1 F or every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:

For every chief priest -- out of men taken -- in behalf of men is set in things to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins,

2 w ho can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.

able to be gentle to those ignorant and going astray, since himself also is compassed with infirmity;

3 A nd by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

and because of this infirmity he ought, as for the people, so also for himself to offer for sins;

4 A nd no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.

and no one to himself doth take the honour, but he who is called by God, as also Aaron:

5 S o also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.

so also the Christ did not glorify himself to become chief priest, but He who spake unto him: `My Son thou art, I to-day have begotten thee;'

6 A s he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

as also in another He saith, `Thou a priest -- to the age, according to the order of Melchisedek;'

7 W ho in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;

who in the days of his flesh both prayers and supplications unto Him who was able to save him from death -- with strong crying and tears -- having offered up, and having been heard in respect to that which he feared,

8 t hough he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;

through being a Son, did learn by the things which he suffered -- the obedience,

9 a nd being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

and having been made perfect, he did become to all those obeying him a cause of salvation age-during,

10 c alled of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.

having been addressed by God a chief priest, according to the order of Melchisedek,

11 O f whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.

concerning whom we have much discourse and of hard explanation to say, since ye have become dull of hearing,

12 F or when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.

for even owing to be teachers, because of the time, again ye have need that one teach you what the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God, and ye have become having need of milk, and not of strong food,

13 F or every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

for every one who is partaking of milk unskilled in the word of righteousness -- for he is an infant,

14 B ut strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

and of perfect men is the strong food, who because of the use are having the senses exercised, unto the discernment both of good and of evil.