1 F or every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in things relating to God, to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.

فَكُلُّ رَئِيسِ كَهَنَةٍ يَتِمُّ اختِيارُهُ مِنَ بَينِ النّاسِ، يُعَيَّنُ لِكَي يُعِينَ النّاسَ فِي أُمُورِ اللهِ. فَهُوَ يُقَدِّمُ للهِ تَقدِماتٍ وَذَبائِحَ عَنِ الخَطايا.

2 H e is able to exercise gentleness and forbearance toward the ignorant and erring, since he himself also is liable to moral weakness and physical infirmity.

وَهُوَ قادِرٌ أنْ يَتَرَفَّقَ بِالجُهّالِ وَالضّالِّيْنَ لِأنَّهُ هُوَ نَفسُهُ مُحاطٌ بِالضَّعْفِ أيضاً.

3 A nd because of this he is obliged to offer sacrifice for his own sins, as well as for those of the people.

وَبِسَبَبِ ضَعفِهِ هَذا كانَ عَلَيهِ أنْ يُقَدِّمَ ذَبِيحَةً عَنْ خَطايا الشَّعبِ وَعَنْ خَطاياهُ هُوَ نَفسُهُ أيضاً.

4 B esides, one does not appropriate for himself the honor, but he is called by God and receives it of Him, just as Aaron did.

وَما مِنْ أحَدٍ يُنَصِّبُ نَفسَهُ فِي هَذِهِ الوَظِيفَةِ الشَّرِيفَةِ، بَلْ يَنْبَغيْ أنْ يَكُونَ مَدعُوّاً مِنَ اللهِ، كَما كانَ هارُونُ.

5 S o too Christ (the Messiah) did not exalt Himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed and exalted by Him Who said to Him, You are My Son; today I have begotten You;

وَكَذَلِكَ لَمْ يَرفَعِ المَسِيحُ نَفسَهُ إلَى مَرْكِزِ رَئِيسِ كَهَنَةٍ، لَكِنَّ اللهَ هُوَ الَّذِي قالَ لَهُ: «أنتَ ابنِي، وَأنا اليَومَ وَلَدْتُكَ.»

6 A s He says also in another place, You are a Priest forever after the order (with the rank) of Melchizedek.

كَما يَقُولُ لَهُ فِي مَكانٍ آخَرَ مِنَ الكِتابِ: «أنتَ كاهِنٌ إلَى الأبَدِ عَلَىْ رُتْبَةِ مَلْكِيصادَقَ.»

7 I n the days of His flesh offered up definite, special petitions '> but needed] and supplications with strong crying and tears to Him Who was able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence toward God '> in that He shrank from the horrors of separation from the bright presence of the Father].

وَأثناءَ حَياةِ يَسُوعَ عَلَى الأرْضِ، قَدَّمَ تَضَرُّعاتٍ بِصُراخٍ شَدِيدٍ وَدُمُوعٍ للهِ القادِرِ أنْ يُنقِذَهُ مِنَ المَوتِ، وَسُمِعَتْ صَلاتُهُ بِسَبَبِ تَقواهُ.

8 A lthough He was a Son, He learned obedience through what He suffered

وَرُغمَ أنَّهُ كانَ ابناً، فَقَدْ تَعَلَّمَ الطّاعَةَ مِنْ خِلالِ الآلامِ الَّتِي عاناها.

9 A nd, making Him perfectly, He became the Author and Source of eternal salvation to all those who give heed and obey Him,

وَبَعدَ أنْ كُمِّلَ بِالآلامِ، صارَ مَصدَرَ خَلاصٍ أبَدِيٍّ لِكُلِّ الَّذِينَ يُطِيعُونَهُ.

10 B eing designated and recognized and saluted by God as High Priest after the order (with the rank) of Melchizedek.

وَقَدْ أعلَنَهُ اللهُ رَئِيسَ كَهَنَةٍ عَلَىْ رُتْبَةِ مَلْكِيصادَقَ. تَحذِيْرٌ مِنَ السُّقُوط

11 C oncerning this we have much to say which is hard to explain, since you have become dull in your hearing and sluggish '> slothful in achieving spiritual insight].

لَدَيْنا الكَثِيرُ لِنَقُولَهُ لَكُمْ حَولَ هَذا المَوضُوعِ. لَكِنْ يَصعُبُ عَلَينا إفْهامُكُمْ، لِأنَّكُمْ صِرْتُمْ بَطِيئِي الفَهْمِ.

12 F or even though by this time you ought to be teaching others, you actually need someone to teach you over again the very first principles of God’s Word. You have come to need milk, not solid food.

فَمَعَ أنَّهُ يُفتَرَضُ أنْ تَكُونُوا قَدْ أصبَحتُمُ الآنَ مُعَلِّمِيْنَ، فَما زِلْتُمْ تَحتاجُونَ مَنْ يُعَلِّمُكُمْ مِنْ جَديدٍ أساسِيّاتِ تَعالِيْمِ اللهِ. أنتُمْ كَالأطفالِ تَحتاجُونَ إلَى الحَلِيبِ، لا إلَى طَعامٍ حَقِيْقِيٍّ صَلْبٍ!

13 F or everyone who continues to feed on milk is obviously inexperienced and unskilled in the doctrine of righteousness (of conformity to the divine will in purpose, thought, and action), for he is a mere infant!

فَالمُبتَدِئُونَ غَيْرُ المُتَمَرِّسِيْنَ فِي التَّعلِيْمِ الصَّحِيْحِ هُمْ كَالأطفالِ الَّذِيْنَ يَحتاجُونَ إلَى الحَلِيْبِ.

14 B ut solid food is for full-grown men, for those whose senses and mental faculties are trained by practice to discriminate and distinguish between what is morally good and noble and what is evil and contrary either to divine or human law.

أمّا الطَّعامُ الحَقِيْقِيُّ فَلِلنّاضِجِيْنَ الَّذِيْنَ تَدَرَّبَتْ قُدُراتُهُمْ بِالخِبرَةِ عَلَى التَّمِيِيزِ بَيْنَ الخَيْرِ وَالشَّرِّ.