1 N ow even the first covenant had its own rules and regulations for divine worship, and it had a sanctuary of this world.

The first therefore also indeed had ordinances of service, and the sanctuary, a worldly one.

2 F or a tabernacle (tent) was erected, in the outer division or compartment of which were the lampstand and the table with the showbread set forth. is called the Holy Place.

For a tabernacle was set up; the first, in which both the candlestick and the table and the exposition of the loaves, which is called Holy;

3 B ut beyond the second curtain or veil, tabernacle known as the Holy of Holies.

but after the second veil a tabernacle which is called Holy of holies,

4 I t had the golden altar of incense and the ark (chest) of the covenant, covered over with wrought gold. This contained a golden jar which held the manna and the rod of Aaron that sprouted and the slabs of the covenant.

having a golden censer, and the ark of the covenant, covered round in every part with gold, in which the golden pot that had the manna, and the rod of Aaron that had sprouted, and the tables of the covenant;

5 A bove and overshadowing the mercy seat were the representations of the cherubim of glory. We cannot now go into detail about these things.

and above over it the cherubim of glory shadowing the mercy-seat; concerning which it is not now to speak in detail.

6 T hese arrangements having thus been made, the priests enter into the outer division of the tabernacle in performance of their ritual acts of worship.

Now these things being thus ordered, into the first tabernacle the priests enter at all times, accomplishing the services;

7 B ut into the second none but the high priest goes, and he only once a year, and never without taking a sacrifice of blood with him, which he offers for himself and for the errors and sins of ignorance and thoughtlessness which the people have committed.

but into the second, the high priest only, once a year, not without blood, which he offers for himself and for the errors of the people:

8 B y this the Holy Spirit points out that the way into the Holies is not yet thrown open as long as the former tabernacle remains a recognized institution and is still standing,

the Holy Spirit shewing this, that the way of the holies has not yet been made manifest while as yet the first tabernacle has standing;

9 S eeing that that first tabernacle was a parable (a visible symbol or type or picture of the present age). In it gifts and sacrifices are offered, and yet are incapable of perfecting the conscience or of cleansing and renewing the inner man of the worshiper.

the which an image for the present time, according to which both gifts and sacrifices, unable to perfect as to conscience him that worshipped, are offered,

10 F or deal only with clean and unclean meats and drinks and different washings, external rules and regulations for the body imposed to tide the worshipers over until the time of setting things straight.

only of meats and drinks and divers washings, ordinances of flesh, imposed until time of setting things right.

11 B ut when Christ (the Messiah) appeared as a High Priest of the better things that have come and are to come. through the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not a part of this material creation,

But Christ being come high priest of the good things to come, by the better and more perfect tabernacle not made with hand, (that is, not of this creation,)

12 H e went once for all into the Holies, not by virtue of the blood of goats and calves, but His own blood, having found and secured a complete redemption (an everlasting release for us).

nor by blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, has entered in once for all into the holies, having found an eternal redemption.

13 F or if sprinkling of unholy and defiled persons with blood of goats and bulls and with the ashes of a burnt heifer is sufficient for the purification of the body,

For if the blood of goats and bulls, and a heifer's ashes sprinkling the defiled, sanctifies for the purity of the flesh,

14 H ow much more surely shall the blood of Christ, Who by virtue of eternal Spirit '> divine personality] has offered Himself as an unblemished sacrifice to God, purify our consciences from dead works and lifeless observances to serve the living God?

how much rather shall the blood of the Christ, who by the eternal Spirit offered himself spotless to God, purify your conscience from dead works to worship living God?

15 i s therefore the Negotiator and Mediator of an new agreement (testament, covenant), so that those who are called and offered it may receive the fulfillment of the promised everlasting inheritance—since a death has taken place which rescues and delivers and redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first agreement.

And for this reason he is mediator of a new covenant, so that, death having taken place for redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, the called might receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

16 F or where there is a will and testament involved, the death of the one who made it must be established,

(For where a testament, the death of the testator must needs come in.

17 F or a will and testament is valid and takes effect only at death, since it has no force or legal power as long as the one who made it is alive.

For a testament of force when men are dead, since it is in no way of force while the testator is alive.)

18 S o even the first covenant (God’s will) was not inaugurated and ratified and put in force without the shedding of blood.

Whence neither the first was inaugurated without blood.

19 F or when every command of the Law had been read out by Moses to all the people, he took the blood of slain calves and goats, together with water and scarlet wool and with a bunch of hyssop, and sprinkled both the Book (the roll of the Law and covenant) itself and all the people,

For every commandment having been spoken according to law by Moses to all the people; having taken the blood of calves and goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, he sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,

20 S aying these words: This is the blood that seals and ratifies the agreement (the testament, the covenant) which God commanded you.

saying, This the blood of the covenant which God has enjoined to you.

21 A nd in the same way he sprinkled with the blood both the tabernacle and all the vessels and appliances used in worship.

And the tabernacle too and all the vessels of service he sprinkled in like manner with blood;

22 u nder the Law almost everything is purified by means of blood, and without the shedding of blood there is neither release from sin and its guilt nor the remission of the due and merited punishment for sins.

and almost all things are purified with blood according to the law, and without blood-shedding there is no remission.

23 B y such means, therefore, it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified, but the actual heavenly things themselves better and nobler sacrifices than these.

necessary then that the figurative representations of the things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with sacrifices better than these.

24 F or Christ (the Messiah) has not entered into a sanctuary made with hands, only a copy and pattern and type of the true one, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf.

For the Christ is not entered into holy places made with hand, figures of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear before the face of God for us:

25 N or did He offer Himself regularly again and again, as the high priest enters the Holies every year with blood not his own.

nor in order that he should offer himself often, as the high priest enters into the holy places every year with blood not his own;

26 F or then would He often have had to suffer since the foundation of the world. But as it now is, He has once for all at the consummation and close of the ages appeared to put away and abolish sin by His sacrifice.

since he had been obliged often to suffer from the foundation of the world. But now once in the consummation of the ages he has been manifested for putting away of sin by his sacrifice.

27 A nd just as it is appointed for men once to die, and after that the judgment,

And forasmuch as it is the portion of men once to die, and after this judgment;

28 E ven so it is that Christ, having been offered to take upon Himself and bear as a burden the sins of many once and once for all, will appear a second time, not to carry any burden of sin nor to deal with sin, but to bring to full salvation those who are waiting for and expecting Him.

thus the Christ also, having been once offered to bear the sins of many, shall appear to those that look for him the second time without sin for salvation.