtlactli parte intech inicnihuan hebreos masqui on inicnihuan no ihuejcaconehuan Abraham. Pero Melquisedec, masqui xotlacat quen ihuejcaconehuan Leví, oquiselij on majtlactli parte itech Abraham, niman oquitiochiu Abraham yejhuan oquinselij ipromesas Dios. Niman xacaj hueli quinemilis ica on yejhuan quiselia on tlatiochihualistli más hueyixticaj xquen on yejhuan quitiochihua. Nican totzajlan nemij on tiopixquej yejhuan quiseliaj se parte yejhuan iyaxca Dios de nochi on majtlactli parte yejhuan quipia. On tiopixquej miquij. Pero on Yectlajcuilojli quijtohua ica xomic Melquisedec yejhuan oquiselica se parte de nochi on majtlactli parte. Niman aman huelisquia tiquijtosquiaj ica Leví niman nochi on ihuejcaconehuan, yejhuan aman quitlajtlanij on majtlactli parte, no oquimacaquej Melquisedec on majtlactli parte ijcuac Abraham oquimacac. 10 Cas ijquin huelisquia tiquijtosquiaj pampa ijcuac Melquisedec oquinamiquito Abraham, Leví nemiya ipan inacayo Abraham, masqui Leví xe tlacatiya.

11 On tlacamej yejhuan chantij ipan on país itoca Israel oquiselijquej on tlanahuatijli intechcopa on tiopixquej levitas, yejhuan hualejtoquej itech Aarón. Aman, tej, tla on tiopixquej melahuac huelisquiaj quinyolchipahuasquiaj on yejhuan quitlacamatiyaj on tlanahuatijli, tla ijcon xoc polihuisquia para nemisquia ocse tiopixqui yejhuan quen Melquisedec, yejhuan xhualehua itech Aarón. 12 Tla Dios quipatla intequiu on tiopixquej, no ica oncaj nopatlas on tlanahuajijli. 13 Yejhua ica toTeco, yejhuan notenejticaj ipan in Yectlajcuilojli, quisticaj ipan ocse ifamilia Israel, yejhuan ompa xe yacaj quisa tiopixqui para tequitis ne campa tlaixpan. 14 Cuajli machixticaj ica toTeco hualejticaj ne ipan ifamilia Judá. Niman Moisés xejhua on familia oquiteneu ijcuac otlajtlajtoj ica on tiopixquej.

15 Niman in más sanoyej cuajli pantlantiticaj ica ohuajlaj se yencuic tiopixqui yejhuan sa no ijqui quen Melquisedec. 16 Yejhua xocalac tiopixqui itechcopa on tlanahuatijli yejhuan quijtohua catlejhua familia ica oncaj ipan quisas se yejhuan calaquis tiopixqui. Yej ocalac tiopixqui itechcopa on poder yejhuan quipia on inemilis yejhuan xqueman hueli xoxotoni, 17 pampa Dios ijquin quijtohua:

Tejhua titiopixqui para nochipa sa no ijqui quen Melquisedec. 18 Ijcon, tej, on isoltic tlanahuatijli yejhuan quijtohua ica nochi tiopixquej ica oncaj quisaj itech ifamilia Levi xoc tequitis, pampa xcojtic niman xtepalehuij.

19 Itlanahuatil Moisés xacaj oquiyolchipau. Pero aman ticpiaj se temachtijli yejhuan huelis techyolchipahuas. Niman yejhua in temachtijli techmaca tlamachalistli niman techijlia quen huelisquej ticnisihuisquej Dios.

20 Niman Dios ocalactij Cristo para tiopixqui ican imelajcatlajtol. 21 Dios xoquincalactij on ocsequimej para tiopixquej ican imelajcatlajtol, pero Cristo ocalactij tiopixqui ican imelajcatlajtol, quen on Yectlajcuilojli quijtohua:

ToTeco ican imelajcatlajtol oquijtoj, niman xqueman quipatlas. Ijquin oquijtoj: “Tejhua titiopixqui para nochipa sa no ijqui quen Melquisedec.” 22 Aman, tej, ipampa imelajcatlajtol Dios, Cristo quichihua para melahuac oncaj on yencuic pacto niman más cuajli xquen on isoltic pacto yejhuan oncatca ipan on tlanahuatijli.

23 On ocsequimej tiopixquej sanoyej omiyequiyajquej, pampa sa ompa mictiayaj niman ijcon xoc hueliyaj quichihuayaj intequiu. 24 Pero Cristo xqueman miqui, niman ijquin itequiu xqueman panohua itech ocse tlacatl. 25 Yejhua ica, yejhua hueli quinmaquixtia para nochipa on yejhuan yejhua itechcopa quinisihuiyaj Dios, pampa yejhua nochipa nemi para inca quitlajtlanilijticaj Dios ma quimpalehui. 26 Ijcon, tej, Jesús yejhua tohueyitiopixcau yejhuan techpolohuaya. Yejhua yolchipahuac, niman xoncaj itlaj tlinon ica huelis yacaj quijixcomacas. Yejhua xquipia itlaj tlajtlacojli. Yejhua xnemi ne intzajlan on tlajtlacolejquej, niman más tlacpac nemi xquen on cielos. 27 Yejhua xquen on ocsequimej huejhueyi tiopixquej. Yejhuamej cada mojmostla ica oncaj quinmictiaj on yolcamej para quixpantiliaj Dios on huentli, achtoj ipampa intlajtlacolhuan niman quemaj ipampa intlajtlacolhuan on tlacamej. Pero Jesús san sejpa niman para nochipa oquixpantilij Dios on huentli, niman yejhua in onochiu ijcuac sa no yejhua onohuentlalij. 28 On itlanahuatil Moisés quincalactia huejhueyi tiopixquej on tlacamej yejhuan tlajtlacolejquej. Pero on imelajcatlajtol Dios, yejhuan saquin oquitemacac xquen on tlanahuatijli, ocalactij hueyi tiopixqui on iConeu, yejhuan nochi ica yolchipahuac para nochipa.

Melchizedek the Priest

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) 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.” 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.

Just think how great he was: Even the patriarch(F) Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder!(G) 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. 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) And without doubt the lesser is blessed by the greater. 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) 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:

“You are a priest forever,
    in the order of Melchizedek.”[a](R)

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:

“The Lord has sworn
    and will not change his mind:(W)
    ‘You are a priest forever.’”[b](X)

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

  1. Hebrews 7:17 Psalm 110:4
  2. Hebrews 7:21 Psalm 110:4
  3. Hebrews 7:25 Or forever